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Pojo's Kaijudo Card of the Day
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  Reef Gladiator

- #20/55 l 4EVO


Date Reviewed: June 25, 2013

Constructed Rating: 4.25
Limited Rating: 2.75

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

 

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Hey there everyone and welcome back to Pojo.com's Card of the Day! Today we're continuing our week review of a certain type of creature type, the Aquan. Today's card is one of the best blockers in the game for its mana cost and has seen some play but could get a ton more if utilized with the other cards that will be reviewed later on in the week. Let's get started by taking a closer look at Reef Gladiator.

Name: Reef Gladiator
Civilization:
Water
Type: Creature
Race:
Aquan
Level:
3
Power:
3000+
Flavor Text: Undefeated beneath the waves.
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: 20/55 l 4EVO

Abilities:
18px-Blocker.jpgBlocker
(You may tap this creature to change an enemy creature's attack to this creature.)
Guard
(This creature can't attack.)
Heart of Water- While all cards in your mana zone are Water cards, this creature gets +3000 power and has "Whenever this creature blocks, you may draw a card."

Reef Gladiator is a basic 3000 blocker for 3 mana. It can't attack and it's an Aquan, so there's not a ton of things that you can honestly do with it... unless of course you're running a Mono-Water deck! When all of your cards in your mana zone are Water cards, this guy gets +3000 power, bringing him up to an amazing 6000 power for just 3 mana, that's insane! To top things off, whenever this card blocks you can draw a card!

This card can put a lot of strategies on hold when playing against a Rush deck or even against Dragons. Lyra can trade-off with this card while others like Herald of Infernus have no way of getting over this wall unless they have some additional attack support. Even when your opponent may have a larger creature attacking you, you can save yourself from losing some shields and replace the gladiator with another card in your hand.

Lastly, this card is able to evolve into a card we will be talking about later this week, Aqua-Ranger Commando, which can seemingly come out of nowhere if you're not prepared to face off against a deck that can freely attack you without fear of Blockers.

Overall this card is amazing in a Mono-Water deck. Keep in mind that you can still activate this effect if you have Dual-Civilization cards in your mana zone as well, as long as one of the civilizations is of the Water Civilization, you're good to go! So feel free to try all sorts of combos with this by adding in some Water/Dark or Water/Light cards.

Ratings:

Constructed: 4.25/5.00 (Odds are that if you're running this card it's in a Mono-Water deck. That being said, it has great potential and can usually at least replace itself or significantly slow your opponent down. Aquan creatures have a really good Evolution to work with and have a great potential when combined with the other members of their race.)

Limited: 2.75/5.00 (It is extremely difficult to run a Mono-Water deck in Evo Fury Limited play. If you can build a complete Water deck without any other Civilizations, then this card can be amazing, however, keep in mind that alot of the Evolutions in this set can easily take down 6000 power by turn four or five!)


Stop by again tomorrow when we take a look at a card that just never seems to stay banished! Until next time my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters, keep calm and game on!


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