Card Spotlight: B-Buggy from the Upcoming OP16 Set
Buggy gets a new blue Leader in OP16, giving Impel Down decks a sticky value engine that can replace removed Characters from hand.
OP16 gives Buggy a new blue Leader, and this version looks ready to make Impel Down decks much harder to clear.
Card previewBuggyLEADER / L / BOOSTER PACK -THE TIME OF BATTLE- / #OP16-041_p1
Buggy is a 5000-power Leader with 5 life and the Impel Down / Buggy Pirates types. His effect can activate when one of your Impel Down type Characters is removed from the field. By attaching 1 DON!!, you may play up to 1 Prisoner of Impel Down card from your hand.
That gives the deck a sticky value plan. If the opponent removes one of your Characters, Buggy can immediately replace it with another body, making removal feel less clean and helping the deck keep pressure on board.
It also makes combat more awkward. Clearing an Impel Down Character might still be correct, but Buggy can turn that answer into another play, forcing the opponent to think carefully about when and how they remove your board.
The leader seems built around steady board presence. Buggy wants to keep playing Impel Down Characters, make the opponent answer them, and then use the leader effect to keep the board from fully disappearing.
The big question is how strong the Prisoner of Impel Down targets are. If OP16 gives Buggy enough good cards to bring in from hand, this could become a very annoying value engine that keeps coming back turn after turn.
THE TIME OF BATTLE releases on June 12.