Cloudchaser and Flitter spoil: Set 11

We have spoi—

Oh, you too, huh?

My card is super awesome. It’ll definitely shake up the meta a bit, and is pretty interesting to use.

Well, my card is super fun, and it’ll be great using it with other ponies and doing some wacky things!

So this is the Crown of the Sibling Supreme. And it’s going to be a great way to give all sorts of decks some easy point acceleration, despite the inherent drawback of sometimes giving it to your opponent.

Well my card is the Crown of the Sibling Supreme, which is fun because sometimes your opponent gets it and—

Er…

What the…

Did… did…

Did they give us both the same card to spoil?

Guess so!

But we’ve always had at least two before… one for each of us to talk about. But if we both have the same card, who should talk about it?

Well, I see only one appropriate way to handle this…

The Hard Way!

Wah?

We’ll have a contest to see which one of us is Spoiler Best Friend Supreme!

But the card is for the Sibling Supreme.

But we’re not siblings, silly.

Oh. Right.

So here’s the plan. We’ll have five faceoffs! Real life ones! And whenever one of us wins a faceoff, they get to talk about the Crown next.

And after the fifth one, we’ll determine who gets to be Super Duper Spoiler Best Friend Supreme Omega!

I thought it was just Best Friend Supreme…

First faceoff… is hoof wrestling!

Oh, you are so on.

Hah, easy! All those Wonderbolt exercises have paid off.

Guess you win, Cici! So tell us all about the crown.

Until I challenge you to the next faceoff, of course.

Don’t worry, I’ll win them all.

Anyway, this Crown is honestly pretty interesting. Paying 1 AT to gain 1 point isn’t a bad deal. It’s not a super great deal, mind, but do it enough times and you can accelerate your game plan by a turn, which can make all the difference.

Just doing it one time can be enough. How many games have you seen where ponies end up at 14 points, only for the opponent to score to 15 the next turn. Sure wish you could have gotten that extra point now, huh?

On the other hoof, you’re starting off by paying 2 for a resource that, ultimately, does nothing. It doesn’t increase your board presence by giving you power, or extra resources or anything. And it doesn’t disrupt the opponent’s plans either.

So that kind of makes that first point rather expensive.

In fact you, uh. You…

Why are you looking at me like that?

Next faceoff is a staring contest. First one to blink loses!

Staring Contest? Is that all you’ve got?

Piece of cake.

I win!

What? No, that doesn’t count. I wasn’t ready!

You closed your eyes! Which means you blinked, which means I win, which means I get to talk about the crown next.

Fine…

So the most fun thing about this card is that first ability.

“Play to your home”?

No not that, Cici. Are you being difficult on purpose?

Sorry…

But anyway, I’m talking about the fact that whoever wins a faceoff, gets the crown! So you’ve turned the game into a battle for faceoff supremacy!

Two ponies enter. One pony leaves with the crown!

This increases the stakes of each face off quite nicely, don’t you think?

Well yeah, but—

And if you take the Crown, the second ability is worded so you can use it right away! Provided it’s not already exhausted from your opponent using it already, hehe.

Okay next faceoff! We’re going to have a duel, Cici!

A what?

A magic duel!

You’re kidding.

I hope you’re ready Cici. I’ve been preparing my whole life for this moment.

Flitter.

Yeeeeeeeesssss?

In case you forgot, we’re not unicorns. We’re pegasi. You know, winged ponies, not horned ponies? Our “magic” consists of flying and walking on clouds. We can’t really have a duel.

Oh shoot, I guess you’re right.

Well, you’re the better flier than me, so I guess you win! Your turn to talk about the crown!

Uhhh, thanks?

So like I was saying, the Crown is not without some substantial risk. Since, like Flitter said, the opponent has a reasonable chance of taking it from you.

Letting your opponent take it from you means they can get points that you initially paid for. They didn’t have to pay that 2 cost down payment, after all. They can just get points at a 1 to 1 ratio.

So you better make sure you’re winning more faceoffs than your opponent is. Or at least winning them when it’s ready, since stealing it when it’s exhausted doesn’t help you much.

Oh, I’m definitely going to win more faceoffs than you, Cici! You may be up 2 to 1, but I will be the Ultra Super Duper Spoiler Best Friend Princess Supreme Omega Mark III.

Er, Princess?

Anyway, what I’m saying is, you can’t just shove this in any deck and expect it to work for you. It may look like it’s a card that can potentially help everyone equally, but it’s really weighted against the pony who plays it..

