Library of Eternal Silence

[Guest BGMCANN0N]

Library of Eternal Silence

[Field Spell]

 

Neither player can declare card names, card types, monster types, Levels/Ranks, or Attributes.

[The Nyx Avatar]

There's really only one card off the top of my head in which this would come into play. That card being Lullaby of Obedience. However, you're not typically going to see people running that card. Only other one I can name is Mind Crush. Sure, it's extensive in not letting you declare any of these traits, but at the same time limiting to just being declaring. Anything else in particular you had in mind when creating this card? Perhaps Level manipulating cards?

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

There's also Dark Designator (and given how linear a lot of Decks are nowadays, you can probably guess correctly). Mind Crush gets screwed over, but remind me how often people are running THAT nowadays. DNA Surgery/Transplant can't function (and the other ones I can't remember names of), Gagagas can't change their Levels (well, Magician anyway; same goes for stuff like Speedroid Red-Eye Dice), Shock Ruler (yes, it's banned) is neutered hard because of its gimmick. Remember Reasoning in Kozmos/Infernoids (which I haven't touched much, especially the latter); no more mills off that. 

 

So yeah, there's a fair bit of stuff this kills off, even if they aren't particularly relevant at this time. 

[Guest BGMCANN0N]

There's really only one card off the top of my head in which this would come into play. That card being Lullaby of Obedience. However, you're not typically going to see people running that card. Only other one I can name is Mind Crush. Sure, it's extensive in not letting you declare any of these traits, but at the same time limiting to just being declaring. Anything else in particular you had in mind when creating this card? Perhaps Level manipulating cards?

Primarily it was made out of the purpose of flavor. It probably would rarely to never get used in existence because of how uncommon declaration is in effects. Not to mention a lot of cards that do have declaration in their effect tend to be impractical. But, to answer your question partially it kind of blocks off Gagaga because Gagaga Magician needs a Level to be declared (though they have alternative Level control). Another Level declaring card I can think of is Unification http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Unification , though, this cards usage is largely undiscovered, I've only seen it used once in my time playing the game.

 

Edit: Oh Sakura beat me to the Gagaga Magician mentioning. XD

[Darj]

You guys are missing a big fish, True King V.F.D., a card so oppressive some players would go as far as to ban it (not me, for the record). There is also the currently-banned Shock Master.

 

To be fair, Lullaby of Obedience actually saw some play at some point in OCG due to Zoodiacs being everywhere, but looks like its usage faded out already. Besides, if the March OCG list happens to be true, it will fall into obscurity again.

 

Anyway, the floodgate can lock strong cards here and there, but still remains situational. IMO you should give it a boost somehow. I'm thinking in two alternatives:

1. Give it a flavorful +1 effect of some kind so it becomes more of a consistency/speed card that doubles as a situational floodgate. A card search should be a simple way to do this, but you could also be creative with a "do X: draw 1 card" effect.

2. Attach the effect on an extra Deck monster. That way it's more accessible by residing in the Extra Deck, gets a body, and you can also afford to give the card an additional effect or two.

[Guest BGMCANN0N]

You guys are missing a big fish, True King V.F.D., a card so oppressive some players would go as far as to ban it (not me, for the record). There is also the currently-banned Shock Master.

 

To be fair, Lullaby of Obedience actually saw some play at some point in OCG due to Zoodiacs being everywhere, but looks like its usage faded out already. Besides, if the March OCG list happens to be true, it will fall into obscurity again.

 

Anyway, the floodgate can lock strong cards here and there, but still remains situational. IMO you should give it a boost somehow. I'm thinking in two alternatives:

1. Give it a flavorful +1 effect of some kind so it becomes more of a consistency/speed card that doubles as a situational floodgate. A card search should be a simple way to do this, but you could also be creative with a "do X: draw 1 card" effect.

2. Attach the effect on an extra Deck monster. That way it's more accessible by residing in the Extra Deck, gets a body, and you can also afford to give the card an additional effect or two.

I'll try my hand at improving it a bit... Kind of confused on what you mean by your 2nd suggestion though. Attach as in Xyz or am I missing detail?

[Darj]

I mean, make a Xyz or Synchro monster or even a Contact Fusion, preferably with generic materials, and give this effect to it. That way, the effect is more accessible through summoning said monster instead of drawing/searching it from the Main Deck if it had the shape of a Continuous Spell. Plus, since an extra Deck monster with only 1 effect would be kinda bland, you can spice it up with 1 or 2 more effects. For instance, I can already imagine a Xyz having both a "while this card has Xyz material [insert floodgate effect here]" and a "detach a material: do X" effects.

[Guest BGMCANN0N]

I mean, make a Xyz or Synchro monster or even a Contact Fusion, preferably with generic materials, and give this effect to it. That way, the effect is more accessible through summoning said monster instead of drawing/searching it from the Main Deck if it had the shape of a Continuous Spell. Plus, since an extra Deck monster with only 1 effect would be kinda bland, you can spice it up with 1 or 2 more effects. For instance, I can already imagine a Xyz having both a "while this card has Xyz material [insert floodgate effect here]" and a "detach a material: do X" effects.

Ohhh okay... So mean make an Extra Deck monster with this cards effect instead of making it a Field Spell? If so I might, but I kind of want it to stay true to the Field Spell idea I had a initially. But, I appreciate the suggestion. I'll perhaps try the +1 route or one of my own if I can think of anything.

[Darj]

Ohhh okay... So mean make an Extra Deck monster with this cards effect instead of making it a Field Spell?

 

Yes.

 

Also, heh, I got stuck with the idea it was a Continuous Spell. As a Field it does get support from Terraforming, Fairy Dragon, etc., but still, quite situational when its only effect is the floodgate.