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As the most aggressive Faction in the ''Bakugan'' reboot, [[File:Bbp pyrus.png|21px]] '''Pyrus''' is geared towards the offensive and seeks to overwhelm the opponent with damage. As such, it has an unrivaled amount of action cards that can increase their [[File:Icon-damage.png|22px]] [[Damage Rating]]. Pyrus Bakugan typically have lower [[File:Icon-power.png|15px]] [[B-Power]] and higher attack on average, but this can be supplemented with cards that allow the [[File:Victor_symbol.png|21px]] [[Victor (Reboot)|Victor]] to be decided by damage rather than B-Power, such as [[Might of Cyndeus|Might of Cyndeous]] or [[Mac (Battle Brawlers)|Mac]]. Pyrus' exclusive [[Tag-Word Ability]] is [[Fury (Battle Planet)|Fury]], which allows members to receive additional bonuses if the effect resolves when the player has no cards in their hand. Unique to Pyrus, their combat keyword is [[File:Double Strike Icon.png|21px]] [[DoubleStrike]], which allows them to inflict double damage. Pyrus is the only Faction that doesn't share their [[FrostStrike|strike]] [[ShadowStrike|keyword]] with another Faction, although occasionally [[File:Bbp aurelus.png|21px]] [[Aurelus]] Bakugan utilize it as well.
Other staple mechanics of the Pyrus Faction include the ability to deal instant damage without winning a brawl, temporary [[File:Battle_Planet_Energy_Symbol.png|21px]] [[Energy Card|Energy]] generation, and [[File:DrawaCard_icon.png|21px]] [[Draw|Drawing]] cards at the expense of discarding the same amount. [[Quickfire]], [[Song of Fire]], and [[Sifting Ashes]] are all examples of cards that capitalize on these effects. Pyrus is also a natural counter to the strategies of [[File:Bbp ventus.png|21px]] [[Ventus (#Reboot)|Ventus]] and [[File:Bbp haos.png|21px]] [[Haos#Reboot|Haos]], and is the primary faction with access to cards that [[Meltdown|destroy energy]] and [[Hot Potato|negate the effects]] of [[BakuCore (Game piece)|BakuCores]], respectively. Pyrus is capable of directly uncharging or preventing enemy energy cards from recharging at the end of a turn utilizing cards such as [[Energy Drain]], further obstructing common Ventus tactics. Some specific techniques that are exclusive to Pyrus are the ability to draw a card from the top of the player's deck and play it for free if it isn't a [[Flip Card]], and forcing all players to discard their hand and draw an equal amount of cards from their deck, such as with [[Pyrusauna]] or [[Inferno Cannon]].
Pyrus is primarily paired with Haos and [[File:Bbp darkus.png|21px]] Darkus on [[Dual Faction Card|Dual Faction Cards]] and Faction exclusive BakuCore bonuses; conversely, Pyrus Flip Cards usually defend against damage from [[File:Bbp aquos.png|21px]] [[Aquos#Reboot|Aquos]] and Ventus. These paired Factions share exclusive Tag-Word Abilities: [[Empower]] for Pyrus and Haos, and [[Rapid Fire (Armored Alliance)|Rapid Fire]] for Pyrus and Darkus. Empower provides bonuses if an additional three Energy is paid while playing a card with the effect, whereas Rapid Fire allows the player to play a second Rapid Fire card for free if they've already used one in a turn.