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  Necrodragon of Vile Ichor

- #1/2 l 5DRA


Date Reviewed: 02.12.13

Constructed Rating: 2.75
Limited Rating: 3.25


Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ... average.
5 is the highest rating.

 

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Today marks our 30th Card of the Day of 2013 and my hands haven’t cramped up yet! I look forward to continuing my service to all the fans of Kaijudo out there especially with the potential that this game has for all of us in the future! Please feel free to check out my YouTube page for further content including matches and my own spin on narration. More importantly though, make sure to check back here at Pojo.com for all of your trading card game strategies, discussions, and reviews! Alright, enough ranting, onto today’s card that could make a huge impact in this game: Necrodragon of Vile Ichor; let’s get started!

Name: Necrodragon of Vile Ichor
Civilization:
Darkness
Type: Creature
Race:
Terror Dragon
Level:
9
Power:
7000
Flavor Text: “Obliterate everything!” -Alakshmi
Rarity: Super Rare
Set Number:   1/2 l 5DRA

Abilities:

Double Breaker (This creature breaks 2 shields.)
Slayer (When this creature loses a battle, banish the other creature.)
Acidic Breath- When this creature enters the battle zone, choose one of your opponent’s shields for each Dragon you have in the battle zone. This creature breaks those shields.

Alright, so Darkness finally gets its first taste of dragon blood and I have some mixed feelings about it overall. It’s expected that a Level 9 creature has a minimum of Double Breaker and I’m not too thrilled with this card’s power level of 7000. It can take down the smaller evolution creatures in the game currently but still evenly trades with cards like Bolt-Tail Dragon and Bronze-Arm Sabertooth making its next ability a little lackluster.

We haven’t seen a whole lot of creatures with Slayer in our current meta. It’s not that they’re bad cards per se; however, people want cards that are faster and aren’t costing them their field presence to activate their abilities. I think Slayer is going to be more important in the future when dealing with all of these huge dragons that will be out rampaging and burninating the countryside. What would be more effective is if this card was also a Blocker; then it could make your opponent think twice before attacking since whatever it battles with is going down with him.

The main selling point of this card is its ETB (Enter the battle zone) ability: Acidic Breath. By itself, Necrodragon is a slightly pumped up Dark Scaradorable… 1000 more power, Slayer, and three more mana to cast it. Not thrilled yet? Me either… but wait, if you just so happen to be running a deck that focuses on getting dragons out into the battle zone, you can realistically break 2-3 shields when he’s summoned! That’s not to say that he can’t break more though!

So overall, Necrodragon of Vile Ichor is decent but really shines in a deck that focuses on all of the new combos that dragons get in Dragonstrike Infernus. It’s likely that decks devoting themselves to Necrodragon will avoid attacking any shields whatsoever so they can swing in and win in one turn assuming there was a lack of shield blasts. I think this guy will see some play but will probably get outclassed by Infernus himself.

Ratings:

Constructed: 3.25/5.00 (It’s hard to realistically rate this guy just yet, he has such a huge potential. This guy could easily find himself into every dragon deck out there if Dragonstrike Infernus can increase the number of combos for bringing dragons out early like Herald of Infernus or Kurragar of the Hordes. Time will only tell!)

Limited: 3.25/5.00 (Big dragon that can kill anything it battles with and will at least break one shield when you play him, not bad! A little too slow though without the right support.)

Stop by tomorrow when we take another look into the Dragon Master Collection Kit which is hitting store shelves a week from today: February 19, 2013!


WooMod

Necrodragon of Vile Ichor

Level - 9

Civilization - Darkness

Race - Terror Dragon

Power - 7000 {Double Breaker}

Slayer

Acidic Breath - When this creature enters the battle zone choose one of your opponents shields for each dragon in your battle zone. This creature breaks those shields.

 

This card defines the word finisher, you'll only play this in a dragon deck, in which case it will probably break two or more of your opponents shields, which those creatures can quickly swoop in for the kill.

Of course it fits the definition the words unwieldy and overkill too, It's 9 mana and if you no dragons you just paid 9 mana for an overpriced dark scaradorable with slayer. What's more is the question of why you would need him, if you already have two dragons out do you really need a card that breaks three of their shields? Last i checked two dragons meant you were winning.

Give it a pass.

 

1/5

Rob

Necrodragon of Vile Ichor
9 Cost Darkness Terror Dragon
7000 Power
Double Breaker
Slayer
Acidic Breath – When this creature enters the battle zone, choose one of your opponent’s shields for each Dragon you have in the battle zone.  This creature breaks those shields.
 
So begins the Dragon flood that Kaijudo is going to experience for the next month or so.  Dragons are going to be huge.  This is the start.  While his cost seem daunting, he can end a game single handedly.  With the new cards in Dragonstrike Infernus being very dragon friendly, he will be easier to play.  Thus by the time you have 9 mana, you’ll break many shields.
 
Constructed 4/5:  Rush decks will run you down, but if you can stabilize, you can win with this guy.
Not available in packs, so a limited rating is not applicable


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