Well, it's been a while since I've written one of
these, so I'm going to write an article about a few things that have caught my
attention over the past few weeks.
English Magic Ruler, what is its
composition?
While chatting about cards that may make an impact
on the English version of the game that are in the Japanese Magic
Ruler/Pharaoh's Servant (I'll have a preview article or two when we get an
official spoiler), we kind of got in a discussion about exactly what cards
are going to be in the set. It proceeded as follows:
...
<NickWhiz1> we might not even get all
the Pharaoh's Servant Toon cards
<[FD]YoNeX> we
won't
<[FD]YoNeX> cyclone = 3 when mr
comes
<NickWhiz1> since the American Magic Ruler apparently
only has some of Pharaoh's Servant
<NickWhiz1>
wait
<NickWhiz1> hold on
<[FD]YoNeX> according to pojo
=p
* [FD]YoNeX is bored
<[FD]YoNeX> time to start rumros
about magic ruler
* NickWhiz1 has to check
something
<[FD]YoNeX> wut's the scheduled date ruler coming
out?
<NickWhiz1> September 16th IIRC
<[FD]YoNeX>
hm....
<[FD]YoNeX> my sources says the 11th
=/
<NickWhiz1> ok, according to the ad that was on YGO Dungeon, the set
will contain 102 cards
<NickWhiz1> wow
<NickWhiz1>
this does NOT add up
<[FD]YoNeX> so doesn't dat mean
dat they're putting both?
* [FD]YoNeX want those tournament
cards
<NickWhiz1> wait
<NickWhiz1> if it's Magic Ruler
and some of Pharaoh's Servant, where do the rest of the cards come
from?
<NickWhiz1> uhhh
<NickWhiz1> I'm
cofused
<NickWhiz1> *confused
<[FD]YoNeX> they're tournaments
cards dat b kewl =D
<NickWhiz1> hmmm
<NickWhiz1>
wait
* NickWhiz1 just had a thought
<NickWhiz1> if they
downgrade BETD from a Secret Rare to an Ultra Rare, then that would account for
102 cards, provided ALL of Pharaoh's Servant is included
<NickWhiz1>
but then we don't know about the Secret Rares
<NickWhiz1> PLUS, if all
of Pharaoh's Servant isn't included, where do the other cards come
from?
<[FD]YoNeX> dat's wut i wanna no
<NickWhiz1>
agg
<NickWhiz1> wait
* NickWhiz1 just had a
thought
<[FD]YoNeX> Laugh Out
Loud
<NickWhiz1> actually, 2
<NickWhiz1> 1. The
rest of the cards are another chunk from Booster
Chronicle.
<[FD]YoNeX> might b
possible
<NickWhiz1> 2. The rest of the cards are reprinted
from the practically-extinct LoBEWD set.
<NickWhiz1>
or...
<[FD]YoNeX> the 2nd is wut im'
thinking
<[FD]YoNeX> =D
<[FD]YoNeX> they might print
card d.
<NickWhiz1> 3. The people that Ryo Akiyama were
talking to at GenCon are pulling a fast one on
us.
<[FD]YoNeX> Laugh Out
Loud
<[FD]YoNeX> i say 2 n' 3
* NickWhiz1 might
have to write an article about this.....
...
We seem to have conflicting sources here. One
source points to Magic Ruler and all of Pharaoh's Servant (the
ad) and one source points to Magic Ruler and some of
Pharaoh's Servant (Ryo Akiyama), but doesn't specify where the other cards come
from.
Simplified:
English Magic Ruler: 102 cards (not counting Secret
Rares)
Japanese Magic Ruler: 50 cards
Japanese Pharaoh's Servant: 52 cards (counting the
Secret Rare Blue Eyes Toon Dragon, if it were demoted to Ultra
Rare)
Japanese Magic Ruler + Japanese Pharaoh's Servant +
1-2 Secret Rares = English Magic Ruler, but that appears not to be the
case.
Where do the rest of the cards in the set come
from, then?
Well, there are a few
possibilities:
*Booster Chronicle (there's still 50 cards left in the set,
since 30 were put in the tourney packs)
*Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon (maybe we'll get
back cards like Polymerization and
Raigeki)
*Pharaoh's Servant (yep, that's possible
too)
*Curse of Anubis (the Japanese set after Pharaoh's
Servant, although that would just be plain strange)
*Promotional cards (hey, it's always
possible)
*A combination of any of the above
We'll just have to wait until we get an official
spoiler in a week or two.
Mechanicalchaser, what's
that?
If you've been keeping up with Yu-Gi-Oh!,
you'll know that Mechanicalchaser is probably the hottest card right now, as it
is so hard to find (1:108 in tournament packs). Furthermore, it is
very playable, seeing as it is currently the strongest Level 4
no-effect monster out in America. Its stats, for those that don't
know:
Mechanicalchaser
Main-Type: Dark
Sub-Type: Machine
Level: 4
Attack: 1850
Defense: 800
I thought that this card was going to become a
major problem in the tourney scene, but after thinking about it, it falls just
as easily to Dark Elf and Jirai Gumo, two
popular cards right now. But still, it's an annoyance when you see this
card come out against your defenseless La Jinn and 7
Colored Fish =/
The Difference Between "Tribute" and
"Sacrifice"
I feel that I must bring this up. For the
English version of this game, Konami/UD decided to use the word "Tribute"
instead of "Sacrifice" when referring to sacrificing for a high level monster
and sacrificing for card effects. This has led to some highly unpleasant
arguments involving monster effects that require "Tribute", the most arguments
coming from Share the Pain. Allow me to
clarify:
When you Tribute a monster for an effect
like Share the Pain, you cannot also Tribute that same monster for a
high-level monster.
Some cards (like Catapult Turtle) have something
similar to this in their effect, but it also requires another
clarification:
If you use the card "Soul Exchange", you
CAN use the monster you choose to Tribute for a card effect, as long as you do
so IMMEDIATELY (i.e. your immediate next move) after you use the card.
That means, if you were to Tribute for a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, you CAN'T use 2
Soul Exchanges, as the next immediate move after the first Soul Exchange would
be the second, which is illegal.
I hope that this can prevent some arguments in the
future. If you don't agree with these, tough, this is the way these cards
are meant to be played. Check the official FAQ or the tourney rulings PDF
on the tourney website.
Well, this is it, for now. If you have
any opinions about Magic Ruler, Mechanicalchaser, and/or Monster Tributing, send
any comments to yugiohdepartment@pojo.com with the
title "Re: Magic Ruler, Mechanicalchaser, and Monster Tributing", and I'm sure
Bill won't mind posting a few of them. Make sure that they are legible,
thought out, and generally intelligent, otherwise they won't get posted.
Also, you can reply the old fashioned way at nickwhiz1@buckeye-express.com. 