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Mezuki
It’s shocking we last reviewed this card in 2009.
Mezuki represents a handful of cards that do
something truly unique and represent the entirety of
a group of cards. Zombies focus on the graveyard,
and Mezuki is the single card that brings that theme
about the best. No other monster in the game has the
effect he has, and his limitless usage and potential
is governed by his long history in the game. Premium
Pack 19 is on sale in Japan in a few days, and a new
card called Gozuki is the reason we are revisiting
this excellent monster.
Mezuki has an odd and oft-times confusing past.
While never banned, this monster had an extensive
stay on the restricted list, starting in 2009. In
2014, the TCG returned it to unrestricted status
where it has remained, but the OCG has never gone
past a limit of 2. It’s quite easy to understand
that his type has held him back the most. If he were
a dark type like most zombies, he would have been
banned a long time ago and never seen the light of
day again. But looking back, I’m glad he was made an
earth and thus made a lasting impact on the game. No
legitimate zombie deck that exists or has ever
existed doesn’t run him, and as far as we can be
concerned, no zombie deck ever will exist without
his presence. From Spirit Reaper to Vampire Lord,
Zombie Master to Plaguespreader, Unizombie to
Shiranui – all decks run as many Mezuki as possible
for maximum success. And while zombies haven’t had
tier 1 impact in a very long time (Il Blud?), that
might very well be because of Mezuki’s looming
presence.
There is nothing but a bright future for Mezuki. All
types are revisited by Konami eventually, so it’s
just a matter of time until zombies get their time
in the sun again. And when that day comes, Mezuki
will probably eventually be banned. He’s too good
not to get benched one of these days, at least not
without a “once per turn” errata. But watch out for
him in the upcoming Zelda format. The game is
expected to slow down by a great amount, and that
should only help zombies, which don’t need to reach
deep into the extra deck, but can swarm the field
and should have no problem summoning Link Monsters,
especially once Gozuki is available.
Advanced: 5/5
Future Potential: 5/5
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Mezuki
This card has from its release been one of the most
reliable Zombie type monster ever created, so much
so that it is no wonder that any Zombie type Deck
(or Deck that uses an Engine of Zombies) uses the
maximum amount allowed of this card. I say "Maximum
amount allowed" due to the fact that Mezuki has
actually been Limited at one time.
Mezuki is interwoven in everything that Zombies do
and can do, it enables the majority of their Synchro
and Xyz plays by providing the resources needed to
complete said Summoning(s). As such it is also no
wonder that cards like Burial from a Different
Dimension and PSY-Framelord Omega and Leviair the
Sea Dragon are all commonly played along with
Mezuki.
Because Mezuki is such and important card to get
into the Graveyard, cards like Uni-Zombie,
Mathematician, Foolish Burial and practically any
milling card that you can think of ranging from
Lightsworn(s) + cards to Toy Vendor to Reasoning and
beyond have all been involved in some way or another
at enabling a player to get Mezuki into the
Graveyard as quickly as possible.
The only real limit to this card is:
How many Mezuki's do I have in the Graveyard at the
moment.
What can I use to get Mezuki into the Graveyard asap.
And in addition to the fact that there is
practically no limit to what this card can Special
Summon from the Graveyard, as long as it is a
Zombie, the fact that Mezuki is EARTH type has
actually at times in the past allowed this to be
involved in the Summon of Naturia Beast and Naturia
Barkion... Truly a curve ball that most opponent's
do not expect! And if it is not obvious, Mezuki
works pretty well with Zombie World also!
Rating: 4.25 There is practically no real flaw
with Mezuki... Except for the fact that you need to
get it into the Graveyard and the need to have some
sort of a mechanism to recycle and reuse Banished
Mezuki's... But this card allows you to do that very
naturally anyhow. |
