Talk:(Seduce) Barbara, Ultimate Empress/@comment-71.95.33.217-20130516173221

The great drop to all defense types isn't that bad. It's actually one of the best skills in game or on par with any other frontline skill when going against a very strong defensive leader. Say a defensive leader has 700,000 defense, if you activate the great drop to all defensive types, that number goes down to 560,000 defense. Now if you had 560,000 attack with 25% boost to only fire type, it would give you 700,000 attack. That means someone with a subpar deck or weaker deck can beat someone with a vastly superior deck with just the defensive drop skill. That means as long as you are .1%(or a tiny bit) above 20% below their defensive power, if you have a great drop to all defense you won't lose. This works with 800,000 and 900,000 defense too. The 800,000 and 900,000 defensive power would drop to 640,000 and 720,000 respectively. The great boost to fire(25%) only brings a deck with 640,000 and 720,000 up to 800,000 and 900,000. This means that great boost to boost to single element=great drop in all defense for MUCH CHEAPER than increasing card for card power efficiency. The problem is people think that you "gain" less when you are "closer" in defense and power, but if you are that close, you win either way. For example, if someone has 600,000 power with a great boost to a single element(25%) against another person who has 700,000 defense that means you overpower him with 750,000 power(with the skill). Great drop to all defensive types might not seem as great because your power isn't that great and the enemies defense isn't seen or people think it scales worse at a closer range(it does, but you still win). So if you have 600,000 power(with a great drop to all defenses) against a person with 700,000 defense, that person's defense drops to 560,000. You win either way, with both skills. It's a false sense of superiority with the great boost to a single element, but they are ultimately the same. So when it matters the most, this skill that the new barbara has will help you win the same amount of times as a 25% boost in a single element.