If you successfully survive 5 fights drawing and playing Royalties you'll probably have made enough Gold using it to successfully remove it from your deck.
30 gold per fight adds up quick and can be spent on card removes to counter the downside of having this in your deck. Think of this as 1-2 relics per act.
Gain 9 . Exhaust.
At the end of combat, gain 30 Gold.
Forge 7. Sovereign Blade now deals damage to ALL enemies.
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