Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Murkrow -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Murkrow Guardians Rising Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Murkrow from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Murkrow is a Basic, Darkness type Pokemon card with a HP of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to Lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Fighting type Pokemon, and a one Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Murkrow does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  Murkrow's only move is called Whirlwind, for one Darkness Energy card this move does 10 damage, plus your opponent must switch their Active Pokemon with one of their Benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Murkrow is a Basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Honchkrow, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed that card yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So, on its own, if you're building a spread attack type deck, this card would work well in that type of deck.  You could use this card as a starter Pokemon in that type of deck, get 10 damage on all of your opponent's Pokemon, then move something a little more powerful into the Active Pokemon spot.  Although this card makes a good starter type Pokemon, later in games, this card won't be too effective, since your opponent could end up moving a more powerful Pokemon from their Bench to their Active Pokemon spot without having to discard any Energy cards for retreating.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Honchkrow, this is an average Basic Pokemon card overall.  I like the fact that this card has a solid HP, low retreat cost, and a quick attacking move, that not only does damage but it spreads damage around.  Although limited, I think this card works well as a starter type Pokemon in either a Darkness or spread attack type deck.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Murkrow from the Guardians Rising set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Murkrow's Stage 1 evolution in Honchkrow, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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Today's Quiz for a Pokemon TCG Online Code Card --
How many Darkness type Pokemon cards are there in the Guardians Rising set?
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3 comments:

Unknown said...

There are 5 Darkness type Pokémon cards in the Guardians Rising set.

Benjamin Gu

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Jaydog1320 said...

Only 5.

ImJayToday

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Unknown said...

5

Kris Uniwolf

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