Rise To The Top – Common Israel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

Rocky Santangela
Jul 3
3 min read

Updated: Sep 15

Rise To The Top – Base Art – Common Israel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

For Such a Time As This

Rise To The Top is a Common Event from the Israel Age, costing 2 faith and delivering a potent healing effect by restoring +5 hope to any target Being. This card provides a significant advantage in combat-oriented decks and control strategies, letting key Beings recover and stay on the board longer.

Raised for a Purpose

Esther’s rise to the throne was no accident of history, no random twist of fate. It was the hand of God, weaving her life into the fabric of His plan for His people. She began in obscurity, an orphan raised by her cousin, yet her steps were ordered into the royal courts of Persia. Every detail, her beauty, her position, her influence, was given for a moment that would demand courage, faith, and the conviction that God rules over kings and kingdoms.

In the days of Esther, the Jewish people were scattered, vulnerable, and under the threat of annihilation. Yet God had already placed their salvation within the walls of the palace. Esther was positioned for a purpose, chosen to stand in the gap between destruction and deliverance. She did not seize power for herself, she was lifted into it by the One who turns the hearts of rulers wherever He wills.

This card's verse is Esther 4:14:

"[...] and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"

Her story reflects the truth that God exalts the humble and uses them to accomplish His plans. Just as Joseph rose from the pit to the palace to preserve life, so Esther rose to the throne to preserve her people. Every rise in Scripture is a testimony that God places His servants exactly where they are needed, and at the exact moment they are needed.

Rise To The Top – Full Art – Common Israel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

The Greater Deliverer

Esther’s bold intercession before the king is a shadow of Jesus’ intercession before the Father. She risked her life to enter the throne room uninvited, but Jesus entered the heavenly throne room with the blood of the covenant, securing eternal life for His people. Where Esther stood in royal garments, Jesus stands clothed in glory, forever interceding for us.

In every generation, God has raised deliverers. Moses before Pharaoh. David before Goliath. Esther before the Persian king. Yet all point to the final Deliverer, the One who rose not to a temporal throne but to the eternal right hand of God. His kingdom cannot be shaken, His reign cannot be challenged, and His salvation cannot be undone.

Believer, you have been raised with Him. You are seated in heavenly places in Christ, chosen for such a time as this. The same Spirit that positioned Esther now works in you, equipping you with boldness, faith, and authority. You stand in grace, clothed in the righteousness of Christ, and every moment of your life is written into His eternal plan. You have risen with the King, and your place in His kingdom is secure forever.

Strategic Use In Gameplay

Rise To The Top excels in decks that prioritize board control and unit value retention. It’s ideal for protecting vital Beings that serve as engines, defenders, or offensive threats. This Event helps you survive aggressive pushes, reset the board in your favor, or allow a bruised Being to challenge again in later turns. The restoration is not just defensive, it can also be a tactical offensive tool by reviving a nearly-exiled threat into a dominating force.

Synergies and Plays:

Restore Hope to Key Being: Perfect for saving your high-value units from exile, especially after a tough challenge or targeted damage.
Favorable Trade: Allows one of your Beings to take multiple trades across several turns or trade up into bigger enemy threats while surviving.
Reverse Patience: if a Patience trigger is active, you can reverse it by restoring that enemy being to full hope.