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Gunslinger in the LB Deck

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26-124R – Amarant LB

Almost looks like Wolverine.

Amarant is ready to break one of your opponent’s Forwards. Just make sure you have enough Fire Power to get the job done.

What’s this Fire Power? Fire Power as we like to call it, not an official term, is the Fire Characters you have on the field. Yes, Fire Power only makes sense with Amarant.

For every 2 Fire Characters you have on the field, Amarant will deal 3000 damage to that Forward.

I’m putting this one straight into my Bomb deck.

26-125R – Heretical Knight Garland LB

Has your opponent got 2 pesky Backups that have some great abilities? Not for you, for your opponent.

Well H.K. Garland is here to give you a hand with that. At least for a turn.

When Heretical Knight Garland enters the field, he will Freeze two of your opponent’s Backups. Hopefully they’re already dull, or this won’t help you one bit.

And, that is it. Freeze 2 Backups, and then all Garland is, is a Meat Shield. Or a body if you prefer that term.

6CP, is kinda high to pay, but you can play H.K. Garland whenever you’d like as he will be waiting in your Limit Break Deck to strike, I mean Freeze your opponent.

26-126R – Yuffie LB

Need more cards?

Yuffie here, along with the help of another 2 Final Fantasy VII Forwards, will steal them …. I mean, hunt one down and bring it to your hand.

That’s more like it. Cause we all know Yuffie isn’t a thief, and stuff.

If that was all, Yuffie would have been a decent card, but she’s not done. Not even close.

You can discard 2 Final Fantasy VII cards from your hand, dull Yuffie, and Break one of your opponent’s Forwards. That comes out to 4CP. That is what we call a cheap Odin.

And, Wind doesn’t have Odin, so Yuffie should be in your Limit Break deck.

And, let’s not get started on the art.

26-127R – Dark Fina LB

This is what you call a Free Play, or something close to it.

Dark Fina is ready to be cast at a moment’s notice, simply because she is in your Limit Break Deck. But, you already know that.

Yes, she does cost 9CP, but look at what you get in return.

Once she enters the field, you may cast a Summon that costs up to 7CP. There are 3 great candidates here. Odin EX (1-124R), Phoenix (5-019L) and Zeromus, the Condemner. These 3 all cost 7CP, so technically, Dark Fina LB is a free play as you will draw a card whenever you cast a Summon.

Odin will Break a Forward, simple enough.

Your best bet will be either Phoenix or Zeromus. Phoenix will deal a Forward 8000 damage and play a Forward of 3CP or less from the Break Zone onto the field, and Zeromus will add a Forward from your Break Zone to your hand, and your opponent will put one of their Forwards into the Break Zone.

You’ll be up CP with these 2.

Since you’ll be drawing a card when you cast a Summon, I think it’s best to play Dark Fina in a Summon Heavy deck.

But, what do I know?

26-128R – Shantotto LB

In need of a big play?

Shantotto can help, and her cost confirms it!

Shantotto is your trump card whenever you need her. And, we mean whenever. For 9CP she will break 2 of your opponent’s active Forwards.

And, her Limit Break cost isn’t that big either, I would have expected it to be at least 5 considering the damage that she causes.

If you’re playing anything Lightning, it’s worth to have at least one of these in your deck.

26-129R – Refia LB

Refia is ready to be thrown into a WoFF deck, or any deck that has a few World of Final Fantasy Forwards in it.

When Refia steps on to the field, she will grab a WoFF Forward from the Break Zone, and bring that out to the field as well.

And since, this does not say any element, you can splash any Element into your deck, as Refia will be able to play it from the Break Zone.

Is WoFF going to make a comeback?

Only time will tell, but it has got cards that will make a case for it.

26-130H – Lightning

5CP to play Lightning from your Limit Break deck. You’ll need all of your LB points used for Lightning to come in with Haste.

Other than that, Lightning is a glorified Meat Shield, but she does shine when she leaves the field.

Once Lightning leaves the field, you can either play another Lightning that costs 4CP or less from your hand, or you can search for another Lightning.

There are plenty of Lightnings to choose from, all you have to do now is find the perfect one that will work for you.

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Gunslinger in the Electric Playground

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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.

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Gunslingers on Ice

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26-021C – Anabella

The Duchess of Priming.

Yeah, I don’t know much of Final Fantasy XVI, but I do know something about Prime.
No, not the drink. I have no clue about that.

