Popular Cards

We look at the decks updated within the latest 10 months but only those by the 100 users with most credits earned.
We get 11 decks and this page list the total count of cards in those decks.

Why do we do so many years of playtesting?

We don't want to ban, restrict or change cards after we mass print them.
There will be a lot or tournaments. We don't want any specific kind of deck to dominate the meta for a long time. If a certain deck is dominating there has to be a way to build decks that are good against it. An important part of the meta game will be to try to find out which decks will be popular in upcoming tournaments.
We will not be able to release new cards very often which can balance the meta. Perhaps once every 1-2 years compared to 4 times per year as it is done by Magic the Gathering.
We want all the cards to be useful in the constructed format.

Commanders

2: General Jackson

2: Dr. Stein (Nerf in February 2023, Nerf in August 2021)

1: Capt. Shera Kinson (Buff in September 2021)

0: Liana Henders

0: Frank Johnson (Nerf in June 2020)

0: Nicia Satu (Buff in May 2022, Buff in December 2020, Buff in August 2019)

0: Capt. Wayne McCarter

Cards

57 cards in 7 decks: Drone (10 copies allowed, all other cards max 3 copies)

27 cards in 10 decks: Luck (Nerf in October 2021, Nerf in March 2021)

23 cards in 9 decks: Cancel

22 cards in 8 decks: Fate (Nerf in October 2021)

21 cards in 7 decks: Acid Projectile

18 cards in 6 decks: Fast Missile

17 cards in 6 decks: Explosive Missile

17 cards in 7 decks: Target Missed (Buff in July 2021)

16 cards in 7 decks: Fatal Error (Nerf in May 2020)

15 cards in 6 decks: Sabotage (Buff in August 2019)

14 cards in 6 decks: Déjà Vu

13 cards in 5 decks: Toxic Gas (Nerf in 2020)

12 cards in 5 decks: Energy Source

11 cards in 5 decks: Starship (Fully changed in March 2021)

11 cards in 5 decks: Perfect Plan

11 cards in 5 decks: Destroy Duration (Nerf in February 2023, Nerf in September 2021)

10 cards in 4 decks: Small Repair Ship

10 cards in 4 decks: Time Warp

10 cards in 4 decks: Deploy Starship

10 cards in 4 decks: Missiles Launched (Buff in September 2021)

9 cards in 4 decks: Brilliance

9 cards in 4 decks: Mega Shield (Nerf in March 2021)

9 cards in 3 decks: Station Repair (Buff in June 2021)

9 cards in 5 decks: Return (Buff in March 2021)

8 cards in 3 decks: Pursuiter (Nerf in April 2019)

8 cards in 5 decks: The Dark Destroyer (Fully changed in May 2019)

8 cards in 4 decks: Carrier (Nerf in 2020)

8 cards in 4 decks: Hunter

7 cards in 5 decks: Disturbing Signals

7 cards in 3 decks: Fusion Ship (Nerf in August 2021)

7 cards in 3 decks: Nitro

7 cards in 3 decks: Discovery (Buff in August 2019)

7 cards in 3 decks: Death Ray (Buff in August 2020)

6 cards in 2 decks: Repair Shield (Nerf in March 2022)

6 cards in 2 decks: Good Karma

6 cards in 3 decks: Excellent work

6 cards in 2 decks: Duplication (Nerf in March 2021)

6 cards in 2 decks: Sacrifice (Buff in 2020)

6 cards in 2 decks: Drone Leader (Buff in March 2021)

6 cards in 3 decks: Great Plan

6 cards in 2 decks: Cluster Nuke

6 cards in 2 decks: Repair Ship

5 cards in 3 decks: Neutralization (Buff in January 2021, Buff in November 2019)

5 cards in 4 decks: Electrocution

5 cards in 2 decks: Death Ray Cannon

5 cards in 2 decks: Trigger-Happy Joe

5 cards in 2 decks: The Gladiator

5 cards in 2 decks: Shield

4 cards in 2 decks: Energy Shield

4 cards in 3 decks: EMP Missile (Buff in August 2021)

4 cards in 2 decks: Ambush (Buff in August 2021, Buff in March 2021)

4 cards in 2 decks: Disturbing Sensor (Nerf in April 2019)

4 cards in 2 decks: Deadly Sniper

4 cards in 2 decks: Indestructible Viper

4 cards in 2 decks: Release of Energy

4 cards in 2 decks: Base Command Link

3 cards in 1 decks: Defense Cannon (Buff in September 2021, Buff in July 2021)

3 cards in 1 decks: Satellite

3 cards in 1 decks: Stormfalcon

3 cards in 2 decks: Big Repair Ship

3 cards in 1 decks: Scout

2 cards in 1 decks: Grand Opportunity (Buff in September 2021, Buff in April 2019)

2 cards in 1 decks: Time Travel Portal

2 cards in 1 decks: Moment of Peace

2 cards in 1 decks: Thunderbolt

2 cards in 1 decks: Resource ship

2 cards in 1 decks: Avoid

2 cards in 1 decks: Alien Missile (Buff in August 2020)

2 cards in 1 decks: Over Capacity (Buff in January 2020)

2 cards in 1 decks: Nuclear Missile (Buff in August 2020)

1 cards in 1 decks: Hacker (Simplified and changed in March 2023)

1 cards in 1 decks: Supernova

1 cards in 1 decks: Full Attack (Nerf in January 2020)

1 cards in 1 decks: Battlestar

1 cards in 1 decks: Paralyzer

0 cards in 0 decks: Titan (Nerf in January 2020)

0 cards in 0 decks: Obstacles

0 cards in 0 decks: The Shade (Buff in April 2019)

0 cards in 0 decks: Starhunter (Nerf in March 2021, Nerf in January 2021)

0 cards in 0 decks: Transformation

0 cards in 0 decks: Great Disturbance

0 cards in 0 decks: Meteor Shower (Nerf in August 2021)

0 cards in 0 decks: Secret Deposit

0 cards in 0 decks: Collision Skill

0 cards in 0 decks: Revive Procedure

0 cards in 0 decks: Destiny Decided (Changed in May 2019)

0 cards in 0 decks: The Liberator (Buff in February 2021)

0 cards in 0 decks: The Exterminator (Changed in May 2019)

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