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Face in the Crowd
Cost: 6
Aspect: 2 Deception
Character – outcast
Stats: 4/5/3
Effect: While your opponent has 4 or
more characters, and this is the only member of an
attacking party, it cannot be blocked
Alright. So we introduce another
artist rendered card, and I have to say, of those
I’ve seen so far, I’m not so impressed by this card.
A 6 cost 4/5/3 isn’t bad though. It will be another
one of those big defensive linemen for your build,
if you decide to use it. If you don’t want to let it
block, then wait until you face a 4 or more
character opponent, then attack for 4 a turn. That’s
not terrible. A little less than 1/6 of your
opponent’s influence being taken away is nothing to
diminish.
Against a Warlord Rush or Micromajig
Rush build, you will want this guy out…in multiples.
You need some way to get by their creatures, but
also doing a part of your own rush as well. And with
Gearsmiths with little destruction and Warlords with
life dependent destruction, Face will live for quite
a while. Plus, your opponent will double glance over
the idea of keeping 4 creatures on the board, and
come up with an alternative. Plus, you aren’t
limited to your own creatures to use the
effect. You could have 40 monsters, and your
opponent has 4. If you got Face in the Crowd, then
he’s got unblockablity…of course, if you did have 40
monsters and haven’t won yet…uh…that’s another
story.
However, there are a few problems
with the card. If your opponent doesn’t have 4
creatures, then this guy is really nothing more than
a cheaper version of a Dock Sentinel, a big fatty
beatstick that will do some damage overtime. Also,
excluding the rush decks, a “good” deck should
probably contain your opponent’s creatures to less
than 4, so that kind of makes this guy a little
useless, effect wise.
Also, if your opponent is up 4
creatures, and you don’t have any creatures (which
isn’t necessarily only scenario where this card is
involved), then this guy really isn’t the best pick
to use all the time. In that kind of situation, your
scrags, or if your splashing, your Shriver Attack or
Rabid Sarume comes into play, instead of this guy.
So at that point, your opponent now has less
monsters, and Face doesn’t get unblockability…kind
of ironic if you think about it…
Constructed – 3.5/5 –
Even if you don’t get the effect off
all the time, it is pretty much a cheaper version of
a beat stick of your choosing. The effect is a perk,
but it seems to remind yourself that you are down on
keeping up to par on your opponent’s creature
control
Limited – 4.5/5
– 4 Creatures on the board is not an
uncommon thing in Sealed and Draft, and to make
things even better, you do get a mini-Sentinel that
can attack unblocked under the right condition. A
little broken? Yes.
Art – 5/5 –
Silvia Gunarso – Great Job. Excellent detail.
Definitely one of the better arts of the set.
Flavor Text – 4.5/5 –
I personally love how some of the
Flavor texts are based on the artist. Personally, I
would like to know how you can get grey and red with
the same pencil…
That’s it for Face in the Crowd.
Anyone w/ a question or comment should email me at
nimbly@gmail.com
Later Days…
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