Anabella will dull and Freeze a Character, whenever one of your Characters decides to Prime into an Eikon.

You can do much worse for 2CP.

Prime as much as you’d like, and have Anabella dell and Freeze everyone. One Character at a time.

26-022C – Undead Princess

Looking at this card makes me want to play World of Final Fantasy. Just by having an Undead Princess on the equivalent of Medieval Magitek Armor.

Let’s get to the card.

Undead Princess comes in for 3CP, and when she comes in you gain a Crystal and your opponent discards a card.

Simple, and straight to the point.

And when it’s all done, you have a body with 7000 power to attack or block, cause you’ll want to get rid of this card so you can play it again.

26-023C – Wol

Wol on Ice. That’s a first.

Coming in at 5CP, Wol’s cost can come down by 2CP if your opponent discarded a card this turn due to your playing.

3CP is better than 5CP and 9000 power is a great body on the field.

Wol isn’t done. Not this time.

Whenever he attacks, you can discard 2 cards and break a Forward. It’s like having a Summon ready to go. Those 2 cards is the equivalent to 4CP. Odin from Opus I costs 7CP. And, you can use Wol’s ability once per turn.

Nothing else needs to be said.

26-024C – Musician

This Musician packs some Fire … er … Ice Power.

For 2CP you can deal damage to a dull Forward, once per turn. All you need is some ammo, and that ammo comes in the form of cards.

Once per turn you will be able to dull Musician and pay the cost of discarding one card. Then you can choose a dull Forward and deal it 5000 damage.

If you’re playing Ice/Lightning and you discard a Lightning card, that damage become 7000.

It’s a decent Backup, that when Musician is not in use, he will give you 1CP per turn.

26-025C – Kadaj EX

Even as a Common, Kadaj will be hard to get rid of.

For 3CP you get a body with 9000 power. And, at the end of each of your turns you will remove Kadaj from the game. He won’t be gone for long though as at the end of your opponent’s turn Kadaj will come back to the field.

Kadaj won’t shine until you have at least 3 points of damage, cause when you do have those 3 points of damage, Kadaj will dull one of your opponent’s Forwards. And, since Kadaj returns at the end of your opponent’s turn, that Forward will be dull during your turn.

And this cycle will keep on going on and on.

This Kadaj is a lite version of Opus XI Kadaj.

26-026R – Kuja

You know you always wanted to swap out your Backups. Kuja is here to help you with that.

When Kuja enters the field you can remove one of your Ice Backups from the game. There he helped you and now you can play the new Backup that you wanted cause you didn’t have space for it.

Oh wait, we’re not even done with the first part. When you do remove that Backup, your opponent will discard 2 cards from their hand.

At 5CP, this isn’t a bad play as you’ll be taking away your opponent’s Fire Power, and Kuja has 9000 power. Your opponent will think twice before they try and break Kuja, cause when they choose Kuja with one of their abilities or Summons, they will need to discard a card from their hand.

I’m on the fence about this one. Cause after his first ability goes off, there is no need for your opponent to try and get rid of him, as he’s just another body on the field. Well there is a need, but it won’t be the first course of action.

26-027R – Kujata

Cash or Credit?

How do you want to pay for Kujata?

There’s 2 ways to pay and the result will be the same.

Kujata will break a dull Forward, and that’s about it.

You can either pay 3CP for this, or just dull 2 active Forwards. This means that you can throw Kujata in any deck and you’ll be able to pay for it, without having any Ice CP to spend.

26-028C – Cripshay

The Ice Monster of Gunslinger in the Abyss. Almost sounds like a title.

Cripshay becomes a Forward with 7000 power. And, First Strike.

If, and when Cripshay deals damage to your opponent, you will send Cripshay into the Break Zone, and your opponent will discard 2 cards.

They just might think twice before taking that damage, just so they don’t discard the 2 cards they have in their hand.

But, are those 2 cards worth more than the Forward that will be broken by Cripshay’s 7000 power?

That’s a decision they’ll have to make in the heat of the battle.

26-029R – Shiva (XVI)

Shiva is a great card to play all by herself. You don’t even need Jill to Prime into her. But, you probably should. It’s cheaper in the long run and you get a better ability.

When Shiva comes in you will Freeze all of your opponent’s Forwards. If you Primed into Shiva you will Freeze all of your opponent’s Characters instead.

