Unexpected Backhand
Brute Action - Attack
Unexpected Backhand has 3 versions — pitch 1, 2, 3. Each one's card text, stats and printings are below.
Pitch 1 · cost 3
- Pitch 1
- Cost 3
- Power 7
- Defense 3
Printed in: SUP
Pitch 2 · cost 3
- Pitch 2
- Cost 3
- Power 6
- Defense 3
Printed in: SUP
Pitch 3 · cost 3
- Pitch 3
- Cost 3
- Power 5
- Defense 3
Printed in: SKA, SUP
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 Unexpected Backhand
11 of the 154 heroes Fabdex tracks can legally include Unexpected Backhand 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.
- Tuffnut, Bumbling Hulksterin 100% of their tracked decks
- Kayo, Armed and Dangerousin 85% of their tracked decks
- Rhinar, Reckless Rampage
- Kayo, Underhanded Cheat
- Kayo
- Kayo, Berserker Runt
- Kayo, Strong-arm
- Levia
- Levia, Shadowborn Abomination
- Rhinar
- Tuffnut
Played with Unexpected Backhand
Cards that show up alongside Unexpected Backhand in the 576 Classic Constructed tournament decks Fabdex tracks, ranked by how much more often they appear together than apart.
- Bare Fangs
- No Fear
- Beaten Trackers
- High Pitched Howl
- Kayo, Armed and Dangerous
- Mighty Windup
- Wild Ride
- Smashing Ground
- Cast Bones
- Energetic Impact
Synergises with Unexpected Backhand
Fabdex's synergy engine ranks these as the strongest partners for Unexpected Backhand, 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.