Today’s card was one of two Thanksgiving gifts from Bushiroad. Here we have one of the first looks at the new support for Bigbelly decks going forward. I cannot speak for everyone, but I am always more than happy to welcome more pandas into the clan. Does this panda earn its spot in the Bigbelly lineup?

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[AUTO]:[Choose a card from your hand, and discard it] When this unit is placed on (GC) from hand, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose one of your units, and it cannot be hit until end of that battle.

[AUTO] Generation Break 1:[Soul Blast (1)] When this unit is retired from (RC) or (GC), if you have a vanguard with “Bigbelly” in its card name, you may pay the cost. If you do, draw up to one card, and Counter Charge (1).

Right off the bat, this card is a normal Perfect Guard. It can guard any unit being attacked, not only the Vanguard, for the cost of discarding a card. Where it differs from a standard Perfect Guard lies in its second ability. When Delibelly is retired from either the Rear Guard circle or the Guardian Circle, you can draw a card as well as Counter Charge 1 for the cost of a single Soul Blast.

This ability may be simple, but do not let that fool you. Bigbelly decks do use a bit of soul thanks to Hrimthurs and Greybelly, but the clan has ways to recuperate soul. Beyond that, a bit of smart playing and timing of skills can make sure that you always have the soul required to activate this card’s skill.

If Delibelly only got its second skill off when it was retired from Rear Guard, it would already be a good card. Would it still be played? Maybe not in every deck, but some fighters would run the card. However, the fact that it gets its skill when retired from Guardian circle really pushes it over the edge. Delibelly does cost a soul, but what it gets over Shell Master is that it can grant you Counter Charges even when you have not Perfect Guarded yet that game. It also lets you draw a card to replace the card you were forced to discard for the Perfect Guard skill. Keep in mind that all cards used to guard an attack are considered to be retired when moved from Guardian circle to Drop Zone, so merely guarding with Delibelly is enough to trigger its ability.

Simple, yet effective. Play smart with your soul and this card will be a valuable resource in keeping up your hand as well as giving you face-up damage to work with.

Tomorrow’s article will be about our other Thanksgiving Card of the Day – Astonishing Professor, Bigbelly! Follow this blog or our Facebook page to make sure you are one of the first to see news about further Great Nature support.

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