Brucey B Battlecard (r113) [RARITY 113]View in Item Database
DescriptionA battlecard is a powerful magic card that can be thrown at an enemy in the Battledome! One Use. Brucey B Battlecard

Single Use


Average Rating [?]
1
Attack *fire**fire**fire**fire*
Defense N/A
Reflect N/A
Effects N/A
Actual Icons
ATTACK FIRE 3.222    
JN Price 3,800 NP
Restocks At N/A
Used By N/A
Notes *ranged* Ranged/Priority Weapon.
Ratings - Brucey B Battlecard
Rating:
1
At a Glance (0/3):
Throw this magically charged playing card at your opponent, and watch as they explode upon contact, dealing (hehe, pun unintended) a whopping 3.222 icons of pure fire damage! Unfortunately, the card loses its charge of magic and becomes fairly useless afterwards, unless you can throw cards like a certain, card-throwing, teleporting someone. Lol.

In-Depth (0/4):
Fire is a dangerous and difficult element to block in large quantities, but fairly manageable at minuscule amounts, as seen here. And this is supposed to be a bomb, where it should be dealing more damage than your regular constants. Common beginner constants deal 10-11 icons of damage. A bomb that deals LESS than that is never worth your time. THIS, is never worth your time.

Price (0/2):
I never commend single-use weapons for being economic, as each time you use it, you're (quite literally, in this case!) throwing away nps. Save the 2 nps you'd spend on this, and get the 1 np Scroll of Ultranova.

Bonus (1/1):
MATH TIME!

The exact number of icons dealt would probably be 29/9 icons. I've also noticed that the better grades of cards within a set are increased by 4/9 of an icon. For example, the next card upgrade, Kalora Battlecard, would deal 33/9 (which can be simplified to 11/3, and equals ~3.667) icons of damage. Cool huh?

Final Score: 1/10

Rated on October 31, 2014

Rating:
1
Price/power (0/5): No bomb this weak should ever be used in the Battledome.

Tactical (0/5): Ditto above.

Bonus (1/1): Only because I can't give this a 0.

Closing remarks: Battlecards are a thing of the past--the 4-icon era to be exact. This particular one was never worthwhile to begin with.

Rated on May 31, 2014

Rating:
1
Price/Power: (1/5)
As with most Battlecards this weapon is restrictively weak even among battlecards. Considering the popularity of 6 icon multi-use weapons this card is pratically worthless.

Countermeasures: (2/5)
Fire is slightly hard to block at this level, however with this many icons it is not was hard hitting as others.

Alternatives, Upgrades or Downgrades:
Try moving to a Cheap Fire Ring which lasts longer. If you just want more of a punch, try changing to a cheap 6 iconer such as the Obsidian Dagger. Bomb wise, a cheap snowball such as a Exploding Snowball offers much more firepower and makes this item totally obsolete.

Other Points (2 Penalty)
Considering the number of more powerful multiuse and bombs at this similar price range I see no reason why anyone should be using this. Especially since it is slightly weaker then even the other battlecards. Penalty Reduced due to 1 being lowest rating

Final Thoughts
Another weak battlecard.

Rated on November 17, 2012