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The DefectPower

Loop

Energy
1
Rarity
Uncommon
Pool
Defect
Target
Self

Base card

At the start of your turn, trigger the passive ability of your rightmost Orb.

Upgraded

At the start of your turn, trigger the passive ability of your rightmost Orb 2 times.
Used inDefect Frost and Hailstorm ↗
Main branchLast updated 2026-11-02
Loop (Defect card)/images/cards/loop.webpAt the start of your turn, trigger the passive ability of your rightmost Orb.

Decisions and interactions

HologramThat makes repeated retrieval possible without promising an infinite loop; the deck still needs enough resources and valid cards to retrieve.Knowledge DemonDo not describe the whole fight as an unchanging four-turn loop.Silent Sly and discardNeither guarantees a permanent loop.Defect Frost and HailstormLoop also refers to the rightmost Orb.Necrobinder Souls and draw payoffsThe March 2026 Soul-loop account used zero-cost Borrowed Time with a self-Doom payment.Regent Stars and defensive spendingReturning the card does not return the resource, and the printed effect does not form a free loop by itself.
Sources

Last updated 2026-11-02.

  • Game reference data: main branch

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