Hello again my fellow Kaijudo Duelists! We're closing in on the last two cards on my top ten list from Invasion Earth, so you know they've got to be good cards! Today's card was originally revealed to us through some "Viral Marketing" during the message from the Choten. This was, in my opinion, one of the most entertaining ways to spoil a card as there were initially only pieces revealed and we had to put the corrupted jigsaw together; Great job Wizards! So by now I'm sure you know that today's card is Seneschal, Choten's Lieutenant; let's get started!

Name: Seneschal, Choten's Lieutenant
Civilization: Water
Type: Creature
Race: Corrupted/Cyber Lord
Level: 4
Power: 3000
Flavor Text: "It appears I need to step up my timetable."
Rarity: Very Rare
Set Number: 13/80 l 10INV
Abilities:
Second-in-Command- Whenever one of your Corrupted creatures attacks, you may draw a card.
Cloaking Field- Each of your Corrupted creatures can't be the target of your opponent's spells that are level 4 or less.

When this card was first revealed, I didn't think too much of it. I figured it had the same ability as the regular seneschal but for an additional mana with a slight protection ability. Well, once I started playing against the card, all of that changed! I've played against someone who dropped a turn two and three Corrupted creature, followed by Seneschal. Both of the creatures would go to the mana zone if they were banished thanks to Bronze-Arm Renegade, so getting rid of them would only fuel my opponent's end goal even more. So essentially they'll get two extra cards from Seneschal's "Second-in-Command" ability and then they get extra mana if I choose to block or banish them in some way!

What makes things even more difficult is the "Cloaking Field" ability. This effect essentially gives your opponent's creatures a "semi-hexproof" ability, being unable to be the target of any spell as long as it's level 4 or less. Seeing as most players will have Seneschal out by turn four, it's nearly impossible to remove him or his followers from the board without some kind of creature removal or effect. This makes things all-the-worse when they drop a turn five Vicious Squillace Scourge. It's bad enough that you can't play Bone Blades on Seneschal and crew or Piercing Judgment to slow down your opponent's strategy, but when your opponent drops a level 5 creature with 9000 power that's unblockable with slayer and gives all your other Corrupted creatures the same benefits, it's just insane!

There are very few options that any deck has on turn five to deal with Vicious and even then, they aren't the greatest. I've found myself hoping for shield blasts because I didn't have the answer in hand for it. It may seem like Vicious is the problem, but in fact it's Seneschal. Giving all of your evo-bait a form of protection from your opponent and allowing you to draw into your other options in your deck will win you games. If you only run Corrupted creatures, Seneschal basically turns into a turn four General Finbarr without the bounce. Oh... and to make things worse, the deck can utilize Finbarr as well!

Be prepared for Corrupted decks to be on the rise in the next couple of months. They are very good if built and piloted correctly and can be a pain in the neck when trying to deal with them. 

Constructed: 4.50/5.00 (The only thing that keeps this card from having a perfect score from me is that he only has 3000 power. So if you don't have Vicious out, he can easily be blocked or revenge killed.)
Limited: 4.25/5.00 (Amazing card that just doesn't die to removal and provides extra protection to your other Corrupted creatures. Really weak in terms of power though and can easily be trampled over.)

I hope you enjoyed number two on the list, stay tuned for numbers one tomorrow! Also, be sure to check out my articles on Alter Reality Games page as well on every Monday!  Until next time my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters, keep calm and game on!