Demoralize
"Reduces the Melee attack of all enemy Monsters by 1"
Can be Cleansed
Notable Rulesets
| Top 3 Rulesets | Bottom 3 Rulesets |
| Up close and Personal - Only melee monsters may be used. This ensures that the demoralize ability will have a significant impact on your opponent's strategy. Be warned! They may do the same to you. | Keep your Distance - monsters with melee attacks may not be used, nullifying this ability. |
| Melee Mayhem - Because melee monsters can attack from any position with this rule set, your opponent may be more likely to stack their team with melee monsters. | Close Range - Ranged attack monsters may attack from the first position. This makes it less likely they will use melee attacks. Keep in mind - your opponent may do the opposite to throw you off! |
| What Doesn't Kill You - All monsters gain enrage ability. Beware of granting your enemy 1.5x increased speed and melee attack (rounded up) Demoralize reduces their attack, hampering their strategy. | Going the Distance/Wands Out - Only monsters with Ranged or Magic attacks, respectively, may be used - rendering demoralize ineffectual. |
Notable Abilities
| Top 3 Abilities | Bottom 3 Abilities |
| Thorns - Your opponent will still take damage from thorns, even if their attack is reduced. use Amplify to increase their returned damage. | Cleanse - If your opponent plays a monster with cleanse be aware that demoralize will have no impact on the cleansed monster. |
| Headwinds - Any ability that increases the likelihood of your opponent missing is valuable. Combined with -1 to melee attack, this ensures your monsters will stay in the game longer in order to secure victory! | Immunity - If your opponent plays a monster with Immunity, be aware that negative status effects will not impact it. This includes demoralize. |
| Weaken - Further hamper the enemy team by reducing the Health of all enemy Monsters. | Inspire - Grants +1 melee attack to friendly monsters. This is a solid counter to demoralize, that is, until the inspiring monster is destroyed! |
Remarkable Interactions
- Demoralize stacks but can not reduce melee attacks to 0,
- Demoralize dies with the monster wielding it.
Summoners that Reduce Melee Attack
Crypt Mancer detracts -1 Melee, -1 Speed, and -1 Max Health from your opponent's team.
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Monsters with Demoralize:
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- Disintegrator - Level 1
- Warrior of Peace - Level 1
- Failed Summoner - Level 6
- Cabalist - Level 6
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