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Article # 31 - Savage Sea Serpents Alright, everyone. I based today’s article off of what got the most votes from my poll in my last article. I decided to do and article on whatever was in the lead once the poll hit 3000 votes, and Sea Serpents are what came out on top, by a slim amount over Toons, which I might be reviewing more of (There’s not many more to review) in the near future. Anyways, onto today’s article; Savage Sea Serpents. Today we’ll be taking a look at 3 Sea Dragons (Sea Serpents) of the OCG (Japanese game - Will from now on be referred to as the OCG) and future TCG. (English game - Will from now on be referred to as the TCG) We begin this article with a look at Levia-Dragon - Daidros. Levia-Dragon - Daidros Water/Sea Dragon - Level 7 - 2600/1500 Effect: You may choose to send the {Sea} card from your Field to the Graveyard. If you do this, destroy all cards on the Field aside from this one.
*Super Rare from Japanese 307 set. Coming in English in Invasion of Chaos* Levia-Dragon Daidros is certainly a very powerful Sea Dragon, if not the most powerful of all. It’s a Level 7 Monster with 2600/1500 stats, meaning it can be searched by means of the Witch, which is always a nice benefit to have in a Monster card. With a simple Sea (Umi) card, Daidros can be made a Monster with stats of 2800/1700 when it hits the Field, giving it more power. A Monster card that’s relatively easy to Summon, usually for just one Tribute, with stats of 2800/1700, and a powerful Effect, Daidros can be an extremely effective card to use. Of course, there’s Legendary City - Atlantis (A Legendary Ocean) that it can work with, as well. Using Atlantis with it can mean an easy one-tribute Monster with 2800 ATK and a devastating Effect. It’d be better to use Daidros with a Legendary Ocean, obviously, so simply get that out, and have a Monster on the Field ready to Tribute. Because with A Legendary Ocean, Daidros will be made a Level 6 Monster, so just Summon it at the cost of one tribute, and you either have a 2800/1700 Monster with Atlantis on the Field, or you could use Daidros’ Effect. All you need to do is simply send your Legendary Ocean (Or Umi) from the Field to the Graveyard, decreasing Daidros’ stats by 200, and you’ll be getting rid of anything and everything on the Field, except for your Daidros. That’s an easy, free 2600 ATK damage right there just at the cost of a sending a Field card to the Graveyard. Not too shabby at all. And note, it “destroys” all cards on the Field. Your cards and your opponent’s, and when using the Effect, beware of opponent’s Monsters such as Vampire Lord, because since Daidros “destroys,” Monster Effects that occur when “destroyed” will be taking place, such as V-Lord’s. But there’s nothing like clearing the Field at a simple cost of sending a Field card from the Field to the Graveyard. A very powerful Effect indeed. And yes, it’s optional, as well. Overall, Daidros is a really fun Monster card to play, and is one of, if not the best Sea Serpent in the game. I’d give Levia-Dragon - Daidros an overall rating of 7.7 / 10, and 9 / 10 for Sea Serpents. For the 2nd Sea Serpent of today’s article, we have the Fortress Whale of Darkness.
Fortress Whale of Darkness (a.k.a. Dark Fortress Grampus) Water/Sea Dragon - Level 5 - 2100/1200 Effect: If you have a {Torpedo Fish} on the Field, you may choose to Sacrifice it to destroy one Monster card on the Field. If you have a {Spear Shellfish} on the Field, you may choose to Sacrifice it to destroy one Magic/Trap card on the Field.
*Rare from the Japanese 307 set. Coming in English in Invasion of Chaos* To prevent any confusion with the name, let me just state that a “Grampus” basically is a killer whale, as a grampus is a cetacean, which is what a whale is. Anyways, the Fortress Whale of Darkness is a pretty interesting Monster card. Of course, with A Legendary Ocean, this grampus can become a no-Tribute, 2300/1400 Monster with some pretty useful Effects. Again, the Whale gains a little bit of speed in any Deck it’s in with the ability to be searched by the Witch. Its stats aren’t bad, but without some Water power-ups, it’s not too good, either. Though its Effect could come in handy if you’re using at least 1 of each of its counterparts in the same Deck; Torpedo Fish and Spear Shellfish. Both of those cards were Commons from the same set, and both have stats of 1000/1000. Torpedo Fish is a Water/Fish - Level 3 Monster with an Effect of “While {Sea} is in play, this card cannot be affected by Magic Cards.” Spear Shellfish, on the other hand, is a Water/Aqua - Level 2 Monster with the same Effect as Torpedo Fish. All you need to do is get one or both of those Fishes out onto the Field with your Grampus, and your opponent could be in for some trouble. With Umi/A Legendary Ocean in play, and Grampus with its counterparts out on the Field, it can be hard for your opponent to get by. You’ll have 2 1200/1200 Monsters that can’t be affected my Magic cards along with Grampus on the Field, who can use each of those Monsters to its advantage. Simply sacrifice a Torpedo Fish to destroy an opponent’s Monster, or sacrifice a Spear Shellfish to destroy an opponent’s M/T card. The Effect could prove to be very useful. I’d give the Dark Fortress Whale an overall rating of 6.5 / 10, and 7.5 / 10 for Water/Sea Serpent Decks. For the last card of today’s article, we have a simple Monster; the Dark Sea Dragon. Dark Sea Dragon Water/Sea Dragon - Level 4 - 1800/1500
*Common from 307 set. Coming in IoC* There’s no Effect for this Monster, but it is a Sea Serpent, and those are certainly the minority of the game. Having a Monster such as this can benefit them, although not too greatly. It has a higher ATK strength than Kaiser Seahorse, so people can use this Monster either over or right along with Kaiser Seahorses in Sea Serpent Decks. This Monster can gain the obvious power-ups with cards such as A Legendary Ocean, bringing it to 2000/1700 while it’s on the Field, for a Level 4 Monster. Not too good compared to others, but not too bad at all, either. There’s really not too much else to say about this Monster, besides the fact that it can be Searched by the Witch, as well. I just wanted to inform you guys of the Sea Serpents that will be coming out in the near future. I’d give the Dark Sea Dragon an overall rating of 6 / 10, and 7.7 / 10 for Sea Serpent Decks.
Sea Dragons (Sea Serpents) are the most neglected sun-types in the entire game. Even in the current Japanese game, there only exist 9 total Sea Dragon Monsters. There are the 3 featured in today’s article, Kaiser Seahorse (See article # 22), Guardian Keesuto (Guardian Kay’est), Spike Sea Dragon (early Level 5 1600/1300), Sea King Dragon (Level 5 2000/1600), Leviathan (Level 5 1800/1500), and Talkrimos (Level 5 1500/1200). That’s it. So these 3 were very nice additions to the Sea Serpent family. Now for an example of a Sea Serpent Deck. This is actually my own Sea Serpent Deck that I recently came up with, but you’re free to get some ideas from it and whatnot. Monsters: 15
And that’ll do it for Article # 31 - Savage Sea Serpents. E-mail me with any questions and/or comments at dm7fgd32@hotmail.com Look for another poll within one of my next articles, either #32 or 33. And go ahead and keep voting in my poll in my 30th article, if you haven’t already cast a vote there. I’ll still be making decisions based on the results from that poll, as well. Until next time... ~DM7~
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