Hello, everyone! Let’s discuss this week’s new card release: Spider-Ham!

Spider-Ham
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On Reveal: Transform the highest-cost card in your opponent’s hand into a Pig, keeping its Power and Cost.

What do you think of this card? Do you think it will see widespread use? Will we start seeing more and more Agatha decks? Let the discourse begin!

  • stonedonkey@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    So far he hasn’t seemed as bad as I was worried he would be, agree with kvn above he feels about as disruptive as say a Iceman hitting an unlucky card.

    • LennethAegis@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      I agree with this. Having a random card get pigged will either be completely ignorable or absolutely devastating to your strategy. All low power 5/6 energy cards will fear the pig. While cards like Infinaut, Giganto, Destroyer, Doc Ock, Red Skull will thank you.

        • LennethAegis@kbin.social
          2·
          1 year ago

          Honestly just play spider-ham on turn 5 and you will likely force a retreat unless you are really behind. It should not be hard to figure out what kind of deck you opponent has and what turn 6 card to expect by then.

          Cards like Odin, Knull/Arnim/Death, Taskmaster, Hela, Heimdall are fairly predictable by their decks.

  • snailwizard@kbin.socialOP
    2·
    1 year ago

    Personally, I think this card could be a really effective disruptive tool. A good upgrade (or sidegrade) to Iceman, obvious synergy with Moon Girl, would likely be a terror in a Bounce deck. Infinaut could see a resurgence since it would remove his T5 restriction. I just don’t know if I should buy this one or wait for Spidey 2099 next week tho…

    • kvn@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      I think ham will be about as useful as iceman. A good 1 cost to throw in any disruptive deck. I was also debating on ham vs spidey 2900 but I think I’ll get ham since I don’t play move decks very often. Right now I’m a few hundred tokens short so I have a few days to see ham in action before i decide.

      Also I would assume ham would just keep targeting the pig in your opponents hand if you use it multiple times since the pig is likely to remain the highest cost card. Maybe I’m wrong but I’m not sure that using ham in bounce or with moon girl is as good as you’re suggesting.

      • snailwizard@kbin.socialOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        I was thinking about that too, but I’m sure there are plenty of cases where it would be a good play- early, then late-game disrupt; could have synergy with Doc Ock; screwing over Apocalypse; would be a terror for bounce, Cerebro, and any other deck with a lot of similarly-costing cards.

        Honestly I don’t really play move either but if Ham isn’t quite worth it I might start haha.

  • vis5@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    I have not played the game yet but this is the card I am most concerned on how it would affect the meta. Are 6 cost cards just dead? Is Death gonna see resurgence? or is Spider-Ham just gonna be an overhyped card?
    Either way, I think it’s a good move to release it at Series 4. If it turns out to be a meta/meta-warping card, most players should be able to afford it.

    • snailwizard@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I don’t think 6-cost is dead. Hulk, Heimdall, Orka, Agatha, Destroyer, Giganto, and Infinaut are all arguably benefitted from pigging out. Death seems like a good absorber option but a liability if you intend to actually play her. Also maybe Wave could be a side counter but ???