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Pojo's VS System Card of the Day

  Aquaman
- King of the Seven Seas

Card #DJL-002

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Date Reviewed: 02.03.06

Constructed Modern Age Average Rating: 4
Constructed Golden Age Average Rating: 3.75
Limited Average Rating: 4.25


Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ... average.
5 is the highest rating.

 

Nakaiya21
Aquaman - King of the Seven Seas

As far as JLA 7-drops go, this guy is probably the best. He may not have flight or range, but his stats are definitely par at 15/16. He is an uncommon, which makes him that much easier to get and his willpower isn't too shabby either. However, the reason this card is so great is that at the start of the combat phase you can get up to 3 cards from your KO'd pile each turn (1 card for each character adjacent to Aquaman). Now that is pretty nice! Did I mention that this card is probably the best looking foil from the set?

Ratings:
DCMA constructed - 4.0/5.0 -This character can be splashed in any deck that wants a little something extra in the end.

GA constructed - 3.5/5.0 -This card probably works best in JLA for this format.

Limited - 4.5/5.0 -This guy is an excellent choice for your 7-drop.
 
Jason
Bunch
Aquaman, King of the Seven Seas

Since I missed Wednesday's review, here it is in a
capsule: Nth Metal is the bomb in Limited.

Now for today's card. Aquaman is pretty nice with an extra point of DEF on the standard 7 drop body. No flight or range make him a little less desireable, but it's his ability that makes him playable. G-Lock decks have been experimenting with Aquaman in the 7 drop slot because of his Willpower and because you can use him to get back used Cover Fires and Lanterns in Love in order to make it to turns 8 and 9. In an offensive deck, it's nice to be able to use a lot of pumps on 5 and 6, knowing that you can get them back on 7. However, you've got to keep 3 guys on the field in order to get the most from his Leader ability.
He's not just limited to plot twists either, you can get back characters and use them to trigger Ally abilities in a JLA build. He might even be worth splashing into a Curve Sentinels build in order to get back those Reconstruction Programs. Any deck would like to get 3 cards back from the KO'd pile for free, so Aquaman may be splashed into a variety of decks in the near future.

In Limited, he's got good 7 drop stats and a good ability. He's also worth playing in order to powerup the 3 drop Aquaman, who just may be one of the best 3 drops in Limited. JLA is pretty easy to draft, since most people are trying for Secret Society and Injustice Gang cards, so you can snag some good early picks while flying under the radar.

Rating: 4/5
 
Sith Dragon Aquaman
JLA: 7 drop
15/16
No F/R

Willpower 4

Leader: At the start of the combat phase, returna card from your KO'd pile to your hand for each character adjacent to Auqaman.


Can you say universal 7 drop?! He lacks flight and range, and a 15/16 is slightly above norm, but that's where his averageness ends. He has willpower 4, so he can use all willpower cards, especially my favorite - Wall of Will, but his leader effect is what is so good. Note the way two parts of the text are worded.

'a card' - this means you can go get anything you want from your KO'd pile whether it be a character to pump a brotherhood character again, or a plot twist to play another fizle, or savage beatdown. Dropped into decks that run off of certain cards this guy could be key to gettig them back.

'any character' - that's right. ANY character, so with that he is playable in any deck as he doesnt ned it to be a JLA or teamed-up character. On average you may get about 2 cards, but even one, if its the right one, can be big.

If your team does not have a solid 7 drop, consider trying this guy. He may do wonders.


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