Archetypal LV monster (Theatrick archetype)

[Kanashimi]

LV is always 1 of my favorite mechanic in this game, sadly lack of support and most of them are still "standalone" making it slow and holded back in todays format.

 

Here, its an archetye called Theatrick/Theatrickal (portmanteau of Theatre/Theatric/Theatrical and Trick) consist of LV monsters as its core of plays, while also having access to Synchro Summon, and the mechanic aren't limited to LV lower > LV higher, but can also inversed LV higher > LV lower for different effect and benefits.

 

Truth is, its actually my old LV series, but want to make it an archetypal and pseudo-generic support for LV.

As for Level Copy and Level Soul, it is taken straight from anime/manga i found on wiki, and balancing them.

 

So let the show begins!

 

[spoiler=Main Deck Monsters'']

Cerberus, Theatrick Pupeteer LV3

DARK/Level 3

Beast-Warrior/Tuner/Effect

If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of "Theatrick" monster: Cannot be destroyed by battle. Once per turn: You can double this card ATK until the End Phase, but your opponent takes no battle damage involving this card this turn. During your opponent's turn, if this card has destroyed a monster by battle: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Cerberus, Theatrick Puppeteer LV6" from your hand or Deck.

1400/0

 

Cerberus, Theatrick Pupeteer LV6

DARK/Level 6

Beast-Warrior/Effect

If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of "Theatrick" monster: Cannot be destroyed by card effects. This card can attack your opponent directly, but any battle damage this card inflict is halved. During your opponent's turn, if this card has inflicted battle damage to your opponent's Life Points: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Cerberus, Theatrick Puppeteer LV3" from your hand or Deck.

2400/0

 

Cerberus, Theatrick Pupeteer LV8

DARK/Level 8

Beast-Warrior/Effect

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned by shuffling 1 or more "Theatrick Puppeteer" monster from your Graveyard to the Deck whose total Level equal to 8 or more. If this card is Special Summoned: You can reveal 1 Beast-Warrior-Type Synchro Monster from your Extra Deck, this card becomes that Level -3. During your opponent's turn, if this card destroy a monster by battle or inflict battle damage to your opponent's Life Points: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Theatrick Puppeteer" monster from your from hand or Deck.

2900/0

 

Narasimha, Theatrick Musician

DARK/Level 2

Beast-Warrior/Effect

You can discard this card and 1 other card from your hand: Add up to 2 "Theatrick" monster with a different names from your Deck to your hand, except "Narasimha, Theatrick Musician". You cannot Special Summon any monster during the turn you activate this effect, except Beast-Warrior-Type monster.

1200/0

 

Cu Sith, Theatrick Singer

DARK/Level 2

Beast-Warrior/Effect

During either player's turn: You can discard this card, then target 1 "LV" or "Theatrick"  monster you control; it gains 1000 ATK until the End Phase. During either player's turn, except the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then Tribute 1 "LV" monster you control; Special Summon 1 "LV" monster with the same name as the Tributed monster but different Level from your hand or Deck.

1000/0

 

Vanara, Theatrick Actress

DARK/Level 4

Beast-Warrior/Effect

If this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Theatrick Puppeteer LV" monster from your Graveyard. If a Beast-Warrior-Type monster(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can banish this card from your Graveyard instead.

1700/0

 

 

[spoiler=Extra Deck Monsters'']

Cerberus, Theatrick Marionette

DARK/Level 5

Beast-Warrior/Synchro/Effect

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Beast-Warrior-Type monsters

Cannot be destroyed by battle. At the start of the Damage Step, if this card attacks a monster: You can return that monster to the hand (without damage calculation). If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can send 1 Beast-Warrior-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard.

2100/0

 

Cerberus, Theatrick Playwright

DARK/Level 7

Beast-Warrior/Synchro/Effect

1 Beast-Warrior-Type Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters

Once per turn: You can discard 1 card, then target 1 Beast-Warrior-Type monster in your Graveyard and 1 card your opponent's control or in their Graveyard; shuffle them to the Deck. If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can banish 1 Beast-Warrior-Type monster from your Graveyard; draw 1 card.

2600/0

 

Cerberus, Theatrick Puppet Mistress

DARK/Level 9

Beast-Warrior/Synchro/Effect

"Cerberus, Theatrick Puppeteer LV3" + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters

This card can attack twice on monsters during each Battle Phase. If this card attacks a monster: You can negate its effect and if you do, if that monster is in Attack Position, change it to Defense Position, then it loses 900 DEF. If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Theatrick" monster from your Graveyard, except "Cerberus, Theatrick Puppet Mistress".

3400/0

 

 

[spoiler=Spell/Trap Cards'']

Theatrickal Auditorium

Spell/Field

Each time "LV" or "Theatrick" monster(s) is Summoned, place 1 Theatrickal Counter on this card for each monster Summoned (max. 8). Once per turn: You can remove any number of Theatrickal Counter anywhere on the field, then target 1 of your banished or in your Graveyard, "LV" or "Theatrick" monster whose Level equal to the counter removed; Special Summon it. If you control "LV" or "Theatrick" monster, this card cannot be targeted by card effects.

