Hello again, Pokébeachers!
I'm looking for a bit of advice. I currently only have Diamond & Pearl cards and Mysterious Treasures cards, so I'm definitely on the limited side when it comes to deck building. I'm debating between two similar cards and not sure which one gets more mileage on average: "Rival" or "Prof. Rowan".
"Rival" gets you three cards without having to give up any of your own. Definitely a nice power. The only problem (and there's always a problem, eh?
) is that you opponent gets to affect which ones you get. Sometimes it's a huge drawback, such as when I have a Basic out, a Stage 2 in my hand, and my opponent doesn't give me the Stage 1. On the other hand, most opponents seem to have strong biases (some always give you energy, some never give you energy, etc.), so there's a reasonable amount of predictability you can use to your advantage.
"Prof. Rowan" gets you four cards, and four is one more than three last time I checked, so it's more useful for getting cards into your hand. Your opponent also doesn't get to filter the cards, meaning you have a larger chance of getting the card you need. However, you can't really combine the cards you're picking with what you have in your hand because, well, you have to give up almost all of your hand. Doesn't really matter if you only have Prof. Rowan with another card, but it's a high price to pay if you're holding onto a lot of potential.
Which card do you all generally prefer/play with?
I'm looking for a bit of advice. I currently only have Diamond & Pearl cards and Mysterious Treasures cards, so I'm definitely on the limited side when it comes to deck building. I'm debating between two similar cards and not sure which one gets more mileage on average: "Rival" or "Prof. Rowan".
"Rival" gets you three cards without having to give up any of your own. Definitely a nice power. The only problem (and there's always a problem, eh?
) is that you opponent gets to affect which ones you get. Sometimes it's a huge drawback, such as when I have a Basic out, a Stage 2 in my hand, and my opponent doesn't give me the Stage 1. On the other hand, most opponents seem to have strong biases (some always give you energy, some never give you energy, etc.), so there's a reasonable amount of predictability you can use to your advantage."Prof. Rowan" gets you four cards, and four is one more than three last time I checked, so it's more useful for getting cards into your hand. Your opponent also doesn't get to filter the cards, meaning you have a larger chance of getting the card you need. However, you can't really combine the cards you're picking with what you have in your hand because, well, you have to give up almost all of your hand. Doesn't really matter if you only have Prof. Rowan with another card, but it's a high price to pay if you're holding onto a lot of potential.
Which card do you all generally prefer/play with?
