#1--Dark Armed Dragon (bet you didn't see that
coming)
Dark Armed Dragon...
Dark Armed Dragon...
Dark Armed Dragon...
Dark Armed Dragon...*sighs*...Dark Armed Dragon has
warped the scene of Yugioh forever. Most formats, we
get some awesome, ridiculous, uber-broken, near
invincible card, and then something better comes
along, and we forget about what we were using.
Or, to the relief of all Yugioh players in the
country, the card or cards in question are Banned,
and we have to splash a new Cookie Cutter Deck
together, looking for the next combo or move we can
pound our opponent with.
Furthermore, Dark Armed Dragon, broke that
stereotype. We went through a cycle, continued to
get (arguably) better cards, in Synchro monsters,
Stardust Dragon, Black Rose Dragon, even Judgement
Dragon...
However, no one passed up Dark Armed Dragon...no one
tossed it aside as garbage to make way for new and
better things. We took Dark Armed Dragon and
incorporated him into our Synchro Decks. Tele-DAD is
around for a reason folks, and I don't see it going
anywhere until or IF the Banned list decides to
touch it.
Ratings:
5/5 both formats
Art: 5/5
General Zorpa
Dark Armed Dragon
Many people say this is the best card in the game. I
say nay. Judgment Dragon is. But the votes were
counted and this guy came in at #1. There is a
reason he is good. A Level 7, DARK Dragon with 2800
ATK and 1000 DEF is certainly nothing to sneeze at
already, and that is before we even get to see his
effects!
You Special Summon him much in the same way that
Judgment Dragon is, by having 3 DARK monsters in the
graveyard. This is actually pretty hard to do, as
Monster Reborn and D.D. Crow can have an adverse
effect on the amount of DARK monsters in the
graveyard. Also, it is pretty hard to keep the count
at 3. However, you do get a pretty big reward fro
playing him.
You can remove a DARK monster in the graveyard from
play in order to kill a card on the field. This
usually means you can hit 3 cards, but if you add to
the graveyard after he is Summoned, you can hit as
many cards as you have DARK monsters in the
graveyard. This picky effect means that an opposing
Bottomless Trap Hole can leave your opponent with a
relatively intact field, as even ifyou did not
target the chained Bottomless or other trap, you
will still only get rid of 2 cards.
The big bonus that DAD gets when he is played is
that he can be used virtually everywhere. Anywhere
you can have 3 DARK monsters in the graveyard is a
valid deck for DAD. Allure of Darkness, Dark Grepher
and the Destiny Heroes are perfect for use with him
as well, providing a platform for which to
springboard this guy into the record books as the
most expensive card in the game that has been mass
released besides Crush Card Virus.
That is it for the top 10 of 08 countdown, I bid you
adieu and until you hear form me again, have fun cuz
it's just a game.
Traditional-5/5
Advanced-5/5
Jeff Lang
1: DAD
Today’s card for review is Dark Armed Dragon,
the big daddy in Yugioh. He is sooo easy to summon.
Just a few cards played will get you to three darks.
Remove a Dark to pop a card on the field is sooo
stupid. I can’t see how Black Luster Soldier: Envoy
Of The Beginning or even Chaos Sorcerer is banned,
but this is not. This card is guaranteed to break
games if/when you drop him on the board. Everyone
knows how powerful Teleport Dark Armed is right now,
no deck is even close in power because of this card.
Refuel your darks with Dark Grepher and a lot of
other choices to keep abusing his effect. This is
worthy for the number one spot, and is #2 on my list
all time, behind Crush Card Virus. Get your hands on
this card if you can. You will not be disappointed
Anteaus
#1
Dark Armed Dragon
Everyone saw this one coming, right? I mean, here’s
a card that has single-handedly defined the metagame
for the better part of a year, and for good reason.
A great effect, coupled with a decent summoning
condition (which only adds synergy to an already
synergistic deck), pretty much equals win. It’s hard
to not put this card as your #1 when it is easily
the best card in the current metagame.
There's not much to say about this card. Of the
monsters on the forbidden list, it is clearly better
than
BLS
Chaos Sorcerer
Dark Magician of Chaos (outside of
OTK combo decks)
Disk Commander
Magical Scientist
Magician of Faith
Makyura (outside of OTK combo decks)
TER
Tribe
The direct competitors to it are BLS and Chaos
Sorcerer, since those cards comprised the top tier
of previous formats.
DaD leaves them in the dust. It needs to be banned.
