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26-081C – Aphmau

The Puppetmaster pulls plenty of strings. Even when Aphmau is in the Break Zone, she still can pull strings.

For 2CP you get a tiny body that can block an attack. And, that is about it. Everything else happens in the Break Zone.

You can put Aphmau into the Break Zone to draw a card, and dull one of your opponent’s Forwards.

And, once Aphmau is in the Break Zone, you can remove her from the game and dull another one of your opponent’s Forwards.

And, that is pretty much it.

26-082H – Angeal

SOLDIER, Shinra, The Turks, AVALANCHE.

We’re getting cards for all of these, and all of these themed decks will become that much stronger.

Angeal here, enters the field and grabs 2 SOLDIERs from the Break Zone. Then you can play them without actually paying their cost. Angeal’s ability allows you to play them for 2CP.

And, if that’s not all Angeal has a 9k body, that will keep him around long enough to keep playing all of your SOLDIERs.

26-083H – Elena

One more for the Turks.

Elena is a free play if you have 2 Members of the Turks on the field.

Elena comes in with Haste, making her useful from the get go, allowing her to attack.

She’s not a threat until you receive 3 points of damage. Once you do reach those 3 points of damage, Elena will deal 5000 damage to the Forward that deals damage to her. Making her a superior blocker.

Your opponent will be thinking twice before hitting her with an ability, or blocking her.
Shinra is back and ready to go once again.

26-084H – Vivian

And, here you thought that Final Fantasy XVI and Priming couldn’t get any easier.
Vivian is here to change all that.

For 5CP you get a Backup that does all the work behind the scenes. Namely, Vivian allows you to pay the Priming cost with CP of any element. That right there is worth the price of admission, but, we’re not even close to done.

When Vivian comes in, you can grab a FFXVI Forward from your Break Zone and add it to your hand. You’ll pick one that can Prime. And, once that Forward Primes into an Eikon, you will draw a card.

And, you will draw a card every time you Prime.

Logan Paul ain’t got nothing on Vivian. Much better Prime here, than in the stores.

26-085L – Vrtra

Vrtra is here to cause your opponent suffering.

We’ll start from the top.

Vrtra cannot be chosen by your opponent’s Summons.

Check.

When Vrtra enters the field, Vrtra cannot be chosen by your opponent’s abilites, until the end of their turn.

Check.

That’s all good and all, but that’s not where Vrtra shines.

When a Lightning Forward attacks, you will dull one of your opponent’s Forwards and deal it 7000 damage.

All you have to do is find a way to bounce Vrtra in and out. Maybe something along the lines of Rinoa (6-041L). You’re welcome.

26-086C – Exdeath EX
Of of course Exdeath has an EXburst. Get it? Yeah that was terrible.

The 5 cost Backup that will break a 5 cost Forward.

What else do you need?

Anything?

Nope, that’s enough for me.

The Ex Burst is just the cherry on top.

26-087R – Odin

Odin is here to reclaim his throne from Althyk.

Period.

When Odin is summoned, you can choose one of two options.

The first, break a Forward of cost 4 or less.

The second break an LB of cost 6 or less.

Althyk is 2CP, and that means Odin will break Althyk any day of the week.

Your Summon in shiny armor has arrived once again.

26-088R – Gav

As if Final Fantasy XVI needed some extra help. It’s already doing great with Prime, and now a Character that will search for a Final Fantasy XVI Character. Add in Elwin that will search for either Clive or Joshua, and you have Prime going off left and right.

Needless to say, this is a card that will see plenty of play.

In fact every deck that runs Clive will have at least 3 copies in it.

And 3 more just to be safe. You don’t want to lose these ones.

 

26-089C – Gilgamesh

4CP can mean 4 different elements. But that Warrior of Light does not have Lightning, So, we’ll have to get back to the drawing board. But, if we look at this set, we can settle on “The Twelve”. All elements are in there. I’m thinking that might be a good fit.

You’ll ask what am I even going on about?

It’s simple. Greg here gets better the more you use different elements to pay for him. And with 4CP, like we mentioned you can use up to 4 different elements to pay for him. Each element is a multiplier on the damage Greg will deal to one of your opponent’s Forwards. Meaning, you can deal up to 12K damage when you cast Greg.

Who’s Greg?

26-090C – Xiphos

This was a thorn in my side during Prerelease.

All these Opus XXVI Monsters were.

