Changes: Meteor Strike

Revision as of 22:46, 31 October 2019

Meteor Strike is an Attack card for The Defect that deals a huge amount of damage, channels a lot of Plasma Orbs, and has a notoriously restrictive Energy cost.

Upgrading Meteor Strike increases its damage from 24 to 30.

Strategy

Meteor Strike requires The Defect to generate two extra Energy just to play it! The payoff is worth the effort - big damage, three Evokes, and six Energy to play with the following turn.

Taking Meteor Strike without high-powered Energy generation is extremely risky. Instead, gather up Fusion, Aggregate, Double Energy, and Energy-generating Boss Relics like Cursed Key and then find the Meteor Strike.

Since Meteor Strike provides no defense, expect to take some damage the first time it's played. Subsequent plays will actually generate Energy, since remaining Plasma Orbs will probably be Evoked.

Plasma Orbs consistently generate Energy turn after turn, so Meteor Strike stabilizes a single-turn Energy boost like Double Energy into an Energy advantage that can last through the rest of the game.

Meteor Strike obviously requires Energy generation. Relics are best, but in practice, a combination of Relics and Skills will probably be necessary. TURBO is actually a good choice, as the Plasma Orbs offset Void's Energy loss.

Subsequent Meteor Strikes will likely Evoke some Plasma Orbs and refund their own costs. Add Skim and Machine Learning to keep the combo going.

Playing Meteor Strike with an active Echo Form is frankly ridiculous.

One of Meteor Strike's strongest synergies is Tempest. Tempest Evokes the Plasma orbs, enabling a 12-Energy turn. Meteor Strike then Evokes the Lightning Orbs, dealing 45 total damage and restoring the Plasma.

Because Plasma Orbs aren't affected by Focus, consider playing Meteor Strike alongside Hyperbeam.

Snecko Eye can reduce Meteor Strike's cost enough to play without Energy generation. Snecko Eye will also never raise its cost, making the combo pure upside.

Update History

Weekly Patch 28: The Ritual
- Fixed issue where Strike (blue), Thunder Strike, and Meteor Strike weren't used by Perfected Strike.
Weekly Patch 27: Hello World
- This week adds the long anticipated third character into the game!
- A new character with unique mechanics, keywords, and art.
- Content: 75 Cards.

Defect Cards
Starters		Strike • Defend • Dualcast • Zap
Attacks	Common	Ball Lightning • Barrage • Beam Cell • Claw • Cold Snap • Compile Driver • Go for the Eyes • Rebound • Streamline • Sweeping Beam
	Uncommon	Blizzard • Bullseye • Doom and Gloom • FTL • Melter • Rip and Tear • Scrape • Sunder
	Rare	All for One • Core Surge • Hyperbeam • Meteor Strike • Thunder Strike
Skills	Common	Charge Battery • Coolheaded • Hologram • Leap • Recursion • Stack • Steam Barrier • TURBO
	Uncommon	Aggregate • Auto-Shields • Boot Sequence • Chaos • Chill • Consume • Darkness • Double Energy • Equilibrium • Force Field • Fusion • Genetic Algorithm • Glacier • Overclock • Recycle • Reinforced Body • Reprogram • Skim • Tempest • White Noise
	Rare	Amplify • Fission • Multi-Cast • Rainbow • Reboot • Seek
Powers	Uncommon	Capacitor • Defragment • Heatsinks • Hello World • Loop • Self Repair • Static Discharge • Storm
Powers	Rare	Biased Cognition • Buffer • Creative AI • Echo Form • Electrodynamics • Machine Learning

