Rescue Rabbit Pt.2

On my original post concerning this card, I commented on it not being broken but still a card with great potential. And just a few days after, I started seeing what others already broke the rabbit beyond repair. I started seeing Xyz/Synchro combos and even first turn Quasar with just a rabbit...

Needless to say, they broke the rabbit right before my eyes. I can only sit and speculate as to whether it will live up to it's new-found hype, or will it just be another good card seen in some decks?

Until then, I sit and prepare myself for Rabbit Season.

Pain Painter

While this card is face-up on the field, its name is treated as "Plaguespreader Zombie". Once per turn: You can target up to 2 face-up Zombie-Type monsters you control, except this card; they become Level 2 until the End Phase. They cannot be used as Synchro Material Monsters except for the Synchro Summon of a Zombie-Type monster.

Well, looks like the new TCG exclusives for GENF are coming in slowly. This one is a bit curious, because I have always wanted a tuner like this to exist (only Plague for zombies seemed a bit unfair, even for just casual games since their synchros were barely playable due to their only tuner limited to 1). But it is a really good card for zombies, since the level modification effect can easily give access to each of the zombie synchros and with any zombies you control. This means that this can work well in a Skull Servant deck without having to worry about all those levels now.

Ya vemos que las cartas exclusivas al TCG del set GENF estan llegando. Esta es un poco curiosa, ya que siempre he querido un Tuner como este (ya que Plaguespreader solo para zombies parecia un poco injusto, aunque era para juegos casuales y sus synchros no se podian usar por esta razon). Me gusta para los zombies, ya que su efecto de modificar niveles por fin puede dar acceso facil a los synchros del mismo tipo y con cualquier zombie. No solo eso, se ve que puede servir bien en un deck de Skull Servant ya que no hay que preocuparse de todos esos niveles ahora.

Fun card, don't know if it will ever make it to meta decks, but it's a card I would definitely get if I'm going to play any Zombie-themed deck.

Carta divertida para los decks zombie, pero no se si algun dia llegara a estar en algun deck competitivo. Pero si vas a jugar un deck de zombie, dale un intento a esta carta.

Duality Reprint!

First news of my morning and it's starting to look great. It seems Konami decided to put a Super Rare version of it in the following 2011 Collector Tins. Here's the source, just in case.

At last, we don't have to pay a ridiculous sum of cash for a piece of cardboard when we can just get it cheaper. This is certainly a dream come true to many players out there, while a nightmare to others (don't really care on that one, I'm a budget player). It's a great way to make sure everyone gets to have equal shots at making their deck, so there' nothing negative about this little bit of news.

At last, I can go back and playing my Anti-Meta decks!

Rescue Rabbit

Finally back from vacation. Started catching up with what I have been missing, and suddenly I find this little card:

Ya volvi de vacaciones, asi que he empezado a ver que me he perdido durante ese tiempo y me encontre con esta carta:

This card cannot be Special Summoned from the Deck. During your Main Phase: You can banish this face-up card; Special Summon 2 Level 4 or lower Normal Monsters with the same name from your Deck. Those monsters are destroyed during the End Phase. The effect of "Rescue Rabbit" can only be used once per turn.

This card is pretty neat, but it's not broken. Yes, there are ways to reuse it and it's at 3, but it's nothing like it's feline counterpart. Why? Well, they found a way to balance it out. Banishing it makes sure you won't abuse it as much as Cat (unless you use Dimensional Alchemist or Levial as a way to recycle it), the monsters must be normal and of the same name (avoiding synchro shenanigans unless you play Natural Tune), it's only once per turn, and it cannot be special summoned from the deck (so no Rat into Rabbit plays for example).

Esta carta es bien interesante, pero no esta "broken" como dicen muchos. Si, hay formas de reciclarlo y estara en 3 al salir, pero no es nada como su amigo felino. La razon por esto es que ha sido balanceado. Removiendolo del juego asegura que no tenga tanto abuso (a menos que uses Dimensional Alchemist o Levial para reciclarlo), los monstruos deben ser normales y con el mismo nombre (evitando trucos de synchro a menos que juegues Natural Tune), es solo una vez por turno y no se puede hacer invocacion especial del deck.

