Glorious Sport Arena
The Glorious Sport Arena is a unique encounter where you play against a small ship in a game of Sports! while Sasha stands on the field as a referee and gives riveting commentary.
Rules
Your objective is to score a Football into the enemy goal (blue), which is on the left of the field. You will lose if it gets scored into your goal (red), which is on the right. A goal is scored when a Football moves on or through it. The goals are indestructible and cannot be moved with Droneshift.
A Football starts in the center of the field, 9 spaces away from each goal. It moves left when you shoot it--or to the right when the enemy shoots it--by a number of spaces equal to the damage it was hit with. You can also launch a midrow object at it to move it 2 spaces left (or 3 spaces with a Heavy Missile).
Thanks to the excitement of sports, you start the fight with 1 Ace.
Penalty System
If you hit the enemy ship with an attack, Sasha will give you a Yellow Card as a penalty which temporarily clogs your deck. Get three penalties and you're kicked out of the match, with no rewards whatsoever.
You only get a penalty when you hit the enemy. Triggering their Autododge and missing (even with Grazer Beam) is okay, and so are indirect sources of damage like Corrosion. Additionally, if you land multiple hits using a single card, you won't get multiple penalties, just one.
If you manage to destroy the enemy ship without getting 3 penalties, you will win the match, even if the finishing blow would give you a third penalty. You can still pick a prize as normal.
Strategy
Attacks
The enemy ship's intents cycle between the following three, though its attack damage varies. On odd turns, it's always 1 damage. On even turns, it starts at 2 and increases by 1 each time, up to 4 damage.
| Image | Details |
|---|---|
| Attack from central cannon
Gain 1 Autododge (Right) from right wing | |
| Attack from central cannon | |
| Gain 1 Autododge (Left) from left wing
Attack from central cannon |
Movement
The enemy ship always aims at the Football. If there are multiple balls, it'll target whichever one was released first.
Special Behaviors
In some particular cases, the enemy will pause its intent cycle to perform a certain action.
| Condition | Image | Move | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| If there is no Football | Move to the center of the field | Launch a Football from central cannon | |
| If your goal is missing | Move to the center of the field | Realize victory is impossible
Gain 99 Heat from left wing Gain 99 Corrode from central cannon Take 99 damage from right wing |
Tips and Tricks
Getting the ball to the goal is fairly simple, as long as you watch out for the enemy's attacks. Intentionally triggering their Autododge can help with avoiding their attacks while saving some Evade for chasing down the Football, and if you have Grazer Beam, that'll also get you some free damage if you're going for a win by violence.
If you have Books, you can do some shenanigans with a few of her cards. If you remove your own goal by either Catching it or playing Medusa Field, the enemy will do the equivalent of ragequitting and you'll win!
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