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 == Strategy ==
-Meteor Strike requires The Defect to generate two extra Energy just to play it! The payoff is worth the effort - big damage, three Evokes, and six Energy to play with the following turn.
+* Meteor Strike requires The Defect to generate two extra Energy just to play it! The payoff is worth the effort - big damage, three Evokes, and six Energy to play with the following turn.
-Taking Meteor Strike without high-powered Energy generation is extremely risky. Instead, gather up [[Fusion]], [[Aggregate]], [[Double Energy]], and Energy-generating [[Boss Relic|Boss Relics]] like [[Cursed Key]] and then find the Meteor Strike.
+* Taking Meteor Strike without high-powered Energy generation is extremely risky. Instead, gather up {{C|Fusion}}, {{C|Aggregate}}, {{C|Double Energy}}, and Energy-generating [[Boss Relic|Boss Relics]] like [[Cursed Key]] and then find the Meteor Strike.
-Since Meteor Strike provides no defense, expect to take some damage the first time it's played. Subsequent plays will actually generate Energy, since remaining Plasma Orbs will probably be Evoked.
+* Since Meteor Strike provides no defense, expect to take some damage the first time it's played. Subsequent plays will actually generate Energy, since remaining Plasma Orbs will probably be Evoked.
-Plasma Orbs consistently generate Energy turn after turn, so Meteor Strike stabilizes a single-turn Energy boost like [[Double Energy]] into an Energy advantage that can last through the rest of the game.
+* Plasma Orbs consistently generate Energy turn after turn, so Meteor Strike stabilizes a single-turn Energy boost like {{C|Double Energy}} into an Energy advantage that can last through the rest of the game.
+* Meteor Strike obviously requires Energy generation. Relics are best, but in practice, a combination of Relics and Skills will probably be necessary. {{C|TURBO}} is actually a good choice, as the Plasma Orbs offset {{C|Void}}'s Energy loss.
-== Synergy ==
-Meteor Strike obviously requires Energy generation. Relics are best, but in practice, a combination of Relics and Skills will probably be necessary. [[TURBO]] is actually a good choice, as the Plasma Orbs offset [[Void]]'s Energy loss.
-Subsequent Meteor Strikes will likely Evoke some Plasma Orbs and refund their own costs. Add [[Skim]] and [[Machine Learning]] to keep the combo going.
+* Subsequent Meteor Strikes will likely Evoke some Plasma Orbs and refund their own costs. Add {{C|Skim}} and {{C|Machine Learning}} to keep the combo going.
-Playing Meteor Strike with an active [[Echo Form]] is frankly ridiculous.
+* Playing Meteor Strike with an active {{C|Echo Form}} is frankly ridiculous.
-One of Meteor Strike's strongest synergies is [[Tempest]]. Tempest Evokes the Plasma orbs, enabling a 12-Energy turn. Meteor Strike then Evokes the Lightning Orbs, dealing 45 total damage and restoring the Plasma.
+* One of Meteor Strike's strongest synergies is {{C|Tempest}}. Tempest Evokes the Plasma orbs, enabling a 12-Energy turn. Meteor Strike then Evokes the Lightning Orbs, dealing 45 total damage and restoring the Plasma.
-Because Plasma Orbs aren't affected by [[Focus]], consider playing Meteor Strike alongside [[Hyperbeam]].
+* Because Plasma Orbs aren't affected by [[Focus]], consider playing Meteor Strike alongside {{C|Hyperbeam}}.
-[[Snecko Eye]] can reduce Meteor Strike's cost enough to play without Energy generation. Snecko Eye will also never raise its cost, making the combo pure upside.{{Defect Card Navbox}}
+* [[Snecko Eye]] can reduce Meteor Strike's cost enough to play without Energy generation. Snecko Eye will also never raise its cost, making the combo pure upside.
+==Update History==
+*Weekly Patch 28: The Ritual
+**Fixed issue where Strike (blue), Thunder Strike, and Meteor Strike weren't used by Perfected Strike.
+*Weekly Patch 27: Hello World
+**This week adds the long anticipated third character into the game!
+**A new character with unique mechanics, keywords, and art.
+**Content: 75 Cards.
+{{Defect Card Navbox}}