Ice Counters

[BatMed]

[spoiler=Main Deck Monsters]

 Effect:
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 card that lists Ice Counter in its text from your Deck to your hand, except “Winter Snowman”, and if you do, you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except WATER monsters. If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 monster with an Ice Counter; destroy that target. You can only use 1 “Winter Snowman” effect per turn, and only once that turn.

 

 Effect:
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand or Graveyard) by Tributing 1 monster with an Ice Counter from anywhere on the field, and if you do, you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except WATER monsters. You can only Special Summon "Guardian of Winter" once per turn this way. Once per turn, during either player’s turn: You can place 1 Ice Counter on 1 face-up monster on the field (max. 1).

 

 Effect:
This card is unaffected by the effects of monsters your opponent controls with Ice Counters. During either player’s turn: You can banish this card from the field or Graveyard and Tribute 1 other WATER monster on the field with an Ice Counter(s): Special Summon 1 Level 7 or higher WATER Spellcaster, Dragon or Aqua-Type monster from your Deck or hand. You can only use this effect of “Empress of Winter” once per turn.

 

 Effect:
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 WATER monster from your hand or Graveyard that lists Ice Counter in its text, and if you do, you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except WATER monsters. Once per turn, during either player’s turn: You can place 1 Ice Counter on 1 face-up monster on the field (max. 1).

 

[spoiler=Extra Deck (only Xyzs)]

 Effect:
2 Level 4 WATER monsters
While this card has Xyz Material: Negate the activated effects of any non-Water monster with an Ice Counter. You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; add 1 Level 4 WATER monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of “Snowdust Winter Summoner” once per turn.

 Effect:
2 Level 8 WATER monsters
You can also Xyz Summon this card by using a WATER Xyz Monster you control with no Xyz Materials as the Xyz Material. You can only Special Summon “Skade, Avatar of Winter” once per turn this way. While this card has Xyz Material, Negate the effects of non-WATER monsters with Ice Counters. Once per turn, during either player’s turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; put 1 Ice Counter on each face-up monster your opponent controls (max. 1).

 

[spoiler=Spell Cards]

 Effect:
You can only activate 1 "Winter is Coming" per turn. Remove all Ice Counters from the field, then apply these effects, depending on the number of Ice Counters removed.
● 3 or more: Draw 2 cards, then discard 1 card.
● 6 or more: Shuffle all Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls into the Deck.
● 10 or more: Special Summon 1 WATER Spellcaster-Type monster from the Deck whose Level equal to or less than the number of Ice Counters removed. Cards and effects cannot be activated in response to this effect's activation.

 

 Effect:
You can Tribute 1 Spellcaster-Type monster; Special Summon 1 “Empress of Winter” from your hand or Deck. During either player’s turn: You can banish this card from the Graveyard; put 1 Ice Counter on 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. You can only activate 1 "Let it Go" per turn. 

 

 Effect:
WATER monsters gain 100 ATK for each Ice Counter on the field. Non-WATER monsters with Ice Counter lose 500 ATK and DEF and cannot attack.

 

 

[BatMed]

bump

[DiplomatfromPluto]

Nice mix of cards that can make more ice counters and cards that can use them. The card text "lists ice counters in its text" allows for more inclusion of cards rather than an archetypal name. I like how all of the monsters can be NS, but some have SS options. Especially good that you can place ice counters on either player's monsters, then use them for your own effects. The Xyz make a strong one-two punch where you're negating tons of monster effects and using Summoner as search power then making Skade to place a bunch of counters. 

 

Only problem I could see is that WATER has a lot of support, so it's possible that some other archetype could use these cards despite the only-WATER special summon condition. 

 

Were these meant to work with Snowdust Giant?

[BatMed]

Only problem I could see is that WATER has a lot of support, so it's possible that some other archetype could use these cards despite the only-WATER special summon condition.

The only reason why this deck might make good hybrid decks is the Bahamtoad shenanigans which, I believe, might end soon x)

 

Were these meant to work with Snowdust Giant?

"Snowdust Giant" is the "Predator Blast" of this archetype, so I will say yes.