Focused Strike
This is the temporary buff left behind by Focused Strike, a 1-Energy Defect Attack. The card hits for 9 (11 upgraded) and then applies 1 stack (2 upgraded). Gaining a stack immediately adds the same amount of real Focus, so every orb you own is worth more for the rest of the turn. When your turn ends the power removes itself and subtracts exactly what it added.
Where it comes from
Cards that apply Focused Strike
Gain 1 Focus this turn.
Gain 1 Focus this turn.
Notes
It is applied after the damage, so the Focus never boosts the Strike itself; it is there for the orb passives and Evokes that follow. Repeated plays stack the counter, and every stack is reverted together at turn end. It shares its code with Hotfix's buff but keeps a separate counter, so both can be active at once and each takes back only its own amount.
Rules and timing
It gives Focus when gained and takes the same amount back when it is removed, at the end of its owner's turn.
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