But while this card has great potential, it's meant to be a lean mean Exceed/Xyz spitting machine. Just it's effect alone can make Exceed/Xyz summons from Ranks 4 to 1 (as long as they need 2 monsters alone), since it brings out the Overlay Units from the deck.

Pero mientras esta carta tiene gran potencial, su verdadero proposito es ser una maquina que produce Exceed/Xyz. Su efecto solo puede sacar monstruos de Rango 4 a 1 (siempre y cuando necesiten dos monstruos), ya que saca los materiales necesarios del deck.

But still, this little bunny is more than meets the eye, as mentioned above. There are many uses to this card, and one can only sit and wait to see if this card will make an impact or not.

Pero como sea, este pequeño conejo es mas de lo que parece, como mencionado aqui. Hay muchos usos para esta carta, pero solo podemos esperar a ver si hara un gran impacto en el juego.

Update

Still on vacation, but will return in July.

Haven't been playing at all, so it's going to be a fun month when I return to YGO.

Until then, I'm thinking of a couple of articles, decks, and strategies, as well as interesting cards to post about.

Kachi Kochi Dragon

Rank 4/Dragon/Exceed
2100/1300
2 Level 4 monsters
Once per turn, if this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you can detach 1 Exceed Material from this card to allow this card to attack once again, immediately.

Well, yet another interesting exceed monster. However, this one differs from the pack in terms that this one is meant to be more aggressive than control. So of course, this had to grab my interest. Getting an extra attack for the cost of an exceed material is quite nice. Not just that, an aggressive-natured exceed makes me wonder whether aggression or control will be the overall predominant trait. But for now, this card seems to be like an awesome addition to any extra deck, especially since it's one of the better Rank 4 monsters I have seen.

Bueno, ahora vemos otro monstruo exceed bien interesante. Pero, esta carta es diferente ya que se ve mas agresiva que controladora. Asi que esto fue un gran punto de interes. Poder atacar una segunda vez por el precio de un "exceed material" es un bastante bueno. No solo esto, viendo esta carta agresiva me hace pensar si los exceeds seguiran siendo controladoras, o si van a predominar la caracteristica agresiva. Pero por ahora, esta carta se ve como una gran carta para poner en el extra deck, especialmente al ser uno de los mejores Rango 4 que he visto.

Evolkaiser Ragia

Rank 4/Dinosaur/Exceed
2400/2000
2 Level 4 Dinosaur-Type monsters
You can detach 2 Exceed Materials from this card to negate the activation of a Spell/Trap Card OR the Normal or Special Summon of a monster, and destroy that card.

And there it is, yet another incredible Exceed Monster. As I said previously, it seems these guys will have more orientation towards control in difference to the agressive nature Synchro Monsters possess. And Evolkaiser Ragia is no exception to this "Exceed Control" trait. Removing 2 materials in order to basically become a Solemn Judgment with legs is no laughing matter. It's effect uses both materials as a cost, so your one and only negation will have to be used wisely. Indeed another balanced card.

Y aqui esta, otro monstruo exceed bastante increible. Como he dicho anteriormente, parece que los exceeds van a ser mas orientados al control a diferencia de los synchros, que son mas agresivos. Y Evolkaiser Ragia no es excepcion a la caracteristica de "Exceed Control." Removiendo dos materiales para convertirse en un Solemn Judgment con patas no es nada para reirse. Su efecto de negar solo se puede usar una vez, asi que lo que vas a negar tendra que ser importante. En verdad es una carta bien balanceada.

Not only that, but it gives Dinosaurs an excellent new toy. Juracs and Hydrogeddon welcome this with open arms.

No solo eso, pero los dinosaurios ahora tienen un nuevo juguete. Los Juracs y Hydrogeddon le dan la bienvenida.