Aztec Cards (my first time making cards)

[Simaru]

This is my first time making a card set. They are spell cards that are also monsters. Hopefully they are okay. Tell me what you think! 

 

3/5/15: Edited a few card effects, and added Tlaloc the Azteca God.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card in face-up Attack Position. Once per turn during either player's turn you can tribute this card (this is a quick effect), excavate the top card of your Deck to the graveyard; If the excavated card has "Azteca" in it's name, take control of 1 monster your opponent controls. If the monster taken by this card's effect leaves the field: Banish that monster. This card cannot be destroyed by battle. You can only control 1 "Azteca Reconnoiter" on the field.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1700/DEF 300). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) If this card is Special Summoned: Target one "Azteca" Spell Card in your Graveyard that can be Special Summoned, then Special Summon that monster. You can discard this card from your hand to the Graveyard, then excavate the top 3 cards of your Deck; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into your Deck. You can only use this effect once per turn. 

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1500/DEF 300). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) When this card is Special Summoned: Special Summon up to 2 "Azteca" Spell Cards in your Graveyard that can be Summoned in Defense Position. You can only activate "Azteca Guard" once per turn.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1700/DEF 300). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) If this card is Special Summoned: Target up to 2 "Azteca" cards in your Graveyard, shuffle those targets into the Deck then excavate the top card of your Deck; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the Graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into your Deck. You can only activate "Azteca Jaguar Warrior" once per turn.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1750/DEF 0). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) You can discard this card from your hand to the Graveyard: Add 1 "Azteca" Normal Spell card from your Deck to your hand, then excavate the top 2 cards of your deck; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into your Deck. You can only activate each effect of "Azteca Shorn Soldier" once per turn.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1300/DEF 750). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) If this card is used as an Xyz Material the turn it is Summoned: Destroy 1 card your opponent controls. Once per turn target 1 "Azteca" monster you control (except this card), the ATK and DEF become equal to the combined original ATK and DEF of all "Azteca" monsters currently on the field until the End Phase.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 0). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) You can tribute this face-up card on the field: Target up to 3 "Azteca" cards in your Graveyard: Shuffle those targets into the Deck, then excavate the top 2 cards of both player's Decks (this is a quick effect); send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into the Deck. This card gains 500 ATK and DEF for each face-up "Azteca" monster you control. You can only activate the effect of "Azteca Royal Priest" once per turn.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1000/DEF 2000). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) If this card is Special Summoned: Excavate the top 5 cards of your Deck, you can add 1 Spell Card to your hand; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into your Deck. If this card leaves the field: Destroy 1 card your opponent controls. You can only activate "Azteca Sacrificial Priest" once per turn.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 500/DEF 500). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) When this card is Special Summoned you can add 1 Normal Spell card from your Graveyard to your hand. During the End Phase if this card is in your Graveyard: Banish this card from your Graveyard, then banish from the top of your opponent's Deck equal to the number of "Azteca" cards excavated this turn. You can only activate "Azteca Sundial" once per turn.

 

While you control this face-up card and 1 other "Azteca" card, "Azteca" cards are unaffected by other card effects (except this card). This card is also treated as a Normal Spell Card while in the Deck and Graveyard. You can discard any number of cards to the Graveyard to excavate the same number of cards from the top of your Deck; If the excavated card has "Azteca" in it's name, send the top card of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard. If this card is excavated: Immediately shuffle it into the Deck. 

 

During your Standby Phase excavate the top 3 cards of your Deck; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the Graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into your Deck. If this card is excavated by the effect of an "Azteca" Card: Immediately shuffle it into the Deck, then draw 1 card. All "Azteca" monsters gain 700 ATK and DEF while this card is face-up on the field. You can only control 1 face-up "Obelisk of the Azteca." This card is also treated as a Normal Spell Card.

 

If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 2100). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.)

Monster Effect: When this card is Special Summoned, add 1 "Azteca" card from your Deck to your hand.

Spell Effect: Excavate the top card of your Deck to the Graveyard, then, if you have a "Azteca" card in your hand, reveal up to 4 cards from your hand including at least 1 "Azteca" card, then place them on the top of the Deck in any order. Otherwise, place your entire hand on the top of your Deck in any order. You can only activate 1 "Tenochtitlan the Azteca Keeper" per turn.

 

Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster from your Graveyard by Banishing 3 "Azteca" cards in your Graveyard (Dragon-Type/EARTH/Level 9/ATK 3500/DEF 3200). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: Look at up to 3 cards from the top of your Deck, then place them on the top of the Deck in any order and excavate the top card of the Deck to the Graveyard. While this card is face-up on the field and you control a face-up "Tezcatlipoca the Azteca God" this card is unaffected by other card effects. You can only control 1 "Quetzalcoatl the Azteca God."

