I hate not being able to go Tempest + Phalanx. Just.....hate it. [Archaic Thunder Dragon]

[Not-so-Radiant Arin]

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[spoiler='With sparks that enchant the very air and loud crashes upon the battlefield, a force of heaven's hand has descended its way to spread retribution!']1 Tuner + 1 or more Non-Tuner Monsters. You can Banish 1 card in your hand to Target 1 card on your opponent's field: Return it to the top of their Deck. This effect of "Archaic Thunder Dragon" can only be used once per turn. When this card is destroyed by your opponent's card effect and sent to the Graveyard: Target 1 Level 6 or lower LIGHT Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard; Destroy all cards you control, then Special Summon that Target.[/spoiler]

 

Not falling into the Trish trap with Infernities being a Deck and all. It also indirectly supports Hieratics. Which is cool I suppose.

[MeatBrick64]

This card is great (if real probably limited to 1 though). the fact that it has to specifically be Lv6 or lower, light, and a dragon makes it less OP. only reason id say it would be limited is because ALOT of dragons are light, so its effect would be easy to use. other than that, really good card

[Sora1499]

Honestly, it is quite balanced.  In fact...  Maybe a little too balanced.

 

The spin effect is justified by the cost.  Banishing the card in the hand prevents graveyard shenanigans with plants n junk, so that's good.  However, I feel like spinning the card could potentially lead to lock-esque abuse.  If I were you, I'd just send the card to the gy or even outright banish it.

 

The second effect would be decent in something like Chaos drags or Hieratics...  If they actually ran synchros.  Fact is, there are very few decks that would ever actually use this effect.  I also think that LaDD clause here isn't necessary.  It's not like a level 6 dragon is THAT big a deal.  I would, however, keep some kind of cost, like "send 1 card you control to the graveyard, then special summon that monster".  Preferable not a hand cost cuz you're already hand munching with its first effect as-is.

 

I also feel like 26 is a little puny for this card.  I'd go up to 28.  It's not like the effect is outright broken, it's just a level 9 scrap dragon really.

 

So, list of fixes:

*Make the ATK 2800.

*Change the effect from spinning the card to sending it to the gy OR banishing it.

*Change the cost to summon the LIGHT dragon from destroying all cards you control to just 1.

 

After that, it's a pretty cool card.  Me gusta.