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Activate only if your opponent's Life Points are at least 1000 higher than yours. Pay 1000 Life Points. Draw 1 card for every 2000 points difference between your Life Points and your opponent's.

 

Noticed this Gem while playing Duel Arena. Managed to get a +4 off of it. Is it only really good as a last resort or a Counter to Life Gain Decks? Trying to think what else it could be used for.

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Yes, this card is a good counter to Life Gain Decks. The problem is that Life Gain Decks tend to be bad because there aren't any good strategies that greatly benefit off having a large amount of life.

 

Which then results in this card being used in alt-wincon Decks, where the wins are instant and the opponent's life doesn't matter. It's especially potent in Countdown Decks where, if used in conjunction with a bunch of Upstart Goblins and perhaps Wall of Revealing Light, you get to draw a buttload of cards and, by extension, more Battle Phase-ending hand traps.

 

And as usual, apply the "this card is degenerate because the only Deck that uses it effectively is degenerate" argument.

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Yes, this card is a good counter to Life Gain Decks. The problem is that Life Gain Decks tend to be bad because there aren't any good strategies that greatly benefit off having a large amount of life.

 

Which then results in this card being used in alt-wincon Decks, where the wins are instant and the opponent's life doesn't matter. It's especially potent in Countdown Decks where, if used in conjunction with a bunch of Upstart Goblins and perhaps Wall of Revealing Light, you get to draw a buttload of cards and, by extension, more Battle Phase-ending hand traps.

 

And as usual, apply the "this card is degenerate because the only Deck that uses it effectively is degenerate" argument.

 

Meklords arent a good strategy?

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I am not that clued up but I take it that "Degenerate" means a Deck that is cheap to use such as Exodia? The hilarious thing was that it was near impossible to get Exodia in the past. Yeah Black I know I know lol Life Gain Decks.... I admit I have never seen any myself but it was just a thought.

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I am not that clued up but I take it that "Degenerate" means a Deck that is cheap to use such as Exodia? The hilarious thing was that it was near impossible to get Exodia in the past. Yeah Black I know I know lol Life Gain Decks.... I admit I have never seen any myself but it was just a thought.

 

Degenerate is a term that gets thrown about a bit. But it tends to not mean "cheap" Decks, but Decks that are inherently bad for the game because they more or less play Solitaire with a player watching from the other side of the table. Decks that don't really require skill to pilot.

 

Examples include: Final Countdown (stall. Stall some more. Win). Exodia (draw. Draw some more. Stall a bit. Win). Burn (stall. Play cards that inflict lots of damage. Win as a result).

 

So yeah, "cheap" Decks often fall into that category. They don't rely on outplaying an opponent as much as getting a card as fast as possible and then just preventing yourself from losing.

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