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Pojo's Yu-Gi-Oh Card of the Day
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Invader of
Darkness
Secret Rare
Fiend
/ Effect Monster
As long as this card remains face-up on the field,
your opponent cannot activate a Quick-Play Spell
Card.
Type
- Dark / 8 / 2900 / 2500
Card Number
- IOC-111
Ratings
are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 3.26.04 |
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DM7FGD |
Invader of Darkness.. Well now, I've seen a lot of
people thinking that this guy is just pure crap..
Well, that's not the case. I reviewed this guy in an
article of mine a while ago, so you might be
interested in checking that out.
http://pojo.com/yu-gi-oh/FeaturedWriters/DM7FGD/2003/9-22-03.shtml
Negating MST's, Books of Moon, Scapegoats, etc.. It
can be a pretty good card, but I just wouldn't
recommend it for anything outside of Dark-based or
Fiend-based Decks. There's also a card coming in the
next English set called Double Ghoston. It's like a
Kaiser Seahorse, but for Dark-type Monsters, so that
could be really useful in a Dark Deck with the
Invader, as well.
¥ ~ Invader of Darkness ~ ¥
Overall Rating: 3/5 (7/10) |
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dawnyoshi |
Invader of Darkness is the retail secret rare in
Invasion of Chaos, and it's a good one...unlike what
many people will say about thait card at first glance.
Just to state right now, a card does not need to be
Yata-quality to be a secret rare. It also doesn't need
to be excessively cheap...besides, this fiend type is
rather fierce. It's 2900 ATK, just 100 short of Blue
Eyes White Dragon. This means that Invader can easily
smash most tournament monsters, like Jinzo, Luster
Dragon, etc. Its second ability is also rather useful,
making it worth considering for a burn/stall deck. The
ability to shut down quickplay spells keeps you
protected from MST, Scapegoat, Offerings to the
Doomed, and any other quickplay spells that may be a
thorn in your side. Two tributes may seem like a lot,
or that it may be a waste, but if you try this monster
out in a deck meant for it, such as burner or fiend,
you'll find that it deserves the secret rare spot that
it has graced.
Constructed: 3.5/5
Limited: 4/5
It's pure beatstick power in limited. If you have the
low level monsters for it, draft it. I'd pick a few
special summon monsters with this guy too, such as
Chaos Sorceror and Slypheed. |
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MerrilHess |
Invader of Darkness
I pulled this today in the one pack of IoC I bought
and traded it away ASAP. I personally do not like it.
Negating quick-plays isn’t that much of a person’s
deck (MST and Scapegoat). He is just a useless 2900
ATK fiend for 2 sacs. All of the younger players will
jump at this card in ½ a second.
I give Invader of Darkness a 4/10. He has no real
use....ever. |
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infinitekhaos |
Invader of Darkness, hmmm could it be another crap
secret rare? There are several ways this card can
screw one over. The best scenario would be if your
opponent is about to chain MST to his Mirage, you can
use Call of the Haunted and special summon your
Invader. Your opponent will always discard. If we take
a deep look into the metagame though, theres really
only three playable quickplays. Scapegoat (now that no
one really plays Airknight or Spear Dragon anymore),
MST of course and Poison of the Old Man (depending on
your deck).
Now, if you're facing yugi112 in a fierce semi final
match, and yugi112 has this FIEND MEGACYBER equipped
with METALMORPH which he summoned using COST DOWN, and
you have Raigeki in hand. He's going to use his oh so
fearsome MONSTER RECOVERY. Invader of Darkness
corrupts all of that. No seriously though, let's take
a look at some situations that would actually happen,
and where Invader can help us.
First of all, Invader is unsearchable and two
tributes, thats always a downer. My advice, dump him
as soon as you can via Painful Choice, Graceful
Charity, and hopefully soon, a Foolish Burial. In my
view, the best way to utilize his effect is as a
counter. For example, you can save your Imperial from
an MST. Hence...
