Use Portal to Reach the Rainbow Encounter
Tackle Fugitive by playing Imps, beating the King of Time for Portal, then activating Portal to revisit the Rainbow encounter in year 17 and pursue Gigantify or Shrine. This route depends on the merchant's stock and your current Portal rules, so adapt it to the cards you receive.
Match the Route to Your Opening
Fugitive is a King of Greed quest. The opening covered by this route begins in year 18 against the King of Time, with a Rainbow encounter earlier in year 17. Reaching that earlier encounter is the purpose of the Portal setup.
Check your selected difficulty, starting cards and displayed quest conditions before committing to the sequence. Read Portal's current description before spending cards on its activation. Keep the quest objective in view while deciding whether a shop purchase helps the attempt.
Opening Plays and Portal Activation
- Play Imps to establish the army used for the opening battle against the King of Time.
- Discard Amplifier before moving on to the opening Time battle.
- Win against the King of Time to obtain Portal and begin the time-travel setup.
- Use the nearby merchant to secure Portal duplicates, Wildcard or Clone for a level-3 Portal activation.
- Activate Portal when it will return you to year 17, allowing you to reach the earlier Rainbow encounter.
- Defeat the Rainbow encounter to reach its reward selection.
- Favor Gigantify or Shrine when offered, then build around the matching reward plan.
Follow Your Rainbow Reward
If you receive Gigantify, the older walkthrough pairs it with Rewind to strengthen Imps repeatedly. Rewind replaces your hand with copies of your last played cards when thrown into the pit. Plan your card order around what you want Rewind to return before using it.
If you receive Shrine, use it to support further Portal activations and repeat visits to the Rainbow encounter. Shrine levels a random plot each year, so watch where the level lands before committing more activation cards. Keep the next Portal activation in mind when deciding where to spend your remaining cards.
Adjust for Shop Stock and Portal Timing
The merchant's inventory determines whether you can assemble the Portal activation described above. Before buying, work out how the offered card helps complete that activation. Reassess the route if the available stock leaves you unable to make the jump.
Work out Portal's destination before completing its activation. The target for this route is the Rainbow encounter in year 17, so successful time travel matters as much as obtaining Portal itself. Use your current card text and quest conditions to guide the timing of the older Gigantify and Rewind follow-up.