Starstrike blast is days from US release. That's exciting right? Well unfortunately it is not. There are all of 3 cards from STBL that I actually want, and even them aren't too game-breaking.
Chain Dog - If you control exactly 2 face-up Beast-Type monsters, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard. If this card was Summoned this way, remove it from play when it is removed from the field. This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster, except for the Synchro Summon of a Beast-Type monster. As you can see, the utility with Unicorn Synchro is there. You can easily Lock cat->Key mouse-> Chain dog and synchro for Tricorn. I believe Chain Dog is very good for general field presence; synchroing probably isn't necessary and should be left to emergencies.
Vanity's Emptiness - Neither player can Special Summon monsters. Destroy this card when a card is sent from the Deck or the field to your Graveyard. This card would be for Koakis. With oppression at 1, there's 1 less chance to nail Sabers and Glad Beasts in the brut of their offense. With "VanitE" we can stop tons of different plays the opponent can make. Boggart into Fullhelm? Emmersblade? Glad beast tag? Quickdraw? Treeborn? Debris Dragon? There are many decks that have plays you can stop with 1 flip of VanitE.
Archfiend Empress - If (exactly) 1 face-up DARK Fiend-Type monster on the field, except this card, would be destroyed, you can remove from play 1 DARK Fiend-Type monster from your Graveyard, instead. When this card is destroyed and sent from the field to the Graveyard, you can select 1 Level 6 or higher DARK Fiend-Type monster in your Graveyard, except "Archfiend Empress", and Special Summon it. If you can activate her first effect during the damage step, then fiend monsters cannot be destroyed by battle so long as you have fuel. Card effects will probably still hurt, but you would basically rely on Trap Stun and MBAAS for that. When Empress finally does leave the field, you get to summon Caius . There aren't too many other good targets for Empress to revive, but using her in tandem with RFTDD and EFTDD is awesome. A few targets are Caius, Ambitious Gofer, Belial, Synchro Fiends, Dark Necrofear, Gorz, and Yubel.
I wish vanities empty was a little better but when you combine it with like macro monarch it seems to do pretty well
ReplyDeleteYou play vanity's emptiness in anti meta or macro. blackwings may work too tbh.
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