ネクロバインダー

• Type: Skill
• Cost: 2
• Effect: Gain 11 Block. Next turn, gain 1 energy.

Upgraded

• Cost: 2
• Effect: Gain 13 Block. Next turn, gain 2 energy.

A 2-cost defense Skill that hands you a large Block number AND refunds energy next turn. 11-13 Block on a single card is well above average, and the 1-2 next-turn energy makes the effective cost feel more like 1 or 1.5 energy.

With Danse Macabre out (play a 2+ cost card, gain 3-4 Block), Delay stacks extra Block on top of its base. When the enemy is telegraphing a big hit, Delay is one of the most reliable answers the character has.

Rating: A-tier (cost-efficient high-Block defense)

• Play it on the turn before a big incoming hit to tank 11-13 and refund energy next turn
• With Danse Macabre active the effective Block goes up to 14-17
• Upgraded, the 2-energy refund makes it feel like free 11-13 Block
• Combine with Prayer to max out next-turn energy

• Danse Macabre: extra 3-4 Block per 2+ cost card, so every Delay stacks even more Block
• Prayer: gain 2-3 energy next turn; combined with Delay's refund you get an enormous next-turn energy pool
• Friendship: +1 energy every turn, which cancels out Delay's 2-cost overhead
• Cloak of Shadow: 2-3 Block every time Decay is applied — stack Block from Delay while piling Decay from other cards