Ice Age? Yes, let’s have your opponent discard 2 cards from their hand. This works even better if they only have 2 cards in their hand.

Let’s see what Jill does.

26-030C .- Cid (WoFF)

A What now?

Yes that what is with a capitol W.

Every time your opponent uses an EX Burst they’ll discard a card?

Cid just sticks around and waits for your opponent to use an EX Burst, other then that, he’ll just sit back and give you 1CP per turn. That’s not bad at all.

I like the art on these WoFF cards. If you noticed it, we’ve been getting them since Resurgence of Power.

26-031H – Cid Raines

Great card, Great art. What more can you ask for?

If you’re playing a discard deck, Cid Raines is your man.

He will come in for Free, if your opponent discarded a card on the same turn that you want to play Cid.

You’ll want to keep Cid around to thwart your opponent’s plans. When your opponent plays a Forward onto the field from anywhere except their hand, Cid will take that Forward and send it to the Break Zone.

Yes, you do have to sacrifice Cid Raines for this move, but it is a move well worth it.

26-032L – Charlotte

Charlotte is ready to wreck your opponent’s plans. As long as Charlotte is on the field. Your opponent will be 2 steps behind. The only draw back we have here, is that Charlotte costs 5CP, and you can only use Ice CP to pay for her. And that’s not even that big of a deal. You would gladly pay a couple more CP to get Charlotte on the field.

For one she has a little bit of protection going for her. When ever she is chosen by your opponent’s Summons or abilities, your opponent must discard a card, or else that Summon or that ability will be canceled. It’s going to be hard to get rid of Charlotte.

Now, let’s take a look at that final sentence. “When a Character enters your opponent’s field, dull it and Freeze it.”

Your opponent will not be able to use that Character for another turn. That’s 2 turns from when it enters the field. No Blocks, no abilities no nothing. Just a sitting duck. Or a deer caught in the headlights.

You’ll be having some fun with Charlotte here.

26-033C – Summoner

Here we go a decent Backup that will allow you to grab and Ice Summon from the Break Zone and add it to your hand.

This will bring Summoner’s cost down to 1CP, which is even better.

Summoner also has an ability where you can put him in the Break Zone, and your next Summon’s cost will be reduced by 2CP. Mathematically, you’re gaining 1CP by playing Summoner and using his ability.

That’s about it.

26-034L – Jill

Jill has been upgraded to a Legend this time.

When Jill enters the field, and depending on how many Eikons you have removed from the game or in your Break Zone, you will select that many Characters that your opponent controls and you will dull them.

After that Jill will Prime into Shiva and you will Freeze all of your opponent’s Characters.
And, that’s not all.

No, At the begining of your Attack Phase, and at the begining of your opponent’s Attack Phase, Jill will break a dull Forward.

You’ll slowly be able to take down your opponent’s front line, cause you know that they’ll have a dull Forward hanging out. And, if they don’t, you can always bring in Amon 2-098L to dull a Forward once per turn.

26-035R – Snow

Snow is ready for a fight.

And when he enters, the field you can either draw a card, or have your opponent discard a card.

If Snow is brought in by an ability from a Final Fantasy XIII Character you can do both.
Luckily Lightning is ready to cause havok, as she can tag in any Final Fantasy XIII Forward and form a party to attack. In other words perform a tag team maneuver.

You won’t even need Ice CP, just Snow and Lightning. It’s called Thunder Snow.

26-036C/15-038C – Knight

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

So, we’re just going to, you guessed it, Copy/Paste from Opus XV Crystal Dominion.

“Knight comes in, hands you a Crystal

Next turn, Knight Dulls himself and puts himself into the Break Zone dulling a 3 cost Forward.

Thus concludes the story of Knight”

26-037H – Halone

Halone will be a card that you’ll play later on in the game, as you’ll need at least Six of “The Twelve” on the field in order for her ability to go off.

Whenever Halone attacks, you get to choose 2 of your opponent’s Characters, and you shall grant them a Dull/Freeze.

Your opponent will also discard a card.

Halone also doubles as a Meat Shield with a 9k body.

 

26-038H – Physalis

This is a Buy one Get one Free deal!

You can either pay 5CP to play Physalis, or you can Warp her for 2CP. She’ll stay out until the end of your turn. As she on;y has one Warp Counter.

If you paid the 5CP, Physalis is just a Meat Shield.

