20-064C – Arkasodara
I like this elephant man.
A simple 3 cost Backup that will either Break one of your opponents dull Forwards, or your opponent will pay 3CP for them to save that Forward.
Either way your opponent will lose part of their strategy due to them having inefficient funds, or due to them being down a Forward that they needed.
I like it, I’ll take it.
20-065H – Antlion (IV)
I remember fighting Antlion in FFIV to in order to get the Sand Pearl to save Rosa from desert fever.
Now the Antlion is back, and it is still angry. Must be all the monsters roaming the Antlion Den.
As a Monster, Antlion doesn’t have a special ability, it just waits for Backups to come and go, so it can turn itself into a Forward.
Once it’s a Forward it is something to deal with. With 9000 power and it’s counter ability, that will deal the same damage it received and deal it to another one of your opponents Forwards. Which one? Anyone you’d like.
Yes, I like it.
20-066R – Ignis
At the time of writing I just finished writing about Gnash.
Well, Ignis is the perfect answer to Gnash, Ignis is also one of the Backups that can be chosen by Gnash.
Ignis enters, and you can chuck a Backup and break one of your opponents Forwards.
Not only that, but on the same turn when you send that Backup to the Break Zone, you can grab a Forward from the Break Zone.
End of the day, Ignis has a way of recycling that Forward you need when he is sent to the Break Zone. After all is said and done, you’ll still have a 9K body on the field.
20-067R – Ifalna
Aerith’s mother. That’s all I’ll say in case there are people living under a rock, and haven’t played FFVII yet.
A great 2 cost Backup, that will grab an Earth Forward from your Break Zone and play it straight to the field.
This is actually really good, especially if all of your Opus XIV Clouds are in the Break Zone, and you have no other way of bringing them back.
We need more cards with support Characters that we haven’t seen yet.
20-068R – Aerith
We’ll have Aerith right next to Ifalna in our Binders.
What ever you do, you’re Warping Aerith in. There is no reason to pay 2CP to make her just a 5K body. Aerith is much more than that. Just ask Zack.
Aerith Warps in and grabs a Forward from your Break Zone.
After she grabs that Forward, that’s when she becomes a 5K body.
The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Both Ifalna and Aerith pretty much have the same ability.
20-069H – Chaos
Oh, this is nice.
Chaos causing Chaos just cause his name is Chaos.
Or something like that.
Chaos is a 6CP Forward, that let’s you search for a 4CP Dark Forward and play it onto the field. This will make Chaos a 2CP/9K body, and depending on which Dark Forward you choose you can probably put some hurt on your opponent. Too bad Sterne Leonis is banned, cause that would have been fun. For you, not your opponent.
And that’s not all.
If Chaos is in the Break Zone you can remove Chaos and 2 Dark Characters from the game to Break a Forward of your choosing.
The OG Dark Lord will take vengeance on the Warriors of Light. Maybe that’s what the 2000 year time loop is for.
*queue Alice Cooper’s “Vengeance is Mine”
20-070C – Leatherworker
Uhm, lots of Earth Backups that get played for free.
Free is usually a good thing, when they have a decent enter the field ability. Or any ability at all.
Where’s the Copy/Paste button when you need it?
20-071C – Ciaran
Here’s your Crystal pumping machine. As long as Ciaran stays on the field and attacks, you’ll be gaining a Crystal each turn.
He can actually use the Crystals himself and gain a 2K buff until the end of the turn.
Other than that, Dark Sword is a decent Special ability that deals a Forward (3000xpoints of damage you received). And you don’t even need to dull Ciaran in order to use it.
There are 2 different Ciarans meaning you can use this ability up to 5 times in one turn. But, only if all the Ciarans are in your hand.
20-072C – Gigas
A Giant? Let’s call him Andre.
Andre comes in and pretty much stops one of your opponents Forwards. Stuns? That Forward will not be able to Attack or Block until the end of their turn. Allowing your tiny Forwards to get some attacks in without the fear of being blocked by a big body.
Gigas … I mean Andre once he’s done Stopping that big body, can be sent to the Break Zone dealing a Forward 8000 damage on the way.
20-073C – Kimahri
This is the same as Auron. Only difference is that it’s Earth, and the art on Auron’s card is way better.
Just use what I said about Auron and change the name to Kimahri. And, the damage to 4000.
20-074C – Miner
3CP to hopefully find a Backup.
If there is a Backup in the top 5 cards of your deck, then Miner will only cost you 1CP.
I think I like the other Miner better.
At least, if you don’t know what to do, you can always put Miner in the Break Zone and draw a card.
20-075L – Cecil
Is 3 CP worth a point of damage?
Depends on what you’re playing. If you need that point of damage to buff up all your Forwards because you just received 5 points of damage then go right ahead.
Besides that, Cecil remains true to his story. As he can turn his Dark Knight self, into a Paladin. All you have to do is cross the mirror. Or get sent to the Break Zone. Whichever one is easier. For when you put Cecil into the Break Zone, you can search for a Paladin Cecil, and play him onto the field.
