AWAKENERS

The six awakeners

An awakener never gets tougher: every run starts at the same HP with a deck built from nothing. What improves is the gem's cut, and how well you and your spirit read each other.

Flare小焰

FireGem · RubyFrom · Starting partner

Passive ★1 · Hot Bloodfirst hit each turn +7

「This time I'll catch it for sure!」

The youngest of the six, and the one who can't sit still. He met the fire spirit the simple way: he saw a rough stone blazing in the sun, ran at it without thinking, got burned, and ran at it again. The spirit ignored him at first, then noticed something odd about the boy. Every swing he throws, he throws as if it were his last. He holds nothing back and never plans the next move. So his first hit is always the heaviest.

Lumi小晞

LightGem · CitrineFrom · Coming soon

Passive ★1 · Blessingstarts every fight with 6 shield, shield carries over (up to 7), +2 armor each turn

「Stay behind me. I've got this.」

The first one to walk in. Nobody told him what was inside; he went because he felt someone was waiting. His shield is rarely for himself, and the reason it lasts into the next turn is that he never meant to take it back. He holds his palm out flat in front of him, facing down. That isn't a greeting. It means "you're behind me."

Pebble小磐

EarthGem · AmberFrom · Dungeon fragments

Passive ★1 · Sturdymax HP +12, starts every fight with 5 shield

「You go first. I've got the back.」

He wasn't chosen. He just stayed long enough. He ran the same dungeon until he could call every move with his eyes closed, until the earth spirit finally looked up at him from inside the stone. The earth spirit doesn't want someone strong. It wants someone who won't leave. Pebble never rushes to the front; he just stands there, in front of everyone else. After a floor he checks on the others first, then himself.

Chilly小冰

IceGem · AquamarineFrom · Summon R

Passive ★1 · Frost Armorstarts every fight with 8 shield, +3 armor each turn, +8 shield when an ice card is played

「Slowly. One layer at a time.」

The first time she met the ice spirit she wasn't surprised. She just said, "oh, it's you." The ice spirit liked that: no explaining, no excitement, just right. Her defence isn't fear, it's precision. Exactly enough force to block exactly that much; one bit more would be waste. Frost forms one layer at a time, she says. You can't hurry it.

Nyx小夜

DarkGem · AmethystFrom · Summon SR

Passive ★1 · Soul Draindamage cards heal 2, up to 8 a turn

「I get it. You don't have to explain.」

Everyone kept away from the dark spirit. Only Nyx sat down beside it. He found it wasn't scary at all; it had been feared for so long that it couldn't be bothered to talk. He always fights like he hasn't slept enough, but every hit lands exactly right. He takes strength back out of the hits he takes. That isn't plunder. It's more like tidying away what just happened, so nothing goes to waste.

Gusty小旋

WindGem · EmeraldFrom · Summon SSR

Passive ★1 · Tailwind+1 reroll each turn, max HP −3

「Wait, just a little… there it is!」

Strictly speaking, he didn't awaken the wind spirit. The wind spirit decided to follow him. Everyone else tried to catch the wind; only Gusty let go. He doesn't chase, doesn't block, doesn't scheme. He just stands there and waits for the wind to come to him. Nobody had ever treated the wind spirit that way. His extra reroll isn't because he has more control. It's because he's better at waiting.

Passive values are today's ★1 numbers from the game's code; they grow with stars.