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Pojo's VS System Card of the Day

  Kate Spencer <> Manhunter

Card #DCR-015

Characters you control get +1 ATK while attacking a character with greater cost.

Free >>> Target hidden character an opponent controls can be attacked by characters you control with lesser cost this turn. Use this power only once per turn.


Date Reviewed: 08.25.06

Constructed Modern Age Average Rating: 3.1
Constructed Golden Age Average Rating: 2.97
Limited Average Rating: 2.7


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

 

Nakaiya21
Kate Spencer <> Manhunter

Today's COD choice came down to T-Spheres or Kate Spencer, but since Kate fits in with the idea of the 'Identity theme', I figured she was the better choice. Equipment is pretty self-explanatory anyway...right?

Kate Spencer gives characters you control +1 attack while attacking characters with a greater cost. She also allows you to attack a hidden character with a character which has a lesser cost. This card is slowly making the rounds in many off-curve decks and it is easy to see why. With cards like Enemy of my Enemy, this card becomes an easy search and it is a great way to tech against hidden characters while getting an attack boost.

Ratings:
DCMA constructed - 3.5/5.0 ...This character is essential in a JSA off-curve deck of any type.
GA constructed - 3.5/5.0 ...This card allows you to tech against hidden characters without a significant drawback.

Limited - 4.0/5.0 ...Not only can you get to those stubborn concealed-optional characters, but you can also attack up the curve with this card.
 
Jason
Bunch
Kate Spencer, Manhunter

We're ending our week of "Attacking up the curve"
cards with Kate Spencer, Manhunter. She's a modest
3/2 that gives all of your characters a +1 ATK while attacking up the curve. While free pumps are always welcome, her other ability is what really makes her an MVP in this kind of deck. By using her Free power, you can let your characters attack one character in your opponent's hidden area, but only if the hidden character costs more than your attackers. If you've been building a deck specifically to attack up the curve, then your guys should have no problem taking down the offending character. Even better, it prevents your opponents from being able to park a really annoying character in the hidden area and keep gaining benefits from it without any drawbacks. In Crisis, you specifically want to get rid of Ahmed Samsarra. Good Guys and Identity builds will want to get rid of Kang Cobra, so that they can trigger their Ally abilities again. In Sealed, you can target Calculator, Evil Oracle, and keep him from pumping the rest of the Villains United characters on the board, or take out an annoying Checkmate character like Valerina Vostok or Amanda Waller. She's a solid pick in Draft, even if you aren't playing heavy JSA, just to allow your smaller drops to take out a big drop with a team attack. She's definitely a nice tech play in this format.

Rating: 3.25/5
 
xstreamzero Kate Spencer <> Manhunter

Listen up people. If you are reading this, I urge you to go to the Pre-Release tomorrow. It’s going to be so sweet and Galactus is going to be awesome. I know I’m going…

Kate Spencer <> Manhunter
Fearless Renegade
JSA/Manhunter/2/3/2
Characters you control get + 1 ATK while attacking a character with greater cost.
Free > Target hidden character an opponent controls can be attacked by characters you control with lesser cost this turn. Use this power only once per turn.

Oh, jeez, I’m so preoccupied and excited about Galactus that I don’t even think I can review this card properly. Okay, stay focused.

This card is tech, because of the ‘attack hidden’. But otherwise, I much prefer Sandman. Or otherwise, use her in a Manhunter army deck. She’d be much better there.

DC Modern: Tech 3/5
Silver Age: Tech 2/5
Golden Age: Tech? 1/5
Overall: 2/5

Oh have you seen the new 3 drop Dr. Doom? Do you realize how cool that card is?
 

BoyofSteel
Team: JSA/Manhunter
Type: Character (2 drop)
Flight: No
Range: No
Atk / Def: 3/2
Rarity: Uncommon
Text: Characters you control get +1 ATK while attacking a character with greater cost. Free ---> Target hidden character an opponent controls can be attacked by characters you control with lesser cost this turn. Use this power only once per turn.
Flavor: "There aren't many of us left. At the end of all this, I may be the only one."

On either team, this character can help out. Manhunters can use the push when swarming, and JSA has a lot of pluses when seeing higher characters. Unlike the other cards this week, we have something that works well when attacking. +1 is not a huge deal, but a lot better than nothing, more so when everyone gets it. 3/2 at her drop is normal, if not a little better than average.

Being able to also attack hidden characters is a plus.

I can just think of better people out there to use. On the other hand, it's not a poor card choice at all.

Rating: 3/5
 

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