Tribe-Infecting Virus

[Ryusei the Morning Star]

 

 

Discard 1 card from your hand and declare 1 Type of monster. Destroy all face-up monsters of the declared Type on the field.

 

I personally still think this card can come back, but Byakuya made a pretty good point 

 

Tribe Infecting doesn't necessarily have to stay in a single niche and stay there. It still is highly viable as a tech card, can send anything from hand to proc its effect, and basically wipe out everything (which can include you), and also proc off that. Not to mention that you don't see a OPT clause anywhere on it? -1 board clearance can still be a bit costly but under the right circumstances this card may be too powerful and for safety should just stay where it is until we get a get a meta where everything is regenerative and floaty af.

[Sleepy]

It's impact partially depends on the variety of Types decks nowadays end up with. Then factor in the floating or protection capabilities.

It also needs to take into account how much over-extension or how much of a swarm do players end their turn with.

More importantly, how fluid does this work for you? I mean, Pendulum Decks that can drop Level 4s are one option, but what abut other kinds of decks? especially those that need their Normal Summon to start their swarm.
 

It is cool that it doesn't target, it's not OPT, it can trigger some Mermail/Atlantean effects, and is Level 4 AKA the most supported Level in the game.

I can see why it is a debatable topic, but I don't actually think it is a safe bet to incline towards either side. It could be just a good power play that people wind up deeming not as ground-breaking as it sounded, or it could need to go right back like how Snatch Steal did.

[Black D'Sceptyr]

It's impact partially depends on the variety of Types decks nowadays end up with. Then factor in the floating or protection capabilities.

It also needs to take into account how much over-extension or how much of a swarm do players end their turn with.

More importantly, how fluid does this work for you? I mean, Pendulum Decks that can drop Level 4s are one option, but what abut other kinds of decks? especially those that need their Normal Summon to start their swarm.

 

It is cool that it doesn't target, it's not OPT, it can trigger some Mermail/Atlantean effects, and is Level 4 AKA the most supported Level in the game.

I can see why it is a debatable topic, but I don't actually think it is a safe bet to incline towards either side. It could be just a good power play that people wind up deeming not as ground-breaking as it sounded, or it could need to go right back like how Snatch Steal did.

 

What the drowsy fella said. 

 

Also, being a Level 4 WATER monster's apparently a pipeline to some degenerate combo works, thanks to Bahamut Shark and the Toad Which Shall Not Be Named. See: Fluffal Penguin. 

 

But yeah, the Atlantean's could break this card over their knees, especially the Dragoons and Prince. Wipe field, use Prince to Summon Dragoons (IT WILL BE IN THE GRAVE) Xyz Bahamut, Summon Toadally by detaching Dragoons, (insert other broken-arse Mermail/Atlantean/Shark/god we have too many good Level  WATER monsters around here) and pwn face with bloody authority.

 

Still like the Virus back though. Kozmo'll laugh in this card's face. ABC's, if their busted Fusion  does its busted thing too early. Not so much. Just to see who can handle TIV, bring it back, really.

[notcleverusername]

But yeah, the Atlantean's could break this card over their knees, especially the Dragoons and Prince. Wipe field, use Prince to Summon Dragoons (IT WILL BE IN THE GRAVE) Xyz Bahamut, Summon Toadally by detaching Dragoons, (insert other broken-arse Mermail/Atlantean/Shark/god we have too many good Level  WATER monsters around here) and pwn face with bloody authority.

 

Still like the Virus back though. Kozmo'll laugh in this card's face. ABC's, if their busted Fusion  does its busted thing too early. Not so much. Just to see who can handle TIV, bring it back, really.

Using this to discard Nept implies you're not using your Normal Summon on Neptabyss itself though

The Atlantean point is mostly moot because the only thing worth discarding with it is Dragoons which is still a power card like Nept is anyways, just in a different way

In most scenarios it's essentially Lightning Vortex that has a level 4 WATER body in exchange for requiring a Normal Summon

 

If there's any reason to keep it banned it's prob that it still murders some casual decks. But if that mattered Raigeki, Dark Hole, Kaijus, and literally every meta deck in the last 2-3 years wouldn't exist

[Ryusei the Morning Star]

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