Light and Darkness Dragon

LIGHT / Level 8

Dragon / Effect

2800 ATK / 2400 DEF

This card cannot be Special Summoned. While this card is face-up on the field its Attribute is also treated as DARK. When a Spell or Trap Card is activated, or the effect of an Effect Monster is activated, that activation is negated and this card loses 500 ATK and DEF. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, select 1 monster in your Graveyard. Then destroy all cards you control, and Special Summon that monster.

    “Overcome all.”

    There has never been a card that could counter every single archetype.  Now, there is.

    Light and Darkness Dragon has rather complicated rulings due to the combination of 3 effects.  First effect is continuous and thus never takes a chain link.  This effect often does not matter, except for Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror and possibly some other exceptions.  Mystic Plasma Zone, anybody?

    Second effect is what makes this card so darn good.  For 500 ATK and 500 DEF, negate whatever your opponent throws at you, except Counter Traps and effects of face-up Continuous Spell/Trap.  First, as everybody knows, this is mandatory effect.  Second, losing 500 ATK and DEF is not a cost; it is part of the effect.  The effect will activate even if you cannot “pay” for it. 

    Third effect is the ultimate backup plan, and this is where Disk Commander really shines.  Target -> destroy -> Special Summon, as simple as that.  Dark Magician of Chaos?  Jinzo?  Stratos?  Even Raiza, with 2400 ATK, is a threat to the opponent.  Keep in mind that even when you have no valid target, destroying all your cards will still occur, no matter what. 

    I tried to make LaDD focused deck with The Creator, Mausoleum of the Emperor (yes, you CAN pay 2000 LP to Normal Summon this guy in the first turn), Herald of Creation, and Trade-In.  It fell apart when I realized I should have been preparing for the Regional. 

    If you look at the text, third effect is incredibly similar to Vampire Lord’s ability.  Crush Card Virus will trigger this.  This card just forces the opponent to use whatever he or she was saving in order to get rid of itself.  Then, Disk Commander will arise, and a new one will replace the destroyed one.  GG?

    2 Shonen Jump in a row.  Not bad…how long will the streak last?

Traditional:  5/5         LIGHT and amazing

Advanced:   5/5          A card that can counter anything?