Today, we get to see Team China!
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China's medical expenses shot through the roof... Again!
Trait and Name (Japanese): 病弱な皇帝「始皇帝」
Trait and Name (English): The Sickly Emporer [Qin Shi Huang]
Element: Water
Gender: Female
Stats and Growth: 0 / 3 ( +2 / +3 )
Card Number: ES-166C
Flavor Text (Japanese): けほっごほっごほっ……ごぶぁっ
Flavor Text (English): Cough cough cough ... Blaughhhh
[Main Effect][Friend Effect]
Cost:
Return this Character to your Hand
Effect:
Select 1 [Lu Bu] or [Sun Tzu] from your Hand, and you may enter that Character from your Hand onto your Area without paying their [Entry Cost].
[Main Effect][Battle Phase Effect][Once per Turn]
Cost:
You must have either [Lu Bu] or [Sun Tzu] on your Area. Send 1 [Lu Bu] or [Sun Tzu] from your Waiting Room to your Backyard.
Effect:
If you activate this effect during your Main Phase, deal 2 Damage to your Opponent. If you activate this effect during Battle Phase, select 1 of your [Lu Bu] or [Sun Tzu], and that Character gains +3 Attack and +3 Defence until the end of the Turn.
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Important Note!
You can put Qin Shi Huang onto your Area, then use her Friend Effect on the same Turn, to put Lu Bu or Sun Tzu immediately from your Hand onto your Area without paying their Entry Cost.
Anyways, Let's look at the old Qin Shi Huang from Eiyuu Senki 1.00 Booster Box for comparison sake:
Blaaaaauuuhhhgghhhhhh
What made the old Qin Shi Huang a difficult card to use is her Entry Cost: Flip 1 of your Characters from Faced-up <Stand> position to Faced-down <Reverse> position.
This means that she would be one of the last Characters you place onto your Area, unless you use a Character which is about to turn into an Extra, or level up.
Her older counterpart's first Automatic Effect allows you to deal 1 Damage to all of your Opponent's Characters when she enters the Area or level up. If Lu Bu or Sun Tzu is on your Area, deal 3 Damage instead.
Her second Automatic Effect gives herself, or Lu Bu, the ability to deal 2 Damage to 1 Character whenever either of them attacks.
As you can see, this older version of Qin Shi Huang focuses on Non-battle Damages, and you'd need either Sun Tzu or Lu Bu to make the best use of her.
If her old Entry Cost turns you off, the new Qin Shi Huang would be more enticing for you.
But does her new counterpart help the old Lu Bu and Sun Tzu from Eiyuu Senki 1.00 Booster Box?
Shit just got serious
Lu Bu's Entry Cost is to send 1 <OS: Eiyuu Senki> Character from your Hand to your Waiting Room. It is not that costly an Entry Cost though.
Lu Bu has 2 Continuous Effects:
As long as you have Qin Shi Huang or Sun Tzu on your Area, she gains +4 Attack.
You're still able to select her as a Guarding Character even when she is in <Rest> position.
As you can see, the new Qin Shi Huang is able to give Lu Bu an additional +3 / +3 when she attacks, making her one heck of a painful Friend!
Let's take a look at Sun Tzu:
Hawawawawawawa @ @
Sun Tzu's Entry Cost is to flip 1 of your Characters from Faced-up position to Faced-down position. You can consider this pretty costly if you do not have cards which can help you heal the Character you used as the Entry Cost. This is where Qin Shi Huang's Friend Effect could be useful.
Sun Tzu's Automatic Effect allows you to draw 1 card at the start of your Main Phase, and an additional 1 card if Lu Bu or Qin Shi Huang is on your Area.
Her Main Phase Effect (Once per Turn) allows you to heal 1 of your Lu Bu or Qin Shi Huang, and send 1 Set card from 1 Character to their respective Player's Waiting Room.
Sun Tzu makes an excellent early-game Character if you're able to place Qin Shi Huang or Lu Bu along-side with her, making her a good drawing engine!
Last notes:
If you used Qin Shi Huang's ability during your Main Phase (To deal 2 Damage to your Opponent), you can't use it on the same Turn's Battle Phase to give +3 / +3 to your Lu Bu or Sun Tzu.
Qin Shi Huang's effect can be used during your Opponent's Battle Phase as well, and it's great if you need that extra +3 Defence boost!
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Now let's take a look at the Lu Bu & Sun Tzu pair!
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With our powers combined.. we are ...
Trait and Name (Japanese): 霊薬を探して「呂布」＆「孫子」
Trait and Name (English): In search for the Miracle Drug [Lu Bu] & [Sun Tzu]
Element: Earth/Fire
Gender: Female
Stats and Growth: 10 / 3 ( - / - )
Card Number: ES-167C
Flavor Text (Japanese): 「しーちゃんの病気を治すためなら」「どこまでも探し続けるよ！」
Flavor Text (English): [This is for Shi-chan's recovery sake] [Then let us continue searching!]
[Entry Cost]
Send 3 Characters from your Hand to your Waiting Room
[Continuous Effect]
While you have [Qin Shi Huang] on your Area, this Character can be selected as a Guarding Character even when in <Rest> position.
[Automatic Effect]
When this Character is selected as an Attacking Character, this Character gains +3 Attack until the end of the Battle.
[Penetrate]
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Now we know how beneficial is Qin Shi Huang's Friend Effect!
3 Characters as an Entry Cost is really heavy! Obviously, you'd rather use Qin Shi Huang's Friend Effect to place Lu Bu & Sun Tzu onto your Area!
When you're able to place Qin Shi Huang on your Area, along with Lu Bu & Sun Tzu, you have 1 heck of a beat-stick.
Lu Bu & Sun Tzu's +3 Attack upon attacking, along with Qin Shi Huang's +3 / +3 boost, means you have a 16 / 6 Character with Penetrate!
If you use a Set which gives you Swift Strike, like Billy's Special from Eiyuu Senki 1.00 Booster Box:
This. Is. My. BOOMSTICK!
You have a higher chance of survival, and still use Lu Bu & Sun Tzu as a Guarding Character during your Opponent's Turn!
Remember that since this Character has both Lu Bu and Sun Tzu in its name, you cannot play either of the old Lu Bu or Sun Tzu on the Area alongside with this new Character. However, you need to send Lu Bu or Sun Tzu from your Waiting Room to your Backyard to activate Qin Shi Huang's effect, so you may still want to play some of the old Lu Bu and/or Sun Tzu to make the most of Qin Shi Huang's effect!
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That's a wrap! See you all tomorrow!
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