Ironclad: build damage, then make Exhaust work

Keep an attack, a defense plan and enough draw or Energy to repeat them. Removing most of the deck does not help if the remaining cards cannot finish the enemy. Burning Blood heals 6 HP after combat, but it cannot rescue a lethal self-damage turn.

Kingy planning example: label the current hand “must keep,” “use once,” and “safe to remove” before a mass Exhaust. If your only scalable attack sits in “use once,” change the plan. Count the next enemy attack after any HP cost.

A Strength reward can improve repeated attacks; a Block engine can support a defensive damage plan. Let rewards fill the missing role. If ordinary fights are already costing too much HP, a narrow late-game payoff is a lower priority than a card that works immediately.