That Emissaries of Light Cecil, is looking good with this right now.
And Tenebrous Blast, just a special ability that deals 8000 damage to a Forward.
20-076C – Sonon
Let’s see, Melphie searches for Sonon, and if Melphie is in the Break Zone, Sonon gains a 1K buff and Brave.
Not bad, for a common.
You got a 9k body on the field, ready to block all of your opponents attacks.
If Sonon is in the Break Zone, hanging out with Melphie, you can remove them from the game a draw a card.
20-077L – Tifa
Another Tifa?
2 in one set? When was the last time that happened?
All the way back to Opus I? I guess, I always thought that there were a lot more Tifas. Apparently there are only 9.
19 Lightnings but, who’s counting?
1CP for a 9K body? Sure, I’ll take it. When Tifa enters the field you must discard 2 cards.
Tifa already has Brave, and if you pay 2CP she can attack again. And, if you have 2 more CP you can attack again, and again. I see an infinite loop somewhere, where someone will figure out how to keep activating all of their Backups in order to have TIfa attack over and over, til it’s game over.
You can’t discard 2 cards if you don’t have any cards in your hand. *Hint Hint.
20-078H – Noctis
The Prince is back, and is becoming quite a regular.
Noctis comes in, and buffs a Forward with +2000 power and Brave, for the rest of the turn.
After that Noctis will hand around the field, until he is sent to the Break Zone, and when he does get sent to the Break Zone, you can put one of your Characters in the Break Zone and play Noctis on the field with a permanent 2K buff.
20-079C/15-080C – Geomancer
Reprint.
Standard Unit.
Crystal.
Brave.
Maybe a Geomancer actually mines for Crystals.
20-080R – Fake
The first time I saw this card I thought it was a Fake, and didn’t pay much attention to it.
And, then I read the card wrong, and had to rewrite this.
For 2CP it’s worth giving a shot. Even if Fake can’t attack or block until it sees 2 points of damage.
2CP for a 10K body, sign me up.
20-081H – Fenrir
Is this what I think it is?
A Free Summon?
Yes, why yes it is! But, only sometimes.
Fenrir a 1 cost Summon that protects your Forwards from your opponents Summons.
And, if that Forward costs only 1CP, Fenrir is Free!!!
1CP isn’t that much to pay, but Free is better.
20-082C – Mira EX
The Dark Lord is back to help you find your Monsters.
And she does a good job at it, as long as there is a Monster in the top 5 cards of your deck.
After that she has a 3k body, that will fend off at least one attack. OR you can just put her in the Break Zone, and grant one of your monsters the ability to not be broken.
20-083R – The Magus Sisters (XIV)
At first I thought this was a Summon.
Then I realized that it is not.
What’s good about them is that your opponent can’t use Haste.
Which isn’t really a bad thing as most players don’t really have a lot of Haste cards. But, if you’re using my Haste deck well, it’ll really put a foil in your plans.
20-084R – Leo
See, this is what a King does, he looks out for his people, before charging them taxes and what not.
Leo, a 6CP Backup that when entering the field searches for a FFCC Forward and plays it onto the field.
Think about it for a second.
You pay 6CP for Leo, Find Yuri and play Yuri onto the field. Then you’ll discard a card, and search for Chelinka and play Chelinka onto the field. If you get this off turn one, you’ll be set for the game.
Oh, and let’s not forget the 1K buff to all the FFCC Forwards.
Square-Enix just announced a new set. And, shockingly it’s a FFVII box. Who would have guessed? I’m guessing every time they decide to start on a new set, they just flip a coin if it’s Heads it’s a Final Fantasy VII themed box.
What’s that? Announcing a new Anniversary Set, when the Dissidia Collection isn’t even out yet. Well, I’m sure you would do it too. Get on the Hype train, because Shinra SOLDIERS are on the box.
Krile, your Backup Warrior of Light. Taking Galuf’s spot on the team and she does a good job at it. We’re actually going to use 2 Kriles in this deck. Krile (7-068H) and Krile (18-055R). Both of these Kriles work around Summons, and the Resurgence of Power Krile also allows you to grab a FFV Forward from your Break Zone. Thus bringing us to the next Character, Galuf.
do so. 3 to be exact. So we’ll just go ahead and add Bartz (19-048C) Because he is easy to recycle back into your deck. And any other Bartz you like, we’ll go with Bartz (12-052H).
19-086R – Ashe EX
19-087R – Wol
19-088C – Aerith
19-089H – Gau
19-090C – Clavat
19-091R – Sapphire Weapon
19-092C – White Mage
19-093H – Strago EX
19-094R – Sanctuary Keeper
19-096C – Tidus EX
19-097C – Tonberry
19-098C – Yuna
19-099R – Josef
19-100C – Larsa
19-101R – Leviathan
19-102L – Refia