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Ophidian Blight
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Darksbane
, Oct 01 2011 05:45 AM | Last updated Oct 01 2011 05:45 AM
Ophidian BlightType: Event Faction: Cthulhu Cost: 2 Game Text: Action: Choose a story. Until the end of the phase that story gains [Terror][Terror] Any player may sacrifice a character to cancel this effect. Set: CotJE Number: 32 Illustrator: Chun Lo |
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2 Comments
"Lucas Corn" is my favorite high "Terror" card and I was wondering if it would work well with this? I am picturing a turn buying combo, which drives most of your opponent's characters insane (assuming it does not get canceled). I would love someone's opinion, as I am very new to the game.
Between Corn and Blight, you're talking about combining two cards with built-in cancels. That's a shaky start to a combo.
If you do pull off the combo, you'll need your opponent to commit 4 or 5 characters - NONE with Willpower or Terror icons - to reap the benefits of the Corn/Blight combo. And they all need to be committed to the same story too.
Lastly, don't forget Corn has 3 Steadfast Shub icons. Combined with the Blight, you're committing yourself to a deck that majors in Shub, minors in Cthulhu. Totally legitimate build - just don't let the tail wag the dog.
The Hastur faction is the undisputed king of the Terror struggle, so I recommend you look there. If your goal is to leverage Lucas Corn, maybe start with other Shub cards from the same release. The Three Bells is nice for stealing whatever big character your opponent might have ditched to Corn's ability, and Into the Woods can go fetch Lucas Corn out of your deck and throw him down for free later in the game when the opponent might have an empty hand. Personally, I'm using him in a mono-Shub Monster/Ghoul deck with Untimely Burial and Shadowed Wood - keep pulling him out of the deck with the Burial, the Wood keeps reviving him for free, rinse and repeat until my opponent's hand is gone - but there are a million different ways to use him. Discovering your own way is part of the fun!