"Appliancer" (
Design[]
Appearance[]
They're based on creatures and household appliances, similar to the "Junk Robots" and the "Morphtronics". Also, similar to the "Morphtronics" (with change in effect(s) based on their battle position), Link Appliancer monster's effects depend on whether they are co-linked or not.
Etymology[]
In Japanese, the archetype is named after "機械" (Kikai), or "appliance", but the last kanji has been replaced with "塊", which can mean "mass", "group", or "personification". So, the direct translation of the name can mean "Mecha Mass". In the Japanese version of the anime and OCG, Appliancers also have an adjective describing their function (for example, Fanning Appliance Propelion) which is omitted in the Crunchyroll official subs. Individually their names are combinations or portmanteaus of their appliance and creature themes.
Members[]
Main Deck[]
Appliancer | Origin | |
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Appliance | Creature | |
Breakerbuncle | Circuit breaker | Carbuncle |
Copybokkle | Photocopier | Bogle |
Socketroll | Socket | Troll |
Extra Deck[]
Appliancer | Origin | Effect when co-linked | Effect when not co-linked | Other unique effect | |
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Appliance | Creature | ||||
Celtopus | Extension cord | Octopus | During damage calculation, if an "Appliancer" Link Monster you control co-linked to this card battles an opponent's monster: Your battling monster gains ATK equal to the number of monsters co-linked to this card x 1000, during that damage calculation only. | Once per turn, if an "Appliancer" Link Monster(s) you control that is not co-linked to this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can draw 1 card. | Cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects, or their monsters' attacks, while linked. |
Dryer Drake | Hair dryer | Drake | Once per turn, during your Battle Phase (except during the Damage Step): You can switch the locations of 2 "Appliancer" monsters in your Main Monster Zones, including this card, and if you do, the other monster can make a second attack during each Battle Phase this turn. | Once per turn, when this card is targeted for an attack: You can negate that attack. | Gains 1000 ATK while linked. |
Kappa Scale | Weighing scale | Kappa | You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Appliancer" Link Monster from your GY, except "Appliancer Kappa Scale". | You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Appliancer" monster from your GY. You can only use each effect of "Appliancer Kappa Scale" once per turn. | N/A |
Laundry Dragon | Washing machine | Dragon | Once per turn, after damage calculation: You can banish a monster that battled this card. | Once per turn, after damage calculation: You can destroy a monster that battled this card, and inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original ATK. | Neither player takes any battle damage from attacks involving this card. |
Propelion | Propeller | Lion | Once per turn, during damage calculation, if your monster battles an opponent's monster (Quick Effect): You can make that opponent's monster's ATK 0 during that damage calculation only. | Once per turn, during damage calculation, if this card battles an opponent's monster (Quick Effect): You can make that opponent's monster's ATK 0 during that damage calculation only. | Can attack directly. |
Vacculephant | Vacuum cleaner | Elephant/Ganesh | You can target 1 monster in your opponent's Main Monster Zone; destroy it. | Can attack directly. | You can send 1 card from your hand to the GY, then target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. (Cannot be used on the same turn as the effect when co-linked.) |
Playing style[]
"Appliancer" Main Deck monsters tend to be of low level and low ATK/DEF values, but have abilities that allow swarming. The "Appliancer" Link Monsters all have effects that change whether they are co-linked or not. Given the vast majority of "Appliancer" Link Monsters are of low Link Rating, it is fundamentally easy to fill the field with many of them which by proxy reduces the complexity of co-linking many of them at once.
Despite the fact "Appliancer" Link Monsters have low ATK value as to be expected from their low rating, their powerful co-linked effects compensate for this weakness. They also cannot be used as Link Material on the turn they are Link Summoned, preventing them from being used as generic Link spam.
Official Decklist[]
- Relinquished Anima
- Appliancer Dryer Drake
- Appliancer Laundry Dragon
- Appliancer Kappa Scale
- Appliancer Vacculephant
- Appliancer Celtopus x2
- Codebreaker Virus Swordsman
- Codebreaker Virus Berserker
- Qliphort Genius
- Lib the World Key Blademaster
- Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon
- Amphibious Swarmship Amblowhale
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