Messenger of Peace

Rated For: Any Deck

This review of Messenger of Peace isn't going to follow the conventional "stick it in Burn/Stall", since Level Limit Area B owns it anyways. Nope, I'm actually toying with the idea of using Messenger of Peace as one-sided stall until you can get the resources you need to finish off the opponent.

See, Messenger of Peace has a rather great effect for a very paltry cost, but the most important thing is that you can turn it off whenever you want. So put it on the field, stalling your opponent's attack, and repeatedly set Sinister Serpent or weaker monsters. Then, when you draw something like Heavy Storm and Black Luster Soldier, you can stop paying and cream your opponent.

It's a great topdeck, better than Swords of Revealing Light (unless your opponent runs Dons/Spirit Reapers), and it's completely one-sided, meaning you can use it however long you want. Why haven't more duelists thought of this?

Advantage F/H: Completely one-sided stall for 100 life points a turn? Where do I sign up! You can dump this whenever you want, and if it protects even one of your monsters from being destroyed, it's already evened out. Now put it on the field a bit longer with a Scapegoat or a Waboku, perhaps, and you'll accrue so many resources that you're bound to win! (I hope).

Traditional:                                                                 7/10

Advanced:                                                                  7/10

Best Draw for the Situation: This card is absolutely hideous (for your opponent) in the mid to late game. Simply draw out all his spell/trap removal, then place this card on the field later on in the duel. It basically guarantees you a solid defense, on its own, until you can gather yourself for the final push. Of course, if you're already winning, this is dead weight.

Traditional:                                                                 6/10

Advanced:                                                                  6/10

Attributes/Effect: Two important things; 100 life points per turn means nothing, since you'll likely use it for 3-4 turns anyways, and you can turn it off at your standby phase. Your opponent will likely have nothing that can creep under 1500 anyways, except for maybe a solitary Don Zaloog.

Traditional:                                                                 8.5/10

Advanced:                                                                  8.5/10

Dependability: If your opponent destroys it (outside of Breaker/Mobius), it's going 1 for 1 anyways, but you'll probably want to bait out their S/T removal first, since this card is going to be attack priority number one for them (like Swords is).

Traditional:                                                                 6/10

Advanced:                                                                  6/10

The Bottom Line: This can be played over Swords of Revealing Light.

A BAD Score--

Traditional:                                                                 3.44/5

Advanced:                                                                  3.44/5

FORCE System Suggestions--

++        Provides Counter-Defense, Enemy-Disruption

--          Detracts from Resource Replenishment, Energy (slightly).