Now I'm gunna probably do all the buggy ones and the IMO better support then the Cyber Dragons supports, the Ancient Gear supports.
Seriously, the best additions among the "types" introduced in this SOI are the new great bugs. Now insects don't SUCK. And please mods, just because I said bugs don't suck, don't close this topic. It's not a lie! BELIEVE IT! [/Naruto]
IMO, this is defiantely not the best bug in the town, but it's sure is an interesting addition.
NOTE: Again, from dmcomet
SOI-JP022
Ooarikuikuiari ("Anteatereatingant in english")
Earth/Insect/5/2000/500
This card cannot be Normal Summon. This card cannot be special summon other than by
sending two Magic/Trap cards on your field to Graveyard. Instead of this card attacking,
you can destroy a Magic/Trap card on opponent's field.
Now, for the English translations, it's This card cannot be Special Summoned except by sending 2 Spell or Trap Cards on your side of the field to the Graveyard.
What does this mean? It means yep, it's a NOMI! A 2000ATK nomi definately DOES sound bad. And this one got 1 heck of an interesting cost, you have to "tribute" 2 spell/trap instead of monsters.
But let's ignore the tributes and see the power of this funny name card.
For one thing, unlike those, "This card can only be Special Summoned by removing from play ***** monster in your Graveyard.", you don't need graveyard fueling. And the tribute requirements are not monsters on the field, but spell/traps. And since it says spells or traps, you don't have to identify them. Meaning you can send your set spells and traps. What does this all mean? Having 2 s/t and Anteatereatingant in your hand, you can INSTANTLY special summon this your turn. That's some incredible speed summon only Cyber Dragon can compete against.
So it's fast, but you just wasted a 2 spell/trap. And spells and traps are precious resources! And that's true. But this card, when on the field, instead of attacking, you can destroy a spell or trap. And unlike Chiron the Mage, there's no "discard cost". So in that sense, it's good.
But Doctor, why can't I just nuke with Mobius? TRUE, IMO Mobius is probably a better option. I mean, this card, you have to waste 2 of your spell/traps to destroy 1 spell/trap on your foe. While Mobius can destroy 2 spells/traps without wasting your own resources. But I'm trying to see all the positive shine on this card.
For one thing, once Mobius is out and smacked two s/t on the foe's field, that's it. The ability is finished. However, with Anteatereatingant, you can keep destroying spells and traps each turn. So if you can keep Anteatereatingant for awhile, overall you have gained alot more card advantage. But your saying, "bah, only 1 per turn, now quick enough". Ah, but there IS a remedy to that.
Look at this example. You turn, you bring out Anteatereatingant and destroy 1 set spell/traps. Then your foe now sets 2 s/t cause Anteatereatingant can destroy 1 each turn. And then at your turn, you make Anteatereatingant destroy another 1 s/t and NOW, you activate Book of Moon and flip your Anteatereatingant face-down. Since you didn't change it's position at all, you can flip summon this card. Flip summon Anteatereatingant back and now he's "reset" so he can once again use his ability and destroy another set s/t on the foe's field. You get the strat here. Instead of Book of Moon, throw in Tsukuyomi as well, and you got yourself a s/t sucking TER strat! (And we all know how we hate TER + Tsukuyomi for sucking 2 of your monsters each turn and none of your monsters can't do crap about it.) Of course, since Anteatereatingant can't attack, you still need 1 strong powers to destroy your foe's monsters as well. (Or your foe had just 1 s/t. Then use Anteatereatingant to destroy that 1 s/t, Tsukuyomi, flip summon, then now Anteatereatingant can attack) And don't worry, cause since Anteatereatingant is backing you up and getting rid of 2 s/t per turn, your foe can't protect there monsters so it's easy picking if you bring out a high ATK stat monster. (Can we say Cyber Dragon?)
But your thinking, ZOMG, a s/t destroying TER! Don't worry, this strat isn't broken. Because of this possibility, this card have been weakened, by you having to get rid of 2 s/t to special summon, plus being nomi, plus only 2000ATK. And there's a good remedy to counter this strat. Now think, with Tsukuyomi + Anteatereatingant, you can't set any s/t on your field. Now what card in SOI just THRIVES his god-potent power when you don't have s/t? That's right, a Treeborn Frog! The best counter is special summon Treeborn Frog, and pull out a Zaborg and nuke Anteatereatingant, then go for the direct attack. Heck, Anteatereatingant, the player will try to protect Anteatereatingant from dying cause it's a nomi, and thus they'll have some s/t back-up protection. So yup, just Treeborn Frog and pull out Mobius, take out all s/t on the foe's field and kill Anteatereatingant with Mobius. (Another good example of how broken Treeborn Frog is) Heck, it doesn't HAVE to be a Monarch, any tribute monster that's higher then 2000ATK can all be brought in by Treeborn Frog, or just simplify and bring out Cyber Dragon. But cause of this, your foe have back-up s/t on his Anteatereatingant and maybe some stall cards, which would mean your best bet is still Mobius.
So final though. This card is great. But since The Creators seen the potent of this card's power, they weakened him alot. And cause of that, there's plenty of counter-strat for this. Fun card but unfortunately don't last long (Curse you Treeborn Frog) and thus overall, Mobius still thrives as s/t nuking king. But this card can sure be a good runner-up.
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In the end, I give this card, a 7 out of 10
If it wasn't for being nomi, I would have given it a 8 out of 10. Heck, if Tsukuyomi wasn't limited 1 per deck. I would have given it 9 out of 10.
