So, I realize this isn't a place for guides, but i got no where else to ask lol, I'm playing as felicity I don't understand the explosion 'buff' is it just "do X more damage for this turn? the description makes it sound like it does something different. and if so hows that different than strength?
Strength gives you a flat damage buff for the entire combat. Explosion is just for the turn as you said.
Strength gain is usually more expensive. It's been a while now, since last I've played. I recall a quite a few of her cards having synergies with explosion damage. Where explosion damage really shines is on multi–hits and spamable 0 cost attack cards like daggers. Willow has a few multi-hit cards and Fia has daggers and dagger like weapons. I've mention the boil card in the comment section. The self-corruption (with card draw and explosion) alone is enough to triggers most of Fias conditional cards.
PS: If you go the Fia route as a secondary. Don't use the small heal card. It's a waste of a card draw. She gets a life–steal card when you hit 5 hearts, use that instead. Should you feel the corruption becoming too hard to handle.
Also get a purify card, but use it at the end of the turn. Again only if you feel it becomes too hard to handle.
The Willow route is more forgiving.
