The Machima Squad (Wave 1)

[JordanPark24]

[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]I've made this new set of cards and I'd really like to receive some opinions about them.[/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]I'm still getting a grip of the [i]new new[/i] OCG so I may be a bit off with the effect. If you see any errors [i]please[/i] point them out for me! I'd really like to have this down for future cards.[/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]Anyway, here's the Machima Squad.[/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][b][color=#0000cd]Machima W-1 Matrix Commander[/color][/b][/size][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][size=4][spoiler=Lore][/size][/size]1 "Machima" Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner "Machima" monsters[/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]This card gains 500 ATK for each face-up "Machima" card you control. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster your opponent controls: destroy it. Once per turn: you can decrease this card's ATK by 500 to add one "Machima" card from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.[/spoiler][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][b][color=#a52a2a][size=5]Machima W-1 Crusader[/size][/color][/b][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][size=4][spoiler=Lore]This card gains 200 ATK for each face-up "Machima" card you control. If this card is used for the Synchro Summon of a "Machima" monster: add this card's ATK to the ATK of the summoned monster.[/spoiler][/size][/size][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][b][color=#808080][size=5]Machima W-1 Golem[/size][/color][/b][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][size=4][spoiler=Lore]This card can be Normal Summoned without a tribute. This card gains 200 DEF for each face-up "Machima" card you control. If this card is used for the Synchro Summon of a "Machima" monster: add this card's DEF to the DEF of the summoned monster.[/spoiler][/size][/size][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][b][color=#006400][size=5]Matrix Controller[/size][/color][/b][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][size=4][spoiler=Lore]You can only activate this card if you control a face-up "Machima W-1 Matrix Commander": banish it. Special Summon 1 "Machima W-1 Matrix Onslaught" from your Extra Deck.[/spoiler][/size][/size][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#800080][b][size=5]Machima Rising[/size][/b][/color][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][size=4][spoiler=Lore]As long as this card remains face-up on the field: negate the effect of any Spell or Trap Card that targets a face-up "Machima" monster you control; destroy it.[/spoiler][/size][/size][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#daa520][b][size=5]Machima W-1 Matrix Onslaught[/size][/b][/color][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][size=4][spoiler=Lore]This card cannot by Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of "Matrix Controller." This card gains 1000 ATK and DEF for every face-up "Machima" card you control. Once per turn: you can tribute one face-up "Machima" monster you control to destroy all monsters on your opponents side of the field. If you use this effect: you cannot conduct your next Battle Phase. If this card is the only "Machima" monster you control: destroy it.[/spoiler][/size][/size][/font][/center][/center]
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[center][center][font="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"]Well, there they are and I probably just embarrassed myself with my horrible OCG...[/font][/center][/center]

[ragnarok1945]

Crusader can get broken from the atk gain in synchro

yes Matrix Commander is weak on its own, but it'll go up to at least 3000 atk anyway once you use Crusader to summon it. The 500 atk gain part is fine, just like Perfect Machine King's effect (to an extent)

"[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]Once per turn: you can decrease this card's ATK by 500 to add one "Machima" card from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand"[/font][/size][/size][/font]

[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=5][size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif]This one I just see it recycling itself so that you drop it by 500, summon a Machima, its atk goes right back up by 500[/font][/size][/size][/font]

[Phantom Roxas]

Is this not supposed to be a part of the Machina archetype, or did you just misspell that?

Matrix Commander is awful. I get that the low original ATK was meant to prevent it from being overpowered, but when you're inferior to Perfect Machine King aside from a good fetch effect, something is wrong. The fact that's it a Level 10 archetype-specific Synchro just makes it worse, and considering how there are only two cards you could use to summon it, that makes your options outrageously limited. You're pretty much required to use Crusader, although Crusader is a good card in its own right.

Golem is ridiculous, and it's blatantly obvious that the only reason it's a Level 5 that you can Normal Summon without any requirement is so that you can use it for Matrix Commander. This reminds me of the Tech Genus archetype, but worse. The monsters serve no purpose but to summon a particular Synchro, but in truth you're better off using the non-Synchro monsters in other decks.

Controller and Onslaught are hilariously easy to use, but situational. Just have two of each of Crusader, Controller, and Onslaught, and you're pretty much set.

I might be wrong, but doesn't Machima Rising prevent you from targeting your Machima's with your own cards? Isn't that a bit counter-intuitive?

[JordanPark24]

[quote name='Phantom Roxas' timestamp='1313188454' post='5437282']
Is this not supposed to be a part of the Machina archetype, or did you just misspell that?

Matrix Commander is awful. I get that the low original ATK was meant to prevent it from being overpowered, but when you're inferior to Perfect Machine King aside from a good fetch effect, something is wrong. The fact that's it a Level 10 archetype-specific Synchro just makes it worse, and considering how there are only two cards you could use to summon it, that makes your options outrageously limited. You're pretty much required to use Crusader, although Crusader is a good card in its own right.

Golem is ridiculous, and it's blatantly obvious that the only reason it's a Level 5 that you can Normal Summon without any requirement is so that you can use it for Matrix Commander. This reminds me of the Tech Genus archetype, but worse. The monsters serve no purpose but to summon a particular Synchro, but in truth you're better off using the non-Synchro monsters in other decks.

Controller and Onslaught are hilariously easy to use, but situational. Just have two of each of Crusader, Controller, and Onslaught, and you're pretty much set.

I might be wrong, but doesn't Machima Rising prevent you from targeting your Machima's with your own cards? Isn't that a bit counter-intuitive?
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Nope. Not a misspell

You see, it's not a complete set. I'm planning on making a few more waves of cards that could be used instead of either Crusader or Golem. There will be plenty more monsters to support these. And true about Machima Rising. I should change that so it only affects opponents cards.