Anomalies, Summoners and Dispellers

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**Anomalies** begin to occur when the player reaches a certain level. They are essentially blends of two Modes, with the exception of Past and Reflections (This is likely the reason for **Boggarts** and **Distortions**). However, unlike a normal scene, although they do not cost more energy to explore, they do award more coins and experience. They can also be expelled with particular items at the cost of no energy, for similar rewards.

All anomalies that affect Locations can potentially drop a white key for the Survival Kit if it is has appeared that day. Anomalies from Mini-Games will not.

Most Anomalies only occur in areas recently searched by the player; leaving or never exploring a location will not produce an anomaly there without summoning it, with the exceptions being the recent Icy Patterns and Illusions Anomalies. If an Anomaly is on a location, the usual 4 Boosts that the player is prompted to use before entering a location will not appear. In addition, misclicking on the screen will cause time to count down faster. This happens with only two fast misclicks rather than the game's usual of three.

Anomalies appear as early as Rank II.

Anomalies can also be summoned to random locations with summoners in a player's inventory. Players cannot choose where the anomaly lands.

**Summoners**
are used for sending anomalies to City locations. They will go to any City location that has an exploration mode active.

**Dispellers** can be used on any anomaly (not to be confused with Exploration Modes) that a player does not wish to play however during the Crystals mini-game anomaly quests players do not have the option to dispel the anomaly. They must play it.

For the Crystals mini-game, there are are special anomalies. These anomalies are Stone, Chains and Ice and in order to use a summoner or a dispeller for them players need to get the quests for them first. They can usually play these quests when the anomaly appears in the mini-game.

There will be a small box on the location pop up before you enter that will show the option to expel the anomaly. If the player does not have the dispeller then they can either find it in Monster Treasuries, a Collections - though not all have this option, or they may buy with rubies from the Store.

Summoners/Dispellers cannot be used on Mini-Games until players get the quest for them first. They do not work on the event bonus mini-games. In Lower City events players are asked to search the location in an anomaly three times which anomalies can vary event to event.

It is important for players to know that it is **impossible** to summon anomalies in the Upper City simply because they do not exist there.

+ Bats
+ Boggarts
+ Distortions
+ Electrum
+ Icy Patterns
+ Illusions
+ Myriad
+ Night Terrors
+ Poltergeist
+ Sinister Shadows
+ Chain
+ Ice
+ Stone
+ Moves

## Bats

> *"The anomaly summons a flock of bats that double the timer speed for 10 seconds on a miss. Look for pairs of names with mixed up letters."*
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Effect: Two of each item need to be found. The item names are scrambled with the first letter being capitalized.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Boggarts

> *"Boggarts are small City spirits. On a miss, the anomaly doubles the timer speed for 10 seconds. Search for items by name."*
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Effect: Speeds up time for 10 seconds on misclicks.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Distortions

> *"This phenomenon received its name "Distortions" due to its unique properties. The anomaly causes one of the items titles to occasionally lose one letter, making your search even harder."*
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Effect: Causes letters to disappear from hidden items list and causes the edges of the screen to flash red.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Electrum

> *The "Electrum" anomaly plunged the location into darkness. On a miss, it doubles the timer speed for 15 seconds. Look for item names with mixed up letters."*
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Effect: Words will be scrambled, their first letter will still be capitalized, but the location is also under the influence of Night mode.

Considered a "nighttime anomaly" and will contribute progress to any quests involving 'Night' mode.

Significantly less items need to be found to complete the scene.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Icy Patterns

> *"The anomaly blocks the view with a dense layer of icy patterns. There is only enough heat to melt a small patch. Items are only visible in this small area."*
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Effect: Room is dim and empty, the borders have an icy pattern and only hovering over it with mouse cursor can any items be seen. Less items need to be found; it is functionally the same as Illusions.

Considered a "nighttime anomaly" and will contribute progress to any quests involving 'Night' mode.

 Name
 Dispeller

Note: This anomaly was introduced during the Heart of Winter event in 2018. In the 2019 winter event, Christmas Ball Icy Patterns returned but with a slightly different look than that of the previous year. It also only appears during Christmas events.

