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Baneful's Column
Multiple Special Summons: Pros and Cons I mentioned in "Baneful's Take IV: Power Creep"
that we've moved away from relying on strong LV4 1800-1900
ATK beaters and [mostly] tribute summoning to crank out
powerful 2500+ ATK monsters. We can thank Synchro's and
XYZ's, as well as the many cards out there that were made to
support them, for that. We don't summon one monster and then
end the turn anymore. Special Summoning isn't a special
occasion anymore like "Yes, I drew Call of the Haunted! I
can Special Summon now!". No!! Not at all. Times have changed. We Special Summon
every single turn, often multiple times per turn. There's
pros and cons for that. Let's start with the bad news first. The Bad News 1. Swarming. If I can summon 3 or 4 monsters in the same
turn, that's several beat-sticks to attack you directly
with, on top of being able to destroy several of your
monsters in battle during one turn (the turn that they are
summoned). Unless you have a card like Dark Hole or you're
able to Special Summon like-crazy yourself, good luck taking
down all of those threats. 2. Lockdown. By Special Summoning so much, you can
assemble a field of monsters (in conjunction with your
spell/traps) that is extremely difficult for the opponent to
stop. It can deny so many options and leave few to no viable
moves for the opponent, forcing them to set their Effect
Veilers and get pummeled to death. 3. Massive Card Advantage. People aren't going to Special
Summon a whole bunch of monsters for no reasons. As enticing
as summoning an army of monsters that you can count on and
take the burden of protecting for the next few turns may
seem, that's too risky. Usually, there's insane +1's
involved. I mean, there must be, if the player is willing to
put in the work for it. The Good News 1. You aren't vulnerable. One problem in a meta where you
can't Special Summon is that if your monster is destroyed by
a trap card, you are vulnerable. If my beat-stick is
destroyed by Bottomless Trap Hole, I can't summon another
monster to protect me. If you already have one, you can
summon another and attack me directly twice. 2. It helps different archetypes flourish. As we've moved
toward decks where monsters synergized, being able to only
summon one monster per turn in a meta where monsters are
easily removed yet encouraged to bond and combo with each
other would have been contradictory. Now each archetype has
a different way of Special Summoning their monsters,
fostering more diverse playstyles. Solutions Okay, so what are the solutions to this problem? It's
quite obvious that there is a bit of good to Special
Summoning more than once per turn, so we shouldn't forgo it
entirely. I have some potential ideas. There are better and
worse ideas out there for sure, but I may as well stimulate
some discussion and thought. Pick one or pick none. Idea A: You cannot Special Summon more than two
times per turn (during either player's turn). Even in a fast flexible meta where you are able to summon
three times and pound the opponent, it's quite a permissive
rule. It won't make a profound change, but it does stop
anything extremely wrong from happening. It's the safest,
most hedging, option. Idea B: You cannot conduct your Battle Phase
during a turn in which you Special Summon more than once.
And, as a corollary, you can't Special Summon a second time
if you had already entered your Battle Phase. This gives the player the most choice. They can go all
out and totally nuts or they can be a bit humble and achieve
a balance. You can still Special Summon once and attack, but
it discourages swarming or gaining massive advantage from
XYZ's. On the downside, even with the Battle Phase skipped,
it doesn't preclude nasty lockdowns. Idea C: A monster cannot attack during the same
turn it is Special Summoned. We can call it "special summoning sickness". Like Idea B
except Normal Summoned monster get to attack too. They
aren't restricted just because you Special Summoned other
monsters. However, this option does not prevent you from
Special Summoning like a maniac and making deadly lockdowns. --- Contact:
banefulscolumn@gmail.com
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