[Written] Swagger

[Lunar Origins]

Swagger

[spell]

Gain 2000 Life Points, plus an additional 2000 Life Points for each Spell card named "Swagger" in your graveyard.  Target 1 monster your opponent controls;  That monster gains 2000 ATK plus an additional 2000 ATK for each Spell card named "Swagger" in your Graveyard.

[Darj]

It's nice to see you posting cards again. I have always found them interesting because you come up with such unique concepts (like this one), or cards that don't have a obvious application at first glance.

 

Anyway, I find this card puzzling. Generally cards that only affect LP or stats are underwhelming because they are practically -1s, but... this one not only adds +2000 LP, which is a big number in my opinion, but also has other boons on it, like the huge +2000 ATK and the stacking effect. I guess the big questions are "is it worth running?" and "how many should one run?". Of course, if I knew the answers I would drop a more substantial comment, but I don't know, so there is that. The card is great as a riddle (so to speak), though.

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

You could combo something like C103 (Ragna Infinity) to banish an opponent's monster and burn them heavily for it (after the ATK boost) or something along those lines. I don't know how often C103 sees play nowadays (I remember the original one sees action as a nice Rank 4 option if needed), but it's an option if you can do it.

 

LP gain is nice, but you're also giving the opponent a power-up, depending on how many other copies of Swagger you have.

 

Probably some other stuff besides C103 that you can run with this, but none come to mind at present.

[Guest BGMCANN0N]

Other things that you can use in terms of the massive LP increase are The Agent of Force- Mars and The Agent of Force- Jupiter as well as Ancient Sacred Wyvern as all of them benefit if you have higher LP than your opponent to potentially make-up for the ATK gain on your opponents end.

 

A good spell to use with this is Ancient Leaf : if you get your LP high enough you can have an unbanned Pot of Greed at your disposal.

 

A funny trap and seldom used trap to pair with this is Reverse Trap to switch that massive ATK increase to a massive ATK decrease.

 

And to get rid of the monster with high ATK you have all sorts of options ranging from tributing that monster with a Kaiju to tackling it with something equipped with a Moon Mirror Shield.

 

Overall, it would be another unique addition that adds extra dimensions and possibilities to the game rather than trying to drag a player into some form of immediate structure which is something I always appreciate.

[Eddie McBean]

I can just see the salt in the opponent's eyes when you play this with two others in your graveyard and you just magic cylinder XD... Well, other than that it is all about knowing how and when to play this to get the best advantage over its effects, maybe Ring of Destruction; maybe even Megamorph, as it would halve the attack... It's really something you have to know how and when to play to make it worth it.

[Lunar Origins]

Intended combo was this into creature swap, because nothing says 'this game is fun' like SHEER HATRED.

[Eddie McBean]

oh... that works too, I guess, but it is funnier to give them that slight scratch of hope, they think they are going to win with that attack boost and you just crush their dreams right in front of them with Magic Cylinder... Sounds really sadistic, but hey, it's what people do on Yu-Gi-Oh! All the time XD