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The SilentPower

Afterimage

Energy
1
Rarity
Rare
Pool
Silent
Target
Self

Base card

Whenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.

Upgraded

Whenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.
  • Gains Innate
Innate
Used inSilent Sly and discard ↗Silent Shivs and attack payoffs ↗
Main branchLast updated 2026-11-02
Afterimage (Silent card)/images/cards/afterimage.webpWhenever you play a card, gain 1 Block.

Decisions and interactions

Infested Prism: when a Block Skill makes the turn worseAfterimage is a Power: once active, it supplies Block from later card plays without being another Skill each time.Silent Sly and discardAfterimage rewards repeated plays with Block, while Tough Bandages rewards discard.Silent Shivs and attack payoffsAfterimage can add Block to a many-card turn.
Sources

Last updated 2026-11-02.

  • Game reference data: main branch

Related references

Infested Prism: when a Block Skill makes the turn worseWorked combat decision and failure casesThe SilentCharacter mechanics and starting kitSilent Sly and discardStrategy using this card, relic or characterSilent Shivs and attack payoffsStrategy using this card, relic or character

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