A Biter bite starts a persistent infection clock; inspect the timer and published cure options before spending cards or gold.
Treat a Biter bite as a run-level timer, not only the damage from one fight. Deckalypse's official press kit says a bite starts a 15-round infection clock that continues between fights. It also says infection reduces the affected survivor's damage by five percent each round and can eventually turn that survivor against the party.
- Read the remaining infection rounds and current damage penalty.
- Compare blocking the bite, using a visible cure, or accepting the timer against the shared energy cost.
- Follow the current build's item text for cure location and cost; the official preview does not publish a fixed shop route.
What to check after a bite
First, read the current round count and decide whether the infected hero is still essential to the next fight. Then inspect the supplies and cards visible in the current build. The official description names cures, cards, gold, and an item that can restore a survivor after turning, but it does not publish a dependable shop schedule, price list, or exact item locations.
Read the live timer, cure option and visible cost before committing the action. Those values decide the current turn; an old preview or another player's run may describe a different build.
Block is also described as preventing the bite from landing. When the board permits it, compare the cost of stopping the hit now against spending your remaining energy on a later cure. This is a board-state decision, not a guarantee that block works the same way against every enemy or patch.
If the timer or status wording changes after a patch, follow the current interface. It is more reliable for this patch-sensitive condition than a launch-era guide.
For resource decisions between runs, see Deckalypse Base Operations and meta progression. For the whole party route, return to the Deckalypse guide.
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What happens when a Biter infects a hero in Deckalypse?
The official press kit says the bite starts a 15-round infection clock that continues between fights and reduces that survivor's damage each round.
Can infection be cured in Deckalypse?
The developer says cards and cures can buy time or clear the infection. It does not publish a release-build item-location table, so check the current inventory and shop labels.
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