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If we're going to make a Foreign Spearman we might as well give him a spear.

Before the speculation begins, this is not a preview of real card you will see this year.

The ability I saw on the foreign spearman in the thread makes this ability unplayable right?

Yeah, I was about to post this as well.  I assume this means that Foreign Spearman has had some changes to his ability in testing.

What is the new font that replaced grail light?

Quote from: Daniel on May 09, 2013, 09:32:02 AM

What is the new font that replaced grail light?

Which part of the card are you asking about?

I think he means the card name. That's the part of the template he showed me that looks different from yours.

It's called Symphony Black.

I could see this going in a Gates of Samaria deck easy.

Hey nice ability I dig it!

If you guys do go with the idea of making a spear for the spearman.... I would rather spears be made for multiple cultures then one grand spear to rule them all.

Maybe make three dual brigade ones so you could at least have two in T-2 instead of one.

Outside of draft and sealed deck, how many people play with enhancements that decrease a single character by 5/5? Nobody? That's what I thought.

Maybe the return to hand condition is too much, but since your opponent controls that I doubt it. CBP is always strong, but it depends on what you're making CBP. Even then it hurts FBTN stuff. I don't see that as a bad thing.

I'm all for making a Spearman in other brigades. Maybe even every brigade. Those spearmen should have a spear that matches their brigade(s). But if this spear belongs to the "Foreign Spearman" shouldn't it match his brigade(s)?

Outside of draft and sealed deck, how many people play with enhancements that decrease a single character by 5/5? Nobody? That's what I thought.

Well it will kill characters with toughness 5 or less without needing initiative, (combine it with Plagued with Diseases to hit stronger ones) Sure it isn't CBN (although you can make it CBN in a few ways, Namaan comes to mind) and the ability to reuse it (albeit only if your opponent does something to allow you to do so) makes it somewhat better (plus you can recur it with King Amon and a few others.

This card could be a powerful card in a Brown, Grey or Crimson defense, but still fairly limited since it is only one/deck so I don't see it dominating defenses, just a nice addition to a few.

I would totally use this. As a first turn kill especially before they set up, getting rid of a special hero like Samuel or Joseph, even in territory, is great. Then using it again to help win you battles. I like it.