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The NecrobinderPower

Spirit of Ash

Energy
1
Rarity
Rare
Pool
Necrobinder
Target
Self

Base card

Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.

Upgraded

Whenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 5 Block.
Main branchLast updated 2026-11-02
Spirit of Ash (Necrobinder card)/images/cards/spirit_of_ash.webpWhenever you play an Ethereal card, gain 4 Block.

Decisions and interactions

Necrobinder Ethereal cards: drawing, playing and exhaustingSpirit of Ash grants Block when an Ethereal card is played.
Parse

Playing and leaving an Ethereal card trigger different rules

Base Parse and active base Spirit of Ash. No added Exhaust or other modifiers.

  1. Play ParseParseDraw 3 + gain 4 BlockPlaying the Ethereal card activates Spirit of Ash.
  2. Leave Parse in handSpirit of AshExhaust at turn endEthereal removes it; this does not count as playing it.
Three separate eventsDraw / play / Exhaust
A payoff that names one event does not automatically respond to the others. Other attached keywords can change where the card goes.
Sources

Last updated 2026-11-02.

  • Main-branch card rules

Related references

The NecrobinderCharacter mechanics and starting kit
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