Campaign 3

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
       "Bash(ls:*)",
       "Bash(cd:*)",
       "Bash(python3:*)",
-      "Bash(head:*)"
+      "Bash(head:*)",
+      "Bash(jq:*)",
+      "Bash(identify /home/brianfertig/git/tyrants-edge/assets/images/cards/imp_cmd_1.png)",
+      "Bash(identify /home/brianfertig/git/tyrants-edge/assets/images/ui/imperial_01.png)"
     ]
   }
 }

data/campaigns.json

@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@
     "level": 3,
     "requiredLevel": 3,
     "unlockCondition": "campaign_bloodthirsty",
-    "missions": [],
+    "missions": ["mission_014", "mission_015", "mission_016", "mission_017", "mission_018", "mission_019", "mission_020", "mission_021"],
     "starterReward": {
-      "cards": []
+      "cards": [
+        "xeno_drone_1", "xeno_drone_1", "xeno_drone_1",
+        "xeno_spitter_1", "xeno_spitter_1", "xeno_spitter_1",
+        "xeno_beetle_1", "xeno_beetle_1", "xeno_beetle_1"
+      ]
     }
   },
   {

data/cards.json

@@ -2841,5 +2841,330 @@
     ],
     "flavorText": "The tide rises. The tide claims all.",
     "artKey": "bt_archon_1"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_cmd_1",
+    "name": "Hatchery Keeper",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "commander",
+    "rarity": "legendary",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 4, "health": 55, "armor": 2, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 83, "armor": 3, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 124, "armor": 4, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 14, "health": 186, "armor": 6, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 20, "health": 279, "armor": 9, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Every egg she lays is another mouth to feed on your flesh.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_cmd_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_cmd_2",
+    "name": "War Drone Alpha",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "commander",
+    "rarity": "legendary",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 50, "armor": 2, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "rally", "value": 1, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 75, "armor": 3, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "rally", "value": 2, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 14, "health": 113, "armor": 5, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "rally", "value": 3, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 20, "health": 169, "armor": 7, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "rally", "value": 5, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 30, "health": 253, "armor": 10, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "rally", "value": 7, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "The Alpha does not lead. It commands through shared fury.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_cmd_2"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_cmd_3",
+    "name": "The Hive Mind",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "commander",
+    "rarity": "legendary",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 5, "health": 60, "armor": 3, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "enfeeble", "value": 1, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 8, "health": 90, "armor": 5, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "enfeeble", "value": 2, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 11, "health": 135, "armor": 7, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "enfeeble", "value": 3, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 17, "health": 203, "armor": 10, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "enfeeble", "value": 5, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 25, "health": 304, "armor": 15, "delay": 0, "skills": [{ "name": "spawn", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "enfeeble", "value": 7, "trigger": "preBattle", "all": true }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "One mind. A billion claws. It has already seen what you will do next.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_cmd_3"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_drone_token",
+    "name": "Xeno Drone",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "token",
+    "rarity": "common",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 2, "health": 5, "armor": 0, "delay": 0, "skills": [] },
+      { "attack": 3, "health": 8, "armor": 0, "delay": 0, "skills": [] },
+      { "attack": 4, "health": 12, "armor": 0, "delay": 0, "skills": [] },
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 18, "armor": 0, "delay": 0, "skills": [] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 27, "armor": 0, "delay": 0, "skills": [] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Born to die. Born to swarm.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_drone_token"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_drone_1",
+    "name": "Chitin Drone",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "common",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 3, "health": 14, "armor": 1, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_defend" }] },
+      { "attack": 5, "health": 21, "armor": 2, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_defend" }] },
+      { "attack": 7, "health": 32, "armor": 2, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_defend" }] },
+      { "attack": 10, "health": 48, "armor": 3, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }] },
+      { "attack": 15, "health": 71, "armor": 5, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Each wound seals with a harder shell.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_drone_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_spitter_1",
+    "name": "Spitter Larva",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "common",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 2, "health": 12, "armor": 0, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_attack" }] },
+      { "attack": 3, "health": 18, "armor": 0, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_attack" }] },
+      { "attack": 5, "health": 27, "armor": 1, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 4, "trigger": "on_attack" }] },
+      { "attack": 7, "health": 41, "armor": 1, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 6, "trigger": "on_attack" }] },
+      { "attack": 10, "health": 61, "armor": 2, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 8, "trigger": "on_attack" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "The burning starts slow. It never stops.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_spitter_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_beetle_1",
+    "name": "Tunnel Beetle",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "common",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 4, "health": 11, "armor": 0, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 2, "trigger": "passive" }] },
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 17, "armor": 0, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 2, "trigger": "passive" }] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 25, "armor": 1, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 2, "trigger": "passive" }] },
+      { "attack": 14, "health": 38, "armor": 1, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }] },
+      { "attack": 20, "health": 56, "armor": 2, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "You can't target what you can't see.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_beetle_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_worker_1",
+    "name": "Hive Worker",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "common",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 3, "health": 13, "armor": 2, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 5, "health": 20, "armor": 3, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 7, "health": 29, "armor": 4, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 10, "health": 44, "armor": 6, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 15, "health": 66, "armor": 9, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Shed the old. Grow something meaner.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_worker_1"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_guard_1",
+    "name": "Swarm Guard",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "rare",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 3, "health": 18, "armor": 3, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "counter", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "carapace", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_defend" }] },
+      { "attack": 5, "health": 27, "armor": 5, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "counter", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "carapace", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_defend" }] },
+      { "attack": 7, "health": 41, "armor": 7, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "counter", "value": 5, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "carapace", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_defend" }] },
+      { "attack": 10, "health": 61, "armor": 10, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "counter", "value": 7, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }] },
+      { "attack": 15, "health": 91, "armor": 15, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "counter", "value": 10, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Strike the hive, and the hive strikes back harder.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_guard_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_mantis_1",
+    "name": "Acid Mantis",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "rare",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 5, "health": 13, "armor": 1, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "strike", "value": 1, "trigger": "preAttack" }] },
+      { "attack": 8, "health": 20, "armor": 2, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "strike", "value": 2, "trigger": "preAttack" }] },
+      { "attack": 11, "health": 29, "armor": 2, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 4, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "strike", "value": 2, "trigger": "preAttack" }] },
+      { "attack": 17, "health": 44, "armor": 3, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 6, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "strike", "value": 3, "trigger": "preAttack" }] },
+      { "attack": 25, "health": 66, "armor": 5, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 8, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "strike", "value": 5, "trigger": "preAttack" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Its spit dissolves armor. Its claws dissolve everything else.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_mantis_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_horror_1",
+    "name": "Burrowing Horror",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "rare",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 14, "armor": 2, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 1, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 21, "armor": 3, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 2, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 14, "health": 32, "armor": 5, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 3, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 20, "health": 47, "armor": 7, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 4, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 5, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 30, "health": 71, "armor": 10, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 4, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 7, "trigger": "preBattle" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "The ground shook three times. Then nothing moved above it.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_horror_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_msentinel_1",
