Force Battle

Force Battle 強制バトル (Kyōsei Batoru)

Force Battle is the slang term for ability of forcing a creature to battle another creature.

Details

Typically, a battle occurs when a creature attacks another creature and isn't blocked.

It is often used for Removal purposes, using creatures with high power to battle lower powered creatures. Cards such as Xanatic X or Tornado Shiva Double Cross, Blastdragon can also be used to force 2 creatures that have the same power to battle each other to destroy both of them.

In addition to removal, it can also be used to trigger "When this creature wins a battle" triggers such as Bolshack Dragon, the Temporal Blaze, Jin, the Ogre Blade ~Crimson Rage~, Galaxy Falcon creatures and Codename James.

Typically due to Summoning Sickness a creature can take a turn to battle another after being put into the battle zone, but with a Force Battle ability they can fight and remove the other creature immediately.

A target chosen for the ability also tends to have no restriction on needing to be tapped or untapped to be battled, unlike a regular battle.

As Ken Geki, Absolute Ruler ~Final Flare~ would be destroyed by one of your abilities and not one of your opponents spells or creatures, your opponent Removing it with a forced battle against one of your Slayers does not merit an extra win.

Creatures such as Petrova, Channeler of Suns that are unchoosable can't be chosen to battle with this ability.

It combos well with Win All Battles cards, turning each of these creatures into a removal card.

It originally only featured in the Water Civilization on Fantasy Heart and Xanatic X, however later migrated to being shared between the Fire and Nature civilizations after the introduction of Chain Deathmatch and Tornado Shiva Double Cross, Blastdragon making the ability more commonplace.

It is reintroduced in the Dragon Saga block for the Fire Civilization, featuring on many Human Baku creatures (such as Glenmalt equipping Gaial, Leader Dragon Sword or Macallan, Explosive Flame Shooter) or on Gaial Command Dragons (such as Batocross Battle, Passion Dragon). They also often featuring power increases while battling.

List of Force Battle cards

Two Creatures Battle

• Fantasy Heart
• Xanatic X
• Tornado Shiva Double Cross, Blastdragon
• Chain Deathmatch

This creature battles one of your opponents creatures.

• Macallan, Explosive Flame Shooter
• Macallan Bonaparte, New Hero
• Katsudon GO!, Victorage
• Glenmolt, Explosive Swordsman
• Madaru Bysshe, Passion Dragon
• Batorash Knuckle, Blastdragon
• Batocross Battle, Passion Dragon
• Koala Fighter
• Chopin, Dragon King
• Oasis, Dragon Machine Left God
• Gairaioh, Victory Head
• Forever Meteor, Matchless Dragonmech
• Katsumugen, Climax

One of your creatures and one of your opponents battle.

• McKenna, Explosive Attack
• Batornado, Passion Dragon
• Katta Kirifuda, Passion Duel Soul (If you say "Gaiginga! Dragsolution!")
• Dorago the Great, Dragon World
• Public Enemy
• Katsudon 「I'll do it!」
• Hunter Fire, Secret Hunter
• Deadly! Batorai Finger
• Gaial, Leader Dragon Sword and (equipped with Dragonar)
• Gaiohburn, Head General Sword (equipped with Dragonar)
• Curse of Resurrection and Clash

When you put this or another creature into battle zone.

• Codename Sorge

When you put this or another Outrage into battle zone.

• Codeless Sorge Thirteen

Decktypes that use Forced Battles

• Akashic Third
• Mobius Shiva
• Crimson Sorge
• James Sorge
• Galaxy Falcon Corps