ディフェクト

• Type: Attack
• Cost: 2
• Effect: Deal 12 damage. The next Power you play costs 0.

Upgraded

• Cost: 2
• Effect: Deal 18 damage. The next Power you play costs 0.

A-tier

Twelve damage (18 upgraded) plus a free next-Power play for cost 2. Unlocking a heavy Power without paying for it opens up large deck-building options.

Cost-3 Powers like Creative AI and Echo Form, or cost-2 Powers like Biased Cognition, Buffer, and Consume, become massive advantages when played free. Upgraded to 18 damage, the attack line also delivers. Especially valuable in Power-heavy decks and acts as a substantial Energy discount.

• Play before a heavy Power (Creative AI, Echo Form, etc.) to zero out the Power's cost
• Pair with Subroutine so playing the Power free still refunds Energy
• Upgraded 18 damage turns the card into a strong attack piece
• Best played when a target Power is already in hand; sequence the draw first

• Creative AI: Zeroes out cost 3 for a major Energy save
• Echo Form: Zeroes out cost 3 and Ethereal for a clean play
• Subroutine: Refunds Energy on Power plays. Still fires with Synthesis's free Power
• Storm: Cheaper Powers flow easier, Lightning keeps stacking
• Amplify: Plays the next Power twice. Stacked with Synthesis the savings multiply

• Obtained from Defect card rewards during a run
• Available for purchase in shops
• May appear as a rare event reward