When just about all of us started playing we had visions of ruling the playing field with almighty 7 and 8 star monsters with bone crushing attack power. Most of us pretty much gave up on that philosophy after our two tribute monster was wiped off the field by a Trap Hole. Those were the days of LOB and MRD sets. There wasn't much to rid the field of trap cards then"¦.that was then, this is now.
Haven't you ever wanted to use at least a few of those muscle bound 7 or 8 star monsters that seem to collect dust in your binder but look oh so tempting and cool? Barrel Dragon was my first "pull" that I felt the itch to get out on the field. It was the first high level monster with a good enough effect that I felt was worth playing.
New animals have appeared since those first few sets with an even better effects. One of the newest big boys with a great effect is The Creator!
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Card #: RDS-EN005
Card Name: The Creator
Card Type: Monster
Monster Type: Thunder
Attribute: LIGHT
Level: 8
Attack: 2300
Defense: 3000
Is Effect:Yes
Is Fusion: No
Is Ritual: No
Is Union: No
Is Spirit: No
Is Toon: No
Card Text:
Select 1 monster from your Graveyard. Send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard and Special Summon the selected monster. You can only use this effect once per turn. This card cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.
Rulings:
Sending 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard is not a cost to activate the effect of "The Creator". It is part of the effect. So if your opponent chains "Disappear" to remove the targeted monster in your Graveyard from play, the effect of "The Creator" Disappears and you do not send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard.
If you use the effect of "The Creator", and then it is flipped face-down then flipped face-up again that same turn, you may use the effect of "The Creator" again.
If you activate the effect of "The Creator", and it does not resolve because the opponent chains "Skill Drain", or removes the targeted monster from the Graveyard with "Disappear", you've still used the effect. So you cannot activate its effect again that turn (even if you destroy "Skill Drain").
To Special Summon "The Creator" with the effect of "The Creator Incarnate", you must Tribute "The Creator Incarnate" from the field, not from your hand, etc.
You can Tribute a face-down "The Creator Incarnate" to Special Summon "The Creator"
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Support:
I can't, in good conscience, review this card without giving some helpful hints for cards that support The Creator the best.
The obvious and most effective of course is the monster The Creator Incarnate. Sure you can use The Creator Incarnate's effect to special summon The Creator, that's the whole purpose of this monster. What's easy to overlook though is that The Creator Incarnate is a warrior which means it's searchable with Reinforcement of the Army and returnable from the graveyard with The Warrior Returning Alive. What's more, The Creator Incarnate is a 1600 atk warrior. There aren't a great many warriors with as respectable of an attack without tribute. Lastly, The Creator Incarnate is a light monster, we all know what that means! The Creator of course, is a light monster itself. Three The Creator Incarnate, two The Creator, one D.D. Warrior Lady, one Magician of Faith. That's six outstanding light monsters. The dark monsters are easy to fill in.
As The Creator Incarnate is The Creator's son and closest friend, Exiled Force is quite possibly The Creator's effect best usage. Use Exiled Force over and over again to clear your opponent's field.
Less obvious are a few cards that are seldom played but hold tremendous potential. The card reviewed on 4/4/05, Stray Lambs,is one of them. Keep in mind that The Creator boasts a hefty 3000 def. Stat. Lamb tokens may of course be tributed for a SET in the same turn. One needs to be wary of that nasty Nobleman of Crossout! Consider The Creator's effect though. with The Creator, playing a couple of Magic Jammers can be beneficial for discarding as a cost the monster you want to special summon with The Creator's effect on your next turn after setting it by tributing two lamb tokens!
A Hero Emerges, Monster Gate, and Reasoning are all great ways to surprise your opponent with the special summon of The Creator. Obviously these are all great ways to special summon any high level monster. If you get creative with these cards you'll find you can make a deck with few or NO 4 star or lower monsters. Such a deck is highly exciting to play and works exceedingly well with The Creator's effect special summoning your big boys from the graveyard for another slug fest!
I've found Monster Reincarnation to be a great card to use with The Creator. Since The Creator can't be special summoned from the graveyard it helps to have a way to Recycle it. Since Monster Reincarnation requires the cost of sending a card to the graveyard it allows you to send a monster to the graveyard as the cost, bring The Creator back to your hand, special summon with The Creator Incarnate, and send your Sinister Serpent to the graveyard at resolution of The Creator's effect to special summon the same monster you used as a cost for Monster Reincarnation.
Beside the use of The Creator in a Warrior or "Big Boys" deck another fun and quite possible deck idea is to use The Creator Incarnate (Warrior) Kaibaman (another light Warrior) Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and The Creator combined with The Warrior Returning Alive and Reinforcement of the Army for great search ability, serious attack power, and great special summoning ability.
