Shanks (Alternate Art) - Legacy of the Master OP12-008 R HOLO NM

SHANKS — THE RED-HAIRED EMPEROR'S UNBREAKABLE GUARD!

BEHOLD! OP12-008 presents SHANKS (ALTERNATE ART) — LEGACY OF THE MASTER! The UNSTOPPABLE RED-HAIRED PIRATE in CRIMSON SOVEREIGNTY! This RARE CHARACTER card STANDS BETWEEN YOUR BOARD AND DESTRUCTION! SHATTERS YOUR OPPONENT'S ATTACKS! A 6000-POWER TITAN WHO NEVER BLINKS! Command the battlefield with THE EMPEROR'S ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY!

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS — THE EMPEROR'S IRON GUARD

[BLOCKER] — THE RED-HAIRED BULWARK!

After your opponent declares an attack, you may rest this card to make it the NEW TARGET! Shanks stands between your precious Characters and annihilation! A 6000-power WALL that absorbs the blow! Your ace? Your combo piece? Your finisher? SAFE BEHIND THE EMPEROR! No attack slips past the man who took on the World Government ALONE!

[ON YOUR OPPONENT'S ATTACK] [ONCE PER TURN] — THE EMPEROR'S COUNTER-STRIKE!

You may trash 1 card from your hand: Give up to 1 of your opponent's Leader or Character cards −2000 power during this turn! THAT'S RIGHT! EVEN AFTER BLOCKING THE BLOW, Shanks PUNISHES THE ATTACKER! A 6000-power threat suddenly becomes a 4000-power pushover! Their next attack? WEAKENED! Their Leader? DIMINISHED! Every card in your hand is a WEAPON! Trash a resource and CRUSH THEIR OFFENSE! The Emperor doesn't just defend — he COUNTERS!

STATS — THE EMPEROR'S CRIMSON DOMINION

Attribute    Value
Cost    4
Power    6,000
Color    Red
Subtypes    The Four Emperors, Red-Haired Pirates
Attribute    Slash
Rarity    R (Rare) — HOLO

GAME USE: THE DEFENSIVE ANCHOR FOR RED-HAIRED PIRATES SUPREMACY

A TACTICAL POWERHOUSE for Red-Haired Pirates and Red-focused decks! At just 4 cost, Shanks gives you a 6000-power BLOCKER PLUS a −2000 power reduction on your opponent's Leader or Character! That's DEFENSE AND OFFENSE in a single card! The hand cost is cheap and flexible — trash a dead card, a resource, a backup — and PUNISH THEIR ATTACKER! Perfect for control packages that need to stall the opponent's board while maintaining their own tempo! The Emperor doesn't just block — he BREAKS YOU!

THE ARTWORK

Brilliantly illustrated by Tatsuya — the Alternate Art rendering is ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL! Shanks in his element, red hair blazing, blade drawn, radiating with the cold confidence of a man who has NEVER lost a fight he chose to fight! The detail! The color! The INTENSITY! A true collector's treasure!

SHANKS' IRON GUARD DEFIES DEATH AND SHATTERS YOUR OPPONENT'S OFFENSE! THE RED-HAIRED EMPEROR'S LEGACY DEMANDS VICTORY — NO MATTER THE ODDS!