xyz mage knight, it might make warrior-type decks good again *updated*

[I Hate Snatch Steal]

 

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If you control no monsters, you can special summon this card (from your hand) by banishing 1 Warrior-Type monster from your hand or graveyard. While this card is in the deck or graveyard, it is level 4. Once per turn: you can banish 1 Warrior-Type monster from your hand or graveyard; this turn, if this card is used for an xyz summon, you can treat it as 2 monsters. An Xyz Monster that was Summoned using this card as an Xyz Material gains this effect. *When "Xyz Mage Knight" is detached from this card: target 1 spell/trap card in your graveyard; attach that target to this card as an xyz material.

 

So I wanted something with the treat as 2 xyz materials effect that is occasionally seen in the anime, but I did NOT want to make it work for Dragon Rulers or spellbooks. Thus I chose warrior-type. How'd I do?

[Randomflyingobjects]

It is a good card, but it is broken, too. It counts as level 4 while in the deck, so it can be searched by Reinforcement. That isn't so bad, but it can be used as a quick summon for generic Rank 5 monsters. That isn't so bad, but then it goes on to give that monster an additional material, making up for the material it didn't have. And then he can be Summoned for free, being an instant Xyz in a pickle, or just your first turn. The only restriction you have here is the fact that to Summon it and use its effect, you need to get rid of two of your Warrior-type monsters, but if you're running Ninjas, Six Samurai, or really any warrior deck, it becomes a bit too strong. In some decks, it might be okay, but when you run a Warrior deck, it suddenly becomes the most broken card in the deck. Its only upside is that it requires sacrifice if you have anything on the field, and it has low points. That doesn't really matter in this case, though, because you'll probably wind up using it before the opponent's next turn.

 

I see what you were going for, with the whole '2 materials' thing, but that effect in its own is broken, and all the add-ons didn't make it any better. 7.5/10 due to brokenness, but it gets points for originality.

[I Hate Snatch Steal]

Spontaneously liked for a good review, the whole idea is that he's his own decktype, just like rescue rabbit created dino rabbit. I thought that warrior-type was ok since I think that they haven't been top since legendary 6 samuari with shi-en at 3, but I could be wrong