Outworld’s Shokan Bodyguard
Welcome back for another look at the fourth pack in our inaugural cycle of Deck-Loadable Content! In the Mortal Kombat DLC Pack, four, all-new, klassic kombatants enter the world of UniVersus: Nightwolf, Noob Saibot, Sheeva, and Stryker! Today, we’re revealing the winner of the recent fan vote: the four-armed Shokan warrior Sheeva!
The Mortal Kombat Deck-Loadable Content will include four new, playable Characters, two copies of an Attack for each Character, and two copies of a Foundation for each Character for a total of 20 foil cards.
Sheeva, like her fellow Shokan warrior Goro touts 40 Vitality, a hand size of 4, and the 
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symbols. Unlike Goro, however, she focuses on impeding her opponent rather than making a plan from the discard pile. She does this by “standing in their way” — putting cards into her opponent’s Card Pool, then keeping them there or using them for her own gain. Her ability to discard a card to lock a card into the Card Pool isn’t reliant on it being her turn, so if you happen to have cards you don’t need (like a non-matching Block zone or a no-Block), then she can make use of her ability to press her advantage on the next turn. Being able to add +4 Damage to her attack nearly on demand is nothing to sneeze at, either!
Furious Stomp is a deceptively good Attack for Sheeva. It really is a 4-Difficulty, 4-Speed, 8-Damage attack with a +0 Mid Block AND a Check of 3! While it may not be flashy, solid stats on an Attack are always useful. Aside from Sheeva, this attack can find a good home as a finisher in decks running proactive Yin & Yang game plans. Using this attack in the right circumstances will be key to success, but the potential payoff if this card is quite high.
Earlier, I mentioned that Sheeva was themed around impeding her opponent by standing in their way. Royal Bodyguard exemplifies this by aiding Sheeva with Card Pool disruption, potentially preventing Combo Attacks from following up the current Attack, or just increasing Progressive Difficulty. The ability to reduce the Damage of an Attack for each card in your opponent’s Card Pool helps when you aren’t able to block.
The Mortal Kombat DLC pack releases on May 1, 2020 for the UniVersus Collectible Card Game. Preorders must be submitted by April 7, 2020. You can buy them at your Friendly Local Game Store or pre-order them HERE!
OUR EVER-EXPANDING CARD GAME PITS THE WORLD’S BEST FIGHTERS AND CHARACTERS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER IN A FIGHT FOR ULTIMATE GLORY, AND TO FINALLY SETTLE THE DISPUTE OF WHO WOULD WIN IN BATTLE. DESIGN A DECK AROUND YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER, MASTER YOUR STRATEGIES, AND PREPARE TO FIGHT!!
The UniVersus Collectible Card Game is based on the Universal Fighting System game engine.
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Timothy Friedlieb
An avid gamer for 20+ years, Timothy has played numerous card and miniatures games competetively. He now works for Jasco Games as Logistics Manager.
