We managed to pull some strings and get ourselves a small restock of the Final Fantasy XIII Custom Starter Set. Sure we only got 6 of them, but they are not exactly in print any more.
If you haven’t gotten one yet, what are you waiting for?
This deck is a great starting point for your FFXIII deck. All of the cards already work great together, and with a couple of upgrades to it, you will be unstoppable in no time.
Maybe not that unstoppable, but it’s still a great Starter Set.
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What do we talk about today?
Snow? Lightning? Final Fantasy XIII?
Just because it’s cold, doesn’t mean we have to talk about Shiva. Or Snow for that matter.
But, he’s a Hero, you’ll say. And, I’ll say. Tell that to Hope.
I’m not going to get into Final Fantasy XIII at the moment, but I feel like I kind of have to just because of Hidden Trials. And, how I believe that it will be a great set. Well, that’s how all sets look like when they are first announced months in advance. Just like Hidden Hope, we have a new Mechanic that will be debuting in just a couple of months.
And, then I heard something about a side board, but I can’t remember where I heard that, or seen that. I’m just wondering when they’ll start adding Weapons. And, spells, where you can add Omnislash to any Cloud that you control. It would be a good mechanic, just ask Cloud, he’ll tell you it would work great.
And, as we’re waiting on Hidden Hopes, and Hidden Trials, we’re also waiting on some news for the Magic : The Gathering Final Fantasy set. It was first announced a couple of years ago. I was expecting it to have been out already, but the only thing we know is that it should be released this year.
And, since we’re on the topic of Final Fantasy XIII we have a sale going on for the Final Fantasy XIII Kai Art Museum boxes. $25 off your order if you order one by 02/08/2024. Just use Coupon Code FANG
Don’t know what’s in it? Well we decided to open one up on camera.
Let’s see if we can embed it.
There we are.
First off, let’s check what I wrote when Opus XIII : Crystal Radiance came out.
“13-085R – Lumina
3CP to search for a XIII forward. Nothing exciting, but you would think that they would have done something better for Lumina.”
Have no fear, we will go into a deeper analysis today.
3CP – Lightning
Backup
Mysterious Woman
Rare
“When Lumina enters the field, you may search for 1 Category XIII Forward and add it to your hand.”
Now, when I said nothing exciting, I meant just that. Lumina is considered a Trickster in the game, so, you would think that she would do something devious to your opponent. Don’t get me wrong, you can never have enough searchers in your deck.
At the time of this writing, there are 93 Forwards that Lumina can choose from. There are FFXIII Forwards in every Element except for Dark. There shouldn’t be too much of a problem finding a Forward to grab from your deck.
Most of the cards in the FFXIII Custom Starter Set are great candidates for Lumina to search for. Especially that Light Lightning. You cant go wrong with that card.
I’ve looked long and far, and can’t remember if there is a card that searches for a Lightning Character, Backup, or any Character for that matter. I might be wrong, and find it later. And, If I do, I shall update this post.
“I have a name. It’s Lumina. And, I know a lot about you.”
SPOILER ALERT
If you haven’t played Lightning Returns and don’t want anything ruined, move along.
If you have, continue on.
Datalog Entry
-Lumina
This mysterious young girl appears to be able to control the power of Chaos, and likes to get in Lightning’s way at every turn.
It seems that she has met Snow before, and the two have more than just a passing acquaintance. but Lightning has spent the last five centuries in crystal, and she has no way of knowing what could have happened between the two.
Still, she cannot deny that the girl bears a striking similarity to Serah. But Serah is dead, and this Lumina seems to have her own goals.
So, just who is Lumina?
Lumina, is a vessel that was created when Lightning went into Crystal Stasis, in order to protect Serah’s heart to protect her from Chaos.. And, while Lightning was in Crystal Stasis, Lumina kept in contact with everyone that was a part of Lightning’s story.
