Flying Formation · MarvelCDB

This is an interesting card for an Angel deck, but it's exceptionally weak elsewhere, and I personally wouldn't play it in Angel either. It has a massive inherent cost of 4, massive set up cost of having 3 Aerial characters in play, and underwhelming effect when it's all put together. Readying allies is a weak ability, so you'd love to ready other identities with it. But if your turn is before somebody, they might not be exhausted yet, and if your turn is after somebody, they won't have a use for being ready. This was intended to be played in an Angel deck due to Archangel dealing 4 damage after you play it, and Angel has lots of ways to help reach the resource cost, but it's so much less efficient than Angel's own cards and Air Supremacy even when you get it set up. I think it can be a fun casual deck, and this one by dr00 is highly upvoted if you want to give it a try:

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2/27/24

Stretch22 · 860

You can ask for a player to play the action ability on a card they have in hand. So, if there's an aerial identity that has defended, another aerial character can use an action and with this you can prepare those two identities and an aerial ally. 3 identities that can yet use their basic action sounds improbable, since you can't ask a player to make a basic action, only resolve the (action) ability of a card they control or may be in their hands. Therefore, someone would have to play a card that exhausted their identity, and also all 3 identities would have to be aerial. Maybe with toe to toe? Doesn't sound feasible. However, since this has alliance, you don't need to be playing Archangel leadership. In multiplayer, if one player is a protection Angel and you know it beforehand or during a campaign, you can add this knowing he for sure has aerial allies. If your hero is aerial too you can very easely ready yourself, Angel and one their allies or even your own, and thanks to alliance it becomes way easier to play if either has a double resource. It might still be one too expensive, but it has some uses in specific multiplayer set ups. — Selven · 1 12/27/24

Three big things to consider if looking to use this card:

1) This will do 4 damage to an enemy if played by Archangel. This shouldn't be disregarded lightly

2) This card has Alliance. So this is more of a multiplayer card for sure. Across the table in a 3-4 player game, it's rare for all players to use all resources. Talk to each other to figure out if you want to incorporate this.

3) Players can request Actions. So this can be played on anyone's turn. If you are playing Angel (or in this instance, you are likely going to be playing a lot of Archangel if incorporating this card and easily using that 3 defense and getting another basic with this) and know other Aerial characters are going to be on the table, this can get incorporated at any time.

If you draw this card after building it into your deck and other players have Aerial, make sure you mention it. Being able to work out re-readying your squad while blasting an enemy for 4 is good to know to make the decision to defend with your heroes instead of chump blocking or using other limited use defensive measures. This is a card that will need coordination to use effectively, but also doesn't need to be used every time it pops into your hand.

Interestingly enough, Iceman is definitely a character who benefits from extra basic actions, so good on the designers for having the foresight of sticking him on the card as well

2/25/25

Earth Dragon · 1560

Flugformation