If you Warp her in, you will be able to play another Forward with Warp from your hand onto the field.

This way you’ll get 2 Meat Shields.

This is a great card, you’ll be able to get a couple bodies on the field quickly and cheaply.

26-039H – Star Sibyl

A four cost Backup that will grant you some protection against your opponent’s abilities.

Not great protection, but just enough to have your opponent second guess the action that they are about to take.

Cause if they choose to target one of your Forwards with an ability, they will need to discard a card. Is that card that they discard worth the extra cost to use the ability? Maybe yes, maybe no.

But, if they don’t have any cards in their hand, they won’t need to discard anything.

26-040R – Menphina

Menphina might be your starting point for “The Twelve”.

When she enters the field you can pay X and search for one of the other Twelve and play it onto the field. No add it to your hand, just straight to the field.

Only drawback is that you need to use CP produced from The Twelve, or discarding The Twelve cards. Which shouldn’t be that hard, considering your deck could have up to 36 The Twelve cards in it. And, if you could use any cards, it would have been to easy.

Menphina can also Freeze one of your opponent’s Forwards with her ability.

Hmm, didn’t we just see a card that can Dull Forwards, or did we just mention Amon (2-098L)?

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Cecil’s Dark Knights

Its the Red Wings! Sort of.

We’re starting off with Dark Knights.

Cecil, of course will be the first card that we’ll be putting in our deck.And, after looking at all of the Cecils available, we decided on 2 different Cecils. This way you can always have a Cecil on the field. Our main Cecil will be Cecil (15-073H). You’ll want a Crystal Generator on the field, before you play this one, or you can just go ahead and take the one point of damage. Because at 3 points of damage, Cecil will search for Cecil when he is sent into the Break Zone. And,as a true Dark Knight, Cecil will deal your opponent 2 points of damage with the help of Souleater.

The other Cecil is Opus I (1-108H). Cecil will be mostly used for the cost to pay for Souleater, but if he is on the field and you receive damage, Cecil will deal one of your opponent’s Forwards 5000 damage.

The rest of the Dark Knights are Graham (8-075C) who will break a Forward when he is put into the Break Zone. Zeid (25-024H) who can come in with Back Attack and every time Zeid is dealt damage, your opponent selects one of their dull Forwards and sends it to the Break Zone. And, Teodor (18-028L) 9CP? Yeah, no. We’re Warping! For 2CP Teodor will enter the field on your next turn. When he enters he field your opponent discards 2 cards, and since Teodor warped into the field, your opponent will discard another card as well.

We have Tilika EX (18-061R) to generate Crystals. Garland (IX) (8-026L) to keep your opponent’s Forwards at bay. 3 different Dark Knights. And a Baron Guardsman.

Our Backups include Tyro (11-072R) just because if you’re playing Earth you should play Tyro. The rest of the Backups include Crystal Generators and Dark Knights. Nothing special going on here.

Two Summons in this one. Zalera, the Death Seraph (24-026H) and Hecatoncheir (15-082H). You could probably add Cu Sith (10-068C) in here as well.

Monsters, just a handful Antlion (11-066C), Behemoth (19-066C) and Seeping Brie (17-073C)

And, the LB deck consists of 3 cards Maat (22-119R), Selh’teus (24-118R) and Noctis (23-125R). There’s still not much of a selection with the Limit Break cards, so we take what we can get.

Well this is what we got. What would you do different?

Let us know in the comments!

Forwards

1-108H – Cecil x3
8-026L – Garland (IX) x1
15-073H – Cecil x3
17-072H – Baron Guardsman x1
18-061R – Tilika EX x2
21-063C – Dark Knight x2
1-054C – Dark Knight x1
2-073C – Dark Knight x1
8-075C – Graham x3
17-082R – Lich x1
25-024H – Zeid x3
18-026L – Teodor x3

Backups

8-070C – Dark Knight x2
15-033C – Knight x2
15-080C – Geomancer x2
23-058C – Dark Knight x3
16-064C – Dark Knight x3
21-024C – Scholar x2
16-036C – Devout x1
11-072R – Tyro EX x3

Summons

24-026H – Zalera, the Death Seraph x2
15-082H – Hecatoncheir x2

Monsters

17-073C – Seeping Brie x1
19-066C – Behemoth x1
11-066C – Antlion x2

Limit Breaks

22-119R – Maat LB x3
24-118R – Selh’teus LB x2
23-125R – Noctis LB

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Hidden Trial – By Water

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23-096C – Akpallu

Pay 1CP to draw a card.

