Poise · common attack

First Cut

Deal 17. Hone up to 11.

Poise attack common 1 mana

An enabler: it banks a resource that a payoff card later cashes in.

What it doesRead from the engine's own effect table.

Effect	Value	What it does
Damage	17	Attack the enemy for this much, after Wrath, Chill and Shatter are applied and before its Guard absorbs.
Hone	11	Add value to this turn's pending Hone; at END of turn it becomes permanent Edge only if you played ≤2 cards (a 3rd play forfeits it all)

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🗡️ Hone: At turn's end, gain that much Edge — but only if you played 2 or fewer cards this turn. A third card forfeits all of it. Some foes dull your blade and cut what you bank, which is why the card says "up to".

The Poise deckPlay fewer cards, each one hits harder.