Thursday, March 19, 2015

Aqua Force - Clan Analysis


Aqua Force, just like its name suggest is a clan consist of Naval Military Units.
You like manly guys and dragons in uniform? this clan is your best choice.

Aqua Force mainly gaining advantage from prolonging their number of attacks.
Hitting small number before hitting with big or even huge number as the finishing touch.


G-BT02 bring more fresh air to Aqua Force, especially to Maelstroms and Blue Storms sub-clan.
From the Maelstrom side (Which actually is a Blue Storm member too) we had Blue Storm Soldier, Rascal Sweeper & Blue Storm, Marine General, Despina.
Rascal Sweeper is 9k Storm Rider, Basil clone when you have Maelstrom as your Vanguard.
While Despina make your Glory Maelstrom not guard-able from hand.

Blue Storm Marine General, Michael & Blue Storm Marine General, Milos is Blue Storm better legion pair. Michael re-form your field and extending the attack with re-standing 2 rear-guards.
The more interesting is Milos, he got the new keywords introduced at G-BT02 namely Resist. Making him untouchable from any kind of effect that need to choose a unit. Beside that, he's a Legion only Tidal Assault clone.


Officer Cadet, Andrei is the new starter for Aqua Force from G-TD04.
His skill is pretty decent,CB1 and moving him to soul and give a unit a skill that let them to re-stand once and then giving the chosen unit +2k, forcing another card to guard for the opponent.
Unfortunately, good ol' Bubble Edge Dracokid had the better edges due to generating more plus from drawing cards.


Whirlwind Brave Shooter and High Tide Sniper had similar skill, they both gain power when attacking and the attack count of that turn is already 3 or more. The difference lies in the power they gain and the extra skill Whirlwind Brave Shooter had, High Tide Sniper getting extra +10k while Whirlwind Brave Shooter only get +5k but he also get a skill that let him flip up a CB when his attack hit a Vanguard.

Battle Siren, Sutashia had another exclusive skill only accessible to Aqua Force, her skill let her to attack from the back row and making him a 9k attacker. More amazingly, she doesn't need to attack the Vanguard, making you can use her to eliminate the opponent attacker.

Battle Siren, Orthia is another Resist unit, with bad extra skill.
Her skill is a CB1 and SB1 then make the unit she boost to be a Tidal Assault.
No, you won't run her and Milos only for their Resist skill, you can run them at Legion Blue Storm build tho.

Magnum Assault is our battle extender from the Trial Deck, his skill is the usual CB1 when attacking a VG and boosted and then re-stand him and give him +2k, making him able to force another card from the opponent.
The power gain lasts until the end of turn, so your Stand Triggers will make him a 16k attackers.

Do you notice that everyone riding a seahorse? 
Transcendent of Storms, Savas is Aqua Force Strider from G-TD04.
His GB2 skill give him a Silent Tom treatment and an extra crit when he's the 4th or more attacker . Drain hard, guard hard.
Savas Strider skill is an under-costed one. When your G-Unit Stride, your Vanguard able to choose 3 of your opponent RGs and your opponent choose 1 to be retired for free. The 4th attack restriction is ridiculously easy and the retire doesn't really matter but it is appreciated.

Alone, Savas is a plain choice for a boss and you better run Blue Storms Legion.
But it's okay since Marine General of Heavenly Silk, Ranbrose is the clan main star now.
He's so under-costed for an amazing skill. When he attack, if it was the 4th attack or more you may pay the cost of a persona flip and stand 2 RGs. Then, if you had 2 or more face up G-Units you give those unit +10k.
What make him under-costed is the amount of advantage you gain with him and with the cost not mentioning any CB at all. Assuming you had one of the most ridiculous set-up:
1. Call 2 Magnum Assault and 2 7k Booster (+0) (-4 hand)
2. Use Bubble Edge Dracokid skill and choose Magnum B (-1)
3. Call Battle Siren, Sutashia behind your Vanguard (+0)
4. Sutashia eliminate an interceptor (1st) (+1)
5. Magnum A swing for 16k (2nd) CB1 re-stand (+2)
6. Magnum A swing for 11k (3rd) (+1)
7. Magnum B swing for 16k  (4th) CB1 re-stand draw 1 (+3)
8. Magnum B swing for 11k (5th) Draw 1 (+2)
9. Ranbrose swing for 26k (6th) Persona flip stand both Magnums, Savas Strider skill retire 1 (+6)
10. Magnum A swing for 21k (7th) (+3)
11. Magnum B swing for 21k (8th) draw 1 (+4)
Total in cumulative advantage = +21
Total shielding needed = 116k

You spend 2 CB and add 6 card to your hand while making the opponent need total 116k shielding to guard this shit. Nova Grappler had slightly weaker gambit but easier to pull depending on the build, Spike Brothers had almost the same amount of shielding but with more CB consumption and more fragile.

Deck Section
1. Transcendence of Storms, Savas
2. Blue Wave Dragon, Tetra-Drive Dragon
3. Blue Storms Supreme Dragon, Glory Maelstrom 

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