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Memories of Ice

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30-018C – Blue Mage

That’s a first. An Ice Blue Mage.

Nothing wrong with that.

If Blue Mage is the last card you play from your hand, then your opponent will discard a card from their hand.

If Blue Mage was a Forward this would have been well worth it.

 

 

30-019R – Alaya Rundall

Dependent on a Light Forward.

Alaya Rundall will have your opponent discard a card when she enters the field. Once again this will only trigger if you already have a Light Forward on the field.

You can then send Alaya to the Break Zone and give one Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Forward =1000 power until the end of the turn.

For 2CP this is ok. If it was anymore, I would have said there are much better cards out there.

 

30-020R – Omega

A 2 cost Monster that will turn into a Forward when either Player has 5 points of damage.

A Forward with 10,000 power.

Whenever Omega attacks or blocks, Omega will Dull/Freeze one of your opponent’s Forwards. Meaning that Omega can block an attack, and Dull/Freeze the next in line for you.

Omega is a sleeper. Waiting on the side until it’s time to shine.

 

 

30-021H – Gestahlian Empire Cid

Cid is only useful in a 3 element deck.

Once per turn you can use Cid’s ability to have your opponent discard a card in their hand. This ability will only trigger if you remove 3 different elements from your Break Zone.

If you’re not running 3 elements in your deck, Gestahlian Empire Cid is just a vanilla Backup. No better than our Opus I Evoker.

 

 

30-022C – Glenn

Coming in with First Strike and the ability that states. Dull/Freeze a Character, whenever a Forward with First Strike attacks.

Glenn has First Strike.

So, Glenn’s ability will trigger whenever he attacks.

First Strike Warriors? Can it work?

 

 

30-023H – Seymour

Seymour comes on in and casts Dull/Freeze on one of your opponent’s Forwards.

Yes you do need 3 Summons in your Break Zone for this to work, but once you do, you can also remove those 3 Summons from the game, and then you can pick another 2 Forwards, and Dull/Freeze them as well.

I’d say use Seymour in a Summon heavy deck.

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand that.

 

 

30-024C – Styx

Not bad. Not bad at all.

Styx will grab an Ice Forward from your Break Zone.

And, that’s it.

And, all that it will cost you is 1CP.

Play this. I fully support this card.

 

30-025C – Strago

Ok, Just like Styx, Strago does the same thing. retrieve a Final Fantasy VI Character from the Break Zone.

The difference is that Strago costs 3CP. And it is worth it. Because Strago also has a 7K body to block or attack. Whichever you choose.

And, why does this matter?

Because once Strago is sent to the Break Zone, you can play another Strago and grab another Final Fantasy VI Character from your Break Zone.

Just remember, you can’t grab Strago from the Break Zone.

30-026R – Zenos

Zenos will fit right in with the rest of the Heavensward Starter Set.

Zenos will break A Forward when he enters the field. Hopefully it’ll be one of your opponent’s Forwards, but if they don’t control a Warrior of Light, you are out of luck and you’ll have to break one of your own Forwards.

But, all is not lost.

Once a Forward if put into the Break Zone, your opponent discards a card.

 

 

30-027C – Celes

Not bad at all.

Celes is hanging out on your Backline, ready to use her ability.

What’s this ability?

She will cancel an auto-ability. That is the best case scenario. Worst case scenario, she’ll make your opponent pay 3CP in order to cast that ability.

Either way you’re coming out on top.

Every Ice deck will need to make use of this card.

30-028H – Fina

We’re getting a lot of these cards lately.

Fina comes in and reveals the top 3 cards of your deck. You can then add 2 Final Fantasy Brave Exvius cards to your hand. The rest will be sent to your Break Zone.

As always if you’re playing FFBE this is a great card. If not then you already know the story.

And, since we got a whole bunch of new FFBE cards this set. I think it’s worth looking into.

 

 

30-029R – Hraesvelgr

Hraesvelgr does nothing until he is sent to the Break Zone.

And, when he does he will either have your opponent discard 2 cards, deal a dull Forward 10,000 damage, or he will search for himself and play himself on to the field dull.

Either way, this is a good way to keep some pressure on your opponent.

And, what’s to stop you from playing Opus VI Hraesvelgr in it’s place?

 

 

30-030C – Mini Fighter

Playing Fire/Ice? Ice/Wind?

If so Mini Fighter might just be the card that you need.