+    "name": "Molt Sentinel",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "rare",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 2, "health": 20, "armor": 3, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "protect", "value": 2, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 3, "health": 30, "armor": 5, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "protect", "value": 3, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 5, "health": 45, "armor": 7, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "protect", "value": 5, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 7, "health": 68, "armor": 10, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "protect", "value": 7, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 10, "health": 101, "armor": 15, "delay": 1, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "protect", "value": 10, "trigger": "preBattle" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "It sheds its skin to shield the swarm.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_msentinel_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_parasite_1",
+    "name": "Brood Parasite",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "rare",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 4, "health": 12, "armor": 1, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "enfeeble", "value": 2, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "venom", "value": 1, "trigger": "on_attack" }] },
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 18, "armor": 2, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "enfeeble", "value": 3, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "venom", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_attack" }] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 27, "armor": 3, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "enfeeble", "value": 5, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "venom", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_attack" }] },
+      { "attack": 14, "health": 41, "armor": 5, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "enfeeble", "value": 7, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "venom", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_attack" }] },
+      { "attack": 20, "health": 61, "armor": 7, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "enfeeble", "value": 10, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "venom", "value": 5, "trigger": "on_attack" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "It crawls inside. You stop fighting. Then you start fighting for them.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_parasite_1"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_hiveguard_1",
+    "name": "Hive Guardian",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "epic",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 18, "armor": 3, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "armored", "value": 2, "trigger": "passive" }] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 27, "armor": 5, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "armored", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }] },
+      { "attack": 14, "health": 41, "armor": 7, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "armored", "value": 5, "trigger": "passive" }] },
+      { "attack": 20, "health": 61, "armor": 10, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "armored", "value": 7, "trigger": "passive" }] },
+      { "attack": 30, "health": 91, "armor": 15, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "armored", "value": 10, "trigger": "passive" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Blades shatter. Shells harden. The hive remembers every wound.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_hiveguard_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_wyrm_1",
+    "name": "Venom Wyrm",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "epic",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 16, "armor": 2, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_attack", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 24, "armor": 3, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 4, "trigger": "on_attack", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 14, "health": 36, "armor": 5, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 6, "trigger": "on_attack", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 20, "health": 54, "armor": 7, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 8, "trigger": "on_attack", "all": true }] },
+      { "attack": 30, "health": 81, "armor": 10, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 12, "trigger": "on_attack", "all": true }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "A single drop paralyzes. A stream dissolves.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_wyrm_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_tyrant_1",
+    "name": "Swarm Tyrant",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "epic",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 7, "health": 16, "armor": 2, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "swarm", "value": 2, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "rally", "value": 2, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 11, "health": 24, "armor": 3, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "swarm", "value": 3, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "rally", "value": 3, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 16, "health": 36, "armor": 5, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "swarm", "value": 5, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "rally", "value": 5, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 24, "health": 54, "armor": 7, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "swarm", "value": 7, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "rally", "value": 7, "trigger": "preBattle" }] },
+      { "attack": 35, "health": 81, "armor": 10, "delay": 2, "skills": [{ "name": "swarm", "value": 10, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "rally", "value": 10, "trigger": "preBattle" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Where one xeno stands, a thousand follow.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_tyrant_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_queen_1",
+    "name": "Burrow Queen",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "epic",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 6, "health": 20, "armor": 3, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_death" }] },
+      { "attack": 9, "health": 30, "armor": 5, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_death" }] },
+      { "attack": 14, "health": 45, "armor": 7, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 3, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 5, "trigger": "on_death" }] },
+      { "attack": 20, "health": 68, "armor": 10, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 4, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 7, "trigger": "on_death" }] },
+      { "attack": 30, "health": 101, "armor": 15, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "burrow", "value": 4, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 10, "trigger": "on_death" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "Kill the queen and the swarm grows angrier.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_queen_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_colossus_1",
+    "name": "Chitin Colossus",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "epic",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 7, "health": 18, "armor": 3, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "swipe", "value": 2, "trigger": "preAttack" }] },
+      { "attack": 11, "health": 27, "armor": 5, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "swipe", "value": 3, "trigger": "preAttack" }] },
+      { "attack": 16, "health": 41, "armor": 7, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "swipe", "value": 5, "trigger": "preAttack" }] },
+      { "attack": 24, "health": 61, "armor": 10, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "swipe", "value": 7, "trigger": "preAttack" }] },
+      { "attack": 35, "health": 91, "armor": 15, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }, { "name": "swipe", "value": 10, "trigger": "preAttack" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "It sheds its skin, and the ground splits beneath its weight.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_colossus_1"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_apex_1",
+    "name": "Apex Predator",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "legendary",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 8, "health": 22, "armor": 3, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "flurry", "value": 1, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_death" }] },
+      { "attack": 12, "health": 33, "armor": 5, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 4, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "flurry", "value": 1, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 5, "trigger": "on_death" }] },
+      { "attack": 18, "health": 50, "armor": 7, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 6, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "flurry", "value": 1, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 7, "trigger": "on_death" }] },
+      { "attack": 27, "health": 74, "armor": 10, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 8, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "flurry", "value": 1, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 10, "trigger": "on_death" }] },
+      { "attack": 41, "health": 111, "armor": 15, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "venom", "value": 12, "trigger": "on_attack" }, { "name": "flurry", "value": 1, "trigger": "passive" }, { "name": "hive_link", "value": 15, "trigger": "on_death" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "It was here long before us. It will be here long after.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_apex_1"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "xeno_leviathan_1",
+    "name": "Hive Leviathan",
+    "faction": "xeno",
+    "type": "assault",
+    "rarity": "legendary",
+    "levels": [
+      { "attack": 8, "health": 20, "armor": 4, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 2, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 12, "health": 30, "armor": 6, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 3, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 18, "health": 45, "armor": 9, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 2, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 5, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 27, "health": 68, "armor": 14, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 7, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] },
+      { "attack": 41, "health": 101, "armor": 20, "delay": 3, "skills": [{ "name": "carapace", "value": 3, "trigger": "on_defend" }, { "name": "swarm", "value": 10, "trigger": "preBattle" }, { "name": "molt", "trigger": "on_turn_start" }] }
+    ],
+    "flavorText": "It does not sleep. It does not forget. It only grows.",
+    "artKey": "xeno_leviathan_1"
   }
 ]

