19-086R – Ashe EX
More like the Ashetiveator.
I really like this card. As long as you have a copy in your hand and a couple of CP available, you can keep reactivating a Forward once per turn.
The way I would do it would be. I would enter the Attack Phase. And when that attack goes through, I would play Ashe and activate that Forward so it can block.
You can actually play Ashe twice per turn. Play her in your Main Phase 1, return her to your hand during your Attack Phase and then replay her during your Main Phase 2.
The more I think about it, the more I like this card.
19-087R – Wol
Wol can’t attack, but he sure can block.
Weighing in at 2CP/9K power. He will take out some Attackers.
But, it’s Chef’s Knife that we really like. It’s 9000 damage to a Forward that cannot be reduced by other abilities.
So, once per turn you can use Chef’s Knife, then play Ashe, then use Chef’s Knife again, then play Ashe, and use Chef’s Knife once again. But, that will on;y work if you have 3 Wols in your hand. And you can. You can actually have up to 24 Wols in your deck. That’s almost half your deck. Keep your enemy at bay with this Tonberry Suit.
19-088C – Aerith
Aerith has one job, and that is to grab a Light card from the Break Zone. Other than that she’ll just hang out and give you 1CP per turn.
That’s pretty much it for this Aerith, not the best Aerith.
There’s probably a lot of better plays, unless you really need that Light card.
19-089H – Gau
I’m not going to say it this time.
I’m not. I’m going to try not to.
Gau, is actually pretty good, for what he does.
For 2CP you get a Forward that can come in during your opponents turn and buff another Category VI Character +1K power for every Category VI Character you control.
Throw him in there with the Dream Stooges, and Kefka, and you have a Forward that can block anything your opponent throws at you and survive it.
After that you can put Gau back into your deck and draw a card. Gau is wild like that. He’s a Wild Child.
19-090C – Clavat
Water’s Multi-Elemental Forward.
And by that we mean, if you pay with at least 3 Elements. Each element has had one of these cards, and Clavat is no different.
When she enters the field, if you did pay with at least 3 Elements, your opponent chooses one of their Forwards and sends it packing. Straight to the Break Zone.
Other than that Clavat will allow you to draw a card, and then discard a card when she enters the field.
19-091R – Sapphire Weapon
Another Free Card, this set is spoiling us.
Every Element has a way to cast cards for Free. And, we like free. Even the guy in the back, with the Cloud Signature card in his back pocket. You know he likes FREE too.
It’s not that often that you can play a 9k Body for free. But Sapphire Weapon here can. As long as you have at least 5 Weapon cards in your Break Zone, Sapphire Weapon can come in for free.
You have yourselves a Water deck, just throw in Ruby, and Emerald and just chuck them to pay for other Cards. And when Sapphire show up, you know it’s coming in with a Vengeance. Or something like that.
If Sapphire Weapon gets broken somehow, no worries. You’ll draw 2 cards when you put Sapphire Weapon into the Break Zone.
You might even get lucky and draw another Sapphire Weapon that you can play for free.
19-092C – White Mage
Well, you can sort of count White Mage as a free card, but you still have to pay for it. 2CP, and if you have 3 points of Damage you get to draw a card.
Once she’s on the field, you can use her ability to return one of your opponent’s Forwards to their hand.
Just a little reminder. You’d probably want to get rid of a Forward that doesn’t have an enter the field ability.
19-093H – Strago EX
This is interesting, I think I already like this card.
Every time Strago enters the field, or is broken, you get to reveal the top 4 cards of your deck and hopefully you’ll find a FFVI card sitting there that you can add to your hand.
This also works when Strago is found when you take Damage.
And, let’s not forget about Revenge Blast. For each point of Damage you have received, your opponent’s Forward will lose 2000 power.
And with 5 different Stragos available, you might have a hand full of Stragos at 6 points of Damage. At that point you can spam Revenge Blast and take your opponent to Pound Town.
19-094R – Sanctuary Keeper
Who needs Ashe when you have Sanctuary Keeper?
