Jump to content

V-Salamander


Recommended Posts

5587492820130217114133036.jpg

4 Stars/FIRE/Spellcaster-Type - Effect/1500 ATK/1300 DEF
When this card is Normal Summoned: Target 1 "Utopia" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target. {{You can equip this card to a "Number C39: Utopia Ray V" you contol}}} Once per turn: {{You can detach 1 Xyz Material from the equipped monster; negate the effects of the equipped monster and destroy all monsters your opponent controls and inflict 1000 damage for each monster destroyed.}}

Link to comment
Share on other sites

So instead of the "Xyz Change - ZeXal!" we'll probably have something along the lines of "Xyz Change - V!", A.K.A. Yuma's Super Saiyan 2 transformation.

Jeez, they still don't even fully understand what the ZeXal one is about, if at all, and now they are jumping out of it?

 

OT:

The card complements Yuma's deckstyle's goal pretty well: To keep losing badly while trying to play Number 39, and just OTK with BS effects when he is about to die.

 

It's meant to revive the regular Utopia to Chaos Xyz, I can already see that "twist" in the anime....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yeah, now that we sort of know that the name is actually Varian instead of Barian, the V makes more sense plus the puns involved.

 

Which yeah, makes me think V- is going to be like the ZWs.

 

This card looks fun, actually. It's searchable at 1500 ATK (until Sangan gets banned), revives either Utopia, C39, or C39-V when Normal Summoned. It can be equipped to C39-V, and then blow up all your opponent's monsters and burn a potentially massive amount. Plus, C39-V doesn't care if its effects get negated, because it can use its effect before using this effect if your opponent has more than one monster, dealing damage for that monster's ATK (which is probably more than 1000).

 

Of course, for that to work, you'd need 2 Overlay Units, but if you use this to revive Utopia, then use it for C39, then use Varian's Force for C39-V, it'll have 2 Overlays for that combo.

 

And then C39-V can direct attack. So much damage just for Normal Summoning this while you have a Utopia in the Grave...

 

And dont forget that Utopia, C39, and C39-V have support in the ZWs and also with that Utopia rocket launcher Spell card. Huh, Utopia seems to suddenly be capable of supreme offensive power...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That's actually a rather scary thought to entertain.

 

Agreed. Let's look at the "power creep" of Utopia.

 

When first made, it was a balance of offense (2500 generic Rank 4) with a defensive effect to negate attacks, and a huge drawback (it self-destructs if it tries to defend too much).

 

C39 shifted towards offense, but it required you to be losing badly (1000 LP to use effect), but it was capable of inflicting up to 4000 damage out of nowhere. The drawback was, of course, the fact you had to be losing, and you'd need either a self-destructive or defensive approach to trigger this at will.

 

The first ZWs required C39 to use, and both were offense-based. Unicorn Spear boosted by a very nice 1900 and negated effects during Battle, letting it swing over tricky beaters, and Phoenix Bow inflicted burn damage when you killed something.

 

The next ZWs let you use any Utopia, and gave defensive abilities that made its offense even better (Tornado Bringer and Lightning Blade protect your cards/equipped monster and can die in place of other cards). Ultimate Shield revived banished Xyz but only boosted DEF.

 

Hope Launcher was an offensive-burn card that can kill stronger monsters that Utopia normally can't handle.

 

Then C39-V was created, and that alone is a beast. Using Varian Force/Limited Varian Force on a Utopia brings out a 2600 that can destroy monsters and burn just like Volcasaurus, but without the downside of costing its attack. Of course, to use this, you must have used Utopia as the Material.

 

And now this, which pretty much says "you know what'd be fun? Making Utopia and C39-V absurdly spammable and inflict massive burn damage for next to nothing as a cost. For instant nuke, burn, and direct attack, have me and Varian's Force in hand".

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Agreed. Let's look at the "power creep" of Utopia.

 

When first made, it was a balance of offense (2500 generic Rank 4) with a defensive effect to negate attacks, and a huge drawback (it self-destructs if it tries to defend too much).

 

C39 shifted towards offense, but it required you to be losing badly (1000 LP to use effect), but it was capable of inflicting up to 4000 damage out of nowhere. The drawback was, of course, the fact you had to be losing, and you'd need either a self-destructive or defensive approach to trigger this at will.

 

The first ZWs required C39 to use, and both were offense-based. Unicorn Spear boosted by a very nice 1900 and negated effects during Battle, letting it swing over tricky beaters, and Phoenix Bow inflicted burn damage when you killed something.

 

The next ZWs let you use any Utopia, and gave defensive abilities that made its offense even better (Tornado Bringer and Lightning Blade protect your cards/equipped monster and can die in place of other cards). Ultimate Shield revived banished Xyz but only boosted DEF.

 

Hope Launcher was an offensive-burn card that can kill stronger monsters that Utopia normally can't handle.

 

Then C39-V was created, and that alone is a beast. Using Varian Force/Limited Varian Force on a Utopia brings out a 2600 that can destroy monsters and burn just like Volcasaurus, but without the downside of costing its attack. Of course, to use this, you must have used Utopia as the Material.

 

And now this, which pretty much says "you know what'd be fun? Making Utopia and C39-V absurdly spammable and inflict massive burn damage for next to nothing as a cost. For instant nuke, burn, and direct attack, have me and Varian's Force in hand".

 

Very well thought out and put my friend. Of course Salamander only works if you have a barian force in hand for the nuke, but yes our little guy seems to be growing up so fast. Perhaps they were making up for the self-destructive effect of the original 39? After all, he and leviath dragon were the first to be created, along with Tiras, and back then they were focusing on making xyz have drawbacks once all their materials were used up. But then they sort of stopped that suddenly, so it's nice to see him get such awesome boosts. He's like the Dark Magician or the Neos of the new world now. Ok on his own but uber powerful when you build off of him.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I wouldn't recommend using with ZWs, although you COULD do it. It's better as a stand-alone support card, but it revives any Utopia when NSed, so ZWs don't conflict with it. And it can equip to C39-V, whereas the good ZWs equip to any Utopia.

 

This needs you to run Varian's Force as a support/key card, but the ZWs need themselves. It's a toss-up as to whether you run both or focus on one. This could be a tech in ZW decks, but its full potential requires Varian's Force. Hmm...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...