Mind Control

Here it is, for those who don't know:
Mind Control
Normal Spell
Take control of 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field until the End Phase. This monster cannot declare an attack or be Tributed.

now, what combos can you find with this card?
i can only find situational ones regarding opponent's BLS (remove himself), opponent's Tribe (nuke himself), opponent's Dark Ruler (opponent's Fiends no longer negate effects), and just getting around big monsters that are in the way.

I hope I posted this in the right place, if not, please put it where it belongs.
Thanks,
-chaosruler
 
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Most people think this card isn't very good. Thats because they want to get rid of the monster by tributing or at least attack with it. This holds about half the combos that change of heart does. You can still take control of a face down monster and flip it. You can also take an effect monster and use its effect. There is also the option of clearing the path for your monsters to attack directly.

I say the card is good but not great. I will have to playtest it some to see if it is useful. Looks like a well balanced card to me though.
 
I have to say, I also don't really see why you woul use this over Change of Heart; its the same thing only crappier. I thought this card gave permanent control, which would be a little better since yea, the monster can only sit there but you can both use their effect and they're -1 monster...Bad card as far as I can tell.
 
SamuraiSasuke said:
I have to say, I also don't really see why you woul use this over Change of Heart; its the same thing only crappier. I thought this card gave permanent control, which would be a little better since yea, the monster can only sit there but you can both use their effect and they're -1 monster...Bad card as far as I can tell.
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However this does give us another option, since we can only use the 1 Change of Heart. It's just a nice way to take your opponent's monster. You don't have to give him one of your own like Creature Swap, and you don't have to give him Life Points like Snatch Steal. Take his/her monster, use it's effect, or use something that returns it to his hand, attack directly with something else, etc.

While it may not boast the power of Change of Heart, I still feel it's a viable option for field control.
 
Jathro said:
However this does give us another option, since we can only use the 1 Change of Heart. It's just a nice way to take your opponent's monster. You don't have to give him one of your own like Creature Swap, and you don't have to give him Life Points like Snatch Steal. Take his/her monster, use it's effect, or use something that returns it to his hand, attack directly with something else, etc.

While it may not boast the power of Change of Heart, I still feel it's a viable option for field control.
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I agree with you there. It might not be as good as Change of Heart or Brain Control, but it definetly has some good uses.
 
Well, seeing this card here gives me a bad feeling about the upcoming ban list :p With enemy controller, snatch steal, creature swap, and now mind control... change of heart might possibly be banned..

Still... although it isn't as versatile and useful as change of heart, it has its uses.. not just for using of the opponent's monster effect, but also clearing up space for a nice big otk. Also, it has a great use in a burn or heal deck where catapult turtles, mystik woks or any such cards work wonders :D
 
i wonder if you can use this card to steal a monster, then use metamorphosis on it? i'm not sure though, correct me if i am wrong
 
You won't be able to use metamorphorsis on it since that requires the tributing of the monster which isn't allowed by mind control's text.
 
And if you just don't have any monsters to protect you, you just can just steal one of your opponent's and use it as a wall.
 
^But how could you use it as a wall if your opponent gets it back at the End Phase?
 
lzy3 said:
Well, seeing this card here gives me a bad feeling about the upcoming ban list :p With enemy controller, snatch steal, creature swap, and now mind control... change of heart might possibly be banned..

Still... although it isn't as versatile and useful as change of heart, it has its uses.. not just for using of the opponent's monster effect, but also clearing up space for a nice big otk. Also, it has a great use in a burn or heal deck where catapult turtles, mystik woks or any such cards work wonders :D
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i dont think they would ban change of heart again. keep in mind, it was already banned once, and then removed. do you really think they would do it again?

also, how could you use it with mystic wok or catapult turtle? correct me if i am wrong, but thats still tributing the monster.

this card can be ok, again, with using opponents effects, or just using it with creature swap. gives more reason to use remove brainwashing... :)P, yeah right lol)

artwork is really cool, though.
 
Just because they removed Change from the ban list doesnt mean that it cant go back on in re-evaluation. Mind Control at least prevents the typical first turn 3000+ easy rush while preserving some form of strategy.
 
true: this card adds more flavor to the game, definatly. its not horrible, but there are still better cards out there of course. truly, though, i would definatly consider using it at least once in one of my decks...

the fact remains, however, there is a limited amount of things you can do with the monster. at least it can target face down monsters, thats a huge plus. the main thing that kills the fact that the monster cannot be tributed is the increasing number of card effects that requite tributing monsters. heck, if you take control of your opponent's exiled force, you cant even use it for anything basically.

(you could take control of your opponent's vampire lord and remove it from play to special summon Genesis... lol.. (note: dont use Genesis. this remark is for point-proving purposes only))
 
Other uses

Look what cards came out with it. Silent Swordsman lv5 needs a direct attack to level up to lv 7. This would remove a monster so you can attack directly with Silent Swordsman or another card, especially a burn card that would need a direct attack to power up. Another use would be to turn the card to defensive position when you have a card effect that removes face up defense cards. Just some ideas....


Crash
 
lzy3 said:
Well, seeing this card here gives me a bad feeling about the upcoming ban list :p With enemy controller, snatch steal, creature swap, and now mind control... change of heart might possibly be banned..

Still... although it isn't as versatile and useful as change of heart, it has its uses.. not just for using of the opponent's monster effect, but also clearing up space for a nice big otk. Also, it has a great use in a burn or heal deck where catapult turtles, mystik woks or any such cards work wonders :D
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cannot be tributed

all the cards listed in bold require the monster to be tributed for the effect.
 
well... i assume they had to add something to this card so it wasnt just another CoH, right? i mean, if you could tribute and attack with the monster, why dont they just say "This card's name is treated as 'Change of Heart'"? lol.... (i thought it was funny) (guess not...) (v_v)
 
hehe, yeah that would be kinda funny, i only wish they had said you can't tribute it for a tribute summon...

oh well

-chaosruler
 
well, you win some you lose some. obviously, CoH was the best, and all the others have some drawback. (which is why CoH was banned)

Enemy Controller- have to tribute a monster, only face up monsters

Creature Swap- have to have a monster you dont want

Snatch Steal- only face up monsters, equip card, opponent gains 1000

Brain Control- only face up monsters, pay 800 LP

Mind Control- obviously, we just had a whole review about it

Invader of the Throne, XENO, Rafflesia, Brain Jacker- flip effects, etc.
 
what's XENO, and also, if you ran a Level Up! deck, you could take their Mystic Swordsman Lv. 2 or 4 (prolly most commonly run of Lv. monsters) and send it to activate Level Up!......, since it is sending and not tributing it.

-chaosruler
 
oh sorry about that... i assumed that everyone knew that XENO was Jowls of Dark Demise's Japanese name.... (it was shorter so i just typed it instead...)
 
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