Playable Ritual? G-g-gasp!

[Snatcher]

Remember Javelin Beetle? Here's him again, but actually good.

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LORE:
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Dolorous Stroke". When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster.

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LORE:
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Grand Jarvohl". You must also Tribute monsters from the field or your hand whose total Levels equal 4 or more. During your Main Phase, you can remove from play this card from your Graveyard. If you do, increase the ATK and DEF of 1 face-up monster you control by 500 until it is removed from the field.

Now, before anyone gets the wrong idea: I am aware that my OCG can sometimes be terrible and inaccurate. However, this does not need to be restated without constructive criticism. If I am wrong, don't just tell me I am... fix it. Now that that's been said, go nuts.

[ragnarok1945]

500 atk boost is nothing new, happens all the time

neither is the burning effect for your ritual monster

if you use it to boost the ritual to 2450, it's a bit high in atk, but it should be ok

[Cody Frost]

This still needs more support. The card is good, but "playable" is another story. Look at the "Gishki" archtype. They're doing a somewhat good job at making Ritual Monsters playable.

[Snatcher]

[quote name='Cody Frost' timestamp='1311726897' post='5389954']
This still needs more support. The card is good, but "playable" is another story. Look at the "Gishki" archtype. They're doing a somewhat good job at making Ritual Monsters playable.
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I love the Gishki's! They really make rituals look good. As for this card, I see what you mean. More support is always a good thing.

[Cody Frost]

Go for it. I tried Rituals with Rocks and made the "Jizen Ritual Rocks" (link in my sig but you have to look for it) and they turned out okay.

[Snatcher]

[quote name='Cody Frost' timestamp='1311728210' post='5389993']
Go for it. I tried Rituals with Rocks and made the "Jizen Ritual Rocks" (link in my sig but you have to look for it) and they turned out okay.
[/quote]

Your rock archetype has given me a few ideas. I'm going to play around with it.

[byak]

This card isn't really a playable Ritual, and we already have playable Rituals anyway (Herald, Gishkis)

[.Rai]

[quote]Playable Ritual[/quote]

Perfect Herald, Gishkis, Demise, Northwemko.

Kinda plain and not really that useful. At the end of the day, it's a -1 in terms of advantage and you end up with a sub-par Flame Wingman.

[This Account is Unplayable]

No one's mentioned Relinquished. I am disappointed.

Overall, the card's sub-par, it's a -2 (depending on how you look at it) that's severely outclassed in the modern metagame. A more beneficial effect for the player, or something that will hinder the opponent without just being burn would greatly help.