Simmer · uncommon skill

Stone Reckoning

Start of turn: stack up to 3 Guard. Hone up to 1.

Simmer skill uncommon 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
Accrete	3	Persistent power: at the start of each of your turns, gain value Guard.
Hone	1	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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🛡 Guard: Absorbs incoming damage. Resets at the start of your turn.
🗡️ 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 Simmer deckSave up heat, then spend it all at once.