Time for the ultimate lockdown card (with a simple effect) (Realm of Solemnity)

[Northern Sage]

Field Spell Card
Cards in either player's Decks cannot be affected by card effects, except this card's effect. During each of your Standby Phases: Send the top card of your Deck to the Graveyard.

[LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow]

I can see this either totally screwing over a deck, or doing absolutely nothing. It's both over and under powered, depending on the situation. I get the feeling their are OCG issues, but I'm no expert so I'm unsure.

[Northern Sage]

Took the wording from Necrovalley, so yeah...

[Synchronized]

So does this mean stuff like Mystic Tomato/Nova Summoner etc. won't work?

[Northern Sage]

Yup.

[Bahamut - Envoy of the End]

So neither player can summon from their deck, add to their hand from their deck (presumably can still draw using D-Draw etc), mill from their deck except by the effect, or even arrange their deck and shuffle.

Can't see how this helps anyone. Just makes duel a lottery of 'best opening hand wins'.

[Northern Sage]

Huh? Drawing in the draw phase isn't an effect, it's a condition, or whatever you would call it. You can still draw.
Or wait, that wasn't your point. Bad idea, I guess.

[Sander]

It's good. But that's as far as it goes. You can still play around it etc. etc.


[quote name='Clear Vice Dragon' timestamp='1321028118' post='5632706']
Huh? Drawing in the draw phase isn't an effect, it's a condition, or whatever you would call it. You can still draw.
Or wait, that wasn't your point. Bad idea, I guess.
[/quote]

By adding he meant cards like Sangan etc. etc.


[quote name='Verz Bahamut' timestamp='1321027752' post='5632695']
So neither player can summon from their deck, add to their hand from their deck (presumably can still draw using D-Draw etc), mill from their deck except by the effect, or even arrange their deck and shuffle.
[/quote]

Shuffling the deck will not be stopped by this card.

[Bahamut - Envoy of the End]

[quote name='Clear Vice Dragon' timestamp='1321028118' post='5632706']
Huh? Drawing in the draw phase isn't an effect, it's a condition, or whatever you would call it. You can still draw.
Or wait, that wasn't your point. Bad idea, I guess.
[/quote]

Yeah I know Sangan/Centibeet would be stuffed by this, but you'd still be able to draw using Pot of Avarice and stuff I'm pretty sure.

[~British Soul~]

i'm assuming you wanted to make it so the only thing a player can do with their decks is to draw during their draw phases, so maybe you could add a clause that prevents each player from drawing outside their draw phases