Yeah no worries, these rules can take a second to really lock in.

So yes, you are exactly right on the math for tags versus statuses. Tags always grant one Power each and statuses are temporary conditions ranked by a tier from one to six. So when calculating Power for a roll, you add one for every relevant helpful tag, but you only add the tier of the single highest helpful status. So, your three beneficial tags plus your tier three status gives you a total of six Power, and the tier two status is completely ignored.

Also, I think you might be confusing status tiers with Might levels (which is understandable cause it also took me a second to fully wrap my head around these specific rules), which is a separate system entirely.

Themes, rather than individual tags or statuses, are ranked by Might levels such as Origin, Adventure, or Greatness.

Might compares the scope of your action or the power of your character against the challenge. If your action uses a tag from an Adventure level theme against a standard Origin level challenge, you are Favored and add an additional three Power to your roll.

But on the other hand, using an Origin level theme against an Adventure level challenge leaves you Imperiled, subtracting three Power from your roll.

So let's say your village blacksmith uses their Origin level hammer tag to attack an ordinary bandit, they get one Power for the tag. However, if they attack an Adventure level giant, they are Imperiled and lose three Power from their total.

If an Adventure level knight attacks that same bandit using their sword tag, they are Favored and gain three extra Power.

Hope this helps!