Codex
The Deck
Every move in MAYHEM. Hover any card to see what it does and the trash talk that comes with it. Stats are colour-coded by type: Strike, Guard, Mend, and Trick.
General Cards
The shared pool. Both fighters draw from these every match: raw strikes, guards, and recovery.
CHIN CHECK
CHIN CHECK
Deal 18 damage
“Right on the jaw.”
FULL SEND
+6 ATK if they're open
FULL SEND
Deal 22 damage. 28 if opponent played no defense.
“No hesitation. No defense. No problem.”
SUCKER PUNCH
+6 ATK if they guard
SUCKER PUNCH
Deal 22 damage. 28 if opponent played defense.
“They thought hiding would save them.”
ALL IN
+12 ATK if they're open
ALL IN
Deal 26 damage. 38 if opponent played no defense.
“Biggest bet. Biggest pain.”
BUNKER
BUNKER
Block up to 14 incoming damage.
“Sometimes you just hide.”
STONK
STONK
Deal 9 damage and block up to 28 incoming damage.
“Holding strong. Always.”
LIGHT WORK
LIGHT WORK
Deal 5 damage and heal 6 HP.
“Easy day.”
BACKUP
BACKUP
Deal 13 damage and block up to 8 incoming damage.
“Brought the whole crew.”
PATCH UP
PATCH UP
Block up to 18 damage and heal 10 HP.
“Walk it off.”
SECOND WIND
SECOND WIND
Heal 12 HP. No attack, no defense, just pure recovery.
“Back on your feet.”
OVERDRIVE
OVERDRIVE
Deal 20 damage and block up to 10 incoming damage.
“Calculated chaos.”
PARASITE
+10 HEAL if they guard
PARASITE
Deal 22 damage. Heal 10 HP if opponent played defense.
“Feed off their caution.”
DIAMOND HANDS
DIAMOND HANDS
Block up to 16 incoming damage.
“Never selling. Never folding.”
COLD STORAGE
COLD STORAGE
Block up to 18 damage and heal 8 HP.
“Off the grid, off the hook.”
TURTLE UP
TURTLE UP
Block up to 10 incoming damage.
“Slow is smooth. Smooth is alive.”
REHAB
REHAB
Heal 10 HP. No attack, no defense.
“Took some time off.”
TOUCH GRASS
TOUCH GRASS
Heal 16 HP. Pure recovery.
“Logged off. Came back new.”
BLOOD MONEY
BLOOD MONEY
Deal 10 damage and heal 12 HP.
“Bleed them, bank it.”
Special Cards
Shared cards that bend the rules: reflect, nullify, reverse, break a guard, or hit twice.
BOUNCE BACK
Reflects 50% of damage
BOUNCE BACK
Block 14 damage. Reflect 50% of absorbed damage back.
“What you send is what you get.”
ONE TWO
Hits twice
ONE TWO
Hit twice for 5 damage each. Reflect only blocks one hit.
“One for the jaw, one for the pride.”
PAPER HANDS
Breaks enemy defense
PAPER HANDS
Deal 8 damage. Destroys opponent defense before damage lands.
“They folded.”
STRIPPED
Disables enemy shield
STRIPPED
Deal 13 damage. Opponent defense does not apply this round.
“Left exposed.”
CEASEFIRE
Nullifies their attack
CEASEFIRE
Take 4 self damage. Nullify opponent attack damage. Their other effects still apply.
“Call it off. For now.”
BODY BLOCK
Nullifies their card
BODY BLOCK
Take 5 self damage. Opponent entire card does nothing.
“Take the hit so nothing gets through.”
PLOT TWIST
Reverses their card
PLOT TWIST
Take 10 self damage. Opponent card resolves against themselves instead.
“Nobody saw that coming.”
Signature Cards
One per fighter, never in the shared pool. The dealer hands you your character’s own move.
SHADOW PASS
SHADOW PASS
14 damage. Cannot be reflected or reversed (BOUNCE BACK / PLOT TWIST do nothing to it).
“You never saw it. You never will.”
SCAR TISSUE
SCAR TISSUE
Block 24 and heal 10. Permanently adds +8 to all your attack cards.
“Every wound is armor now.”
FLASHPOINT
FLASHPOINT
22 damage. If the opponent drops to 25 HP or below, heal 10.
“Everything, all at once.”
HEADSPACE
HEADSPACE
12 damage. Cancels all conditional bonuses on the opponent card this round.
“Get out of your own head. Get into theirs.”
WILD CHARGE
WILD CHARGE
17 damage. Deals 27 if you won the previous round.
“Momentum is a hell of a drug.”
VENOM STRIKE
VENOM STRIKE
14 damage. Applies double TOXIN. 10 poison next round instead of 5.
“One cut. That is all it takes.”
ARC STRIKE
ARC STRIKE
15 damage for just 1 energy.
“Faster than the eye.”
CHAOS THEORY
CHAOS THEORY
Deals 6 to 31 random damage.
“Nobody knows. Not even Grin.”
DARK MATTER
DARK MATTER
19 damage. Copies the opponent's special effect onto your next card.
“It takes what it touches.”
HOUSE RULES
HOUSE RULES
19 damage and block 15. Permanently increases all your card damage by 10%.
“The game was always rigged.”