Build-a-Bomb Kit

Build-a-Bomb Kit is a gear card for Andrea. It is a common card drop from The Wastes and The Dunes. It costs 100 Crowns to purchase from the Scrap-N-Go, and can be purchased as soon as the player has completed the tutorial.

Card Effect
Build-a-Bomb Kit triggers off of Andrea's passive, Grab & Go, which stacks whenever she draws a resource card, and resets whenever she draws something else. Once the Build-a-Bomb Kit is crafted, whenever Andrea gains 5 stacks of Grab & Go, she gains a permanent buff called Bomb for the rest of the session. This buff grants +2 and will not be removed even if Andrea loses her stacks of Grab & Go. The buff can stack; every time Andrea reaches exactly 5 stacks of Grab & Go she will automatically gain another stack of Bomb.

Because the Bomb buff is granted by gear, the bombs are temporarily disabled by effects with disable gear, such as M.A.G.N.E.T.O.'s implicit status.

Build-a-Bomb Kit can be crafted for 100 and 1.

Upgrades

 * At level 2, bombs grant +5 each (up from 2). This upgrade costs 150 Crowns and 1 Ferromagnetic Sprocket.

Strategy
Build-a-Bomb Kit is a craft for damage-dealing Andrea builds, and can safely be ignored by exploration-focused builds. It is an early-game craft, and not at all useful as a craft immediately before the boss. If it cannot be crafted within the first three days, it should probably not be crafted.

Because the Bombs granted from Build-a-Bomb Kit stack, once crafted it often makes strategic sense for Andrea to intentionally reset her stacks of Grab & Go after reaching 5 (or 6, to get the reward from that passive). This is the only way for her to get another bomb, and the additional boost is often worth more than the rewards from Grab & Go. To most effectively use Build-a-Bomb Kit after it is crafted, Andrea needs near complete control over what she is drawing to manage her stacks of Grab & Go. Scout Ahead is typically insufficient for this task and should be paired with (or replaced by) Just a Peek. The constant loss of draws from Just a Peek is typically not a problem, as Andrea will regularly end her turn early.

Bugs
If Build-a-Bomb Kit is crafted while Andrea has 5 stacks of Grab & Go, she will not automatically get a Bomb. She will need to reset her stacks and reach 5 again.