Bittering Thorns
Ninja Action - Attack
Bittering Thorns has 3 versions — pitch 1, 2, 3. Each one's card text, stats and printings are below.
Pitch 1 · cost 1
- Pitch 1
- Cost 1
- Power 4
- Defense 2
- Go again
Printed in: ASR, LGS, TCC
Pitch 2 · cost 1
- Pitch 2
- Cost 1
- Power 3
- Defense 2
- Go again
Printed in: 1HP, CRU, IRA, TCC
Pitch 3 · cost 1
- Pitch 3
- Cost 1
- Power 2
- Defense 2
- Go again
Printed in: ASR
Format legality
| Classic Constructed | Legal — up to 3 |
|---|---|
| Living Legend | Legal — up to 3 |
| Blitz | Legal — up to 1 |
| Silver Age | Legal — up to 2 |
| Commoner | Legal — up to 3 |
| Ultimate Pit Fight | Legal — up to 1 |
Heroes that can play Bittering Thorns
11 of the 154 heroes Fabdex tracks can legally include Bittering Thorns in a deck. A percentage is how often the card actually turns up in that hero's tracked Classic Constructed decks — the heroes with one are listed first.
- Ira, Scarlet Revengerin 100% of their tracked decks
- Cindra, Dracai of Retribution
- Fai, Rising Rebellion
- Katsu, the Wanderer
- Benji, the Piercing Wind
- Cindra
- Fai
- Ira, Crimson Haze
- Katsu
- Zen
- Zen, Tamer of Purpose
Played with Bittering Thorns
Cards that show up alongside Bittering Thorns in the 576 Classic Constructed tournament decks Fabdex tracks, ranked by how much more often they appear together than apart.
- Censor
- Ira, Scarlet Revenger
- Pouncing Paws
- Sound the Alarm
- Torrent of Tempo
- Dual Threat
- Flic Flak
- Seek Vengeance
- Rowdy Locals
- Tempest Palm Gustwave
Synergises with Bittering Thorns
Fabdex's synergy engine ranks these as the strongest partners for Bittering Thorns, combining card text, shared mechanics and how the pair performs in tracked decks. This is the engine's reading of the card pool rather than a count of tournament decks.