Blood Shield

حول Blood Shield

Blood Shield, Equipment, صمم بواسطة Ron Spencer صدر لأول مرة في مايو 2009 في التحرير Ebony Kingdom.

Blood Shield would mainly benefit a defensive combat or wall deck that expects repeated close-range fights against weenie and mid-capacity vampire decks, especially decks built around blocking bleeds or actions and grinding opponents down over several rounds; however, its two-cost investment is generally poor for only one damage prevention per round, and its extra effect is limited to hand strikes from vampires of capacity 6 or less, so it is ineffective against ranged combat, non-vampire minions, larger vampires, and many common combat strategies. Leather Jacket is usually the better alternative because it provides the same recurring prevention without Blood Shield’s cost or narrow blood-burning condition, while cards such as Flak Jacket or combat cards that prevent more damage can offer stronger protection when available to the deck’s disciplines and strategy. Blood Shield can be a metagame choice if your local environment is dominated by small vampires relying on hand strikes, but i