Wesley's STCCG card of the day #224

Hi, folks,

I just noticed we had no Klingon personnel for quite some time, so let's fix this:

KOROTH

Personnel, Klingon, uncommon.
Integrity 8
Cunning 6
Strength 6
SCIENCE, Biology, Archaeology, Anthropology
"Klingon High cleric at Boreth Monastery. Responsible for cloning Kahless the Unforgettable in 2369."

Okay, he's no Kurak, but then he's not as rare. His skill mix is special in that he has several skills for which you do not have many other possibilities.

Biology is an important skill for Klingons if you go for missions. Investigate Disturbance (Biology + Gowron) and Fever Emergency (Biology + OFFICER) are both among the easiest 35'ers in the game. And they're both planet and Klingon only. So good mission choices for a Klingon deck. Other Biology sources for Klingons: Divok (he's a MEDICAL, but has no other constructive skills) or (using non-aligned crew) Roga Danar or Etana Jol. As I always recommend having two of each needed skill in the deck, my recommendations go towards Roga and Koroth for this.

Archaeology: Charybdis defense. If you need it, your other alternatives would be Koral (CIVILIAN, Navigation), Nu'Daq (OFFICER, Navigation, Exobiology - sounds better for me than Koral) and Dukath (common SCIENCE, lousy). Klingon missions with Archaeology are always K/R or even all three affiliations. The only one that has only one Arch is Plunder Site, not a best bet.

Anthropology: Your alternatives are limited to Ba'el and Vagh. Both of them do not have much else to offer and even if this does not convince you, take a look at Investigate Alien Probe (Anthro + Biology + Computer Skill.) Hmm. Sounds like Koroth Food to me. 40 points, too.

So three usable skills. That is, if you play a deck that can make use of them. It all depends on your mission choice. The good thing here is that you get three rare skills on one card. So if you want to play these skills (which combine okay, especially Biology and Anthropology), you get both, coupled with good stats and an often-needed classification. A good addition to any mission-oriented Klingon deck.

Favorite combo(s):

- Koroth + Roga Danar + any MEDICAL + Investigate Alien Probe. 40 really easy points with little to fear from Dilemmas

Ratings for : KOROTH

Wesley's rating:                7.7
Cole's rating:                  7.5
Conner's rating:                6.0
Data's rating:                  6.24
Hal's rating:                   7.1
Heather's rating:               8.0
Jack's rating:                  7.0
John's rating:                  7.0
Q's rating:                     5.5
Ranger's rating:                7.5
Ray's rating:                   6.7
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AVERAGE RATING:                 7.0

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