Let’s wrap up the week with a look at some of the top Named card-pools in the game!


When holistically evaluating an MP for a given strategy, Named cards often carry a lot of weight. Though not as reliably accessible as your MP Powers or Mastery, they serve to differentiate and specialize characters in a way that can inform the entire direction of a deck. Named cards can fill in for the weak spots of a Style, like [REDACTED] from Vengeance bringing a strong removal package to Saiyan. Alternatively, they can provide extra fuel for a specific tactic – such as Goku’s Kaio-Ken combining with cards like Orange Devouring Drill and Clash of Wills. In no particular order, let’s examine four of the more notable Named pools in the game:

1) Raditz

Raditz is one of the few characters with a Named block, and Raditz’s Offensive Guard provides extra utility through its attack mode. Meanwhile, Radtiz’s Dirty Tactics is one of the more disruptive cards in the game, and can often give the edge against other control decks. Even against aggressive decks, you’ll be able to see an opponent’s hand and nuke Visiting the Past.

Black Smoothness Drill’s worst nightmare 

Ranking: Master of Control

2) Master Roshi

Master Roshi’s Back Strike is arguably the best Named card in the game, and its synergy with Defiant Challenge can lead to some potent combinations. To further augment his card selection, Master Roshi’s Slumber enables more combo opportunities – while also holding off your opponent as a defense.

Yamcha has taken beatings in a variety of outfits

Ranking: Combo Kook

3) Tenshinhan

Tien boasts three named cards, all of them self-damaging in some way. Tenshinhan’s Preparation and Tenshinhan’s Tri-Beam both provide an anger swing and symmetrical milling, with Preparation enabling longer strings and Tri-beam pumping more damage. Tenshinhan’s Draining Blast is not seen as often, however:

• Worst case: No modifiers, no targets to Rejuvenate, attack is stopped: Net – 3 Life Cards
• Common case: +1 modifier, Rejuvenate a useful card, attack is stopped: Net – 2 Life Cards
• 
Upside: +1 modifier, Rejuvenate Preparation, attack hits: Net +4 Life Cards, draw a card

The last scenario is not difficult to achieve, and his Level 1 Power can always pull a Draining Blast on demand.

More cards in more places

Ranking: Tempo King

4) Cell

Cell is the third character on this list with a “Limit 2 per deck” card, and Cell’s Draining Attack is perhaps the most potent of the group. In combination with Cell’s Level 2 searching Power and Level 3’s attack, Draining Attack can lead to Cell reaching Level 4 in short order. At the same time, Cell’s Style grants access to all of the Named attacks on this list (and many other juicy targets such as Krillin’s Destructo Disk or Broly’s [REDACTED]).

Cell approves of running powerful Named cards

Ranking: Level Lord

Several other characters have popular Named packages at the moment, including Android 18, Yamcha, and Android 20. We’ll close this week with a question:

Which MP’s Named cards do you enjoy the most, and why?