At this stage, the central guiding principle is generally to choose a replacent card that can counter the opponent's currently revealed cards.
You can also anticipate what card the opponent might reveal this turn, then replace and reveal a corresponding counter card in the upcoming reveal phase, but this is highly uncertain, and few dare to attempt it unless they are very confident.
After both sides thought it over, they each made their decisions.
Currently, the Manager needs to choose the optimal card from his pool to take down the [Shield Mushroom] and [Vine Mushroom].
As for Li Pu, he didn't perform any card swaps.
The replacent phase ends, and the reveal phase begins.
The first step of the reveal phase is for both parties to select the cards to be revealed, then proceed to the reveal after completing the selections.
"Once I reveal this card, you'll have a tough ti."
The confident smile reappeared on the Manager's face.
At the sa ti, he picked up the face-down card and slapped it on the table.
Smack!
[Hamr You All!]
A red-skinned half-orc wielding a massive hamr leapt out from the card.
A necklace of smaller mushroom caps hung around its neck, and its knee and shoulder guards were crafted from various mushroom caps, looking like hunting trophies.
At first glance, this is a card that counters mushroom-thed cards.
[Mushroom Hunter Half-Orc]
Breaker, 8 points, C
Attack 20, 100/100, 0/2
[Die, Mushroom - Passive]: The mushroom cards of the Mushroom Hunter Half-Orc cannot perform [Defense] this turn.
"This card is quite useful."
"I've encountered this kind of half-orc tribe specializing in hunting mushroom folks in the wild before."
"It seems like to counter a mushroom card deck, you indeed need to play cards that specifically target mushrooms."
The bystanders largely agreed with the Manager's move.
"Well, of course, hahaha."
The Manager felt a sense of pride seeing his old friends' approval.
He had forgotten when he obtained this card.
It had been collecting dust at the bottom of his card pool, never seeing the light of day, since in a hundred matches, you'd rarely encounter a single mushroom card, making it quite useless.
Only today did it get a chance to shine.
Originally, when setting up his deck, the Manager planned to use this [Mushroom Hunter Half-Orc] to deal with [Shield Mushroom].
Although the face value of [Shield Mushroom] has changed, it can still effectively counter.
"Good card."
Even Li Pu nodded in agreent after viewing it.
The role of this [Mushroom Hunter Half-Orc] is almost identical to his own [Rock Breaker Mushroom].
But it surpasses [Rock Breaker Mushroom] in every aspect.
Not only does it have 10 more attack points, but it also costs 6 points less.
The only sacrifice is that it targets only mushroom cards.
But for him, it's exceptionally effective, as he's known as the Mushroom Race.
"Then I'll also reveal a card."
Fortunately, Li Pu was prepared.
[Ice Mush]
As his hand moved and the card was revealed, the selected face-down card was uncovered.
A bluish mushroom person with icy shards on its head sprang out from the card surface.
"Another new mushroom card!"
"Feels like a card from the Western Icefield, but also not quite?"
"Did he run into so rare or mutated species in the Western Icefield again?"
"It seems his luck with mushrooms is quite good."
After examining the card information, everyone marveled.
[Ice Ice Mushroom]
Windchaser, 12 points, B
Attack 20, 100/100, 2/2
[Mushroom Power - Passive]: If three or more mushroom cards have been revealed by your side before Ice Ice Mushroom is revealed, gain 2 energy.
[Ice Mushroom Technique - 2 energy]: Ice Ice Mushroom may cause a card to fall under [Frozen] effect during the action phase.
([Frozen]: Forced to remain still this turn.)
In the action phase, unless otherwise specified, most control effects generally have higher priority than [Attack], [Defense], let alone [Healing] which is lower priority.
The advantages of Li Pu's [Ice Ice Mushroom] are self-evident, acting as a wise card with full initial charge, yet possessing the windchaser type's per-turn recharge.
Every 2 turns, it can control an opponent's card once.
Despite its na of [Ice Ice Mushroom], it isn't the ordinary ice mushroom from the Western Icefield anymore.
Now, it can be said that other than A-level and S-level cards, the B-level and C-level cards in his deck have all been enhanced and improved through fusion.
In this turn, with [Ice Ice Mushroom]'s presence, the threat from the [Mushroom Hunter Half-Orc] significantly diminishes.
At this mont, the Manager's expression also seed frozen by the [Ice Ice Mushroom], looking slightly uneasy.
How co it felt like even after pulling out a card to counter mushrooms, he still couldn't counter the opponent's cards.
It's like that saying—"the higher the road, the taller the devil"?
Under this depressed mood, both sides entered the action phase.
On the Manager's side, he chose [Mushroom Hunter Half-Orc] to attack [Shield Mushroom], rendering it unable to perform [Defense].
The remaining three cards continued to focus fire on the already injured [Vine Mushroom].
However, the result only added to his frustration.
Because Li Pu had not planned for [Shield Mushroom] to [Defend], but instead had the three primary cards attack [Left-Headless Ogress].
Then [Ice Ice Mushroom] activated its skill, [Freezing] the [Left-Headless Ogress], preventing it from attacking.
This is how it looked after round 2:
Usage Points: 40, Remaining Points: 60
[Hunter][Masked Card][Masked Card]
[Right-Headless][Locked Soul][Empty Slot]
VS
[Shield 90][Big Wood][Vine 55]
[Ice Ice][Masked Card][Masked Card]
Usage Points: 42, Remaining Points: 58
Li Pu's three cards focused, perfectly eliminating the Left-Headless Ogress.
At the sa ti, the [Frozen] effect forced it to remain still, unable to attack that turn, thwarting the Manager's plan to trade [Left-Headless Twin] for [Vine Mushroom].
On the board, Li Pu had gained a considerable advantage.
"Old Manager got handled cleanly two rounds in a row, huh?"
"Two consecutive control cards changed the situation."
"Although the control cards were important, his card play strategy was even more so."
"Indeed, flawlessly dodging the Manager's offensive each ti, trading for results with minimal cost."
The overwhelmingly favorable comnts from his old friends made the Manager's face turn pale with embarrassnt.
However, he also admitted that his skills were inferior.
(In that case, next round I'll have to play that card...)
In this situation, he already had a choice for the next round reveal.
The disadvantage is becoming too much; if he doesn't play his trump card soon, he might not be able to recover the situation.
Yes, the Manager still had a trump card tucked away.
And it was specifically against Li Pu, another card that counters mushrooms.
Once this counter card is revealed, the subsequent battle will tilt back in his favor. Then, playing the originally planned summon card would allow him to firmly suppress the [Dragon Lady Tree].
Yes, even at this point, the Manager hadn't forgotten the biggest challenge he would face in this duel—the [Dragon Lady Tree].
Skipping the replacent phase, both sides moved to the reveal phase again.
"Kid, don't get too cocky too early!"
"Die!"
Holding his selected face-down card, the Manager slamd it forcefully onto the table.
[Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Mushroom!]
With a bizarre shout, a round projection burst out from the card surface.
It looked like a crudely made iron ball, with a display screen embedded in its center, showing spinning reels like a slot machine.
When the three icons stopped spinning, they were all mushrooms.
This sensation, Li Pu had experienced before.
It was during the Southwest Star Cup, encountering the [Mushroom Interference Device].
The styles of the two seed quite similar, both crudely made, bizarre machines.
"What an absolute card this is!"
"Oh wow, the little cripple is in trouble this ti."
"Didn't expect the old Manager to have this hidden trick."
"Considering this move, the situation's advantage is no longer certain..."
With this card out, the crowd suddenly switched sides.
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