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Point Blank
Strike
Type: None
Cost: 1/2/0
Stats: 7/4
Effect:
If you
counterattack with Point Blank, look at the top
card of your deck. You may put it in your
discard pile.
For our second card of the day we take a look at
what I've seen to be among the more heavily
played cards in the opening set. Why is that,
and is it really worthy of all that play, well
thats what we're here to examine.
Pros:
- High Intercept of 7 will block just about
anything, unmodified by advantages, that this
initial set has to offer.
- Solid Force of 4 is just enough to get over
the 3 or less "Punisher" cards as well as force
extra foryoku payments on cards like 1080 Flash,
Sucker Punch, and Shikigami
- Useful deck manipulation effect, even just
seeing/changing 1 card can be the difference
between winning and losing in a game of top
decking
- Typless so any deck can run it
Cons:
- Like all typless its a little expensive to
balance the fact all decks can use it, 3
converted cost, and 2 must be yellow can be
harsh when your running low.
- Even though a 4 force won't likely hurt you,
its also unlikely that its gonna score for you
either.
Overview: So basically Point Blank is a solid
block with a little bit of force and Mind like
deck manipulation thrown on for good measure.
Its not really economical like Bone Army but is
it over priced for what it does? Well lets
compare it to a "typed" attack with the same
stats, Disheartening Blow. DB is a guardian
strike with 7/4 for 1/0/1 with a pitch ability
to make an opponent lose a yellow. So same
stats, an effect (although Point Blanks always
goes off and doesn't require pitching it), and
your paying a red instead of 2 yellow. It seems
to me despite being typless Point Blank is a
pretty good buy.
Deeper Analysis: So its clear its versatile and
fairly priced, does that mean you should go and
throw 4 in every deck you run? Not neccesarily.
3 foryoku of any color is still relatively
expensive, and 2 being of yellow will add up
pretty quick. Whats more in a Mind shaman's
deck you're probably already manipulating the
top of your deck quite a bit so Point Blanks
extra effect won't be quite as useful. Its semi
high cost doesn't really lend itself well to low
cost foryoku domination decks and its average
force doesn't lend itself well to high cost big
hitter decks. All in all Point Blank does seem
to make a great filler card in pretty much any
deck, but I can't really think of any specific
deck it would be a staple for right now.
Potential Use/Combo: Want some deck manipulation
in a non Mind deck? Need a solid block strike
that doesn't get punished? Got a few deck slots
to spare and your decks foryoku is usually fare
to strong (that is to say your not constantly
out of foryoku living off what you focus and
replenish)? Point Blank might be just what your
looking for! I guess you could say it combos
well with situation cards cause if you see ones
coming up with its effect and its not the
situation you want it in you can get rid of it.
Rating Break down:
Constructed: 4/5 (Not a deck staple but in the
current set its defiantly one of the better
typless cards out there, atleast in my humble
opinion)
Sealed: 5/5 (The ability to sift through and
discard those cards you pulled you don't like is
many times more useful and the stats are still
awesome.
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