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ExMinion OfDarkness |
Wednesday:
Little-Winguard
This card is basically similar to the "Flip
themselves face-down" monsters, except it doesn't
flip itself. You attack with it, shift it to
Defense, and end. It's not really tournament
playable (there are much better cards for your deck
slot), but it would work well in a Messenger of
peace-type situation, where it fits under the 1500,
kills something, and switches to Defense just in
case.
If the Defense were 2,000 I might dare say this card
might show up in a Deck at Regionals or Nationals,
but sadly, we're just a few DEF points short of
that.
1.25/5 |
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Otaku |
Stats:
Little Winguard is a Level
4 Wind/Warrior Monster. Being a Level 4 good, since
that means you don’t need to pay tribute for him… but
it would have been better as a Level 3. Wind Monsters
have some good cards, but currently nothing too build
a deck around. For that matter, we have some solid
Wind Monsters, but until Cyber
Harpie comes out, I don’t think a mono-wind
deck will really work. It could fit into a Warrior
based deck, but there are better warriors. Naturally,
Wind/Warrior deck is really out then, though we do
have six such monsters available, none are really the
type to build a deck around. As for Little
Winguard’s ATTK and DEF,
given my idea on how to use “him”, they are about
right. A DEF of 2000 would have been really good, and
an attack of 1450 great for what I have in mind, but
1400/1800 will due with the right set-up…
Card
Text (Effects):
…but first let’s explain the effect: Little
Winguard can switch its
battle position once during each of its end phases. I
don’t see a ruling about whether this just means if it
hasn’t attacked it can switch then, or if it can
switch its battle position then regardless of whether
it would normally be allowed to. For now, I am going
with the latter, cause it opens up an obscure use for
the card…
Uses/Combinations:
…so my though was this-run it with messenger of Peace
and/or Chorus of Sanctuary. Together, that will give
you a 2300 DEF wall that can do a quick 1400 hit each
turn too. Of course, I don’t know if such a deck
would really work, but Ironically
it might with some of the other Wind Warriors… namely
with Sasuke Samurai and
Sasuke Samurai #2.
Unfortunately, there is a good chance that not even
Messenger of Peace could protect those two. Toss in
some direct attackers or
tramplers and it could at least be fun.
Ratings
Casual:
3/5-Like I said, not bad for a Messenger of Peace
deck.
Constructed:
2/5-but such a deck has little hope here, and should
probably stick to the basics (running weak direct
attackers).
Still, if you have room in your side deck, then this
could provide some protection against Messenger of
Peace decks (oh the irony), and might fit into some
Warrior decks too.
Limited:
3.25/5-Nice way of “testing” your opponent-his DEF
will protect him better here, so you can “safely”
attack your opponent, then
switch to DEF mode.
Summary
Not
a bad concept, but a bit weak… unless I am wrong and
it is illegal to switch him after attacking via his
effect, in which case, drop him to 1.5/5, 1.25/5, and
1.5/5 respectfully. |
