Lupa
Lupa (LuminCat).png
Health.png Health Attack.png Attack Counter.png Counter
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Other Stats

Card Description
When hit, boost the effects of a random ally and enemy by 1
Card Art
Lupa.png

Lupa is a Companion that the player can bring along on a run.

Unlock

Kill 20 enemies with Smackback.

Strategy

Lupa has a similar effect to the   Lumin Lantern, but much more repeatable, as it activates any time they are hit by anything. They are also not exclusive to any Tribe, while the Lumin Lantern is restricted to the Clunkmasters. Most of the same strategies still apply, however. Try to have as few boostable effects as possible on the allied side so that Lupa can consistently boost one or two cards' effects, and be prepared with   Snow,   Ink, or high damage to neutralize problematic enemies. Cards with effects balanced around low values are especially powerful to boost, such as   Tiny Tyko,   Nom & Stompy, and the   Heartmist Station.

Numerical effects that can be modified are written in orange. For instance,   Biji has "Apply 3   Bom" and "Increase by 1 when hit." Since only the first effect has an orange number, Lupa will only boost the base amount of Bom inflicted, not the amount of Bom gained when hit.

Since Lupa's   health is extremely low, use any and all available sources of healing, health boosts, and   Frost so that they can take as many hits as possible. The player can also hit Lupa with their own Items like   Slapcrackers and   Junk. The Tyrant Bell in particular makes Items more viable for this purpose, since Cursed Crowns reduce a card's   attack by 1.

Keep an eye out for Charms that give numerical effects, such as the   Bombskull Charm and  Frog Charm. If one of these Charms is attached to a card, that card becomes eligible for Lupa's buff. This can be detrimental if the player spreads out these effects across multiple cards, but it is extremely potent when piling as many effects as possible on a single card to boost.

While rare, a handful of enemies have negative effects that can be boosted, such as   Winter Worms and   Mega Mimik. Among the Shademancers specifically, the Shades   Leech and   Sheepopper are summoned to the enemy field and have effects that can be boosted. Not only does this make them even more effective, but each boost to Leech and Sheepopper is a boost not given to another enemy. Lupa can even boost the effects of   Goblings to extract more   Blings from them.

Using the   Blank Mask or  Mime Charm, it is possible to have multiple copies of Lupa on the field (or multiple cards with Lupa's effect). Lupa's effect can be boosted, so multiple Lupas may boost each other and cause effects on both sides of the field to increase out of control.

History

Other Languages

Language Official Name Description
English Lupa When hit, boost the effects of a random ally and enemy by 1
Chinese
(Simplified)
卢帕 受到攻击时,提升随机一名友军和敌人的效果1点
Chinese
(Traditional)
盧帕 受到攻擊時,提高隨機一名隊友和敵人的效果1點
Korean 루파 피격 시, 무작위 아군과 적군에게 걸려 있는 효과를 1만큼 증폭
Japanese ルパ 攻撃されるとランダムな味方と敵のエフェクトを1ブーストする