When Mini Fighter enters the field, you’ll reveal the top 4 cards of your deck and add either a Fire or Wind card to your hand.

The rest go to the bottom of your deck.

This can be useful.

 

30-031C – Mog (XIII-2)

I can see Mog being used. Especially if you know what the top card of your deck is. Luckily we have cards that can show us what the top card is.

In certain situations this will be a great play, but most of the time, Mog will sit in your Backup line, and just give you 1CP per turn.

There are much better Mogs out there.

 

 

30-032L – Roca

Looks like Iced Earth is making a comeback.

Roca doesn’t do anything herself. The magic happens when an Earth Character enters the field.

Because every time one does, Roca’s ability will trigger. And what happens when Roca’s ability triggers? That’s up to you.

You can either break a dull Forward, Dull/Freeze 2 Characters or grab a card from your Break Zone.

And, we all thought Roca was a sifter.

 

30-033C – Roghza Ovis EX

Kind of expensive, but it’s a big body with Brave.

Roghza Ovis enters the field and searches for a Princess.

Any princess will do.

And when you play that Princess, Roghza Ovis will gain +1000 power and Brave.

And that’s all it is. Sure, the 6CP will come down to 4CP when you grab the Princess, and 4CP is a decent price for a 10k body with Brave.

All that’s left to do is give Roghza Ovis, First Strike.

30-034L – Locke

He’s not a thief, he’s a Treasure Hunter.

Cause if Locke was a Thief, he would have been searchable by Marcus.

When Locke is on the field, any card that your opponent discards will be randomly chosen. Meaning that your opponent can’t discard the cards that are useless to them at the moment.

Your opponent will also discard a card when Locke enters the field.

We’re not even done here. At the end of your turn, if your opponent has no cards in their hand, Locke will Freeze a Character. This ability will also draw you a card as well.

Throw this into a Turbo Discard deck, and you’ll be straight.

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Memories of Fire

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30-001H – Auron

Why is Auron always a Hero?

And, why is Fire Hero Auron always the first card of the set?

Nevermind that. Why is it that you can discard 2 Final Fantasy X cards to pay for Auron instead of Paying his cost?

And, why does Auron grab a 2 cost Forward from your Break Zone, and plays it straight to the field?

I like it. This is one of the better Aurons. And this one is a Backup as well. The 5 cost Backup, just turned into a Free Play.

How?

It’s simple you’re paying 4CP by discarding the FFX cards from your hand, you grab a 2 cost Forward from your Break Zone. That’s 2CP back to your hand. And you play that Forward for Free. which is another 2CP, bringing Auraon’s cost to 0.

30-002C – Ifrit EX

A 2 cost Summon that can also come off of an EX Burst.

Ifrit will deal 5000 damage to a Forward.

And, if that Forward is a Multi-Element, that damage becomes 8000.

Not bad for a Common Summon.

 

 

30-003H – Edgar

If you’re playing Mono-Fire, you are playing Edgar. End of story,

Edgar comes in reveals the top 2 cards of your deck, and you can add up to 2 Fire cards to your hand. Thus making the 5CP you spent on Edgar 1CP.

And, Edgar’s ability, deal a Forward 4000 damage. But, if you have 5 Fire Characters on the board that damage becomes 8000.

I’m sticking to it. Mono-Fire and you are set. Why worry about the chances of not getting a hit from the top 2 cards of your deck by playing Fire/Whatever. Play Mono Fire, and Edgar will be flipping his Double-Headed coin whenever he enters the field.

Even Sabin won’t mind.

30-004R – Scorpion Sentinel

I’m not too sure about the wording they’re using, but I know what they’re trying to say.

Scorpion Sentinel is a Monster that becomes a Forward, but only if you don’t have any other Forwards on the field. At 2CP, Scorpion Sentinel gives you a 9K body. That might be all you need to save you from taking damage.

And, when Scorpion Sentinel is sent to the Break Zone, you can choose a Forward and deal it 7000 damage.

Not bad, but not great either.

Maybe play this as a one off.

 

30-005C – Samurai.

Samurai here will look at the top card of your deck, and hopes you find another Samurai.

If you do, add it to your hand.

If you don’t, well then nothing happens.

At 2CP, you got a Backup.

Worst case scenario you use it for 1CP per turn.

Best case, you get a free play.

30-006C – Amarant

Hits like Amarant.
Looks like Amarant.

