BakuBlog/Battle Tactics Issue 10

BATTLE TACTIC #10: DEVESTATING COMBOS #1: HAOS - OCTOBER 2010

Battle Tactic #10: Devastating Combos #1 The Power of Combos

If you’re a veteran brawler you already know it, but if you’re new to Bakugan it’s critical to understand the power of combos in the arena.

This is the first in a series of six Battle Tactics about devastating combos that use the latest Gate cards, Action cards, and Bakugan from Gundalian Invaders!

Haos is a come-from-behind attribute. It helps you pull out a victory even when it looks like you’ll lose. It can help you punish your opponent for putting all of his eggs in one basket, like when he has the same attribute for all of the Bakugan in his force. Best of all, Haos Ability cards and Bakugan work great with cards and Bakugan from other attributes, so it’s a good choice if you don’t have very many Bakugan yet.

A killer strategy with Haos is to use low to moderate G-Power Bakugan only. Why? Because Haos cards have lots of special abilities that let you win anyway!

Fire Dodge is an excellent Copper Gate for Haos. It has a small Haos bonus compared to the bonuses for other attributes, but you love that, because its ability says that the Bakugan with the lowest G-Power wins the battle! There are lots of other Copper gate cards that allow the lowest G-Power to win as well, just be sure to pick one that has a low Haos Bonus.

If you’re rolling low-G Bakugan, also consider Detect Shrimp, a red Ability card that gives a bonus to the lowest G-Power Bakugan (which is probably you!), and gives an even bigger bonus if you are rolling a Haos Bakugan (which you probably are!).

But what about Gear?

Why not combine a Gate cards with Battle Gear that will not only give you a nice G-Power bonus, but will give an extra G-Power bonus if you happen to have the lowest printed G-Power! It’s combos like this that can take your mid-level G-Power Bakugan and turn them into G-Power monsters!

Often when you play Haos, particularly when you are battling on an enemy Gate card, you will not only be behind in G-Power, but you will be WAY behind in G-Power. That’s when you can whip out the Hacket Gear card which (on a good coin flip) literally can turn the loser into the winner!

And if you have either of those two Gear in its Copper form, why not include Attract Copper, a Green Ability card that ensures that those Gear will be available whether they are in your unused or used pile!

Lastly, you might just want to look at Barias Gear, nothing like getting a Gate card without even having a battle...

Find Your Own Combos!

These are just a few examples of devastating Haos combos. Spread your cards, Bakugan and Gear out and see what other great combos you can put together!

Then, just start playing! You can switch things up between brawls to make your force better and better the more you play!

For more information on how to play Bakugan, visit the Bakugan Gameplay FAQ here. For full images of cards in the complete Bakugan Card Collection, visit the Bakugan.com Collection.