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Cracked Core

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Starter Relic
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Effect

At the start of each combat, Channel 1 Lightning.
Used inDefect Lightning and Power triggers ↗
Main branchLast updated 2026-11-02
Cracked Core (relic)/images/relics/cracked_core.webpAt the start of each combat, Channel 1 Lightning.

Decisions and interactions

Lagavulin MatriarchDefect must account for the Lightning Orb supplied by Cracked Core; Poison and other automatic effects also make waiting different from passing an empty turn.The DefectCracked Core Channels a Lightning Orb at the start of each combat.Defect Lightning and Power triggersCracked Core supplies an opening Lightning Orb, but the starting relic alone does not justify a deck full of conditional payoffs.
Sources

Last updated 2026-11-02.

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Defect Lightning and Power triggers

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