DARKPLANT RISING Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [center][img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110221113832/yugioh/images/thumb/7/73/GiftoftheMachineEmperorsEXVC-JP-C.jpg/300px-GiftoftheMachineEmperorsEXVC-JP-C.jpg[/img] Activate only if the only monsters on the field are 2 face-up "Meklord" monsters. Draw 2 cards. During the turn this card is activated, you cannot conduct your Battle Phase. Disc on terribleness.[/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAmNateXero Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Too situational to be any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Exactly 2 is what hurts it. If it was "2 or more", it'd be better. Losing your Battle Phase afterwards just adds more sting. And yet, it's a better draw card than Pot of the Crimson Devil Dragon. EDIT: Re-read it. WAIT, WHAT?! "The only monsters on the field"?! Is that translated right? If so, now it's worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Yeah, I reread twice to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth_The_Legend Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 terrible. might've been ok if it was quickplay but as it is, it's s***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Should have been: Activate only if you control 2 or more "Kikou" monsters. Draw 2 cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I considered it rather worthless in a Machine Imperial/Machine Emperor deck before, but now it's just garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Nu-13 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 OH f*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Jesse Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I hate it when Konami makes such bastardized versions of anime cards that they couldn't even be used in the way they were in the show by any stretch of the imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Void Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 They really nerfed the f*** out off this archetype outside of the initial Emperors. Pretty much impossible to activate in any normal version of the ME deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I actually think it should have kept the anime effect. "Draw 1 card for every Machine Imperial or Machine Emperor monster you control". Even if they said "You can only activate this card if the only monsters you control are Machine Imperial or Machine Emperor monsters", it would actually be okay. Sad, because the biggest flaw with the Machine Imperials is they want to get 3 out to bring out Asterisk, but can almost never do it due to hand advantage and an inability to swarm well. Insisting that the ONLY monsters on the FIELD must be EXACTLY 2...it's just cruel. I rather run Reckless Greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Void Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 The best thing though? They have no reason to bring out Asterisk since he too was nerfed to oblivion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Yeah...if Asterisk wasn't a Semi-Nomi it would have been okay. And if it didn't require Tributing your monsters. I think Konami forgot that the good boss monsters should be worth trying to get out. Asterisk was epic in the anime, and had very clear flaws despite that. They removed everything good about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiithepeople Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Well I can think of one or two things Wisel Ein and Skiel Ein Activate this and draw 2. Continue to Exceed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='Card effect'] Activate [b]only if the only monsters on the field[/b] are [b]2 face-up "Meklord"[/b] [/quote] [img]http://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/33777CardTable.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieyasu Tokugawa Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='wiithepeople' timestamp='1300745772' post='5088145'] Well I can think of one or two things Wisel Ein and Skiel Ein Activate this and draw 2. Continue to Exceed. [/quote] This assumes your opponent has no monsters :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysty Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='evilfusion' timestamp='1300727325' post='5087520'] Yeah...if Asterisk wasn't [b]a Semi-Nomi[/b] it would have been okay. And if it didn't require Tributing your monsters. [/quote] According to the wikia, it technically isn't a Semi-Nomi. While it can't be Normal Summoned or Set, requiring 3 Meklords is just one way to SS it. But it is still junk. It should have said exactly [b]3[/b] and draw [b]3[/b], and [b]not have the "skip Battle Phase" condition[/b]. Then it could be used like the anime used it IIRC. Personally, I wish they would just nerf the anime cards just so that they could still be used for their anime purpose and not get the n00bs confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='Mystery Guest' timestamp='1300747380' post='5088188'] According to the wikia, it technically isn't a Semi-Nomi. While it can't be Normal Summoned or Set, requiring 3 Meklords is just one way to SS it. But it is still junk. It should have said exactly [b]3[/b] and draw [b]3[/b], and [b]not have the "skip Battle Phase" condition[/b]. Then it could be used like the anime used it IIRC. Personally, I wish they would just nerf the anime cards just so that they could still be used for their anime purpose and not get the n00bs confused. [/quote] Considering my translation of this card (from Shriek or wherever, about a month or so back when I updated my YVD sets) also just said you need to control exactly 2 (nothing about only monsters on the field), it's possible that I have an outdated translation of Asterisk. But I remember this series of events: - Asterisk translation. People note a Machine Dupe combo. - Asterisk translation updated. Asterisk is now a Semi-Nomi. It is called junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Nu-13 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Double-checked in various places + translated the Japanese effect. Asterisk isn't a Nomi/Semi-Nomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Noted. Good, so Asterisk can pretend to be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuku Oikawa Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Use this in Mirror Matches. Would be epic then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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