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Welcome to Brotherhood Week Part Deux, and we
continue and open with Brotherhood of the Fire
Fist--Swallow. This is one of the more interesting
Monsters in your Fire Fist arsenal, being Level 5,
still a Fire attributed Winged-Beast (surprised?),
with 2000 attack and 800 defense. So Level 5
obviously requires a Tribute, but Swallow has a way
to make that easier, allowing himself to be Special
Summoned by sending three face-up Fire Formation
Magic/Trap cards from your Field to the Graveyard.
That seems to be a little unnecessary. I mean, I
suppose it's a welcome thing that he can help you
make room to play other Fire Formation Magic/Trap
cards, but it just seems to be a little over the
top, and the 2000 attack is low for a Level 5
Monster. Continuing on, however, Swallow lets you
Set a Fire Formation Trap card from your Deck to the
Field, when he Normal OR Special Summoned, if you
Special Summon him in a way other than his effect,
or simply don't feel like ridding the Field of three
of your Fire Formation Magic/Trap cards.
You can only use the effect this effect of Swallow
once per turn, but for a welcome and added bonus,
Swallow protects all your Beast-Warrior type
Monsters from being targeted by your opponent's card
effects. Since many of the Fire Formation
Magic/Trap cards increase attack and/or add
protection of some sort, the 2000 attack isn't as
detrimental is it may sound. Added protection, even
against cards that target, is certainly a splendid
thing. Furthermore, being ALL Beast-Warriors,
instead of specifically Fire or Fire Fist, is even
better.
Ratings:
Traditional: 2.75/5
Advanced: 3.75/5
Art: 5/5
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