[Written] Gemwing Archetype

[KSAce28]

I suppose I'll start off my time posting on this forum with an archetype that I feel was difficult to balance due to it's concept alone, and I still feel it may need some work. Gemwings are Wyrm Pendulum monsters that can shuffle back into the deck when Special Summoned to draw cards. They all also have effects that activate when you draw cards. So the main theme is to maintain a large hand to activate the effects of some of their Spell/Trap cards and just slowly overwhelm your opponent with advantage.

 

 

 

[spoiler=Monsters:]

Gemwing Peridot

Wyrm/EARTH/Pendulum/Effect

Level 4

Scale 5

1000/1000

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, during either player's turn, if you Special Summon a "Gemwing" monster: You can gain LP equal to the number of cards in your hand x 100.

Monster Effect: If this card is Special Summoned: You can shuffle this card into your Deck; draw 1 card. If you draw a card, except during your Draw Phase: You can add 1 "Gemwing" Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand. Cannot be used as an Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon, except for the Xyz Summon of a "Gemwing" monster.

 

 

Gemwing Topaz

Wyrm/EARTH/Pendulum/Effect

Level 4

Scale 3

1500/500

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, during either player's turn, if you Special Summon a "Gemwing" monster: You can inflict damage to your opponent equal to the number of cards in your hand x 100.

Monster Effect: If this card is Special Summoned: You can shuffle this card into your Deck; draw 1 card. If you draw a card, except during your Draw Phase: You can target 1 Set card your opponent controls; destroy that target. Cannot be used as an Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon, except for the Xyz Summon of a "Gemwing" monster.

 

 

Gemwing Aquamarine

Wyrm/Earth/Pendulum/Effect

Level 4

Scale 5

100/1900

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, during either player's turn, if you Special Summon a "Gemwing" monster: You can gain LP equal to the number of cards in your hand x 100.

Monster Effect: If this card is Special Summoned: You can shuffle this card into your Deck; draw 1 card. If you draw a card, except during your Draw Phase: You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; negate its effects until the end of this turn. Cannot be used as an Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon, except for the Xyz Summon of a "Gemwing" monster.

 

 

Gemwing Garnet

Wyrm/EARTH/Pendulum/Effect

Level 4

Scale 3

1800/200

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, during either player's turn, if you Special Summon a "Gemwing" monster: You can inflict damage to your opponent equal to the number of cards in your hand x 100.

Monster Effect: If this card is Special Summoned: You can shuffle this card into your Deck; draw 1 card. If you draw a card, except during your Draw Phase: You can target 1 face-up monster you control; it gains 500 ATK until the End Phase. Cannot be used as an Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon, except for the Xyz Summon of a "Gemwing" monster.

 

 

Gemwing Amethyst

Wyrm/EARTH/Pendulum/Effect

Level 4

Scale 5

300/1700

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, during either player's turn, if you Special Summon a "Gemwing" monster: You can gain LP equal to the number of cards in your hand x 100.

Monster Effect: If this card is Special Summoned: You can shuffle this card into your Deck; draw 1 card. If you draw a card, except during your Draw Phase: You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; negate its effects until the end of this turn. Cannot be used as an Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon, except for the Xyz Summon of a "Gemwing" monster.

 

 

Gemwing Obsidian

Wyrm/EARTH/Pendulum/Effect

Level 4

Scale 3

1600/400

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, during either player's turn, if you Special Summon a "Gemwing" monster: You can inflict damage to your opponent equal to the number of cards in your hand x 100.

Monster Effect: If this card is Special Summoned: You can shuffle this card into your Deck; draw 1 card. If you draw a card, except during your Draw Phase: You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; banish it until the End Phase. Cannot be used as an Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon, except for the Xyz Summon of a "Gemwing" monster.[/spoiler]

 

 

 

[spoiler=Xyz Monsters:]

Gemwing Empress Diamond

Wyrm/EARTH/Xyz/Pendulum/Effect

Rank 5

Scale 4

2800/2000

Pendulum Effect: During your End Phase: You can destroy this card, and if you do, choose 1 "Gemwing" Pendulum Monster from your Deck and place it in your Pendulum Zone.

Monster Effect: 2 or more Rank 4 "Gemwing" monsters

If this card is face-up in your Extra Deck: You can target 2 or more Rank 4 "Gemwing" monsters you control; Special Summon this face-up card from your Extra Deck using those monsters as the Xyz Materials. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon.) Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; Special Summon 1 "Gemwing" monster from your hand or Deck. If you have more cards in your hand than your opponent this card cannot be targeted by your opponen't card effects. If this card in the Monster Zone is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can destroy as many cards in your Pendulum Zones as possible, and if you do, place this card in your Pendulum Zone.

 

 

Gemwing Striking Ruby

Wyrm/EARTH/Xyz/Effect

Rank 4

2400/1200

2 Level 4 "Gemwing" monsters

Once per turn, if this card destroy's an opponent's monster by battle: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; draw 1 card.

 

 

Gemwing Guarding Sapphire

Wyrm/EARTH/Xyz/Effect

Rank 4

1200/2400

2 Level 4 "Gemwing" monsters

Once per turn, during either player's turn, when your opponent targets exactly 1 face-up "Gemwing" monster you control for an attack, or with a Spell/Trap effect that could have targeted this card (except during the Damage Step): You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; that attack/effect now targets this card. During the End Phase, if this effect was used this turn: You can draw 1 card. You can only activate this effect of "Gemwing Guarding Sapphire" once per turn.

 

 

Gemwing Bolting Emerald

Wyrm/EARTH/Xyz/Effect

Rank 4

1800/1800

2 Level 4 "Gemwing" monsters

Once per turn, during either player's turn, when the effect of a Spell/Trap Card is activated: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; draw 1 card, and if you do, this turn this card cannot be destroyed by battle.[/spoiler]

 

 

 

[spoiler=Spells/Traps:]

Gemwing Hoard

Field Spell Card

When you draw a card by the effect of a "Gemwing" monster: Place 1 Treasure Counter on this card. "Gemwing" monsters you control gain ATK and DEF equal to the number of Treasure Counters on this card x 100. Once per turn: You can remove 4 Treasure Counters from this card; add 1 "Gemwing" card from your Deck to your hand.

 

 

Gemwing Egg

Spell Card

Add 1 "Gemwing" monster from your Deck to your hand.

 

 

Gemwing Blessing

Quick-Play Spell Card

Target up to 3 face-up "Gemwing" monsters in your Extra Deck; shuffle all those targets into your Deck, and if you do, draw 1 card.

 

 

Gemwing Authority

Continuous Trap Card

During either player's turn, when your opponent activates a Spell/Trap card or monster effect while you have more cards in your hand than your opponent: You can negate the activation of that card, and if you do, destroy it. You can only activate this effect of "Gemwing Authority" once per turn. If you do not control a face-up "Gemwing" Xyz Monster: Destroy this card.

 

 

Gemwing Shards

Continuous Trap Card

When a Gemwing monster you control is destroyed by your opponent's card (either by battle or by card effect): You can discard 1 card, then target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that target. If this card is destroyed by your opponent's card effect: Draw 1 card.[/spoiler]