Setup Strike
Setup Strike is the temporary Strength buff from the Ironclad common Setup Strike. The card deals 7 damage (9 upgraded) and then grants 2 Strength (3 upgraded) plus a matching marker. At the end of your turn the marker is removed and the same amount of Strength is taken away, so every Attack you play after it this turn hits harder and next turn you are back to normal.
Where it comes from
Cards that apply Setup Strike
Gain 2 Strength this turn.
Gain 2 Strength this turn.
Notes
The Strength is applied after the card's own hit, so Setup Strike never benefits from its own bonus; play it before your other Attacks. Several plays in one turn stack both the marker and the Strength, and the whole bundle is reverted together at turn end. While it lasts the Strength is ordinary Strength, doubled by effects that double Strength and removed by anything that strips it.
Rules and timing
It gives Strength when gained and takes the same amount back when it is removed, at the end of its owner's turn.
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