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Mercy Kill from Evan Lorentz (01/1998)

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Here's a card both Borg and non-Borg players can agree on. Non-Borg players can use this to escape "a fate worse than death." Once the Borg assimilate your personnel, you'll never see them again. If you Mercy Kill them, they'll at least be back in the discard pile where you can Regenerate them later. Not to mention it's great when a Drone is running back to their ship with their freshly abducted Counterpart target. Play Mercy Kill to kill the just-abducted prospect, saving him and nullifying the Borg's Assimilate Counterpart objective.

For the Borg, this card has probe rigging written all over it. Stock Zalkonian Storage Capsules, and load them with cards that have the icons you need for your probes. Just before you probe for your objective, Mercy Kill your Capsule, and choose to put the cards stored there on top of your deck to guarantee a successful probe. Better than Kevin Uxbridge, since there's no danger of you taking a point loss on a Mercy Kill.

Combos:

  • Mercy Kill + my Borg opponent's just-abducted Counterpart: Time for A Change of Plans.
  • Mercy Kill + Intermix Ratio: Shut us both out of bonus points until I've hunted down a few Borg Ships with my Kurlan Nasikos - then suddenly lift the bonus point restriction!
  • Mercy Kill + my Revolving Door: Useful if I've found it moved by Wrong Door someplace I'd rather not have it.
  • Mercy Kill + Zalkonian Storage Capsule: Probing made easy.

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