Welcome back everyone to my last Card of the Day review before my first ever Kaijudo Master Challenge event this Saturday in Oakmont, Pennsylvania! My original plan was to run a deck with Aquans but it appears my roots are calling to me, so expect to see some stuff I've used in the past on my channel as well as some new things as well. Speaking of which, I just uploaded a new video to give an update about my channel, so make sure to check out my link under my name for that! Alrighty, let's get to today's card, Aqua-Ranger Commander.

Name: Aqua-Ranger Commander
Civilization: Water
Type: Evolution Creature
Race: Aquan
Level: 5
Power: 7000
Flavor Text: "We may yet devise a strategy to conquer our enemies."
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: 17/110 l 7CLA

Abilities:
Evolution- Put on one of your Aquans.
Double Breaker (This creature breaks 2 shields.)
Tactical Expert- If this creature would be banished, return it to your hand instead.

Every time I go to say this cards name, I instinctively want to call him Aqua-Ranger Commando... maybe someday I'll get it right. This is the only Aquan Evolution card that we currently have and it has a lot of potential to be really good. Imagine playing a turn 4 Reef Scout, drawing a card, and then the following turn you evolve into this guy and attack two of your opponent's shields without any issues. Oh? Did I forget to mention that this guy can't be blocked? All of those small blockers that your opponent throws out at you to deter you from attacking are just wasted space against the commander!

What makes this card even better is that he has 7000 power. Lyra the Blazing Sun might be able to tap him down, but won't be able to take him down so easily. This is a great card for sniping off your opponent's creatures as well... at least until your opponent can find a Terror Pit or Root Trap.

This card could see some realistic play as a tech card in the Light/Water/Dark control deck since most will run three copies of Aqua Strider. Sometimes that's all you need for this card to work... other people could tech in Waterspout Gargoyle as well so you can bounce two creatures and then evolve next turn to freely break two shields. When we get more Aquan support, I suspect that this card will see a lot more play, but until then, this card will be tech if anything and can combo really well in a deck that utilizes it and Emperor Neuron. I like to call the deck, "Torrent," since it embodies Water, it's ability to rush, and it also uses Cyber Lords which tend to download alot of information/files. I went 3-0 (6-1 in games) with the deck at my local duel days even when playing against Dragons. I'll actually be posting a deck profile later as well! Anyways, give the card a try if you have the space, it really can be a game changer!

Ratings:

Constructed: 3.25/5.00 (There's not a ton of good evo-bait to choose from but it can be a devastating turn five play against your opponent since there's no stopping it's attack from going through.)

Limited: 2.50/5.00 (You need to get the evo-bait for this guy, otherwise it's not worth running.)

Stop by again next week and I might pick out some more themed cards or some other interesting tech choices. Make sure to check out my updates for the KMC this weekend via Twitter and later via YouTube. I want to wish everyone the best of luck and can't wait to meet all of you that will be attending the Pennsylvania KMC! Until next time my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters, keep calm and game on!