All you have to do is bring Xiphos in and go to town. Attack as soon as possible. Cause when Xiphos is blocked, your opponent’s Forwards, all of them, will lose 3000 power.

And when Xiphos deals damage, he breaks a 4 cost Forward on it’s way to the Break Zone.
That’s the only downside to this card, it heads to the Break Zone whenever it deals your opponent a point of damage.

Don’t forget, you can have 3 of these on the field at the same time.

And, I suggest you do.

26-091C – Sleipnir

Sleipner is a bit of a sleeper. He’ll only work good if you already have a Dark card in your hand.

If you don’t, then it’s not worth playing Sleipnir. Let him stay in bed and use him for CP.
If you do have a Dark card in your hand, you will draw a card, and if you play that Dark Forward, Sleipnir will gain Haste and 3000 power. Making him an 8K Forward.

After that Sleipnir is just a Meat Shield, staying on the field long enough for you to block an attack.

It’s an ok play if you’re playing Final Fantasy XVI.

26-092H – Serah

How is Serah just a Hero?

Remember that Final Fantasy XIII deck we got a while back? Time to dust it off.

You’ll be wanting to play Serah once you have a couple of Final Fantasy XIII Characters on the field. If you have 2 FFXIII Characters, Serah will break one of your opponent’s Forwards that cost 4CP or less.

And at 3 FFXIII Characters. That’s 2 plus Serah, you’ll be able to deal a point of damage to your opponent. You can use this ability once per turn. And, when Serah deal damage to your opponent, you guessed it, Serah will break one of your opponent’s Forward once again.

You can probably build a whole deck around Serah, and we haven’t even gotten to Lightning yet.

26-093C-15-095C – Ninja

Here’s a reprint, of a reprint, of a reprint.

So, we’re just going to, you guessed it, Copy/Paste from Opus XX – Dawn of Heroes.

“You’d think they’d at least try and get the serial numbers to match.

Would’ve looked a lot better reading 20-099C/15-099C.

Not that big of a deal but, at least you gain a Crystal when Ninja comes in.

After that you can send Ninja to the Break Zone, and deal a Forward 1000 damage.

*yawn

Maybe if it wasn’t a reprint I’d be more excited.”

26-094C – Byregot

More of “The Twelve”, and Byrgot ain’t playing.

Once per turn Byregot can dull a Forward on command. And, that is all you need. Everything else is extra.

And, I do mean extra.

How would you feel with an extra card in your hand? How would you feel if that card was an extra member of “The Twelve”?

Well, you should be able to grab one from the top 5 cards of your deck, considering you are playing “The Twelve”. That’s 36 cards out of 50. And your chances of pulling a card that isn’t “The Twelve” are close to 0. And, if my calculations are correct you have a 92.47% chance of finding a member of “The Twelve”, leaving a 7.53 chance of not finding one.

26-095R – Freya

This card better be a Full Art. Kind of reminds me of the Emissaries of Light Black Waltz trio.

Freya comes in with Haste, and you better have your Dragoons ready, because every time she attacks, you will deal 2000 points of damage x the number of Dragoons you have on the field. And, if you’re playing Dragoons, you’re going to have a lot of Dragoons on the field.

And, if that’s not enough, Freya’s Dragon’s Crest does the same thing. Dealing 2000 damage x the number of Dragoon’s you control. You’ll be using Freya like she’s going out of style. But, she’ll never go out of style.

All you need to do is pair Freya, with Esitinien (6-088L) and you’ll be half way to victory.

26-096C – Mini Fighter

Mini Fighter wielding a Mega Sword. For his size that is the equivalent of Sephiroth’s Masamune. But, Mini Fighter is not Sephiroth, just a miniature version, that can disrupt an ability. Hopefully.

Mini Fighter can dull a Forward and depending on what card you discard to pay for the ability, Freeze it as well.

And, that’s about it. Mini Fighter will also give you 1CP per turn, as Mini Fighter is a Mini Backup.

Ok, I’ll stop now.

26-097R – Rhalgr

If you have 8 of The Twelve out on the field, Rhalgr is a free play. And, what a free play he is!

Coming in at 9K and Haste, Rhalgr is a god in his own right.

But, you’ll ask, why would I pay 8CP for a card even if it does break a Forward, and you get to keep a body on the field that can attack right away?

You should, and you won’t. Rhalgr’s cost is reduced by one for each of The Twelve that is on the field.

