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Pojo's FMA Card of the Day
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Crenshinibon
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Roy Mustang,
Seeking Revenge:
Roy Mustang seems to have a formulaic system for
determining when he gets a new Elric ally. Every
three sets so far (Premier, A Hero's Passing,
and now Sacrifice) has given him a new one, and
they seem to increase in playability- and
picture quality- each time.
Seeking Revenge has one of my favorite mechanics
in the game slapped on him- toughness.
Admittedly, Toughness: 1 isn't incredible, but
it's certainly nothing to sneeze at either.
Being able to win ties is great, and Toughness
can't be eliminated by Exhaustion, making it
very strong in battles. Elric has been lacking
in 6 costs lately (at least in comparison to
amazing 5 costs like Alphonse Elric, Hiding
Place), so Roy has some serious potential in
that slot. Additionally, I think most Elric
decks should be running Maes Hughes, Mentor,
since there will inevitably be a ton of
Homunculus decks with Fight on My Terms on those
last locations. Having a Maes in your discard
pile really isn't that difficult to do, and a
turn 1 5-6-6 with Toughness: 1 is pretty great.
In limited, Roy loses some power because of the
unlikeliness of Maes actually being in your
discard pile, but he still has toughness and
alchemy, so it doesn't make sense to ignore him.
Ratings:
Constructed: 4/5
Sealed: 4/5
Speed Draft: 3.5/5 |
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The last card
we are looking at this week is Roy Mustang,
Seeking Revenge. With a somewhat limited supply
of Elric faction Roy Mustang's, most people have
been playing Daring Gambler if only for the
alchemy stats. Seeking Revenge is a good
alternative if you don't have access to an 8
command level 2, or if you need more level 1
drops. This ally has no ability so to speak of
and is purely just stats. At 3/4/4 and
Toughness: 1 he's a solid turn one or two
recruit. He's also a Hero which Banding Together
and A Hero's Passing likes.
I say he
has no ability to speak of since the one he
has just pumps up his stats, but it does
require something you may not see too much
in an Elric deck and that is a Maes Hughes
ally. True it does hurt to have
non-alchemist allies in an Elric deck and
even more so since the majority of Hughes
are all military faction. Luckily, Hughes,
Mentor fills in this gap quite well. Is it
worth putting Hughes in just to pump up this
Roy? Depending on your meta it may help
quite a bit, if you find a lot of Homonculus
decks in your area, Hughes, Mentor can only
help. Don't forget, Hughes can also easily
find his way into discard by simple
Equivalent Exchange.
Constructed: 4/5-A little bit too dependant
on getting Hughes into your discard, but for
6 cost it's definitely worth it.
Joseph
Canalin
The Paigow Alchemist
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