The Dark Forge

A Mazebert TD card by florieger

Deep within the bowels of the Underworld, the Forgemaster stokes the fires of his Dark Forge. The Forge’s flames burn orange and red and black; smoke and screaming spirits escape it. As the spirits’ cries reach a fever pitch, the Forgemaster plunges a length of dark steel into the Forge. First the steel’s edges and then its body begin to glow a bright and hellish shade of orange.

Satisfied that the Forge has completed its work, the Forgemaster removes the now-bright metal from the fire. He places it upon his anvil and, using an ancient, rune-inscribed hammer, begins beating the steel into the shape of a blade. As the metal cools and regains its original color, the Forgemaster notices the spirits trapped within it. They dance beneath the blade’s curves and edges, never lingering too long within the Forgemaster’s gaze.

Those spirits will, eventually, steal the life force from this blade’s wielder. And that life force will keep the Dark Forge lit. The Forgemaster hopes to one day craft a single blade capable of keeping the Dark Forge lit forever. But until that day comes, he’s content to tinker, and to keep sending his many Dark Items into the world - where he knows they’ll be used by the downtrodden, the desperate, and those who should know better.

Damage progression

Level	Base damage
1	87-107
2	109-133
3	130-160
4	152-186
5	174-212
6	195-239
7	217-265
8	238-292
9	260-318
10	282-344
11	303-371
12	325-397
13	346-424
14	368-450
15	390-476
16	411-503
17	433-529
18	454-556
19	476-582
20	498-608
21	519-635
22	541-661
23	562-688
24	584-714
25	606-740
26	627-767
27	649-793
28	670-820
29	692-846
30	714-872
31	735-899
32	757-925
33	778-952
34	800-978
35	822-1,004
36	843-1,031
37	865-1,057
38	886-1,084
39	908-1,110
40	930-1,136
41	951-1,163
42	973-1,189
43	994-1,216
44	1,016-1,242
45	1,038-1,268
46	1,059-1,295
47	1,081-1,321
48	1,102-1,348
49	1,124-1,374
50	1,146-1,400
51	1,167-1,427
52	1,189-1,453
53	1,210-1,480
54	1,232-1,506
55	1,254-1,532
56	1,275-1,559
57	1,297-1,585
58	1,318-1,612
59	1,340-1,638
60	1,362-1,664
61	1,383-1,691
62	1,405-1,717
63	1,426-1,744
64	1,448-1,770
65	1,470-1,796
66	1,491-1,823
67	1,513-1,849
68	1,534-1,876
69	1,556-1,902
70	1,578-1,928
71	1,599-1,955
72	1,621-1,981
73	1,642-2,008
74	1,664-2,034
75	1,686-2,060
76	1,707-2,087
77	1,729-2,113
78	1,750-2,140
79	1,772-2,166
80	1,794-2,192
81	1,815-2,219
82	1,837-2,245
83	1,858-2,272
84	1,880-2,298
85	1,902-2,324
86	1,923-2,351
87	1,945-2,377
88	1,966-2,404
89	1,988-2,430
90	2,010-2,456
91	2,031-2,483
92	2,053-2,509
93	2,074-2,536
94	2,096-2,562
95	2,118-2,588
96	2,139-2,615
97	2,161-2,641
98	2,182-2,668
99	2,204-2,694