Potonomics is almost entirely run on its deck building mechanics, and it’s understanding how to best kit out your deck for whenever you have to turn on your competitive side or merchanting charms to bag either the victory or the funds. To do this, you’ll want to unlock as many cards and coupons possible. This is achievable by bonding with the many lovable NPCs of its world, all for the sake of getting out of your uncle’s debt and becoming the best potion shop across the land.
Starter deck
Sylvia’s cards:
- Set ‘Em Up – Raise interest by 4. If Opener: Apply “Set ‘Em Up” (Sylvia Buff: Increase interest applied by Reel ‘Em In by 20%).
- Reel ‘Em In – Raise interest by 8.
- Close It Out – Raise Interest by 9. Close sale.
- Brace Yourself – Gain 2 shield.
- Think, Sylvia, Think – Draw 1 card.
The tutorial will also provide you with one additional card from Owl’s deck – Scheme. His other cards will be rewarded once clearing each of the four story tournaments. This is unlike every other character’s deck, which are awarded to players for increasing their bonds with Sylvia (be it for platonic or romantic purposes). Also keep in mind that Owl does not reward players with coupons but the rest of the characters do.
Character decks
Owl’s cards:
- Scheme – Draw 3 cards.
- Two Is Better Than One – Choose a card in your hand to duplicate. The duplicate is put into your deck and lasts until the end of current haggle session.
- Barrage – Raise interest by 2 for every card in your hand.
- Mulligan – Discard entire hand. Draw a new card for each card discarded.
- Rattle ‘Em Off – Apply “Fluidity” (Sylvia Buff: Makes you draw 1 more card each time you play a card) for 1 turn.
Quinn’s cards:
- Plant the Seed – Apply “Plant the Seed” (Customer Debuff: Raises interest by 8 at the start of the customer’s turn).
- Press the Attack – Raise interest by 5. Draw a card.
- Shock Factor – Raise interest by 10. Apply “Shocked” (Customer Buff: Reduces all interest gained by 25%) for two turns. If Opener: Raise interest by 17 instead.
- Pressure – Draw 3 cards. Discard any of the 3 that do not raise interest.
- Fuel to the Fire – Apply “Fuel to the Fire” (Customer Debuff: Doubles the interest applied by buffs and debuffs) for 5 turns.
- Compound Interest – Apply “Compound Interest” (Customer Debuff: Raises interest by 4 at start of customer’s turn. Value doubles every turn) for 4 turns.
- Hustle – Raise interest by 8. Close sale. If interest is maxed by this card, increase final price of potion by 15%.
- Take It or Leave It – Raise interest to the next level. Effect ignores customer shield. Close sale.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of ingredients by 10% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Ingredients by 20%
Muktuk’s cards:
- Pump Up – Apply “Pump Up” (Sylvia Buff: Increases next interest-increasing card’s effect by 50%).
- Enthusiasm – Raise interest by 16.
- Craftsmanship – Raise interest by 6. Increase price of potion by 3%.
- Bravado – Apply “Bravado” (Sylvia Buff: Gives 3 additional interest per card played) for 2 turns.
- Reinforce -Apply “Reinforced” (Sylvia Buff: Reduce stress received from all sources by 50%) for 3 turns. Gain 3 shield.
- Zeal – Raise interest by 20. Close sale.
- Artistry – Raise interest by 10. Increase price of potion by 5%.
- Conviction – Apply “Conviction” (Sylvia Buff: Double the effect of next interest-raising card). Can only be played as Opener.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the costs of Crafts and Upgrades by 15% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the costs of Crafts and Upgrades by 25%
Mint’s cards:
- Sympathy – Gain 2 shield. Apply “Sympathy” (Customer Debuff: increase interest gain by 25% for 1 turn)
- Keep Your Guard Up – Raise interest by 8. Gain 2 shield.
- Muscle Memory – Raise interest by 4.
- Blitz – Raise interest by 14. Can only be played if you have 3 or fewer cards in your hand.
