Evil Eye

Evil Eye is a 1-cost Uncommon Skill card for the Ironclad that grants 8 Block, with additional Block gained if you have Exhausted a card this turn. The conditional bonus makes this one of the most efficient Block cards in the game when the Exhaust condition is active.

Evil Eye naturally pairs with cheap Exhaust triggers like Burning Pact, True Grit, and Cinder. Feel No Pain stacks its Block on top of Evil Eye's conditional bonus. Dark Embrace helps cycle to Evil Eye when you need it. In a turn where you play Stoke into Evil Eye, you get massive Block plus cards plus energy from a compact two-card sequence. Second Wind can trigger the Exhaust condition while providing its own Block.

Evil Eye is an excellent defensive card for Ironclad Exhaust builds. Pick it when your deck reliably Exhausts cards each turn. Without the Exhaust trigger, 8 Block for 1 energy is still reasonable but not exceptional. Against The Insatiable, where Block is critical every turn, the reliable high Block from Evil Eye keeps the Ironclad alive. Combine it with the Ironclad's other Exhaust-conditional cards to build a cohesive defensive engine.