Bomb Devil strategy

Purple Bomb Devil in Chainsaw Man is the raid face this page is about. TCG Contender files it as an aggro list, Standard tier 2. This site is hosting 34 public 50-card lists, including 7 recent top 8s. The tier list has Bomb Devil in A.

How the raid face works

UE22BT/CSM-1-017 · cost 5 · 4000 BP · Purple

The printed trigger on Bomb Devil (UE22BT/CSM-1-017) is: [Raid] Add this card to your hand, or if you have the required energy, perform Raid with it. Raid printings in the current 50: Bomb Devil (UE22BT/CSM-1-017) and Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-031). In Union Arena, [Raid] lets you add the card to your hand or perform Raid if the energy is there. The expensive copy is the ceiling. The cheaper copies with the same name are the steps. Contender's snapshot calls out that multiple 4-of Reze variants (025, 026, 028, 030, 031) create a dense, redundant aggressive core that reliably hits the board turn after turn. The same snapshot flags that average tournament placement of 4.7 with only one top-3 finish suggests the deck lacks a reliable path to close out games against well-piloted Tier 1 decks.

The current 50-card core

From 34 lists on this site

Four-ofs: Bomb Devil (UE22BT/CSM-1-016), Bomb Devil (UE22BT/CSM-1-017), Denji (UE22BT/CSM-1-003), Denji (UE22BT/CSM-1-004), Denji (UE22BT/CSM-1-006), Denji (UE22BT/CSM-1-008), Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-025), Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-026), Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-028), and Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-030). Common two-ofs: Boom (UE22BT/CSM-1-039). That average is taken from the featured list on Chainsaw Man - Bomb Devil, then checked against the 34 hosted files.

The curve

Energy line · hosted 50

Energy 0-2. Denji (UE22BT/CSM-1-003), Denji (UE22BT/CSM-1-004), Denji (UE22BT/CSM-1-006), Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-025), and Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-026) keep the early turns honest. Energy 3-4. Denji (UE22BT/CSM-1-008), Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-028), Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-030), Reze (UE22BT/CSM-1-031), It's Because I Like You (UE22BT/CSM-1-036), and Boom (UE22BT/CSM-1-039) are the mid-curve bodies. Energy 5-6. Bomb Devil (UE22BT/CSM-1-016) and Bomb Devil (UE22BT/CSM-1-017). This is read off the hosted 50, not a hidden playbook. If your locals file plays a different 3-of, trust that file.

Mulligan

What the 50 implies

Keep a Raid Bomb Devil, at least one 0-2 cost setup card, and one Denji (008) if the cheap card missed. Ship a hand of only 7+ cost finishers. That is inferred from costs in the hosted list, not a coach sheet from a hidden room.

Tech and flex

First cards to argue about

Boom (UE22BT/CSM-1-039) are the first slots to shave if your room is all one matchup.