First thought that came to my mind when I saw this:
Ho-Ly Crap.
(a) 1 Dark for 50 Snipe, potentially 60+ to active with SPDark (excl/Expert Belt).
(b) 1 Dark, 1 DCE for potentially 100 Damage if the active is a Stage2.
Wow. (a) hit me off as this guy's best attack. It's better than Honchkrow UD, where it requires more Energy to do a Snipe. There's the problem of there needing to be a damage counter on the target Pokemon though. If we're talking about this rotation, Crobat Gs & other cards would take care of this problem. Post-rotation, I'm not too sure. T-Tar Prime is the best answer, but it may not be fast enough? Spiritomb TM can be considered as an option, but...
It can be argued that Garchomp C X is a better sniper, this rotation & post-rotation (if RR-on), considering that all you need is 2 Energy + E-gain to snipe for 80. In Dark-type decks though, like T-Tar, I think that Mandibuzz is the better choice for sniping.
T-Tar uses Darkness Howl, does 20 to all non-DarkType Pokemon.
If T-Tar gets KO'd, bring up Mandibuzz and start taking cheap snipe KOs.
That's pretty beast combo.
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(b) on the other hand, looks pretty decent first glance. Then you realize, it's completely worthless in this format, where SP, Stage1 Gyarados/Donphan decks reign supreme. I guess it'd be a decent attack against Machamps & Jumpluffs, but Mandibuzz will probably get Revenge-KO'd the next turn, due to its low HP.
However, perhaps next format, if Gengar Prime starts showing up more often, then Mandibuzz may become the best counter for it. for 2 Energy cards, you can deal 200 damage to a Gengar Prime. Wow.
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Its HP is okay, but not as good as it could be. 100 HP would've been best, as it'd be beyond GCX's snipe range (unless it gets Crobat'd twice). Luxray GL LV.X kills it. Fighting Resistance helps against Champs & Dons.
Retreat cost hurts it a bit, but not too shabby.
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Overall, it's not a bad card. Honestly, it's the best bloody non-Holo Rare in the B/W set. FIFTY DAMAGE FOR 1 DARK ENERGY? SNIPE?! Definitely trying this out in my T-Tar deck, that I will be building after my exams.
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So what do you guys think of this card? Interesting potential? Hunk-a-junk?