data/missions.json

@@ -361,5 +361,126 @@
       ]
     },
     "lore": "The tide rises. Every drop of blood spilled feeds the Countess. She is ancient, she is patient, and she has had enough of slumber."
+  },
+
+  {
+    "id": "mission_014",
+    "name": "Emergence",
+    "chapter": 3,
+    "campaignId": "campaign_xeno",
+    "enemyLevel": 1,
+    "description": "Strange tunnels have appeared near the eastern settlements. Something crawls within.",
+    "unlockCondition": null,
+    "opponent": {
+      "commander": "xeno_cmd_1",
+      "cards": ["xeno_drone_1", "xeno_drone_1", "xeno_drone_1", "xeno_spitter_1", "xeno_spitter_1"]
+    },
+    "rewards": { "gold": 150, "cards": ["xeno_drone_1"] },
+    "lore": "The first chitin fragments were dismissed as natural formations. Then the formations moved."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "mission_015",
+    "name": "Hive Scouts",
+    "chapter": 3,
+    "campaignId": "campaign_xeno",
+    "enemyLevel": 1,
+    "description": "Advance scouts test the perimeter. The hive is probing our defenses.",
+    "unlockCondition": "mission_014",
+    "opponent": {
+      "commander": "xeno_cmd_1",
+      "cards": ["xeno_drone_1", "xeno_drone_1", "xeno_spitter_1", "xeno_beetle_1", "xeno_beetle_1", "xeno_worker_1"]
+    },
+    "rewards": { "gold": 200, "cards": ["xeno_spitter_1"] },
+    "lore": "They move in patterns too precise for instinct. Something is directing them."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "mission_016",
+    "name": "Tunnel War",
+    "chapter": 3,
+    "campaignId": "campaign_xeno",
+    "enemyLevel": 1,
+    "description": "They attack from below. Our formations mean nothing underground.",
+    "unlockCondition": "mission_015",
+    "opponent": {
+      "commander": "xeno_cmd_1",
+      "cards": ["xeno_drone_1", "xeno_beetle_1", "xeno_worker_1", "xeno_guard_1", "xeno_mantis_1", "xeno_horror_1"]
+    },
+    "rewards": { "gold": 250, "cards": ["xeno_beetle_1"] },
+    "lore": "The tunnels go deeper than any mine. Deeper than any root. Something vast breathes in the dark."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "mission_017",
+    "name": "The Swarm Rises",
+    "chapter": 3,
+    "campaignId": "campaign_xeno",
+    "enemyLevel": 1,
+    "description": "War Drone Alpha takes the field. The swarm has found its general.",
+    "unlockCondition": "mission_016",
+    "opponent": {
+      "commander": "xeno_cmd_2",
+      "cards": ["xeno_drone_1", "xeno_spitter_1", "xeno_guard_1", "xeno_mantis_1", "xeno_horror_1", "xeno_msentinel_1", "xeno_parasite_1"]
+    },
+    "rewards": { "gold": 300, "cards": ["xeno_worker_1"] },
+    "lore": "The Alpha moved differently from the others. With purpose. With malice."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "mission_018",
+    "name": "Acid Rain",
+    "chapter": 3,
+    "campaignId": "campaign_xeno",
+    "enemyLevel": 1,
+    "description": "The venom wyrms have arrived. The very air burns.",
+    "unlockCondition": "mission_017",
+    "opponent": {
+      "commander": "xeno_cmd_2",
+      "cards": ["xeno_spitter_1", "xeno_mantis_1", "xeno_guard_1", "xeno_horror_1", "xeno_parasite_1", "xeno_wyrm_1", "xeno_hiveguard_1"]
+    },
+    "rewards": { "gold": 350, "cards": ["xeno_guard_1"] },
+    "lore": "Our shields corroded in minutes. Our armor lasted seconds. Only retreat lasted."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "mission_019",
+    "name": "Queen's Nest",
+    "chapter": 3,
+    "campaignId": "campaign_xeno",
+    "enemyLevel": 1,
+    "description": "The Burrow Queens breed beneath our feet. Destroy the nests before they multiply.",
+    "unlockCondition": "mission_018",
+    "opponent": {
+      "commander": "xeno_cmd_2",
+      "cards": ["xeno_beetle_1", "xeno_guard_1", "xeno_msentinel_1", "xeno_hiveguard_1", "xeno_tyrant_1", "xeno_queen_1", "xeno_colossus_1"]
+    },
+    "rewards": { "gold": 400, "cards": ["xeno_mantis_1"] },
+    "lore": "Every queen killed made the swarm fight harder. We began to understand the hive link."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "mission_020",
+    "name": "Apex Hunt",
+    "chapter": 3,
+    "campaignId": "campaign_xeno",
+    "enemyLevel": 1,
+    "description": "The Apex Predator has emerged. Our best warriors have gone to meet it. Few will return.",
+    "unlockCondition": "mission_019",
+    "opponent": {
+      "commander": "xeno_cmd_2",
+      "cards": ["xeno_mantis_1", "xeno_horror_1", "xeno_hiveguard_1", "xeno_wyrm_1", "xeno_tyrant_1", "xeno_queen_1", "xeno_colossus_1", "xeno_apex_1"]
+    },
+    "rewards": { "gold": 450, "cards": ["xeno_horror_1"] },
+    "lore": "It moved faster than anything that size should. The venom hit before we even saw it."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "mission_021",
+    "name": "The Hive Mind",
+    "chapter": 3,
+    "campaignId": "campaign_xeno",
+    "enemyLevel": 1,
+    "description": "One mind controls them all. Sever it, or humanity falls.",
+    "unlockCondition": "mission_020",
+    "opponent": {
+      "commander": "xeno_cmd_3",
+      "cards": ["xeno_guard_1", "xeno_hiveguard_1", "xeno_wyrm_1", "xeno_tyrant_1", "xeno_queen_1", "xeno_colossus_1", "xeno_apex_1", "xeno_leviathan_1"]
+    },
+    "rewards": { "gold": 500, "cards": ["xeno_hiveguard_1"] },
+    "lore": "It spoke through the swarm. Not words. Something older. The feeling of being consumed."
   }
 ]

