Trust Guardian is a Level 3 Light…

 

Okay, between the Attribute (and card it implies) and the shape of his head, I am already terrified of this card.  I won’t go into detail in case it’s just an example of my warped mind.

 

Back on topic, it’s a Level 3 Light/Fairy/Tuner.  Being Level 3 is normally good, but hurts in this case because the card specifies it has to be used for a Level 7 or higher Synchro Monster.  So you have to have a single Level 4 or 5 Monster or six levels worth of smaller Monsters to pull off a Synchro Summon.  This can prevent the fantastic comebacks we are used to from floaters and other Tuners.  Being Light is possibly the best Attribute in the game.  Honesty really is the best policy and I almost feel bad for wanting to ban a card named after the character trait I want to encourage.  Being a Fairy is more a matter of which Type Support to use than being good or bad.  The 0 ATK means that Honest can only force a suicide instead of trading for an attacking Monster, but also means this card can be searched out quite easily with Sangan, Shining Angel, and Nova Summoner.  The 800 DEF is better than anything lower, I suppose, and at least means your opponent can’t kill it with Treeborn Frog or Spirit Reaper.

 

The actual effect of the card lays an effect on a Synchro Monster you use this Tuner for: once per turn it can’t be destroyed in Battle.  It isn’t an optional effect, and it has a cost: the Monster loses 400 ATK and DEF.  Honestly it looks like too much for an effect that shouldn’t often matter: most Level 7+ Synchro monsters are going to be on the bigger side and thus hard to destroy in Battle.  Dropping the ATK and DEF makes it easier for the next attack to destroy you (as long as it’s the same turn).  Plus, the best card I can think of to protect with its effect is Stardust Dragon… and Stardust Dragon will lose the protection once it does its self-sacrificing trick.

 

Ratings

 

Traditional: 1/5 

Advanced: 1.5/5