Eye of the Storm

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• Final boss fight

The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm is the final boss fight, unless the player has met the conditions to reach the real final fight. While the encountered boss is initially the Frost Guardian (Frost Wizard), the first phase will change based on the deck that previously won against it.

Default Phase 1

When the player first enters the Eye of the Storm, they are met with the Frost Guardian (Frost Wizard). The Frost Wizard is always accompanied by 3 other enemies, and 2 additional waves of enemies wait in the wings. The Frost Wizard has the unique ability to grant attack to itself and all its current allies whenever it loses health. This is not a continuous ability; instead, it activates every time Frost Wizard loses any amount of health and only grants attack to enemies that are currently in the battle. Enemies that appear later in the battle after Frost Wizard has already lost some health will not gain attack. Notably, Frost Wizard's ability will not activate when the final blow is dealt, as it will transform before the ability can activate.

Because Frost Wizard severely punishes the player for hurting it, focus as much as possible on bringing down its allies first. Frost Wizard has a lot of health, so it has the potential to dramatically inflate its allies' attack. Once all its allies are defeated, make one final push to defeat it as quickly as possible, as it will be capable of destroying anything in a single hit once its health is low. Alternatively, with a consistent source of Ink early in the battle, Frost Wizard is almost completely trivialized, as it will deal no damage and grant no attack.

Enemies

Image	Card Name	Health	Attack	Counter	Other	Description
	Frost Guardian	60	0	4	Resist Snow	When Health lost, add equal Attack to self and allies
	Bigfoot	12	5	4		Barrage
	Grink	8	1	2		Apply 2 Frost
	Grizzle	16	4	5	Resist Snow	Apply 3 Snow
	Ice Forge	2 Scrap				While active, add +2 Attack to all allies and -2 Attack to all enemies
	Mega Mimik	3 Scrap	5		Reaction	Trigger when an ally in the row attacks Lose 1 Scrap
	Plum	15	2	3		Restore 4 Health to all allies
	Rockhog	7	4	6		While active, add x1 Frenzy to all allies
	Spike Wall	3 Scrap	3		Reaction	Frontline Smackback

Phase 2

Once Frost Wizard is defeated, it instantly transforms into the Frost Guardian and summons a horde of enemies to completely fill the enemy field. These backup enemies are chosen randomly from a set of 5, and only 1 of any of the enemies can appear (except for Grink, which can appear twice). No more waves of enemies will appear, but any enemies that would have spawned in phase 1 but could not (either due to the enemy field being full or the phase being finished too quickly) will still appear in new waves.

The timing of transitioning from phase 1 to phase 2 is extremely important and will depend on the deck. If phase 1 is finished quickly, all of Frost Wizard's allies will have incredibly high attack, and all the enemy waves that did not appear will show up in phase 2 instead. However, if phase 1 is finished slowly, 5 new enemies will appear all at once and may overwhelm the team with their numbers.

The player must take advantage of Frost Guardian's ability if they hope to defeat it, but this increases Frost Guardian's attack. It also has a very fast Counter and will make full use of all the attack it gains. Frost Guardian is most dangerous in the middle of the fight, where its attack is likely already high but it still has high health and allies to back it up. Once it reaches this stage, end the fight as quickly as possible by defeating its allies to drain its health, and use Clunkers and expendable Companions to take its hits.

Although Ink is extremely powerful against Frost Wizard, it can be a run-ender if inflicted on Frost Guardian at the wrong time. Negating Frost Guardian's ability prevents it from losing any health when its allies are killed, but it will still keep any attack it gained from before it was Inked. For instance, after killing 3 of its allies, Frost Guardian will have 8 attack and over 100 health; Inking it at this point is a death sentence.

Summoned Enemies

Every enemy here can spawn once, except for Grink that can spawn twice.

Image	Card Name	Health	Attack	Counter	Other	Description
	Frost Guardian	999	2	2	Resist Snow	When an ally is killed, lose half Health and gain +2 Attack
	Grink	8	1	2		Apply 2 Frost
	Grink	8	1	2		Apply 2 Frost
	Ooba Bear	6	4	3		When hit, apply 2 Snow to the attacker
	Porkypine	6	2	4		Barrage
	Winter Worm	10	8	6		When hit, reduce Attack by 1

Alternate Phase 1

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If the player defeats Frost Guardian without meeting the conditions to face the true final battle, the Emperor Shade will possess the player's Leader and Companions and the run will end in a "victory?" (the same is true if the player makes it to that true final battle but loses). After this point, the possessed Leader and Companions will take the place of Frost Wizard in the first phase of the battle, forcing the player's next deck to fight against the one that previously made it to the Eye. Since Items are not played to the field, other enemies with similar abilities will appear in these Items' places, such as Tentickle appearing if the previous deck had an Ink-related Item. Any Companions that were in reserve will not be possessed, only those that were a part of the winning deck.