data/skills.json

@@ -164,5 +164,49 @@
     "description": "When below 50% HP, gain +value ATK (recalculated each attack).",
     "trigger": "passive",
     "category": "offense"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "spawn",
+    "description": "Summon a Xeno Drone into an empty lane.",
+    "trigger": "on_turn_start",
+    "category": "special"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "swarm",
+    "description": "Gain +value ATK for each allied xeno card on the field.",
+    "trigger": "preBattle",
+    "category": "offense"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "carapace",
+    "description": "When damaged, permanently gain +value armor.",
+    "trigger": "on_defend",
+    "category": "defense"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "venom",
+    "description": "Apply value venom stacks to target. Each turn, deal damage equal to stacks then reduce by 1. Only targets cards without existing venom.",
+    "allDescription": "Apply value venom stacks to ALL enemy cards without existing venom.",
+    "trigger": "on_attack",
+    "category": "offense",
+    "supportsAll": true
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "burrow",
+    "description": "Cannot be targeted by enemy skills for value turns. Can still attack normally.",
+    "trigger": "passive",
+    "category": "defense"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "molt",
+    "description": "Convert all current armor into HP healing, then armor resets to 0.",
+    "trigger": "on_turn_start",
+    "category": "defense"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "hive_link",
+    "description": "On death, all allied xeno cards gain +value ATK permanently.",
+    "trigger": "on_death",
+    "category": "offense"
   }
 ]

src/combat/CombatEngine.js

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export class CombatEngine {
     const tick = cards => {
       for (const c of cards) {
         if (c.currentDelay > 0) c.currentDelay--;
+        if (c.burrowTurns > 0) c.burrowTurns--;
       }
     };
     tick(this.playerLanes);
@@ -85,6 +86,22 @@ export class CombatEngine {
     applyRupture(this.opponentLanes);
   }
 
+  // Apply venom damage to all cards
+  _venomPhase() {
+    const applyVenom = cards => {
+      for (const c of cards) {
+        if (c.venomStacks > 0) {
+          c.currentHP -= c.venomStacks;
+          this._log(`${c.name} takes ${c.venomStacks} venom damage`);
+          this.events.push({ type: 'venomTick', card: c, damage: c.venomStacks });
+          c.venomStacks--;
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    applyVenom(this.playerLanes);
+    applyVenom(this.opponentLanes);
+  }
+
   // Tick jam timers
   _jamPhase() {
     const tickJam = cards => {
@@ -98,28 +115,44 @@ export class CombatEngine {
 
   // Fire on_turn_start skills for commanders
   _commanderSkillPhase() {
-    if (this.playerCommander.currentHP > 0) {
+    const processCommander = (commander, lanes, enemyCommander, enemyLanes) => {
-      for (const s of this.playerCommander.skills) {
+      if (commander.currentHP <= 0) return;
-        if (s.trigger === 'on_turn_start') {
+      for (const s of commander.skills) {
-          this.skillProcessor.process(s, this.playerCommander, null,
+        if (s.trigger !== 'on_turn_start') continue;
-            [this.playerCommander, ...this.playerLanes],
+        const ctx = { enemyCommander, cardManager: this.cardManager, laneCards: lanes };
-            [this.opponentCommander, ...this.opponentLanes],
+        this.skillProcessor.process(s, commander, null,
-            { enemyCommander: this.opponentCommander, cardManager: this.cardManager }
+          [commander, ...lanes], [enemyCommander, ...enemyLanes], ctx);
-          );
+        if (ctx.spawnedDrone && lanes.length < MAX_LANES) {
+          lanes.push(ctx.spawnedDrone);
+          const side = (commander === this.playerCommander) ? 'player' : 'opponent';
+          this._log(`${commander.name} spawns a ${ctx.spawnedDrone.name}`);
+          this.events.push({ type: 'spawn', side, card: ctx.spawnedDrone });
         }
       }
-    }
+    };
-    if (this.opponentCommander.currentHP > 0) {
+    processCommander(this.playerCommander, this.playerLanes, this.opponentCommander, this.opponentLanes);
-      for (const s of this.opponentCommander.skills) {
+    processCommander(this.opponentCommander, this.opponentLanes, this.playerCommander, this.playerLanes);
-        if (s.trigger === 'on_turn_start') {
+  }
-          this.skillProcessor.process(s, this.opponentCommander, null,
+
-            [this.opponentCommander, ...this.opponentLanes],
+  // Fire on_turn_start skills for lane cards (e.g. molt)
-            [this.playerCommander, ...this.playerLanes],
+  _cardOnTurnStartPhase() {
-            { enemyCommander: this.playerCommander, cardManager: this.cardManager }
+    const processCards = (cards, commander, enemyCommander, enemyLanes) => {
-          );
+      for (const card of cards) {
+        if (card.currentHP <= 0 || card.currentDelay > 0) continue;
+        for (const s of card.skills) {
+          if (s.trigger !== 'on_turn_start') continue;
+          const ctx = { enemyCommander, cardManager: this.cardManager, laneCards: cards };
+          this.skillProcessor.process(s, card, null,
+            [commander, ...cards], [enemyCommander, ...enemyLanes], ctx);
+          if (s.name === 'molt' && ctx.moltHeal > 0) {
+            this._log(`${card.name} molts: heals ${ctx.moltHeal}, loses ${ctx.moltArmorLost} armor`);
+            this.events.push({ type: 'molt', card, heal: ctx.moltHeal, armorLost: ctx.moltArmorLost });
+          }
         }
       }
-    }
+    };
+    processCards(this.playerLanes, this.playerCommander, this.opponentCommander, this.opponentLanes);
+    processCards(this.opponentLanes, this.opponentCommander, this.playerCommander, this.playerLanes);
   }
 
