Wesley's STCCG card of the day #358

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SYSTEM-WIDE CASCADE FAILURE

Dilemma, Planet/Space, rare QC.
Mission continues, but one android present (your choice) dies at end of this turn unless Dr. Soong OR Ira Graves present. Discard Dilemma.
"Lal was affected by a positronic matrix failure. Lt. Commander Data's incomplete knowledge of Dr. Soong's work led to subtle design flaws in the matrix."
Oh. Seems I overcame this cascade failure quite easily and not with too much damage. And that's unfortunately what characterizes this card as well. You just won't take too much damage from it. And it's (gasp) rare! Sad, saaad, saaaaaaad.

Look at it. It kills one Android (if present). So far about as good as an Armus or even a somewhat toned-down Yuta (you have some control over who dies). Of course the "if present" part means the Dilemma will do nothing against some decks. And I do not like cards that require your opponent to play specific strategies, but I suppose by now you know that.

Next. The Android does not even die upon encountering the Dilemma. No, it dies at the end of the turn! So what kind of cool Dilemma combo could I set up here hoping to remove an Android and then do something nasty because of that missing android. Okay, maybe Paxan "Wormhole" but that requires your opponent to play a specific card and you know that I do not like cards that re-... Oh, we had that before.

But it gets worse. The Dilemma says "your choice". That is not the person seeding it but the person encountering it. Yikes! This means that if my opponent plays many androids, he will all too probably find an expendable one. Only if he plays very few androids do I have a really good chance of hitting something vital. Which is of course a case of needing my opponent to play certa-... Oh darn, I'm getting repetitive. Oh, did I tell you that the Dilemma does not even stop ? "Mission continues, but..." Okay. It has one use. It makes Wind Dancer look a little less bad.

Favorite combo(s):
Ratings for : SYSTEM-WIDE CASCADE FAILURE 

Wesley's rating:                1.1001001
Allen's rating:                 5.0
Cole's rating:                  6.0
Cpt. Stasis' rating:            8.0
Data's rating:                  8.5
Drew's rating:                  7.7
Gowron's rating:                8.1
Hal's rating:                   8.3
Jack's rating:                  6.0
Locutus' rating:                8.0
Mot's rating:                   5.5
Nanite's rating:                9.899999 (???!!!???!!!???!!!???)
Nog's rating:                   6.5
Nouwa's rating:                 6.0
Picarde's rating:               8.0
Q's rating:                     5.0
Rothspar's rating:              7.5
Tania's rating:                 7.0
Tebok's rating:                 6.7 ("Coalescent Organism v0.9beta3")
Tony's rating:                  7.5
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AVERAGE RATING:                 6.4

Okay guys, as you (almost) all rate this card above average, why did I never see even one of them played until now ???

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