Unit of The Week: Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce

Come at me seriously! Or you won’t be able to withstand my full power!

[AUTO](VC):At the start of your Ride Phase, you “Final Rush” until end of turn.
[AUTO](VC):When this unit attacks, if you are in “Final Rush”, COST [Soul Blast (5)], and [Stand] all of your front row rear-guards.

Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce is the leader of Team Diabolos. This demon from the dark states. He rallies his teammates with his manliness and obstinacy. His personality shows in his abilities. Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce activates Final Rush for the team and stands his fellow rear-guards for a second round of attacks.

Sets:

D-Standard Format:

Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce is a card for the main deck and ride deck. He is part of the archetype’s ride deck with Diabolos, “Bad” Steve and Diabolos, “Anger” Richard. He is one of the many options for the vanguard.

In addition, Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce has Final Rush and Persona Ride. These are key abilities for Diabolos. You want to ride a second copy from the ride on the copy from the ride deck.

First Ability:

Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce enables Final Rush at the start of the Ride Phase. Your units remain in Final Rush until the end of the turn. It is an essential skill for this unit’s support. This ability is the engine of Final Rush for Diabolos

Therefore, this ability is the key for Diabolos. Many units in the archetype require Final Rush for their abilities. You can follow up with many powerful combos and a strong offense.

However the ability’s only drawback is the speed of Final Rush. It activates the effect at the start of the ride phase. You will not be in Final Rush on the first turn with Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce as the vanguard.

Second Ability:

Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce soul blasts five cards and stands all of your rear-guards in the front row. This ability requires you to be in Final Rush. This ability enables multiple attacks and you can unleash at least five attacks in a single turn.

Therefore, the best strategy is having powerful units in the front row. These rear-guards are the best offense in the deck. Their goal is overwhelming the opponent with strong attacks at high numbers of power.

In addition, you can perform more than five attacks in a single turn with the proper support. Diabolos Jetbacker, Lenard can superior call a rear-guard from the soul to an open rear-guard circle. This combination has the potential of a sixth attack for the turn.

Support:

Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce has a lot of fantastic support. Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce relies on his rear-guards due to his effects support your units. He activate Final Rush and enables multiple attacks. on Rear-guards add consistency to this grade three unit. The rear-guards for this archetype provide a strong offense. Some units provide resources for the cost of the second.

Diabolos Jetbacker, Lenard is one of the best rear-guards alongside Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce. Diabolos Jetbacker, Lenard complements this vanguard’s abilities. This grade two unit creates multiple attacks when he superior calls a new rear-guard from the soul. This grade two unit also creates offense and gains 5,000 power in Final Rush. Diabolos Jetbacker, Lenard has 15,000 power before a boost.

In addition, units with the ability to soul charge are key cards for Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce. You need to consistently have at least five cards in the soul for the cost of the second ability. Units such as Diabolos Striker, Lyle soul charge cards. You can consistently pay the cost to stand all rear-guards in the front row.

Play these cards with Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce in the D-Standard Format!

• Diabolos Boys, Eden
• Diabolos Jetbacker, Lenard
• Diabolos Striker, Lyle

Premium Format:

Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce is a playable vanguard in the premium format unlike many units from the D-Standard Format. Final Rush activates at the beginning of the ride phase. All of your units gain the benefits of Final Rush, and you may stride a G-Unit on the same turn. 

Furthermore, Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce has synergy with the G-Units from Spike Brothers. This clan is the perfect group of cards for Final Rush. They complement this grade three unit and his archetype. 

For instance, Black Horn King, Bullpower Agrias is a generic G-Unit from Spike brothers. This G-Unit complements Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce. Black Horn King, Bullpower Agrias draws a card and enables multiple attacks with your rear-guards. 

Play these cards with Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce in the Premium Format!

• Black Horn King, Bullpower Agrias

Card Rating:

Overall, Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce is the centerpiece of Diabolos. Both of his abilities enables the archetype’s strategy with Final Rush. He stands your rear-guards with a glorious display of offense with multiple attacks. You can overwhelm the opponent with the right combination of rear-guards. Therefore, I recommend playing a full set of Diabolos, “Violence” Bruce.

D-Standard Format: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0

Premium Format: 3.0 out of 5.0 stars3.0