STOA - TCG Exclusives

It seems that all the TCG world premiere cards have been announced. There are 8, 1 being the Sneak Peak card, the others are in the booster set. So today we're looking at each card.

Vortex the Whirlwind - Wind - Synchro - Winged Beast - Level 5 - 2100/700
1 Tuner Monster + 1 Non-tuner Winged Beast
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Winged Beast-Type monster from your Deck.
I'm a big fan of not spamming Catastor like it's the only level 5 synchro monster in the game. And don't get me wrong, Catastor is a great card, but what Catastor does is force plays out of your opponent. Things like Naturia Beast punish your opponent and Vortex does the same. Of course, if it had a "destroyed and sent to the grave" effect, it would be amazing, but alas, it is powered down slightly. But still, the examples given on Konami's Article Page are the exact type of plays you would make with Vortex that gives it more flexibility than Catastor.
-Shura + Vayu = Vortex and Vayu in the grave plus ANOTHER BW from the deck if your opponent wants to swing over it.
-Doesn't succumb to Stardust or Six Sams like Catastor would.

Maxx "C" - Earth - Effect - Insect - Level 2 - 500/200
You can activate this effect during either player's turn by sending this card from your hand to the Graveyard. This turn, each time your opponent Special Summon a monster(s), draw 1 card. You can only activate "Maxx "C"" once per turn.
This card EXUDES hate. It's so hateful, People should just scoop the moment it is played. It is important to say that Maxx C isn't the best side against every deck, and probably can't be main deck'd. But against things like Debris, XSabers, Treeborn, and even Scraps, Six Sams and Karakuri, it ensures that if your opponent wants to break the game, he will be rewarding YOU for it.

Shien's Daredevil - Earth - Effect - Warrior - Level 4 - 1600/1000
When this card is Normal Summoned, place 1 Bushido Counter on it (max. 1). This card gains 300 ATK while it has a Bushido Counter on it. Once per turn, you can remove 1 Bushido Counter from this card and select 1 face-up card on the field that you can place a Bushido Counter on, then place 1 Bushido Counter on it.
Besides Six Sams normal gameplay style of swarming the field, and getting rewarded for doing so, Konami decides to take a different approach than the "If you control a Six Sam, summon 3 more from the deck(s)." Daredevil starts at 1900, which is respectable considering that most people won't run Zanji or Irou. Daredevil does suffer from not being called a "Six Samurai", so that will probably limit his play in most decks. Otherwise, it would have been fun to see a Bushido Counter based deck.

Six Strike - Thunder Blast - Normal Trap
Remove 1 Bushido Counter from your side of the field to activate one of the following effects:
● Select 1 monster your opponent controls, and destroy it.
● Select 1 card your opponent controls, and return it to the hand.
More Bushido counter support. Looks like a lot of fun, especially since the deck won't run Irou anymore. Thunder Blast can basically be your new Irou is this ran in 3s, and it is also additional trap stuns when it is time to swing for game.

I believe I will stop here, as You only get so much space. STOA(Storm of Awesome) is looking better and better, and I can't wait for the new format.

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