Seriously, the best additions among the "types" introduced in this SOI are the new great bugs. Now insects don't SUCK. And please mods, just because I said bugs don't suck, don't close this topic. It's not a lie! BELIEVE IT! [/Naruto]
IMO, this is defiantely not the best bug in the town, but it's sure is an interesting addition.
NOTE: Again, from dmcomet
SOI-JP022
Ooarikuikuiari ("Anteatereatingant in english")
Earth/Insect/5/2000/500
This card cannot be Normal Summon. This card cannot be special summon other than by
sending two Magic/Trap cards on your field to Graveyard. Instead of this card attacking,
you can destroy a Magic/Trap card on opponent's field.
Now, for the English translations, it's This card cannot be Special Summoned except by sending 2 Spell or Trap Cards on your side of the field to the Graveyard.
What does this mean? It means yep, it's a NOMI! A 2000ATK nomi definately DOES sound bad. And this one got 1 heck of an interesting cost, you have to "tribute" 2 spell/trap instead of monsters.
But let's ignore the tributes and see the power of this funny name card.
For one thing, unlike those, "This card can only be Special Summoned by removing from play ***** monster in your Graveyard.", you don't need graveyard fueling. And the tribute requirements are not monsters on the field, but spell/traps. And since it says spells or traps, you don't have to identify them. Meaning you can send your set spells and traps. What does this all mean? Having 2 s/t and Anteatereatingant in your hand, you can INSTANTLY special summon this your turn. That's some incredible speed summon only Cyber Dragon can compete against.
So it's fast, but you just wasted a 2 spell/trap. And spells and traps are precious resources! And that's true. But this card, when on the field, instead of attacking, you can destroy a spell or trap. And unlike Chiron the Mage, there's no "discard cost". So in that sense, it's good.
But Doctor, why can't I just nuke with Mobius? TRUE, IMO Mobius is probably a better option. I mean, this card, you have to waste 2 of your spell/traps to destroy 1 spell/trap on your foe. While Mobius can destroy 2 spells/traps without wasting your own resources. But I'm trying to see all the positive shine on this card.
For one thing, once Mobius is out and smacked two s/t on the foe's field, that's it. The ability is finished. However, with Anteatereatingant, you can keep destroying spells and traps each turn. So if you can keep Anteatereatingant for awhile, overall you have gained alot more card advantage. But your saying, "bah, only 1 per turn, now quick enough". Ah, but there IS a remedy to that.
Look at this example. You turn, you bring out Anteatereatingant and destroy 1 set spell/traps. Then your foe now sets 2 s/t cause Anteatereatingant can destroy 1 each turn. And then at your turn, you make Anteatereatingant destroy another 1 s/t and NOW, you activate Book of Moon and flip your Anteatereatingant face-down. Since you didn't change it's position at all, you can flip summon this card. Flip summon Anteatereatingant back and now he's "reset" so he can once again use his ability and destroy another set s/t on the foe's field. You get the strat here. Instead of Book of Moon, throw in Tsukuyomi as well, and you got yourself a s/t sucking TER strat! (And we all know how we hate TER + Tsukuyomi for sucking 2 of your monsters each turn and none of your monsters can't do crap about it.) Of course, since Anteatereatingant can't attack, you still need 1 strong powers to destroy your foe's monsters as well. (Or your foe had just 1 s/t. Then use Anteatereatingant to destroy that 1 s/t, Tsukuyomi, flip summon, then now Anteatereatingant can attack) And don't worry, cause since Anteatereatingant is backing you up and getting rid of 2 s/t per turn, your foe can't protect there monsters so it's easy picking if you bring out a high ATK stat monster. (Can we say Cyber Dragon?)
But your thinking, ZOMG, a s/t destroying TER! Don't worry, this strat isn't broken. Because of this possibility, this card have been weakened, by you having to get rid of 2 s/t to special summon, plus being nomi, plus only 2000ATK. And there's a good remedy to counter this strat. Now think, with Tsukuyomi + Anteatereatingant, you can't set any s/t on your field. Now what card in SOI just THRIVES his god-potent power when you don't have s/t? That's right, a Treeborn Frog! The best counter is special summon Treeborn Frog, and pull out a Zaborg and nuke Anteatereatingant, then go for the direct attack. Heck, Anteatereatingant, the player will try to protect Anteatereatingant from dying cause it's a nomi, and thus they'll have some s/t back-up protection. So yup, just Treeborn Frog and pull out Mobius, take out all s/t on the foe's field and kill Anteatereatingant with Mobius. (Another good example of how broken Treeborn Frog is) Heck, it doesn't HAVE to be a Monarch, any tribute monster that's higher then 2000ATK can all be brought in by Treeborn Frog, or just simplify and bring out Cyber Dragon. But cause of this, your foe have back-up s/t on his Anteatereatingant and maybe some stall cards, which would mean your best bet is still Mobius.
So final though. This card is great. But since The Creators seen the potent of this card's power, they weakened him alot. And cause of that, there's plenty of counter-strat for this. Fun card but unfortunately don't last long (Curse you Treeborn Frog) and thus overall, Mobius still thrives as s/t nuking king. But this card can sure be a good runner-up.
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In the end, I give this card, a 7 out of 10
If it wasn't for being nomi, I would have given it a 8 out of 10. Heck, if Tsukuyomi wasn't limited 1 per deck. I would have given it 9 out of 10.