Establishment Infinite Stance Dance

Archetype summary

Generate infinite energy by jumping in and out of Calm using your starting cards.

When to pivot to 'Establishment Infinite Stance Dance' archetype

When you find an early Establishment.

Star items

power

Rushdown

1

C

Whenever you enter Wrath, draw 2 cards.

attack

Eruption

2

C

Deal 9 damage.
Enter Wrath.

skill

Vigilance

2

C

Gain 8 Block.
Enter Calm.

power

Establishment

1

A

Whenever a card is Retained, reduce its cost by 1 this combat.

skill

Meditate

1

B+

Put a card from your discard pile into your hand and Retain it.
Enter Calm.
End your turn.

skill

Scrawl

1

A-

Draw cards until your hand is full.
Exhaust.

power

Mental Fortress

1

B

Whenever you change Stances, gain 4 Block.

Peace Pipe

rare

You can now remove cards from your deck at Rest Sites.

C

C+

C+

C+

Identical to the Infinite Stance Dance archetype, but uses Establishment and Meditate to reduce the cost of key combo pieces. Use Meditate on either your Vigilance or Eruption+ to bring their combined cost to 2 or less, then watch sparks fly.

Like its counterpart, requires a very small deck and can use Mental Fortress to withstand damage.

Support items

skill

Empty Mind

1

B

Draw 2 cards.
Exit your Stance.

skill

Sanctity

1

C

Gain 6 Block.
If the last card played was a Skill, draw 2 cards.

attack

Cut Through Fate

1

A

Deal 7 damage.
Scry 2.
Draw 1 card.

skill

Vault

3

A+

Take an extra turn after this one.
End your turn.
Exhaust.

Smiling Mask

uncommon

The merchant's card removal service now always costs 50 Gold.

C-

C+

C-

C-

Runic Pyramid

boss

At the end of your turn, you no longer discard your hand.

A-

B

B-

B-

Singing Bowl

common

When adding cards to your deck, you may gain +2 Max HP instead.

S

S

S

S

Bag of Preparation

common

At the start of each combat, draw 2 additional cards.

B

B-

B+

B+

The same supporting cards are used - ways to support card removal, draw, and set-up. Alternative Wrath and Calm aren't needed, however.

'Establishment Infinite Stance Dance' archetype weaknesses

This has all the downsides of Infinite Stance Dancing, but is even harder to pull off since it requires Establishment and Meditate to be played on a discarded Wrath/Calm card before you can come online, making it impossible to pull off the combo on turn 1. This can be tricky against the Nemesis and Orb Walker, allowing them to pollute your deck before you are set up.

Items to avoid

Velvet Choker

boss

Gain 1 Energy at the start of each turn. You cannot play more than 6 cards per turn.

A

A-

A

A-