From being there when Fang and Vanille woke up from their Crystal Stasis, to keeping Vanille company when she was lonely as the High Priestess. Showing Noel the oracle drive where he defeats Lightning, Giving Sazh a coffer of souls to collect Dajh’s Soul Fragments in order for him to wake up. Lumina also came in contact with Caius and Snow, but not Hope. Nothing to do with Hope, because Hope is dead. He’s just a puppet now. Bhunivelze’s puppet.
19-129S – Vanille EX
Search for Lightning. Or Fang. Or Hope, But who wants to search for Hope. Yes, I am still biased on Hope from his character in the first game. He was a child, but he was a spoiled brat. I won’t get in to it here.
3 cost 7K body, with Imperilga which will double the damage dealt to a Forward your opponent controls. And 2000 damage to all of your opponents Forwards, which is technically 4K.
I’m losing track of this card.
19-130S – Bahamut
There are ways to cast Bahamut for Free, and everyone loves free Summons. I know I do. All you need is 3 XIII characters and one of them being Fang.
When Bahamut is cast, deal a Forward 10,000 damage, and if it is broken, remove it from the game instead.
Nuff’ said.
19-131S – Fang
Plenty of things to go through to have Fang deal 2 points of Damage.
Is it worth to go through all of this for that? I believe so.
Fang comes in with Haste, and although you won’t be able to attack twice in a turn. Meaning that Fang won’t attack after she casts Bahamut for free.
But, if your opponent blocks Fang, then you cast Bahamut on that Forward, which in turn will most likely break it, Fang’s attack will go through for 2 point of Damage.
I’ll take 3.
19-132S – Snow
Snow comes in and if Lightning is on the field, Snow grants protection from Summons. to himself and to Lightning.
Now, when Snow enters the field you can either have your opponent discard a card, or if you have his fiance on the field you can dull and Freeze 3 of your opponents Characters.
Freeze those Backups, so they can’t reproduce.
19-133S – Serah EX
Let’s search for Mog (XIII-2).
Just the new one that costs 1CP.
And, if you play that Mog, or any moogle, you get to activate or dull 2 Characters.
And with Froststrike, you get to deal a Forward 8000 damage. And, if you play a Moogle after that, and have an extra Serah in your hand. You get to recast Froststrike.
19-134S – Mog (XIII-2)
Look at the grin on his face. And, those teeth. Razor Sharp.
But, he’s just a Moogle, and he does grant Serah protection from Summons and abilities. For the low cost of 1CP you have a terrible blocker, but that’s OK. You don’t need much power to block an attack.
Plus, Mog also gives a XIII Forward +2K power.
19-135S – Cid Raines
High cost Forward, but has same bite to it.
Considering Cid Raines is a L’Cie, that isn’t much of a surprise.
Cid Raines shall come in and break one of your opponents Forwards.
And the more points of damage you receive, Cid becomes even more powerful. At 3 points Cid gains +1000 power and First Strike.
His true power comes out, when you have your back against the wall. Every time Cid Raines attacks, you get to choose a Forward your opponent controls, and send it broken down to the Break Zone.
19-136S – Noel
This is a nice card. 2CP comes in with Haste, and depending on how many XIII Characters you have on the field, Noel gains that much power, X 1000.
Just a simple Forward, but every time one of your opponents Forward’s leaves the field, you get to dull another one of their Forwards. Which is good, in that you will either slow down their attacks, or leave them open for yours.
19-137S – Hope
Well, this Hope is pretty decent. Especially if you’re playing a XIII themed deck, and if you aren’t, you wouldn’t be playing this.
Hope comes in and either searches for a XIII Forward or deals damage to one of your opponents Forwards. How much damage? Depends on how many XIII Characters you control.
I do see this XIII deck coming out strong. And, this might be the first Hope card I like.
19-138S – Lightning
Such a great card. comes in with Haste, and all these abilities that come into play when Category XIII Forwards attack.
If 1 attacks, all your Forwards gain +1000 power.
If 2 attack, you draw 1 card.
And, if 3 attack, you deal your opponent 1 point of damage.
Plus Lightning comes in with Haste, so you can use these abilities right away.
It’s a good addition to any deck, if you ask me. And, if you don’t, it still is.
