So at roughly 3am EST, I came across the Opus VI Rinoa. WELL ICE, YA DID IT AGAIN. This card, is insane. I saw that some people on facebook and reddit had doubts on it being a 4cp 7,000 power forward, but let me tell you, as a Fire player, I am insanely jealous of Ice having this card. With Fire getting so many VIII cards this set, I really wish Fire had received this Legend instead. But enough yap yap, let’s break it down.

Sorry for the quality of the image, but this was taken from a “leak/spoiler” that was discovered on reddit, not an actual card reveal / official spoiler. Anywho, 4cp 7k, slightly below the cost. When Rinoa enters the field, choose 1 Forward other then Rinoa you control. Remove it from the game. Then, play the removed Forward onto the field dull. So, this card literally Time Mages a card when it enters. This is ridiculous to use in conjunction with pretty much any card that has an ETF effect, and ETF effects tend to be powerful. Let’s begin with the more effective/popular ones. Man I wish Rinoa was fire.

Cards to be Time Traveled with Rinoa

So let’s get cracking with cards that are just begging to be played along with Opus 6 Rinoa.

Yep, remember this guy? Enters the field, break an opponents backup. Pass turn (If low on resources). Your next turn, play Rinoa, time travel Sephiroth, break an opponents backup. Disgusting.

Fire/Ice can and will definitely do some Legend Vivi. Vivi enters play, wreck a forward (most of the time). Time travel him, wreck another forward. Vivi is literally played just for his ETF, so nuking 2 forwards and then chump blocking for 3cp? Sounds good to me.

Pretty much same scenario as Vivi, except this will require a bit more work. You’ll need a VII forward out, but when Cloud enters, he blows up a 7k or below forward. And there are tons of key forwards in the meta right now that hang at 7k without buffs.

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Both of the Genesis cards (which are Ice) benefit greatly from Rinoa. Genesis enters, Dull and Freeze a forward. Rinse repeat. Genesis Avatar can literally board wipe the opponents Forwards unless they have something to bail them out. Enters, deals damage equal to half their power, time travel, to the remaining 50%. Disgusting.

Yep, it’s Kiros again! Let’s say you are running an VIII theme deck. You play Laguna, or Squall, or an VIII forward. Play Kiros, get a free damage in with the targeted VIII forward. Rinoa comes in, time travels Kiros, and then Kiros gets to buff an VIII forward again, and this time he can do it to Rinoa herself! Then Rinoa gets to swing in like a freight train.

Ughhhhhhh, I’ll end the specifics with this insane card. Al-Cid comes into play, hits an active forward. Bring in Onion Knight for free, break that same forward. Pass. Your turn, Rinoa Al-Cid in. He time travels, zaps a forward the opponent just brought out, brings out Black Waltz 3, break another forward. You now have 4 forwards on the field, and chances are, they have zero. Disgusting.

I will add a ton of cards that either combo with Rinoa or can assist her in time travel here, but not go into detail, for the themes are basically the same, ETF bonus.

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And the list can go on and on. To add even further effect with these cards, throw in a Magic Pot! I previously mentioned she shares the ability with a Time Mage, which you can use them as a backup because it’s Ice just like Rinoa is, but if you are playing Ice/Earth, you can play Sephiroth, break an opponents backup. Magic Pot him, break an opponents backup. Play Rinoa, time travel Sephiroth, break an opponents backup. If the opponent didn’t table flip at that point, they have the patience of a Saint.

And that wraps up this article! I hope you guys found this article helpful, and look forward to more Opus VI coverage as we approach the pre-release and official release!

(Did you know? Fujin and Raijin in Final Fantasy VIII were originally designed to be Turks in Final Fantasy VII, but designs were eventually favored towards Rude and Reno, pushing Fujin and Raijin back to Final Fantasy VIII.)