CH.751 Destiny Soldiers and Dragons of Legend: Unleashed
Alright. I feel like the title already gave it away, but I have to deal with another fissure today.
I’m going solo again, mainly because I want to test my pink gravity chains more. I did already Factory test them, but I just recently dealt with a fissure using the chains, and now I have another chance to do so.
So why wouldn’t I?
Now the good thing about my new pink chains was that they are easier to see. Because they technically weren’t even black. They were light absorbent. So they didn’t reflect any light. Which is basically the truest black.
But when people say black, they don’t generally mean a fully light absorbing material, so it isn’t quite the same. My chains used to reflect nothing, so they looked like the absence of light instead of the usual black.
But now they are pink, so they are easier to see. Just makes them easier to use.
Not that I had much difficulty with that part. Because I’ve mastered Space Magic to such a high level, my spacial awareness is really high. … So in a way, the color change makes the chains worse as my opponents can see them better.
But I can’t blame my new unborn spirit daughter for wanting to make my chains pink. If she wants them pink, they shall be pink.
… oh god will I be like that when I actually have kids? I will, won’t I? I’ll spoil them rotten with anything they might want. And that includes giving them the skills they want.
But now to the main event. New sets. Because I again got 2.
Dragons of Legend: Unleashed and Destiny Soldiers.
Naturally I’m opening 10 packs of each, starting with Dragons of Legend 3.
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DRL3 1
Kuribandit; Legendary Knight Timaeus; Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight; Cipher Wing; Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon
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Oh. The Ciphers are in this set. Or at least some of them are. That’ll help when I make my custom brew deck for the Sphere Field tournament.
Kuribandit I already had, it was in the first Dragons of Legend.
Same with Legendary Knight Timaeus and Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight.
Cipher Wing is new. It is the basic Xyz material and level increaser of the Cipher archetype. It is fine, but it really could do just a bit more. Like maybe banish itself for an effect.
And Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon I already had.
Next pack.
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DRL3 2
Flower Cardian Willow with Calligrapher; Raidraptor - Napalm Dragonius; Mound of the Bound Creator; Legendary Knight Timaeus; Number 45: Crumble Logos the Prophet of Demolition
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Flower Cardian Willow with Calligrapher is a Flower Cardian. It specials itself if you tribute a level 11 monster, then lets you draw a card, and if that card is a Flower Cardian monster, you get to special summon it. And it also has the effect where it and all other Flower Cardians can be treated as level 2 for a Synchro summon.
Raidraptor - Napalm Dragonius is okay. Burn damage can be nice, but sadly it is just a bit slow.
Mound of the Bound Creator I already had. Again, it was in the first Dragons of Legend set.
And Number 45: Crumble Logos the Prophet of Demolition negates the effects of a face up card on the field, and prevents cards with the same name from being activated, or activating their effects.
Next pack.
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DRL3 3
Red-Eyes Transmigration; Timaeus the Knight of Destiny; The Seal of Orichalcos; Snow Plow Hustle Rustle; Ritual Sanctuary
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Snow Plow Hustle Rustle is … situational. And even in that situation, not that good. Sure it has a decently large body, but it has no protection. But it is a cool machine I can study.
And Ritual Sanctuary … Pack Opener? What happened to it? Why are you showing me a Japanese version of the card?
I pulled the card out of Pack Opener, and it looked correct in my hand. The artwork was different, but that just sometimes happens. I mean, as a Spell it is alright. But a bit expensive for what it does. The GY effect is nice though.
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Next pack.
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DRL3 4
Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight; Raidraptor - Napalm Dragonius; Ra's Disciple; Zushin the Sleeping Giant; Cyber Angel Idaten
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Ra's Disciple is another one that was in the first Dragons of Legend.
Zushin the Sleeping Giant is really strong. Unaffected by everything and always 1000 attack stronger than the opponent. And I can summon one with relative ease, as I can just reveal 10 copies of it and instantly get all the counters.
… except that my version doesn’t work that way, apparently. I checked and I need to tribute 1 level 1 Normal monster that has been summoned for more than 100 minutes. So still doable, but a bit more difficult.
And interestingly, Zushin has the Divine-Beast effect. So if I slip it into a Divine Sleeve, it is also treated as a Divine/Divine-Beast monster. Don’t wake the sleeping giant I suppose.
Cyber Angel Idaten is just a Ritual monster that searches or recovers a Ritual spell when summoned. And then buffs all of your Rituals when tributed. So it is basically a stepping stone into a stronger Ritual.
Next pack.
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DRL3 5
Red-Eyes Transmigration; Legendary Knight Critias; Flower Cardian Willow with Calligrapher; Rocket Hermos Cannon; The Suppression Pluto
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The Suppression Pluto is one of the Legendary Planets and it is pretty good. Sure there is that info check at the start, but then it has two really nice effects to use it you do know a card in your opponent’s hand.
Next pack.
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DRL3 6
Flower Cardian Paulownia; Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword; Wiretap; Tyrant Wing; Red Nova
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Flower Cardian Paulownia is good. Free to special summon in Flower Cardians and it can negate an attack and end the battle phase. And draw a card while at it.
Red Nova, the Tuner not the Dragon, is fine. It specials itself and if used as a material for a Synchro that needs 2 Tuners, you get to special a Fire Fiend from the deck.
Next pack.
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DRL3 7
Flower Cardian Willow with Calligrapher; Reaper Scythe - Dreadscythe; Performapal Corn; Legendary Knight Hermos; Ritual Sanctuary
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Performapal Corn does have a searching effect, but it is quite situational. And the GY effect is awful.
And Ritual Sanctuary is still busted. Is there an issue with the Pack Opener server or something?
Next pack.
