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Pojo's FMA Card of the Day
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Darktaro |
The final card
we are looking at this week is Envy Doppleganger.
This Envy is a 6 cost so it can be splashed and
played at any level 2 leader that is non-hero.
It has a very simple effect of being able to
copy any attribute on the board during the main
phase. Once again a great ally for any kind deck
that is lacking any real beatsticks as Envy can
copy the highest attribute of any ally on the
board. Imagine going into an Alchemist Testing
Ground with alchemy that rivals even Elric.
There are a few downsides to this card. One is
that a pressure will stop you dead in your
tracks. Another is you may copy an opponent and
than afterwards they may play attachments on it
so it is still bigger. Once you battle an
opponent may play a battle changer possibly
leaving you with a whopping 0 in an attribute.
Or even worse they may play Exhaustion and bring
you back down to nothing. But the fact is Envy
will always remain a threat to almost any deck
and is a welcome addition if you're needing that
little extra punch.
Constructed: 4/5-In a splashable sense it's a
great ally. Homonculus decks may want to stick
with other Envy's however.
Sealed: 5/5-Great ally hands down in a limited
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Crenshinibon
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Doppelganger is
a great ally that has been around since premier.
In fact, Envy as a character has a whole host of
really, really good allies. Copycat was so
broken that it had an errata that totally
destroyed it, but there are still two (and
sometimes three) very strong choices for Envy
allies, although they are oriented towards
totally different goals.
Doppelganger is the ally used for aggro or
combat oriented decks. It can have the largest
stat after its infamous combo with Foolish
Pawns, or even with Rose, Hapless Pawn. However,
it is a bit lacking at multiple attribute
locations, where it's 0 or lower attribute can
be freely targetted by an opponent in battle.
Still, it is very strong.
However, it has to compete with Envy, True Face,
the ally oriented towards control, which
Homunculus decks traditionally favor. True Face
hits leaders like Master Manipulator with a
difficult cancel that wastes their entire
strategy, which makes him very strong, and
problematic to Doppelganger's play value as a
whole.
However, since this is splashable allies week,
it should be noted that Doppelganger is very
strong in a variety of non-homunculus decks.
Rebels can use him to duplicate the massive
strength of their leader, and I've actually seen
Master Manipulator decks that splash for him and
a few other homunculus allies in order to play
Mark of the Ouroboros. Additionally, there is
some potential in a Greed Sin deck, which is
where Doppelganger would do the best with his
ability to copy whatever stat is necessary at
the time.
Ratings:
Constructed: 3.75/5
Limited: 5/5
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The “Steel
Talon Alchemist” |
Envy:
Doppelganger
6 cost ally
Strength 0,
wits 5, alchemy 0
Main wits:
Envy copies one of target characters attributes
until end of turn
Ok here we
go. Not the best splash since you have to run a
villain or a neutral character to use it. Now if
you are running one of those than you are home
free since your opponents strongest character is
now the copy target and you can run in almost
any battle type. In a straight up beat down deck
this card can go a long ways, in a more thought
out deck you still have some great room to
maneuver your way into your opponents head by
killing what they need with essentially their
own character. Would you like some insult to
your injury? Here take this and go.
Final call
Constructed:
3/5 only since you must run the villain keyword
on your leader otherwise this card is wonderful
Limited: So
many things to use in Premier, but this is a
common so at least you have a chance at pulling
it and using your strategy. So I give it a 3/5
The “Steal
Talon” Alchemist |
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