This must be Amarant. A big attack as soon as he enters the field.

And not only that, but Amarant will also search for a Final Fantasy IX Forward.

High cost, but this Amarant is already better than all the other Amarants.

 

 

30-007L – Jecht

4CP, for a Guardian that is almost indestructible.

First off, Jecht has 9000 power, but his abilities hit harder than that.

10,000 damage to a Forward that tries to use it’s ability against him.

His second ability?

You can remove Jecht or Sin from your Break Zone, and deal a Forward 10,000 damage. You can use this ability once per turn.

Meaning that Jecht is nearly unstoppable.

Now, since we already mentioned Sin. We can actually make a 3 Jecht deck. You have Jecht, Braska’s Final Aeon. and Sin. And none of these cards say that you can’t play them while Jecht is on the field or Vice Versa.

Hmm, I’m going to take a better look at this.

30-008C – Zidane

Zidane comes in and you discard a card to draw a card.

I mean, ok.

And, if the discarded card is a Final Fantasy IX Character *cough Garnet *cough cough. Zidane will also gain +3000 power and Haste.

There are better Zidanes, but this one is still decent. In it’s own way.

 

 

30-009C – Bangaa

We’re getting more Moogle Bounty Mayhem cards this set.

This is getting me excited.

Bangaa comes in and will grab an Ice or Water card from the top 4 cards of your deck.

That’s it?

Well, I guess I got excited for nothing. Not that this is a terrible card, but it just doesn’t help me with my MBM deck.

 

30-010C – Vivi

I don’t get it.

If Final Fantasy IX is on the box, why aren’t we getting some new Final Fantasy IX Legends?

I could use a new Legend Vivi to build a deck around.

But, since we’re not getting that, we’ll just take a look at this Vivi, who searches for a Black Mage.

And, that’s it. Black Mages finally have a card that will search for them. Let’s see where this takes us.

 

30-011R – Blank

This is the card that will make Thieves a great deck.

Blank comes on in and your opponent removes the top card of their deck from the game. This will also trigger if a Job Thief enters the field. IT has to be Job, this won’t work if the card is named Thief.

Ok, that’s good and all, but why would we care of removing the top card of our opponent’s deck from the game?

I’m glad you asked.

Whenever a card is removed from your opponent’s deck, Blank will deal 1 of your opponent’s Forwards 3000 damage for each Job Thief that you control.

So far we have, Blank, Marcus, Zidane, Bel Dat, Paul, Fang and Gutsco to add to your deck. And if all of these Thieves are on the field that will be 21,000 damage to a Forward of your choosing.

And, let’s not forget about Ultima Weapon in this set.

30-012R – Marcus EX

We’re finally getting Tantalus. It’s been 30 sets, and this is the first time we’re getting a Tantalus member other than Zidane.

And, what does Marcus do?

He searches for Zidane …

Well, technically not Zidane, just any thief in your deck. Forward Thief in your deck.

It’s not groundbreaking, but maybe some Thief Tribal deck will become viable. Probably not, but this is the first building block you’ll need to get it going.

Maybe it’s time to dust off Gutsco?

30-013C – Mazurka EX

Mazurka is almost like Blank, but she deals 3000 damage per Backup that you control.

Mazurka’s ability will only trigger once, but her ability will also come off of an EX Burst as well.

At 5CP it is a bit expensive.

But, off of an EX Burst it’s pretty good.

I don’t know if it’s worth having her in your deck though.

 

30-014L – Sabin

This is a great Sabin.

Whenever Sabin attacks, you can play a Final Fantasy VI Character from your hand onto the field.

This alone would make it worth it to play Sabin, but Sabin still has another trick up his sleeve, that has nothing to do with Suplexing a train.

Whenever Sabin is put into the Break Zone, you can put a Fire Character in there instead. Sabin will then return to the field. Meaning that your opponent will have a hard time trying to get rid of Sabin.

Mono Fire VI. That is what I will be working on.

30-015R – Luneth

Luneth, what are you doing here?

All I see is a way to farm Crystals. And that way if by sending your Warriors of Light to the Break Zone. And, you can only get 1 Crystal per turn.

You can then use that 1 Crystal to deal a Forward 5ooo damage.

Eh? I mean .. there’s some use to Luneth.

 

 

30-016H – Lulu

3CP, to either search for Wakka, or play him on to the field from your hand.

