Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. Lots of personnel "A Matter of Honor" to get through...
PICTURE: Klag himself looks fine - stern expression, a shoulder belt not unlike Worf's, and some dark reds in the background to tie him into his affiliation. The dark shapes in the back do make him look kind of short, though, don't they? Ends up at 3.3.
LORE: Almost the entirety of the lore is used to make him a universal personnel. How dull! And I'm not sure it was an appropriate decision (see below). A 2.8.
TREK SENSE: Making him a universal "Klingon warrior" is very, very generic. Especially since he was Second Officer (there's only one per ship, no?) and had a substantial role in "A Matter of Honor". A typical Klingon warrior COULD be Officer, of course, but Security is more likely, and certainly, he wouldn't have a Command icon. Back to Klag specifically: He's a Navigation mission specialist? Funny, I don't remember him helming the ship (the actor DID play another Klingon that helmed the Cha'Joh in Generations). What I remember him doing is trying to intimidate Riker. Losing a fight to Riker should have given him at least a point less in Strength, but no, they're on equal terms. Cunning is appropriately low for this closed-minded, though in his way loyal (middling Cunning), warrior. Not very satisfying at 2.2.
STOCKABILITY: There are three Navigation Klingon mission specialists, one of which is equally universal (B'iJik; the unique is Konmel). Klag does have a couple things over B'iJik, such as +2 INTEGRITY, +1 STRENGTH and a Command icon. The only loss is 1 point of CUNNING. Konmel's got better attributes, of course, but isn't universal (and still, a Staff icon), though his death holds K'nera's bonus points. Of course, Assign Mission Specialists can nab you two different specialists with the same skill if they're available (and they are). The Klingons have access to about a dozen missions that require Navigation, though few require it in double doses (there's Secret Salvage and Study Badlands, to name two). As for the rest, there's an incentive to use at least one Navigation specialist in your deck, such as the high-yield Pegasus Search and Warped Space. Klag, Konmel or B'iJik? Seems like Klag has the most going for him, including better attributes than Konmel when Lower Decks is in play. Hits 3.5.
TOTAL: 11.8 (59%) That's 1% less than Premiere's Riker! So Will COULD beat him after all.
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