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  Fumes

- #75/165 l 3RIS


Date Reviewed: July 30, 2013

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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Welcome back my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters! Today we're looking at a card that used to be used in a lot of decks when the game first came out. This card still has plenty of viability but most people seem to choose other cards over it. Let's take a look at Fumes!

Name: Fumes
Civilization:
Darkness
Type: Creature
Race:
Tarborg
Level:
4
Power:
2000
Flavor Text: "Uh, Ray? You may wanna wash your hands," Gabe said. "Like, a thousand times," Allie added.
Rarity: Common
Set Number: 75/165 l 3RIS
Abilities:
Stinky-
When this creature enters the battle zone, your opponent chooses and discards a card.

Fumes was one of those cards I looked at when the game first hit hobby shelves and I wasn't too sure about the game mainly because of the effect "Stinky". I got past it though and went on to use it on occasion in my Darkness/Water decks. The card is turn four specter claw with a 2000 power creature attached. Going off of its stats, it pretty much gets banished by about every removal spell in this game, however, that's not always a bad thing. After all you did likely use its effect and got rid of one card in your opponent's hand after all, so whatever happens after that point, Fumes has served its purpose and caused you to break even in card advantage.

Playing this card and other discard cards early game can put your opponent in a very bad position to where they'll need to put every card they draw into their mana zone, giving them turn after turn of empty plays.

This card becomes even better when you combo it with cards that can bring it back from your discard pile. Return From Beyond and Dracothane of the Abyss are amazing cards that can give you extra creature in the battle zone and allow you to activate their effects all over again! Why not combo this card with some of my personal favorite tech, King Coral? Every time you play a Leviathan you can bounce Fumes or other creatures that have an enter the battle zone ability to your hand and reuse them the following turn!

Overall this card has a lot of potential but can be thwarted by cards like Infernus the Awakened or Slumbering Titan. Any card that can get rid of a card your opponent controls is well worth considering, however, Fumes tends to be overshadowed by Mesmerize and Razorkinder who allow you to see what card you discard and the opponent's entire hand as well. Why not try using them all in a deck?

Ratings:

Constructed: 3.25/5.00 (Definitely not a powerhouse but can create some early advantage against your opponent!)
Limited: 4.00/5.00 (Early board presence and getting rid of your opponent's resources is really good in limited!)

Stop by again tomorrow when we take a look at another card that saw a ton of play in Darkness decks! Make sure to check out my channel for new content and until next time my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters, keep calm and game on!

Ceagle

Card Name: Fumes

Mana Cost: 4

Civilization: Darkness

Race: Tarborg

Card Type: Creature

Power: 2000

Rarity: Common

Card Number: 15/43, 75/165, P5

Card Set: 1TVR, 3RIS, Y1PRM

Card Text: Stinky – When this creature enter the battle zone, your opponent chooses and discards a card.

 

Fumes is a level 4 darkness creature with 2000 power and when it enters the battle zone your opponent picks a card from their hand and discards it.  This card is very similar to Gigastand, both darkness creatures have the same effect, but you can get to use Gigastand’s discard ability whenever you attack.  Both creatures will most likely have their abilities trigger as early as turn 4.

 

 Personally I prefer Gigastand, he is going to be more a threat then Fumes whose discard power has already been used up.  Gigastand could also have your opponent discard multiple cards where Fumes has a one and done effect.  Gigastand has a few other good attributes, he is mana less than Fumes and has the great well supported race of Chimera.  Fumes is a good +1 or +2 if you want to add addition discard creatures besides Gigastand.

 

Fumes combos well with return to your hand cards like Waterspout Gargoyle, Rusalka, and Magnet Mech Glu-urrgle, if you want to keep reusing Fumes discard effect.  If you include cards like Mesmerize you can really manipulate your opponent’s hand and give yourself a lot of card advantage.

 

Fumes is a decent card at limiting the number of cards your opponent has.  If Tarborg’s get evolutions in the future Fumes will be better.  Right now I would play Mesmerize and/or Gigastand over Fumes.

 

Constructed: 2.25/5

Limited: 2.25/5


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