- Eye on the Prize – Apply “Stalwart” (Sylvia Buff: Prevents next debuff). Can only be played if you have 3 or fewer cards in your hand.
- Keep It Simple – Raise interest by 9. Discard 2 random cards. If Opener: Discard only 1 card.
- Unfazed – Remove a random debuff from Sylvia.
- Fortitude – Apply “Fortitude” (Sylvia Buff: Negates all stress received).
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of Adventures by 25%. / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Adventures by 50%
Baptiste’s cards:
- Captivate – Increase Patience by 1. If Opener: Increase patience by 2.
- Build Rapport – Raise interest by 8. If Opener: Apply “Sympathy” (Customer Debuff: increase interest gain by 25% for 1 turn) for 2 turns.
- Subvert – Raise interest by 4. Remove 1 random customer buff.
- Compromise – Raise interest to the next level. Permanently block the highest available level of interest. Effect ignores customer shield.
- Common Ground – Apply “Common Ground” (Customer Debuff: Reduces stress applied by 50%) for 3 turns.
- Strategic Withdrawal – Permanently block the highest available level of interest. Increase patience by 3.
- Emotional Intelligence – Raise interest by 8. If customer has an active debuff, raise interest by 25 instead.
- Silver Tongue – Raise interest by 10. Remove all customer buffs.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of Ingredients by 10% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Ingredients by 20%
Saffron’s cards:
- Meditate – Decrease stress by 2.
- Guided Thought – Raise interest by 5. Decrease stress by 1.
- Casual Conversation – Raise Interest by 1 for every current point of patience.
- Deep Connection – Increase patience by 4. Can only be played if you have no other cards in your hand.
- Mindfulness – Discard a Stress Card from your hand.
- Regulated Breathing – Reduce stress by 1 at start of each turn. Lasts until the end of the current haggling session. Stacks.
- Serenity of Mind – Draw 5 cards. Can only be played if stress level is less than 20%.
- Tranquility – Discard all Stress Cards from your hand. Effects do not trigger. Decrease stress by 5 for each card discarded.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of Shop Upgrades and Fuel by 10% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Shop Upgrades and Fuel by 20%
Roxanne’s cards:
- Sleight of Hand – Raise Interest by 10. Apply “Distracted” (Customer debuff: Masks a bad trait of the potion) for 1 turn.
- Flattery – Apply “Charmed” (Customer Debuff: Temporarily increase the price of the potion by 15%) for 1 turn.
- Disarm – Remove customer’s shield.
- Pander – Raise interest by 24. Apply “Self-Hatred” (Sylvia Debuff: Increase stress by 3) for 2 turns.
- Emotional Minefield – Apply “Emotional Damage” (Sylvia Buff: Increase interest gained by 25% on the next turn and raise interest by 10 if customer complains) for 1 turn.
- Chapstick – Apply “Confident” (Sylvia Buff: Increase interest gained by 50%) for 2 turns. If Opener: Apply for 3 turns instead.
- Magnetism – Raise interest by 15. Apply “Charmed” (Customer Debuff: Temporarily increases potion price by 15%) for 2 turns.
- Mass Misdirection – Raise interest by 18. Apply “Mass Misdirection” (Masks all negative potion traits). Close sale.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of Enchantments by 20% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Enchantments by 40%
Xidriel’s cards:
- Jingle – Apply “Jingle” (Sylvia Buff: Next card played costs 2 patience less). Reduces cost of next card by 2 Patience.
- Opening Act – Apply “Warming Up” (Customer Debuff: Raises interest by 5 at the start of customer’s turn. Customer unable to gain shield) for 3 turns. If Opener: Also apply “Primed” (Sylvia Buff: Next card played costs 1 patience less).
- Chorus – Raise interest by 5 for each time this card has been played during the current transaction.
- Improv – Draw 3 cards that cost 0 or 1 patience. Cards are chosen from deck at random.
