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Pojo's Harry Potter Card of the Day
Boil Cure
- Base
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Boil Cure |
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Power Needed:
1 Potions |
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Card Type:
Spell/Healing |
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Effect:
Put up to 4 non-Healing cards from your discard pile
on the bottom of your deck (in any order). |
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Card No:
77 |
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Rarity:
Common |
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Set:
Base |
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Average Rating: 2.00
(based on 5 reviews) |
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Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ... average.
5 is the highest rating. |
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Aardvark
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First, I'd like to start by whining
that those faceless bureaucrats have come up with a pretty dumb
set of cards to review this week. Spells that only need one lesson
to cast? They're all cheap because they're all crap! You shouldn't
be casting spells on the first turn of the game, you should be playing
lessons. Asking us to review these cards is like asking a gourmet
cook to judge the best bowl of Fruit Loops. I'm inclined to find
those faceless bureaucrats and give them a well deserved noogie.
Sorry. But I had to get that off my chest. Let's get on to the review.
OK, Boil Cure is like a weak Bruisewort Balm, without the shuffle.
Not having that shuffle is bad because the main point of early healing
is to improve later draw quality. If the cards you select are going
to the bottom of your deck, you aren't going to be drawing them
any time soon. I suppose if your deck is almost out of cards you
could use this to rig the draw to be in a specific order. I can't
think of a good reason to do that, however. This card seems best
suited to use with a clothespin on your bicycle tire to make that
neat thwacking sound when you pedal.
Rating: 1 |
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MadEye
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Considering that there are many cards
including location cards that allow you to shuffle your deck, this
card isn't as bad as it used to be. It requires no discarding and
is a nice addition if you started Snape and never used another potion
lesson. It could be a nice back up to Bruiswort Balm. Play Boil
Cure first and then Briuswort. This will heal 9 cards on 2 actions
and get you a deck shuffle. Anytime a card tells you to search your
deck, you will have to shuffle. Even if you don't use the full effect
of that same card (like a spell that says you MAY take an item from
your deck) you still get to shuffle and discard that card. So it
will get those pesky good cards off the bottom of your deck for
you. BTW, Cauldron Shop is one of the location cards that will let
you shuffle for one action even if you do not have or do not get
a potion item from your deck. Sometimes that last look at what is
in your deck can help you make a decision whether to draw a card
on your next turn or play one from your hand. I like the fact that
Boil Cure is a 1 power card, for a last second help when you are
playing a Potion Class Disaster Deck.
Rating: 2 |
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Prof_Lockhart
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Alright first years, It's time for
your first lessons and today, will be Boil Cure. We all know, your
best friend and mine, Severus Snape will tell you that you need
Snake Fangs and Porcupine Quills to make the Boil Cure, but there
is even something more important you need to know, healing without
a discard. This is another one of those great healing cards that
doesn't require a discarded lesson, so it makes it ideal for your
Snape Deck. You can include 4 Bruisewort Balm, 4 Boil Cure, Start
Snape, and all of a sudden you have a total of 43 Healing Potential.
I'm not an expert, but that healing can come in awfully handy in
a close match. I would definitely recommend the Boil Cure, for any
Snape Deck.
Rating: 4 |
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Snuffles
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Boil Cure used to be one of two Healing
Cards that did not require you to lose a lesson. Four cards to the
bottom of the deck can help out, but for only two more power, you
can use Bruisewort Balm which heals 5 shuffled into your deck. Shuffling
into the deck is of course better in almost every deck as you are
more likely to draw the card you healed. At three power, you also
have Pomphrey's Pick-Me-UP which heals three to the bottom of your
deck and lets you draw a card. Personally, I think both of these
are better than Boil Cure. But if for some reason you decide that
Boil Cure is the right card for your deck and decide to play with
it, I suggest having a way to shuffle your deck in mind such as
Severus Snape or Gringott's Vault Key or even Nearly Headless Nick
as eventually you will want to see those cards again. Now possibly....
and i don't suggest this strategy, but if you want to stock up all
your heavy hitters down at the bottom of your deck and wait until
the late game to start using them again all in a row.... well....
for that, Boil Cure would work. In all other cases, i say go for
Bruisewort or Pomphrey.
Rating: 2 |
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Wozniac
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Why settle for four cards on the bottom
of your deck when you can shuffle 5 in your deck right away! Yes,
I am comparing the card to Bruisewort Balm. The only advantage Boil
Cure has over the low costing Balm is that it can be played on turn
one. But tell me, why would you want to heal on your first turn?
Will there be cards in your discard pile? No! the are much more
healing cards with low cost to be considered. Heck! Why not use
Pomfrey's Pick Me Up instead of this one. Just use something else!
Rating: 1 |
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