Monday
 
Sorry I've been gone, I missed the last few reviews, as I took a vacation, which was much needed.  Anyway, Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon opens our week.  We have a Level 10 Dragon, with 2800 attack and 2400 defense points.  Good attack, decent defense, Level 10 sucks, but actually doesn't matter much here.
 
You can Special Summon Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon by removing one face-up Dragon monster you control from play.  Also, once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can Special Summon a Dragon-type monster from your Hand or Graveyard, except this card.
 
Easy enough to Special Summon, and he helps swarm, but that isn't enough, in my opinion.  He should have a protection or burn ability, a destruction ability, something, or even a higher attack.  It's a fun card for Dragons, but nothing you need to be using.
 
Ratings:
 
Traditional:  1.5/5 
Advanced:   2.5/5 
Art:  4.5/5

Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
 
This is the one card that makes Dragon decks even considered for competetive play. He boasts an impressive 2800 ATK and 2400 DEF on a level 10 DARK Dragon. DARK is always good and Dragon is what makes the card playable, although it would work for pretty much any other type as well.
 
The effects are that you can Special Summon it by removing a Dragon monster on the field from play. Then, once per turn you can Special Summon a Dragon type monster from your hand or graveyard.
 
The fact that it can be Special ummoned is what makes this card VERY good. You can use things like Totem Dragon to remove it, or even just tribute summon it. The ideal way to get this guy to the field is with Future Fusion. You use FF to send 2 REDMD, 2 Red Eyes Wyvern and a Totem Dragon targeting Fve Headed Dragon. At the end phase, you get two REDMD cards to the field.
 
Using Foolish Burial you can even get some of the bigger Dragons like Tyrant Dragon and White Night Dragon to the field for pretty much nothing. It gets a little cheap even when you have cards like Burial and Dragon's Mirror to bring enormous Dragons to the field. Basically, this card is crazy good for swarming with big guys, and using cards like Cards of Consonnance, you can get comboes going with White Stone of Legend.
 
Basically, I am VERY glad this is going to be in the new Special Edition as it will make them easier to get for kids who want to beat face with Blue Eyes White Dragon and big Dragons in general. This may be one of the decsk to beat in the new format since Lightsworn got hosed, but it is definitely really fun to play regardless.
 
Traditional-1/5
Advanced-4.5/5

Red Eyes Darkness Dragon …
 
I actually don’t remember if we’ve reviewed this card already … it feels like we have, but either way – Dr. RED … or Red MD … is awesome. He’s Dark. He’s a Dragon. Both excellently supported things to be in this game. He’s 2800 ATK, which can power over most things in life. He can be special summoned super easily on 1 turn if u wish, and has no further restrictions (for the most part) on his summoning … meaning he can be normal summoned if u so choose, and can be special summoned by other means (if u’ve got ‘em), except for special summoning another Dr. RED with his own effect … yep – his 2nd effect. To special summon any other dragon type monster, without restriction, once per turn, from the hand OR graveyard.  If u don’t get how quickly and easily this thing can swarm all over u and destroy u in 1 turn … then u’ve been sleeping in class again, my friend … er … scratch that. My ACQUAINTANCE.
 
Traditional: 5/5
Advanced: 5/5
 
- FREEZA

Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon:
 
     This card should really shine in the new format.  With everything slowed down somewhat, and Cards of Consonance available to us now, it's time for dragons to make some waves and R-EDMD fits into just about any dragon build.  Hopeless dragon decks are pretty much centered around this card and the Dark Creator, while Deep-Draw / Disaster Dragon decks (or whatever you want to call the new speedy dragon deck that uses the White Stone of Legend, Blue Eyes, and Cards of Consonance) can easily fit one or two of R-EDMD in.  While it would really help if he had been level 8 (trade-in), I believe that would make him just a bit too broken in the current dragon builds.  There are just so many combos you can pull off with this guy... Totem Dragon, Future Fusion, and Five Headed Dragon are his best friends, and when coupled with Red-Eyes Wyvern, it's easy to pull off massive swarms.  Backbone of Dragon OTKs, and he's only going to get better as more dragon support is released, 'nough said.
 
Traditional:  4.5  (painful choice, graceful charity, etc... not solely dependant on future fusion to "go off" in this format)
Advanced:   4.0

Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon, the key card for Hopeless Dragon decks. Its a level 10, DARK attributed monster with 2800 attack, 2400 defense. Once a turn you can special summon a Dragon-Type monster from your hand or graveyard. And if Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon is in your hand you can easily Special Summon it by removing one Dragon-Type monster on your field from play. So its fairly easy to summon to the field, and if you happen to use Future Fusion, you can send Red-Eyes Wyverns and Darkness Metal Dragons to the graveyard, and during the end phase if you haven't normal summoned you can remove Wyvern from play to bring back 1 "Red-Eyes" monster other than Chick back from the graveyard to the field. Now on top of it being easy to summoned Darkness Metal, there are a ton of amazing Dragon-Type monsters you can use with Darkness Metal Dragon. Dark Horus, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, of course Red-Eyes B. Dragon and various others. In any dragon based deck, Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon is a must.

Traditional: 5/5
Advanced: 5/5