- Racial Requirement: Any
- Transformation Type: Awakening
- Awakening Type: Greater
- Awakening Origin: Mind
- Prerequisite(s): N/A
- Maximum No of Stacks: 1
- Tier of Power Requirement. 1+
| AG | FO | TE | SC | IN | MA | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | +2 | +1 | – | +1 | +2 | – |
Battle Build-Up: You pummel your opponents with attacks, all leading up to a big finish.
(1)-[Passive]: Increase your Defense Value and Soak Value by 1(T).
(2)-[Passive]: Increase the Strike Rolls of your Attacking Maneuvers made through the Basic Attack Maneuver by 1(T).
(3)-[Passive]: While you are below the Bruised Health Threshold, increase your Wound Rolls and Surgency by 1(T). Double this bonus if you are below the Injured Health Threshold.
(4)-[Triggered, Resource]: Each time you hit an Opponent with an Attacking Maneuver made through the Basic Attack Maneuver, gain a stack of Upper Hand (max. 10).
(5)-[Triggered]: If you use the Signature Technique Maneuver, you may spend any number of Upper Hand stacks to increase the Wound Roll of that Attacking Maneuver by 1(T) for each stack of Upper Hand spent.
(6)-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you spend 3+ stacks of Upper Hand on a Signature Technique, increase your Strike Rolls for the duration of that Attacking Maneuver by 1(T). If you spend 5+ stacks of Upper Hand, that Attacking Maneuver also gains an Energy Charge.
(7)-[Triggered/Start of Turn, 1/Encounter]: If you have 7+ stacks of Upper Hand, use a Ki Surge as an Out-of-Sequence Maneuver.
