Aether, the Wicked Empowering Dragon

[Valkyrus]

 

 

Pendulum Effect Once per turn: You can banish 1 "Empowered Warrior" monster from your Graveyard, then target 1 card on the field; destroy it.

Monster Effect When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 monster on the field; banish it.

PS: 4
ATK: 2300
DEF: 1600
Dark
Dragon


 

So what deck can utilize this best (aside from Empowered, though the empowered pendulums are an engine rather than a deck). Seeing as its banishing eff isn't hard opt it can surely be abused. Though it has a shitty scale and an archetype-specific pendulum eff, I believe its time to shine should be near, if it hasn't already come. Besides, it looks badass as hell.

 

anyway, why are all the fun cards OCG-exclusive? Give me my Empowered/Symphonic pendulums already Konami.

 

[Ryusei the Morning Star]

I use this in my Chaos Dragon BA deck. It's an amazing LPD target to say the least

[Toffee.]

Armageddon Knight to Mill This -> Flip Call -> Banish something
Stormforth into This -> Banish something
Pendulum Reborn -> Banish smething
Pendulum 1 copy of This -> Banish something -> Tribute it for a 2nd copy -> Banish something
Pendulum 2 copies of This -> Banish 2 cards -> Overlay for Atum -> Detach to Summon the 3rd -> Banish something
etc
 
Card is bonkers, but it ironically suffers from it's Scale 4.

[Valkyrus]

Armageddon Knight to Mill This -> Flip Call -> Banish something

Stormforth into This -> Banish something

Pendulum Reborn -> Banish smething

Pendulum 1 copy of This -> Banish something -> Tribute it for a 2nd copy -> Banish something

Pendulum 2 copies of This -> Banish 2 cards -> Overlay for Atum -> Detach to Summon the 3rd -> Banish something

etc

 

Card is bonkers, but it ironically suffers from it's Scale 4.

 

adding to the list of combos:

 

Transmodify Darkflare Dragon or Purplythorny dragon  into this > Banish 1 monster.

 

activate Luster Pendulum and this > pop this with luster > Add another one > set the other aether > activate wavering eyes> get the third one> set appropriate scales > pendulum the 3 aether to banish 3 monsters.

 

seriously, at some point this will start seeing more play. It's too good to pass by and pendulums are getting more and more ridiculous by each new reveal.