 

Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster from your Graveyard by Banishing 3 "Azteca" cards in your Graveyard (Beast-Type/EARTH/Level 9/ATK 3200/DEF 3500). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: Look at up to 3 cards from the bottom of your Deck, then place them on the top of the Deck in any order. While this card is face-up on the field and you control a face-up "Quetzalcoatl the Azteca God" this card is unaffected by other card effects. You can only control 1 "Tezcatlipoca the Azteca God."

 

This card is treated as a Normal Spell Card while in the Deck and Graveyard. Tribute 1 monster you control to activate this card. Draw 3 cards, then place any amount of cards from your hand on top of your Deck. During the End Phase of this card's activation: Excavate the top 3 cards of each player's Deck; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into the Deck. You can only activate "Azteca Divine Offering" once per turn.

 

Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster from your Graveyard by banishing from your Graveyard or field "Quetzalcoatl the Azteca God" and "Tezcatlipoca the Azteca God" (Warrior-Type/EARTH/Level 9/ATK 3500/DEF 3000). (This card is NOT treated as a Spell Card when Summoned.) While this card is face-up on the field it is unaffected by other card effects. Once per turn while this card is face-up on the field, you can target 2 cards your opponent controls and destroy those targets. If this card is destroyed by battle: Target up to 3 banished "Azteca" cards and shuffle them into the Deck, then add 2 Normal Spell Cards from your Deck to your hand. You can only control 1 "Tlaloc the Azteca God."

 

3 Level 4 monsters

When this card is Xyz Summoned: Excavate the top 3 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard, then draw 1 card. Once per turn you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 2 "Azteca" cards in your Graveyard: Shuffle those targets into the Deck. If this card leaves the field: All Xyz Materials that were attached to this card are shuffled into the Deck. You can only control 1 face-up "Azteca Divine King."

 

3 Level 4 monsters

Once per turn you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; Excavate the top card of your Deck to the Graveyard; If the excavated card was an "Azteca" card, destroy 1 card your opponent controls. If this card leaves the field: Shuffle all Normal Spell Cards in your Graveyard into the Deck, then excavate the top 2 cards of your Deck; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into your Deck. You can only activate the effect of "Azteca Divine Queen" once per turn. You can only control 1 face-up "Azteca Divine Queen."

[randomguyjw]

vary origonal idea, ive never seen anything like it, but i do have some tweeks to the cards i did read, (i didn't read them all, i will latter) 

alot of the cards say the folowing: "if this card is special summoned" and if you want to keep that idea, i segest changing the monster summoning to normal summon or slightly change the text to somthing like this (the folowing text is for "sacrificial preist" or other cards that summon them self's via excivation)

"when this card is excivated: special summon this card in [disired mode] as an effect monster [card spisifics], if this card is summoned this way activate this effect: [effect that is listed on that card]" 

but other than that, i think its a wonderfull idea

and another problem i see is you may deck yourself out because of all the excivation you are doing

[randomguyjw]

on obelesc, i recomed changing it to "durring your stand by phase: exivate the top 3 cards of your deck" and increes the ATK and DEF bonusm but other than that its good,

[Tinkerer]

Please don't double post randomguyjw. Anyway, I like how these are treated just as monsters while in the monster zone, makes em less vulnerable than trap monsters at least. I'm just curious about 1 thing. I'm not sure if I misunderstood the cards, but do they have any spell effects or can you not use them as general spells?

[Simaru]

Please don't double post randomguyjw. Anyway, I like how these are treated just as monsters while in the monster zone, makes em less vulnerable than trap monsters at least. I'm just curious about 1 thing. I'm not sure if I misunderstood the cards, but do they have any spell effects or can you not use them as general spells?

 

on obelesc, i recomed changing it to "durring your stand by phase: exivate the top 3 cards of your deck" and increes the ATK and DEF bonusm but other than that its good,

 

Thanks guys! I was really nervous posting these because I thought everyone would say they suck or they aren't that original...I thought it would be cool to make them a bit different. Randomguyjw, I tweaked a few cards but i will probably post them some other time. Tinkerer as for your question! You are correct in your thought, they do not have what would be considered a "spell effect" or use them as general spells. They can only be used from the grave or if they have an effect that states they can be activate from the hand.

[randomguyjw]

Please don't double post randomguyjw. Anyway, I like how these are treated just as monsters while in the monster zone, makes em less vulnerable than trap monsters at least. I'm just curious about 1 thing. I'm not sure if I misunderstood the cards, but do they have any spell effects or can you not use them as general spells?

sorry, i didnt mean to double post

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

Just as a reminder, repeated double posting can be considered as spamming; keep this in mind.

(At randomguy)

 

Anyway, Azteca King/Queen need to have their ATK power lowered a bit.

Even at 3 mats, 3000 ATK is still very powerful (Gagagigo the Risen is 2950 and 3-mat, yes, but remember that he is a Vanilla)

 

Those two aren't, and based on the Archetype, allows you to spam Level 4s. I'd lower them to 2700 or something.

