SD10-EN003 Ancient Gear Engineer

Ancient Gear Engineer
Effect Monster (Machine / EARTH / 5 Stars / ATK 1500 / DEF 1500)
Negate the effect of any Trap Card that targets this card, and destroy that Trap Card. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate any Spell or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. When this card attacks, destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card on your opponent's side of the field at the end of the Damage Step.

Let's take a look at one of the new Ancient Gear monsters from the Machine Re-Volt structure deck. In many ways, this guy is similar to Elemental Hero Wildheart, so let's compare the two.

Ancient Gear Engineer
Pros:
- Immune to any Traps that target it
- Immune to opponent's Spells/Traps in the Battle Phase
- Can destroy a S/T after attacking
- Searchable (Giant Rat, Last Will, Sangan)
- Machine type is well-supported
- Ancient Gear support
- EARTH support

Cons:
- 5 Star, 1500 ATK

Elemental Hero Wildheart
- Immune to Traps
- Searchable (Giant Rat, Last Will, Sangan, Reinforcement of the Army)
- Warrior type is well-supported
- Elemental Hero support
- EARTH support

Cons:
- none really

So as we see, both have 1500 ATK, both are EARTH, both have well-supported monster-types, both have specific monster-types (Ancient Gear, Elemental Hero) that are well-supported, and both have Trap immunity.

The major difference is in the fact that Ancient Gear Engineer is immune to S/Ts in the Battle Phase, and therefore more protected. He also can destroy a S/T after attacking. However, because he is 5-Stars, is he really worth the added investment of getting him to the field if you have to tribute for him?

Well, Giant and Rat and Last Will help you get around that. You can even use Ancient Gear Castle and Ancient Gear Factory to avoid tributing for him. You can also then equip him with Ancient Gear Tank to make him 2100 ATK, or you can equip him with Ancient Gear Fist to allow him to destroy a Monster, and then a S/T too. Because he can destroy a S/T, sending him in first can help clear the way for your other attackers.

While he has many upsided, ultimately you have to decide whether he's worth it because he is 5-Stars and Wildheart is not. He's certainly not Wildheart's replacement, but he's far from a lesser version of Wildheart because of it.

Traditional: 1.5/5 - He's not LIGHT or DARK, and he's a tribute.
Advanced: 4/5 - Immunity in the Battle Phase, and S/T destruction.
Limited: N/A - Structure Deck only

 

[masterwoo0]

I like him. He may be costly, since he is a Tribute, but most times he makes up for it with his effect. If your opponent only has a Ring of Destruction Set, they cant target him with it, and he gets to destroy it if his attack is successful or not (which makes attacking a Defense Position Spirit Reaper WELL WORTH THE EFFORT!!!), and Waboku is useless against him, since he just needs to "attack", so the only way to stop him is to prevent him from attacking at all.

 

[drzero7]

He's good in an Ancient Gear deck IMO. Nice alternative then just AG Beast. And some traps can destroy AG Engineer, mainly, BTH and Torrential. Even stuff like Enemy Controller can effect him if you just activate it before he attacks. The good thing about him is that he have semi-Trap/Spell immunity along with a potential Breaker effect.

 

[Jathro]

Thanks for the comments, guys. I'm looking forward to trying him out. I think there's great potential here.

 

[SS64]

Well you cant really compare this to another.

well 1st off....E-hero wildheart is a bit verstile (can be splashable)
then compared to Engineer.

2 main diffrence ,
E-hero lvl4 warrior 1500/1600-is not effected by any trp
Traps such as Torrential Tribute and Needle Ceiling (if used right) can be comboed.
Searchable by both Rat and Reinforcemnt and last will.
also more Top Deck friendly (however it can really go both ways)

Engineer lvl 5 machine 1500/1500-uneffected by traps that TARGET
Searchable by rat & last will (also UFOroid)
can be comboed with Ancient Gear Castle or Limiter

Low stats and cost alone does not make it run able in most decks

Very vernable to higher attck monsters.
however with support it can be preatty strong.

But by itself...very counterable and its cost makes it almost unworthy.and im sad to say that support for Ancient Gear really isnt enuff for to make this deck competitive.

 

[masterwoo0]

Well you cant really compare this to another.

well 1st off....E-hero wildheart is a bit verstile (can be splashable)
then compared to Engineer.

2 main diffrence ,
E-hero lvl4 warrior 1500/1600-is not effected by any trp
Traps such as Torrential Tribute and Needle Ceiling (if used right) can be comboed.
Searchable by both Rat and Reinforcemnt and last will.
also more Top Deck friendly (however it can really go both ways)

Engineer lvl 5 machine 1500/1500-uneffected by traps that TARGET
Searchable by rat & last will (also UFOroid)
can be comboed with Ancient Gear Castle or Limiter

Low stats and cost alone does not make it run able in most decks

Very vernable to higher attck monsters.
however with support it can be preatty strong.

But by itself...very counterable and its cost makes it almost unworthy.and im sad to say that support for Ancient Gear really isnt enuff for to make this deck competitive.

You're forgetting that with every attack, it takes out a Spell/Trap. That means that you're opponent will lose one or two before he can destroy him, so it will likely pay for its summon, and how many times have you seen someone summon Mobius, watch it destroy 2 Spell/Traps, and then get Smashed on the next turn, or even Bottomless Trap Holed by one of the cards it destroyed?