For 3CP, you can have a constant Activation per turn. Not only that, this Activation comes with a +2000 power buff.
You can actually use both Ashe and Sanctuary Keeper, with 24 Wols and spam that Chef’s Knife. My deck is slowly coming into fruition. I’ll have that deck ready in no time.
19-095C – Sophia
Sophia is the opposite of Sanctuary Keeper.
At the begining of the Attack Phase, Sophia reduces the power of a Forward by 2000.
If you’re already buffing one of your Forwards by 2000, that is a 4000 power difference. Sure it’ll only worked that way if each of you only have 1 Forward on the field, but you get what I’m trying to say. Or not say.
19-096C – Tidus EX
Well, for being a high cost card, you’d think you’d get more than just drawing a card or returning a Forward to their owner’s hand.
I’m not seeing it.
The only thing I like is that it can come off from an EX Burst. Which should be a good enough reason to have some in your deck, as you can always use them to pay for Opus I Tidus’s ability.
19-097C – Tonberry
I was trying to come up with a different way to start this, but couldn’t.
Tonberry comes in like a Monster and out like a Forward.
When Tonberry comes in you draw a card, then discard a card to make him a Forward. Tonberry is technically a 4 cost Forward, but you only have to pay for 2CP as he provides the other 2CP himself.
But, when Tonberry deals damage to a Forward the Forward is broken regardless of power. He has the real Chef’s Knife, not Wol.
19-098C – Yuna
When Yuna comes in, your opponent selects the card Forward that will be sent to the Break Zone. You’ll be able to remove a Forward, but since your opponent gets to pick which one it might not always work in your favor.
This is one way to get rid of Opus XVI Tidus, but I don’t think your opponent will choose that card when Yuna enters the field. Unless, if it’s the only Forward on the field.
19-099R – Josef
Are Rebels becoming a thing?
I mean Josef here looks like a good card, especially since you most likely will be playing Firion, which will make Josef a 3CP/9K body Rebel/Monk with a sword. Wait, Monks use swords? Maybe Josef uses it for his Rebel side.
“Rebel, Rebel,
You’ve torn your dress”
Maybe that’s what the sword is for.
Where was I? Ah, yes. And, with Firion still on the field, every time Josef attack, you get to draw 1 card. Who doesn’t like drawing cards. I’ll play Josef and attack for no reason just to draw a card.
And, that’s not all. No, Sir. When Josef enters the field you can also play a Category II Forward from your hand onto the field. Any FFII Character as long as it is 3CP or less. It doesn’t even need to be a Rebel, Rebel.
19-100C – Larsa
A 2 cost Backup that really is a 4 cost.
You’ll probably be discarding a card in order to search for that XII Forward that you’re really looking for. If that Forward is on the field you probably have no use to play this card.
Sure you can reduce damage dealt to a Forward by 2000, but I believe there are better Larsas than this one.
19-101R – Leviathan
The Water God comes in as a Free Summon.
No Sacrifices needed.
Leviathan comes in, you return 1 of your opponents Forwards to their hand, and they can’t play it until the end of their next turn.
What I like about this is that they’ll have a dead card in their hands. They won’t be able to play it, and if they draw another one they’ll have 2 dead cards. They might even discard it for CP just so they can play another card.
Might come out in your favor, or you’re just delaying the fact that they can play a Forward with an enter the field ability, that might turn things in their favor. But, this is a card game, and we need cards that will give us a breather when we can get it.
Yes, Free Summons are still good.
19-102L – Refia
If you needed a reason to run a Warrior of Light deck, well now you got one.
Refia will activate all the Warrior of Light cards you have at the beginning of each of your attack phases. That means you can go all out, and attack with all your Forwards, and then during your opponents turn, you will have all your Forwards activated, just in time to start blocking.
Also, once per turn, you can dull 4 Warriors of Light, and put one of your opponents Forward back into their deck. Top or bottom, you get to choose.
And, let’s not forget about the artwork. This is a beautiful card. Only complaint is that this one didn’t come as a full art.
