I guess this is it...[Single Challenge 100/100]

[Ren✧]

Well guys it has been a lot of fun. I know that most of you won't read this, but I feel like something needs to be said here. To start, I had to admit that this was a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be. I thought I would finish this challenge in a few weeks and then laugh at the fact that I gave myself a whole year to do this. Well that didn't happen. Almost 5 months from my starting point, and I am here today. It is safe to say that this project has had its down, what with terrible designs and lack of comments, but it has had its ups as well. I've learned a lot from this experience. I can say that I am a better card maker because of this and that I still have a lot to learn. There is no such thing as perfect, but I'll be damned if I don't try to get as close as possible. 

 

Another thing that needs to be said is thank you. Thank you to everyone that ever once commented or looked at my cards. Thank you to everyone that left a comment or a review. Thank you for those that offered me praise and a thank you to those that slapped me in the face when I spit out something that was horrendous. A special thanks needs to be said to a few different people.

 

[spoiler=Kyng]

Kyng, I cannot thank you enough for what you have done for this challenge. Offering me your support and advice, your constant encouragement helped me pull through. I can honestly say that there was not a happier day in this project than the day that I saw that you started your own challenge, because that is what this was all about. Not only furthering my own skill, but inspiring others to do the same. You were the first to help me fulfill that. I want to thank you for offering me your amazing source of images, without them my cards would not be here. The last thing that you need to hear is that RC misses you. Pick up your challenge again! Sometimes creativity and originality do not come to us, sometimes we have to go to them.

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[spoiler=Zanda Panda]

I imagine you are a bit surprised to see your name here. Seeing as I probably made my feelings very clear that I was appreciative of your less than courteous reviews. But what I actually need to do here is apologize. I have come to realize that it was your reviews that helped me kick my bad habit of making cards with horrible design, and while I may not have completely conquered that foe, I have you to thank for getting me started on that battle.  

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[spoiler=Plainview and Bleaknight]

For awhile, you guys were my only commenters and reviewers, and while you have more or less disappeared from RC Singles, I want to thank you for keeping me encouraged throughout the drought of reviews.

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[spoiler=Therrion]

It seems as if I have known you for awhile Therrion, but in fact we have truly just met, and not even in person. Thank you for reviewing my cards, making suggestions, and fixing my mistakes. You have encouraged throughout every step you have been with me. I wish you luck in your own challenge, which brings a smile to my face every time I see it. Don't give up, push through the creativity droughts, because the moment you stop, that barren dessert will bury. And believe me, it is hard to climb out of that grave. 

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[spoiler=Striker and Everyone that competed against me in the Card Contests]

You guys were my biggest source of inspiration. Without your competitive attitudes and original creations, I wouldn't be the card maker that I am. I owe you guys a lot, and I hope to see that each of you continues on with your card making and competing. 

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Now that we have gotten past the sentimental stuff, it is time for the card. I decided that I would do something I hadn't yet done in this challenge. For those of you have been with me most of the way, you know that I have done just about everything. Tuners, Toons, Geminis, spirits, Synchros, Fusions, Xyz, Archetype support, and singles. But there was something that I hadn't touched on. Rituals. So that is what I have here today. Not one, but two cards. So as the final installment in my 100 Single Challenge, I bring to you...the Divines.

 

This card can be Ritual Summoned by any "Divine Prayer" card. When this card is Ritual Summoned: Destroy 1 card on your opponent's side of the field OR reveal 1 monster in your hand or Deck and destroy it. If you control a face-up "Divine Prayer" card: Spell and Trap Cards you control cannot be destroyed by card effects. If this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard: You can banish it; add 1 "Divine Prayer" from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.

 

This card is also treated as a Ritual Spell Card. When a Ritual Monster is Ritual Summoned: You can discard 1 card; equip 1 monster that was sent to the Graveyard to Ritual Summon the monster to the Ritual Monster. If a Ritual Monster is sent to the Graveyard while it is equipped with a monster; Special Summon the equipped monster. You can send this face-up card to the Graveyard; Tribute monsters from your field or hand whose total Level is equal to or higher than the Level of a "Divine Being" Ritual Monster in your hand and Ritual Summon that monster. You can only activate 1 "Divine Prayer - Summoning Chant" per turn. 

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Now obviously these cards are not necessarily singles, seeing as there are two of them, but isn't exactly a set, so I am hoping that the moderators can forgive this or at least be so kind so as to move them to the appropriate section. They are also a sneak peak at a possible archetype I am planning. If you guys like this idea, then I will consider furthering this possible set. 

