Toil And Trouball

Toil And Trouball is a targeted enemy attack card that appears in battles as a single-target offensive play. It applies Spinfections to the targeted enemy and can critically augment its effects; the card only affects one enemy at a time unless modified by specific items that alter targeting.

The card’s base behavior changed in version history: in v0.9.01 the card was introduced, and in v0.9.32 it was adjusted to have one fewer base Spinfection at every level while gaining an additional Spinfection 2 on a critical hit. Because Toil And Trouball is a targeted attack, it cannot hit multiple enemies by itself; it will affect only the chosen foe unless the player equips an item such as Alien’s Rock that changes single-target attacks to multi-target or otherwise allows the effect to propagate.

Practical notes for play:

• Use Toil And Trouball to concentrate Spinfections on priority targets (bosses or high-threat units) because it reliably stacks debuffs on a single enemy.
• Build crit chance or crit-focused synergies to exploit the v0.9.32 change: a crit grants an extra Spinfection 2, making critical strikes significantly more valuable for maximizing debuff application.
• Do not rely on Toil And Trouball for crowd control unless you have items or effects (e.g., Alien’s Rock) that explicitly convert or duplicate single-target attacks to multiple enemies.