[Leaderboard] lightdiversion vs Dragon Sage

[Nathanael D. Striker]

Rules:
All Leaderboard rules apply.
First to 3 votes or most votes by 11:59pm PDT 7/15 wins.
All voters must elaborate on their votes.
Both contestants and I have the right to refuse votes, but must explain why we don't accept it.
Written cards are allowed. (Must be in written format, cards with blank pictures are not acceptable)
Create a Spell/Trap card that has an effect that emphasizes redemption in some form, whether it be retaliation after destruction, a monster reborn-like effect, etc.

Rewards:
The winner gets a rep from the loser.
All voters get a rep for voting.

Card A
Symbol of Salvation
Equip Spell Card
Target 1 Effect Monster in your Graveyard that was sent there from the field last turn; Place that target face-up on the field in an unoccupied Monster Card Zone and equip it with this card. If this card leaves the field, destroy that monster. During either player’s turn, except the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard, if a monster you control is destroyed by battle: You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 monster your opponent controls; Destroy that target. You can only activate each effect of ”Symbol of Salvation” once per turn.

Card B

Activate only during the turn card(s) you control is destroyed by your opponent's card (either by battle or by card effect). This turn: You can use any number of monster(s) your opponent control for Tributes and/or Fusion,Synchro or Xyz Material(s) for your Tribute, Fusion, Synchro or Xyz Summon and/OR your card effects, but no more than number of card(s) you control that was previously destroyed by your opponent's card this turn. If this Set card is destroyed by your opponent's card effect and sent to the Graveyard; You can activate this card from the Graveyard.

[Nathanael D. Striker]

BUMP.

[Nathanael D. Striker]

Well, I may as well vote so we have something.

 

Card A is an interesting one. First effect is a CotH-like effect in that it revives the monster, but the revived monster is reliant on this card. While this effect does show redemption in that a previously destroyed is brought back, it has flaws. Since it is CotH-like, it has to compete with it for use. In a revival sense, CotH is much faster than this since it's Continuous Trap vs Equip Spell. The second effect is a bit odd for an Equip Spell imo, but it does redeem this card in use as it destroys something if the first effect doesn't last long.

 

If I'm reading this right, this enables Summoning during your opponent's turn. If that's the case, it really makes your opponent suffer for destroying your cards, but I don't think the redemption fits the cause. If your opponent destroys 1 card, then all I see this being viable in is in Monarchs. The only way the Xyz/Synchro Summoning can happen is if mass destruction like Raigeki/Dark Hole, etc., and then you have to hope your opponent has the cards since this card can't let you use yours from how I'm reading. That's a bit too much hoping tbh. And based on this card's text, this can only respond to 1 card. That just makes it more difficult to use this effectively. Second effect keeps this live, but then runs into the Tribute only problem I mentioned.

 

I have to go for Card A since it can be used for what it was designed for while Card B doesn't really accomplish that.