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Commanding Infection: An Overview
Transform the board into a playground of disruption by turning your forces into infectious liabilities. This tactic-packed deck centers on a relentless infection engine that disrupts enemy legions and manipulates morale through precise, timed triggers.
Lord Ziegler: The Architect of Infection
Lord Ziegler lays the groundwork with a trio of potent abilities. His initial trigger, 19 START MORALE, sets a powerful baseline. Next, the ability 2-TURNS : PSYCHE Find a specific morale card in your arsenal, show it, and put it in your hand. Shuffle your arsenal. offers mid-game flexibility by fetching key resources. Finally, with 5-TURNS : EPIDEMIC For each enemy, non-drone soldier forces in their legion are infected forces; they lose 5 morale. enemy units are converted into burdens as their morale takes a hit.
Infected Forces and the DECAY Dynamic
The engine thrives on low-cost, infected soldier forces such as Private Lucy Verderben, Levi Vipul, Ex-Supplier, Private Wolfric Hoffman, Ailing Soldier, and Private William Stein. These cards all feature the critical DECAY ability, turning your own units into tactical burdens for your opponent.
This mechanic forces unavoidable disruption. A brief pause before the full effect is detailed:
DECAY A specific enemy takes control of this; it can’t attack or block. Triggered mechanic. A specific enemy player gains control of the card, irrespective of their desire. Once transferred, the card cannot attack or block in battle. Decay and Mole are mutually exclusive on a card. The mechanic activates only for the card’s original owner. Upon Decay’s activation, the card is considered eliminated, and its remaining abilities retrigger under the new controller’s ownership. Importantly, Decay does not trigger if the current controller is not the original owner of the card.
Some infected forces provide additional benefits. Levi Vipul rewards the deck with an extra card draw upon entry, Private William Stein can execute a resource denial with the text “* Eliminate a specific unspent resource in your legion.”, and Private Wolfric Hoffman restricts production by stating “* Infected soldier forces in your legion can’t produce.” Stacking 3 to 4 copies in a 65-card deck ensures a reliable spread of disruption.
WMD Conversion: Amplifying the Infection
Enhance the infection further with powerful conversion cards that turn stable forces into explosive threats. ZN Blood Fungus provides a way to infect a fresh soldier each turn. Its ability reads:
By converting a non-drone, non-infected soldier force into an infected unit—at the cost of 1 morale—the fungus sets up a chain reaction. Complement this with Inescapable Infection, which punishes enemy territories. Its full ability states that the attached card takes 10 damage for each infected force in your legion. If elimination occurs, the card with this effect is sent to the bottom of its owner’s arsenal.
A brief pause between conversion effects helps maintain board clarity.
Support and Resource Management
This strategy is rounded out with support cards that convert excess units into resources while maintaining pressure. Bio Incineration Facilities allows conversion of a non-drone soldier force to generate power with the ability 1-TURNS : GRIND Eliminate a non-drone soldier force in your legion. If you do, gain 1 (POWER).
Meanwhile, Dietrich Genetic Labs not only recycles discarded units but also converts them into intel and additional cards, further fueling the infection engine. The deck’s morale tools, such as Crossed Lines with its ability -1-TURNS : MORALE ALL To each player., add a final layer of control by pressuring opponents once the board is clogged with infected forces.
Additional supportive options like key morale cards ensure a steady pace and robust counterplay. Each support card offers tactical advantages that, when timed correctly, keep the infection engine humming.
Deck-Building and Tactical Sequencing
In a standard 65-card deck, balance is key. Include a unique 1x Leader to anchor the strategy. Low-cost infected forces should run in the 3-4x range to maximize consistency. Conversion cards like ZN Blood Fungus and Inescapable Infection work best when deployed early to build traction, while support cards such as Bio Incineration Facilities and Dietrich Genetic Labs refine your resource management. Play order matters: deploy infected units to trigger early disruptions, then steer the board state with conversion and support plays that recycle or deny enemy resources.
Dominating the Battlefield
This infectious control strategy forces opponents into a constant state of recovery. By converting enemy forces into liabilities and draining their morale, each infected strike chips away at the opposition. With careful deck construction and precise turn sequencing, the board becomes a maze of disrupted plays and unexpected losses. Explore these tactics further on the Warsaken app, join the vibrant community on Discord, and visit the official Warsaken website to stay updated on the latest strategies and card releases. Dominate the battlefield with contagious control and let every turn be a calculated strike.
