It's been a long while since i've posted here. UDE is long gone from the rear-view mirror of the VS scene and we're still knocking them out of the park. I've been serving as a Council member representing the VS community but on occasion we have ourselves some fun.
Most recently it was the introduction of the "block" format.
Now with the advent of UDE's demise regarding just about any CCG they have ever touched, golden silver and modern ages seem a tad silly seeing as they were designed to rotate into new sets.
Marvel Origins w/ X-Men vs. Brotherhood Starter - 220
DC Origins w/ Batman Vs. Joker Starter - 165
Web of Spider-Man w/ Spider-Man Vs. Doc Ock Starter - 165
Man of Steel - 165
Marvel Knights - 220
Green Lantern Corps w/ Batman Starter - 248
Total: 1183 (1290)
Crisis Block (The second 6 sets)
The Avengers w/ Fantastic Four Starter - 248
Justice League of America - 220
The X-Men w/ X-Men Starter - 252
Infinite Crisis - 220
Heralds of Galactus - 220
Legion of Super-Heroes - 220
Total:1380 (1487)
Legend Block (The last 6 sets, excluding MEV)
Marvel Team-Up w/Hellboy Essentials Collection - 275
World’s Finest - 220
Marvel Legends w/The Coming of Galactus - 297
DC Legends - 273
Marvel Universe - 330
Total: 1395 (1502)
Legal in all Blocks:
Age of Apocalypse (MAA) - 27
Marvel Exclusives (MEX) - 20
DC Exclusives (DCX) - 27
Marvel Ultimates (MUL) - 36
Marvel Equipment (MEQ) - 24
Total: 107
MEV has proven to be a tough set to adress. Energize immediately opened up a turn 3 win, and cards with effects while shifted are completely unstoppable.
No really.
They are completely un-negatable. I mean sure if a few sets continued, we'd have invariably have been given certain answers, silver bullets or whatever the case demands, but between completely overpowered cards and new keywords breaking games wide open, It's no wonder it was UDE's final set.
Frankly, I suppose i should be thankful the set was at least mostly balanced with itself. As sealed play is still quite enjoyable.
Needless to say, the council decided not to bother including it into the block format. And for the most part, the player base agreed.
Also it's worth noting that we have developed a Bizarro World solution for those of you wondering what effect text to use.
Golden Age
[Marvel Evolution Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Revenge Squad character cards in your hand have shift.
Silver Age
[Infinite Crisis Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Your opponents cannot gain endurance.
Modern Age
[World's Finest Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Insanity: KO Bizarro World >>> Search target opponent’s deck for a card and put it face down into your resource row.
Bring Your Own Set
[X-Men Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
At the start of the recovery phase, put a cosmic counter on each non-stunned cosmic character you control.
Bring Your Own Team
[Legion of Super Heroes Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Activate >>> Reveal the top card of your deck. If it’s an ongoing plot twist card, you may replace Bizarro World or a face-down resource you control.
Bring Your Own Two-Team
[Heralds of Galactus Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
At the start of the combat phase, each player may reveal a character card from his hand and choose one of its affiliations. If he does, that player puts a cosmic counter on a cosmic character with that affiliation.
Origins Block
[Superman, Man of Steel Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Activate >>> Stun target character with a DEF of 0.
Crisis Block
[Justice League of America Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Ally: Whenever a defender you control becomes powered-up, whenever it stuns an attacker this attack, you may remove that defender and that attacker from the game.
Legends Block
[Marvel Universe Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Activate >>> Reveal the top card of your deck and put it into your hand. If it has the word “Bizarro” in its name or game text, continue this process until you put a card into your hand without the word “Bizarro” in its name or game text.
Random Block
[Marvel Knights Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Activate >>> Target character you control can attack hidden characters this turn.
Build a Legend
[DC Legends Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Characters you control named Bizarro have all character names and identities.
Clone Saga
[Marvel Legends Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
When you flip Bizarro World, each player chooses a name. Non-Army characters with those names get +2 / +2.
Marvel Alter Ego
[Green Lantern Corps Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
When you flip Bizarro World, exchange the positions of Bizarro World and target ongoing plot twist an opponent controls.
DC Alter Ego
[The Avengers Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Discard a card >>> Switch the ATK and DEF of target attacker or defender you control this attack.
Limited (Draft, Sealed, Super Crossover Sealed)
[Marvel Team-Up Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
At the start of your recruit step, choose an affiliation. Crossover Revenge Squad and the chosen affiliation this turn.
Finally, we’re encouraging fan set creators to create their own Bizarro World texts to accomodate their sets. The MFA crew has provided us with theirs.
Fan Sets
[Marvel Factions Text]
Flip only if you control a Revenge Squad character.
Activate >>> Choose an opposing character at random. That character gets -2 DEF this turn.
With my new Job i have once again the free time to ramble on about life, this strange game that defies death, and the local card scene goings on. Stay tuned.
And with this post, you can officially consider me back.
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