I mean, you’re already paying 7CP to play Opus I Odin just to break a Forward. What’s one more CP to have an extra body on the field as well?

26-098L – Lightning
Do you see what’s going on here?

The Farron Sisters is where it’s at!

Lightning comes in for 3CP with 6000 power, and Haste. So far so good. But why is this a Legend?

Let’s take a look. When Lightning form a party and attacks, and deals damage to your opponent, that damage becomes 2 points instead.

Still there? Yeah, Lightning is not done.

When Lightning attacks, you can play a Final Fantasy XIII Forward onto the field, and that Forward will form a party with Lightning to attack.

Where’s Serah? We just mentioned the Farron Sisters. So, naturally you’ll grab Serah. And when Serah enters the field and you control 2 or more Final Fantasy XIII Forwards, Serah will break a Forward of 4CP or less. Lightning and Serah make 2.

And when Serah deals damage to your opponent, Serah will once again break a Forward.

Nuff said.

26-099C – Dragoon

Dragoons are adding a piece to the perfect puzzle.

Faris here, I mean Standard Unit Dragoon that looks like Faris, will grab a Standard Unit from your Break Zone, and depending on how many Dragoons you have on the field, you will be able to play it straight to the field.

If you don’t then you will just add it to your hand.

The good thing is that it does not have to be a card named Dragoon, and since you can play it straight ti the field without paying the cost, you can play a Standard Unit from any element. Including Lanista (26-020C), who will give all of your Forwards +1000 power when they attack.

Keep Dragooning!

26-100R -Llyud

A Lightning card for Warriors? There’s actually a lot more than I thought. I thought Llyud was the first one. (It’s called old age.)

Llyud is ready to go, and so should all of your Warriors.

Whenever any Warrior you control attacks, you get to dull one of your opponent’s Forwards. And this can keep on going on and on. As long as you have Warriors to attack. And if you need more, there’s always a couple of cards that will dull on command.

We’re starting the Dull Warriors, and only Full Fledged members are allowed entrance.

Cleon would be proud. Oh wait, Cleon’s not around. Swan would be proud.

Electrifying Singles!

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Resurgence of Power : Quick as Lightning

18-069C – Red Mage

Discard Red Mae, draw a card. And, that’s about it.

Cheap Backup to play.

 

 

 

18-070C – Aphmau

This one looks interesting. The Puppetmaster is grabbing puppets left and right.

What do I mean?

At the end of the day, Aphmau should cost you 0CP. Simply because, if you grab the first card from the top of your deck, She’ll cost 1CP. After that at 3 points of Damage you can pay 1CP and grab a card from the Break Zone and play it straight to the field.

Plus she’ll produce CP while you wait to get to 3 points of damage.

Let’s see some decks that will make use of this card.

18-071R – August

A King that comes forth when his Knights fail.

August comes in for 0CP if 3 of your Forwards leave the field. Leaving could be Removed from the game, sent to the Break Zone, Broken, or returned to hand. Even if you lose 3 Forwards during your attack phase, you can play August during your Main Phase 2 for 0 cost.

That alone will give you a 10K body for your opponents turn. They will think twice before attacking when he is on the field.
After that when he attacks, August activates himself and August can attack once more, which after that attack he will activate once more.

It’s almost like August has Brave.

18-072C – Kam’lanaut

For a Common this is a pretty good card.

From Kam’lanaut’s 3 abilities, there is only one that would give you a reason to play him. When he attacks, you choose one of your opponents Forwards and you can Dull that Forward.

Now remember, this is just a Common.

The other 2 abilities are, that he cannot be chosen by a Multi-Element Forward’s abilities, and at 2 points of Damage he gains +1000 power.

18-073H – Garuda (III)

I’m caught in the middle with Garuda.

I can see both sides of the card, while it can be a good play if your opponent doesn’t see it coming 5 turns away. That also means your paying 10CP for this play. While it does give you a chance to clear the board if you need to, but there is a card that does this for cheaper. Shantotto, who just removes all the Forwards, for 7CP.

But, if you can get Garuda to come in off of a Warp, and actually work without your opponent preparing for it, well, you’re in luck.

18-074L -Gilgamesh

Coming in with Haste, Gilgamesh is ready to attack. And if he comes in after you have received 3 points of Damage, Gilgamesh also gains Brave, and can attack twice in a turn.

