Grim

Grim

Type

Spectral

Effect

Destroy 1 random card in your hand, add 2 random Enhanced Aces to your hand

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Stats

Buy Price

4

Sell Price

2

Grim is a Spectral card that destroys one random card in hand, then adds 2 random enhanced Aces to hand.

• Grim cannot add Stone Cards ({{chips|+50}}<br>no rank or suit Stone Card.png), similar to Incantation (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|4}} random [[Card_Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Number cards|{{hl|orange|numbered cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Incantation.png) and Familiar (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|3}} random [[Card Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|face cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Familiar.png).
• Grim cannot be used when there is only 1 card in hand, which can happen if the player's hand size is one or the player has destroyed cards until there is only 1 card left.
• The Fragile ( ) challenge bans Grim.
• Grim, alongside other card-destroying Spectral Cards Familiar (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|3}} random [[Card Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|face cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Familiar.png), Immolate (Destroys {{hl|orange|5}} random cards in hand, gain {{Money|20}} Available from start. Spectral Immolate.png), and Incantation (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|4}} random [[Card_Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Number cards|{{hl|orange|numbered cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Incantation.png), will not scale Glass Joker (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.75}} for every [[Glass_Cards|{{hl|orange|Glass Card}}]] that is destroyed <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Have at least {{hl|orange|5}} [[Glass_Cards|{{hl|orange|Glass Cards}}]] in your deck Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Glass Joker.png) after destroying a Glass Card ({{xmult|2}}<br>{{hl|green|1 in 4}} chance to destroy card Glass Card.png). This is presumed to be a bug.

• Abandoned Deck ( Start run with no {{F|}}[[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|Face Cards}}]] in your deck Win a run with the {{D|Green}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Abandoned Deck.png): As the Abandoned deck starts with fewer cards, the added Aces will be drawn more often.
• Erratic Deck ( All [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|Ranks}}]] and [[Suits|{{hl|orange|Suits}}]] in deck are randomized Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Orange}} difficulty or harder Erratic Deck.png): If the starting deck contains a larger number of Aces, Grim can further increase this.

Grim adds 2 of the same rank, which can make same-rank poker hands such as Four of a Kind easier to form.

• Hologram (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.25}} every time a {{hl|orange|playing card}} is added to your deck <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Hologram.gif) gains X0.5 Mult from the 2 added cards.
• Driver's License ({{xmult|3}} if you have at least {{hl|orange|16}} Enhanced cards in your full deck <br> {{Currently|{{hl|orange|0}}}} Enhance 16 cards in your deck Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent Driver's License.png) requirement to reach 16 enhanced cards in the deck can be reached faster with the 2 added enhanced cards.
• Vampire (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.1}} per scoring {{hl|orange|Enhanced card}} played, removes card {{hl|orange|Enhancement}} <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Mixed Vampire.png) can remove the innate enhancements on the Aces for X0.1 Mult each.
• Scholar (Played {{hl|orange|Aces}} give {{chips|+20}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Scholar.png), Fibonacci (Each played {{hl|orange|Ace}}, {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|5}}, or {{hl|orange|8}} gives {{Mult|+8}} when scored Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Fibonacci.png), and Odd Todd (Played cards with [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|odd}}]] rank give {{Chips|+31}} when scored <br> {{hl|gray|(A, 9, 7, 5, 3)}} Common Chips On Scored Odd Todd.png) all activate on the Aces that Grim provides.
• Hanging Chad (Retrigger {{hl|orange|first}} played card used in scoring {{hl|orange|2}} additional times Beat a Boss Blind with a {{ph|High Card}} Common Retrigger On Scored Hanging Chad.png), Seltzer (Retrigger all cards played for the next {{hl|orange|10}} hands Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Seltzer.png), and Dusk (Retrigger all played cards in {{hl|orange|final hand}} of the round Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Dusk.png) all retrigger the innate enhancements on each Ace. This also applies to any Gold Cards ({{money|3}} if this card is held in hand at end of round Gold Card.png) or Steel Cards ({{xmult|1.5}} while this card stays in hand Steel Card.png) with Mime (Retrigger all card {{hl|orange|held in hand}} abilities Uncommon Retrigger On Held Mime.png).
• As Grim adds 2 of a specific rank, hands consisting of multiple Aces are easier to form. This benefits jokers like Sly Joker ({{Chips|+50}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Pair}} Common Chips Independent Sly Joker.png), Zany Joker ({{Mult|+12}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Three of a Kind}} Common Additive Mult Independent Zany Joker.png), and The Family ({{xmult|4}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Four of a Kind}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Four of a Kind}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The_Family.png).

• Aura (Add [[Foil|{{hl|edition|Foil}}]], [[Holographic|{{hl|edition|Holographic}}]], or [[Polychrome|{{hl|edition|Polychrome}}]] effect to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in hand Available from start. Spectral Aura.png), Deja Vu (Add a [[Red Seal|{{hl|red|Red Seal}}]] to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Deja Vu.png), and Talisman (Add a [[Gold Seal|{{hl|orange|Gold Seal}}]] to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Talisman.png): Can further improve the enhanced cards added by Grim.
• Death (Select {{hl|orange|2}} cards, convert the {{hl|orange|left}} card into the {{hl|orange|right}} card<br>{{hl|gray|(Drag to rearrange)}} Available from start. Tarot Death.png) and Cryptid (Create {{hl|orange|2}} copies of {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Cryptid.png): Can copy the Aces with their respective enhancements.
• Strength (Increases rank of up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards by {{hl|orange|1}} Available from start. Tarot Strength.png): Can further increase the number of Aces in the deck.

With more of 1 specific rank, Straights and Straight Flushes are generally harder to form.

• Erosion ({{Mult|+4}} for each card below {{hl|orange|[the deck's starting size]}} in your full deck <br> {{Currently|{{Mult|+0}}}} Uncommon Additive Mult Independent Erosion.png): As Grim adds more cards than it destroys, Erosion loses +4 Mult.
• Any Joker reliant on a non-Ace rank such as Hack (Retrigger each played {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|4}}, or {{hl|orange|5}} Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Hack.png), Baron (Each {{hl|orange|King}} held in hand gives {{xmult|1.5}} Rare Multiplicative Mult On Held Baron.png), and Cloud 9 (Earn {{Money|1}} for each {{hl|orange|9}} in your {{hl|orange|full deck}} at end of round <br> {{Currently|{{Money|4}}}} Uncommon Economy N/A (Passive) Cloud 9.png) has less value with more Aces added to the deck.

• The origin behind the name 'grim' likely originates from 'grimoire' rather than the modern term 'grim', meaning somber or bleak. A grimoire is a book of magic or alchemy, usually used for containing spells or summoning, which may have influenced Grim's effect of creating cards.
• Grim is part of a trio of spectral cards with very similar effects. The other cards are Incantation (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|4}} random [[Card_Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Number cards|{{hl|orange|numbered cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Incantation.png) and Familiar (Destroy {{hl|orange|1}} random card in your hand, add {{hl|orange|3}} random [[Card Modifiers#Enhancements|{{hl|orange|Enhanced}}]] [[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|face cards}}]] to your hand Available from start. Spectral Familiar.png). These three cards share the effect of destroying one card and adding enhanced cards of specific ranks (Numbered cards for Incantation, Face cards for Familiar, and Aces for Grim).
  • The sigil on the grimoire's cover is similar to an ace of spades, further tying into the card's effect.

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