19-069R – Emperor (FFL)
5 cost Forward with an S-ability that has a 50% chance to turn the tide in your favor. More than 50% depending on what cards you’re playing. But, if you’re not playing any Summons or Monsters it’s 100%.
Black Box, the abilities of abilities. Depending on what is the top card of your deck you can either deal 8000 damage to all the Forwards. Dull and Freeze all the Characters, or draw 4 cards.
Either of the first 2 will be very beneficial for you.
Add Glauca to the mix and he’s only a 4 cost Forward with a 9K body.
I’ll take 3 and throw them in any Lightning deck.
19-070C – Edge
It’s all about the Shuriken Counters.
Edge comes in with 3 Shuriken Counters, each one can be used to deal 5000 damage to a Forward. He does dull when he uses his ability, but after 3 turns, you can just block a Forward and recast Edge.
This way you can have Edge on the field for most of the game, just dealing 5000 damage a turn. A nice little way to keep your opponent at bay.
19-071C – Elgo EX
4 cost Backup that allows you to grab a Multi-Element Forward from your Break Zone.
After that Elgo just stays on the field and produces CP each turn, as any Backup would.
His enter the field ability also comes off as an EX Burst.
19-072C – Eald’narche
5CP/9K Forward that when she enters the field you can discard a card to Break a Forward.
Any Forward will do.
In total you will be paying 7CP to break the Forward, and then you’re left with a 9K body to deal damage or block attacks.
Almost like an Opus I Odin that will Break a Forward, but you get to keep this card on the field.
19-073C – Kain
Have we had a Kain as a Backup before?
Either way, this one isn’t half bad. Actually pretty useful with Back Attack.
If you have a Forward that is blocking another Forward, and your opponent buffs it to match the your Forwards power, you can play Kain and give your Forward First Strike. That way your attack will go through first. Breaking your opponents Forward.
Other than that, there really isn’t much use for it.
19-074C – Scholar
Cheap Backup to play, and is great when you have 3 points of damage.
When Scholar enters the field you can Break a Forward of cost 3 or less.
Not only that, but Scholar has an ability to deal 8000 damage to a damaged Forward. Most of the time this will break that Forward.
You get all this for 2CP.
19-075C – Chimera
If you don’t have a low cost Character on the field when you play Chimera, you don’t need to break it. This can also be a way to get rid of a Backup you don’t need on the field anymore to make way for a new one.
Chimera costs a measly 1CP, and it can also become a Forward.
This is a pretty decent Monster/Forward.
19-076R – Kuja EX
2CP Backup that Breaks a 2CP Forward or 1CP when he enters the field.
After that you can dull Kuja, chuck him to the Break Zone and dull a Forward.
19-077L – Golbez
Archfiends are back. If they weren’t a thing yet, they are now.
Golbez and the Warp Counters. Every time you remove one, you can play an Archfiend from your hand onto the field. They don’t even need to be a certain cost. Any Archfiend will do. And every time you do play an Archfiend, you can draw a card.
After that Golbez gives all the Archfiends +3000 power.
So many awesome cards so far, and so many decks I want to build. And so little time to do so.
19-078C – Jinnai
I don’t see it.
I mean you can pay the 4CP to activate Jinnai, to dull a Forward.
If the cost was a little cheaper, maybe 2CP it would have been better, but for 4CP to activate Jinnai, I believe there are better options to play.
But, Jinnai is only a Common, so that might be why the cost is high.
Other than that Jinnai is a 3CP/7K Forward.
19-079H – Moebius
Did I mention I like the Dream Stooges?
Well if I didn’t, now I did.
Moebius allows you to grab a Dream Stooge from the Break Zone. Which is a good thing.
If you have all the Dream Stooges on the field, they all gain +2000 power, making them a little more difficult to deal with.
I like it and I shall be making a Dream Stooge deck, just to have some fun. Add in Kefka and I can see something fun Happening.
19-080R – Vivi
Mono Lightning?
Might as well play Vivi, if only for the fact that all you’ll have in your hands is Lightning cards.
Simply play Vivi onto the field, reveal your hand and deal a Forward up to 14,000 damage.
It’s simple as that. He’s also a Forward so you can block an attack and then play another Vivi, and rinse and repeat.
Lots of value in this little play. It’s worth a try or 3.
19-081R – Behemoth
A second Behemoth in this set.
This one plays quite different then the Earth one.
When Behemoth enters the field, you can choose a Forward of 5CP or less and send it to the Break Zone.
After that during each of your Attack Phases, Behemoth will dull one of your opponents Forwards.
What you wanted to attack with that Forward? Sorry, he’s dull. Oh you wanted to block with that Forward, Sorry, he’s dull too.
If your opponent doesn’t have an answer for Behemoth, he’ll be playing with one less Forward. One he won’t be able to play again. Unless your dulling a Standard Unit, but why would you want to do that?
Did anyone notice the KO’d Onion Knight on the bottom?
19-082H – Lightning
This beautiful card comes in with Haste, And 9000 power.
It’s an interesting card if I say so myself. Because when she is sent to the Break Zone you can play a Category XIII Character from your hand onto the field.
And her other ability reads, discard Odin, and choose a Forward your opponent controls, break the Forward and Lightning.
Now, if you already have another Lightning in your hand, you can play her onto the field for free. It’ll be almost as she never left.
Who said Lightning doesn’t strike twice? Lightning can strike up to 3 times with this card.
19-083R – Ramuh
Lightning’s Free Forward is here, in the form of Ramuh.
Simply put, Ramuh deals 8000 damage to a 3 cost (or less) Forward.
That is usually more than enough to get rid of the low CP Forwards.
And, since it’s a free play, why not use it. I know I will.
19-084R – Ricard
Looks like Dragoons got a roll of the dice.
I like these types of cards, that let you reveal the top cards of your deck and hopefully finding what you’re looking for.
You won’t always get what you’re looking for, but there is always a chance.
And with most Dragoons being Lightning. I’m sure you’ll be able to find a Lightning card or two to choose from.
After the roll of the dice, Ricard has an ability that will give a Forward First Strike. You will send Ricard into the Break Zone, and that just means you get to play him again.
19-085C – Dragoon
Dragoon here comes in with Haste, and that is enough for me.
But if you’re playing with 3 different elements, and you paid the cost with 3, you can choose a Forward of cost 3 or less and Break it.
There are Dragoons in almost all of the Elements, which can make it somewhat easy to play.