   // Cards attack across lanes
@@ -196,6 +229,12 @@ export class CombatEngine {
             if (onAtkCtx.weakenAllTargets) {
               this.events.push({ type: 'weakenAll', attacker, targets: onAtkCtx.weakenAllTargets, side });
             }
+            if (onAtkCtx.venomTarget) {
+              this.events.push({ type: 'venomApply', attacker, target: onAtkCtx.venomTarget, stacks: onAtkCtx.venomStacks, side });
+            }
+            if (onAtkCtx.venomAllTargets) {
+              this.events.push({ type: 'venomApplyAll', attacker, targets: onAtkCtx.venomAllTargets, side });
+            }
           }
         }
 
@@ -208,7 +247,7 @@ export class CombatEngine {
           }
         }
 
-        // counter skill on defender — only fires if defender survived the main attack
+        // counter and carapace skills on defender — only fire if defender survived the main attack
         if (currentTarget.currentHP > 0) {
           for (const s of currentTarget.skills) {
             if (s.name === 'counter') {
@@ -223,16 +262,30 @@ export class CombatEngine {
                 if (attacker.currentHP <= 0) {
                   this._log(`${attacker.name} is destroyed by counter`);
                   this.events.push({ type: 'death', card: attacker, side });
+                  this._processOnDeath(attacker, alliedLanes, side);
                 }
               }
             }
+            if (s.name === 'carapace' && dmg > 0) {
+              const carapaceCtx = { trigger: 'on_defend' };
+              this.skillProcessor.process(s, currentTarget, attacker,
+                enemyLanes.filter(c => c.currentHP > 0),
+                alliedLanes.filter(c => c.currentHP > 0),
+                carapaceCtx);
+              if (carapaceCtx.carapaceGain > 0) {
+                this._log(`${currentTarget.name} carapace: +${carapaceCtx.carapaceGain} ARM`);
+                this.events.push({ type: 'carapace', card: currentTarget, gain: carapaceCtx.carapaceGain });
+              }
+            }
           }
         }
 
         // Check if defender died
         if (currentTarget.currentHP <= 0) {
           this._log(`${currentTarget.name} is destroyed`);
-          this.events.push({ type: 'death', card: currentTarget, side: side === 'player' ? 'opponent' : 'player' });
+          const defenderSide = side === 'player' ? 'opponent' : 'player';
+          this.events.push({ type: 'death', card: currentTarget, side: defenderSide });
+          this._processOnDeath(currentTarget, enemyLanes, defenderSide);
         }
       } else {
         // Attack commander directly (pierce has already reduced currentArmor if applicable)
@@ -253,6 +306,20 @@ export class CombatEngine {
     }
   }
 
+  // Process on_death skills for a card that just died
+  _processOnDeath(deadCard, alliedLanes, side) {
+    for (const s of deadCard.skills) {
+      if (s.trigger !== 'on_death') continue;
+      const allies = alliedLanes.filter(a => a.currentHP > 0);
+      const ctx = {};
+      this.skillProcessor.process(s, deadCard, null, allies, [], ctx);
+      if (s.name === 'hive_link' && ctx.hiveLinkTargets?.length > 0) {
+        this._log(`${deadCard.name} hive_link: +${s.value} ATK to ${ctx.hiveLinkTargets.length} allies`);
+        this.events.push({ type: 'hive_link', source: deadCard, targets: ctx.hiveLinkTargets, gain: s.value, side });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // Remove dead cards, compact lanes
   _deathCheck() {
     this.playerLanes = this.playerLanes.filter(c => c.currentHP > 0);
@@ -315,7 +382,9 @@ export class CombatEngine {
     for (const c of this.playerHand) { if (c.currentDelay > 0) c.currentDelay--; }
     for (const c of this.ai.hand) { if (c.currentDelay > 0) c.currentDelay--; }
     this._commanderSkillPhase();
+    this._cardOnTurnStartPhase();
     this._rupturePhase();
+    this._venomPhase();
     this._jamPhase();
     this._attackPhase();
     this._deathCheck();
@@ -356,7 +425,10 @@ export class CombatEngine {
     // Tick AI hand cards that were not deployed this turn
     for (const c of this.ai.hand) { if (c.currentDelay > 0) c.currentDelay--; }
     this._commanderSkillPhase();
+    this._cardOnTurnStartPhase();
     this._rupturePhase();
+    this._venomPhase();
+    this._deathCheck(); // remove cards killed by rupture/venom before combat
     this._jamPhase();
     this._preBattlePhase();
     // NOTE: No _deathCheck() here — dead cards stay in lanes so the scene can
@@ -401,6 +473,10 @@ export class CombatEngine {
           buffs.push({ skill: 'legion', source: card, target: card, amount: ctx.legionGain });
           this._log(`${card.name} legion: +${ctx.legionGain} ATK`);
         }
+        if (s.name === 'swarm' && ctx.swarmCard) {
+          buffs.push({ skill: 'swarm', source: card, target: card, amount: ctx.swarmGain });
+          this._log(`${card.name} swarm: +${ctx.swarmGain} ATK`);
+        }
         if (s.name === 'bloodrage' && ctx.bloodrageGain) {
           buffs.push({ skill: 'bloodrage', source: card, target: card, amount: ctx.bloodrageGain });
           this._log(`${card.name} bloodrage: +${ctx.bloodrageGain} ATK`);
@@ -723,7 +799,9 @@ export class CombatEngine {
     this._deployPhase();
     this._activationPhase();
     this._commanderSkillPhase();
+    this._cardOnTurnStartPhase();
     this._rupturePhase();
+    this._venomPhase();
     this._jamPhase();
     this._attackPhase();
     this._deathCheck();