 

I probably should mention stuff like 'tellarknights that can get 3 mat R4s out very quickly, and while I don't foresee them running these over Deltateros and whatever else they have; just keep that in mind.

 

Then again, most I can see you summoning these monsters is via Obelisk. 

 

Only other Deck that excavates constantly are Sylvans/Shinras, but I don't think they'd work well with these.

[Saintor]

Amazing cards!!!!!!!

sorry for the bugs! Anyway this deck is amazing, but quite too strong!

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

Amazing cards!!!!!!!

sorry for the bugs! Anyway this deck is amazing, but quite too strong!

Then how would you suggest the TC fix the set, so it's not as powerful but still does what it is intended to do?

[Progenitor]

I think this would be ridiculous in Sylvans, but I gotta say I love the concept.  The only thing I am concerned about is the fact of how freakin spammy these are.  However that is partially balanced by the fact that they need a reliable excavation method, and you need to mill the right cards at the right time, so with that mentality, they play very similar to sylvans.  There are only a few things I think you need to tweek:

• As Sakura stated, those Xyz need their attacks lowered.  They do so much for the deck they really can't be 3000 beaters as well.
• So not only is Shorn Warrior a level 4 2100 /1900 beater for some reason, but you can discard him to add ANY normal spell (raigeki for instance) AND excavate 2?  That's just plain absurd.  I think all you need to do is change it to "Azteca" Normal Spells and reduce either his Def a lot or his attack a bit.
• I'm not sure how many people know this, but "Excavating" is just the term used for revealing a certain number of cards from the top of your deck.  You still have to say what you do with said excavated cards.  Do the remaining cards go to the graveyard?  Are they shuffled back into your deck? do you add them to your hand?  do you place them on the top / bottom in any order?  Leaving it at "excavated" leaves the effect in limbo, and therefore it cannot resolve.  However, that also leaves the issue of timing.  In order for your effects to resolve as indicated, there can't be another effect tied to the excavation, or the spells miss their timing.  Here is my suggestion to help fix this:

1. Change all excavation effects to this: "Excavate the top X cards of your deck; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into your Deck"  This not only mates the effects possible combined with the 2nd change, but also allows you to keep any traps or monsters in your deck, preventing Sylvan abuse and premature deck outs.
2. Change all Special Summon effects to this: "If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster [...]"

Please correct me if I am wrong about what is implied about excavation, but I hope this helps anyway.

[Simaru]

I think this would be ridiculous in Sylvans, but I gotta say I love the concept.  The only thing I am concerned about is the fact of how freakin spammy these are.  However that is partially balanced by the fact that they need a reliable excavation method, and you need to mill the right cards at the right time, so with that mentality, they play very similar to sylvans.  There are only a few things I think you need to tweek:

• As Sakura stated, those Xyz need their attacks lowered.  They do so much for the deck they really can't be 3000 beaters as well.
• So not only is Shorn Warrior a level 4 2100 /1900 beater for some reason, but you can discard him to add ANY normal spell (raigeki for instance) AND excavate 2?  That's just plain absurd.  I think all you need to do is change it to "Azteca" Normal Spells and reduce either his Def a lot or his attack a bit.
• I'm not sure how many people know this, but "Excavating" is just the term used for revealing a certain number of cards from the top of your deck.  You still have to say what you do with said excavated cards.  Do the remaining cards go to the graveyard?  Are they shuffled back into your deck? do you add them to your hand?  do you place them on the top / bottom in any order?  Leaving it at "excavated" leaves the effect in limbo, and therefore it cannot resolve.  However, that also leaves the issue of timing.  In order for your effects to resolve as indicated, there can't be another effect tied to the excavation, or the spells miss their timing.  Here is my suggestion to help fix this:

1. Change all excavation effects to this: "Excavate the top X cards of your deck; send all Normal Spell cards excavated to the graveyard, then shuffle the rest back into your Deck"  This not only mates the effects possible combined with the 2nd change, but also allows you to keep any traps or monsters in your deck, preventing Sylvan abuse and premature deck outs.
2. Change all Special Summon effects to this: "If this card was sent to the Graveyard after being excavated: You can Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster [...]"

Please correct me if I am wrong about what is implied about excavation, but I hope this helps anyway.

Thanks so much for the feedback! I agree about Shorn and edited him and every other card with what you all had to say! I love sylvans so I wanted to make a original deck but also similar to something else. I will be making another post with the completely edited cards and added some other cards as well. Once again thanks so much! 

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

Just edit the main post with your altered content; no need to post them elsewhere.

[Simaru]

Just edit the main post with your altered content; no need to post them elsewhere.

Ah gotchya! Just did it! Made the changes and added the new cards! Tell me what y'all think! :D