Divine Spark Dragon Stardust Sifr - Now with added effect!

[VCR_CAT]

If I may say something regarding Sifr

It's easy to discount this card because it's competing with possibly the strongest monster in the game. I will not at all discount that Quasar is VERY strong and indeed wins games, but consider this.

Sifr's inherent protection effect on ALL of your cards is REALLY good. Not only does it make it impossible for your opponent to bait him like you can Quasar, but it also makes it impossible for your opponent to easily remove your backrow; they can't just use 2 MST's and be done with it (and yes, you can summon Sifr turn 1 and still have a couple cards to set). And then because Sifr still has a form of effect negation for monsters on top of that protection, your opponent can't just do a play where they bait your Sifr with Raigeki and then 101 it. Plus you can choose what to destroy instead of simply destroying the monster negated, which is REALLY good.

I've often told people that a turn-1 Quasar can be one of the dumbest things you can do. So many resources are required to make that play live, and if you do it so early in the game when your opponent has a full 6-card hand; they will without a doubt have the resources they need to bait and either remove or steal that Quasar; then you're in the losing position. Sifr would actually be a smarter choice in the early game. Because of its difficulty to remove in a similar fashion (you can't just bait him) and because of how he protects your backrow; Sifr would actually be a much more serious threat in the early game.

So to put it this way; Quasar is still inherently stronger because of the double-attack (more if you're really good) and the famous effect negation, but Quasar is admittedly not that great for the early game and a much more serious threat in the mid/late game where your opponent has a much harder time protecting against him. Quasar is god in the mid/late game, but Sifr is god in the early game. Quasar's better, but don't discount Sifr just because of what he's being compared against!

[SirReal]

I agree. Sifr is a better turn 1 play and gives Quasar.dek another option if they're going first and decide to go ham. Really the only way I can see you removing this card is 2 Raigeki/Dark Hole book of moon and removal, or 2 or more monster effects to bait it out. Your opponent still has to invest 2+ cards to remove this thing and people are more focussed on consistency right now so it's ever unlikely that they'll have the power cards needed to remove this thing. Yes Quasar floats and summons another difficult to remove monster, but this stands alone and protects everything with its effect. If you can summon both Quasar and Sifr, that's a pretty damn good board.

[Expelsword]

Yeah, that is a pretty good board.

So's Jinzo, Spell Canceller, Archlord Kristya, and Angel O7.

[玄魔の王]

So to put it this way; Quasar is still inherently stronger because of the double-attack (more if you're really good) and the famous effect negation, but Quasar is admittedly not that great for the early game and a much more serious threat in the mid/late game where your opponent has a much harder time protecting against him. Quasar is god in the mid/late game, but Sifr is god in the early game. Quasar's better, but don't discount Sifr just because of what he's being compared against!

This is exactly the case. The fact Sifr protects your backrow and other cards with an effect that doesn't activate (so no Usagi) is great. And while he doesn't revive immediately, that also means he can't miss timing.

[BlackBeartic]

So i judged this card kinda fast earlier in the thread.

It's still not as good as quasar, however it has it's own uses over quasar (if you have a massive field or you manage to get more cards out after you summon this) you pretty much have game. It's the way of the defensive quasar.

Also wouldn't limitover drive be a better target for this than quasar?

[heraldry_lord]

There's no denying that Sifr has his own niche separate from Quasar, but the problem is that Sifr still requires a hefty investment (and some luck) to bring out, and he's more of a control-oriented guy, in a deck (Synchrons, I'm assuming) that isn't the best at control.

[玄魔の王]

There's no denying that Sifr has his own niche separate from Quasar, but the problem is that Sifr still requires a hefty investment (and some luck) to bring out, and he's more of a control-oriented guy, in a deck (Synchrons, I'm assuming) that isn't the best at control.

What about Tengu Plants? They're basically back at full force in the TCG.

[VCR_CAT]

Sifr is definitely a better target than Quasar for limitover drive, if only because you don't lose any aspect of the monster because of the non-Synchro Summon. I actually really like the toolbox that Synchrons have access to thanks to this guy, and he's really easy to get out too with the new support in the structure deck; especially the new Tuner Synchro monster.

[Ryusei the Morning Star]

 

This just needed to be put here *wipes away a tear*