Deckalypse Infection and Cure Guide — What a Biter Bite Does

AT A GLANCE

A Biter bite starts a persistent infection clock, but the current build also clears infection when the hero falls and lets attacks target turned survivors.

Treat a Biter bite as a run-level timer, not only the damage from one fight. Deckalypse's official press kit says a bite starts a 15-round infection clock that continues between fights. It also says infection reduces the affected survivor's damage by five percent each round and can eventually turn that survivor against the party.

1. Block the bite completely when possible; infection only starts if the bite reaches health.
2. Before the timer expires, use Suppressant Shot to add three rounds, Purge Serum to cure during combat, or Antiviral Dose to cure from the map.
3. If the hero falls while infected, the current patch clears the infection when that hero is revived.
4. If the hero turns, target the turned survivor with an attack or area damage, then use a revive card or return to region select to restore them.

What to check after a bite

First, read the remaining rounds and the accumulated damage penalty. The official infection notes identify Suppressant Shot as a two-energy delay, Purge Serum as a four-energy Support cure, Antiviral Dose as a map cure, and Antidote as the item for a survivor who has already turned. The trader always stocks Antidote in the published system; other inventory choices can still depend on the current run.

Block is also described as preventing the bite from landing. When the board permits it, compare the cost of stopping the hit now against spending your remaining energy on a later cure. This is a board-state decision, not a guarantee that block works the same way against every enemy or patch.

The August 27 UTC patch makes downing or attacking a survivor additional responses, not replacements for cures. Falling removes the infection, and a turned survivor now becomes a legal target for attack cards and area damage. The result is a body that can be revived, not a permanent death.

For resource decisions between runs, see Deckalypse Base Operations and meta progression. For the whole party route, return to the Deckalypse guide.

Sources & evidenceOpen the references used for this page

• Deckalypse official press kit
• Deckalypse on Steam
• Official August 27 patch — infection changes
• Official August 1 infection system notes