Biased Cognition
Debuff
At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.
At the start of each of your turns you lose Focus equal to the stack count. Source: Biased Cognition, an Ancient Defect Power costing 1 that first grants 4 Focus, or 5 upgraded, and then attaches this debuff with 1 stack. Upgrading raises the Focus, not the drain. The power never decays, so the loss continues every turn for the whole fight.
Where it comes from
Cards that apply Biased Cognition
Biased Cognition
Power
1
Gain 4 Focus.
At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.
At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.
Biased CognitionGain 4 Focus.
At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.
At the start of your turn, lose 1 Focus.
Notes
Break even point
Focus can go negative and the drain does not stop at 0, so a long fight ends with weaker Orbs than you started with.
With the base card you are ahead for four turns counting the play turn, level on the fifth and behind from the sixth.
A second copy adds another 4 Focus but also a second stack of drain.
Since this is a debuff, Artifact on you would eat it while the Focus still lands.
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