Tempering

Tempering is the ranked ladder. Win to gain heat and climb through four metals, each with grades III to I. Opponents are AI players matched to your grade for now.

Metals

Metal	Heat per win	Heat lost per loss	Streaks stoke heat	Season reward
Iron	34	None	Yes	50 Gold Dust
Steel	25	15	Yes	150 Gold Dust
Starsilver	20	20	Yes	300 Gold Dust
Emberite	20	20	No	600 Gold Dust

Win streaks stoke extra heat: from 3 wins in a row, +50% heat; from 6 wins in a row, +100% heat. Above Emberite, Oathbound ranks players by rating (1000 Gold Dust as the season reward). Each season ends with a full reset; your best metal pays its reward and unlocks the rank card backs up to it.

Oaths

Before each ranked match, swear one of three oaths. It changes how much heat the match is worth.

Oath	Effect
Oath of Valour	Win or lose, the heat is doubled.
Oath of Patience	A loss costs no heat, but a win gives half.
Oath of Fury	Every win in your streak adds 10 more heat, but a loss quenches all your heat.