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Card Effect
Gain 2 Dexterity this turn.
UPGRADE+
dexterity:+1
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💡 How to Use
Anticipate is a zero-cost defensive tool designed to mitigate heavy incoming damage during high-card-play turns without consuming energy. It is most effective when paired with multiple low-cost block cards or effects that trigger block per card played, maximizing the value of the temporary Dexterity.
⚡ Synergies
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Afterimage
Afterimage grants block for every card played, and this block value is increased by Dexterity. Anticipate allows you to play a flurry of cards, such as Shivs, while gaining significantly more block from each play during that turn.
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Burst
Burst allows you to play Anticipate twice for 0 energy, granting a massive +6 Dexterity boost for the current turn. This creates a window of near-impenetrable defense when followed by even basic block cards like Defend or Backflip.
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Blur
The primary weakness of Anticipate is that its Dexterity is temporary, but Blur allows you to retain any excess block generated. This lets you capitalize on the temporary stat boost to build a massive block wall that persists into the next turn.
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Ornamental Fan
This relic provides block every three attacks played, and that block scales with Dexterity. In a Shiv-heavy deck, Anticipate ensures that every relic proc during your burst turn provides significantly more protection.
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Kunai
While Kunai provides permanent Dexterity scaling through attacks, Anticipate provides an immediate defensive spike. This helps bridge the gap in the early turns of a fight before Kunai has had enough time to scale your defenses to a safe level.