Mystery Monsters - new card type

[Gorm13]

WARNING: Lots of text following. You don't have to read all of it, but it's recommended to understand the cards.

 

So you clicked on this thread to see some "Mystery Monsters"? I assume you want to know what Mystery Monsters are. They are a new type of Monster Card, like Fusion or Synchro Monsters, and just like them they go into the Extra Deck (that's why they can't simply be Effect Monsters). The question is: What makes them so different from all these that they deserve their own card type? Let's look at one example:

This is apparently a new "Blue-Eyes" monster, but the first thing that stands out is the card's color: Green. Wait, aren't Spell Cards green as well? Unfortunately yes (although it's clearly not the same green), but with 8 colors already existant and considering my rudimental graphic skills, it was impossible to find an absolutely unique color for this card type. They should still be easily distinguishable from Spell Cards by having Level Stars, an attribute, ATK/DEF etc.

 

Now that that issue is covered, take a closer look at the card's text box and compare it to Synchro and Fusion Monsters. The type states Mystery (which should be clear enough not to be discussed). The first line of text is the most important. Just as with Fusions and Synchros, the material needed for Summoning the monster is listed there.

But what is that? It states "1 or more cards" ("cards" being capitalized should be ignored now, it's just an OCG issue which I'm not sure about). It couldn't be more general than this. But of course it is not like you only need to tribute 1 unspecific card to summon this. That would be too easy.

Look at Synchros again. Their texts don't say anything about the levels of the Synchro Material Monsters. There are rules for Synchros that are (unlike Rituals or Fusions) not written on the cards and the same applies to Mysteries (short for Mystery Monsters).

 

These are the rules for Mystery Summoning:

To Mystery Summon a Mystery Monster you need to send to the Graveyard from your side of the field Mystery Material Cards listed on the Mystery Monster with a number of Mystery Counters on them equal to or higher than the Level of the Mystery Monster.

 

Let's analyze this. First of all, you need cards (not necessarily monsters, except stated on the card) on the field. These cards need to have Mystery Counters on them. The number of Counters has to be equal to the Level of the Monster you want to summon.

The question that arises now is where you get Mystery Counters from. Let's take a look on the following two cards:

Aha! So you can just play a "Mystery Device", wait a few rounds and summon any Mystery Monster you want? Yes and no. You can summon "Blue-Eyes Sliver Dragon" like that. You could also use two "Mystery Devices" since the monster's text says "1 or more cards". But you can't summon all Mysteries with this card. For example:

The only way to summon "Mystery Dragon" is by using "Magic Dragon". But the counters on "Magic Dragon" don't have to come from its own effect. You could use "Sky Dweller" or other cards (which are not yet introduced) for that purpose.

 

[spoiler="Paladin of Silver Dragon's effect]This monster can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card "Silver Dragon Ritual." You must also Tribute monsters whose total Levels equal 4 or more from the field or your hand. When this monster attacks a face-up Defense Position monster, destroy the face-up monster without damage calculation. You can Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon" from your Extra Deck, ignoring the summoning conditions. This Special Summon is treated as a Mystery Summon.

"Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon" cannot attack during the turn it is Summoned by this card's effect.

 

"Paladin of Silver Dragon" is the Silver version of Paladin of White Dragon and provides a different way of summoning BESD. I didn't find an appropriate picture for its ritual spell card, but these cards' effects are all similar, so just imagine the card was here.

Mystery Weapon is a support card for Mystery Monsters; it's the Mystery counterpart of Fusion Weapon and Ritual Weapon.

 

The first of these cards is another example of a Mystery Monster with - again - different Material Cards. The second card helps summoning Mystery Monsters.

 

This should be enough for the beginning; now I want to read some comments and/or suggestions.

 

 

UPDATE (25/05/2009):

 

Like every other versatile card type, Mysteries need some Anti-Support. We don't want these cards to be too strong, do we? These are simple cards based on Discord and Mirror Force, so it's nothing special.

 

A Mystery counterpart of Sunlight Unicorn and further summoning support.

 

This card will make your opponent regret he/she used Counter Cleaner. Of course this works well with all kinds of counters (A-Counters, Spell Counters etc).

[Agaming]

Nice idea 9/10

[zombiepromking]

really cool idea, it would bring a very cool and unique challenge to the game. There should definitely be some cards to protect you from cards like "Counter Cleaner"

[fish-eye]

this is a great idea. to bad there was'nt another color you could use instead of green. awsome job on making a new card type. 9/10

[Symbiote]

In all honesty, that's a pretty cool idea. Keep making more, they're pretty sweet.

[RAEGING D0GKING]

nice for a new member 9/10

also how did you make the recolour not go over the name and the pic and the attribute and the stars

[B3lly N3rd]

this is a great idea. to bad there was'nt another color you could use instead of green. awsome job on making a new card type. 9/10

 

the green card threw me off a bit..but kewl ^^

 

i must say im impressed...not much members...advanced members and even senior members got ocg likes that...just dun take ocg to seriously..

