[Single] Scarlet Geist

[CommanderVolt]

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[center]Scarlet Geist - FIRE/Spellcaster 2000/1000[/center]


2 Level 4 Monsters
While this card has Xyz Naterials, any battle damage it inflicts is treated as effect damage. Once per turn, when this card inflicts effect damage to a players lifepoints, you can detatch an xyz material from this card; if you do, increase the ATK of this card by an amount equal to that damage.

[left]comments, criticism, OCG fixes, all appreciated.[/left]

[Sander]

I guess the card is okay, but that's all I can say about it. All it does is change battle damage to effect damage, which doesn't really do much, other than allow you to bypass a few cards that negate battle damage specifically. It also allows your opponent to use Gorz's second effect, which will hurt you in the process. So yeah, why would you want to dedicate Extra Deck space for something like this when there are clearly better options that allow you to deal with more frequent situations that happen in a duel?

[CommanderVolt]

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I guess the card is okay, but that's all I can say about it. All it does is change battle damage to effect damage, which doesn't really do much, other than allow you to bypass a few cards that negate battle damage specifically. It also allows your opponent to use Gorz's second effect, which will hurt you in the process. So yeah, why would you want to dedicate Extra Deck space for something like this when there are clearly better options that allow you to deal with more frequent situations that happen in a duel?
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Did you completely skip the fact that it gets stronger equal to the damage it deals, or did you just not bother to mention it at all? Sure it requires a bit of set-up to get a direct-attack in, but that suddenly turns her into a 4k beater whose just going to get stronger with possible sequential attacks. But i guess not having a slightly (or more-so) over the top card effect isan't cutting it in yugioh anymore.

[Strider Tigerwolf]

I think he bypassed that part, and the fact that it could run over Gorz and become a 5300 ATK goddess. Junk Warrior would <3 to play with her XD

OT - The card is actually balanced. The fact that it turns battle damage into effect damage and then boosts itself from there is quite interesting. It's also a solid generic card that can be run on pretty much any deck and making it Spellcaster-Type makes for some very powerful Spellbook support plays (especially with Spellbook of Power). The fact that the ATK gain is permanent is well thought out and although it "can" become a big monster, it does require a good hand and field to make it such. Lol double attack directly for an 8k monster?