Not bad, at all. If you don’t have anything going on in your hand, might as well play Akpallu to draw another card.

And after Akpallu is on the field, not doing anything, just sitting there, you can then use Akpallu to pay the cost for Fencer (XIII)’s ability and Break one of your opponent’s Forwards.

There are more cards that need another Monster to pay for the cost to use their ability.

I’d say Akpallu is a decent card.

23-097C – Altennia

A simple add-on to your Knight deck.

When a Knight attacks, Altennia gives a Forward +2000 power. Now what will happen when all of your Knights attack? You’ll be handing out +2000 power like candy on Halloween.

It’s like adding 200 horse power to your Knight engine.

 

 

 

23-098C – Alphinaud

Alphinaud is Alisae’s Backup, who will save her from the Break Zone in order to do whatever Alisaie has to do.

If we take Alisaie from Hidden Trials, it’s a pretty decent combo.

Once you have an Alisaie in your Break Zone, you’ll use Alphianaud’s ability and play Alisaie onto the field. Once Alisaie is on the field you can search for a card that has the same name as one of the cards in your Break Zone, and add it to your hand.

Yeah, that’s pretty much it.

Not bad.

23-099C – Urianger

Urianger is already flipping the cards to see what Scions he can find.

I mean yes, .. maybe . . not really.

Depends on what you’re playing.

You can pull this out if you’re drafting Hidden Trials and you’re trying to run Scions.

Other than that, there are far better Uriangers out there.

 

 

23-100L – Young Excenmille

Coming in with 5000 power, Young Excenmille surely loves his Crystals.

You’ll need a constant supply of Crystals to keep Young Excenmille well fed.

Feed him once and he cannot be chosen by your opponents abilities, and his Power will become 9000 until he is sent to the Break Zone.

Feed him once more along with a Water CP, and you can search for a Water Forward of cost 3 or less, and play them straight to the field.

I like it.

23-101C – Dancer

Last Chance to Dance.

Dancer, just like the rest of the Elemental, Class Action, 5 Backup plan, Backups is better played when Dancer is the 5th Backup that enters your field.

When he does, as the 5th Backup on your field, all of your opponent’s Forwards lose 4000 power.

You might break a couple if you’re lucky.

If not, Dancer just chooses one of your opponent’s Forwards, and they lose 2000 power.

23-102R – Gizamaluke

A Monster, the sort of searches for a Monster.

Gizamaluke, comes in and you reveal the top 3 cards of your deck, and grab a Monster, if you find one there. If you do, you just got a Gizamaluke for Free.

Gizamaluke also turns into a Forward if you have another Monster on the field. Technically you can get a 0CP Forward with an 8K body.

 

 

 

23-103C – Quina

My Bombs will get that much stronger.

Because once per turn, whenever a Monster enters the field, I get to draw a card. Doesn’t matter whose turn it is. If a Monster enters the field you get to draw 1 card.

And let’s not forget about the Frog Drop. (Just don’t catch them all, cause then they can’t reproduce and you won’t be able to get 99 frogs.) Once Frog Drop goes off, 1 Forward will lose 3000 power for each Monster that is on the board.

How many Quina’s can you fit in your deck?

23-104H – Witch of the Fens

Here’s a decent card for your Monster deck.

Witch of the Fens comes in, and if you already have a Monster on the field, you can draw a card.

And, let’s not forget about that ability.

Put a Monster in the Break Zone, and one of your opponent’s Forwards will lose 7000 power until the end of the turn.

How many Monsters do you have in that hand of yours?

23-105C – Defender

What there’s no Water SOLDIER Candidate? All we get is a cheap knockoff? And, I was looking forward to making a 6 elemental SOLDIER Candidate deck. Guess I can’t do that now.

*shrugs

Defender can probably be played on his own. No need for the other SOLDIER Candidates. (But, the other ones could be played in their respective element as well.) As before, if you have at least 2 Standard Units in your Break Zone, SOLDI.. . I mean Defender gains +3000 power.

2CP/8K, the true definition of a cheap Meat Shield. And, we mean that in a good way.

Meat Shield here, also does not receive any damage that is less than it’s power. He’ll take a beating and you still won’t be able to get rid of him.