Any Crowns or Charms that were attached to the previous Leader or Companions will remain attached to them while possessed, except for the Pinch Charm, Bling Charm, Hog Charm, and Spark Charm. Any Items that had Charms attached will not have these Charms attached to the substitute enemies. Additionally, all possessed Companions gain:

• 10-12 health, rounded up to the nearest even number.
• For N=2, decremented by 1 for every 2 Charms attached,

• +1 to their first N attack effects if possible,
• +N Attack otherwise.

• Halved Teeth, rounded down

The effect boost and attack boost are mutually exclusive, so if a Companion had any attack effect (Apply X), they won't gain any attack.

On top of these bonuses, possessed Leaders also gain:

• 3x total health
• Resist Snow,
• +1 Counter.

As a result of all this, the stronger the player's final deck is, the tougher the Eye of the Storm becomes. The player must be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of each Tribe and their mechanics and cards to form a winning strategy. Notably, the player's deck will also become possessed if they lose in the Eye of the Storm or true final battle, as long as they met the conditions to unlock the true final battle. This can be useful to keep in mind if the current Eye of the Storm is too difficult to defeat without an extremely lucky run.

Card Replacements

Original Image	Original Name	Replacement Image	Replacement Name	Health	Attack	Counter	Other	Description
	Egg		Dregg	4	5	5	x3 Frenzy

Card Changes

Besides the globally increased health and attack, certain cards gain additional bonuses to their stats or even new effects. These changes are marked here in bold.

Image	Card Name	Health boost	Attack boost	Counter boost	Other boosts	New Description	Summary of changes
	Cards with a Tiger Charm					Gain 2 Teeth on kill	Gain Teeth on kill instead of when hit +1 Teeth gained
	Big Berry					On kill, add +5 Health to self and all allies	Increase max Health instead of restoring it. +3 Health added on kill
	Blunky		+2 Attack		+4-5 Block		Removed ability: "When deployed, gain 1 Block" Gains innate Block (4-5) +2 Attack
	Bombom					Deal 4 damage to self and allies in the row Barrage	Reduced effect "Deal damage to self and allies in the row" by 1
	Booshu			-1 Counter		Restore 6-7 Health to all allies	+3-4 Health restored Reduced Counter (1)
	Chikichi						Removed ability: "When Sacrificed, summon Chikani"
	Chompom				+10 Shell	Deal additional damage equal to Shell	Gains innate Shell (10)
	Devicro					When an ally is killed, gain their Attack	Gain attack when an ally is killed instead of Sacrificed
	Dimona		+4-5 Attack			When an enemy is hit with an Item, apply 1 Demonize to them	Increased Attack (4-5)
	Fulbert					Apply 3 Shroom to a random enemy	Changed effect from "When Spice'd or Shell'd, apply equal Shroom to a random enemy" to "Apply 3 Shroom to a random enemy"
	Groff					Trigger when an ally is killed	Trigger when an ally is killed instead of Sacrificed
	Kernel					When hit, apply 1 Shell to all allies	Changed target of effect from ally behind to all allies -1 Shell applied
	Leader (Restore Health to all allies)					Snowdwellers: Restore 5-6 Health to all allies Shademancers: Restore 6-7 Health to all allies	Boosted effect "Restore Health to all allies" by 3-4 Note: At base, the corresponding Snowdweller Leaders only restore 2 health, while the Shademancer Leaders restore 3
	Leader (Apply Spice to ally behind)					Apply 3 Spice to all allies	Changed target of effect from ally behind to all allies
	Leader (When deployed, summon Fallow		+2 Attack				Removed ability: "When deployed, summon Fallow" Increased attack (2)
	Leader (Summon Beepop)					Apply 3 Overburn	Removed ability: "Summon Beepop" +3 Overburn applied (excluding the +0-2 from corruption)
	Leader (While active, add Attack to all Junk in your hand)					While active, add +2 Attack to all allies	Changed target of effect from Junk in hand to all allies
	Leader (On kill, apply Scrap to a random ally)					On kill, apply 3 Scrap to a random ally	+2 Scrap applied on kill
	Lil' Berry			-1 Counter		Gain +2 Attack	Gain attack on trigger instead of when healed Reduced Counter (1)
	Lupa			-2 Counter		Boost the effects of all enemies and allies by 1	Boost effects on trigger instead of when hit Changed target of effect from a random ally and enemy to all enemies and allies Reduced Counter (2)
	Mama Tinkerson					While active, add x2 Frenzy to allies in the row	Changed target of effect from all Clunker allies to allies in the row
	Mini Mika					When hit, gain x1 Frenzy	Gains Frenzy when hit by anything instead of when hit with Junk
	Monch					Eat and Absorb a random ally	Eats a random ally instead of the row Absorbs the eaten ally Attacks before eating, instead of after
	Needle					Destroy all Items in your hand	Destroys Items instead of Junk Removed Draw ability
	Pimento				+4 Spice	Retains Spice	Gains innate Spice (4)
	Pootie			-1 Counter		When destroyed, add x2 Frenzy to a random ally	+1 Frenzy added Reduced Counter (1)
	Pyra					Apply 4 Spice to all allies	Changed target of effect from ally behind to all allies
	Shelly					Apply 3 Shell to all allies	Applies Shell to all allies Applies Shell on trigger instead of when an enemy is killed
	Sneezle		+2-3 Attack				Removed ability: " Draw 1 when hit" Increased attack (2-3)
	Spike						Removed Hogheaded (Halved Teeth from corruption)
	Splinter					When an enemy is deployed, copy their effects	Copies effects of the first enemy deployed instead of a random enemy Notes: *Summoning a Shade counts as deployment *Splinter can copy a card with no abilities, losing the copying ability
	Taiga				+1 Teeth	Gain 2 Teeth	Halved Teeth from corruption Then +1 Teeth Note: Base Taiga with Bite Charm has 5 Teeth, thus has floor(5/2)+1 = 3 Teeth when ascended
	The Baker		+2-3 Attack	-1 Counter		Add 1 Gunk Fruit to your hand	Removed Spark Adds Gunk Fruit instead of Skull Muffin to your hand Increased attack (2-3), reduced Counter (1) Note: The Baker gains an attack stat when ascended and can trigger on-hit effects
	Tinkerson Jr.					While active, add current Attack to all allies	Changed target of effect from Junk in hand to all allies
	Tusk					While active, add 2 Teeth to all allies	Reduce all effects by 1 Notes: *This applies to any effect on Tusk, including those from Charms, but these effects will not be reduced below 1
	Van Jun					Add +3 Attack and +3 Health to all allies	Changed targets of effect from all Summoned allies to all allies +1 Attack and Health added
	Vesta					Apply 5 Overburn Barrage	Removed ability: "Double the target's Overburn" +5 Overburn applied (excluding the +0-2 from corruption)
	Wallop		+6-8 Attack				Removed ability: "Deal 8 additional damage to Snow'd targets" Increased attack (6-8)

