Althemia Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Star-Vader, Chaos Breaker Dragon 11000 Power / Grade 3 / Link Joker [AUTO] (V) [LB4, Soulblast 1 Star-Vader] When an opponent's rearguard unlocks, you may pay the cost. If you do, retire that unit and draw 1 card. [ACT] (V) (CB1 Star-Vader, Discard 1 unit with Star-Vader in its name from your hand) Select one of your opponent's rearguard units and Lock it. You can only activate this skill once per turn. [CONT] Lord HEY LINK JOKER YOU WANNA BE RELEVANT HUH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-so-Radiant Arin Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 So, I probably have no right to be posting here or posting what I'm about to post but... from what I can tell, Link Jokers are essentially a Stun Deck, locking (which I'm assuming is preventing your units from taking any action), thus you have to maneuver around them to counter their strategies, but if and when you do so, it won't matter in the first place because that unit just gets retired anyway and you get a card on top of it all for a simple Soul Blast. Yeah, totally not bad design. That is, depending on how often Link Jokers SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althemia Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 locking (which I'm assuming is preventing your units from taking any action) Locking means that you turn the card face-down. While the card is face-down, you cannot interact with the card in any way or form. This involves resting, retiring, moving, standing, etc. The card also does not count toward your Rearguards on the board, but that Rearguard Zone still cannot be used. The most relevant part about this card is the fact that he says that he can lock any of your opponent's Units once per turn at any time of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerion Brightflame Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Oh my god, that thing is amazing. Like honestly amazing. Like if the deck isn't hugely relivant after this thing I will be terrified for the rest of my life. So if Multiple RG unlock, you can pay the cost for each one of them to retire right? Althougth... The card doesn't actually pump itself up, which is a change. And an appreciated one. And actually a nice balancing factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althemia Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Oh my god, that thing is amazing. Like honestly amazing. Like if the deck isn't hugely relivant after this thing I will be terrified for the rest of my life. So if Multiple RG unlock, you can pay the cost for each one of them to retire right? Althougth... The card doesn't actually pump itself up, which is a change. And an appreciated one. And actually a nice balancing factor. You can SB3 to retire 3 and draw 3. So you can retire multiple RGs with his skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeriberii Haan Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 It's amazing. Borderline broken, but amazing. On a more complete review, the card's most defining good ability is his ACt skill, which allows him to lock any units pre LB, a skill that LJ used to be lacking in it. The retire is not that hot, since it'll free up a zone, the draw is all that mattered. And, following the lore closely, this skill ensures that the +1s reverse unit get will be nullified by this card. Those ungrateful Reversed units shouldn't rise against their master after all. And, after like many boosters, Bushi has finally stopped their +Power addiction with this unit, and for a good reason. This card will be stupid if it can easily hit significant numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawkobo Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 It's amazing. Borderline broken, but amazing. Nah, it's pretty fair. Both of its skills are LB4, which means if you miss Infinite Zero, you're on an 11k vanilla until 4 damage, which means there are a couple decks that can pressure you into potentially losing if you misride. That said, holy shit, the paper theory behind this card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeriberii Haan Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 The ACT skill is pre LB. But yeah, it's not really broken. I have detalied my review after the initial shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawkobo Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 The ACT skill is pre LB. But yeah, it's not really broken. I have detalied my review after the initial shock. Oh, herp, I totally glossed over that. Still, discarding a Star-Vader makes the whole card draw thing a bit more balanced if you end up not riding Infinite Zero. If you do, well, damn, free plussing, but it's not like this card is outright insanity. You get a once-per-turn lock for CB1 and a discard that makes it so you only +1 to hand during combat for the turn instead of +2. It's certainly a defining card for the clan, though, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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