src/combat/SkillProcessor.js

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export class SkillProcessor {
   }
 
   strike(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    if (!skill.all && defender?.burrowTurns > 0) return;
     if (skill.all) {
       const targets = enemies.length > 0 ? enemies.filter(e => e.currentHP > 0) : (context?.enemyCommander ? [context.enemyCommander] : []);
       if (targets.length === 0) return;
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export class SkillProcessor {
   }
 
   rupture(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    if (!skill.all && defender?.burrowTurns > 0) return;
     if (skill.all) {
       const targets = enemies.filter(e => e.currentHP > 0);
       if (targets.length === 0) return;
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ export class SkillProcessor {
 
     // Primary: directly opposite card
     const primary = enemyLaneCards[idx];
-    if (primary?.currentHP > 0) {
+    if (primary?.currentHP > 0 && !(primary.burrowTurns > 0)) {
       const reductions = this._applyJamReductions(primary, primaryAmount);
       if (reductions.length > 0) {
         primary._tempBuffs = primary._tempBuffs || [];
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ export class SkillProcessor {
     if (idx < 0 || idx >= enemyLaneCards.length) return;
     const target = enemyLaneCards[idx];
     if (!target || target.currentHP <= 0) return;
+    if (target.burrowTurns > 0) return;
     const amount = Math.min(skill.value, target.currentAttack);
     target.currentAttack = Math.max(0, target.currentAttack - amount);
     // Store negative amount so _removeAndCollectDebuffs reverses it by adding back
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ export class SkillProcessor {
   }
 
   weaken(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    if (!skill.all && defender?.burrowTurns > 0) return;
     if (skill.all) {
       const targets = enemies.filter(e => e.currentHP > 0);
       if (targets.length === 0) return;
@@ -319,9 +323,11 @@ export class SkillProcessor {
       if (context) context.mortarAllTargets = allTargets;
       return;
     }
+    const validEnemies = enemies.filter(e => e.currentHP > 0 && !(e.burrowTurns > 0));
+    if (validEnemies.length === 0) return;
     const rng = context?.rng;
-    const idx = rng ? rng.nextInt(0, enemies.length - 1) : Math.floor(Math.random() * enemies.length);
+    const idx = rng ? rng.nextInt(0, validEnemies.length - 1) : Math.floor(Math.random() * validEnemies.length);
-    const target = enemies[idx];
+    const target = validEnemies[idx];
     const dmg = Math.max(0, skill.value - Math.max(0, target.currentArmor));
     target.currentHP -= dmg;
     if (context) {
@@ -432,4 +438,77 @@ export class SkillProcessor {
       if (context) { context.bloodrageCard = attacker; context.bloodrageGain = skill.value; }
     }
   }
+
+  // ── Xeno skills ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  spawn(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    const laneCards = context?.laneCards || [];
+    if (laneCards.length >= 4) return; // no empty lane
+    const drone = context.cardManager.createInstance('xeno_drone_token', attacker.level || 1);
+    drone.currentDelay = 0;
+    context.spawnedDrone = drone;
+  }
+
+  swarm(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    const xenoAllies = allies.filter(a =>
+      a.faction === 'xeno' && a !== attacker && a.currentHP > 0 && a.type !== 'commander'
+    );
+    const gain = skill.value * xenoAllies.length;
+    if (gain <= 0) return;
+    attacker.currentAttack += gain;
+    attacker._tempBuffs = attacker._tempBuffs || [];
+    attacker._tempBuffs.push({ stat: 'currentAttack', amount: gain, source: 'swarm' });
+    if (context) { context.swarmCard = attacker; context.swarmGain = gain; }
+  }
+
+  carapace(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    // attacker is the defending card (the one with carapace)
+    attacker.currentArmor += skill.value;
+    attacker.armor += skill.value; // permanent base increase
+    if (context) context.carapaceGain = skill.value;
+  }
+
+  venom(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    if (skill.all) {
+      const targets = enemies.filter(e => e.currentHP > 0 && !(e.venomStacks > 0));
+      if (targets.length === 0) return;
+      const allTargets = [];
+      for (const t of targets) {
+        if (t.burrowTurns > 0) continue; // burrowed cards immune to targeted venom
+        t.venomStacks = skill.value;
+        allTargets.push({ target: t, stacks: skill.value });
+      }
+      if (context && allTargets.length > 0) context.venomAllTargets = allTargets;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!defender || defender.currentHP <= 0) return;
+    if (defender.venomStacks > 0) return;
+    if (defender.burrowTurns > 0) return;
+    defender.venomStacks = skill.value;
+    if (context) { context.venomTarget = defender; context.venomStacks = skill.value; }
+  }
+
+  molt(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    const armorToConvert = attacker.currentArmor;
+    if (armorToConvert <= 0) return;
+    const healAmount = Math.min(armorToConvert, attacker.health - attacker.currentHP);
+    attacker.currentHP += healAmount;
+    attacker.currentArmor = 0;
+    if (context) { context.moltHeal = healAmount; context.moltArmorLost = armorToConvert; }
+  }
+
+  hive_link(skill, attacker, defender, allies, enemies, context) {
+    // attacker is the dying card
+    const xenoAllies = allies.filter(a =>
+      a.faction === 'xeno' && a.currentHP > 0 && a !== attacker
+    );
+    if (xenoAllies.length === 0) return;
+    const targets = [];
+    for (const ally of xenoAllies) {
+      ally.currentAttack += skill.value;
+      ally.attack += skill.value; // permanent
+      targets.push({ target: ally, gain: skill.value });
+    }
+    if (context) context.hiveLinkTargets = targets;
+  }
 }