 

Theatrickal on Stage

Trap/Continuous

Each time "LV" or "Theatrick" monster(s) is sent to the Graveyard, place 1 Theatrickal Counter on this card for each monster sent (max. 6). You can remove 2 Theatrickal Counter anywhere on the field, then activate 1 of these effect. You can only use 1 "Theatrickal on Stage" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

● Draw 1 card.

● Target 1 card you control and 1 card your opponent's control; destroy them.

 

Level Copy

Spell/Normal

Target 1 "LV" monster you control: Special Summon 1 "LV" monster from your Deck or Graveyard that has the same name and Level with the targeted monster. Monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot be used as Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon and destroyed at the end of your next Standby Phase. Halve any battle damage your opponent takes from that monster. You can only activate 1 "Level Copy" per turn.

 

Level Soul

Spell/Normal

Activate only if you control no monster. Target 1 "LV" monster in your Graveyard: Special Summon 1 "LV" monster from your Deck with the same name as the targeted monster but lower "LV". You cannot Special Summon any monster for the rest of this turn, except with the same Type as the targeted monster. You can only activate 1 "Level Soul" per turn, and only once that turn.

 

Next Level!

Spell/Normal

Send 1 "LV" monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, then, add 1 "LV" monster from your Deck to your hand with the same name as the sent monster but different "LV".

 

 

For those who are familiar with the art, YES! its taken from neighbouring card game (Shingeki no Bahamut).

 

Have a nice day guys~

[Arimetal]

Oh my god, these look so nice!

 

The LV Monsters have neat interactions and uses. Very unique, very good.

 

I almost want to say Musician should add any Theatrick cards but that might be too good... idk

Singer is cool and works as a backup for an emergency switch of 3 to 6 or 6 to 3

 

Actress is really nice as well, her gospel effect is such a good protection for the syncs.

 

Marionette is really cool, I think the materials can be a bit more strict for what it does... idk. I mean it isn't SO hard to get over. But still.

 

Playwright scares me for it's shuffle effect. Once per turn shuffling of the opponent's field just doesn't sit weIl with me.

 

I really love Mistress, but why does it attack all twice?

 

Auditorium is really neat I suppose, can't think of many other decks that can use it other than Theatrick
 

Stage is so cool... makes me want to bust out some LV monsters and see what I can do.

 

If I'm right, soul and copy are both fixed versions of anime only cards. You handled them quite well. Both work extremely well in support of LV monsters.

 

Next Level feels lacking. But it can ditch a high level for a lower one so that works.

 

 

Only 1 problems I found:

You can run through LV 3 and LV 6 kinda quick- I suppose fourth dimension exists, but still.

 

Also... knowing you, you did this on purpose. But this deck synergizes well with Lightsworns and allows for a chaos mechanic in doing so. The field would appreciate the banishing for sure.

[Kanashimi]

Thx for the reply~

 

Musician . . . already powerful for searching monsters, making her search S/T will be too much i think, like opening Musician + any Cerberus, discard both, search Vanara + Cu Sith, and you have Cerberus set up in your grave for Vanara and Cu Sith as back up, enough i think?

 

Yea agree about Marionette being too much, but well, because the easiest way to access Marionette either via Field or Puppeteer LV8, while Playwright, you can do 1 card combo with Vanara, thats why i thought to make Marionette more powerful. Should i remove the "Cannot be destroyed by battle" instead or changing the bounce to pop*ing?

 

Playwright . . . copying Virgil so yaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy!!! hmm, okay, ill change to pop*ing instead of shuffling, and remove the graveyard disruption.

 

Why Puppet Mistress attack twice? Well my original idea was making all Cerberus attack multiple times, like 2-3 times (see, Cerberus, 3-headed dog, and she wears 2 hand puppets) but after re-thinking . . . it might be to powerful if all Cerberus share the same effect, thats why i leave it to the "adult-Cerberus", pure multi-attack negation beater + float.

 

Yep, The field benefit Theatrick more, but generic LV can use it too, but less profit.

 

Next Level is sorta, Search + Foolish, for Vanara or Level Soul, or setting up grave for say, Cerberus LV8, since its too weak if its just search (i think?).

 

Lightsworn, dunno how well this archetype mix'd with LS, aside from Cu Sith, Vanara, Level Soul, and Cerberus LV8. And the field uses counter for pure LV and Theatrick, so playing half LS half Theatrick build kinda have a hard time accumulating counters.

 

*eh its already 5 PM already when i post this, time to take a bath*

[Arimetal]

I totally misread mistress. Thought it was like lunalight and attacked all monsters twice each.

 

You're probably right about the LS. But it works with almost a third the main deck cards and magical stone exists for graveyard of the fourth dimension.

 

Farfetched idea but still.

 

But yea, still. Great cards.