Cupid

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**Cupid** is a character card. It is a 1/10 with Ranged and Flying that induces characters that survive a hit by it to attack a character on its own side immediately after.

## Strategy

**Cupid** is a "scam" character, having very few synergies with characters on your board but potentially disrupting your opponent's synergies.

The ideal scenario for **Cupid** is to be able to kill 2 characters on your opponent's board with one attack, by attacking a strong opposing character and having it attack another character with roughly equal stats, killing both in the attack. Or, perhaps, just kill a key back line character with relatively weak stats by having it attack a larger character up front.

That said, if it hits a Ranged character, the Ranged character itself will only take damage from **Cupid**'s attack, which tends to be weak, as the Ranged character will not take retaliation for its **Cupid**-induced attack. This makes **Cupid** weak against boards that rely on strong backline Ranged characters, such as Court Wizard boards.

**Cupid** like other "scam" characters is best taken in a desperate spot when you are behind and need to find a way to survive one more turn, as it can sometimes allow an otherwise weaker board to win. It's also a good choice in an endgame situation where you know that your opponent's board is susceptible to it. It can also slot into a Mage board if you can buff its Attack, using just its Ranged and Flying abilities, with the expectation that it will just kill its target thanks to buffs from Spells. It's also a solid filler character in a The Great Pumpkin board, as it has plenty of "scam" potential and The Great Pumpkin can summon another level 4 character from it, which could be Medusa.

Examples of good **Cupid** victims include:

* Bearstain
* The Great Pumpkin
* Bearded Vulture
* Good Boy, in a Copycat-Good Boy board
* Echowood, sometimes
* Medusa
* Rotten Appletree in the front line (ideally, the victim attacks it and both characters involved die)

## Notes

* Characters hits by **Cupid** must survive to attack another character, meaning a Cupid with high attack might actually be worse than a weaker one.
* Characters that survive will attack their own side and out-of-turn, but otherwise according to the usual combat rules: they will attack a character in front if one exists, and a character in the back otherwise. All special powers relating to attacks activate - Spear of Achilles activates, Medusa will transform her victim, if Rotten Appletree is attacked it will reduce its attacker's Health to 1, Slay effects can be triggered, etc. In extremely rare scenarios, an upgraded Southern Siren might actually improve an opponent's board by giving them two copies of their strongest character!
* If the opponent has just one character left, **Cupid**'s ability does nothing.
* If **Cupid** kills a character but the opponent has a Phoenix Feather which resurrects it, that character will then attack a friendly character.
* An Upgraded **Cupid** does not receive a more powerful ability,
* Sketch by Matt Dixon, colors by Mooncolony.

## Gallery

*Cupid* card art*Cupid* card art pre Oct 31, 2022
## History

 June 18, 2021 | Released in *Storybook Brawl's* Early Access launch.