Another card review. And this card is considered to be the 2nd most powerful card in the FOTB set. Heck, if you ignore everything else and JUST consider the effect, it's literally the most powerful effect in YGO next to the taboo known and Chaos Emperer Dragon - Envoy of the End....
*SMACK*
See, I can't even SAY the word CED before somebody beat me up for their scarred trauma kicking in.
Anyway, onto the review of this.
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Sky Scourge Norleras
Level 8
DARK
Fiend/Effect
ATK: 2400
DEF: 1500
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. It cannot be Special Summoned except by removing from play 1 LIGHT Fairy monster and 3 DARK Fiend monsters from your Graveyard. You can pay 1000 Life Points to send all cards on the field and in both hands to the Graveyard. If you do, then draw 1 card.
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Let's see. It's a LV8, so good target for Metamorphosis... in THEORY. (HA! Run Metamorphosis with this dude... you gotta be kidding me. Only an idiot would do that.) And for an LV8, crap stat with 2400ATK and only 1500DEF... but that's in theory. For one thing, you don't tribute summon this monster, you special summon in hand. And for that reason, we can't have something huge that get's a free special summon. (The reason why both Envoy are banned, although CED Envoy have way more reasons then that) But not just that, the effect is so stupidly broken that people would run him even if he had 0 ATK and DEF. Why? Read the effect. It sends ALL CARDS of both field and both players hand to the graveyard.... sound familiar? Yep, it's CED EFFECT! And we know WHY that card is banned, cause it's stupidly insanely powerful card killer. And the word is "send", not destroy. So Dark World monster effect doesn't kick in, along with monsters that have immunity against destruction. (e.g. Vampire Lord, SPoN, etc.) Even stuff like Card Trooper doesn't get the effect. So this card, like CED, is a true card killer.
So now, if they brought bad the dreaded CED... they MUST have thought of something right? Well, they kinda did. That's the reason, for one thing, it's only 2400ATK for a LV8 monster. 2nd, the biggest weakness, is that you need to remove 4 monsters instead of 2. Not just that, this one is nit-pickly that it HAVE to be 3x Dark/Fiend and 1x Light/Fairy. Another words, this card cannot be splashed like the Envoy or something like 3x Cyber Dragon, 2x Zaborg, with Deko, Spirit Reaper, etc. like Chaos Sorceror did. This thign needs ALOT more dedication and a complete deck theme support to use. But is it worth it? YES. An effect of CED is WELL WORTH of ANY REASON.
Also, the only way to summon this monster is by it's own card requirement. So it's not Chaos Sorceror/Envoy/etc. that once it was properly summoned, you can bring it back with Call/Preme/RftDD/etc. Once it summoned and is dead, the only way is to somehow put it back to hand, and then remove the 4 required monsters from grave again. (You don't want repeated Nuke bomb now would you)
Now, unlike it's big brother of CED, you don't do insane Burn LP damage to kick things off after a nuke. Instead, you kick things off with card advantage of drawing 1 card....(WTF were they smoking when they made him?) Now, what are the good top deck of this thign? Well, quite a bit. Some cards, are just CHEEZE when top decked with no cards on hand or field. (e.g. E-Hero Bubbleman, Theban Nightmare, Injection Fairy Lily, Card of Sanctity, etc. And thank god I don't have to mention Yata since that's banned.) And there's also the ultimate cheeze with this card, Dimension Fusion. Why? Think about it. You removed 4 monsters to summon him... so if you top-deck into Dimension Fusion after the bomb.... on a clean field with NO CARDS in your foe's hand... that's literally a definition of OTK no matter what. (That's +4 monster field presence for you for... nothing....) Now with dimension fusion is 1x per deck, (thank GOD) but still there's ways around it. Card Trooper can "force" it to be discarded by pot-luck. And Feather of the Phoenix can put whatever card you want into the top of deck, and thus you draw into a desired card with Norleras. There's also Phoenix Wing Wind Blast that selects a card on the field rather then the graveyard. (if you have Dimension Fusion in your hand instead of Grave) You have to discard for both of those effects? Who cares, Norleas bombs everything so you'll lose all "card advantage" anyway when that kicks in. Anyway, with a proper deck, that 1 card draw of Norleras can be a controlled card advantage or OTK win condition rather then pot luck... and because of that... this card is BROKEN!
It's kinda wierd. YGO card creators have an habit of recreating broken cards into "somewhat" fixed balanced version. (Although some of those failed.) Examples? Raigeki got banned, and then got replaced by Lightning Vortex. Harpie's Feather Duster got replaced by Heavy Storm, but still 1x per deck. Sinister Serpent got replaced by Treeborn Frog but that also got 1x per deck. Same goes for Pot of Greed being replaced by Pot of Avarice that also hit the 1x per deck. Now, would this card require 1x per deck, probably not. But still, it's still insanely powerful...
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Overall, I give this card a
10.5 out of 10
Hey, even if the summoning condition is a bit harsh, it's STILL a special summon, and no cost in the field or hand, just the graveyard. Graveyard fueling is EASY when done properly, even 4 monsters. (Card Trooper, Card Destruction, Morphing Jar, Snipe Hunter, etc.) And for something that's a free special summon, it literally drops the bomb and kills ALL deck strats of WHATEVER. It doesn't matter. When 1 card nukes all field and hand at the same freaking time... it's sick... VERY SICK... I'm giving it a 10.5 cause this card have a potential to be seen in the restricted/limited list, but I'm personally not sure if it should be, so a 10.5. The card effect is just too broken to give it a low rating no matter how hard the "condition' is.
