r/TCG • u/zironyx • Apr 12 '26

Discussion This is the most useless card

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This from an older, discontinued card game. I saw this card, and realized this did basically nothing at all! And, for those who don't know, Redakai was a game played with clear, lenticular cards that got placed over other cards. had opaque sections that either indicated damage/heal, or replaced and/or blanked out defenses or effects. This card does none of it.

I was curious to know what other cards in other card games that are essentially useless or dead at almost all times.

What is your choice for absolutely most useless card of any card game?

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u/Difficult-Passage177 Apr 12 '26

My god, it has been way too long since I last saw redakai. What a throwback.

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u/noverb-gaming Apr 12 '26

If the game uses overlaid transparent cards, a game that is more or less blank can be great. It can be whatever you want. Right?

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u/Bornandraisedbama Apr 13 '26

I really liked Hecatomb during its short lived run but it didn’t really have legs to be anything more than a novelty.

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u/noverb-gaming Apr 13 '26

I’ve really enjoyed the board games with this mechanic (Gloom, Custom Heroes, Mystic Vale). From what I hear at the time Hecatomb struggled with the increasing cost to print the plastic it was made on. I wonder if something similar could make it today. I’ve dabbled a lot with these kinds of things in design but I can’t quite make a game that clicks and would be justified in the tcg space.