Welcome back everybody! I recently got some exciting news from Wizards of the Coast that I wanted to share with you! I have received not one, but TWO preview cards to review for all of you Kaijudo fans and Pojoites! I will be reviewing them in detail on Friday, so make sure to stop by my channel (there’s a link under my username to the left) to see what goodies I have in store for all of you (all thanks to WOTC of course). Today’s card is another card I see float around in people’s decks frequently. If it’s not in their deck currently, they’ve probably considered it multiple times. I’ll get into that a little more later. Today’s card is Barrage; let’s get started!

Name: Barrage
Civilization: Fire
Type: Spell
Race: N/A
Level: 6
Power: N/A
Flavor Text: “All guns load shrapnel! Fire!” –Blastforge captain
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: 101/165 l 3RIS

Abilities:
Shield Blast (Instead of putting this spell into your hand from a broken shield, you may cast it for free.)
Banish all enemy creatures that have power 2000 or less.

A six cost spell that wipes your opponent’s side of the battle zone of all creatures with 2000 or less power, that seems really good! It’s a shield blast too?! This card can deal with a ton of cards but often times it all depends on your match-up and what kind of deck you’re playing against. If you’re playing against the Light or Nature (on occasion) Civilizations, they’re more likely to have bigger creatures in the battle zone and will be unaffected by such a spell. If you use this card against decks like Drakon Rush, Blurple, or other decks that spam out little birdies, then this card can be amazing if not ridiculous at times.

Since there’s no limit to what this card can banish, it generally has the upper-hand on “Dragon’s Breath” but you’ll have people argue for days that the 3000 power selection is better in the long run; I say, test it and see for yourself which one you like better.

Being able to get rid of two cards or more with one card is a great advantage and this card can do that quite easily. If only it were a little bit cheaper to play, then you wouldn’t have to completely rely on it being in your shields to deal with Rush decks. Generally by turn six you may barely be holding on by a shield if your opponent has been attacking every turn leading up to that.

Needless to say, Barrage is a great card that can be a great defensive and offensive card. I would definitely expect to see this floating around in decks to deal with the decks mentioned earlier. So if you’re playing one of those decks mentioned, maybe it’s about time to tech in those Essence Elves?

Ratings:

Constructed: 3.50/5.00 (At times it can be a dead card, however, it’s great as a shield blast as it can give you mass removal of birds, rush, and blurple targets.)

Limited: 4.00/5.00 (Plenty of targets to hit in 3RIS with this card. Anything that can give you advantage is worth running or at least considering for your deck.)

Hope to see you guys tomorrow! And don’t forget about checking out my channel on YouTube for two new preview cards! Until next time my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters, keep calm and game on!