Karta

A Sorrowful Maiden Karta being used in combat.

Karta are mysterious artifacts introduced by YIIK I.V, and the main mechanic of I.V's Dark Game battle system. They can be placed in the Back (B) Middle (M) and Front (F) of a party member or an enemy to protect their HP. This doesn't completely protect them as a lucky pierce attack can go straight through the Karta and hit the HP directly.

Each Karta has powers, including stat upgrades and a unique passive ability. Once the Karta is destroyed however, these benefits are lost. The Karta can also be sacrificed for a special ability. Once a battle is complete, the player will regain all of their Karta back.

New Karta can be obtained by opening Foils found in the Mind Dungeon. They can be leveled up in the Mind Dungeon using Blood Bags, which are dropped occassionally by enemies in combat.

Combat Karta

Main Karta

Karta	Stat (LVL 1)	Stat (LVL 2)	Stat (LVL 3)	Stat (LVL 4)	Hand	Use
The Seamstress	cHP: 4 LIF: 1 STR: 1 SPD: 50	cHP: 12 LIF: 1 STR: 2 SPD: 50	cHP: 23 LIF: 1 STR: 3 SPD: 50	cHP: 29 LIF: 1 STR: 4 SPD: 50	Life doubled. Regenerates a small amount of Life every turn.	Fully restore Life of all allies.
The Wine of Fortune	cHP: 1 LIF: 1 LUK: 15 AGL: 2	cHP: 8 LIF: 1 LUK: 25 AGL: 4	cHP: 18 LIF: 1 LUK: 50 AGL: 6	cHP: 32 LIF: 1 LUK: 90 AGL: 8	Greater chance of a rare item drop if intact after a fight.	Reduce enemy Luck.
The Changed Prince	cHP: 6 LIF: 1 STR: 1 SPD: 1	cHP: 12 LIF: 2 STR: 2 SPD: 5	cHP: 24 LIF: 4 STR: 4 SPD: 18	cHP: 38 LIF: 5 STR: 6 SPD: 24	Karta in hand are healed a bit every turn.	Discard Karta hand, and draw new Karta from another realm.
The Poison Apple	cHP: 7 LIF: 1 SPD: 2 LUK: -10	cHP: 25 LIF: 1 SPD: 4 LUK: -7	cHP: 35 LIF: 1 SPD: 6 LUK: -5	cHP: 45 LIF: 1 SPD: 8 LUK: -1	User stuck in Bleed sate, but will always deal direct damage when attacking.	Stop all party members from bleeding. Heal on higher levels.
The Hungry Traveler	cHP: 12 LIF: 1 SPD: 100	cHP: 24 LIF: 1 SPD: 150	cHP: 65 LIF: 1 SPD: 200	cHP: 100 LIF: 1 SPD: 250	User stuck in Bleed state, but item effects are doubled.	Slow Bleeding for the duration of battle. All status effects cleared.
The Noble Thief	cHP: 2 LIF: 1 SPD: 10 PRC: 1 AGL: 10	cHP: 19 LIF: 1 SPD: 13 PRC: 2 AGL: 20	cHP: 24 LIF: 1 SPD: 14 PRC: 6 AGL: 30	cHP: 50 LIF: 1 SPD: 16 PRC: 8 AGL: 40	Steal an item from the attacking enemy.	Steal single Karta from an enemy with a Piercing attack.
The Deep Well	cHP: 8 LIF: 1 STR: 10 SPD: -150 AGL: 5	cHP: 16 LIF: 1 STR: 15 SPD: -120 AGL: 5	cHP: 25 LIF: 1 STR: 25 SPD: -90 AGL: 5	cHP: 45 LIF: 1 STR: 30 SPD: -80 AGL: 5	Affinity changed to Water. Deal more damage, but Speed is greatly decreased. Auto-extinguish fire.	Lower target Speed.
The Silver Spoon	cHP: 1 LIF: 2 SPD: 50	cHP: 5 LIF: 3 SPD: 50	cHP: 10 LIF: 8 SPD: 50	cHP: 15 LIF: 14 SPD: 50	Gain more cash if intact after a fight.	Attack with the strength of your wallet. More money, more damage. You will not lose any money.
The Crooked Man	cHP: 2 LIF: 1 PRC: 20 AGL: 15	cHP: 8 LIF: 1 PRC: 40 AGL: 25	cHP: 14 LIF: 1 PRC: 60 AGL: 30	cHP: 30 LIF: 1 PRC: 80 AGL: 35	Make user immune to most Piercing attacks.	Damage enemy Agility.
The Torn Hat	cHP: 1 LIF: 1 SPD: 20 AGL: -6	cHP: 10 LIF: 1 SPD: 30 AGL: -3	cHP: 15 LIF: 1 SPD: 50 AGL: -2	cHP: 30 LIF: 1 SPD: 55 AGL: -1	Gain more EXP on battle end.	Remove an enemy's ability to Pierce.
The Fattened Calf	cHP: 4 LIF: 6 STR: 8 SPD: 5 AGL: 3	cHP: 20 LIF: 7 STR: 12 SPD: 6 AGL: 6	cHP: 30 LIF: 8 STR: 24 SPD: 7 AGL: 9	cHP: 40 LIF: 9 STR: 30 SPD: 8 AGL: 12	+10 MAX PP for the entire battle.	Heal Karta of all allies.
The Sorrowful Maiden	cHP: 2 LIF: 1 STR: 9 PRC: 8 AGL: -8	cHP: 8 LIF: 1 STR: 9 PRC: 19 AGL: -8	cHP: 17 LIF: 1 STR: 9 PRC: 20 AGL: -8	cHP: 40 LIF: 1 STR: 9 PRC: 21 AGL: -8	The user will attack all Karta rows of an enemy.	Lower maximum Life of target.

Special Karta

Karta	Stat	Hand	Use
Heart	STR 1, AGL 1, LUK 1, PRC 1	The Heart, different from the Soul. Regenerate a small amount of life every turn.	Attack all enemies.
Bandage	STR 10	Stops bleeding (usually), and protects the wound.	Rip it off for an aggressive attack.
None	None	You are made weaker by your lack of Karta.	No Karta in this slot. Cannot be used in combat.

Field Cards

Field Cards are Karta that provide passive environmental effects, such as the ability to surpass hazards/blockades, altering how characters behave, or representing special items. They don't seem to have any combat use.

Karta	Description
Heart	A symbol of despair. Opens the gate of despair.
Flame Walker	Allows one to walk through flames.
Name	Your sense of self. Given to you by an angel.
Invitation	Allows you entrance to the NG+ Birthday Bash.
Squeaky Shoe	Curses you with conspicuous footsteps.

Other Karta

Leveling up also has some form of Karta.

• The Self
• The Sun
• The Holy Thief

Exploring the Mind Dungeon has a "wing" Karta which allows Alex to jump, and a "camera" Karta which allows changing the camera to whatever angle you like.

Gallery

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  The Mind Dungeon's tutorial for Karta. (Page 1)
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  The Mind Dungeon's tutorial for Karta. (Page 2)
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  The Mind Dungeon's tutorial for Karta. (Page 3)
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  The Mind Dungeon's tutorial for Karta. (Page 4)
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  The Mind Dungeon's tutorial for Karta. (Page 5)
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  The Mind Dungeon's tutorial for Karta. (Page 6)

Trivia

• In earlier versions of I.V, EXP was used to level up Karta instead of blood bags.
• The name Karta originates from the Polish word for "card."