Now Or Never
Now Or Never is an uncommon Riggs card.
Its unique debuff, Lose All Evade Next Turn, means that at the start of your turn, you lose all Evade and all stack of this debuff.
Description
Costs 1 energy. When played:
- 1. Gain 3 Evade.
- 2. Gain 1 Lose All Evade Next Turn.
Exhausts when played.
Upgrades
Now Or Never A
Costs 0 energy. When played:
- 1. Gain 3 Evade.
- 2. Gain 1 Lose All Evade Next Turn.
Exhausts when played.
Now Or Never B
Costs 1 energy. When played:
- 1. Gain 3 Evade.
- 2. Gain 1 Lose All Evade Next Turn.
(Does not Exhaust when played.)
Strategy
Now Or Never is very efficient Evade, but it also prevents you from stockpiling it, demanding that you find a way to make use of it (and any previous Evade you had) this turn. As such, its value is quite conditional on whether you draw it on a turn where
- a) you're getting attacked and
- b) you don't have Evade prior to using this card that could save you from that attack
As such, generally speaking this card is at its best in decks that do not have much Evade generation, using Shield or sheer offense to get through fights, that want a one-time solve in this card. It is worth noting that Strafe in play ensures you can always use the Evade for damage, but this isn't super consistent as Strafe often wants you to save up Evade before you play it, and this card will ruin that if you draw it before Strafe. It's also quite nice with Demon Thrusters, which ensure you'll have some Evade even after playing this card, and Demon Thrusters don't let you stockpile Evade anyway.
The A upgrade makes it 0 cost, improving its synergy with card draw effects and Zero Draw/Zero Doubler.
The B upgrade makes it not exhaust, which is useful if it's your main Evade source in longer fights.
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