For those of us Mist Rias spammers out there who nearly deck out every game, we are now presented with a card that will give us that one extra turn.  Of course I’m teasing.  This is indeed a very special card.  Let’s view the stats:

 

Ryudmila, Channeler of Suns

 

Cost: 5

 

Race: Mecha Del Sol

 

Civilization: Light

 

Type: Creature

 

Rules Text:

·         This creature is gets +2000 power for each of your other untapped creatures in the battle zone.

·         When this creature would be destroyed, shuffle it into your deck instead.

 

Power: 2000+

 

For starters this creature shows a lot of potential.  Of course 2000 power for 5 mana is pretty sad but the effect is something that will completely blow your opponent away.  Just imagine having at least 2 other creatures in the battle zone.  Since we’re playing a light civ creature, then chances are that the 2 other creatures may be blockers, which aren’t usually tapped to begin with.  So now Ryudmila goes up to 6000 power on turn 5 for only 5 mana!  This kind of power will allow you to overwhelm almost any blocker. 

 

Now imagine if one of your other creatures happens to be a Pala Olesis.  Ryudmila then goes up to 8000 on your opponent’s turn, which is when things will start getting ugly.  You can also play a mass of weenie blockers and CIP cards like Miele to completely abuse this creature’s ability.  The combinations are limitless!

 

Now we have the second effect, which used to be completely unheard of in Duel Masters.  When Ryudmila would happen to die it goes back into your deck.  This is absolutely extraordinary, but is it good?  Yes!  For players that can design a deck specifically for Ryudmila this effect is wonderful and may in the future seem a little broken.  There are several ways to think about it.  The first thing to think about is recursion.  Most players go out of their way to use search cards and spend mana in order to get their favorite creatures back out into the battle zone.  So when you think about it a player would have to draw a card like Dark Reversal, spend 2 mana to get a creature from the graveyard, and then spend more mana to re-summon it.  So why do that when you could simply throw this card back into your deck and just draw it after a few turns?  It’s like drawing a Dark Reversal, right?  Of course, except without the hassle of spending the 2 extra mana and needing recursion cards in the deck.  Another way to think about it is that in Duel Masters we’re only allowed to have 4 copies of any card in a deck.  Ryudmila will make it seem like you have 12 copies!  When your opponent thinks that he’s exterminated this titan it won’t be too long before he has to face it again.  Definitely give Ryudmila a shot!

 

 

The Good:  This guy will find a nice home in a heavy stall or swarm deck.  It is huge and unstoppable.

 

The Bad:  Ryudmila’s power goes down by 2000 for each creature you attack with so keep that in mind in case your opponent controls the field.  Soulswap can also rain on your parade.

 

The Ugly:  Crystal Paladin and Scarlet Skyterror will get in the way in case you’re relying on blockers for power.  Just mix it up with creatures like Miele and Kolon to really exploit Ryudmila’s effect.

 

Constructed Rating: 4.5 – On turn 5 it’s really hard to choose between Mist Rias and Ryudmila.  However, I’ll put my money on the creature that refuses to be forgotten.  Ryudmila’s power has the potential to be enormous.  If you summon Mist Rias after Ryudmila, Mist will not only power up Ryudmila, but will also hide behind Ryudmila’s shadow.

 

Limited Rating: 4/5 – At only 5 mana this creature can be a real threat.  Blockers will have nothing on Ryudmila.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed the review

- DRY 1337