To live is to fight. Keep burning the blaze of your life.
[CONT](RC/GC):If your opponent’s drive check or damage check revealed a trigger unit this turn, this unit gets [Power]+10000/[Shield]+10000.
[AUTO](RC):When this unit attacks a vanguard, COST [Counter Blast (1)], and perform all of the following.
•Choose one of your opponent’s rear-guards, and retire it. If you did not retire a card, draw a card.
•COST [Remove a [Over] trigger from drop], and this unit gets [Power]+15000 until end of that battle.
Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon is a flame dragon from the Dragon Empire. This generic card provides support for all archetypes from the Dragon Empire. This grade 3 unit has two abilities and the icon for Persona Ride. This unit has abilities on the rear-guard circle.
D-Standard Format:
Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon is a generic unit for the Dragon Empire. This card is a good fit with control decks. You may play this card with Heavy Artillery of Dust Storm, Eugene.
Despite this card’s icon for Persona Ride, this unit belongs in the main deck. All of this card’s effects only activate their abilities when this unit is on the rear-guard circle or guardian circle. You get the full potential of Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon as a rear-guard.
First Effect:
Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon gains 10,000 power and 10,000 shield when an opponent’s opponent drive check reveals a trigger. This ability provides offense and defense. The true value from this ability is the power for offense. The total power of Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon becomes 23,000 during your turn.
Furthermore, this ability naturalizes an opponent’s advantage in battle when he or she check a trigger except for an over trigger. An opponent’s vanguard’s power may be 23,000 after the trigger’s effect. This grade 3 unit may still hit the opposing vanguard because Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon’s power is 23,000 with this ability.
Therefore, Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon may still attack the opponent. This unit has the power to hit an opposing vanguard if the opponent only reveals one trigger except for an over trigger. You are forcing the opposition to take this rear-guard into consideration for either defending their vanguard or taking a hit.
Second Ability:
Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon’s second ability has two effects. You may activate both effects. This ability provides two advantages for a single counterblast.
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First Effect:
Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon retires one of the opponent’s rear-guards. You may draw a card if you were not able to retire an opponent’s rear-guard. This ability offers control of the field or an important resource.
Therefore, Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon retires the opponent’s best rear-guard. An opposing grade 2 unit is an ideal target. The opponent loses a card for offense and defense. The opponent loses a card for intercepting your incoming attack.
In addition, this effect provides a nice advantage when the opponent is not calling many units to the field or you have already retired all of the opponent’s rear-guards. Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon provides an extra card for the turn. You have faster access to your key cards.
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Second Effect:
Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon makes good use of your over trigger in the drop zone. You may banish your over trigger from the drop zone and add 15,000 power to this rear-guard. This effect increases this unit’s power to 28,000.
In addition, Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon becomes a strong rear-guard when you are able to activate the first and second abilities. This unit’s power becomes 38,000. He puts a decent amount of pressure on the opponent.
This effect adds value to over triggers in the circumstance when you draw an over trigger and play it as a guardian. The only purpose of a over trigger in the hand is its strong shield for defense, and an over trigger normally does not have value in the drop zone. Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon uses this trigger for power. You missed checking the over trigger because you drew it, but you may at least gain power from it with Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon
Support:
Due to Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon is a generic card, you may play this card in a variety of decks for the Dragon Empire. You have many options for strategies with this card. This card’s best fit is a deck with Heavy Artillery of Dust Storm, Eugene.
Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon is good support for Heavy Artillery of Dust Storm, Eugene. This flame dragon retires an opponent’s unit. This ability sets up the second ability of Heavy Artillery of Dust Storm, Eugene so you may superior call units from the top five cards of the deck.
Play these cards with Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon in the D-Standard Format!
- Heavy Artillery of Dust Storm, Eugene
Premium Format:
Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon is a legal card for all clans from the Dragon Nation. You may play this grade 3 unit with Kagero, Murakumo, Narukami, Nubatama, and Tachikaze. This card best fits with Kagero in the Premium Format.
For example, Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Zanbust Dragon is an excellent G-Unit to pair with Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon. Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Zanbust Dragon adds 10,000 power to your grade 3 units! Therefore, Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon gains 10,000 power. The total power of Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon is 48,000 with his abilities and the power from this G-Unit
A deck with Legion such as Dragonic Overlord “The X” (Legion) does not want this card in the deck. Legion wants to return triggers to the deck. Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon conflicts with this strategy. You want to return an over trigger to the deck if you have the opportunity.
Play these cards with Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon in the Premium Format!
Card Rating:
Overall, Fighting Flame Dragon, Red Exard Dragon is a decent card for the Dragon Empire. His generic effects allow you to play this unit in any deck from the nation. This card shines in decks with Heavy Artillery of Dust Storm, Eugene. I recommend playing this card with Heavy Artillery of Dust Storm, Eugene and casual decks for the D-Standard Format.
D-Standard Format: [usr 2.5]
V-Premium Format: [usr 1.5]
