Wooden Stake

Wooden Stake is a created card in Origins TCG, the digital card game by Koin Games: it cannot be added to a deck in the deck builder, and during a match it is created by Van Helsing's Tools, which is in turn created by Van Helsing. It costs 1 mana and is Neutral.

Created cardNeutral

Card text (not checked in the game)

Destroy ANY damaged character.

A later patch changed this text: see the balance history below.

Destroy

Origin of the legend

The stake through the heart, the only sure end for a vampire.

How you get it

Created by

0Van Helsing's Tools0

which is created by

4Van Helsing (Legendary)4 · 3/4

Decks that create Wooden Stake

11 published decks include Van Helsing.

Decks led by Van Helsing →

Balance history

BuffPatch Demo · 21 Sep · September 21, 2026Official Steam post
Can target characters at full Health; it still fails if the target is not damaged by the time it reveals.

MetaShifting: every balance change →

In brief

Is Wooden Stake playable in Origins TCG?: Yes, as a created card: it cannot be added to a deck in the deck builder, but it comes into a match from a card in the game's collection.
Has a patch changed Wooden Stake?: Yes: patch Demo · 21 Sep (September 21, 2026) changed its text.
Which card creates Wooden Stake?: It is created by Van Helsing's Tools, which is in turn created by Van Helsing (from the card texts).

Build a deck with Van Helsing

Wooden Stake is a created card and cannot be added to a deck in the deck builder: to see it in a match, put Van Helsing in your deck.

Van Helsing Deck builder

Same saga: Gothic horror

Costs, stats, alignments and texts of the playable cards were checked in the game, in English, Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Russian; balance changes come from the official patch notes, and the 0.8 patch notes of 27 October 2026 (Early Access) list no card changes. Created and removed cards are not in the game's collection, so they have not been checked in the game. Card text © Koin Games. Sagas, origin notes and the Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Russian text of created and removed cards are by OriginsMeta.