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The IroncladSkill

Burning Pact

Energy
1
Rarity
Uncommon
Pool
Ironclad
Target
Self

Base card

Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 2 cards.

Upgraded

Exhaust 1 card.
Draw 3 cards.
Used inIronclad Exhaust engine ↗
Main branchLast updated 2026-11-02
Burning Pact (Ironclad card)/images/cards/burning_pact.webpExhaust 1 card. Draw 2 cards.

Decisions and interactions

Dark EmbraceA deck with Burning Pact, Second Wind and disposable cards can trigger it repeatedly.The IroncladBurning Pact converts a selected card into draw.Ironclad Exhaust engineBurning Pact removes one card from the current combat and draws replacements.Energy, card draw and turns that do not workBurning Pact or an Exhaust-triggered draw effect cannot be evaluated solely by its printed draw amount while the restriction is active.Burning Pact and Dark EmbraceBurning Pact Exhausts one card and draws two.
Dark Embrace

Burning Pact draws one extra card

Unupgraded Dark Embrace is already active. Burning Pact Exhausts exactly one selected card. Corruption is absent; draw is not restricted, the pile has enough cards and the hand has room.

  1. 1Burning PactBurning PactExhaust 1 cardChoose one expendable card from the hand.
  2. 2Dark EmbraceDark EmbraceDraw 1The selected card’s Exhaust triggers the Power.
  3. 3Pact’s own effectBurning PactDraw 2Its printed draw adds two more cards.
Total cards drawnThis counts draws, not net hand size. The selected card and played Burning Pact have also left the hand.1 + 2 = 3
The Exhaust payoff adds to Burning Pact’s own draw. A draw restriction such as Battle Trance still prevents those draws.
Sources

Last updated 2026-11-02.

  • Main-branch card effects and upgrades
  • Why Corruption can work without exhausting every defense

Related references

The IroncladCharacter mechanics and starting kitIronclad Exhaust engineStrategy using this card, relic or characterBurning Pact and Dark EmbraceInteraction and timing explainedGrave of the ForgottenConnected event rewardEnergy, card draw and turns that do not workDraw order and Energy constraintsKeywords and timing rulesExhaust timing and combat removal

Strategies using this

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Ironclad Exhaust engine artwork
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Ironclad Exhaust engine

Burning Pact and Second Wind turn selected cards into draw or Block. Feel No Pain and Dark Embrace reward those exhausts, while the remaining attacks finish fights w…

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