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[CONT]:This card can only be ridden from a grade 3 with “Astroea” in its card name.
[ACT](VC)1/Turn:COST [Remove a card with “Astroea” in its different card name from this unit from hand, soul, or drop], choose one of your opponent’s rear-guards, retire it, and this unit gets drive +1 until end of turn.
[AUTO](VC):When this unit attacks, COST [Counter Blast (1) & Soul Blast (3)], bind all of the [Critical] triggers Soul Blast for this cost, choose one of your rear-guards, [Stand] it, and that unit and this unit get [Power]+5000 until end of turn for every two [Critical] triggers in your bind zone.
Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques is one of Astroea’s forms. This unit displays an impressive offense with her abilities. She gains additional drive check. This unit also gains abilities when she soul blasts and binds critical triggers. She perfectly complements the archetype with her abilities.
Sets:
- D Booster Set 10: Dragon Masquerade
D-Standard Format:
Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques is a grade three unit with Persona Ride. Her strategy revolves around critical triggers. She increases her power and a rear-guard’s power. She also enables multiple battles with one of your rear-guards.
Furthermore, you have the option to place her in the main deck or ride deck. The archetype has two forms of Astroea. This particular card is best for the late game. Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques perfectly fits in the main deck and Almajestar, Astroea゠Unica may be in the ride deck.
First Ability:
Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques may only be ridden from a grade 3 with Astroea in its name. Only members of her archetype can ride on this card. It also restricts the grade of the unit as well. This limitation does not hurt this card within her archetype.
However, this restriction limits the creativity with this unit. You cannot successfully play this card with other decks from Dark States. You will not be able to ride a unit outside of her archetype.
Second Ability:
Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques gains plus one drive when you remove a card with Astroea in its different name from your hand, soul, or drop zone. In addition, this ability retires one of the opponent’s rear-guards. This unit has triple drive. You have three opportunities for a trigger. You gain an additional card to the hand from the drive checks.
Furthermore, this ability increases your odds of an overtrigger. An overtrigger can truly swing the momentum in you favor. You have an opportunity to overwhelm the opponent and win the game. Dark State’s overtrigger, Hades Dragon Deity of Resentment, Gallmageheld is a very powerful card with an amazing effect.
In addition, a deck with Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques needs four copies of Almajestar, Astroea゠Unica. A full set of Almajestar, Astroea゠Unica increases the consistency of this ability. Your soul and drop zone are likely to have this other grade 3 unit in them during the game.
Third Ability:
Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques soul blasts three cards and binds all critical triggers among of those cards. Then, this ability stands a rear-guard. This vanguard and rear-guard gain 5,000 power for every two critical triggers in the bind zone. This ability adds an additional attack in battle and increases the power of this vanguard and rear-guard.
Furthermore, Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques can gain a lot of momentum form this ability. She can easily pressure the opponent into a corner. She has the potential to have impressive power. For example, Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques’s total power becomes 33,000 with four critical triggers in the bind zone and a persona ride during the same turn. She also has triple drive.
In addition, this ability enables multiple attacks each turn. The best strategy is attacking the opponent with a rear-guard in the front row. Then, this ability may stand the rear-guard. You may apply any critical triggers to that particular unit.
Steam Hunter, Zuqaqip is an effective rear-guard for this ability. This grade two unit gains 5,000 power when Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques is the vanguard. His total power becomes 20,00 with his ability and the ability of Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques. Therefore, Steam Hunter, Zuqaqip is a great option to stand for a second battle. His power is 30,000 with all abilities and a persona ride for the turn. He pressures the opponent in multiple battles.
Support:
Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques has amazing support from her archetype. Her support provides consistency and a good offense. Many cards such as Almajestar, Turan゠Dyna and Kitz Peak Griffin add triggers to the soul. Many units in the archetype have stellar offense.
Almajestar, Turan゠Dyna is a good card for Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques. Almajestar, Turan゠Dyna adds two triggers from the drop zone to the soul. You may choose two critical triggers and add them to the soul. This grade two unit adds consistency to Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques.
Almajestar, Schwart゠Sparda and Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques create a stellar offense. They are a dynamic duo in the same column. Almajestar, Schwart゠Sparda may gain 10,000 power and bind a trigger. Almajestar, Schwart゠Sparda provides a boost of 18,000 power. The vanguard’s column will unleash a powerful attack.
Play these cards with Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques in the D-Standard Format!
- Almajestar, Astroea゠Unica
- Almajestar, Schwart゠Sparda
- Almajestar, Turan゠Dyna
- Steam Hunter, Zuqaqip
Premium Format:
Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques is a legal card for clans from the Dark Zone in the premium format. The the best clan for this grade three unit is Dark Irregulars. Dark Irregulars consistently soul charge cards and the clan’s G-Units complement this card’s strategy.
Ringleader of Uproar, Gharvans is an excellent G-Unit alongside Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques. Ringleader of Uproar, Gharvans soul charges five cards. This G-Unit has the potential to soul charge critical triggers into the soul. This G-Unit may set up Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques for her abilities.
Rebellious Retainer of Fresh Blood, Frederick is also a good G-Unit for Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques. Rebellious Retainer of Fresh Blood, Frederick adds any card from your hand to the soul, and you may add a critical trigger. This strategy sets up the grade three unit as the vanguard on the next turn.
Play these cards with Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques in the Premium Format!
- Almajestar, Astroea゠Unica
- Rebellious Retainer of Fresh Blood, Frederick
- Ringleader of Uproar, Gharvans
- Steam Hunter, Zuqaqip
Card Rating:
Overall, Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques is a fantastic grade three unit. She truly elevates her archetype. She and her support complement each other. You can create stellar offense with this unit and her support. Therefore, I recommend playing four copies of Xeno Almajestar, Astroea゠Bico Masques in your deck.
D-Standard Format: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars
Premium Format: 3.0 out of 5.0 stars
