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# Covering Strike
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>|***Required Keywords***|*Guard, Pierce*|
>|***Discipline***|[Phalanx](Phalanx%20Discipline.md)|
>|***Stance***|[Guard](Guard%20Discipline.md), [Pierce](Pierce%20Discipline.md)|
>|***Requirements***|1 Guard Stance, 1 Pierce Stance|
>|***Action Type***|Passive|
Whenever the wielder would deal damage to an enemy with a qualifying weapon, the next attack that enemy would make has [Vulnerability](Vulnerable.md) to defensive actions.
If the enemy attacks an ally of the wielder with this Vulnerability, and the ally succeeds on a defensive action against that affected attack, the wielder gains 1 [Courage](Courage.md).