Backline Strategy

For most players the limiting factor to the quantity of cards that are utilized during an attack or while defending is not the amount of cards that they are permitted to have in their deck (90 maximum) but rather their respective attack or defense parameters.

Meet Joe:

Joe has an his attack parameter currently at 200. His frontline has a total “pwr needed” of 50. That means Joe can use 150 attack parameter points for his backline. For simplicity let’s say the average card has a “pwr needed” of 10. Therefor Joe could use 15 cards in his backline.

To get the most out of these precious parameter points allocated to his backline, Joe needs to consider a cards efficiency rating. Cards with a higher efficiency rating are going to allow Joe to utilize his backline to its fullest potential.

Efficiency rating is calculated as: PM Max Points / PWR Needed

Comparing two cards.

Eager Ammit: pwr = 12 atk = 8050, efficiency = 670 (8050 / 12)

Timber Dragon: pwr = 5 atk = 3500, efficiency = 700 (3500 / 5)

In addition to efficiency Joe should also consider a cards’ value. A cards’ value is calculated as follows: efficiency / cost. Using the same two cards as above let’s figure out each cards’ value.

Eager Ammit: efficiency = 670 cost = 10pp, value = 67 (670 / 10)

Timber Dragon: efficiency = 700 cost = 2pp, value = 350 (700 / 2)

Now let’s fill Joes’ backline once with Eager Ammits and once with Timber Dragons and see what happens. Remember Joe has 150 attack parameter points he can use.

Using Eager Ammit, Joe could have 12 Eagers in his backline (150 / 12 = 12).

Using Timber Dragon, Joe could have 30 Timber Dragons in his backline (150 / 5 = 30).

Now let’s see what Joes backline total points and cost would be for each of these situations.

Eager Ammit: Total attack points = 96,600 (12 * 8050), cost = 120pp (12 * 10pp)

Timber Dragon: Total attack points = 105,000 (30 * 3500), cost = 60pp (30 * 2pp)

As you can see from this example Joe can fill his backline spending half the cost on Timber Dragon than on Eager Ammit and have a more powerful backline at the same time.