Assuming you’re playing fair, of course.

If your deck is built specifically to engage in a lot of face offs and, more importantly, win them, then your opponent won’t be able to take it from you all that often. I suspect farming decks and maybe some control decks would like this best. Especially if used alongside The Staff of Sacanas

Some aggro decks may experiment with it, but honestly I think they’d just be better off with Friends that give you points instead, like Daybreaker . But, eh, we’ll see.

So I think overall it’s a pretty good card, but only if the deck can support it. It won’t be good in every deck… but cards like that tend to be problematic anyway, so that’s probably for the best.

Alright Cici, that’s enough. Time for the next faceoff! Rock, paper, scissors!

Er, what now?

You know, that game Lyra tried to teach everyone to play a while back. Where you change your hand into different shapes.

We have hooves, not hands.

Which is why it didn’t take off very well!

But that’s okay, we’ll improvise! We’ll just say what shape we’re making, okay? Rock smashes scissors, scissors cuts paper, and paper covers rock.

Why does that beat rock?

I dunno. Ask Lyra.

Seems like a dumb game.

Well, you only think that because you’re going to throw scissors and lose to my rock.

Uhhh, no I’m not.

Oh, don’t kid yourself Cici. You’re definitely going to throw scissors. It’s written all over your face.

No It’s not!

We’ll see. Okay, ready? We say “rock, paper, scissors, shoot” then say what shape we’re using! It’ll be fun!

I guess.

Rock,

Paper,

Scissors,

Shoot!

Scissors.

Paper! I win by covering your ro—

Wait a second…

You tricked me!

All’s fair in spoilers and card games, Cici.

In fact, faceoff tricks are a great way to use this card to help ensure you win all your faceoffs!

Whether it’s increasing your power through cards like Critter Cavalry , or decreasing your opponent’s through stuff like Apple Juice Break , you need to do everything you can to win, win, win!

But faceoff tricks aren’t going to help you if you can’t start a faceoff. And sometimes your opponent won’t just let you start a problem or Troublemaker faceoff.

But fortunately, there’s plenty of ways to start faceoffs! You could fill your deck with lots of cards to help out, like Gilda: Feather Ruffler or Nightmare Moon: Blackest Night to prove that you are faceoff sibling supreme!

And of course, there’s my personal favourite, the Canterlot Nights Showdowns

Ohhhh, so that’s why you’ve chosen the faceoffs you did.

Heh, you even referenced one of the Blue ones at the start.

Yup! So, you know what that makes the last event, right? The one that will settle once and for all which of us is the Incredibly Amazing Ultra Super Duper Spoiler Best Friend Princess Supreme Omega Mark III of all time!

Well let’s see. You started with the Orange one, then Yellow, Purple, and Pink. So that leaves White, which is…

Oh no.

Fashion contest!

Nope, I’m not doing this, no way, no how.

So, on the one hoof, we’ve got little old me, Flitter, adorable pegasus with her adorable bow, picture of cute!

Nopenopenopenopenopenope.

Meanwhile Cloudchaser over there isn’t wearing anything! So I guess I win by default, right?

Yes. Good. We’re done. No need to do this any further.

Buuuuuuutttttttt…

Fashion isn’t just clothes, it’s how you present yourself. And Cici has definitely got a unique look, all her own!

Buh?

Why, just look at that cool mane she’s got! It just screams “I’m a winner”, don’t you all think?

Well, I hate to brag, but…

She’s a go getter! An absolute all-star! And, most importantly…

Spoiler Best Friend Supreme.

Wasn’t that longer the last time you said it?

Wait, I won?

Yup, congratulations Cici!

Hah! I always knew I’d win! These events were basically made for m—

Wait, these events weren’t made for me at all. Did you let me win?

Er, well, no. Of course not.

You’re just that awesome, Cici!

Yeah. Yeah, I guess I am.

Well, now that our faceoff competition is over, I guess it’s time for Spoiler Best Friend Supreme Cloudchaser and me, the Incredibly Amazingly adorable Ultra Super Duper Spoiler Best Friend Princess Supreme Omega Mark III Turbo Double Plus Flitter to say goodbye.

Hey, why’s your title longer if you lost?

Bye every pony!

Later.

But no, seriously, why’s yours longer?

Bye Cici!

Later Flitter.

What? Wait, no, don’t leave! You didn’t tell me why you’re the Super Cool Best Friend Whatever Princess and I’m only Spoiler Best Friend Supreme. Flitter? Flitter, you get back here!