That alone would make me want to play Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh also has an entry ability in which you remove a number of cards from different elements, allowing you to Break a Forward that has the same cost as the elements you choose.

18-075R – Seifer

How much does a card from the Break Zone, +2000 power and Haste cost? Is it worth a point of damage?

If it’s the beginning of the game, and you don’t have your back against the wall. It might be worth it.

If not, Seifer is just a 3 cost Forward with a 7K body.

And the card you can grab is a Category VIII Forward.

18-076C – Cid Kramer

VIII Themed Decks could become easier to play. Cid comes in and can produce CP of any element for FFVIII cards.

That means you can splash any element you’d like, without worrying about needing certain elements on the board or in your hand to play them.

 

 

18-077R – Cid Sophiar EX

Raise your hat to Cid Sophiar.

Cheap card to play and is technically 0CP as you’ll just grab a Character from the Break Zone.

Sure, you’ll need to be at 3 points of Damage to be able to grab that card, but you can also grab that card off of an EX Burst.
I’d keep 3 of Cid in a deck.

 

18-078R – Cindy

Let’s see. Cindy is moonlighting as a Dark Knight.

We’re starting to see more abilities that deal you a point of damage to use them.

Cindy allows you to dull an opponents Forward for the cost of one point of damage. But, that cost goes away when you have already received 4 points of damage. Simply put, if you’re about to lose a Forward or be dealt a point of damage, it doesn’t make much sense.

If you’re using that ability to dull a Forward using an ability that will wipe out your board or something to that effect, it would be very wise to do so. I’m just rambling here.

Cindy does come in with Haste, and that is always a plus.

18-079R – Fujin

The Disciplinary Committee is here, although they really don’t discipline anyone, they’re just Seifer’s lackeys. And that is perfectly fine. Unless you’re Squall and Co.

Fujin Comes in and gives Seifer and herself +2000 power. And at 3 points of damage she grants another +2000 power and protection from your opponents Summons.

Only drawback is that Seifer has to be on the field to get these effects.

 

18-080C – Hurkan

A bit expensive, but Hurkan can break a Forward when he enters the field.

It also has an ability with a high cost that allows you to break another Forward.

I probably won’t be using it.

 

 

18-081H – Melusine

For 2CP you get to use one of your opponents Forwards until the end of the turn. Cost 4 or less.
Think about it.

Melusine comes in. You gain control of one of your opponents Forwards. You attack. Worst case, you break one of their Forwards. You might even deal them a point of Damage.

After that, just turn Melusine into a Forward and keep attacking until she breaks. After that rinse and repeat.

I’ll take 3.

18-082C – Imitation Despot

If you’re playing Manikins you’re playing this card.

Imitation Despot allows you to grab another Manikin from the Break Zone. And depending how many Manikins are on the field Imitation Despot can cost you 2CP.

Add in an 8K body, and that’s hard to beat.

 

 

18-083R – Raijin

The other member of the Disciplinary Committee, same as Fujin, he gives Seifer and himself +2000 power.

And, at 3 points of Damage, he and Seifer also get another +2000 power and they both can’t be chosen by your opponent’s abilities.

At the end of the day, if Seifer, Fujin, and Raijin are all on the field and you have 3 points of Damage, Seifer will have 15,000 power.

If you ask me, I’d rather play Opus II Seifer (2-110R) instead. Add an Edea to the mix and he’ll be a Monster to deal with.

18-084C – Ramuh

Ramuh is a decent Summon to play, even if you don’t pay the extra cost. Dealing 7000 damage to a Forward will break most Forwards. If you need some extra Zap in your Judgement Bolt, I suggest you remove 10 Lightning cards from your Break Zone and turn that 7000 into 150000.

 

 

 

18-085C – Dragoon

Cheap Backup to play that comes with an extra cost, if you want to use it.

The extra cost is a total of 5CP in which 2 need to be Lightning CP. If you decide to pay it, you can Break a Forward. Any Forward.

Dragoon is like Hurkan, but better. In that Hurkan will only break a Forward up to 5CP, where Dragoon can break any Forward. Good to be played in a pinch, if you have the CP.

Other than that, at 3 points of damage, dragoon gains +3000 power and Haste.

Making him a 2CP/8K body.

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Opus XIV – Lightning Review

14-077C – Ovjang

Easy way to grab a Forward of cost 3 or less that was recently broken. Any Forward will do.

