Xerosic's Machinations
A supporter card that forces your opponent to discard down to three cards.
What this card does
Their hand is reduced to just three cards immediately.
This limits the options available to them for their next turn.
Xerosic's Machinations
Your opponent discards cards from their hand until they have 3 cards in their hand.
This card strips away your opponent's resources by making them throw away extra cards. It matters because it stops them from setting up powerful moves or hiding useful items in a large hand.
Which deck it belongs in
It suits decks that rely on disrupting the opponent rather than outlasting them. Use it when you need to weaken their position quickly.
- •Hand disruption
- •Resource denial
- •Quick tempo gain
- •Does not affect their bench
- •Ineffective against small hands
Play this when your opponent has many cards to maximise the number they must discard.
Xerosic is a villain in the Pokemon Sun and Moon anime who uses Machinations as his signature move.
Explain that this card removes cards from play, so those options are gone for the rest of the game.
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