Card Substitutions

Original Image	Original Name	Image of Substitution	Name of Substitution	Health	Attack	Counter	Other	Description
	Pombomb		Bigfoot	12	5	4		Barrage
	Proto-Stomper
	Slapcrackers
	Stormbear Spirit
	Magma Booster
	Bombarder		Bombarder	3 Scrap	0	4		Apply 2 Bom Hits all enemies
	Bom Barrel
	Clockwork Bom
	Blaze Bom
	Haze Balloon		Burster	10	1	4	Resist Snow	Apply 1 Haze
	Haze Keg
	Foggy Brew
	Demonheart		Gok	18	5	5		When hit, apply 1 Demonize to the attacker
	Totem of the Goat
	Frost Bell		Grink	8	1	2		Apply 2 Frost
	Frostbloom
	Blizzard Bottle		Grizzle	16	4	5	Resist Snow	Apply 3 Snow
	Snowcake
	Stormbear Spirit
	Snow Stick
	Storm Globe
	Supersnower
	Yeti Skull
	Mobile Campfire		Ice Forge	2 Scrap				While active, add +2 Attack to all allies and -2 Attack to all enemies
	Spice Sparklers
	Molten Dip
	Skullmist Tea
	Portable Workbench
	Gachapomper
	Dragon Pepper		Makoko	8	0	1		Gain +1 Attack
	Peppereaper
	Peppering
	Spice Stones
	Mimik		Mega Mimik	3 Scrap	5		Reaction	Trigger when an ally in the row attacks Lose 1 Scrap
	Mega Mimik
	Kobonker
	Tootordion
	Blundertank
	I.C.G.M.
	Pepper Flag		Moko Head	1 Scrap				When destroyed, apply 5 Spice to all allies
	Moko Totem
	Heartforge
	Tiger Skull		Paw Paw	10	1	3		When hit, gain 2 Teeth
	Tigris Mask
	Plinker		Plinker	5 Scrap	2	1		Lose 1 Scrap
	Heartmist Station		Plum	15	2	3		Restore 4 Health to all allies
	Berry Basket
	Berry Blade
	Pinkberry Juice
	Blaze Tea		Rockhog	7	4	6		While active, add x1 Frenzy to all allies
	Frenzy Wrench
	Krono
	Bitebox		Spike Wall	3 Scrap	3		Reaction	Frontline Smackback
	Sunglass Chime
	B.I.N.K		Tentickle	7	4	4	Resist Snow	When hit, apply 3 Ink to the attacker
	Flask of Ink
	Frostbite Shard
	Beepop Mask		Willow	16	0	5		Apply 5 Overburn
	Azul Battle Axe
	Azul Candle
	Azul Skull

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
Chinese (Simplified)	风暴之眼 Fēng bào zhī yǎn
Chinese (Traditional)	風暴之眼 Fēng bào zhī yǎn
Korean	폭풍의 눈 Pokpungui Nun
Japanese	嵐の目 Arashi no Me