The Polar Quarter affected by the Icy Patterns Anomaly in 2018The Polar Quarter with Icy Patterns and Lighter in 2018The Ice Palace affected by the Icy Patterns Anomaly in 2019
## Illusions

> *"When this anomaly is active, search items are only visible in a small illusion-free area. Search for items by name."*
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Effect: Room is dim and empty, only hovering over it with mouse cursor can any items be seen. Less items need to be found.

Considered a "nighttime anomaly" and will contribute progress to any quests involving 'Night' mode.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Myriad

> *"The Myriad is composed of hundreds of particles of magic fog which have merged. This anomaly creates many items of the same name. Find all the items in the allotted time."*
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Effect: Find 15 similar items in 60 seconds.

Appeared as part of the Maze Mystery event.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Night Terrors

> *"The terrors darken the area, leaving only a small illuminated area. On a miss, the anomaly doubles the timer speed for 15 sec. Search for items by silhouette."*
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Effect: Only the silhouettes, shapes of items are shown in the item list. The location is also dark, at Night.

Considered a "nighttime anomaly" and will contribute progress to any quests involving 'Night' mode.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Poltergeist

> *"When this anomaly is active, the location is turned upside down. On a miss, the timer speed doubles for 20 seconds. Search for items by name."*
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Effect: Flips over the scene, and players will have 5 minutes instead of three to complete toe location. Less items need to be found.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Sinister Shadows

> *"The sinister shadows creep along the walls, darkening the scene. On a miss, the anomaly doubles the timer speed for 10 seconds. Search for item pairs by name."*
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Effect: Pairs of items need to be found. The location will be dimmed with only the area around the cursor being seen, due to the Night mode effect. Less items overall need to be found than normal Words mode.

Considered a "nighttime anomaly" and will contribute progress to any quests involving 'Night' mode.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Chain

> *"When this anomaly is active, one of the cells is blocked by double chains. Once all the chains on cells are removed, the anomaly will end."*
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Effect: Makes the chains around crystals stronger and creates more of them. While playing, the game will periodically drop another chain onto a crystal. This anomaly affects the Crystals mini-game.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Ice

> *"When this anomaly is active, one of the cells is occasionally covered in ice. Once all the ice on cells is removed, the anomaly will end."*
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Effect: Makes the ice blocks stronger and creates more of them. While playing, the game will periodically drop another ice block onto the board. This anomaly affects the Crystals mini-game.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Stone

> *"The complicated mechanism of the old gaming machine is under an extraordinary influence! The "Stone" anomaly periodically strengthens one of the existing cells with a stone. Stop the anomaly by clearing the stones from the field!"*
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Effect: Makes the stone cells stronger and creates more of them. While playing, the game will periodically drop another stone cell onto the board. This anomaly affects the Crystals mini-game.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Moves

> *"This unusual effect stops time in the mini-games. You can take as much time as you need to think through each move, but you must win the game within the allocated number of moves. Use your moves wisely. Good Luck!"*
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Effect: The "Moves" anomaly changes the rules of the mini-games. There is no time restriction, but the player must win the mini-game in a particular number of moves. This anomaly affects the Cards of Fate mini-game.

 Name
 Dispeller

## Trivia

* During the Glass Trap event (August 2018), three new anomalies were introduced "Ice" "Stone" and "Chain"
	+ As of December 2018 these anomalies now have Summoners and Dispellers
* Players need to be at least Rank VII in Crystals before they can summon the Chain Anomaly
* During the Halloween Event of 2018, another new anomaly was introduced "Illusions"
	+ It originally did not come with any summoners or dispellers but as of December 2018, it now has both
* Heart of Winter event brought the new Icy Patterns anomaly, a more difficult Illusions variant
* Summoners and dispellers can be purchased with rubies
* When removing an anomaly with a dispeller a player will receive limited coins, experience, as well as a collection item and an assembler associated with the anomaly
* The Moves Anomaly is almost certain to appear; Anomalies tend to appear in locations recently played, and since Cards of Fate only has one game mode, it will frequent the game if a player ignores it
* When a location is in an exploration mode, it can have any unlocked anomaly appear
* Many players believe that "Mystical Rounds" and "Invisible Ink" are anomalies but they are actually Exploration Modes as there is no way to summon or dispel it

## Related Pages

* Home Page
* Hidden City Info
* Collections
* Exploration Modes
* Locations
* Events
* Monsters
* Monster Treasuries
* Weapons

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