COTD – 14th July 2011 – Judge

My pick for today is the Supporter card Judge from HS: Unleashed.

This card has quickly become an extremely popular card in HGSS-On since it has incredible synergy with the most played card at the moment, Yanmega Prime. This card forces both you and your opponent to shuffle their hands into their decks and draw 4 cards, not only matching your hand sizes, but disrupting your opponent’s next move. They should have been planning their moves well in advance, but a Judge can put them right off their game, presenting them with a completely different set of cards to work with.

This card is great for disrupting and great for getting you out of a tight spot at the same time along with allowing you to attack with Yanmega straight afterwards. You will find this in high numbers of any deck with Yanmega and will hit the 3 or 4 count so be wary of constant judging throughout the game.

Magnezone also benefits from this card since it deals your opponent some unwanted hand refresh while you get a new hand and some extra cards to top that up as well. This means that you will always have at least a 2 card advantage on your opponent during your turn which could be crucial to who keeps the board control.

Overall, Judge is an extremely good card in this format, the only thing is that it can really give yourself a tough time if you don’t draw anything to work with. I’m going to give it an 8/10. It’s versatility to slot into pretty much any deck along with great synergy with the fastest attacker in the current format makes it one to watch out for in any game.

Thanks for reading and make sure you comment below what you think about this card.