Have the "Spider" archtype in mind: Two Synchros, so far.

[Dandelo]

I understand neither are very creative; I just thought i'd give the Spider archtype, if not the whole of Insects, some offensive options when it comes to Synchros. Plus, with "Dark Spider" as a Tuner, it's not hard to get these out.

[center][img]http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7500/212065z.jpg[/img]

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Insect-Type monsters
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, and your opponent does not activate a Spell or Trap Card, this card inflicts Piercing Damage. Once per turn, if you have only Insect-Type monsters in your Graveyard, you can remove 1 Insect-Type monster in your Graveyard from play to switch all monsters your opponent controls whose Levels are equal to or lower than the removed monster's Level to Defense Position.[/center]

[center][img]http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4016/212065u.jpg[/img]

1 Tuner + "Relinquished Spider" + 1 non-Tuner Insect-Type monster
When this card is Synchro Summoned, destroy all Defense Position monsters your opponent controls. This card cannot attack the turn it is Summoned. Once per turn, during either player's turn, if an opponent's monster is changed to Defense Position, you can discard 1 card to inflict damage to your opponent equal to the monster's DEF.[/center]

[White Hollow]

piercing?
nice card, nice idea
8/10

[Mugendramon]

[font="Arial"][size="2"]Just to make it clear, because I've seen this several times.

The term 'Piercing Damage' does not exist, the correct lore for that is; [/size][/font]
[font="Arial"][size="2"][i]'[color="#3A3A3A"]During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.'[/color][/i][/size][/font]
[font="Arial"][size="2"] It's like if you said 'mill the top 5 cards of your Deck.'
[color="#3A3A3A"][color="#000000"]Also, I'd the effect changed all monsters whose Level is equal to [b]or lower than[/b] the removed monster. That would make it worth removing a high-[/color][/color]Level monster.

A good card indeed, though please make sure to revise my point.[/size][/font]

[Dandelo]

[quote name='BlindMonkey' timestamp='1291462067' post='4827915']
[font="Arial"][size="2"]Just to make it clear, because I've seen this several times.

The term 'Piercing Damage' does not exist, the correct lore for that is; [/size][/font]
[font="Arial"][size="2"][i]'[color="#3A3A3A"]During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.'[/color][/i][/size][/font]
[font="Arial"][size="2"] It's like if you said 'mill the top 5 cards of your Deck.'
[color="#3A3A3A"][color="#000000"]Also, I'd the effect changed all monsters whose Level is equal to [b]or lower than[/b] the removed monster. That would make it worth removing a high-[/color][/color]Level monster.

A good card indeed, though please make sure to revise my point.[/size][/font]
[/quote]

Oh, poo. Having that full effect is such a bother, sometimes. And I meant it to be "equal to or lower than" in the first place, I must have forgotten to type it, haha.

Thank you for the comments!

[Mugendramon]

[quote name='waters27' timestamp='1291463225' post='4827936']
Oh, poo. [b]Having that full effect is such a bother, sometimes.[/b] And I meant it to be "equal to or lower than" in the first place, I must have forgotten to type it, haha.

Thank you for the comments!
[/quote]

It is, but some people in here might get to flame you because of not having it.

[Dandelo]

I may have to risk it!

[Anbu-of-Sand]

[color=blue][b]Gold Plated Araneae[/b][/color]

[b]OCG / Common Sense:[/b]
OCG is flawless. No errors whatsoever.

[b]Effect / Originality:[/b]
Lets see if this card can change the Spider Archetypes concept into something more.....useful. It has somewhat decent stats, which help with it's first effect that can let it dish out some Piercing Damage when it attacks a Defense Position monster, that is, if your opponent doesn't chain the attack with anything Spell or Trap wise. It also can switch the battle positions of all your opponent's monsters to Defense Position if you only have Insect-Type monsters in the Graveyard, that is, only monsters with a Level equal to or lower that the Insect-Type in your Graveyard you are going to remove from play for the effect. Concepts work EXTREMELY well together in my opinion.

[b]Usefulness / Balance:[/b]
It isn't a staple in the Extra Deck, which makes me sad, HOWEVER, it can possibly bring up Spiders up a notch. Not Tier 1.5 or Tier 1 or anything, but maybe Tier 2. Seeing this card can really help Spiders abuse their effects of Defense Position manipulation. Not entirely sure if they also focus on Piercing as well, but for them, this Synchro being able to Pierce is just a +1. It has a decent overall balance. But in my opinion, the low DEF is somewhat questionable. You know, seeing it has gold plated armor.

[b]Ratings:[/b]
OCG / Common Sense: 2/2
Effect / Originality: 3.9/4
Usefulness / Balance: 3.7/4
[b]Overall: 9.6/10[/b]

[Dandelo]

[quote name='Anbu-of-Sand' timestamp='1291487148' post='4828781']
[color=blue][b]Gold Plated Araneae[/b][/color]

[b]OCG / Common Sense:[/b]
OCG is flawless. No errors whatsoever.