Player A activates Raigeki
Player B chains Imperial Order
Player A chains MST from his/her hand
Player B chains Call of the Haunted, special summoning
Invader of Darkness
Obiviously, CotH plays an important role in the use of
this card. I don't see this card seeing much play in
current control decks. If you want to play it, be sure
to build the deck around it. Even if you don't have
the effect, a 2900 beatstick is pretty cool in itself.
Overall, this card isn't worth secret rare, it's worth
promo or ultra.
Constructed - 2.8/5
Limited - 2.0/5 - In limited, the only quickplays you
really see are Scapegoats, Rush Recklessly and
Reliable Guardian, none of which are much of a threat.
Artwork - 4.5/5 - Very nice artwork.
Closing Line - What's that in your hand? Three
Reliable Guardians and two Monster Recoveries? I'm
sorry yugi112, you're screwed. |
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ExMinion OfDarkness |
Friday:
Invader of Darkness
Last Friday, we reviewed the good Secret Rare of
Invasion of Chaos. Today, the poor one.
Two tribute monsters are very unwieldy unless you can
either get around tributing two monsters somehow, or
it really doesn't cost two Tributes. The old standby
of dumping and Reborning works with this card, but
that's about it. It doesn't get Special Summoned to
the field if discarded from hand like Despair from the
Dark, it's not Light, so Kaiser Sea Horse can't make
it easier, and it's not Water, so A Legendary Ocean
isn't going to bring that level down any (as it would
for Giga Gaggagio or Suijin)
Its effect can be useful sometimes, and not other
times. The only major Quick-Play Magic cards currently
used are Mystical Space Typhoon (in threes),
Scapegoat, and Reload (mainly in Chaos decks).
Stopping MST is pure evil -- Call of the Haunted this
on your turn when they played Mirage of Nightmare on
theirs :) But not many play Scapegoat, or Reload, so
that's the only thing this can stop well.
There are easier and more viable protections against
Magic/Trap removal than this -- Magic Drain, Imperial
Order, Judgment of Anubis...and those can stop Heavy
Storm or Harpie's Feather Duster. Not this thing. This
just isn't worth the two tributes, even in a Fiend
Deck.
2/5 |
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Otaku |
Stats:
Invader of Darkness, since it has a beneficial effect,
has excellent stats. It is a Dark/Fiend Monsters,
both of which are heavily supported. It is a Level 8,
and compensates for it with an attack of 2900 and a
DEF of 2500. Not much can out muscle it, but there is
some, so why play it? Let’s move onto the effect.
Card
Text (Effects):
As long as this card remains face-up on the field,
your opponent loses use of his Quick-Play Spells.
What are some commonly played Quick-Play Spell?
Mystical Space Typhoon for one. A second one that is
played with some regularity is Book of Moon. So, this
effect is a nice twist, since it also makes this card
easier to protect. How? With this in play, your
opponent has to do something like a Heavy Storm
followed by a Harpies Feather Duster to clear your S/T
zone. This means you can probably keep an Imperial
Order, and maybe some Magic Drains,
down to protect against Dark Hole and Raigeki. Oh,
and this can be real fun if you summon it after they
activate Mirage of Nightmare. Hmm… scraping the
barrel here, but I guess it makes Destiny Board just a
touch more playable.
Uses/Combinations:
While tricky, this and Dark Ruler Ha Des can provide
some nice denial against an opponent, with some well
placed traps protecting against just about anything
else.
Ratings
Casual:
4/5-Looks like it could really help some Fiend decks
in this format-a huge hitter with a decent effect.
Constructed:
3.5/5-Being big doesn’t mean as much, though shutting
down MST for a few turns opens some doors.
Limited:
4/5-While its effect is much less useful here (unless
this is starter deck based),
having one of the beefiest monsters in a set is a
great thing.
Summary
A
nice, balanced card I think.
Great power, decent effect. Sorry this and the
last review were so skimpy, but I am trying to be more
focused for my reviews. |
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