Either way Lulu is a steal.

3CP, to play both Lulu and Wakka, yes I’ll take it. Now we just need to find which Wakka to play.

Let’s not forget about Fire. Deal 7000 damage to a Forward. Lulu does not become dull when using this ability.

 

 

30-017C – Leon

Fianlly, a Leon that doesn’t suck.

Leon enters the field and deals 5000 damage for each Rebel that you control.

Yes, you read that right.

Leon costs 4CP, an 8K body, and the ability to break a Forward when he enters the field.

How do I know that he’ll break a Forward? Simple really. If you’re playing Leon, you’ll probably already have Hilda on the field. Along with a Leila. Yes, both from this set.

Your plan of attack would be.

Dull Hilda, play Leon, deal damage to a Forward, then use Leila’s ability to remove Leon, and have your opponent choose one of their Forwards to send to the Break Zone.

Rebels also seem like they’ll be fun to play.

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Memories of Heavensward Starters

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30-119S – Yeti

What a dirt cheap Monster/Forward.

For 1CP. you can get a 9K body on the field. This is your absolute definition of a Meat Shield.

And the best part?

You can have 3 of them on the field at all times.

The only drawback, isn’t really a drawback.

You just need to have your opponent discard a card in order for Yeti to become a Forward.

But, you’re playing Ice, there’s plenty of ways to have that happen.

Especially with this deck.

30-120S – Emmanellain

Emmanellain comes in and Freezes a Character.

And, when Emmanellain attacks he will Dull/Freeze a Character, but that’s only if Emmanellain has 7000 power. or more.

How are we going to give hime 7000 power when he only has 5000?

That’s simple.

When you have received 3 points of damage, Emmanellain will gain +2000 power putting him at the 7000 needed to activate his ability everytime he attacks.

30-121S – Haurchefant EX

4CP, and 5 Final Fantasy XIV Characters. Actually 4.

That’s all you need to play Haurchefant and Break one of your opponent’s Forwards. The Best part, is that this also comes off of an EX Burst.

After that Haurchefant stays on the field as an 8K body. Ready to attack, and block your opponent’s Forwards. Normally we would call him a Meat Shield, but Haurchefant is not done yet.

Haurchefant can be put into the Break Zone, and the next damage dealt to one of your Forwards turns into 0, thus making them invinsible, for one attack.

All in all, I like it.

30-122S – Nidhogg

Coming in with Brave and 9000 Power.

Nidhogg is exactly what you expect him to be.

He reduces your opponent’s firepower as soon as he comes in. Forcing your opponent to randomly discard a card from their hand.

But, what we really want to take a look at is Akh Morn. Read it.

Go ahead, I’ll wait.

Choose 3 Forwards. Break them.

And, look at the cost. (S)(I)(I)(D). A Nidhogg card, 2 Ice CP and Dull Nidhogg.

That is asolutely nothing. You can have Nidhogg setup from the very beginning. And don’t forget about Opus VI Nidhogg, if you want some extra cards in hand to use Akh Morn, over and over, and over, and over … 1,2,3,4 .. and over again.

5 times in one game, that’s 15 Forwards broken by Nidhogg.

30-123S – Count Fortemps

Run of the mill Backup that searches for a Final Fantasy XIV Forward.

*cough Nidhogg cough cough.

And, that is all we have to say about this.

 

 

 

30-124S – King Thordan

Also, Archbishop of Ishgard. Since we don’t have one yet, and since we haven’t seen the cards in this set, we’re getting a card named Archbishop of Ishgard in this set. Or later sets.

King Thordan deals a Forward 8000 damage at the start of your attack phase. Meaningm you will probably break one of your opponent’s Forwards before you even start attacking.

And let’s not forget about King Thordan’s ability. It deals 9000 damage to all of your opponent’s Forwards. That means everyone, even the Forwards that cannot be chosen.

Pair this with Nidhogg’s Akh Morn, and you have a board wipe on your hands.

 

30-125S – Coeurl Regina

A Coeurl that will search for a coeurl.

This Monster does not turn into a Forward, nut it will deal 3000 damage to one of your opponent’s Forwards when it heads to the Break Zone. Of course, you’ll have to put Coeurl Regina into the Break Zone yourself for this to happen.

If you can find better Coeurls to search for, you might have something with this card.

 

 

 

30-126S – Cid Garlond

Not bad, grabbing a Final Fantasy XIV Forward from your Break Zone will always be a good play.