src/managers/CardManager.js

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ export class CardManager {
       currentArmor: stats.armor,
       currentDelay: stats.delay,
       ruptureStacks: 0,
+      venomStacks: 0,
+      burrowTurns: (() => { const bs = stats.skills.find(s => s.name === 'burrow'); return bs ? bs.value : 0; })(),
       jamTurns: 0,
       berserkBonus: 0,
       instanceId: Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)

src/managers/PackManager.js

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class PackManager {
       const pool = this.cardManager.getAllCards().filter(c =>
         c.rarity === rarity &&
         c.type !== 'commander' &&
+        c.type !== 'token' &&
         slot.cardPool.includes(c.faction)
       );
       if (pool.length === 0) continue;

src/objects/CardObject.js

@@ -106,6 +106,27 @@ export class CardObject extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
       this.add(this.delayOverlay);
     }
 
+    // Burrow overlay (brown tint when burrowed)
+    this.burrowOverlay = this.scene.add.rectangle(0, imageCY, w, imageH, 0x553311, 0.45);
+    this.burrowOverlay.setVisible(this.cardData.burrowTurns > 0);
+    this.add(this.burrowOverlay);
+
+    // Venom indicator (top-right of image area)
+    this.venomBadge = this.scene.add.text(
+      w / 2 - Math.round(4 * scale),
+      -h / 2 + bannerH + Math.round(3 * scale),
+      '',
+      {
+        fontSize: fs(7), color: '#44ff44', fontStyle: 'bold',
+        backgroundColor: '#000000aa',
+        padding: { x: Math.round(2 * scale), y: Math.round(1 * scale) },
+        fontFamily: 'Audiowide'
+      }
+    ).setOrigin(1, 0);
+    this.venomBadge.setVisible(false);
+    this.add(this.venomBadge);
+    this._updateVenomBadge();
+
     // Flash overlay — transparent red rect; .bg is targeted by _animateAttack
     this.bg = this.scene.add.rectangle(0, imageCY, w, imageH, 0xff2200, 0);
     this.add(this.bg);
@@ -191,6 +212,17 @@ export class CardObject extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     }
   }
 
+  _updateVenomBadge() {
+    if (!this.venomBadge) return;
+    const stacks = this.cardData.venomStacks || 0;
+    if (stacks > 0) {
+      this.venomBadge.setText(`☠${stacks}`);
+      this.venomBadge.setVisible(true);
+    } else {
+      this.venomBadge.setVisible(false);
+    }
+  }
+
   refresh() {
     const w = this.options.width || 80;
     const scale = w / 80;
@@ -210,6 +242,10 @@ export class CardObject extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     if (this.delayOverlay) {
       this.delayOverlay.setVisible(this.cardData.currentDelay > 0);
     }
+    if (this.burrowOverlay) {
+      this.burrowOverlay.setVisible(this.cardData.burrowTurns > 0);
+    }
+    this._updateVenomBadge();
     if (this.skillText && this.cardData.skills?.length) {
       const skillStr = this.cardData.skills
         .map(s => {

src/scenes/BattleScene.js

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import { SaveManager } from '../managers/SaveManager.js';
 const BATTLE_BACKGROUNDS = {
   imperial:     ['imperial_01', 'imperial_02', 'imperial_03'],
   raider:       ['raider_01', 'raider_02', 'raider_03'],
-  bloodthirsty: ['bloodthirsty_01', 'bloodthirsty_02', 'bloodthirsty_03']
+  bloodthirsty: ['bloodthirsty_01', 'bloodthirsty_02', 'bloodthirsty_03'],
+  xeno:         ['xeno_01', 'xeno_02', 'xeno_03']
 };
 
 // ── Battle music playlist ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -338,8 +339,15 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       ? this.engine.getState().opponent.lanes.find(c => !oldOpponentIds.has(c.instanceId))
       : null;
 
-    const startAttacks = () => this._processPreBattle(preBattleEvents, () => {
+    // Collect new-phase events (spawn, molt, venomTick) emitted between deploy and preBattle
-      this.time.delayedCall(200, () => this._processNextAttackStep());
+    const phaseEvents = commitEvents.filter(e =>
+      ['spawn', 'molt', 'venomTick', 'carapace', 'hive_link'].includes(e.type)
+    );
+
+    const startAttacks = () => this._processPhaseEvents(phaseEvents, () => {
+      this._processPreBattle(preBattleEvents, () => {
+        this.time.delayedCall(200, () => this._processNextAttackStep());
+      });
     });
 
     const animateOpponentThenAttack = () => {
@@ -401,7 +409,7 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       } else if (currentRound) {
         if (e.type === 'berserk') currentRound.berserkEvent = e;
         else if (e.type === 'counter') currentRound.counterEvent = e;
-        else if (e.type === 'ruptureAll' || e.type === 'healAll' || e.type === 'weakenAll')
+        else if (['ruptureAll', 'healAll', 'weakenAll', 'venomApply', 'venomApplyAll', 'carapace', 'hive_link'].includes(e.type))
           currentRound.onAttackAllEvents.push(e);
       }
     }
@@ -476,6 +484,8 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       if (event.type === 'ruptureAll') this._animateRuptureAll(event, cb);
       else if (event.type === 'healAll') this._animateHealAll(event, cb);
       else if (event.type === 'weakenAll') this._animateWeakenAll(event, cb);
+      else if (event.type === 'venomApply') this._animateVenomApply(event, cb);
+      else if (event.type === 'venomApplyAll') this._animateVenomApplyAll(event, cb);
       else cb();
     };
     next(0);
@@ -537,6 +547,123 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     }
   }
 