23-106H – Tataru

Tataru pays for Tataru during your next turn.

As long as you have another 3 Scions of the Seventh Dawn on the field, you’ll be able to dull Tataru for an extra card.

And, that is pretty much it. Don’t like your hand? Dull Tataru and hope for the best.

 

 

 

 

23-107L – Frimelda

Frimelda should just get thrown in your Warrior of Light deck.

It’s as simple as that, and if I needed to tell you that, well … You’re Welcome.

This card is pretty straight “Forward”. (No, that just came out, i didn’t think of that.)

You’ll need at least 4 different elements on the field in order to make use of Frimelda. Water can be the 4th element you play when she comes in, and her ability will go off as soon as you enter your Attack Phase. It will also trigger when your opponent goes into their Attack Phase as well.

Double Trouble.

You can either play a Forward that costs 4CP or less onto the field, or you can have one of your opponent’s Forwards lose 2000 power for each element that is on your board.

Choice is yours, bulk up your defenses, or get rid of theirs.

23-108R – Fourchenault

Who would have thunk that Fourchenault would cost Four CP? And, if you have Alisaie and Alphinaud on the field Fourchenault is a Free Play!

Fourchenault’s Enter the Field abilities are great and decent. One is better than the other, but the other has it’s use as well.

First one, return one of your opponent’s Forwards to their hand. Which is good, getting rid of a Forward, even if temporarily is always good. As long as they don’t have an enter the field ability.

The other is Activate a Scion of the Seventh Dawn.

And, when all is said and done, you’ll have an 8K body on the board.

23-109C – Portia

The more I see new Dancers the more I ponder the idea of making a deck. Yes, let’s add one more to the list of decks that I will never make.

For a Common, Portia is a great card. First of all she pays for herself, as if you already have a couple Dancers on the field, you will draw a card. You’ll have a no cost 5K body on the field ready to go to work.

And if you have 4 Dancers on the field, You’ll be able to send one of your opponent’s Forward to the bottom of their deck.

Let’s make Mayakov proud.

23-110R – Porom

Porom, the other half of the twin mages.

Same thing here, Porom is a free play if you have Palom already on the field.

And, just like Porom she comes in with 5000 power.

When Porom comes in you can place 2 EXP Counters on a Forward, and that Forward gains a shield of sorts. Damage dealt to that Forward will be reduced by 2000.

You’ll be able to splash one or the other of these twins, as there is no cost to pay, if the other is on the field.

2-111C/15-123C – Oracle

It’s straight from the (Re)printers!

And, a Copy/Paste from Dawn of Heroes.

“Didn’t we say recycling center earlier? Maybe we meant the Printers, reprinting cards and such.

Not that I have anything against reprints, I just would rather have a new card that does something similar instead of having reprints.

Anyways, Oracle gives you a Crystal when she comes in, and reduces the next damage dealt to a Forward by 1000.”

2-112H – Young Rahal

Rahal! Where are those Crystals!? Young Excenmille is hungry for those Crystals.

And, that is his job. Feed Yound Excenmille to bring out more Water Forwards onto the field.

How is Younf Rahal going to feed Young Exenmille? You gain 2 Crystals when he enters the field.

And that’s not all. When Young Rahal enters the field or attacks, all your Water Forwards gain +2000 power.

Combine this with Palom and Porom, and you have a decent front line, for almost half the cost.

23-113R – Leviathan

Finally, there is a way to get the one card you needed that ended up in the Damage Zone.

Not only that, but Leviathan let’s you draw a card as well. Only downside would be that you have to return another card back to the Damage Zone, but you probably have a card you don’t need in your hand.

This is one of the better cards in this set.

Leviathan is your insurance policy.

 

23-114R – Lilisette

“A live wire, barely a beginner
But just watch that lady go
She’s on fire, ’cause dancin’ gets her higher
Than anything else she knows”

David Lee Roth, might have been singing about Lilisette, and I wouldn’t blame him.

Lilisette comes in and searches for a Dancer, cause well, it takes 2 to Tango. And, that also comes off as an EX Burst.

Other than that, you have Rousing Samba. An ability that gives all of your Forwards +2000 power, and all of your opponent’s Forwards lose 2000 power, tilting the dance floor in your favor. At least until the end of the turn.

But, that turn can be a Break or Make moment.

The only thing that I would change with this card is the art.

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