Synchron Explorer:

Now we are talkin' ! This card has great interaction with Quickdraw Synchron along with Junk Synchron and Debri Dragon. It's a shame really that it was released right as Quickdraw decks started taking a backseat to Infernities and X-Sabers. He can be summoned from the grave by Junk or Debri, and is capable of summoning Quickdraw back from the grave, thus creating a near endless gauntlet of Synchro summoning possibilities every turn. Explorer is THE card that could bring Quickdraw decks back into popularity, I just don't think it's enough, as it still doesn't add to the deck the one thing that it's missing: speed. Perhaps after the next ban list, this card will have its time to shine as Quickdraw decks would likely resurface as a dominant deck type.

Traditional: 2.0
Advanced: 3.0

Synchron Explorer

Synchron Explorer is a very interesting card. I remember Jason Meyer had an interesting article on it in TCGPlayer. It does indeed open up a lot of exciting potential for Quickdraw decks, particularly in conjunction with new cards that have been released (or will be released).

Cards such as Genex Neutron and "Tuning" (yet to be released) will help exploit the engine even quicker, especially in conjunction with the standard Ryko/Hamster engine that sends cards to the graveyard. Synchron Explorer's ability to create massive threats such as Junk Archer and Nitro Synchron for the cost of one summon is no joke.

It will also synergize nicely with high monster beat decks. All in all, a well-designed card for this type of format.

T: 4/5
A: 4/5

Synchron Explorer looks to be a great card for a few specific decks.  Level 2 is okay.  Obviously being Level 5+ would be awful, but as you’ll see when we get to this card’s effect, it’s meant for Synchro Summons.   Level 2 is a low enough level that forming a Level 4 or 5 Synchro Monster is feasible without making mid and high Level Synchro Summons excessively tedious (like a Level 1 monster would).  Earth is a good attribute for a Synchro fodder: there are a few nifty monsters that require that Attribute (though I think Dark or Light would have proven more useful).  Being a Machine is pretty good: although using a card like Machine Duplication won’t trigger the effect, given the kind of decks you would use Synchron Explorer in it still is useful to maintain the option.  Being a Warrior might have been better, even with Reinforcements of the Army at one.  The non-existent ATK and low 700 DEF make it very easy to search out from the deck (and summon if for some reason you don’t need to get the effect off).  It will however make it a dead card if it somehow cannot get off its effect and/or be used to fuel something else (Tribute, Synchro Material, etc.).

I’ve danced around it until now, but the effect that gets this card played in certain decks.  When Normal Summoned, it allows you to Special Summon one Synchron monster in your Graveyard and Special Summon it with its effect negated.  The important thing to note that it has been ruled that the clause stating you can substitute Quickdraw Synchron for any one Synchron Tuner in a Synchro Summon and can only be used to Synchro Summon a monster that requires a Synchron monster are not considered “effects” and thus are not negated. 

Yeah, it all clicks there, doesn’t it?  With this card as your Normal Summon, “Junk and Debris” decks as well as “Quickdraw Turbo” get yet another decent recovery top deck in a bad situation and speed just about any other time.   

Ratings (for the above mentioned decks) 

Traditional: 1/5 

Advanced: 4/5 

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