Cael - The Learned. Rank 4 with stacking!

[L0SS]

 

2 or more (max. 4) Level 4 Monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz material from this card to banish 1 card in your opponent's graveyard. This card gains effects based on the number of Xyz Materials attached to it.
• 2 or more: This card gains 100 ATK and DEF for each Xyz Material attached to it.

• 3 or more: This card can attack twice during the same Battle Phase
• 4: This card can attack directly.

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May be OP'd, I don't know. I thought it was a nice way to set up what is practically a rank 4 beat-stick with a way of giving its self a push.

 

It isn't going to gain a huge amount of ATK, but getting 4 level 4's on the field is basically a cinch nowadays. The ability to attack twice and directly means it might be able to pull off a OTK with some support, if played right.

 

~Feedback appreciated!

[Synchronized]

I don't think it's really that broken, or at least I wouldn't if Wind-Ups weren't a thing.

 

The problem is with 4 materials, it can attack directly for 4400 and OTK in two turns.  With Wind-Ups' ability to churn out Xyz Material like nobody's business, i imagine it wouldn't be all that difficult to swing for game with 1 or 2 of these.  Now I'm not sure how consistently they can do it anymore, but that's really the only Deck that has me on the fence about this.

 

I guess in that respect though, the problem would be with Magician and not this card itself, so it seems pretty good as is.

[L0SS]

I don't think it's really that broken, or at least I wouldn't if Wind-Ups weren't a thing.

 

The problem is with 4 materials, it can attack directly for 4400 and OTK in two turns.  With Wind-Ups' ability to churn out Xyz Material like nobody's business, i imagine it wouldn't be all that difficult to swing for game with 1 or 2 of these.  Now I'm not sure how consistently they can do it anymore, but that's really the only Deck that has me on the fence about this.

 

I guess in that respect though, the problem would be with Magician and not this card itself, so it seems pretty good as is.

You're right, Wind-Ups sought of make this problematic. On the other hand, it's pretty susceptible to a well timed Solemn/Torrential/anything else; so it isn't hard to get rid of if you really want to. If you take the card objectively on it's own (which it isn't really fair to do, but hey), I think it's in the right position. Thanks for the input.

[Bleaknight]

Broken with Hunders / Offering Gadgets. They can make Rank 4s like it's nothing (to Offering Gadgets it's close to literally nothing - they could OTK with this.)

[L0SS]

Broken with Hunders / Offering Gadgets. They can make Rank 4s like it's nothing (to Offering Gadgets it's close to literally nothing - they could OTK with this.)

Did not think of that. Do you think it would be advisable to change it to rank 5/6? The only issue is I don't want it going completely the other way. Rank 6 might be the best compromise.

[Bleaknight]

The card artwork kind of resembles Monarchs to me... so it'd be fitting as a Rank 6, yet the card itself would need to be overhauled as getting more than 3 Level 6 monsters on the field simultaneously is not an easy task, except maybe in Hieratics.

[L0SS]

The card artwork kind of resembles Monarchs to me... so it'd be fitting as a Rank 6, yet the card itself would need to be overhauled as getting more than 3 Level 6 monsters on the field simultaneously is not an easy task, except maybe in Hieratics.

I like that idea. Monarch style might be interesting. I'll play around with that concept. Thanks.