Blessed Blade · ArkhamDB

Finally Guardian has a weapon that is almost strictly better than timeworn brand.

This is a very unassuming weapon, it doesn't do anything special, it's not a particularly great bless synergy card, it's not a particularly powerful boss killer, but what it does do is give you a +2/+1 weapon you can swing time after time after time that takes only one hand slot, a hand slot that can even be satisfied with an Occult Reliquary.

It's nice that it can put in a few blesses.

It's nice that it doesn't consume blesses.

It's nice that it only costs 3, instead of 5.

It's nice that it's 4 exp instead of 5exp (Timeworn Brand).

It's nice that if you attack an enemy engaged with another investigator and fail, you only deal them 1 damage instead of 2.(The bonus damage is only on a success)

It's just a nice weapon, nothing crazy, just nice. I'm prepared to see this card as a side arm in more than a few decks.

2/22/24

SuzumiyaHaruhi · 14

There aren't many Guardian weapons worse than Timeworn Brand — SSW · 206 2/22/24

"It's nice that it can put in a few blesses." I think, if I don't particularly care for this "nice" thing, I'd still rather look elsewere. 4 XP is still expensive for a side arm to deal 2 damage per action. That's not to say, this won't be a great card in the right decks, but not as universally good for any guardian, like you're selling it for. In particular with "Brand of Cthugha" in the pool, which gives a very cheap option at 1 XP and 2 resources for a side arm, and can be upgraded to an even better level 4 card, once you have the XP to spare. — Susumu · 338 2/22/24

Brand of Cthugha uses charges, though, whereas Blessed Blade (4) can be used an unlimited number of times. — NightgauntTaxiService · 326 2/22/24

@SSW I meant that it's a weapon that fights on the same axis as timeworn brand. It's an unlimited use 1 handed +2/+1 weapon that I don't think existed in guardian until now. — SuzumiyaHaruhi · 14 2/22/24

@ NightgauntTaxiService: That's true, but the relevant question is, if the amount of charges from BoC gets you through a scenario as an off-weapon, and in my experience it does. If you need more damage output, you can still add some fight events. Also, it does not require 3 XP for "Occult Reliquary" on top to be played aside your two-handed main weapon. 4 XP seems just to expensive for me for a weapon, that gives just +1 combat and the deletion of the engagement-restriction compared to a machete. Once, you care about the bless archtype, it get's amazing, for sure. But "Timeworn Brand" was overcosted for a Guardian weapon to beginn with, so comparing it with that does not do justice to the upgraded "Blessed Blade". — Susumu · 338 2/23/24

2 blesses a turn is a full bag soon enough. And Favor of the Sun is cheap. — MrGoldbee · 1402 2/23/24

There are actually many Guardian weapons that are worse than Timeworn Brand — liwl0115 · 40 2/26/24

Not, if you take the XP- (and 5 resources) cost into consideration. Which is fine, a neutral card kind of have to be that way. — Susumu · 338 2/27/24

Nice review! I think if Ancestral Token didn't exist, this would be a lot more useful - but seeing as it does then it's not. For using it as a sidearm, you need a strong reason to do so given the XP cost. I picked Boxing Gloves for this in a recent deck, which I do think is a good reason to use this - but still it's niche because of Token right now. It's also more effective at adding bless than you say I think, two per turn with an enemy is a lot (blesses and curses both need quite a few in there before draw becomes especially likely). — HungryColquhoun · 3228 3/30/24

蒙福之刃

FAQs

Reviews

蒙福之刃

__Related Cards

FAQs

Reviews