MegaMan is still a relatively new game.  As such, some of my terminology may be confusing, as I plan on using the game specific terms to refer to cards.  For example, Energy refers to cards in your deck, but Power refers to cards in your Power Gauge.  Confused?  You can download the current rule book here, from Decipher’s MegaMan TCG site.  If something doesn’t make sense, make sure the game meaning is being applied to the word.

 

Name               : Just like yesterday, Method For Well-Being’s name means relatively little.  Like BattleChips, Events aren’t ever really in play, so the rule about being unique doesn’t affect them.  So unless they kick out something else with this name, it won’t matter (it will for tomorrow’s card).

 

Card Type        : Events are the least restricted card-type in the game.  In addition to what I said in the “Name” section, you can play as many Events as you can meet the requirements for each turn (and for smart alecks, having it in hand is one of the requirements).  The downside is that, unlike a Resource, you can’t put it into play and save it for later use.

 

Destiny Number: Method For Well-Being is Destiny 5.  This is the third highest Destiny in the game, but is more common than those higher than it.

 

Requirements  : Method For Well-Being has a massive color requirement of four yellow resources.  Even using the new Virus cards (a special kind of resource that plays more of itself from your deck) to get them into play.  The effect also requires planning to get much use out of it.

 

Card Effect       : Filling up your power gauge is great, and nuking your opponent’s at the same time is better yet!  This is a great effect, but using it requires finesse.

 

Uses/Combos   : You’ll want to find a way to burn up most of your power gauge, and if possible, make your opponent fill theirs.  Blasting and many good cards will burn your power.  Filling your opponent’s usually requires patience, though I know of one card that works: ProtoMan, Controlled Fury.  So is this just fun for ProtoMan decks?  Nope; just the opposite.  ProtoMan, Controlled Fury is an Ally, a special type of resource.  Since the card is named ProtoMan (the second part, Controlled Fury does not matter for this part of the game), you couldn’t have it out with ProtoMan.  Doing so would break the rule on having only one card with the same name in play.  Everyone else can consider it though: the resource requires four power in your gauge to be put into play, and only has a Destiny Number of 1.  Still, it’s a pretty wicked combo, since it puts the cards in your opponent’s hand into their power gauge.  So you’d kill their hand and leave them with no power.  While that would maximize it, I would settle for just killing/playing a total of five energy with this card.

 

Ratings

 

Casual        : 3.5/5 (for decks that are at least half yellow).  Unlike yesterday’s card, it may be hard to meet the color requirements, but it won’t require quite as much forethought once four yellow resources are out, unless you insist on using it for full effect.

 

Tournament: 3/5 (for decks that are at least half yellow).  I dropped it here because one should expect to see more resource destruction in this format.  Keeping four out will be nearly impossible, so if you want to guarantee getting this off, you must play it first thing in your Main Phase.  Still, something to consider if you have an open slot or three.

 

Limited                    : 1.5/5 for Sealed, 1.75/5 for Starter, and 1.25/5 for Draft.  It’s a great card, but just too hard to use.  If I remember correctly, only one starter has Yellow, and it’s already out.  Pulling enough yellow is hard enough as is in Sealed, but in Draft it’s harder yet since someone may counter draft you if they notice all yellow is disappearing.

 

Summary

This is a niche card, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good.  In the right deck it’s amazing.