Elerimu (Dino-Support)

[Lee Cheng Men]

Elerimu
Level 4
LIGHT
Dinosaur/Effect
ATK/DEF 800/1200
Lore: If this card is Special Summoned: You can Normal Summon 1 Dinosaur-Type monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Dinosaur-Type monster from your Deck, except "Elerimu". You can only use this effect of "Elerimu" once per turn.

[Darj]

I don't like the second effect because it's not restricted by Level and thus can summon big Dinosaurs straight from the deck, which can become a problem. I mean, this turns Foolish Burial into "Summon a Dinosaur from the Deck". And although AFAIK there isn't any overwhelming big dinosaur with a strong protection and/or lock effect, it still feels like a cheap tactic. At the very least it should be limited to Level4 or lower Dinosaurs so it can still support Rank4 and Evolzar plays.

On the other hand, the first effect requiring to be Special Summoned makes it impractical. You would have to resort to plays like getting it into the grave and then reviving it with Call of the Haunted, etc. or playing cards like Photon Lead, and those are cumbersome plays, and when you start running X cards to make use of Y cards, it hurts the flow of the deck. IMO you can get away by letting the effect trigger when the monster is Normal Summoned. Sure, that will translate to easy Evolzar/Rank4 plays, but I believe the game can handle it, and I don't think Dinosaurs shouldn't get Rank4 support just because Evolzars exists.

[The Nyx Avatar]

Oh nice. Another generic support monster for Dinosaur-Type monsters. The first effect is nice; just Summon it with a card like Call of the Haunted or Oasis of Dragons and proceed to Summon 2 more monsters. Maybe even three if you've got Rescue Rabbit. Sure, the second effect has a strict "once per turn clause", but it still doesn't excuse the fact that you get a Dinosaur at any Level for such a cheap cost. At least have some other condition or restriction, like not being able to Special Summon other monsters, making ATK and DEF 0; something like that.