Cloudchaser and Flitter Spoil: Equestrian Odysseys

No fair guessing in one try…

Are you seriously going to be sad about that when we could be looking at our new cards and showing everypony else?

…Good point.

So, uh… who should go first?

Doesn’t matter to me. I haven’t even looked at mine yet, was waiting for you.

Yeah, same here.

Well open it, already! Let’s check it out! Everypony’s probably dying to see!

Don’t have to tell me twice!

Woah.

I’ll say!

Pinkie is not having a good hair day!

Or a good eye day. Or any kind of day, really!

That’s what you’re going to focus on? The art?

Yup!

I really should know better by now.

Probably!

Anyway, let’s talk about what’s actually important here: the effect.

It’s kind of a big one.

Hey, art is plenty important!

But sure, the effect is worth discussing too.

Hrm. Where to start.

That 4 AT cost is pretty intimidating, especially with the 6 total req. This isn’t a card you’ll be able to play willy nilly. Definitely going to have to wait for the right moment.

But on the other hoof… You’re banishing everypony.

Well, aside from one friend that you get to keep, but still.

Unless you have no friends. Then the opponent gets to keep one instead.

I guess… but that’s not going to happen very frequently. And you’ll be picking their worst one, probably. Either way, that’s a huge setback for the opponent if they’re not prepared for it.

So yeah. When used right, the opponent will basically have to start over entirely. And if you catch them at the perfect moment, that might mean they wind up with no entry in hand either and will have to work to even get the most basic of things on the board.

And even if you’re not locking them out of a colour, you’ll still be getting rid of any useful friends they have on the board permanently. Banishing them means they’re gone for good. That can have some serious repercussions.

And you probably won’t have those problems since you’ll keep a friend. Probably something strong. Or maybe just entry. Whatever you pick, chances are you’ll be in a much happier place than your opponent.

This card’s pretty powerful! Definitely something Pink/White control should look into.

But wow, that 4 cost and 6 req hurts. At least it’s split into two colours, but still. That’s not going to be easy to reach all the time. Good flip, though.

I dunno. I certainly think this has the potential to be very powerful, but we’ll see. 4 AT is a lot to dump into a one shot card. I’ll definitely have to toy around with this when it comes out and see how well it works, but I think it’s probably well worth it.

Yeah, I think I like it.

Obviously! You wouldn’t be gushing about it to that length if you thought it sucked.

But still. I thought you preferred aggro?

Eh, I’ll play whatever works. Besides, knowing what Control can do to stop you is an important part of aggro.

Anyway, what are your thoughts, Flits?

Eh, it’s not really my thing. I mean, it certainly looks strong, but coming close to starting the game over isn’t usually all that fun.

I guess…

Anyway, my turn now!

Oh, I like this card!

Uh… why? None of those options are terribly great.

I mean, sure, I can think of times where they might be handy, but they’re all pretty rare.

Well, so’s the card, so it fits.

You know what I mean…

Sure, but who cares? I like cards with options. And I know you do too.

Uh, sure, but—

Besides, you’re missing the most important part. Check out the trait.

“Song”? What does that have to do with anything?

It means there’s going to be more than one of these, silly! They wouldn’t bother giving it a trait if it was going to be the only one. Says here we’re getting a whole cycle of songs! I can’t wait to see the others!

Hrm, I suppose. And maybe they’ll be better.

Maybe! But I like this one as is. I’ll totally shove some in some of my decks.

Plus the song is totally catchy and you can sing it whenever you play the card! We’re Apples Together, Apples Forever!

That’s not how it goes.

Eh, it’s close enough.

Then again, you would know, wouldn’t you Cici? You’re an Apple too, after all.

Huh? Where’d you get that idea?

You went to the Apple family reunion! Carrot told me she saw you there.

Oh… that.

Yeah, I was totally just crashing. With all those Apples in town, you just know there was gonna be some great food. It was pretty great.

Cici! You can’t— That’s just—

Ow! Hey, quit it with the hitting!

You deserved it, you jerk.

But they were totally fine with it…

Hmph.

Anyway, these are some pretty cool events! They show off what Equestrian Odysseys can do quite nicely, don’t you think!

Well… I guess. I’m a bit skeptical the songs will see any serious play if they’re like this one, but Party of One looks like it probably will. We’ll see.

But they are definitely both interesting, I’ll give you that. And we’ll get to see the rest of the set pretty soon.

I wonder what the other Songs will be like…

They’ll all be fantabularific, I’m sure.

Uh… Right. Whatever that means.

Well, I guess that’s it. I’m glad we had the opportunity to share these with you guys, but we’re done for today, looks like.

I HAVE A CARD TOO!

Oh wow, another one? Great! Let’s see, Bulk!

That’s…

Oh look, it’s all of us together! I still love that card, don’t you, Cici?

I should have known… There’s no way the devs would have trusted Bulk with a spoiler.

To be fair, he never said he had a spoiler, just a card.

Still kind of a let down…

Eh, you’ll get over it. And the rest of the set’s just around the corner.

Anyway, that’s it for today, everypony! Hope everyone’s properly excited for Equestrian Oddyseys! See you all soon!