Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29191679-20170112201625

The worst card in the game right now is Sparky. She can be countered by anything paired with anything, with extremely few exceptions such as LavaLoon.

And now, look at the meta. Elite Barbarians shred through everything that gets in their way. They're so overpowered, they made Royal Giant obselete.

At this point, Sparky can't be buffed. Zap will always win. It's been thought that the only way Sparky will ever become viable again is with a rework...

But I've found it.

The reason why Sparky is never used is because her number-one hard counter is the meta right now. Zap offers huge value for only 2 Elixir, and is used so much because it can annihilate Skeleton Army, one of the best Elite Barbarian counters. And this is what I've realized: Zap needs to be knocked out of the meta.

And how? With any sort of damage, Zap can still kill Skeletons. That's what I've been looking at. With this one change, the Elite Barbarians meta will become less popular AND Sparky will become good again.

Zap: Damage removed, Elixir cost decreased to 1. Levelling it up now increases stun time.

This is the change that will revive Sparky, by using the Elite Barbarians meta to her advantage.

With Zap dealing no damage at all, Skeleton Army will now tear through the Elite Barbarians like a hot knife through butter. No other stun card will be able to stop Skeleton Army from destroying the Elite Barbarians now: Not Lightning, not the Electro Wizard, not the Ice Spirit (One Fire Spirit has never destroyed the entire army anyways), not even Freeze. And with Zap out of the powerful Elite Barbarians meta, Sparky will no longer be the Trashcan on Wheels it once was.

With this change, Elite Barbarians users will have to resort to Arrows or The Log. Once meta players learn to use these cards, Skeleton Army users will learn to counter them by placing them elsewhere, and the Elite Barbarians will once again require skill to play, instead of no-skill bridge lovers.

What about Sparky? With Zap out of the meta, Sparky will rise again. She will be another counter to Elite Barbarians as well.

Of course, a good meta after this change would be Sparky/Freeze, but with Skeleton Army in the meta, it won't be wise to play her alone. OJ's Tank and Spank strategy works well against Sparky/Wizard/Freeze, too.

What do you think? Should Zap be kicked out of the meta/ 