Leg Sweep

Two defensive jobs in one draw

Leg Sweep gains 11 Block immediately and applies 2 Weak. The Block answers the current attack, while Weak can reduce damage over subsequent enemy turns according to the target's attack pattern.

The effects do not always have equal value. Weak is less useful against turns without attack damage, and Artifact can prevent application. In those cases Leg Sweep is still a sizable Block card, but the two-Energy price becomes harder to justify.

The two-Energy tradeoff

At two Energy, Leg Sweep often defines the turn rather than filling spare capacity. That makes it dependable when defense is the priority, but awkward when Silent also needs to deploy a Power, apply Poison, or finish an enemy immediately.

The right comparison is not simply 11 Block versus another card's printed number. Include the damage prevented by Weak, the cards left unplayed, and whether one consolidated draw is more reliable than finding two separate defensive effects.

Upgrade and Shadowmeld timing

Leg Sweep+ raises the Block to 14 and Weak to 3, improving both halves of the card. It is a practical upgrade when the deck regularly uses Leg Sweep as its main answer to heavy attacks.

On a Shadowmeld turn, Energy is the main constraint: base Shadowmeld plus Leg Sweep costs all three Energy in a basic turn. Upgrading Shadowmeld to zero cost leaves more room for another action, which can change the package from a two-card emergency line into a fuller defensive turn.

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