Enemy move reference

Reading the tables

Each delay is measured in placements from the previous step, not from battle start. The tables exclude the recovery step added before each move in adventure mode. Read the battle preview for actual positions and locked targets.

Area requirements reduce garbage pressure, while countdown blocks should be removed early. See Enemy actions for the difference.

Pollution

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Spawn up to 5 Pollution threat blocks in a 2-row band; expire in 15 turns
2	5 placements	Turn 2 queued pieces into Pollution
3	5 placements	Turn 1 queued pieces into Pollution

Shatter

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Spawn up to 4 Glass threat blocks in a 2-row band; expire in 10 turns
2	5 placements	Shatter 2 queued pieces
3	5 placements	Turn 2 queued pieces into Glass

Bombardment

Step	Delay	Effect
1	9 placements	4 × 4 area, requires 9 cells; destroy on resolution
2	6 placements	3 × 3 area, requires 3 cells; destroy on resolution

Lockdown

Step	Delay	Effect
1	4 placements	Forbid placement in 2 columns for 3 turns
2	3 placements	Forbid placement in a 4 × 4 area for 3 turns
3	3 placements	Forbid placement in 1 column for 3 turns
4	5 placements	3 × 3 area, requires 3 cells; destroy on resolution

Undertow

Step	Delay	Effect
1	6 placements	No Rotation for 5 turns
2	4 placements	No Pick for 1 turns

Tail Flick

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	8 × 8 area: Column Shear
2	5 placements	6 × 6 area: Column Shear

Scuttle

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	8 × 8 area: Row Shear
2	5 placements	6 × 6 area: Row Shear

Growth

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	4 × 4 area, requires 6 cells; convert to Pollution on resolution
2	5 placements	Mark Pollution in a 4-row band; expire in 20 turns

Ossify

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Turn 1 queued pieces into Obsidian
2	5 placements	Turn 1 queued pieces into Obsidian

Ashfall

Step	Delay	Effect
1	6 placements	Preview Fog for 10 turns
2	4 placements	No Pick for 2 turns

Formation

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Turn 1 queued pieces into Chess Piece
2	5 placements	Spawn up to 3 Chess Piece threat blocks in a 1-row band; expire in 20 turns
3	5 placements	Spawn up to 2 Chess Piece threat blocks in a 1-row band; expire in 20 turns
4	5 placements	Spawn up to 1 Chess Piece threat blocks in a 1-row band; expire in 20 turns

Check

Step	Delay	Effect
1	10 placements	4 × 4 area, requires 8 cells; convert to Chess Piece on resolution
2	5 placements	Turn 2 queued pieces into Chess Piece
3	5 placements	Mark Chess Piece in a 5-row band; expire in 30 turns

Refraction

Step	Delay	Effect
1	8 placements	Mirror 2 queued pieces
2	2 placements	Shatter 3 queued pieces
3	8 placements	Mirror 2 queued pieces
4	2 placements	Shatter 3 queued pieces

Mirror Cage

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Spawn up to 8 Glass threat blocks in a 3-row band; expire in 20 turns
2	5 placements	Forbid placement in a 4 × 4 area for 3 turns
3	1 placements	Forbid placement in 1 column for 3 turns
4	1 placements	Forbid placement in 1 column for 3 turns
5	4 placements	Turn 2 queued pieces into Glass
6	4 placements	Shatter 2 queued pieces

Movable Type

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Turn 2 queued pieces into letters
2	5 placements	Shatter 2 queued pieces
3	5 placements	Turn 2 queued pieces into letters
4	5 placements	Shatter 2 queued pieces

Spoiler: hidden move

CIALLO

Step	Delay	Effect
1	10 placements	Reshape the queue into CIALLO

Redact

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Shatter 4 queued pieces
2	5 placements	Shatter 4 queued pieces
3	5 placements	Turn 2 queued pieces into letters
4	5 placements	Mirror 2 queued pieces

Crosscurrent

Step	Delay	Effect
1	10 placements	10 × 20 area: Column Shear
2	2 placements	10 × 15 area: Row Shear
3	2 placements	10 × 10 area: Ring Shift
4	6 placements	Shatter 2 queued pieces

Upheaval

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	10 × 20 area: Row Shear
2	12 placements	5 × 5 area, requires 15 cells; destroy on resolution
3	3 placements	10 × 10 area: Ring Shift

Edict

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	No Clear for 15 turns
2	5 placements	No Rotation for 5 turns
3	5 placements	No Pick for 5 turns
4	5 placements	No Rotation for 5 turns

Martial Law

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Forbid placement in a 5 × 5 area for 5 turns
2	1 placements	Forbid placement in 1 column for 2 turns
3	1 placements	Forbid placement in 1 column for 2 turns
4	1 placements	Forbid placement in 1 column for 2 turns
5	2 placements	Forbid placement in a 4 × 4 area for 5 turns
6	10 placements	4 × 4 area, requires 10 cells; destroy on resolution

Levy

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Spawn up to 5 Gold Block threat blocks in a 2-row band; expire in 20 turns
2	5 placements	3 × 3 area, requires 6 cells; destroy on resolution
3	5 placements	3 × 3 area, requires 5 cells; destroy on resolution
4	5 placements	3 × 3 area, requires 4 cells; destroy on resolution

Interest

Step	Delay	Effect
1	5 placements	Turn 3 queued pieces into Gold Block
2	10 placements	5 × 5 area, requires 15 cells; convert to Gold Block on resolution
3	5 placements	Mark Gold Block in a 5-row band; expire in 30 turns