+  // ── Xeno skill animations ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  _processPhaseEvents(events, onComplete) {
+    if (!events || events.length === 0) { onComplete(); return; }
+    const next = (idx) => {
+      if (idx >= events.length) { onComplete(); return; }
+      const event = events[idx];
+      const cb = () => next(idx + 1);
+      if (event.type === 'spawn') this._animateSpawn(event, cb);
+      else if (event.type === 'molt') this._animateMolt(event, cb);
+      else if (event.type === 'venomTick') this._animateVenomTick(event, cb);
+      else if (event.type === 'carapace') this._animateCarapace(event, cb);
+      else if (event.type === 'hive_link') this._animateHiveLink(event, cb);
+      else cb();
+    };
+    next(0);
+  }
+
+  _animateSpawn(event, onComplete) {
+    // Re-render state so the new drone card object exists
+    this._renderState();
+    const cardObj = this.cardObjects.get(event.card.instanceId);
+    if (!cardObj?.scene) { onComplete(); return; }
+    this.statusText.setText(`${event.side === 'player' ? 'Your' : 'Enemy'} commander spawns a drone!`);
+    cardObj.setAlpha(0).setScale(0.5);
+    this.tweens.add({
+      targets: cardObj,
+      alpha: 1, scaleX: 1, scaleY: 1,
+      duration: 400,
+      ease: 'Back.Out',
+      onComplete: () => { this.time.delayedCall(200, onComplete); }
+    });
+  }
+
+  _animateMolt(event, onComplete) {
+    const obj = this.cardObjects.get(event.card.instanceId);
+    if (!obj?.scene) { onComplete(); return; }
+    this.statusText.setText(`${event.card.name} molts: converts ${event.armorLost} armor to ${event.heal} HP`);
+    obj.flash(0x22aa44);
+    this.time.delayedCall(400, () => {
+      if (obj.scene) obj.refresh();
+      onComplete();
+    });
+  }
+
+  _animateVenomTick(event, onComplete) {
+    const obj = this.cardObjects.get(event.card.instanceId) || this.commanderObjects?.get(event.card.instanceId);
+    if (!obj?.scene) { onComplete(); return; }
+    obj.flash(0x44ff44);
+    this.time.delayedCall(300, () => {
+      if (obj.scene) obj.refresh();
+      onComplete();
+    });
+  }
+
+  _animateCarapace(event, onComplete) {
+    const obj = this.cardObjects.get(event.card.instanceId);
+    if (!obj?.scene) { onComplete(); return; }
+    obj.animateArmorGain(event.gain, onComplete);
+  }
+
+  _animateHiveLink(event, onComplete) {
+    if (!event.targets?.length) { onComplete(); return; }
+    this.statusText.setText(`${event.source.name} dies — hive link grants +${event.gain} ATK!`);
+    let remaining = event.targets.length;
+    const done = () => {
+      if (--remaining <= 0) onComplete();
+    };
+    for (const t of event.targets) {
+      const obj = this.cardObjects.get(t.target.instanceId);
+      if (!obj?.scene) { done(); continue; }
+      obj.flash(0xff4400);
+      this.time.delayedCall(400, () => {
+        if (obj.scene) obj.refresh();
+        done();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  _animateVenomApply(event, onComplete) {
+    const obj = this.cardObjects.get(event.target.instanceId) || this.commanderObjects?.get(event.target.instanceId);
+    if (!obj?.scene) { onComplete(); return; }
+    this.statusText.setText(`${event.attacker.name} applies ${event.stacks} venom to ${event.target.name}!`);
+    obj.flash(0x44ff44);
+    this.time.delayedCall(400, () => {
+      if (obj.scene) obj.refresh();
+      onComplete();
+    });
+  }
+
+  _animateVenomApplyAll(event, onComplete) {
+    if (!event.targets?.length) { onComplete(); return; }
+    this.statusText.setText(`${event.attacker.name} venoms all enemies!`);
+    let remaining = event.targets.length;
+    const done = () => {
+      if (--remaining <= 0) onComplete();
+    };
+    for (const t of event.targets) {
+      const obj = this.cardObjects.get(t.target.instanceId) || this.commanderObjects?.get(t.target.instanceId);
+      if (!obj?.scene) { done(); continue; }
+      obj.flash(0x44ff44);
+      this.time.delayedCall(400, () => {
+        if (obj.scene) obj.refresh();
+        done();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  _animateSwarmBuff(buff, onComplete) {
+    // Reuse the legion buff animation pattern
+    const _lookup = id => id && (this.cardObjects.get(id) || this.commanderObjects?.get(id));
+    const targetObj = _lookup(buff.target.instanceId);
+    if (!targetObj?.scene) { onComplete(); return; }
+    this.statusText.setText(`${buff.target.name} swarm: +${buff.amount} ATK`);
+    targetObj.animateBerserkGain(buff.amount, onComplete);
+  }
+
   // Explosion sprite + fade-out for a defeated lane card.
   _playCardDeath(obj, cardData, onComplete = null) {
     this.cardObjects.delete(cardData.instanceId);
@@ -2042,6 +2169,8 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
         this._animateRallyBuff(group, () => next(idx + 1));
       } else if (group.skill === 'legion') {
         this._animateLegionBuff(group, () => next(idx + 1));
+      } else if (group.skill === 'swarm') {
+        this._animateSwarmBuff(group, () => next(idx + 1));
       } else if (group.skill === 'bloodrage') {
         this._animateBloodrageBuff(group, () => next(idx + 1));
       } else {