Some cards are just handy. The Eagle Defender can act as a good transport or capital ship guard with it’s Interdict ability. With it’s Dodge 2 ability, it can even stay alive against light hits from other fighters. It also has a mean little attack – a Fixed 2 damage against targets that are Charged […]
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Battlecard of the Day – Treasonous Gunship
Treasonous Gunship: Wow! A Strength 6 anti-warship card that costs only 4 Build Points? That looks great! Let me just read the small print … oh, no – my mistake, it’s rubbish isn’t it? This disloyal card will join your opponent’s side for a round if they spend 5 Karma points on it. Hang on, […]
Battlecard of the Day – Picket Ship
Picket Ship: Not all Corvettes are over-gunned monstrosities. Some are just plain annoying instead. The Picket Ship is cheap for a Corvette, with rather … ahem … modest firepower. But your opponent will still hate it, because they will be forced to attack this white elephant with all their ships until it is destroyed thanks […]
Battlecard of the Day – Patriot Corvette
Patriot Corvette: When the Patriot Corvette is laid down the skies darken and the stars go out. Ships don’t come any more horrid. Being on the receiving end of a Patriot’s guns is like kissing a sledgehammer. Every time you attack it, it hits you back, and it can attack all targets in the same […]
Battlecard of the Day – Fer-De-Lance A9 Excalibur
Fer-De-Lance A9 Excalibur: What the hell did you do to get this bad boy on your tail? The A9 Excalibur is fast, almost impossible to damage, and is the absolute bane of Neutral cards across the galaxy. Even being in a different star system to this thing doesn’t help, as it zips from zone to […]
Battlecard of the Day – Deathshade
Deathshade: If you’ve ever cooked yourself to death with beam lasers in Elite: Dangerous you’ll know where this card is coming from. The Deathshade’s obscene firepower options can stun, overkill or simply annihilate your enemies. With 80 Speed it always goes first, but something has to give. It gains a damage counter each time it […]