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DRL3 8
Legendary Knight Hermos; Flower Cardian Zebra Grass with Moon; Doom Virus Dragon; The Eye of Timaeus; Galaxy Stealth Dragon
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Flower Cardian Zebra Grass with Moon is another Flower Cardian. Tribute a level 11 to special it, then draw 1 and special it if it is a Flower Cardian. And if Zebra Grass with Moon destroys a monster by battle, draw 1 card.
And Galaxy Stealth Dragon I already had. I got it from the Xyz challenge as the 35 reward.
Next pack.
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DRL3 9
The Fang of Critias; Soul Charge; Red-Eyes Transmigration; Relay Soul; Cyber Angel Dakini
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Cyber Angel Dakini is nice. It forces your opponent to send a monster they control to the GY. Gives your rituals piercing. And during the end phase, you can add either a ritual monster or Machine Angel Ritual from GY to hand.
Next pack.
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DRL3 10
Flower Cardian Willow with Calligrapher; Legend of Heart; Raidraptor - Blade Burner Falcon; Reaper Scythe - Dreadscythe; The Grand Jupiter
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Raidraptor - Blade Burner Falcon is a bit too situational. Besides, if I ever have less HP than my opponent, I’ll be in trouble. But even in the TCG, too situational.
And The Grand Jupiter is cool. It absorbs opposing monsters and gets attack equal to their attack. And it can summon those monsters to your field. So yeah, really cool.
So yeah. Dragons of Legend 3 was pretty cool. Would have liked to get more Cipher monsters, if this set has more. Maybe it only has Cipher Wing and Cipher Dragon. I do recall them being a deck that was spread across like seven sets.
And now, time for a set change.
To Destiny Soldiers. Again, 10 packs. Let's see what we get.
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DESO 1
Over Destiny; Destiny Signal; Destiny Draw; Dark Eruption; Abyss Actor - Evil Heel
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Oh. That is why I got two sets. Both of these sets have a ton of repeats.
Only Abyss Actor - Evil Heel is new. It lowers the attack of opposing monsters and if it destroys one by battle, you get to set an Abyss Script from the GY.
Next pack.
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DESO 2
Abyss Prop - Wild Wagon; Darklord Edeh Arae; Escape from the Dark Dimension; Doomsday Horror; Banishment of the Darklords
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Abyss Prop - Wild Wagon protects Abyss Actors from battle destruction, but only once per turn. It can also give one targeting protection for a turn. But the best effect is if it is destroyed when it is face down, because then you get to return everything your opponent controls to their hand.
And Banishment of the Darklords searches for a Darklord card.
Next pack.
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DESO 3
Escape from the Dark Dimension; Creeping Darkness; Abyss Actor - Extras; Destiny HERO - Dynatag; Destiny HERO - Celestial
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Abyss Actor - Extras is pretty cool. You can special it from the Pendulum zone and then tribute it to place and Abyss Actor into a Pendulum zone.
Destiny HERO - Dynatag can turn battle damage into 1000 burn that both players take. And it can boost the attack of a Destiny HERO by 1k.
Destiny HERO - Celestial destroys a Spell/Trap when it attacked and burns for 500. And it can banish itself and 1 other D-HERO for a draw 2.
Next pack.
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DESO 4
Doomsday Horror; Dark Illusion; Destiny HERO - Dogma; Over Destiny; Destiny HERO - Dark Angel
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Destiny HERO - Dark Angel is strange. It can special a monster from your GY to your opponent’s field. But that is generally just giving them material. I know it is meant to be used to summon another copy of Dark Angel to their field where they will then have to deal with its negate side effect, but that is too specific. The GY banishment could be good, but your opponent also gets to recover a normal Spell, so… It is still okay, but this card isn’t worth running for it.
Next pack.
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DESO 5
Darklord Marie; Dark Mambele; Dark Eruption; Abyss Actors Back Stage; Destiny HERO - Decider
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Abyss Actors Back Stage adds Abyss Actors from your deck to extra deck face up.
Destiny HERO - Decider cannot be attacked by level 6 or higher monsters, allows you to add a Hero from the GY to hand. And can negate effect damage and return itself from the GY to hand.
Next pack.
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DESO 6
Abyss Script - Fire Dragon's Lair; Allure of Darkness; Destiny Draw; Veil of Darkness; Destiny HERO - Celestial
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Abyss Script - Fire Dragon's Lair banishes stuff from your opponent’s extra deck.
Next pack.
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DESO 7
Destiny Signal; Dark Hole; Dark Eruption; Creeping Darkness; Darklord Rebellion
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Darklord Rebellion destroys a card on the field.
Next pack.
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DESO 8
Dark Mambele; Veil of Darkness; Dark Hole; Darklord Edeh Arae; Abyss Actor - Wild Hope
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Abyss Actor - Wild Hope can make your other Abyss Actor scale be 9. And as a monster, it can gain 100 attack for each differently named Abyss Actor you control, and when destroyed, you get to search for an Abyss Actor.
Next pack.
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DESO 9
Fires of Doomsday; Abyss Prop - Wild Wagon; Darklord Superbia; Over Destiny; Darklord Rebellion
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Nothing new here, to the last pack.
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DESO 10
Destiny HERO - Drilldark; Doomsday Horror; Abyss Prop - Wild Wagon; Destiny End Dragoon; Abyss Actor - Leading Lady
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Destiny HERO - Drilldark does piercing damage and lets you special a D-Hero when summoned.
Abyss Actor - Leading Lady makes opposing monsters lose attack equal to the damage you took. And it can also search stuff.
But yeah. Two new sets. Some new cards. All around alright stuff.
And since I did get a new Number monster, that means I now have 75 in total. That means I got access to the Numeron Code Soul Manipulation. It probably can’t do much that I already can with Soul Magic, but it might be useful.