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The DefectAttack

Cold Snap

Energy
1
Rarity
Common
Pool
Defect
Target
Any Enemy

Base card

Deal 6 damage.
Channel 1 Frost.

Upgraded

Deal 9 damage.
Channel 1 Frost.
Used inDefect Frost and Hailstorm ↗
Main branchLast updated 2026-11-02
Cold Snap (Defect card)/images/cards/cold_snap.webpDeal 6 damage. Channel 1 Frost.

Decisions and interactions

HailstormThe important enabling card is often Coolheaded, Cold Snap, Glacier or Chill.Defect Frost and HailstormCold Snap adds an attack while Channeling Frost.
Sources

Last updated 2026-11-02.

  • Game reference data: main branch

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