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Poker Joker Yarlequeen


Darj

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2 Level 4 monsters
When this card is Xyz Summoned: You can Set 1 "Full House, "Straight Flush" or "Three of a Kind" directly from your Deck. Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 Spell/Trap Card in your Graveyard that was discarded to activate a Spell/Trap Card or effect this turn and activate 1 or both of these effects (simultaneously);
- As this card's effect resolution, follow the target's card text as if you had used it.
- This card gains the effects of that target.

 
Basically, she encourages the use of cards with discard costs by letting you "use" any discarded S/T.

The first effect is for copying stuff like Dark Hole or MST. The second effect lets her gain lingering or continuous effects (Iron Wall, etc.) while she remains on the field; or at least that was the idea, not sure if the OCG is correct. And since both effects can be activated simultaneously, if you discard, let's say, a Tenki, she would get both the search and the ATK bonus effects.
The first effect was added for flavor, since she is a Poker-themed monster. And while it is gimmicky, it should have interesting applications:
- Now that "Full House" seems to be popular as a side, I guess being a able to search for the Trap would be welcomed.
- After setting any of the traps, the opponent will be wary of it and that might affect its plays (e.g. not setting enough S/Ts to avoid making "Straight Flush" or "Full House" live).
- At the very least, it is a +0 Xyz Summon that thins the Deck.
 
Her ATK/DEF stats are an attempt for referencing a 2 & 5 "Full House" Poker hand.
The second effect is not related to Poker cards, but it could be seen as a reference to the wildcard nature of the Joker card (she takes the place of the discarded card with her effect), and as a trick considering she is a jester.

 

 

Thoughts?

 

 

EDIT:

03/04/14: Changed the first option of the second effect to prevent her from triggering S/Ts bypassing activation conditions and/or costs.

 

03/11/14: Updated the card with an alternate pic and renamed it.

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