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Kitsuki Investigator

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Kitsuki Investigator

Kitsuki Investigator

Type: Character
Cost: 3
Military Skill: 1
Political Skill: 3
Glory: 2
Clan: Dragon
Courtier.
Action: While this character is participating in a [Politics] conflict, spend 1 fate to an unclaimed ring – look at your opponent’s hand. Choose 1 of those cards and discard it. (Max 1 per conflict.)
Deck: Dynasty
Number: 61
Illustrator: Lin Hsiang
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4 Comments

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NuFenix
Sep 10 2017 07:59 PM

From the article - http://www.cardgamed...ew-dragon-r2110

 

I Fight Dragons – 4/5
The ability on this card is crazy good and the only thing of its kind in the game at the moment. Being able to snipe your opponent’s best card first action while on defense or after they only get 1 action on attack is huge, as you’ll very often completely ruin their plans for the turn. This is also the only card that pays fate to rings as a cost that can be used on defense, so you can then attack right back and get the fate you spent back.
 
Kingsley – 4/5
Kitsuki Investigator doesn't have very good stats for his price, but makes up for it with an amazing ability. Keep in mind, though, that this is a max one per conflict ability, not a limit one per conflict ability – you can't activate it twice with two different Investigators in the same conflict and one Investigator can't use it twice in a turn without Way of the Dragon (and even if he has it he has to be in two different conflicts).
 
Grendel – 4/5
Not quite Agasha Swordsmith as it’s hard to develop a true fate advantage on an opponent, but it’s key to remember you are not trading a fate for a card. You are trading a fate for THE card.
 
Benjoewoo – 4/5
Out of core only, he doesn’t do as much because of his ability’s restrictions and his lopsided stats. However, his ability is bonkers good because you effectively get to play the rest of the conflict for your opponent when you use it. A 2 glory stat can be painful, but that’s why you run court games and the like.
 
nyxnyxnyx - 5/5
3 for 1/3 is alright, not great. Courtier trait is extremely relevant for Dragon, considering their lack of Courtiers and the abundance of good effects that require Courtier. Ability is fine, trading 1 fate for information + a card (targetted discard). The first copy of this guy that you see will be amazing, assuming you run the Courtier synergy cards. The first activation of his ability is also pretty good, letting you plan out your subsequent conflicts/turns better. I don’t like that you have to ‘spend’ fate, but I guess he’s still a 5/5.
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ShosuroKiseki
Sep 12 2017 09:12 PM

 

 
nyxnyxnyx - 5/5
Courtier trait is extremely relevant for Dragon, considering their lack of Courtiers and the abundance of good effects that require Courtier. 

This line of reasoning makes no sense.  Traits are something that get better the more you have in a single deck because it allows you to play the trait requiring effects more consistently.  Thematically, sure, he should be a courtier family since the iconic Kitsuki in the lore mostly are, but mechanically he would be much stronger with a different trait like bushi or shugenja (to allow him to equip a spashed Sashimono or count for Cloud the Mind for example.  Having a single courtier doesn't justify running For Shame! or any of the other courtier actions unless you can get a critical mass of that trait.

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Hakkor
Sep 12 2017 10:40 PM

The card excells for its good stats and the skill. Which not only picks the best card from your opponent, lets you know what he can or cannot do. Best optimized in the first conflict, defending in politics or doing early probes. Then you can 100% sure play around your opponent's cards the rest of the round. It makes Spies at Court a little redundant, unless you really want clean your opponent's hand.

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RocketPropelledGrenade
Sep 13 2017 03:48 PM

This line of reasoning makes no sense.  Traits are something that get better the more you have in a single deck because it allows you to play the trait requiring effects more consistently.  Thematically, sure, he should be a courtier family since the iconic Kitsuki in the lore mostly are, but mechanically he would be much stronger with a different trait like bushi or shugenja (to allow him to equip a spashed Sashimono or count for Cloud the Mind for example.  Having a single courtier doesn't justify running For Shame! or any of the other courtier actions unless you can get a critical mass of that trait.

 

In a core set environment, that's a valid point, but as the card pool expands, the Courtier trait here is likely to prove much more valuable.


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