40enFri, 07 Dec 2012 16:20:23 GMTFri, 07 Dec 2012 16:20:23 GMT]]>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:22:31 GMT
But the main problem is that 5* isn't optimal for a poisoner, and there is little justification for running a 5* Freak.

Freaks should be used in a 1/2 or a diminished 1/2 (3 characters). The Freak bonus will never make an actual difference in game mechanics more than once. Think of it this way: the first Freak in your draw has no bonus. The second Freak in your draw is the only one that has a bonus. If you get a draw with 1 Freak, you will have 1 character with no bonus. If you get a draw with 2 Freaks, which is the ideal, you still have 1 character with no bonus. And if you draw 3 Freaks, then you get 2 characters with no bonus. So your Freaks will often not have their bonus. The more you try to get your Freaks to have consistent bonus, the more you risk a terrible draw of 3 or even 4 Freaks in your hand.

For a 5* to be justified, it has to be a perfect combination of stats, ability AND bonus. Even the topend 5*s are worse than the topend 4*s if they don't have their bonus. This is why there are really no 5* Skeelz justifiable outside of Caelus.

In other words, 5* is too much of an investment on a character in a clan where you have to be viable without bonus. And also there are really no topend 5* poisoners.

That being said, Baldovino isn't just a poisoner. Baldovino is really awesome and terrifying and underrated. But you should not play him over Grudj because Grudj is the best Freak character.]]>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:08:08 GMTGrudj>Baldovino in everything, unless you're one of those crazies that use Freaks in T2

@Mr Intelijent:
Cuz having both is like buying two couches for your living room...one of them invariably becomes redundant, takes up valuable space, and drunk/broke friends see it as an open invitation to crash at your place ]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:01:03 GMTThu, 06 Dec 2012 21:56:36 GMTElo... if the pick is between the two, then Grudj by a long shot]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:16:12 GMTBaldovino has a min. of 3 so is less useful last two rounds will Grudj is not limited to this.]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:14:31 GMTGrudj is better in most cases; however, is harder to 2ko with his clan. So imo Grudj>Baldovino in type 1/elo Baldovino>Grudj in type 2. In DT id go with Grudj for the faster placement you will get using lower star card since DT is full of 5star deck noobers.]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:53:13 GMTelo, Baldovino is great but limits your star count a bit more, plus being a poison clan damage isnt entirely essential so Grudj does the job just as well for 1 less star, and personally Freaks do best when they dont have a 5* in their]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:07:21 GMTBaldovino essentially 2 more damage.... but elo really depends on your deck type. however tho, type 2 doesnt really need Freaks poison isnt really lethal for 12 health.]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:25:36 GMTGrudj for elo and use Baldovino for type 2?]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:59:39 GMTGrudj simply because of the star count...no other reason other than Grudj makes more room for other (better) 5* from other clans]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:35:14 GMTGrudj is better (just) because + pillz can work at anytime and isn't effected by the amount of pillz your opponent has. - pillz doesn't work if the minimums already been reached.

But most of the time you can have both Grudj and Baldovino so its fine ]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:26:17 GMTGrudj ...]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:33:43 GMTBaldovino is better because his solid base stats and ability make him a card that's not hindered by SoB. However, Grudj is a great card as well, and takes up less room. If you can spare the space in your deck, sometimes it's nice to have both.]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:02:36 GMT
I disagree. If you have pill removal then by pilling perfectly you can put your opponent at a strong disadvantage and if you pill perfectly with a + pill card you will be at an advantage but not as great. For example if you 7 pill Boldavino against a 7 pilled Tsuabme you will have 5 pills while your opponent has 3, meaning you have 60% more pills and can afford to pill 2 against a card with no pills and still be at an advantage. While if you did the same thing with Grudj you would have 40% more pills and if the opponent has 5 pills he is still able to bluff and beat you. That's just in general however you need to take in the fact that you will have poison and more pills in play. If you can afford to pill 2 extra at any round without being disadvantaged, with a poison taking damage every turn on top of your base damage inflicted on the first turn you are at a high advantage.

It can be argued that - pill cards are only really usable on the first two turns but that isn't true. Unless your opponent for some reason pilled 9 in the first two rounds (you win automatically) then you will still be able to use his ability and with - pill cards some people feel the need to waste heaps of pills to be under the pill reduction limit which helps you win anyway.

Baldovino is better but depending on the rest of your deck the extra star could affect you greatly.]]>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:20:36 GMTGrudj. Five star counts really restrict you in ELO play. Plus pill gain is always better then pill removal. Mainly because pill removal always has a minimum attached to it.]]>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:22:03 GMT Baldovino or Grudj? Baldovino has 8 power, 6 damage, an ability of minus 2 of the opponent's pillz, minimum 3 and is 5 stars. Grudj has 8 power, 4 damage, an ability of plus 2 pillz and is 4 stars. However, Grudj has a mission. Both characters are from the same clan, the Freaks, with a bonus of poison 2 minimum 3. They've the same power, same bonus, and similar abilities, but one has a mission, lower damage and is less stars, the other has more stars, higher damage no missions. So, again, which is better? ]]>