Civ
Review #3-Darkness(Base Set) Darth Vailo
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===============================Forward====================================== Darkness has many uses, and it accels at each one
of them. These traits are for manipulating the opponent on every
conceivable level. Whether it be their hand, field, whatever. Darkness
does it all. And Im not afraid to admit it, Darkness is yours trulys
favorite civilization. So, allow me to be your guide once again, thru the
dark, dank, dreary civilization that is,
Darkness. ===========================================================================
Bone
Assassin, The Ripper is a perfect example of one of Darknesss most
dreaded abilities, Slayer. Slayers are pretty straight forward, once they
lose a battle the monster that destroyed them is in turn, destroyed. Bone
Assassin the Ripper is at a basic attack of 2000. That attack while not
terribly high, isnt terrible either. Especially when you take into
account they will be on a suicide mission 90% of the time. Bone Assassin
the Ripper also clocks in at a fair cost of 4. This isnt very bad though
since Bone Assassin the Ripper is a body with a built in monster kill. Now
as I mentioned before Bone Assassin the Ripper (Or any Slayer for that
matter) will be used in a suicide mission a lot of the time. This is what
makes Slayers so darn annoying. They can take out any threat they attack.
And if their blocked, even If its a monster thats stronger than Bone
Assassin the Ripper, it dies to. So Bone Assassin the Ripper, if you look
at him in this way, is guaranteed a kill every time he attacks.
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There
are many reasons that Darkness is one of the most dreaded civilizations,
and Death Smoke is one of them. Death Smoke is the embodiment of the
Darkness civilization in the scence that it is, fast, efficient, annoying,
and cheap. DS simply kills one untapped monster of your choice. At four
mana that is a very worthwhile effect. Basically this card brings up the
manipulation factor again. Your opponent just paid 7/8 mana to drop his
fatty only to see it destroyed next turn before it could even be useful.
That is what makes Death Smoke one of Darknesss most dreaded cards. Most
decks running Darkness will subscribe to a play set of these. And really,
that is how it should be. ================================================================
I
think, in fact I know that Darkness has the largest amount of Shield
Triggers in the Base set. And if I may say so myself, it also has the
best. Who doesnt like raw, simple, monster removal? I cant say that I
dont. And I dont think you can either. Terror Pit is Death Smokes
bigger, meaner, brother. For a high six mana you get to destroy ANY
monster on the field of your choosing. Theres no untapped restriction
here. Just a simple monster killer. Ive found in my experience while
using Darkness that the opponent will often sit and think before attacking
your shields. And there is no doubt that Terror Pit is one of those
reasons. Run a play set of this bad boy. Believe me, youll thank me
later. ===========================================================================
Darkness is a very well rounded civilization. They
have nice evened out attackers, monster kill, powerful double breakers,
resurrection, and Blockers. In fact Darkness has a good amount of
Blockers. I like Wandering Braineater more than any of Darknesss Blockers
because of his stability. He isnt restricted by any type of negative
effect. Making him much better in my humble opinion than Bloody Squido.
Wandering Braineater is very cheap at 2 mana. Making him a nice Deadly
Fighter Braid Claw stopper turn two. And he has an even 2000 power. Making
him a bump in the road to any weenie rush decks you may confront. The only
real draw back to Wandering Braineater is the fact that he cannot attack.
This really makes no difference to me however, since I dont think
Blockers are for anything but blocking anyway. In the end, if youre still
looking for a nice, early game Blocker, Wandering Braineater is your best
bet. ===========================================================================
Ballom hit the nail on the head, he will overwhelm
the opponent. Zagaan, Knight of Darkness is Darknesss best fatty.
Clocking in at 7000 power, Zagaan can easily bust up most any of your
opponents monsters chops. This power also comes with the ever evil
Double Breaker ability. Everyone likes that. But Im sure youre thinking
Ya Darth, but he must cost 7/8 mana right?. Well, wrong! Zagaan, Knight
of Darkness isnt eight mana, hes not seven mana, no hes an outstanding
six mana! Thats right Zagaan is a 7000, Double Breaker for 6 mana. This
guy is definitely my first pick for a fatty. ===========================================================================
Again
here is Darknesss best card in Base set! Well, that is, in my opinion.
What is an evil civilization without an evil, blood drinking queen?
Vampire Silphy is my favorite Darkness card for a very good reason. For a
pretty high (But worth it) eight mana you get a 4000 body that destroys
every monster on the field of 3000 power or less. The fact that you can
destroy every weenie on the field with this bomb is awesome. Yes, she does
kill your weenies to, but who really cares when you can potentially
Raigeki the opponent? (Yu-Gi-Oh! Reference) Plus with all of the graveyard
recursion in Darkness this downside is slight. Plus youve got a 4000 body
as well. All in all it is a great idea to run one of these.
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there you have it. My newest civ review. Again any love, hate mail and
comments can be sent to me at darthvailo@yahoo.com. However, be respectful with your
comments. If you e-mail me cussing, screaming or anything of the like I
will just ignore you. J Good
day. ==================================End====================================== DV. |
