Attention Kaijudo Duelists! Bottle of Wishes has officially been "retired" from constructed events/tournaments! That means effective immediately, you CANNOT use Bottle of Wishes in any of your tournaments, duel days, KMCs, etc. It is a glorious day for the skillful players out there! Thank you Wizards of the Coast for paying attention to our metagame and to our pleas for a more balanced gaming environment! On a completely different note, we have today's card: Aqua Trooper XJ-3, that just keeps coming back... unlike Bottle!

Name: Aqua Trooper XJ-3
Civilization: Water/Fire
Type: Creature
Race: Aquan/Stomper
Level: 5
Power: 2000+
Flavor Text: "It takes years to train an aquan soldier, but my assembly line cranks out three an hour." -Blastforge engineer
Rarity: Common
Set Number: 57/80 l 9SHA

Abilities:
(This card enters your mana zone tapped.)
Powerful Attack +3000 (While attacking, this creature gets +3000 power.)
Reassemble- If this creature would be banished return it to your hand instead.

This cards artwork reminds me of "Sector" from Mortal Kombat! Aqua Trooper XJ-3 is an Aquan/Stomper combo, which may have more relevance after Invasion Earth comes out. He has a measly 2000 power for a level 5, so you're not missing much in  that department. He does have Powerful Attack +3000, allowing him to swing into other creatures with less than or equal to 5000 power. Why would you want to do that? Well, he also returns to your hand if he would be banished!

Aquans tend to have the habit of returning to your hand for high cost and weak bodies, this card is no different. If you're looking to have a continuous source of evolution bait, then this guy can be great for you. Personally, I don't see a lot going on for this card aside from that factor. It's a great card for limited play since it hardly ever dies for good.

With more Stompers coming out tomorrow, we have more tools to tinker around with involving this card, however, I really don't see anything amazing happening with this in the foreseeable future.

Constructed: 1.75/5.00 (He never dies... that's a plus!)
Limited: 3.50/5.00 (Having a guy that can trade off with most aggro creatures is great, especially when your card will never truly be gone... unless it gets put to mana..)

I hope you enjoyed today's review! Make sure to check out my article on Alter Reality Games’ website and until next time my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters, keep calm and game on!