War Mode

War Mode is a common Ares card. At the start of each turn, Ares Cannon V2 will give you a copy of this if you do not already have one in hand.

Description

Costs 1 energy. When played:

1. Both of your cannons become active.

Flipping this card toggles your active cannon.

Retains. Temporary. Single Use. Flippable*.

Clarification

"Flippable" on this card is only similar from a user interface standpoint to other Flippable cards. In contrast to those cards, flipping War Mode actually has an in-game effect (switching your active cannon) rather than changing the effect of the card once played.

Strategy

As with Toggle Cannon, the keywords on this card mean it's "free" to play (from a card draw perspective), or not. The card's Flip mechanic is unique, and it allows you to switch cannons as many times as you'd like each turn and shoot inbetween during each turn with no cost, giving you more flexibility in how you use the card. (In contrast, Toggle Cannon only allows you to switch once per turn.) This is a not-as-obvious benefit of the Ares Cannon V2!

The function that the card performs is powerful, potentially doubling your damage output, on a turn where you've got the offensive cards to back it up.