Hey all,
A quick update here. As I'm sure many of you know, the New Challengers booster pack is coming out in just over a week and the Sneak Preview weekend begins tomorrow! Now that the full set list has been revealed, I can put out an official notice regarding one of my favorite new anti-meta cards from the set: introducing Night Dragolich!
I just want to tell you all to save your copies of this card. I hope it debuts as a common card, just like in the Japanese set, but you never know. I believe this card could be an incredible anti-meta tool.
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| This thing looks way cool. |
If you haven't already clicked on its name to read its effect, I'll spell it out for you.
Change all Attack-position monsters that were Special Summoned from the Main Deck or Extra Deck to Defense Position except for Wyrm-Types. Monsters that were Special Summoned from the Main Deck or Extra Deck lose DEF equal to their original DEF, except Wyrm-type monsters.
Essentially, Night Dragolich can run over 90% (an estimate) of extra deck and main deck monsters. It is worth noting that Dragolich's effects are CONTINUOUS. Therefore your opponent cannot activate things that negate and destroy the activation of an effect monster's effect. Divine Wrath? Nope. SHOOTING QUASAR DRAGON?? NOPE. Your opponent can use Fiendish Chain or Breakthrough Skill of course, but since the effect is continuous, I am pretty sure that the effect occurs as soon as the card hits the field. Thus, once your opponent panics and wastes their precious negation on this bad boy, you can run over their boss monsters with...well, just about anything. The fact that Dragolich shrinks all opponent's monster DEF is just fantastic. It almost always takes the DEF down to 0 (how many Extra Deck monsters do you know that boost their own DEF by 1700 or more?)
So what can stand in the way of this mighty skeleton? Well, certainly monsters with Quick Effects, like Constellar Pleides or Evilswarm Exciton Knight (another card I warned you about). Other monsters cannot be destroyed by battle or can detach to save itself(Blackwing Armor Master, Beelze, Maestroke, Number 64: Ronin Raccoon Sandayu, Wind-Up Zenmaines, Number 101: Silent Honor Ark) and some can negate attacks (Shooting Star Dragon, Number 389: Utopia, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon). But again, Night Dragolich can run over most commonly run Extra Deck monsters.
Night Dragolich is a Dark attribute with 0 DEF so that means it pairs well with Masked Chameleon and Secret Sect Druid Dru for your own easy Extra Deck access. And it works great by itself in anti-meta decks. What kind of strategy would you put this card in? Night Dragolich has lots of potential, so I hope you make the most of it!
