Vividred Operation COTD Feature – Monday, June 10th, 2013

The beginning of the third week of Vividred Operation COTD, and today we have a Wakaba Climax synergy.

VR/W22-029 U: Physical Education Time, Wakaba
Green / Level: 1 / Cost: 1 / Trigger: None
Power: 6000 / Soul: 1
Traits: <Key> <Sports>
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[AUTO] When this card attacks with the Climax “Enjoyable Match” (VR/W22-040 CC) in your Climax Zone/Border, choose one of your <Key> trait characters on the Stage, and that character gains +1 Level, +2000 Power for the turn.
[AUTO] ENCORE (Send the top card of your Deck/Library to Clock) When this card is sent from the Stage to the Waiting Room, you may the stated Cost. If you do, place it back in the same Border it was in on the Stage in Rest position.

VR/W22-040 CC: Enjoyable Match
Green Climax / Trigger: 2 Soul
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[CONT] All your characters gain +2 Soul for the turn.

The 1/1 Wakaba is a solid addition to Green-focused Level 1 builds, having Clock Encore for for sustain as well as preserving hand size unlike Character Encore 1/1s. However, the Climax synergy is a bit of a letdown, as it is the unpopular +2 Soul, and the effect just doesn’t have that “wow” factor to warrant making space for it in Decks. +1 Level, +2000 Power is nice for defusing Level 1 Bombs and the like, as well as climbing over stuff, but we already saw the amazing Aoi 1/0 Support from last week that can give Key trait characters in Front permanent protection from Bombs as well as defusing them. At least Wakaba herself is a good card without the synergy effect, and the +1 Level is nice should Green builds not have many other options.

Summary: Love the Wakaba for the Clock Encore, but the Climax synergy could be better.