- Rhythm – Apply “Prepped Rhythm” (Sylvia Buff: Reduce cost of all cards played next turn by 1 Patience).
- Throat Spray – Remove a random debuff from Sylvia. Decrease stress by 3. Can only be played as Opener.
- Catchy Tune – Raise interest by the most recent raised interest amount.
- Encore – Increase patience by 4. Can only be played if patience is currently 1.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of Adventures by 25% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Adventures by 50%
Luna’s cards:
- Elevator Pitch – Drawn in opening hand. Can only be played at start of transaction. Raise interest by 4. Apply “Sympathy” (Customer Debuff: increase interest gain by 25% for 1 turn) for 1 turn.
- Lean into it – Raise interest by 3 for every 5 points of current stress level. Discard 1 card at random.
- Wing it – Raise interest by 12. Increase stress by 5.
- Rehearsed Line – Raise interest by 6. Value is reduced by 3 each time this card is played in the same transaction.
- Caffeine Rush – Discard up to 2 Stress Cards from your hand. Increase stress by 3.
- Dig Deep – Increase stress by 5. Then raise interest by 5 for every 4 points of current stress level.
- Subliminal Messaging – Apply “Subliminal Suggestion” (Customer Debuff: Raise interest by 10 at the start of customer’s turn. Value increases by 5 each turn) for 3 turns.
- Final Push – Raise interest by 12 for each current level of interest. Close sale.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of Marketing by 20% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Marketing by 40%
Salt and Pepper’s cards:
- Strike or Strike Later – Choose one: Raise interest by 11 or gain 5 shield.
- Good Cop, Bad Cop – Raise Interest by 20. Apply “Shocked” (Customer Buff: Reduces all interest gained by 25%) for 2 turns.
- Salt or Pepper – Choose one: Apply “Confident” (Sylvia Buff: Increase interest from all sources by 50%) for 2 turns or “Reinforced” (Sylvia Buff: Reduce stress gained from all sources by 50%) for 2 turns.
- Avast Ye! – Apply “Avast Ye!” (Sylvia Buff: Next 2 cards played cost 0 patience). Also apply “Shocked” (Customer Buff: Reduces all interest gained by 25%) for 2 turns. Can only be played as Opener.
- Give No Quarter – Remove all customer buffs. Then raise interest by 13. Close sale.
- Batten Down the Hatches – Choose one: Apply “Stalwart” (Sylvia Buff: Prevents next debuff) or decrease stress by 5.
- Mental Purrrley – Discard 3 random cards.
- Carpe Diem – Raise interest by 7 for every card played prior to this one on current turn. Close sale.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of Treasure Chests by 20% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Treasure Chests by 40%
Corsac’s cards:
- Ferocity of the Squirrel – Apply “Ferocity of the Squirrel” (Sylvia Buff: Increase interest by 2 every time a card is played). Lasts until the end of the current haggle session.
- Adapt – Play as the active “stance” to use this card (the effect differ depending on which stance is active).
- Be Prepared – Apply “Reinforced” (Sylvia Buff: Reduces stress received by 50%) for 1 turn. If Opener: Additionally apply “Resolve” (Sylvia Buff: Increases shield gain by 50%) for 1 turn.
- Happy Place – Raise interest by 14, ignoring any active buffs and debuffs.
- Serenity of the Mollusk – Apply “Serenity of the Mollusk” (Sylvia Buff: Adds 2 shield per turn). Lasts until the end of the current haggle session. Reduce stress by 5.
- Pivot – Gain 2 shield per card played prior to this card on current turn.
- Mind of the Slime – Apply “Mind of the Slime” (Sylvia Buff: Draw an extra card per turn). Lasts until the end of the current haggle session.
- Lessons from Nature – Draw a card. Raise interest by 10. Gain 3 shield.
Coupon #1 – Decreases the cost of Adventures by 25% / Coupon #2 – Decreases the cost of Adventures by 50%
That’s everything you need to know about coupons and character cards in Potionomics. For more help in the game, see our related articles such as:
