Mechquipped Angineer

[Blake]

 

Other than Leviair, it's the best R3, because it's good at basically every stage of the game and it does what it does so damn well. It's a sublime opener, a great mid game card if you're just going for Rank 3 beater or looking to protect a certain monster, and perfect for keeping you from losing too hard to Mirror Force, Bottomless, TT, etc.

 

It's just an amazing card with such a low, generic cost, and it really doesn't get the attention it deserves in a lot of cases. Like pairing up with Gaios or Bahamut Shark in Mermail, which is something that reallycame to light at the start of this format.

[Dementuo]

It's actually really, really versatile, since unlike Zenmaines, it gives total protection for a full turn, and can protect ANY monster.

[heraldry_lord]

It's actually really, really versatile, since unlike Zenmaines, it gives total protection for a full turn, and can protect ANY monster.

 

It's a shame it took seeing play in Mermails for some to realize that.

[Ghostrickster]

Have never payed much attention to it, mostly because it doesn't give the pop, so I never found it worthwhile, though it might be kind of decent if you have the space for it. 

[Mugendramon]

Have never payed much attention to it, mostly because it doesn't give the pop, so I never found it worthwhile, though it might be kind of decent if you have the space for it. 

 

This is actually a lot better than Zenmaines because it achieves something so rarely seen these days: It keeps your win condition on the field for more than one turn.

[Toffee.]

This is actually a lot better than Zenmaines because it achieves something so rarely seen these days: It keeps your win condition on the field for more than one turn.

Basically, this.
Which is all this card really needs to accomplish, seeing as how the full destruction-immunity is very prominent.

[Zeppeli Gyro Supreme]

The only downsides it has in comparison are this:

Doesn't have an above average stat to sit on without having to resort to its effect

Can't pop cards if its effect goes off

 

However, it does have:

Okay ATK

Protection of more than just itself

Makes Dimensional Prison cry (confused me at first)

Is chainable

[byak]

It's a shame it took seeing play in Mermails for some to realize that.

 

Why? Other than the aforementioned Mermails and Geargia it literally has no place in any other competitive deck.

[Daigusto Sphreez]

I use this card in Constellars, although that isn't exactly a heavily rank 3 based deck. It's very useful when I'm waiting to draw the right cards to summon a constellar xyz in 1 turn, it's good for any deck which needs to bide its time now and then really. 

[Zeppeli Gyro Supreme]

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that it's an effect that activates, which is only relevant in comparison to Zenmaines for the effects of cards like Archfiend Heiress.

 

I saw someone use this the other day in Karakuris, and not sure why I didn't think of it. It lets you spam out the synchros and then get free draws from them when you protect them.