Welcome to our Thursday edition of Pojo.com's Card of the Day! Today we're continuing our journey throughout the Aquan territories and have found a card that could present an alternative to anyone currently using Hydro Spy. Let's take a look at Reef Scout.

Name: Reef Scout
Civilization: Water
Type: Creature
Race: Aquan
Level: 4
Power: 2000
Flavor Text: "We both learned things: I learned the predator's weakness, and it learned that I am not food."
Rarity: Common
Set Number: 26/110 l 7CLA

Abilities:
Blocker (You may tap this creature to change an enemy creature's attack to this creature.)
Guard (This creature can't attack.)
Subsea Recon- When this creature enters the battle zone, you may draw a card.

Reef Scout is a level 4 Aquan with 2000 power and also happens to have Blocker and Guard, so don't expect it to do much in terms of offense. This card may not seem like much but it can set you up for more plays later on in the game. If you are running a deck with a decent amount of Aquan creatures, you can play Scout, draw a card, and then potentially set yourself up for the turn five Aqua-Ranger Commander! Much like the Emperor Neuron play that can sometimes come out of nowhere, this card can do the same thing, going from a weak Blocker to a fierce unblockable Double Breaker!

I've recently heard some people using this card in combination with Dracothane, adding more versatility to his effects by picking and choosing what you want to bring back, such as: Reef Scout to draw a card and have a Blocker, Rusalka to bounce an opponent's creature back to their hand, Fumes to discard a card from your opponent's hand, and so on.

Overall this card is pretty good. Outside of tomorrow's card and Gladiator, this is probably the next best Aquan card out there. At the very least, this card is able to replace itself upon summon, so it's not a total loss.

The biggest downside that I've seen to this card though, has to be that it dies to Suffocate, Barrage, Bone Blades, and it usually can't even be played if your opponent has Infernus the Awakened in the battle zone! This card obviously has it's downsides but it also has it's upsides as well and if you haven't tested out a hybrid variant deck with Aquans and other similar creatures, you don't know what you're missing!

Ratings:

Constructed: 3.25/5.00 (Probably the best Aquan to evolve into Aqua-Ranger Commander! At the very least, it's a Blocker and it drew you a card, so why not?)

Limited: 2.75/5.00 (Blockers are important in a limited format, however, this is one of the weaker ones to choose from regardless of whether it allows you to draw or not. If you get a few copies of the evolution card, then go for it!)

Stop out again tomorrow when we take a final look at the Aquan race (for now) and take a closer look at their commander! Until next time my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters, keep calm and game on!