Heatwave
Heatwave is a uncommon Drake card.
Description
Costs 0 energy. When played:
Upgrades
Heatwave A
Costs 0 energy. When played:
Heatwave B
Costs 2 energy. When played:
- 1. Gain 1 Powerdrive.
- 2. Gain 2 Heat.
Exhausts when played.
Strategy
Heatwave looks to be paired with lots of Attacks, effectively dealing damage equal to the number of attacks you have in your hand, in exchange for heat. Compared to Escalate, Heatwave costs no Energy, which is really powerful given that it wants to be paired with as many attacks as possible, but adds 1 heat in exchange. Drake doesn't have as many multi-attacking options that take full advantage of this as Peri does, but Sear, Explosive Slug B, and Aggressive Armoring B are options. This card also goes quite nicely with Peri as a co-pilot for a sheer all-out damage build.
Its A upgrade nets you -2 heat on a reusable 0-cost card, making it tied with Firewall for the most efficient heat-management upgrade Drake has. Note that this card is basically Escalate A with a heat-loss effect to boot!
Its B upgrade, by contrast, drastically changes how the card works - making it like Power Play, except with the ability to possibly avoid the hull loss. In contrast to the original that wants an all-out offense build, this card plays better on more defensive ships that need a way to accelerate boss fights.
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