July 2006
From: Ryan Johnson
[mailto:crystalsuicune51@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 3:10 PM
To: yugiohcrew@pojo.com
Subject: Neo-Spacian Dark Panther: The Next Big
Tech? - MasterDragon
With Power of the Duelist ready for its release in
August, there is one card that could possibly help
many a duelist with a tough situation. And it's a
card Jaden uses!
As you know, there are very few cards in the arsenal
of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX's Jaden Yuki that ever get to see
the light of day in today's metagame. However, one
of his cards may see play as a tech card! I am
referring to the Neo-Spacian Dark Panther. For those
who don't know, here's the rundown of this upcoming
card:
Neo-Spacian Dark Panther
POTD-EN005
DARK
Level 3
[Beast/Effect]
Once per turn, you can select 1 face-up monster on
your opponent's side of the field. While this card
is face-up on your side of the field, until the end
of this turn this card's name is treated as the
selected monster's name, and it gets the selected
monster's effect(s).
ATK/1000 DEF/500
You know what this means, right? It means multiple
things! This card is practically the Swiss Army
knife of Yu-Gi-Oh! Here's a list of things you can
do with this card:
- Use it against monsters with Grave-activated
effects (ex. "When this card is sent to the
Graveyard" or "When this card is destroyed as a
result of battle"), then use those effects to your
advantage. Seeing as this card only has 1000 ATK,
ramming this into something like Sangan or Mystic
Tomato is a small price to pay for the big effect
you'll get out of it.
- Use it as Fusion-Material. Say your opponent has a
Cyber Dragon and so do you. Play Dark Panther to
copy your opponent's Cyber Dragon's name. You can
then fuse your Cyber Dragon and Dark Panther into
Cyber Twin Dragon!
- Great combo: Dark Panther + Grave-activated
Monster + Creature Swap/Mystic Box
Use Creature Swap/Mystic Box to give your
Grave-activated monster to your opponent. Use Dark
Panther's effect to copy your monster's effect. Ram
Dark Panther into your monster to destroy your
Panther (and perhaps your other monster). You'll now
get to trigger the effect of your swapped monster,
and (if you haven't already) eventually come back to
destroy your swapped monster so you can activate the
effect a second time!
So, say you gave Sangan to your opponent, used your
Panther's effect, and destroyed both Sangan and your
Panther. That means you'd be able to search for TWO
monsters with < 1500 ATK instead of just one!
- Great in Traditional Format, too! You can use Dark
Panther to copy the effects of your opponent's Black
Luster Soldier- Envoy of the Beginning or Chaos
Sorcerer to remove those threats from play!
- It slips under Gravity Bind and Level Limit - Area
B, so it can be an essential card in low
level-themed decks.
- It's searchable by Sangan and Mystic Tomato, as
well as a great power-up for Beast decks.
So, there you have it. This card definitely has
potential as a tech. And don't be afraid to try this
guy out in Traditional tournaments, as he might win
you a good share of matches. However, here's some
advice for you: try placing Dark Panther in your
Side Deck first, then when you know what you're up
against, review what monster effects your opponent
used against you, and decide whether Dark Panther's
copy effect will help you in those future rounds.
Until then, happy dueling, and keep an eye out for
for the upcoming Power of the Duelist series to
decide if Panther could be a powerful addition to
your deck.
MasterDragon
crystalsuicune51@hotmail.com