*SMACK*
See, I can't even SAY the word CED before somebody beat me up for their scarred trauma kicking in.
Anyway, onto the review of this.
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Sky Scourge Norleras
Level 8
DARK
Fiend/Effect
ATK: 2400
DEF: 1500
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. It cannot be Special Summoned except by removing from play 1 LIGHT Fairy monster and 3 DARK Fiend monsters from your Graveyard. You can pay 1000 Life Points to send all cards on the field and in both hands to the Graveyard. If you do, then draw 1 card.
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Let's see. It's a LV8, so good target for Metamorphosis... in THEORY. (HA! Run Metamorphosis with this dude... you gotta be kidding me. Only an idiot would do that.) And for an LV8, crap stat with 2400ATK and only 1500DEF... but that's in theory. For one thing, you don't tribute summon this monster, you special summon in hand. And for that reason, we can't have something huge that get's a free special summon. (The reason why both Envoy are banned, although CED Envoy have way more reasons then that) But not just that, the effect is so stupidly broken that people would run him even if he had 0 ATK and DEF. Why? Read the effect. It sends ALL CARDS of both field and both players hand to the graveyard.... sound familiar? Yep, it's CED EFFECT! And we know WHY that card is banned, cause it's stupidly insanely powerful card killer. And the word is "send", not destroy. So Dark World monster effect doesn't kick in, along with monsters that have immunity against destruction. (e.g. Vampire Lord, SPoN, etc.) Even stuff like Card Trooper doesn't get the effect. So this card, like CED, is a true card killer.
So now, if they brought bad the dreaded CED... they MUST have thought of something right? Well, they kinda did. That's the reason, for one thing, it's only 2400ATK for a LV8 monster. 2nd, the biggest weakness, is that you need to remove 4 monsters instead of 2. Not just that, this one is nit-pickly that it HAVE to be 3x Dark/Fiend and 1x Light/Fairy. Another words, this card cannot be splashed like the Envoy or something like 3x Cyber Dragon, 2x Zaborg, with Deko, Spirit Reaper, etc. like Chaos Sorceror did. This thign needs ALOT more dedication and a complete deck theme support to use. But is it worth it? YES. An effect of CED is WELL WORTH of ANY REASON.
Also, the only way to summon this monster is by it's own card requirement. So it's not Chaos Sorceror/Envoy/etc. that once it was properly summoned, you can bring it back with Call/Preme/RftDD/etc. Once it summoned and is dead, the only way is to somehow put it back to hand, and then remove the 4 required monsters from grave again. (You don't want repeated Nuke bomb now would you)
Now, unlike it's big brother of CED, you don't do insane Burn LP damage to kick things off after a nuke. Instead, you kick things off with card advantage of drawing 1 card....(WTF were they smoking when they made him?) Now, what are the good top deck of this thign? Well, quite a bit. Some cards, are just CHEEZE when top decked with no cards on hand or field. (e.g. E-Hero Bubbleman, Theban Nightmare, Injection Fairy Lily, Card of Sanctity, etc. And thank god I don't have to mention Yata since that's banned.) And there's also the ultimate cheeze with this card, Dimension Fusion. Why? Think about it. You removed 4 monsters to summon him... so if you top-deck into Dimension Fusion after the bomb.... on a clean field with NO CARDS in your foe's hand... that's literally a definition of OTK no matter what. (That's +4 monster field presence for you for... nothing....) Now with dimension fusion is 1x per deck, (thank GOD) but still there's ways around it. Card Trooper can "force" it to be discarded by pot-luck. And Feather of the Phoenix can put whatever card you want into the top of deck, and thus you draw into a desired card with Norleras. There's also Phoenix Wing Wind Blast that selects a card on the field rather then the graveyard. (if you have Dimension Fusion in your hand instead of Grave) You have to discard for both of those effects? Who cares, Norleas bombs everything so you'll lose all "card advantage" anyway when that kicks in. Anyway, with a proper deck, that 1 card draw of Norleras can be a controlled card advantage or OTK win condition rather then pot luck... and because of that... this card is BROKEN!
It's kinda wierd. YGO card creators have an habit of recreating broken cards into "somewhat" fixed balanced version. (Although some of those failed.) Examples? Raigeki got banned, and then got replaced by Lightning Vortex. Harpie's Feather Duster got replaced by Heavy Storm, but still 1x per deck. Sinister Serpent got replaced by Treeborn Frog but that also got 1x per deck. Same goes for Pot of Greed being replaced by Pot of Avarice that also hit the 1x per deck. Now, would this card require 1x per deck, probably not. But still, it's still insanely powerful...
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Overall, I give this card a
10.5 out of 10
Hey, even if the summoning condition is a bit harsh, it's STILL a special summon, and no cost in the field or hand, just the graveyard. Graveyard fueling is EASY when done properly, even 4 monsters. (Card Trooper, Card Destruction, Morphing Jar, Snipe Hunter, etc.) And for something that's a free special summon, it literally drops the bomb and kills ALL deck strats of WHATEVER. It doesn't matter. When 1 card nukes all field and hand at the same freaking time... it's sick... VERY SICK... I'm giving it a 10.5 cause this card have a potential to be seen in the restricted/limited list, but I'm personally not sure if it should be, so a 10.5. The card effect is just too broken to give it a low rating no matter how hard the "condition' is.
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