Chaos King Archfiend is another piece of the Archfiend clan, I guess: it’s a Level 7 Dark/Fiend/Synchro/Effect monster.  Level 7 isn’t a bad place to be: it’s basically the least crowded of the “easy to hit” Levels, but the Extra Deck is still a pretty crowded place.  Dark is of course a wonderfully supported Attribute and Fiends have some nifty tricks but they aren’t heavily played.  Likewise being an Archfiend is a nice bonus… if the card ends up being worth using.

 

Chaos King Archfiend has a 2600 ATK and DEF.  These are just a hair low (ignoring the standards set by cards I feel are overpowered, like Goyo Guardian) for a Level 7 Synchro Monster (as opposed to a Ritual or Fusion), but at least it can still run over Stardust Dragon and most single Tribute monsters.  The DEF won’t come in handy often, but it’s nice to have when you face position changing cards.

 

Where the card fails to make an impact is the effect.  When this card attacks, you can switch the ATK and DEF of your opponent’s face-up monsters.  It’s a potentially devastating effect, but most of the time it’ll just make one or two monsters easier to run over in battle and Chaos King Archfiend is of course exposed to danger by having to attack in order to activate the effect.  The effect also only lasts until the end of the turn, so you have to make use of it right away or it’s not going to help.

 

In the end it isn’t a bad card, just not a good card and so it scores almost average but is easily crowded out.

 

Ratings

 

Traditional: 2/5

 

Advanced: 3/5