Book of Stabbing

Description

The Book of Stabbing is an Act II elite that specializes in scaling multi‑hit attacks, combined with the threat of shuffling Wound cards into your discard pile when you take unblocked damage. It becomes more dangerous over time (especially if not dealt with quickly) because its multi‑stab attack increases in strength with each use.

Abilities

Multi‑Stab

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Deals 6 × N damage.

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Deals 7 × N damage (Ascension 3+).

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Deals 7 × N damage (Ascension 18+), with N incrementing even on Single Stab.

Single Stab

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Deals 21 damage.

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Deals 24 damage (Ascension 3+).

Tips

• Finish the Book of Stabbing fast—its multi‑stab attacks escalate continually and can become overwhelming.
• Use Weak, Thorns, or Strength reduction to reduce the impact of its multi‑hit attacks.
• Characters with reliable block or many cheap block cards (like Silent) perform well in this fight because they can mitigate both burst hits and the status damage from Wound shuffles.

In Party With

Trivia

Its ‘Painful Stabs’ power ensures cards like Wound are shuffled in when taking unblocked damage. The scaling multi‑stab makes its damage curve steep, especially on higher Ascensions. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}