List of Cosmic Encounter powers

The various official editions of Cosmic Encounter have featured many powers which players may use during the game:



A
; Amoeba : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Avalon Hill)
; Anomaly : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Anti-Matter : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair, Cosmic Online, Avalon Hill) Lower total wins challenge. Your tokens are subtracted from your total. Your opponents' are added to his. Allies are subtracted for both sides.
; Aristocrat : (Eon Expansion #9, Mayfair Expansion)
; Assassin : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair) Has the power to remove one opponent's token from any planet and place it in the warp.
; Assessor : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair Expansion)
; Aura : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair)

B
; Berserker : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Boomerang : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair Expansion)
; Brat : (Cosmic Online only) Advances game to the next phase. If players were to make a decision during that phase the default action is used instead. For example, the default actions during a challenge include using four tokens, inviting no allies, and playing your highest attack card.
; Bully : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair Expansion)
; Busybody : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Butler : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion) May charges for services, such as revealing the next color on the pile of destiny, or placing the cone.

C
; Calculator : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair Expansion, Cosmic Online) May subtract the lower attack card from the total of the player who played the high card. Calls 'calculate' after cards are played but before they are revealed.
; Cavalry : (Mayfair) As an ally you can add an attack card to your sides total.
; Changeling : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair)
; Chosen : (Mayfair)
; Chronos : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair)
; Clone : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Do not have to discard your attack or compromise card after playing it.
; Connoisseur : (Mayfair)
; Crystal : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair Expansion)

D
; Delegator : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair Expansion)
; Demon : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair Expansion)
; Deuce : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair)
; Dictator : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair Expansion, Cosmic Online) Power to alter offensive destiny.
; Diplomat : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair Expansion)
; Disease : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair Expansion)
; Doppelganger : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair Expansion)
; Dork : (Cosmic Online only) Power to Annoy.
; Dragon : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion)

E
; Empath : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Makes opponent play a compromise card.
; Entrepreneur : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Ethic : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion)
; Extortionist : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion)

F
; Filch : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Steals used cards.
; Filth : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair)
; Force : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion)
; Fungus : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair)

G
; Gambler : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair)
; Ghost : (Mayfair Expansion, Cosmic Online) All active aspects are invisible.
; Gnome : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Gorgon : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Grief : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Grudge : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair Expansion)

H
; Healer : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Heals players in exchange for cards.
; Hurtz : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion) Has the ability to rent. Used only in games with lucre.

I
; Industrialist : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Insect : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair)

J
; Judge : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair Expansion)

K
L
; Laser : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Blinds opponent-- they play a random card.
; Lloyd : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion)

; Loser : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Before a challenge may declare an upset. In that case the loser wins and the winner loses.

M
; Machine : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair Expansion, Cosmic Online) May take extra turns.
; Macron : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Tokens are worth four (but may only attack or ally with one token, whereas all other players may use up to four).
; Magnet : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair)
; Martian : (Cosmic Online only) Render opponent powerless.
; Mesmer : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair Expansion)
; Mind : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) May look at others' cards.
; Mirror : (Mayfair)
; Miser : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair Expansion)
; Mite : (Cosmic Online only) If the defensive opponent has four pods or more, they must either give you a base on their system or lose all but three random pods.
; Mutant : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Power to maintain seven pods.

N
; Negator : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion)

O
; Obverse : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Oracle : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Sees opponent's attack card before choosing his.

P
; Pacifist : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Wins with a compromise card.

; Parasite : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) May ally without being invited.
; Pavlov : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Pentaform : (Mayfair)
; Phantom : (Mayfair) Tokens on the losing side of a challenge are never lost to the warp -- instead they are repositioned on any other friendly planet.
; Philanthropist : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) May give cards away.
; Pirate : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair Expansion)
; Plant : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair Expansion)
; Prolong : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Prophet : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair Expansion)

Q
; Queue : (Mayfair Expansion)

R
; Reincarnator : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Power changes to any other power outside of the powers in the current game; after each time ships are lost to the warp. Newest Power added to Cosmic Encounter Online
; Reserve : (Mayfair Expansion)

S
; Sapient : (Cosmic Online only) Gains wisdom points as an ally.
; Schizoid : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair Expansion)
; Seeker : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair)
; Serpent : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Silencer : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair Expansion)
; Siren : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair Expansion)
; Skeptic : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair Expansion)
; Sniveler : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair)
; Sorcerer : (Eon Expansion #2, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) May switch Challenge card with opponent's (before the cards are revealed).
; Spiff : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Sting : (Mayfair Expansion)
; Subversive : (Mayfair)
; Symbiote : (Mayfair)

T
; Terrorist : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair)
; Trader : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) May trade hands.
; Tripler : (Cosmic Online only) Pods 10 and below are tripled while 12 and above are divided by three.

U
V
; Vacuum : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) When you lose tokens to the warp you may suck another player's in with yours.
; Vampire : (Mayfair)
; Visionary : (Eon Expansion #6, Mayfair)
; Virus : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair Expansion, Cosmic Online, Avalon Hill) Power to multiply. Multiple card by tokens rather than add.
; Void : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Permanently destroy opponents tokens. Can not destroy the last four a player has.
; Vulch : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) When a player uses or discards an artifact card it goes into your hand rather than salvage (discard deck).

W
; Warpish : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair Expansion, Cosmic Online) Add all tokens in the warp to your total.
; Warrior : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair Expansion, Cosmic Online) Add experience points to your total. Earns two points for winning and four for losing.
; Witch : (Eon Expansion #7, Mayfair Expansion)

; Will : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair, Cosmic Online) Attack whomever you want.
; Worm : (Eon Expansion #1, Mayfair)
; Wrack : (Eon Expansion #3, Mayfair) Has the power to torture.
; Wraith : (Mayfair Expansion)

X
Y
Z
; Zombie : (Eon Base Set, Mayfair, Cosmic Online, Avalon Hill) Tokens do not go to the warp.
 
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