Orange Sneak Attack – Buu Saga

Uncommon - #89

Energy Combat

Energy Attack doing 5 life cards of damage. Name a card that can perform a physical attack. Search your opponent’s Life Deck for all copies of that card and discard them.

What an interesting card. I can see this card getting a lot of play, and it might help bring back Orange Energy and/or Orange DB.

Generally this is a non-permanent Black Scout Maneuver for Orange. There are many physical attack cards that are extremely annoying; for example, Cosmic Backlash (who wants to lose to one card?), Straining Jump Kick Move (7 life, lose all drills and level 1 power bad), Gohan’s Kick (DB hates this card), and Red Shielded Strike (no energy combats not really cool either). Those are just examples, and with those gone, Orange has a chance many more decks, knowing that all copies of that specific card are gone (unless they are in the opponent’s hand).

The 5 life cards isn’t shabby either. In DB, this can mean it can steal a DB when it isn’t even trying to. In regular Energy Beatdown, this card is just there to annoy physical attacks, which will help a lot when planning an energy beatdown with multiple Scatter Shots and Goku’s Blinding Strike.

What makes this card extremely strong is the fact that what it does is a secondary effect. With this in mind, there’s no stopping it, while it can easily combo with cards like Dying Planet to make those cards gone forever. The fact that it can indirectly save a deck from specific tech allows it to move more smoothly with one less problem in its way.

I can see this card being a new staple in Orange Energy Beatdown decks. Note that it might find a home in some non-Tokui-Waza decks, but then again it might just run Black Scout Maneuver instead.

Granted this card also indirectly can do an automatic 1-4 life cards of damage makes it almost like a really good Krillin’s Heat Seeking Blast that chooses the cards to get rid of.

Standard: 3.9 out of 5.0 (the amazing secondary effect says it all; can make or break a lot of things)

Tuff Enuff: 3.7 out of 5.0 (the attack isn’t very strong, while many cards that can be discarded are gone, but it still is very playable)

Orange Sneak Attack

It is rather fitting that the best description I can come up with is "whoa", as "The Matrix Reloaded" comes out in a matter of days. Aside from going insane waiting for it, I have (of course) been taking a good look at this card. At first, I thought I was drunk...there was no comprehendable way that what I was reading could be correct (Actually, I was sleepy...I thought it said "you win the game"). Even after figuring out what it actually says, I was amazed. It`s like a Black Scout Maneuver, except it`s orange, and it`s restricted to physical attacks. Anyways, it`s great when you fear cards like Gohan`s Kick, or have trouble not crapping in your pants when thinking about Gohan`s Power Hit (like a KHSB, except it`s an uber, and it`s a physical attack). Simply use this, and, well, your troubles go bye-bye. And the attack isn`t that bad, either...5 life cards for 2 power stages, not too bad. A great all around card. If you run Orange (or, if you are insane or inventive, no TW), this is certainly a card to keep. Put it in your deck...it`ll help. Alot.