And, that is what Cid Garlond does.

After that you’ll want to find a way to get rid of Cid Garlond, just so you can grab another FFXIV Forward from your Break Zone.

And, if your opponent isn’t attacking, you can always use Cid’s ability to give one of your Forwards +3000, and Cid will be sent to the Break Zone.

Meaning you can play another Cid Garlond.

30-127S – Tataru EX

Tataru is a simple Backup that will draw you one card, as long as there are 4 Final Fantasy XIV Characters on the field when she enters the field.

This is a Free Play, boosting your Backup line.

You can also draw a card off of an EX Burst.

And, that is all for Tataru.

 

 

30-128S – Ysayle LB

Ysayle comes in and Freezes as your opponent’s Characters. How many? That depends on how many Final Fantasy XIV Charactars that you have on the field.

And since you’re playing Ysayle, you are most likely playing a FFXIV themed deck.

This is a great play, when your opponent went on an all out attack, but just fell short of the win. You can play Ysayle, Freeze all of your opponent’s Characters, and you will most likely get a free turn.

Meaning you can go all out on an attack, and not have to worry about your opponent responding during their next turn, because, well, all of their Characters will be frozen.

Just hope that they don’t have a card that will activate all of their Forwards.

30-129S – Alphinaud LB

Well this does help a little.

Alphinaud comes in, looks at the top 2 cards of your deck and adds a Final Fantasy XIV Character to your hand, then the rest go to the bottom of your deck.

Just like Ysayle this card will work great if you are playing a Final Fantasy XIV themed deck.

Other than that, Alphinaud cost 5CP, 3 if you find a FFXIV Character in the top 2 cards.

After that, Alphinaud will stick around as a Meat Shield.

I never thought that I would use Alphinaud and Meat Shield in the same sentence.

30-130S – Estinien LB

Everyone’s favorite FFXIV Dragoon.

And, Estinien does not dissapoint once again.

If your opponent has a Forward with over 9000 power Estinien gains Haste.

And, if you have 4 Final Fantasy XIV Characters on the field, Estinien will break one of your opponent’s Forwards everytime that he attacks.

Yes, Estinien does cost 7CP, but so did Opus I Odin, which breaks a Forward for 7CP. This is clearly a better play in my book. I wouldn’t mind paying more CP for this card, since you will be able to Break a Forward once per turn.

And, from the looks of it, it seems like this one will be getting the Full Art treatment.

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Memories of Kardboard

Another Memories of Life Midnight Prerelease is in the books, and as usual, it was an absolute blast!

As for yours truly? I went completely unvictorious. That’s right—I went 0-2, caught a bye, and officially locked down dead last place. But hey, that’s completely fine by me—I can’t really go around winning my own shop prizes anyway!

We’ve been insanely busy behind the scenes over the last few weeks, which is why updates have been a little sparse lately. Things might stay a bit quiet on the news front for another stretch, with one big exception: our Memories of Life set reviews, which we are actively working on right now. Keep your eyes peeled, because those will be dropping on the site soon!

📦 Restock Quest Update: Level Opus X Complete!

So, what have we been grinding out behind the scenes?

We officially hit Opus X on the Restock Quest and cleared it out! That puts us at roughly 1/3rd of the way through this massive project, with plenty of ground left to cover. We’re going to hit the pause button on the quest for just this week so we can focus entirely on the official Memories of Life launch.

🛒 Pre-Orders & Leftover Prerelease Kits LIVE!

Speaking of Memories of Life, our official allocation numbers are locked in, which means booster boxes are officially live for Pre-Order on the site right now! As soon as our shipment hits the front door, we’ll be packing and shipping them out to your doorstep immediately.

Plus, if you couldn’t make it out to Mr. Gyros for the tournament, we have a limited number of leftover Prerelease Kits available on the store as well. Grab yours before they’re gone!

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Heavensward and Events

They have finally arrived! That means we’ve officially put the Heavensward Starter Sets up on our site, as well as across our TCGplayer and eBay storefronts.

That being said, tonight’s Win-a-Box tournament has been canceled. But no worries on that front, because our Memories of Life Midnight Prerelease is right around the Korner! And we all know how we do things for prerelease night…

Yes, you guessed it: nobody walks away empty-handed.

We’ll have the full rundown and complete event details coming up for you next week, so stay tuned!