[Aix]

I personally don't like that it pretty much says "Tribute monsters you control or in your hand who's total Level is equal to 1 "Divine Being" Ritual Monster in your Deck and Ritual Summon that monster", it defeats the specialness of Ritual Monsters which was to accomplish the impossible, situational task of gathering both the Ritual Monster and Ritual Spell Card in your hand while having high enough Level monsters to Ritual Summon that Ritual Monster. It just doesn't feel like a Ritual Summon any more. And I don't like how even if Divine Being Nepthys is killed, you can relatively easily Summon another one, however, this part can be taken care of by correcting the Divine Prayer, the phoenix-esque flavor is nice.

 

I don't really have any issues with these cards otherwise, just do something about it so that it requires a bit more effort. I suppose these cards can be ran in Fire Kings as well as their own Archetype. Divine Prayer's second effect, the equip effect, is a cool way to Summon Nepthys or Garunix from your hand which may be otherwise dead (except for Yaksha).

[Ren✧]

I personally don't like that it pretty much says "Tribute monsters you control or in your hand who's total Level is equal to 1 "Divine Being" Ritual Monster in your Deck and Ritual Summon that monster", it defeats the specialness of Ritual Monsters which was to accomplish the impossible, situational task of gathering both the Ritual Monster and Ritual Spell Card in your hand while having high enough Level monsters to Ritual Summon that Ritual Monster. It just doesn't feel like a Ritual Summon any more. And I don't like how even if Divine Being Nepthys is killed, you can relatively easily Summon another one, however, this part can be taken care of by correcting the Divine Prayer, the phoenix-esque flavor is nice.

 

I don't really have any issues with these cards otherwise, just do something about it so that it requires a bit more effort. I suppose these cards can be ran in Fire Kings as well as their own Archetype. Divine Prayer's second effect, the equip effect, is a cool way to Summon Nepthys or Garunix from your hand which may be otherwise dead (except for Yaksha).

 

Um it isn't from the deck

 

 

"Divine Being" Ritual Monster in your hand and Ritual Summon that monster.

 

Thank you for the review, Aix! Your suggestion and input are always appreciated

[Aix]

Um it isn't from the deck
 
 
 
Thank you for the review, Aix! Your suggestion and input are always appreciated

No, I mean it's pretty much like that because the card both searches and Ritual Summons.

[Ren✧]

But it doesn't search from the deck, only recycles from the grave. But I can still see how that could break the card. Will get rid of 

[Aix]

Oh woops, I misread that somehow.

[Therrion]

It recycles the Ritual Monster, not search it.

I can't say I like that it destroys anything in your Deck, but I can't say that it isn't well deserved as compared to Onslaught of the Fire Kings (friggin crazy), so I guess going through the trouble to Ritual Summon it deserves such an effect. It is a really good Ritual Monster, and would add more interesting features to Fire Kings then there are currently within the archetype. I'm not sure if this would be competitively played for the Deck, however I can say I would personally enjoy using it (I would be the crazy guy who is like "Check out ma Archfiend Ritual.dec!?!"). Very well done, and a certainly interesting piece for your 100th Single Challenge. It was a very interesting approach to Ritual Summoning, though it is sad that the Ritual Card isn't a Ritual Spell in itself (and thus can't benefit from the Support of a Ritual Spell).

 

On a side note, thanks for the kind words. I must say that I kind of already announced the cancelation of my DDC as I saw it more of a job, however, in hindsight I just overestimated what I could handle. While yes, I find it easy to pump 2 cards into my MSE a day, I wasn't really excited to hop on and as I said when I quit I would do it at 11:55PM, right before the day closed, because I really didn't care for it. I think if I go for another challenge, which I may begin here soon, I will take the approach of which you took in the fact that there isn't any set time my cards will be released. As I release them, they will fill the challenge and not burn me out. In fact, since you somehow thought my Challenge was still open, I'll begin a challenge here very shortly.
Congratulations.

[Ren✧]

It recycles the Ritual Monster, not search it.

I can't say I like that it destroys anything in your Deck, but I can't say that it isn't well deserved as compared to Onslaught of the Fire Kings (friggin crazy), so I guess going through the trouble to Ritual Summon it deserves such an effect. It is a really good Ritual Monster, and would add more interesting features to Fire Kings then there are currently within the archetype. I'm not sure if this would be competitively played for the Deck, however I can say I would personally enjoy using it (I would be the crazy guy who is like "Check out ma Archfiend Ritual.dec!?!"). Very well done, and a certainly interesting piece for your 100th Single Challenge. It was a very interesting approach to Ritual Summoning, though it is sad that the Ritual Card isn't a Ritual Spell in itself (and thus can't benefit from the Support of a Ritual Spell).

