The Warden Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Gaiasaber, the Video KnightEARTH Machine-Type Link MonsterATK 2600LINK-3Links: Left, Right, DownMaterials: 2 or more Monsters Nothing too remarkable, and basically the Link equivalent of Gagagigo the Arisen. But those side-facing arrows and the ATK stat is... alright. Trivia moment though, we now have 4 different ED Gaia cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darj Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Ironically enough, this is Machine-Type when with such name I expected it to be Cyber-Type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~~ Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 We can't have Machine-Type rituals so they gave us these ;_; Anyway, this card actually seems rather good, especially if they allow S/T zones to become Extra Monster Zones. Summon it as your second Link Monster (below something cheap like the Spider thing) and you get to grab 2 (or 3 if they allow S/T zones) EM Zones for the low low price of any 3 monsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darj Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 So, hold on:If I have Spider in my Extra Deck Zone, and Summon a Normal Monster with its effect, and then I want to use both for this guy, can I summon it in the linked Main Monster Zone the Normal Monster is, or must it be placed in the Extra Deck Zone, or do I get to choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Not a great card since innitial link ceiling rise is only one. We already have a card that would inc link ceiling by 2 Not a great card since innitial link ceiling rise is only one. We already have a card that would inc link ceiling by 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warden Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 So, hold on:If I have Spider in my Extra Deck Zone, and Summon a Normal Monster with its effect, and then I want to use both for this guy, can I summon it in the linked Main Monster Zone the Normal Monster is, or must it be placed in the Extra Deck Zone, or do I get to choose? You would have to summon Gaia to your EM Zone if you're using Link Spider as a material, but you'd also need 2 other monsters as Gaia is a LINK-3, and so you need to fulfill that 3-mat requirement alongside its required materials because Spider is only LINK-1, and thus only counts as 1 material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darj Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 You would have to summon Gaia to your EM Zone if you're using Link Spider as a material, but you'd also need 2 other monsters as Gaia is a LINK-3, and so you need to fulfill that 3-mat requirement alongside its required materials because Spider is only LINK-1, and thus only counts as 1 material. Right, materials should match the Link number; was misled by the "2 or more" material requirement. And using the Spider will force it to go the the Extra Monster Zone, that's a bummer; I was hoping to be able to put it on the Main Monster Zone to use those left&right links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Highlander Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Could you not simply use the earth link 2, use it + 1 earth for this in a main monster zone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warden Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Yeah, the 2 or more screwed with me until it was better explained, as otherwise you could use any other LINK-3 monster to single-handedly make him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeline15 Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 That's some nice card art right there. Opening up as many as three zones for the cost of an average tribute summon ain't bad either. One thing though, as those side links point directly left and right, instead of diagonally backwards, I assume it only gives you the full 3 slots if you summon it into a main slot, not the extra one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babymon Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Is the new Yugioh series going to be like TRON? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerer Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 That's some nice card art right there. Opening up as many as three zones for the cost of an average tribute summon ain't bad either. One thing though, as those side links point directly left and right, instead of diagonally backwards, I assume it only gives you the full 3 slots if you summon it into a main slot, not the extra one?Well, we don't know if links will be able to expand into Spell/Trap Zones. As of what we are sure about right now, this guy will only be able to link up 2 Zones at most (in a Main Monster Zone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zauls Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Seems pretty obvious to me that some Link Monsters will be better played in the EMZ and some (like this) will be better in the MMZ, depending on the direction of the links. This obviously won't be played apart from maybe really early on, but it does enable you to have up to 4 ED monsters on the field (itself, the thing in the EMZ and the linked zones next to this) which I don't think anything else does that we've seen so far (correct me if I'm wrong). Cards with left-right links will be the spam enablers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darj Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Seems pretty obvious to me that some Link Monsters will be better played in the EMZ and some (like this) will be better in the MMZ, depending on the direction of the links. This obviously won't be played apart from maybe really early on, but it does enable you to have up to 4 ED monsters on the field (itself, the thing in the EMZ and the linked zones next to this) which I don't think anything else does that we've seen so far (correct me if I'm wrong). Cards with left-right links will be the spam enablers. Honeybot also has Link Markers to the left and right, so it's better to place it in a MMZ, too. It is Link2, but requires 2 Cybers monsters so it is not as splashable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~~ Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 As I understand the materials, it's kinda like Synchro Summon. Stardust Dragon requires 1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuners whose total Levels equal 8. This card requires 2 or more monsters whose total Link Number equals 3. The only difference is that monsters without a Link Number are treated as having a Link Number of 1 for the purpose of summoning a Link Monster, which is very different from how Levels worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VCR_CAT Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 ...this became my new ace by default, hasn't it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaosix Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 As I understand the materials, it's kinda like Synchro Summon. Stardust Dragon requires 1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuners whose total Levels equal 8. This card requires 2 or more monsters whose total Link Number equals 3. The only difference is that monsters without a Link Number are treated as having a Link Number of 1 for the purpose of summoning a Link Monster, which is very different from how Levels worked.you dont need link monsters, you could just use 2 monsters, or 1 link 3 monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerer Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 you dont need link monsters, you could just use 2 monsters, or 1 link 3 monster. Not quite. This still needs 2+ monsters to summon. If you're using a link monster, you'd have to use a Link 2 + one other monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notcleverusername Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Swear to Bishbaalkin if they use this card as a cap on further designLink 3 is bad for non-effect, and the Link Markers they gave it mean it's going to be outclassed for Link Monsters that specialize in enabling in the Extra Zone (S + SW/SE) or for Link Monsters with actual effects that specialize in enabling in the Main Zone (E + W).2.6k is also awfully low for something that would usually require 3 materials :T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 This looks pretty solid. The ATK makes it about the best Link I've seen so far, and unlike Yusaku's ace, this doesn't give your opponent a potential EMZ to work with. It also is now worth it just for the straight sideways pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darj Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Swear to Bishbaalkin if they use this card as a cap on further designLink 3 is bad for non-effect, and the Link Markers they gave it mean it's going to be outclassed for Link Monsters that specialize in enabling in the Extra Zone (S + SW/SE) or for Link Monsters with actual effects that specialize in enabling in the Main Zone (E + W).2.6k is also awfully low for something that would usually require 3 materials :T I agree with this. 2600 ATK for a 3-material non-Effect Link Monster doesn't look good, and it better doesn't become the ATK threshold for Link 3 monsters. I would have preferred for it to require 2 materials instead, more in parallel with "Gaia Knight, the Force of Earth" and Gem-Knight Pearl.Still, it appears they don't want to start with Link Monsters with too high ATK values. The current 2-material Link2s don't go over 1900 ATK, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azuh Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Video killed the radio star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notcleverusername Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 I agree with this. 2600 ATK for a 3-material non-Effect Link Monster doesn't look good, and it better doesn't become the ATK threshold for Link 3 monsters. I would have preferred for it to require 2 materials instead, more in parallel with "Gaia Knight, the Force of Earth" and Gem-Knight Pearl.Still, it appears they don't want to start with Link Monsters with too high ATK values. The current 2-material Link2s don't go over 1900 ATK, for example.That's probably also early-mechanic caution (throwback to 2.5k being rank 4 or lower cap for Positive Effect XYZs, and that one had a drawback anyways AND was the ace monster)Link Spooder is cool but yea, really hoping they branch outAlso I suspect Cybers got juked a bit for being focused on in the Early Wave, which is another reason I dislike the new Type. At any other time they could just build a regular support base but since it's occurring at the same time as a new mechanic, their hastily-crafted support base is also going to be the Early Wave, which means that their support base is fated to get creeped out :T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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