[b]Effect / Originality:[/b]
Lets see if this card can change the Spider Archetypes concept into something more.....useful. It has somewhat decent stats, which help with it's first effect that can let it dish out some Piercing Damage when it attacks a Defense Position monster, that is, if your opponent doesn't chain the attack with anything Spell or Trap wise. It also can switch the battle positions of all your opponent's monsters to Defense Position if you only have Insect-Type monsters in the Graveyard, that is, only monsters with a Level equal to or lower that the Insect-Type in your Graveyard you are going to remove from play for the effect. Concepts work EXTREMELY well together in my opinion.

[b]Usefulness / Balance:[/b]
It isn't a staple in the Extra Deck, which makes me sad, HOWEVER, it can possibly bring up Spiders up a notch. Not Tier 1.5 or Tier 1 or anything, but maybe Tier 2. Seeing this card can really help Spiders abuse their effects of Defense Position manipulation. Not entirely sure if they also focus on Piercing as well, but for them, this Synchro being able to Pierce is just a +1. It has a decent overall balance. But in my opinion, the low DEF is somewhat questionable. You know, seeing it has gold plated armor.

[b]Ratings:[/b]
OCG / Common Sense: 2/2
Effect / Originality: 3.9/4
Usefulness / Balance: 3.7/4
[b]Overall: 9.6/10[/b]
[/quote]

I just thought the Spiders could use something a little more offensive, i.e. Piercing Damage. Also, considering this card can change your opponent's monsters to Defense Position on its own, it doesn't necessarily need to be used in a strictly Spider Deck, although I can't think of any other Insect-based Decks out there. And i'm not sure why its DEF is so low, I meant it to be 1900. Must've missed typing the 1.


Thank you for the comment, Anbu. Always appreciated, sir.

[Anbu-of-Sand]

Your welcome my good sir.

[Dandelo]

"Volatile Arachnid" added!

[Anbu-of-Sand]

[color=blue][b]Volatile Arachnid[/b][/color]

[b]OCG / Common Sense:[/b]
OCG is flawless. No errors whatsoever.

[b]Effect / Originality:[/b]
Right off the bat, BOOM GOES ALL YOUR OPPONENT'S DEFENSE POSITION MONSTERS!!1!, but it can't attack the turn it is Summoned. The monster then has some sweet burn by discarding a card when one of your opponent's monsters is switched to Defense Position, which then makes your opponent take damage equal to the monsters DEF. The overall concepts works well, especially since it uses Relinquished Spider as one of the Synchro Material Requirements.

[b]Usefulness / Balance:[/b]
The card once again, although not a staple in Extra Decks, quite useful. The discarded card can benefit depending on what you discard, seeing also Spiders have somewhat of a strategy depending on the number of Insect-Type monsters in your Graveyard. The burn although somewhat out of place, is also useful seeing most of the Spiders aren't really beatsticks. The card seems balanced, but possibly underpowered for the somewhat specific requirements for the Synchro Material, but that's just in my opinion.

[b]Ratings:[/b]
OCG / Common Sense: 2/2
Effect / Originality: 3.7/4
Usefulness / Balance: 3.8/4
[b]Overall: 9.5/10[/b]

Also, think you can leave a review on my current Archetype in return? Just updated it a few moments ago

[Ignis avis]

@Blindmonkey
Technically Piercing is a legit term to use on cards because it's used on some of the Cyberdark cards, they use "This card inflicts Piercing Damage"

[Anbu-of-Sand]

[quote name='Ignis avis' timestamp='1291515153' post='4829958']
@Blindmonkey
Technically Piercing is a legit term to use on cards because it's used on some of the Cyberdark cards, they use "This card inflicts Piercing Damage"
[/quote]
Actually, only [b]ONE[/b] Cyberdark card, to be more specific, one YGO card has ever used Piercing Damage in it's term, and that is the Cyberdark card you mentioned. Also, Piercing Damage is perfectly fine to use. It's just a shortened term to see that long sentence that squishes up text in a card. So even though it has only been used once, I agree Piercing Damage is a legit enough term, seeing it has been used on a card, once that is.

[Ignis avis]

Could of sworn it was on the other two also, guess Cyberdark Horn is unique.

[Jazin Kay]

It's cute how some people still think the "Piercing" term doesn't exist.

It exists on an actual playable card. Therefor it is real. Requesting further proof is positively insane and reminds me of Flat-Earth theorists.

Yes, they still exist somehow.

[Anbu-of-Sand]

[quote name='Jazin Kay' timestamp='1291519302' post='4830119']
It's cute how some people still think the "Piercing" term doesn't exist.

It exists on an actual playable card. Therefor it is real. Requesting further proof is positively insane and reminds me of Flat-Earth theorists.

Yes, they still exist somehow.
[/quote]
[strike]Well, Cyberdark Whatever isn't playable, but I understand what you mean.[/strike]

[Mugendramon]

[quote name='Jazin Kay' timestamp='1291519302' post='4830119']
It's cute how some people still think the "Piercing" term doesn't exist.

It exists on an actual playable card. Therefor it is real. Requesting further proof is positively insane and reminds me of Flat-Earth theorists.

Yes, they still exist somehow.
[/quote]

I did not ask for proof of it. Or perhaps you are not even talking to me. But I have always thought Piercing damage was not an applicable term, alas now I know it is. I no longer think Earth is flat.