| “ | "Justice is power. Fairness and justice may seem weak and powerless, but in truth, they are the most powerful of all." | ” |
| —Lucifell | ||
Adjudicatoris the tabletop game "Astral Cup: Daybreakcharacter in the game.
Introduction
The Arbitration Hall has always been the most mysterious department within the Holy See. If the mission of the Temple of Radiance is to spread God's glory and mercy to the world, then the Arbitration Hall is His cold and ruthless other side. The executive personnel of the Arbitration Hall are primarily responsible for handling "Mystic Relics" and related incidents, as well as eliminating blasphemers and apostates who possess dangerous powers. The personnel belonging to the Arbitration Hall include Paladins and War Priests, with a very small total number, governed by more than ten special knights known as "Adjudicators".
Facing the sudden Dragon invasion, this mysterious and special organization finally revealed its face to the world. The code name of the Adjudicator leading the team in this incident is "Lucifer".
A character who practices both magic and martial arts with extra action capabilities; very strong when the rhythm is smooth, but performance is greatly restricted when the rhythm is not.
Skills
Normal Skills:
- [Passive]Pursuit of Justice: If you cause the opponent's Morale to decrease during your turn, you gain an extra turn after your turn ends.
- [Passive]Heart of Judgment: At the start of the game, you gain 2 Crystals. When you perform [Synthesis], the Astral Cup does not increase.
- [Passive]Judgment of Truth: All damage you deal can only be mitigated by a maximum of 1 Heal.
Special Skills:
- [Response]Blade of Doom: [Energy] (Activate before an active attack,) if your hand size is less than or equal to the opponent's hand size, this attack deals +1 damage; if your hand size is greater than or equal to the opponent's hand size, this attack cannot be Responded to.
- [Magic]Infinity Blade: [Energy] (Discard 2 Magic cards or 3 cards of the same suit,) deal 2 Magic Damage to any player and yourself.
Trivia
- Although it is of the Holy element, it lacks healing abilities; on the contrary, it strongly counters the Healing type.
Quick Guide
The core of playing the Arbiter well is Pursuit of Justice. Try to cause the opponent's Morale to drop to gain extra actions; when used effectively, it can significantly speed up the tempo.
The main damage skill is Blade of Doom. When your hand size is equal to the opponent's (calculated after playing the attack card), both effects can trigger simultaneously to deal 3 unrespondable damage. An ideal scenario is hitting a 5-card opponent to trigger 2, then hitting a 4-card opponent to trigger 1, and then happily Refining. This gives an Arbiter with Energy enough confidence when trading blows with opponents.
Infinity Blade provides some magic burst and card cycling potential, making it suitable for stably triggering Pursuit of Justice when low on cards.
The Arbiter's combat effectiveness is poor without Energy, so you should Refine frequently, especially during extra turns triggered by Pursuit of Justice.
Do not blindly pursue Pursuit of Justice and rush to combine the Grail; regardless of teammates, the Arbiter itself is quite Energy-intensive.
Character Matchups
(Since there is a significant difference in skill power between the Daybreak version and the original characters, it is generally not recommended to mix them in play; therefore, no original characters will be included.)
- Suitable Teammates: Characters who can help adjust hand cards, such as Dragon Knight Commander, High Priest, and Star-Seer. Characters who can provide Dark Annihilation to help consume Holy Light, such as Pegasus Knight, Dragon Speaker, and Ranger. Characters who can provide AOE (after Adjudicator finishes a round of Justice Pursuit, there are likely two or three opponents with full hands), such as Alchemist and Wraith Mage. War-Song Priest is an excellent support as they can help adjust the hand cards of both sides, provide Adjudicator with their ultimate, add healing at the end of the turn to synergize with Justice Pursuit, and provide hit and damage bonuses to help trigger Justice Pursuit.
- Unsuitable Teammates: Characters lacking stable damage output, such as Astrologer.
- Opponents Countered: Slower-paced characters, such as True Dragon Queen, who might be taken out by Adjudicator's various pursuits before reaching their full potential.
- Opponents who Counter Adjudicator: Characters with strong card-cycling abilities; keeping a low hand count makes it harder for Adjudicator to burst them down, such as Sword Dancer. Characters who can adjust hand cards, such as Dragon Knight Commander, High Priest, and Star-Seer, can make it difficult for Final Blade to be effective.
Healing-type characters and Adjudicator counter each other. For example, with Frost Princess, the passive that only allows 1 healing will make her healing efficiency relatively low, but the presence of healing itself reduces the risk of having morale broken by Adjudicator.