 

On a side note, thanks for the kind words. I must say that I kind of already announced the cancelation of my DDC as I saw it more of a job, however, in hindsight I just overestimated what I could handle. While yes, I find it easy to pump 2 cards into my MSE a day, I wasn't really excited to hop on and as I said when I quit I would do it at 11:55PM, right before the day closed, because I really didn't care for it. I think if I go for another challenge, which I may begin here soon, I will take the approach of which you took in the fact that there isn't any set time my cards will be released. As I release them, they will fill the challenge and not burn me out. In fact, since you somehow thought my Challenge was still open, I'll begin a challenge here very shortly.
Congratulations.

 

Thank you for comment and review, Ther. I was thinking about adding a cost to destroying from your deck or hand to maybe balance it out a bit. I was also thinking about adding an effect to the spell that said "This card is also treated as a Ritual Spell Card".

[Therrion]

The change to the Spell would probably work, but the cost for the Deck destroy, as I see it, is the running and Summoning of this card in general. Any other cost would probably be overkill, in my eyes.

[Ren✧]

The change to the Spell would probably work, but the cost for the Deck destroy, as I see it, is the running and Summoning of this card in general. Any other cost would probably be overkill, in my eyes.

 

Will do! Thanks!

 

And...

 

I see all you guys viewing this topic!

[♥Kisumi-nee]

I may not be one of the "excellent" reviewers here, but I don't need to be 1 to know how dedicated someone is to something he/she likes to do...

 

I've seen a lot of your singles since I joined the site and I must say, I am very jealous on how you're able to come up with the design with each and every card you make. I can't even bring myself to think of such classy,effective, perfect effects. Keep up the good job and sorry if this isn't really a card review. 

[Ren✧]

I may not be one of the "excellent" reviewers here, but I don't need to be 1 to know how dedicated someone is to something he/she likes to do...

 

I've seen a lot of your singles since I joined the site and I must say, I am very jealous on how you're able to come up with the design with each and every card you make. I can't even bring myself to think of such classy,effective, perfect effects. Keep up the good job and sorry if this isn't really a card review. 

 

Thank you for the praise! And while you are right, it isn't much of a review, it nice to know that my cards are appreciated. :D

[L0SS]

I'm going to get into RCing again, and I really appreciate the mention. I might take up your mantle and set a challenge for myself... We shall see.

 

On to the cards. My first impressions? That is one nice Ritual Monster. It's flexible, it works in tandem with your Spell card, it can pop an opponent's card, or basically become a Foolish Burial, with some other implications. I think that is the only aspect that worries me; but seeing as this wouldn't be supported very easily in the kind of deck that could abuse Foolish, that isn't too much of an issue. I think the protection idea is implemented well, and the card has some solid stats to back that aspect of it's design up efficiently. After its summon, it plays the role of self-sustaining beater, which is a great place to pitch the card, I feel. 

 

The Spell card makes this really interesting. It acts as a back-up if Nephthys gets taken down; and I think grabbing a monster used in the Summon is a good idea, that gives it some solid playability. The card also allows a fairly flexible Ritual Summon, which is something they definitely need. My only qualm here is that it could be even more flexible; I don't think it would hurt the card to tribute from the deck, but maybe I'm wrong on that front. 

 

All in all, a brilliant end to a brilliant journey. This feels fitting, somehow:

 

http://youtu.be/rfUYuIVbFg0

[Ren✧]

I'm going to get into RCing again, and I really appreciate the mention. I might take up your mantle and set a challenge for myself... We shall see.

 

On to the cards. My first impressions? That is one nice Ritual Monster. It's flexible, it works in tandem with your Spell card, it can pop an opponent's card, or basically become a Foolish Burial, with some other implications. I think that is the only aspect that worries me; but seeing as this wouldn't be supported very easily in the kind of deck that could abuse Foolish, that isn't too much of an issue. I think the protection idea is implemented well, and the card has some solid stats to back that aspect of it's design up efficiently. After its summon, it plays the role of self-sustaining beater, which is a great place to pitch the card, I feel. 

 

The Spell card makes this really interesting. It acts as a back-up if Nephthys gets taken down; and I think grabbing a monster used in the Summon is a good idea, that gives it some solid playability. The card also allows a fairly flexible Ritual Summon, which is something they definitely need. My only qualm here is that it could be even more flexible; I don't think it would hurt the card to tribute from the deck, but maybe I'm wrong on that front. 

 

All in all, a brilliant end to a brilliant journey. This feels fitting, somehow:

 

http://youtu.be/rfUYuIVbFg0

 

Thank you so much for your review and comment! The problem I had with this card was either having it do full support for Rituals, which would have been for the Tribute effect, or give it a place outside of Rituals, which is why I decided to say destroy. With being able to destroy from decks, it can destroy Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys or any Fire King card so as to get some more powerful plays. 

 

I can't wait to see if you start up a challenge, eager to see what you come up with. I will be starting another project soon as well. Can't slow down when you're on a roll!