Crystal Goddess Radiant Elmas

[Kingdom Xathers]

{"Elmas" is a feminine Turkish name meaning "Diamond"}

Anyways, just thought I'd give Crystal Beasts an Xyz Boss. I just hope I didn't make the effects too broken/conditions too easy




2 or more Level 4 "Crystal Beast" monsters (max. 5)
You can only control 1 face-up "Crystal Goddess Radiant Elmas". This card gains 200 ATK and DEF for every Xyz Material attached to this card. Once per turn: You can attach 1 "Crystal Beast" card in your Spell & Trap Card Zone to this card. This card gains effects based on the number of Xyz Materials attached to it.
● 3 or more: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; add 1 "Crystal Beast" card from your Graveyard or Spell & Trap Card Zone to your hand.
● 4 or more: Up to twice per turn, if this face-up card would be destroyed or banished by a card effect: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card and destroy 1 "Crystal Beast" card in your Spell & Trap Card Zone instead.
● 5: Once per turn: You can detach 3 Xyz Materials from this card; return cards your opponent controls to the hand, up to the number of "Crystal Beast" cards you control.



Critique and comment, please and thank you.

[~Shin~]

I can see them ss this first turn and give it 3 materials, 4/5 if the hand is good. But that is all due to Pegasus and Ruby of course so you might want to throw some recycle in there. (IDK if CB decks already use a good method)

 

Starts at 2600 and with an almost sure 3rd material it goes to 2800; rather big. The boost effect seem out of theme, as CB SSing spells are there selling point IMO, therefore a player would xyz/synchro summon, so this effect will be boosting those ss monsters turning it into an OTK support, which is understandable, but still is out of theme. (Maybe you wanted to capitalize on the field spell !?)

 

The fourth effect seem reasonable, except for it destroying the 2 CB instead of just sending them to the graveyard, as this can only target what already is in S&T zone...

 

The last one is neat, but is unplayable !? As this is already at 3200 and you should have at least 2 CB for this effect to be worth it, why not use the fourth effect and keep this at 3200~2800 instead. This seem like filler to me.

 

The card overall is kinda troublesome you will keep putting CB into S&T zone and out of it, which makes planning ahead difficult, as you might need to delay you move to just put more CB into S&T zone. But I guess in a way this is good for this card balance, as it gives a player an extra task.

 

Also, those floating crystals (I count 5) in the art are grand.

[Kingdom Xathers]

Going over your review, Basara, I've considered a few points:

Perhaps lowering the base ATK/DEF from 2200 to 1900

Also, I may make the 3-Material effect into a recycling effect instead, as in adding a "Crystal Beast" from the Grave to your hand (maybe for a Material Detach?)

For a related reason, I also feel like making a "Crystal Beast"-related Xyz Support Card, but~ we will see.

Anyways, thanks very much for your review, Basara. Tomorrow, when YuGiCo is (hopefully) back up and running, I will make those changes.

[Kingdom Xathers]

Edits made to Elmas.  However, I'm contemplating whether to add a OPT Clause on her "3 or more" effect....

 

As for the last effect, I'm keeping it as-is; I meant for it to be a last resort option, and one that you'd have to work for.  And yes, you would have a choice between using up 3 Materials for a potential Full Bounce or keeping them for other options.

[Kingdom Xathers]

Bump

[Kingdom Xathers]

Bump....

[Kingdom Xathers]

... seriously? No further comments?

[Mr. guy]

Instead of adding materials from the s/t card zone, why not have them go back to the s/t card zone when detached instead of going to the graveyard?

[Kingdom Xathers]

Bump

[Kingdom Xathers]

Bump

[Kingdom Xathers]

Bump

[Kingdom Xathers]

W00t, necrobumping my own thread! :-/

[Therrion]

Creative and very much interesting. I love the design and idea you put into the card. The Summoning requirement as well as her own way of attaching the S/T cards to her make her a very formidable boss.

You would most likely aim to keep 5 materials on her at all times, to ensure the double use of her "4 or more" effect to protect her and make sure the major minus wasn't in ill favor. The 3 or more would be used provided you have over 5, allowing her to begin +'ing to make up for the major minus of Summoning her. Other then that, the "5 or more" effect would be used as a "It needs to be done" last resort when staring down a Zenmaines/Cannot be destroyed by battle/etc. card that this girl can't clear.

Amazing work.