"Arumagesto Daemon wo shinkuro shoukan!" :P

[MarbleZone]

Here's another one for my fanfic, see if you guys like it. :)

[IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/scias_blade/Yugioh%20cards/almagest-1.jpg[/IMG]

[i]1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
This card's ATK is equal to the combined Levels of all monsters you control x 200. This card's effect changes depending on its ATK. [list]
[*]0 - 2000: This card cannot be destroyed by battle. You take no Battle Damage from battles involving this card;
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[list]
[*]2100 - 3000: Your opponent cannot activate any Spell or Trap Cards during either player's Battle Phase;
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[*]3100+: When this card is destroyed, destroy 1 card your opponent controls and draw 1 card.
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I do not own the monster artwork in the picture. Credit is given in place of the edition and in the links below.

Link to original monster picture: http://baiken032.deviantart.com/art/Summoned-Skull-Colured-66075753
Link to respective artist (baiken032): http://baiken032.deviantart.com/
Link to background picture: http://starseekervds.deviantart.com/art/The-Black-Hole-46087041
Link to respective artist (StarSeekervds): http://starseekervds.deviantart.com/

[Ookami Moriyama]

really nice card

 

I like the pic

 

and no OCG errors

 

great

 

10/10

[MarbleZone]

Nice to know I still haven't lost it. :)

 

The OCG was easy though, many real cards have some of the effects of Almagest, so I just had to copy them after making sure they were recent. ;)

[ragnarok1945]

well since you didn't say "This card's ATK is equal to the combined Levels of all monsters you control x 200, excluding this card", it gains 1600 atk right off the bat and can't be destroyed in battle right away.

 

Effect 2: ah, the old ancient gear spin offs, how much I missed them.

 

Effect 3: that might be a little bit too much considering how much people do to draw another card, destroying another monster your opponent controls would be like icing on the cake (might want to tune that a little).

 

For the most part it's quite balanced: 9.9/10

[MarbleZone]

Yes, it intentionally comes out with 1600 ATK, considering it's a Level 8 Synchro it's best if it doesn't start off at zero. Besides, it'd be too easy to build up ATK otherwise and it'd be too dependent on field presence (even more than it already is).

 

Effect 2 is Ancient Gear on steroids, yes. Effect 3 is an equalizer, sort of a reward for managing to rise its ATK to that amount. Besides, the effects aren't cumulative, so it loses the battle immunity and the S/T protection it had before - it's pretty much what happens with LaDD, you lose it, but you get something in return, and only after you negated a bunch of stuff. ;)

[.Gideon.]

Nice card, & nice effects, the 1600 issue was discussed above so,

nothing more to say, I like it, only the pic doesn't seem well to me ^^

 

9/10

[Soul Legacy]

9.9/10

[MarbleZone]

Thanks both of you. ;)

[Soul Legacy]

Welcome :D

[ragnarok1945]

no one has rating the thread yet? I guess I will then

[AsterikcAde]

Interesting concept with the effect, very original and innovative.

The image is awesome the effect is awesome so...10/10

[MarbleZone]

Thanks guys. :)

 

I actually liked how the final picture turned out, it might not be to everyone's liking but I'm proud of my small editing.

[Exiro]

Very nice card. But the fact that it's a LV8 universal Synchro makes it kinda boring, there's already more than enough to choose from.

 

Also, there's a flaw with the 3rd effect. By the time that it hits the Graveyard, it resets the effect and nothing will activate. It would work if it was:

When a card's effect to destroy this card, or when this card battles a monster with higher ATK, destroy 1 card your opponent controls and draw 1 card.

 

 

8,74/10

[The Tin Trooper]

Really cool card! I could use the pic AND Bg for one of my Demons! Now, I need to give it a name..

 

ANYWAY, Really cool card! 10/10 and a +rep!

 

EDIT: Could you send me the image render? I'm a techno-primitive!

[Xm0nkeyxbutt]

quite the card. awesome pic combination, nice effect variation, ocg perfect, 10/10

[MarbleZone]

Very nice card. But the fact that it's a LV8 universal Synchro makes it kinda boring' date=' there's already more than enough to choose from.

 

Also, there's a flaw with the 3rd effect. By the time that it hits the Graveyard, it resets the effect and nothing will activate. It would work if it was:

When a card's effect to destroy this card, or when this card battles a monster with higher ATK, destroy 1 card your opponent controls and draw 1 card.

 

 

8,74/10

 

First of all, thanks for the free bump :P

 

I considered making it Lv9, but then I though it'd limit the usefulness (because it's not all that easy to gather 9 stars with two cards), and at Lv7, Black Rose and Dark Dive Bomber are superior to this.

 

About the last part of the effect, I thought it wouldn't be a problem since I don't say it has to hit the Graveyard, so it'd trigger when it blew up on the field. :/

I'll try to work around it then, but it'll be a bit tough to reword, I'll start with your suggestion and give it a further thought.

 

@ middletond - I'm apparently even more primitive than you are: by image render, do you mean the final image I used on the card? I'll PM you the photobucket link where I have it stored, if so. ;)