Whet the Blade

Basic Info

• Type: Skill
• Cost: 1
• Effect: Forge 6. Next turn, gain 1 Energy.

Upgraded

• Cost: 1
• Effect: Forge 10. Next turn, gain an additional Cost.

Rating

A niche skill that layers Forge onto next turn's Energy. 1 Energy for Forge 6 is solid value, and the next-turn +1 Energy effectively refunds the cost. Useful in any deck centered on Sovereign Blade.

Upgraded jumps to Forge 10 — a huge bump — and the following turn's bonus Cost becomes a full extra Energy, letting you play a 2-cost card essentially for free. A potential core card for any forging deck.

How to Use

• Use it to accumulate Forge for Sovereign Blade. Play it every turn and your Blade ramps fast
• The next-turn Energy lets you plan heavier card combos comfortably
• Upgraded Forge 10 on 1 Energy is best-in-class. Hammer Time also passes that Forge to allies

Good Synergies

• Smelter: Start-of-turn Forge stacks with Whet the Blade for massive single-turn Forge totals
• Battlement: Block + Forge 10-13. Same-turn combo equals huge Forge output
• Hammer Time: Every Forge action echoes to all allies. Whet the Blade's Forge becomes party-wide
• Conqueror: Doubles high-Forge Sovereign Blade damage — the finishing form of the blade you polished