User:Luvas/FeaturedCard

(Let's see if I did this right)

Basically this is a page where I will be typing out some sample articles I'd be willing to submit for the "Featured Card" portion of the Wiki (that was recently taken down)

Here are some of the ones I have completed thus far. They are free for criticism, etc. These are drafts, of course.

"Scapegoat"

It's been a short while since our latest Forbidden and Limited List, and oh, what a list it was: a huge chunk of power taken out of the Meta (and non-Meta, too!) as Konami's first attempt at a different TCG where truly, anyone can win.

However, the reality is that there are still yet some Deck that retain a lot more power than others, and whereas many power cards got taken back a notch, we have on our hands one certain little gem that instead was removed from the Limited list entirely.

Even with the famous "Goat Control" format long past, "Scapegoat" has a major appeal in providing Token fodder for whatever dastardly purpose you have in store for your opponent. The trick is to simply Set the card when you need it, so that you can bypass its "No Special Summon" clause. Foremost, it mostly acts as a "Get out of Battle-Phase Free" card, much akin to the likes of "Gorz, the Emissary of Darkness" or "Tragoedia". In fact, like Gorz, should your opponent fail to kill off the remaining Token(s), you are free to exploit them on your own turn.

Decks heavily reliant on Synchro Summoning will benefit greatly from the extra Lv.1 Tokens "Scapegoat" generates, since all you will need to do is find a Tuner and use however many Tokens you need. They may also see use in Decks that rely on the oft-forgoten tactic known as Tribute Summoning, such as Monarchs.

Perhaps the most interesting Deck so far to benefit from "Scapegoat" are the "Mecha Phantom Beasts". They retain some of their effects even if only non-Mecha Phantom Beast Tokens exist on your field. Should your opponent destroy your last Monster-generated Token and be prepared to make scrap metal of your planes, activating "Scapegoat" will allow them to remain protected till they too are dealt with.

It is quite fitting for the first and latest prints of this unique card to be directly related to Joey Wheeler of the original saga. "Scapegoat" is an old card, and chances are, you may know someone who has the first version from Starter Deck: Joey. Otherwise, you will be able to pick up copies of this Spell from Legendary Collection: Joey's World, coming soon enough to the TCG.

"Dragon Shrine"

Throughout the years, countless Duelists have revered the legendary "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and have made many attempts to bring the radiant Normal Monster into the competitive scene for the respect he so rightfully deserves. However, with the new Metagame and the continued presence of the "Dragon Rulers", our pioneer dragon struggled to make a unique name for himself...That is, until the Saga of Blue-Eyes Structure Deck. Amongst the other neat, useful tools for Special Summoning the one and only, "Dragon Shrine" makes its debut as a unique and useful kind of Dragon support in a format where "Monster Reborn" finally met its end.

"Dragon Shrine" is simple enough on the surface: it's a "Foolish Burial" for Dragons. That alone makes it quite useful for many Dragon-oriented Decks that need Graveyard set-up, such as "Dragon Rulers", without changing the card line-up much at all. However, should the Duelist take the next step and change their Deck to include some Normal- or Gemini- Dragons, then they can fill their Graveyard at twice the speed.

You can of course mill a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", plus "The White Stone of Legend", thinning out a "Blue-Eyes" Deck enough to make their big plays (Their star player, "Maiden with Eyes of Blue", can work with Dragons in the Graveyard), but the best part is that of course, other Dragon-oriented Decks can benefit from the effect too provided they're tweaked a little.

"Hieratic" Decks notably do not need any tweaking, either, having access to both Normal and Gemini Dragons of their own Archetype. They can also use "Silver's Cry" or their own Monster Effects to bring the Dragons from the Grave to the Field for their own shenanigans.

"Chaos Dragons" may see further benefit to utilizing such Monsters as "Alexandrite Dragon", with its 2000 ATK, and "Eclipse Wyvern", who gets its own effect upon being milled. "Tri-Horned Dragon" may be run alongside (or even replacing) "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" for its compatibility with "Eradicator Epidemic Virus" and to even out LIGHT and DARK Monsters. "Cthonian Emperor Dragon" and "Darkstorm Dragon" too work with this effect, making a Gemini-focused Deck possible. Finally, "Galaxy Serpent" and the upcoming "Labradorite Dragon" will be genuine targets for those looking to exploit the recursion capabilities of Dragons for Synchro Summoning.

It's doubtless that the "Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon" was a red-letter day for not just fans of the original trump card, but fans of all manner of Dragon-Type Monsters. In a Format where "Future Fusion" remains Forbidden partly due to its ability to mass-fill the Graveyard by means of "Five-Headed Dragon", Duelists can rejoice (or rage) that there still remains a way for one to send five (or more) of their own Dragons to the Graveyard. "Dragon Shrine" (and by extension, "Silver's Cry") may remain a popular card for Formats to come.

Luvas (talk • contribs) 17:57, October 6, 2013 (UTC)