Performage Damajuggler

[Blake]

During either player's turn, when a card or effect that would inflict damage to you is activated: You can discard this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it. During either player's Battle Phase: You can discard this card; reduce the next battle damage you would take this turn to 0. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; add 1 "Performage" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Performage Damajuggler". You can only use this effect of "Performage Damajuggler" once per turn.

 

Is it bad that I like the core design idea here? We've gotten in-theme attack negators and the like, but never an in-theme Kuriboh with upsides. I would have personally been more cautious than this in its design, but it works all th same, and it's nothing brokn at all. I just really appreciate the in-theme handtrap with an upside approach, and wish we saw it more often like this.

 

yes, i know valkyrus also applies, but while i don't think he's broken, he's not as fair, though not too unfair.

[The Warden]

I rather like what the current Performages can do, even if Tricklock is cuckoo bananas in his ability. It's good that they gave Damajuggler more use than just being a Kuriboh. Granted, being re-obtainable by Amaterasu is a bit much, to be kinda honest.

[Toffee.]

but never an in-theme Kuriboh with upsides

Kuriphoton can recover itself if you Discard a Photon.

Though... I assume by "upsides" you mean something useful, since Kuriphoton needs a 2K payment to use..... And that's rather mediocre.