Ballenus

[Luxubu_]

Effect: This card cannot be destroyed by battle except with "Core" monsters. You take no Battle Damage from battles involving this card. Once per turn, if you have no cards in your Spell & Trap Card Zone: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; destroy 1 monster with ATK or DEF equal or higher than the ATK of this card.

Please rate & fix ^^

[Luxubu_]

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[nolvorite]

>cant be destroyed by battle
>no battle damage

hm

[Luxubu_]

"This card" = "You"

[Darj]

Small fix:

than the ATK of this card. --> this card's ATK.

 

And I find the card balanced actually. It is not too different to Armor Master, who is easier to Summon (in Blackwings of course) than this. The main difference is that Ballenus is intended to be a wall, which I believe would be a great addition to the Rank 6 Xyz toolbox. Then, to activate its effect, you pretty much have to leave it unprotected against the opponent's card effects, which should balance things out.

 

Then only thing that could turn this card too powerful is that you can overlay Gaia Dragoon over this, so in a single turn you could destroy an stronger monster with Ballenus --> Summon Gaia Dragoon --> declare a direct or piercing attack. However, you can do the same thing with Exa-Bettle (without the need of a clear backrow), so said combo wouldn't be something new, and in any case, Gaia Dragoon is the problem, not Ballenus.

 

In short, it is a great card.