Identity Drain

[DarkMagician180]

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Identity Drain

Normal Trap

Activate this card by paying 1000 LP. Target one monster your opponent controls, for the remainder of this turn, that card loses its original name.

 

I think this is a really cool concept that would really be fun in the meta. The concept is that by temporarily removing a card's name, you can use this trap card to stop spells, traps, or summons that require a specific card to be on the field.

 

Some examples:

(1) Your opponent controls Dark Magician and then plays Dark Magic Attack. You can chain this to the DMA, negate Dark Magician's name and then because your opponent no longer controls a "Dark Magician", Dark Magic Attack would fizzle. 

 

(2) Your opponent summons Cyber Dragon Nova and it about to overlay Cyber Dragon Infinity on top, you can chain this to the summon of Nova and now your opponent cannot overlay Cyber Dragon Infinity on top. This would also work against Utopia the lightning and against Zoodiacs. 

 

Now this card nay be a little overpowered because it can single-handedly destroy Burning Abyss and can stop Zoodiac plays in their tracks. But to counter this and make the card a little less broken I made sure it only affects one monster rather than all monsters your opponent controls like Mind and Soul Drain. Also, it targets so it fails against cards that cannot be targeted.

 

EDIT: This card only removes the original name. So monsters that can change their name via an effect would not be effected. So for example is elemental hero Prisma uses its effect to change its name, this trap would remove the original name of Prisma, but would not remove whatever name Prisma's effect changed it to. 

 

What do you think? 

[icarusme]

That is a nice concept for an effect.

It can be a normal trap since it works as counter trap as well or a counter trap..very nice, but only if you are against an opponent with a specific ability deck like what your up to, other decks possibly are the evolsaurs, skull servants, harpy ladies, madolche and the likes. Well, for sure, if they are against it, they will be astounded.

 

Overall concept 9/10

Good job.unique

[Dokutah]

its an interesting effect... but there a couple of problems:

 

1) being a normal trap is really slow on top of 1000 LP loss

2) is not realistic (yet) since there nothing like any cards in the game (probs there 1or 2 on the anime idk). its just begging for numerous official ruling justification just to function (which often is not really needed).

3) on the other hand, since it only affect monster on the field. i don't think its effect really worth it unless you face xenophobic deck...and we only have a few of those . if you target a potential material > your opponent simply use the affected monster as generic material for its generic tech. if you target a potential beater > he can just rammed the affected monster OR if they still have resource, make another additional beater

[DarkMagician180]

Wait, Can you further explain your second and third objection? I'm confused. 

[Dokutah]

Wait, Can you further explain your second and third objection? I'm confused. 

the point of 2nd objection is there no effect in this entire game that has an effect like it. you probably thinking "well that means my effect is original, cool" but this is when the problem comes. your effect is soo original it can cause a (often unnecessary) debate about card and player interaction (fundamental game design thingy). like if this card name is literally become nameless then its possible that you can't attack using it since you can't address that monster name for attack, and there probably a numerous of possible others

 

the 3rd point is ironically this card has no merits whatsoever to be played. okay you prevent name or archetype based plays with its name changing. but is no use if:

1) that monster already can finished you off without further if not need the name//archetype boost from the start

2) your opponent  can simply use it as Tribute//material to summon a better monster that has generic requirement (which means it has no need to use exact (like Zoodiac) names just need its typing, Level, or attribute (like castel, cowboy, yada x3)

so at the end in most of the time unless im facing deck that can't function if you erase that 1 name (which sound far-fetch) all i do with this card is no other than helping your opponent to win with that 1000 point loss

[DarkMagician180]

This card was mostly inspired by my dislike for Cyber Dragon Infinity and Utopia the Lightning. Also since Zoodiacs have the effect that says they can xyz summon them by overlaying them onto a "zoodiac" monster they control other than itself, this card would be a helpful out to all of those problem-some cards.

 

I get your point that if you are up against a deck that doesn't require specific names then this card would be useless, but I never said it would be a main deck staple in all meta decks. In fact, I feel most decks nowadays the names of the cards do matter. Just look at Dark Magician, Zoodiac, Ritual Beast, Burning Abyss, True Draco, all of those decks have in some way or another cards whose effects revolve around having a card of their specific archetype on the field.

 

It would be a good side deck card but not a new game-breaking staple like vanity's emptiness. 

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

Just a note that even though you're replying to CnC, the 2 week period for inactivity still applies (and yeah, you're half a week over). So yeah, gotta lock this.