Poise · uncommon skill

Steady Breath

Gain 6 Guard. Draw 2. Heal 2. Hone (≤2 plays): gain up to 6 Edge at turn's end.

Poise 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
Guard	6	Gain this much Guard. Guard absorbs incoming damage and resets at the start of your turn unless something says otherwise.
Draw	2	Draw this many cards from your draw pile, reshuffling your discard back in if it runs out.
Heal	2	Recover this much HP, up to your maximum.
Hone	6	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)

Keywords on this page

🛡 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".
💠 Edge: A permanent bonus for this fight. It is never spent — your Edge cards read it and hit harder the more of it you have.

The Poise deckPlay fewer cards, each one hits harder.