Counter the assault is fantastic me thinks. I've already got a deck in mind with this involved.

The action would be better with someone who could discard it after playing but i dont think it will see play.

Flames of Fame I'm not sure about yet, typically I love cards that discard cards from the card pool but the cost + committal is a bit steep. I think possibly the new Taki can find a way to make good on it, or some combonation of it + Shooting Capoera + Air Throws.

Warriors dream im sad to say seems rather lackluster to matter.

so far I think one of the really broken cards is Guiles new Super; Sonic Boom EXTRA... virtually can't be fully blocked unless by abilities.

Or like... non attack cards

Yessssss I managed to acquire a set of Charismatic and Lunar Slash.

Geez, that was quick on the Lunar Slash/Charismatic front :| I've got 2 Lunar Slashes and love them, but noone pulled any Charismatic in our prerelease. I managed to get at least one of quite a few nice cards, like Spinning Beat, Galactica Phantom etc, but, updsettingly, nobody pulled Hoyoko-Sen *cries* I wants me some Chun-Li love!

Also, has noone noticed how awesome High Tide is yet? IT's a 5 check attack with a **** useful main half and Void/Water's got a pretty lengthy string of damage pumps now. I did have one, but I couldn't resist a Spinning Beat for it

Viewtiful_Joe said:

I'm so infinitley happy about high tide having a 5 check and an attack flip. I was very very worried that FFG was trying to do away with abberant control check cards completley but here we have a very balanced card with alot of utility and a 5 check that actually promotes people attacking multiple times a turn. So long as we dont get a TON of these cards and they arent too the level of clones or soldier of sparta I hope to see more 4 and 5 check attacks.

Also I dont know how I missed this earlier but FIRE KICK. All really needed a kill card, they got it.

Protoaddict said:

As not enough people have said it yet.. Thanks James... Looks like a great start and a fun set.

But where is my Burning Knuckle reprint..?

Fire Kick is obscene. It's block 3 Moonbeam, seriously. -2 rarity dots, -1 cc, -block, -2damage, +1spd/zone, E draws cards instead of adding momentum.

None of the URs are overwhelmingly amazing IMO but most of them are playable enough for people who can collect them to run them, but not "You must build a deck with this card". Basically none of them are Defender or Feline Spike, but none of them are The Nine Commandments or God Hand either.

Protoaddict said:

High Tide is my favourite card in the SNK set. It's fantastic, high check and aggro utility. Really, really great card.

Interestingly, it also provides the new R.Mika with a 5cc attack to reveal for her redux ability in block 3.