But, you’ll probably want to play Aphmau.

 

 

 

14-078H – Trap Door

Trap door, if you walk through it you’ll break a Forward.

Your opponent will think twice before breaking Trap Door.

 

 

 

14-079 – Aphmau

If you grabbed Aphmau from the Break Zone, you can play a card named Aphmau from your hand for 1 Lightning Crystal Point. Doesn’t have to be this one, but there aren’t any other cards named Aphmau.

 

 

 

14-080R – Exdeath

8CP is a bit high. But, you get to do 2 things at once. Break a Forward and grab a Forward from your Break Zone that is 4CP or less.

But, you’re probably going to be playing this card for the ability, Black Hole. For 1 Lightning CP and an Exdeath you can remove 1 Forward from the game.

 

 

14-081C – Puppetmaster

Hmm, this Puppetmaster needs his puppet to dull a Forward.

 

 

 

 

14-082C – Gnath

Don’t like the cards you just drew? Just play Gnath with those 2 cards and hopefully get something better. And if that doesn’t work, Dull and Break and hopefully you’ll get something better once again.

 

 

 

14-083C – Fachan

I’d call this a ticking time bomb. Every time it ticks it gets more power. But this time bomb, you can have it go off whenever you choose to.

 

 

 

 

14-084C – Schuzelt

For Mono-Lightning this card can be great. Deal a Forward 1000 Damage and then use Grim Reaper to Break it. You can use Grim Reaper more than once.

 

 

 

 

14-085C – Sylph (XIV)

A primal activates Sylph, and sylph can dull and reduce the Damage one of your Forwards takes by 2000.

I’m wondering, what a Primal deck would look like. Every time a Primal enters the field you can activate all of your Backups.

Hmm.. Let me look into it.

 

14-086R – Heidegger

Break a Forward when Heidegger enters the field, but you’ll need to discard 2 cards. 6CP, not bad for it. Cheaper then 8 that Exdeath had.

Next turn, you can pay 1 Lightning CP, and dull Heidegger and put him in the Break Zone to add 1 Forward to your hand. If you find one in the top 5 cards.

Even Heidegger is wondering if this is a good deal.

 

14-087L – Ravana, Savior of the Gnath

Ravana can attack 4 times???

Move over Gilgamesh, Ravana has taken your spot. It doesn’t really matter that Ravana can’t gain Brave when he activates every time a Character is put into the Break Zone. Yours or your opponents.

And the Damage that he is dealt is reduced by 5K.

Gilgamesh and Ravana. Ice/Lightning. The game can be over in 1 turn.

14-088C – Mneejing

This card was probably meant to help Aphmau, but it probably won’t be used for Aphmau.

You can choose any Forward 3CP and under to use it on.

 

 

 

14-089C – Ewen

For 1CP you can Break a damaged Forward.

Nuff said.

 

 

 

14-090R – Ramuh, Lord of Levin

Unless you’re playing Ramuh early on, he is coming in with Haste.

And, you’ll be breaking Forwards left and right. You can have Ramuh on the field and cast Raiden (Revenant Wings)
(10-100C), and Break all the active Forwards your opponent controls.

Remember you heard it here first.

 

14-091R – Ramuh

Same thing as above. If you already control Ramuh, Lord of Levin, you’ll be Breaking 2 Forwards each time you cast this card.

 

 

 

 

14-092C – Dragoon

Are you playing Dragoons? You might want to pass this card, unless you can find a way to play him for cheaper. But then you still have a body on the field.

 

 

 

 

14-093H – Luso EX

I can see some playing this card. For 2CP you get to search for a FFTA2 Character, and if that doesn’t work, at least you have a blocker. That will last through one round.

Engage on the other hand, is the same as his n entry ability, except for the fact that the FFTA2 Character is played straight to the field than to your hand.

 

 

14-094R – Ravus

Plenty of Captains to choose from but, one that stands out is Captain (12-094C). I can see some shenanigans that will come out of these 2 cards.

With that being said, 1CP for a 9K body, is what you would want to play every chance you get.

A Forward losing 5K when he enters either the field or the Break Zone isn’t bad either.

 

14-095H – Roche

Roche. The perfect play Turn 1.

If he is in your hand on your First turn, You will basically, just lay the card down and deal your opponent 1 point of Damage. If not, then there is nothing special about him. Except the first time you fight him in FFVII Remake.