Active cards

**Active Cards** are a part of the "roguelike" card system, featured in *Back 4 Blood*. These cards allow players to pick various special perks like increasing their damage output or defensive capabilities. The focus of this article is on the cards available for use within the Deck Manager which can can be unlocked permanently via Accomplishments, Duffel Bags, and Supply lines. In addition to these cards, players can obtain up to five Legendary Cards temporarily for the remainder of an Act via Legendary Intel Boxes.

The cards that players can use in their Deck Managers can be broken up into four distinctive categories:

* 58 "Reflex"  (blue)
* 54 "Discipline"  (red)
* 48 "Brawn"  (green)
* 31 "Fortune"  (yellow)

The Cleaner Squad should choose Active Cards wisely to counter Corruption Cards picked by the Director.

Players start the Campaign and Trial of the Worm game modes with all 15 cards they pick for their deck. Players will find some active cards across the Missions; generic player cards are free, however, normal player cards cost 500 Copper. Depending on the part of the Act a player is on, they will be granted Catch-up cards. Catch-up cards are only generic cards.

In the Swarm mode, players start with one card at the start of a match. Players can draw up to four cards per round. Card selection is based on the order of the cards placed in a deck. Extra card plays can be earned by finding Supply Boxes scattered around the map. Unlike Campaign, these Supply Boxes requires a Tool Kit to open. Instead of containing Attachments, they contain an Intel Box which grants players a random card from the deck they're using.

There is a total of 191 cards players can use in their Deck Managers in *Back 4 Blood*:

* 58 Reflex cards
* 54 Discipline cards
* 48 Brawn cards
* 31 Fortune cards

The following 15 cards are always selected by default by the Cleaner bots that accompany the player(s): Well Fed, Needs of the Many, Medical Expert, Amped Up, Inspiring Sacrifice, On Your Mark..., Ammo for All, Silver Bullets, Large Caliber Rounds, Optics Enthusiast, Reload Drills, Hydration Pack, Padded Suit, Bounty Hunter and Marked for Death.

When a player joins an ongoing Mission, they will continue it with that same 15-cards deck if a bot was occupying their intended group slot. However, if they take over a Cleaner, that was previously controlled by another player, they will use the deck and weapons left behind by the previous player until the end of the Mission. After completing the current Mission or restarting it by consuming a Continue, players who joined in progress can choose any available Cleaner, with personally selected card decks in the character selection screen.

## Release

At release, if all the cards were unlocked, players had 156 cards at their disposal.

## Post Launch

The following four cards have been added after the initial Launch:

## Tunnels of Terror

The following twelve cards have been added with the release of the Tunnels of Terror expansion.

## Children of the Worm

The following eleven cards have been added with the release of the Children of the Worm expansion.
These cards are unlockable via **Duffel Bags** which serve as free loot boxes to unlock various rewards.

Duffel Bags can be found exclusively within Act 5. Players require at least one player in their squad to access these Missions.
For the use of these cards themselves, the ownership of the expansion is not required.

## River of Blood

The following eight cards have been added with the release of the River of Blood expansion.
These cards are unlockable via **Duffel Bags** which serve as free loot boxes to unlock various rewards.

Duffel Bags can be found within Missions.

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