Looks like TBS has circumvented UDE's IT department again, sticking it to the man and putting today's previews up on Facebook!

You can find the niftiness here:

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For those not up to speed with Facebook:

* The keyword shift means:
Pay 1 or more resource points >>> Remove this card from the game shifted with that many shift counters. Use only if this card is in your hand.

* Cards have two additional powers while shifted:
Pay 1 resource point >>> Put a shift counter on this card.
Remove X shift counters >>> Put this card into play if you control X or more resources, where X is its cost. Use only during your recruit step.

NB: This does check for uniqueness.

Today's shiny cards:
Where to look for previews this week:
Tuesday: TRHC, Ranma's Blog
Wednesdsay: Pi's Comics/VS/Whatever blog, Majestic's VS Page
Thursday: Lost Hemisphere, Evolution's Peak
Friday: It's a VS Life, TCGplayer

This looks a wee bit confusing, but it's a fun power. Very thematic for the Exiles.

-Run

Wow. That seems to be the most awkward keyword we've ever had.

Crazy!

What next, phaser?

Hmm.

So Shift lets you hide characters until you want them put into play. Judging from the Blink preview, there will also be at least a minor resource-gain aspect to it, since you can shift out a bunch of cards and then use stuff that puts shift counters on them to put them all into play at once. You can't jump the curve, but you can get more out of your resources.

Just to make sure I understand this. On turn one, you can remove Illyana from the game with 1 resource point. On turn 2, you can pay 2 resource points to her, giving her 3 Shift Counters total. On turn 3, you can play Blink, giving you a 3-drop and your 4-drop a fourth Shift counter, so on turn 4, you can remove all those counters, play Illyana for free, and then get another 4-drop that you're actually recruiting?

I think that's how it works....

Those are wrong, Gday.
Monday: Officially VsSystem.com, but up on Facebook
Tuesday: TRHC, Ranma
Wednesday: Pi's, Majestic

Thursday and Friday are right.

Never mind.

Hey guys

I do agree that the "written out" power looks awkward, but believe me, it plays out much easier than it reads. I think its about as complicated as substitute. Please ask any questions about this power, and I'll try and answer them all!

Thanks,
TBS

Never mind.

That's an awesome mechanic - especially in draft. Really thematic. Fair play.

I like shift, another way to deal with a "bad" draw, seems interesting reminds me of suspend from MTG

Looks fun - and definitely not any harder than "press". I'm interested to see how the other team uses it.

This is very much like Suspend in Magic, and it might even be done in a way that makes it fit in to VS very well.

I love the slight Resource Acceleration feel to it, even though Resource Acceleration is a little bit broken as a concept in VS.

Omnipotence has no effect on a Shifted card, though, does it? Since the shifted card isn't actually in play...? Does that part matter to Shifted cards?

Is this the way shift works? because that´s how I get it.