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Mr. Hyde
Feb 18, 2009 - By Darwin Kastle

Everybody has a little of Mr. Hyde inside. Mr. Hyde is that violent evil monster waiting to spring out and replace the normal you. You know what I’m talking about…

Mr. Hyde is a champion for the upcoming Epic TCG.  It’s one of the more complicated champions, but it’s so cool! Let me count the ways…

First of all, he’s fast. You can play Mr. Hyde at any time, your turn, your opponent’s turn, before, after and during combat. That’s pretty cool for a champion. The fun really starts when Mr. Hyde comes into play. As he comes into play, you may return a champion to your hand. This creates many intriguing possibilities. If a block or an attack goes wrong, Mr. Hyde can rescue your doomed champion. If you have a champion targeted by an effect that would break or banish it, Mr. Hyde can save the day. Hmmm… he’s starting to sound pretty heroic for a violent evil psychopath…  When does the death and destruction start you may ask?

Well… once Mr. Hyde has finished his dramatic entrance he’s ready for the serious business of breaking heads.  He’s deadly, so if he deals any damage to a champion, that champion is broken and with his 7 offence he’ll take a big chunk of mojo from your opponent if no champion is brave enough to get in his path.  

If his come into play ability represents Dr Jekyll becoming Mr. Hyde, then his next ability represents his transformation back. During your Build Step you can exchange him with a champion from your hand. This can be a great way to get a champion into play without having to worry about getting it stopped by your opponent. 

My favorite way to use Mr. Hyde is in combination with champions that have cool come into play abilities. Not only can I reset their abilities by returning them to my hand, but I can replay them later by returning Mr. Hyde (thus resetting his ability) instead of spending an action. With a champion like Angel of Death or T-Rex, this can be pretty game-breaking (check out the free demo decks at epictcg.com for a look at Angel of Death and T-Rex).

Having trouble finding a good opportunity to safely unleash your Hyde side in your daily life? Now you can unleash Mr. Hyde in Epic fashion... Find an Epic prerelease near you at http://epictcg.com/prerelease/ .