Another possibility is to use The Creator with Dimension Fusion or Return from the Different Dimension for overwhelming swarm capabilities.
Haven't you ever wanted to use at least a few of those muscle bound 7 or 8 star monsters that seem to collect dust in your binder but look oh so tempting and cool? Barrel Dragon was my first "pull" that I felt the itch to get out on the field. It was the first high level monster with a good enough effect that I felt was worth playing.
New animals have appeared since those first few sets with an even better effects. One of the newest big boys with a great effect is The Creator!
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Card #: RDS-EN005
Card Name: The Creator
Card Type: Monster
Monster Type: Thunder
Attribute: LIGHT
Level: 8
Attack: 2300
Defense: 3000
Is Effect:Yes
Is Fusion: No
Is Ritual: No
Is Union: No
Is Spirit: No
Is Toon: No
Card Text:
Select 1 monster from your Graveyard. Send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard and Special Summon the selected monster. You can only use this effect once per turn. This card cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.
Rulings:
Sending 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard is not a cost to activate the effect of "The Creator". It is part of the effect. So if your opponent chains "Disappear" to remove the targeted monster in your Graveyard from play, the effect of "The Creator" Disappears and you do not send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard.
If you use the effect of "The Creator", and then it is flipped face-down then flipped face-up again that same turn, you may use the effect of "The Creator" again.
If you activate the effect of "The Creator", and it does not resolve because the opponent chains "Skill Drain", or removes the targeted monster from the Graveyard with "Disappear", you've still used the effect. So you cannot activate its effect again that turn (even if you destroy "Skill Drain").
To Special Summon "The Creator" with the effect of "The Creator Incarnate", you must Tribute "The Creator Incarnate" from the field, not from your hand, etc.
You can Tribute a face-down "The Creator Incarnate" to Special Summon "The Creator"
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Support:
I can't, in good conscience, review this card without giving some helpful hints for cards that support The Creator the best.
The obvious and most effective of course is the monster The Creator Incarnate. Sure you can use The Creator Incarnate's effect to special summon The Creator, that's the whole purpose of this monster. What's easy to overlook though is that The Creator Incarnate is a warrior which means it's searchable with Reinforcement of the Army and returnable from the graveyard with The Warrior Returning Alive. What's more, The Creator Incarnate is a 1600 atk warrior. There aren't a great many warriors with as respectable of an attack without tribute. Lastly, The Creator Incarnate is a light monster, we all know what that means! The Creator of course, is a light monster itself. Three The Creator Incarnate, two The Creator, one D.D. Warrior Lady, one Magician of Faith. That's six outstanding light monsters. The dark monsters are easy to fill in.
As The Creator Incarnate is The Creator's son and closest friend, Exiled Force is quite possibly The Creator's effect best usage. Use Exiled Force over and over again to clear your opponent's field.
Less obvious are a few cards that are seldom played but hold tremendous potential. The card reviewed on 4/4/05, Stray Lambs,is one of them. Keep in mind that The Creator boasts a hefty 3000 def. Stat. Lamb tokens may of course be tributed for a SET in the same turn. One needs to be wary of that nasty Nobleman of Crossout! Consider The Creator's effect though. with The Creator, playing a couple of Magic Jammers can be beneficial for discarding as a cost the monster you want to special summon with The Creator's effect on your next turn after setting it by tributing two lamb tokens!
A Hero Emerges, Monster Gate, and Reasoning are all great ways to surprise your opponent with the special summon of The Creator. Obviously these are all great ways to special summon any high level monster. If you get creative with these cards you'll find you can make a deck with few or NO 4 star or lower monsters. Such a deck is highly exciting to play and works exceedingly well with The Creator's effect special summoning your big boys from the graveyard for another slug fest!
I've found Monster Reincarnation to be a great card to use with The Creator. Since The Creator can't be special summoned from the graveyard it helps to have a way to Recycle it. Since Monster Reincarnation requires the cost of sending a card to the graveyard it allows you to send a monster to the graveyard as the cost, bring The Creator back to your hand, special summon with The Creator Incarnate, and send your Sinister Serpent to the graveyard at resolution of The Creator's effect to special summon the same monster you used as a cost for Monster Reincarnation.
Beside the use of The Creator in a Warrior or "Big Boys" deck another fun and quite possible deck idea is to use The Creator Incarnate (Warrior) Kaibaman (another light Warrior) Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and The Creator combined with The Warrior Returning Alive and Reinforcement of the Army for great search ability, serious attack power, and great special summoning ability.
Another possibility is to use The Creator with Dimension Fusion or Return from the Different Dimension for overwhelming swarm capabilities.
