Archaeon Fiend Xlyos

[iSnaprack]

(This card is intended to be part of a Archetype, but i wanted to put this out first.) 

(And for anyone that can help, how do I get the card picture in here?)

 

ARCHAEON FIEND XYLOS

Level: 9 Attribute: Dark

Fiend/Ritual

Effect: When this card is summoned, flip a coin for every monster on your opponent's side of the field. If heads, you can pay 1250 points to destroy it. If tails, that monster gains 500 ATK points. This card cannot attack your opponent directly for two turns from when it is summoned. This card is unaffected by your opponent's Equip cards.

ATK/2825 DEF/2825

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

Things that need pointing out:

• Missing the standard Ritual Summoning clause: You can Ritual Summon this card with "[x]"; [x] being whatever Ritual Spell you choose. Right now, Dark Contract with the Abyss exists as an option, but yeah.
• ATK/DEF are awkward; no card in this game has an ATK/DEF that isn't divisible by 50; is there a reason for this?

You can Ritual Summon this card with "(whatever Ritual Spell)". When this card is (Ritual?) Summoned: Toss a coin for each monster your opponent controls, then if the result is Heads, you can pay 1250 LP; destroy it; otherwise, if the result is Tails, that monster gains 500 ATK. This card cannot attack your opponent directly for 2 turns after it is Summoned. Unaffected by your opponent's Equip Cards.

 

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To be honest, this card is extremely underwhelming. While it does have non-targeting destruction, it's still a coin flip and costs 1/8th of your starting LP to destroy it. If I wanted to destroy a monster, I'd rather just use something like Volcasaurus, Drancia (shouldn't be bringing this up because Zoos) or even Raigeki/Dark Hole for much less cost. The no attack directly clause doesn't make much sense; yes, you're removing stuff, but you're already shelling out a lot of effort to do so. There is no need to limit it further. Last effect isn't going to work unless the opponent uses Mask of the Accursed or something, and even then, Equip Cards are rare.

 

If there are support cards for this Archetype in here that play off this, then fine, however as it is, there's almost no reason to run this.

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Right now, Written form is fine.

[iSnaprack]

Thanks for the advice! I don't know if I should edit my post or not.

Addressing all your concerns,

1. (Not meant as an insult.) It says this is part of an archetype at the top of the page.

2. Totally true, forget to put the ritual on there. Derp.

3. All the cards have awkward attack because, when all 5 are added together [Via the Ragnarok Cometh Spell Card.], the attack and defense are 6660.

4. Life points are high because a supporting card I'm still working on cancels out the life point drain. Same with the direct attack clause.

5. The whole point of this deck is that, without the supporting cards, it's terrible. (A la Alien Deck). But if you get it right, it's incredibly powerful.

Thanks for pointing out bugs!,

         ~iSnapRack

[Dokutah]

1. (Not meant as an insult.) It says this is part of an archetype at the top of the page.

4. Life points are high because a supporting card I'm still working on cancels out the life point drain. Same with the direct attack clause.

5. The whole point of this deck is that, without the supporting cards, it's terrible. (A la Alien Deck). But if you get it right, it's incredibly powerful.

 

unless you post a ritual spell that encompass all of the intended interaction is super hard to judging this card (which i agreed with sakura that this card ia underwheling for several reason that im gonna type on on lower). just prepare an archetype in casual multiples we will glad to wait

 

3. All the cards have awkward attack because, when all 5 are added together [Via the Ragnarok Cometh Spell Card.], the attack and defense are 6660.

its seems cool and all that you can utilize Stat as means to covey identity of an card. and its actually doable. but you also have to think like a actual game designer... as per now your unique stat allow a wonky numbered life point that could make and awkward id not unnecessary debate of the game state like if my life point is (say) 3555 and i active solemn judgement what is the life point i end up with? yadax3 a halving of 5 is rounded down or up...something like that

 

there many ways to convey identity. don't use the one that affect the game in unnecessary way. (i learn this the hard way tbh)

 

if you argue about Castle of Dark Illusions and Utopia Prime. that just konami being forgoing their mental  medication

 

now on the card it self

 

as i mention earlier and adding to sakura review is underwhelming. coin toss is one of the better luck-based effect and you actually being nice that it tossed for each monster making the chances quite high. but the result effect is not really worth it for now. beside the destruction effect  LP gain is 1 of the worst effect in the game unless you played Aroma (but this card don't have synergy with them) and 500 boost for tail effect is really dangerous next turn. so the reward is not as good as the risk. on top on that its only activated on summon. so unless you have an effect that can juggle-summon your monster is more of 1 time effect. not good at all

 

equip card is hardly matter outside noble knights. moreso the one that specifically punish you opponent

 

no direct attack clause is more sensible on volcasaur. this arguably a no no.