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Pojo's
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Gigandura
Shockwaves of the
Shattered Rainbow Pre-Release
Card # DM49
Date Reviewed: 04.12.05
Constructed Average Rating:
3.5
Limited Average Rating: 3.25
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ... average.
5 is the highest rating. |
Mooseballer
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Sup all you
pojoers(probably spelled it wrong).heres my CoTD
review about a
darkness card that has potential.
Name: Gigandura
Cost: 5
Race: Chimera
Civilization: Darkness
Type: Creature
Rules Text:
When you put this creature into the battle zone,
look at your opponent's
hand. You may choose a card in his hand and put it
into his mana zone. If
you do, choose a card in his mana zone and put it
into his hand.
Power: 3000
Mana Number: 1
Artist: sgr
Rarity: R
Collector Number: 1
Set: Shockwaves of the Shattered Rainbow
hmmmmmmmmm.....this card perks my interest. usually
water is all about mana
bounce, but this is an interesting card.
Pros:well, 5 for 3000 is nothing to brag about
unless you got some sweet
effect, which this guy has. Not only do you get to
switch your opponents
mana, but think about this.you get to look at your
opponents hand. you now
know what strategy your opponent beholds and you can
control his next
move.How so?ok, lets say he wants to play that
apocalypse vise,but you dont
want him to, so you switch it for something bad in
his mana,something he
doesnt need.now you have disrupted his whole
strategy.pladdow!!!
Cons:well,hes not that strong. i really cant think
of anything wrong with
this guy other than his cost,but if he was anything
less, he'd be
broken(just like every other card =D)
Overall:he is pretty decent, at least IMO, hand
advantage is key in this
game, and this guy can help disrupt the hand
advantage. i'd give it
4/5(OMG!!!he gave Gigandura the same rating as
Bombazar!!!1!!1)
thats all for today.if you wanna talk or duel,MSN
me. my email is
mooseballer13@hotmail.com
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Kerokero |
Sup everyone!
Kerokero here, doing ym first COTD for pojo's DM
site. Today, we're doing Gigandura, a chimera-type
monster from the newest set, Shockwaves of the
Shattered Rainbow!
Name: Gigandura
Cost: 5
Race: Chimera
Civilization: Darkness
Type: Creature
Rules Text:
When you put this creature into the battle zone,
look at your opponent's hand. You may choose a card
in his hand and put it into his mana zone. If you
do, choose a card in his mana zone and put it into
his hand.
Power: 3000
Mana Number: 1
Artist: sgr
Rarity: R
Collector Number: 1
Set: Shockwaves of the Shattered Rainbow
Now at first glance, this card doesn't seem anything
more then mediocre. But
let's get down to the very details of Gigandura.
First off, it's a Chimera type from the dark
civilization. That means tons of support, and an
amazing evolution. The cost of playing this beast of
a beast is 5, a decent amout.
It's total power is 3000, so it can be hit by
Searing Wave, Spatic Missile, Pyrofighter (suicide),
and an assortment of others. Well, at least it's a
body.
Now, it's effect lets you check your opponents hand,
and switch a card out for something else in your
opponents mana zone. This is something quite new for
the darkness civilization, but has many uses. It can
stop Pyrofighter, and cards that has been bounced to
your opponents hand through cards such as
Spiral Gate, Aqua Sniper, the list goes on. Broken
shields that haven't been
used, or spells that haven't been casted switch
over.
The last part of the Gigandura's effect puts a card
into the opponents hand from the hand. Take an
expensive card you know your opponent can't play for
awhile and stick it in there for them to worry about
later. There isn't too much to this effect, really.
Best part is, this card specifically say "You MAY
choose a card..." so it's a totally optional effect.
But remember, if you don't send your opponents card
from their hand to the mana zone, you won't get the
last part of the effect.
Limited Play-I give it 3.5/5 here. A very good
effect. Seeing how this set has some high costing
cards, Gigandura works like magic. Just be weary of
those cheap attackers.
Constructed-3/5 here. Can combo alright in mana
destruction decks, or hand destruction decks. Try it
out. You won't be sorry.
That's all for today! Make sure to tune in for more
great COTD's here on Pojo. For any questions,
comments, or positive/negative feedback, drop me a
line at hyper_otaku_kero@hotmail.com.
~Kerokero~
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Tobi Wan
Khanobi |
Gigandura
This was the release participation card for the
event last weekend ushering in a new set: Shockwaves
of the Shattered Rainbow. At a fairly average cost
of 5 for a chimera, he will have to wait in your
hand for a while before it can be useful. Remember
though, there are underutilized evolution cards (P.H.
Gigazald to mill an opponents hand into nothingness
and P.H. Gigazabal to gain light stealth & double
breaker) that would benefit from the evobait. The
only drawback to chimeras (at least with the cards
currently available) is their relative cost. The
cheep ones, such as Gigazoul who can’t attack to
finish off the opponent, are not very strong or have
very negative effects. It will probably be a while
before we see competitive Chimera decks.
This card also appears within the set so the
question has to be asked…does he (she…it?) belong in
a competitive deck? I can think of a few instances
where he would help. A scourge that has affected
myself is the annoyance of speed attackers that
bounce back to the hand upon a completed turn (like
pyrofighter magnus,
Bazagazeal Dragon, and a new anger released in this
set – Aqua skydiver who is a blocker that returns to
the hand after being destroyed! Wrong on so many
levels!) Your opponent can’t stop this effect, for
let that little pest return to prevent its
destruction. He is as good as mana on your turn.
Then the choice is yours – give him a weenie
attacker in return; a spell that wouldn’t help
anyone at that point (ala Holy Awe when you are all
tapped out at the end of the turn). Or give a
creature that would hurt him instead. The most
important thing to remember about this effect is
that he is not really gaining mana, he is
losing a card in his hand to the mana zone and YOU
get to choose what replaces it. And, in the worst
case scenario, you don’t HAVE to execute the switch
(the word may is the operative word).
There are possibilities with this creature, but by
and large, it probably won’t completely save you and
would be costly to count on him to save you. If you
would run the chimera line, He might assist in a
pinch. Overall (and remember, I am biased to the
dark) I give him a 3 out of 5 in completive decks IF
you plan on evolving him into one of the two certain
choices. Otherwise, for his cost and poor cost to
power ratio, he looses another point to make him 2
out of 5. Introduction of more Chimera evos would
boost him up a bit, but with lack of choices, he is
just not that fantastic.
Any questions, comments, and concerns? PM
“TobiWanKhanobi” right here on Pojo; or e-mail me at
Pondering_Reality@hotmail.com with a descriptive
subject line.
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Name:
Gigandura
Cost: 5
Race: Chimera
Civilization: Darkness
Type: Creature
Rules Text:
When you put this creature into the battle zone,
look at your
opponent's
hand. You may choose a card in his hand and put it
into his mana zone.
If
you do, choose a card in his mana zone and put it
into his hand.
Power: 3000
Mana Number: 1
Artist: sgr
Rarity: R
Collector Number: 1
Set: Shockwaves of the Shattered Rainbow
Gigandura is an interesting card. It gets to
discard, and give a card back. The card given back
will probably be put back into the mana anyway, if
you're smart. Chimeras have a few evos, but I don't
think those matter here...
Gigandura's effect is an interesting form of hand
disruption, and can be added into many a heavy
card-discarding deck.
3/5 Constructed
2/5 Limited
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