[Baroque in Paradise]

Holy . . . holy toledo.

 

Fantastic OCG, and making a unique concept . . .

 

. . . THAT ISN'T WHOLLY BROKEN. MY GODS. This actually looks quite well-thought-out, and well-made, as well!

 

. . . Though, wasn't Paladin of White Dragon a Ritual Monster for a reason? Anyways anyways anyways.

 

I'll admit that I came in here with a certain degree of skepticism -- how often in this day and age is 'Mystery' used as a descriptor, after all -- and as I started reading I thought 'oh, boy, this is going to...' . . . and then I read the card text and the rest of the article, and boy was I amazed at how . . . meticulously planned the whole thing is.

 

This is fantastic. Keep this up, and you'll go places, kid.

 

I never thought I'd say this about a custom class of card, but . . . I can't wait to see what else you add to it, be it support, new Mystery Monsters, or both.

[B3lly N3rd]

Holy . . . holy toledo.

 

Fantastic OCG' date=' and making a unique concept . . .

 

. . . THAT ISN'T WHOLLY BROKEN. MY GODS. This actually looks quite well-thought-out, and well-made, as well!

 

. . . Though, wasn't Paladin of White Dragon a Ritual Monster for a reason? Anyways anyways anyways.

 

I'll admit that I came in here with a certain degree of skepticism -- how often in this day and age is 'Mystery' used as a descriptor, after all -- and as I started reading I thought 'oh, boy, this is going to...' . . . and then I read the card text and the rest of the article, and boy was I amazed at how . . . meticulously planned the whole thing is.

 

This is fantastic. Keep this up, and you'll go places, kid.

 

I never thought I'd say this about a custom class of card, but . . . I can't wait to see what else you add to it, be it support, new Mystery Monsters, or both.

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i agree

[Symbiote]

Are you sure you're a new member, and not a double accounter?

[connorlong]

THIS IS AMAZING! REP FOR YOU! I love the cards, they are well thought out, they are not overpowered, and I think even the best players would use these.

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Good idea, OCG of off, 8/10.

[Gorm13]

If you didn't realize it already, I added a few cards.

 

First of all, thank you all for your comments. I would never have expected this much enthusiasm. On the other hand I feel pressurized now. I don't want to disappoint anyone but it will be hard to live up to the expectations you might have now.

 

really cool idea' date=' it would bring a very cool and unique challenge to the game. There should definitely be some cards to protect you from cards like "Counter Cleaner"

Thanks for the advice; some credit for "Counter Power" certainly goes to you.

 

this is a great idea. to bad there was'nt another color you could use instead of green. awsome job on making a new card type. 9/10

I could have used blue (too similar to ritual monsters)' date=' red (too similar to traps) or a different shade of green (more similar to spells). I just used the one I liked most.

 

nice for a new member 9/10

also how did you make the recolour not go over the name and the pic and the attribute and the stars

The name wasn't changed by recoloring since swapping red and green (as I did) doesn't have any impact on anything black or white. The pic has been recolored before so that the outcome would be correct again. Stars and attributes were copied onto the recolored card with the help of templates I created.

Btw, before anyone asks, I did all of the recoloring in msPaint and IrfanView. I'm rather a writer than an artist.

 

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i must say im impressed...not much members...advanced members and even senior members got ocg likes that...just dun take ocg to seriously..

The more I work on ocg the more I have to think about the effects. This helps improving the effects. Furthermore I'm a perfectionist.

 

. . . Though' date=' wasn't Paladin of White Dragon a Ritual Monster for a reason? Anyways anyways anyways.

 

I'll admit that I came in here with a certain degree of skepticism -- how often in this day and age is 'Mystery' used as a descriptor, after all -- and as I started reading I thought 'oh, boy, this is going to...' . . . and then I read the card text and the rest of the article, and boy was I amazed at how . . . planned the whole thing is.[/quote']

Yeah, the paladin slipped through my balancing check. A 4-star monster with 1900 ATK and two powerful effects. I made it into a Ritual monster now but that means I'll have to find a good pic for the spell. Nothing comes easy in this world.

"Mystery". I chose that name because it's a mystery why I couldn't come up with a better name. I wanted to call them Miracle Monsters at first. I'm also using mystery, myth and mysticism synonymously just because they sound similar.

You think the whole thing is planned? I must admit I'm unsure about that.

Btw, thanks for teaching me the word "meticulously". I'm always happy when I can improve my English.

 

Are you sure you're a new member' date=' and not a double accounter?

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I'll take the question as a compliment. I'm quite sure I'm a new member (or schizophrenic, but I hope for the former).

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