Arcana Force

[DARKPLANT RISING]

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[i]My name is Arkana.[/i]
[spoiler=Actual Archetype to be discussed]
[url=http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Arcana_Force]Couldn't find a good pic.[/url][/spoiler]

Discuss.

EDIT: [url=http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Arkana%27s_Deck:_Mistakes_in_Dubbed_Episodes]Talking of Arkana...[/url]

[Mr. Judgment Dragon]

Terrible archetype. Many are either terrible or outclassed by other cards because they don't rely on a coin toss for an effect. Only The World (with its lockdown), The Dark Ruler (with its OTK) and The Fool (which is outclassed by Marshmallon anyway) are decent. Well the Light Ruler can also OTK but The Dark Ruler does it better since it can do it without Megamorph.

[Black W Mage]

they seem like fun. though I've always wondered, even if you always got the positive effect, would it be a good deck?

[DARKPLANT RISING]

[quote name='Red W Mage' timestamp='1283491409' post='4594486']
they seem like fun. though I've always wondered, even if you always got the positive effect, would it be a good deck?
[/quote]
Maybe, but the problem is that it's impossible.

[Mr. Judgment Dragon]

[quote name='Red W Mage' timestamp='1283491409' post='4594486']
they seem like fun. though I've always wondered, even if you always got the positive effect, would it be a good deck?
[/quote]

No because the positive Effects of the majority of them are sub-par or bad anyway. The World's positive Effect is so good it is banworthy, The Dark Ruler has no negative Effect although the built-in OTK is better than the field nuke, The Fool would only be played for its inability to be destroyed in battle or with some Creature Swap abuse strategy (which isn't really reliable since it can backfire anyway) in mind and The Light Ruler for its ability to OTK with Megamorph or ability to recover a card from your Graveyard when it destroys a monster. It just isn't a stable Archetype since Arcana Forces just don't work well together and their best cards don't work well together.

[Sleepy]

They were horribly designed. If they had positive effects in both sides (but different effects so that it would sort of keep its nature). Not banworthy effects, just good ones. And work well as a viable Deck.

Something like:

Arcana Force I - The Fool
LIGHT Fairy/Efect
****
1200/1200
Once per turn, toss a coin. Heads: Double this card's ATK and DEF until your opponent's End Phase. If you do, you can double the ATK and DEF of 1 other Level 7 or lower "Arcana Force" monster until the End Phase. Tails: Send to the Graveyard 1 face-up monster your opponent controls, with an ATK or DEF lower than the ATK of 1 monster you control. If you do, discard 1 card.

Well, maybe its not that good of an example, but I think my point is understood.

[Expelsword]

LOL

I think the reason they put the wrong cards in their hand is so people into freezeframes can get a surprise

BTW: Jaden ran Yellow Gadget

[Darkest Hour]

They could've just given them two GOOD effects, but do different things, such as head=swarm effects, and tails=removal effects.
or something to that effect.

[Brinolovania]

EPIC FAILURE ARCHETYPE.

[byak]

[quote name='Judgment Phoenix' timestamp='1283491853' post='4594497']
No because the positive Effects of the majority of them are sub-par or bad anyway. The World's positive Effect is so good it is banworthy, The Dark Ruler has no negative Effect although the built-in OTK is better than the field nuke, The Fool would only be played for its inability to be destroyed in battle or with some Creature Swap abuse strategy (which isn't really reliable since it can backfire anyway) in mind and The Light Ruler for its ability to OTK with Megamorph or ability to recover a card from your Graveyard when it destroys a monster. It just isn't a stable Archetype since Arcana Forces just don't work well together and their best cards don't work well together.
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The Chariot.