The Royal Court uses its deck for the first time in phase two, defeating a ghost Explorer and six swordfish at the mound's base.
Token holders three through five die before playing cards, but the sixth encounter fields a level-sixty-five ghost Reef Explorer and four level-fifty Swordfish bodyguards.
A water jet spoils Carl's holy explosive. Swordfish launch aerial charges while the Explorer summons two timed copies and stacks Precision. Mongo intercepts one missile and triggers Earthquake.
Donut introduces Lazarus-A-Bang-Bang, whose beetle bazooka kills four fish at once. She then summons Raul, buffs him with Greased Lightning, and preserves the finishing opportunity for him. Raul chases the Explorer into the trees and destroys its ghost suit.
The squad claims token six and a large but poorly built deck drop, then decides to reset at the saferoom before climbing.
A chaotic card battle beneath a mountain of earth, with flying swordfish, plague artillery, and a glowing crab.
The battle debuts Donut's new synthesis and reveals that direct combat will not bypass every remaining token holder.