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The DefectSkill

Dualcast

Energy
1
Rarity
Basic
Pool
Defect
Target
Self

Base card

Evoke your rightmost Orb twice.

Upgraded

Evoke your rightmost Orb twice.
  • Energy cost: 0
Used inDefect Frost and Hailstorm ↗
Main branchLast updated 2026-11-02
Dualcast (Defect card)/images/cards/dualcast.webpEvoke your rightmost Orb twice.

Decisions and interactions

The DefectThat provides an immediate Orb for Dualcast even before Zap is drawn.Defect Frost and HailstormDualcast targets the rightmost Orb in this game's current main-branch text.Rest or upgrade before the next fight?Compare the HP recovered with a specific upgrade and the encounters before the next safe stop.Dark Orbs: choosing the moment and controlling the targetDualcast and Multi-Cast target the rightmost Orb in the main-branch card text.Focus and Frost OrbsDualcast Evokes the rightmost Orb twice.Darkness and DualcastThat supports stored damage, while Dualcast provides a way to spend the damage on the rightmost Orb.
Darkness

A Dark Evoke follows current HP

Example: one Dark Orb holding 30 damage; enemies at 12 and 40 HP. No other triggered effects.

  1. 1Enemies before the Evoke12 HP / 40 HPThe lower-HP creature is the Dark Orb’s target.
  2. 2Evoke DarkDarkness30 damage to 12 HPThe enemy with more HP is not selected by this Evoke.
  3. 3Afterward40 HP enemy remainsRemoving the small enemy first would change the available target.
Targeting ruleLowest current HP
Orb position determines which Orb is Evoked. Dark’s own rule determines which enemy receives its damage.

Recorded examples

Baalorlord’s five-card Defect run artwork
Run study

Baalorlord’s five-card Defect run

An Ascension 1 victory with five upgraded cards, Orb damage and Swift draws. The recorded Fiddle differs from its current effect.

DefectRecorded runSmall deck
Sources

Last updated 2026-11-02.

  • Main-branch card rules
  • Main-branch Orb rules

Related references

Baalorlord’s five-card Defect runRun studyThe DefectCharacter mechanics and starting kitDefect Frost and HailstormStrategy using this card, relic or characterFocus and Frost OrbsInteraction and timing explainedDarkness and DualcastInteraction and timing explained

Strategies using this

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Defect Frost and Hailstorm artwork
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Defect Frost and Hailstorm

Frost supplies recurring Block while Hailstorm adds damage as long as Frost remains present. Pair the defensive Orb package with a real finisher rather than assuming…

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