Mettle

Mettle display showing 8 Mettle

Mettle is a skill resource used by Brawlers. Certain skills build Mettle (up to a maximum of nine) while others spend it. When out of combat, Brawlers will gradually decrease Mettle down to three.

The Brawler gains increased damage from each point of Mettle they have, tracked through the  Battle Flow effect.

Skills

The following skills increase Mettle:

Skill	Mettle Granted	Trait Tree
Dextrous Hook	2	None
Low Strike	2	None
Sinister Cross	2	None
Quick Feint	3	None
Get Serious	6 (over 6s)	None
Brash Invitation	3	The Fulcrum
Come At Me	3	The Fulcrum
Plant Feet	?	The Fulcrum

The following Mettle Spender skills all cost three Mettle to use:

Default Skills	The Fulcrum Skills	The Maelstrom Skills
Backhand Clout	Bracing Guard	Fist of the Valar
Helm-crusher	Gut Punch	Joy of Battle - Damage
Knee Strike	Joy of Battle - Heal	Pummel
Mighty Upheaval	The Best Defence	Shattering Fist
Overhand Smash
Strike Towards the Sky

Trait, Skill, and Tracery Interactions

The trait  Revel in Victory in the Maelstrom trait tree grants Mettle over time after defeating an enemy.

The skill  Efficient Strikes in the Fundament trait tree reduces the Mettle cost of Spender skills by one.

The trait  Battle-wise in the Fundament trait tree gives Set-up skills a chance to generate bonus Mettle.

The trait  Deft Feint in the Fundament trait tree causes  Quick Feint to generate an additional three Mettle.

The Tracery Battle-wise Mettle Chance increases the bonus Mettle chance of  Battle-wise.

Visual Effects

Besides the meter on the bottom left of your screen, your Brawler will also show this effect whenever they are generating Mettle.