'Perfected Strike' archetype for Ironclad

Archetype summary

Fill your deck with Strikes and let your Perfected Strikes decimate enemies.

When to pivot to 'Perfected Strike' archetype

Take when you get offered a Perfected Strike in the first half of Act 1, before you have started removing Strikes from your deck. This gives you plenty of time to accumulate the extra strike cards you'll need.

Star items

Perfected Strike is the win condition here, and you can draft as many as you want since they also synergise with each other. Dual Wield can be used on Perfected Strike or any other strike card to buff Perfected Strike damage for that combat, so is worth picking up when you see it too.

Support items

Strike Dummy

uncommon

Cards containing "Strike" deal 3 additional damage.

D+

Any strike cards can be drafted, though some are better than others. Make sure to draft defense too; you'll need a lot to offset how many attacks you have in your deck. Headbutt can be used to play your Perfected Strike(s) more often.

'Perfected Strike' archetype weaknesses

Don't take events that remove your strikes.

Your deck can end up quite big and thus inconsistent.

Act 1 can be tough since Perfected Strike is relatively expensive and starts weak, only becoming stronger later on.