Duallum Wing [AGM, WRITTEN]

[Tinkerer]

Hello, fine peoples!

 

Actually, I'm really sleepy. I made this all in one go and I probably made some obvious mistakes. Here's the prompt:

 

Duallum Wing

Archetype of LIGHT Winged-Beast monsters with different effects that activate either when they are Special Summoned, or when they leave the field but or are used as Xyz material but were Special Summoned previously. Their catch is that you have to choose which effect to apply: if you choose to activate on-Special Summon effect, then their sent-to-grave effect won't apply, and if you prefer the latter effect instead, then you have to not activate the other effect. This is intended to be a reference to the "dual" in their archetype name.

To further empathize their duality theme, they all have a subtype, be it Flip, Tuner, Gemini, etc. However, they are not bound to the standard effects of said subtypes; for instance, the Duallum Flip has a Flip effect in addition to the aforementioned 2 on-Special-Summon effects; the same goes for the Gemini Duallum monster; in the case of a Spirit Duallum, it would be Special Summonable, but would bounce itself during the End Phase, like Yamato-no-Kami. Likewise, their Extra Deck monsters have 2 subtypes as well, such as Synchro/Tuner, Xyz/Pendulum, maybe an Union, etc.

Moreover, most of their support don't directly apply on "Duallum Wing" monsters, but instead on LIGHT Winged Beasts, and thus making of Sacred Crane a solid tech that also fits their on-Special-Summon effect theme.

The hardest part was figuring out how to word it so each card only gets the 1 effect, though I think I worked it out. The other difficult part was balance. I'm open to suggestions if things are way too weak/powerful. The trend I kinda fell into was the SS effect was more offensive and could encompass all kinds of removal while the removed from field effect comes as more of a consistency boost.

 

Anyway, here're the cards (will separate them into different spoilers later)

 

[spoiler All dem cahds]Duallum Wing Pica

LIGHT *

Winged Beast/Union/Effect

You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Special Summoned: you can Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your hand or GY and equip this card to that target.

- If this Special Summoned card leaves the field or is used as Xyz Material: you can Special Summon any number of LIGHT Winged Beast Monsters from your hand, but they cannot activate effects while on the field this turn.

If a monster equipped with this card would be destroyed by battle or card effect, destroy this card instead. If this card wasn't Special Summoned this turn, you can unequip this card and Special Summon it.

400/2000

 

Duallum Wing Yonder

LIGHT **

Winged Beast/Flip/Effect

FLIP: Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your Deck.

You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Special Summoned: you can target up to 3 face-up cards on the field; Set those targets.

- If this Special Summoned card leaves the field or is used as Xyz Material: draw 1 card, then you can target 1 face-up monster on the field; banish it.

200/2200

 

Duallum Wing Kilometer

LIGHT ***

Winged Beast/Spirit/Effect

Cannot be Normal Summoned. Can be Special Summoned (from your hand) by discarding 1 LIGHT monster. This Special Summoned card returns to your hand during the End Phase. You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Special Summoned: you can banish up to 5 cards from either player's GY; Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your hand whose level is less than or equal to the number of cards banished.

If this Special Summoned card leaves the field or is used as Xyz Material: you can discard 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster; draw 2 cards.

1400/1000

 

Duallum Wing Distance

LIGHT ****

Winged Beast/Gemini

This card is treated as a Normal Monster while in the GY. This card is treated as a Normal Monster while on the field unless you control another LIGHT Winged Beast Monster. You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Special Summoned: you can Fusion Summon 1 monster by sending this card and the appropriate Winged Beast Monsters from your Deck to the GY.

- If this Special Summoned card leaves the field or is used as Xyz Material: you can Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your Extra Deck, but return it to your hand during the End Phase.

1900/500

 

Duallum Wing League

LIGHT *****

Winged Beast/Tuner/Effect

If you control a LIGHT Winged Beast Monster, you can Special Summon this card from your hand, but it isn't treated as a tuner. You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Special Summoned: you can return 1 other face-up card to its owner's hand.

- If this Special Summoned card leaves the field or is used as Xyz Material: you can Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your GY (except "Duallum Wing League") then, you can send 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your Deck to the GY.

2100/300

 

 

 

Duallum Wing's Nest

Field Spell

You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name per turn and only once that turn:

- If you Normal Summon a "Duallum Wing" monster, you can return it to your hand; Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your hand with an equal or lower level than the returned monster.

- You can target 1 other face-up card you control; send it to the Graveyard, and if you do, add 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your Deck to your hand.

 

Duallum Wing Migration

Continuous Spell

LIGHT Winged Beast Monsters you control cannot be targeted by opponent's card effects. If this card is sent from the field to the GY; you can Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your Deck in defense position, but return it to your hand during the End Phase.

 

Duallum Wing Butterfly Effect

Quick-play Spell

Reveal 1 "Duallum Wing" monster from your hand and choose 1 of its trigger effects; this effect becomes the chosen effect. You can only activate 1 "Duallum Wing Butterfly Effect" per turn.

 

Duallum Wing Landing

Trap

If your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) or activates a card or effect that would Special Summon a monster(s), you can activate this card. For the rest of the turn, if your opponent Special Summons a monster(s), you can Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your Deck. You can banish this card from your GY; Special Summon 1 "Duallum Wing" monster from your Extra Deck using monsters you control as materials.

 

 

 

Duallum Wing Far

LIGHT ****

Winged Beast/Fusion/Tuner/Effect

2 LIGHT Winged Beast Monsters

You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Fusion Summoned: you can flip all monsters your opponent controls into face-down defense position.

- If this Fusion Summoned card leaves the field or is used as Xyz Material, you can target 1 card on the field; shuffle it into its owner's Deck. If it was your card you shuffled, you can draw 1 card.

1200/2200

 

Duallum Wing Megameter

LIGHT *****

Winged Beast/Fusion/Spirit

3 or more LIGHT Winged Beast Monsters (max. 5)

This Special Summoned card returns to the Extra Deck during the End Phase. You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Fusion Summoned: Shuffle a number of face-up cards into their owner's Deck up to the number of materials used for this card's Summon.

- If this Fusion Summoned card leaves the field or is used as Xyz Material: Special Summon its Fusion Materials from the GY.

2400/1000

 

Duallum Wing Lightyear

LIGHT 7*

Winged Beast/Synchro/Union

1 Winged Beast Tuner + 1 or more non-tuner monsters

You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Synchro Summoned: you can target a number of cards on the field up to the number of monsters used to Synchro Summon this card; banish those cards until your opponent's 2nd End Phase.

- If this Synchro Summoned card leaves the field, Special Summon 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your Deck and equip this card to it.

If a monster equipped with this card would be destroyed by battle or card effect, destroy this card instead. Once per turn, you can unequip this card and Special Summon it by tributing the monster this card was equipped to. If you do, this card is treated as if it were Synchro Summoned using the tributed monster as material.

2500/900

 

Duallum Wing Parsec

LIGHT 9*

Scale: 0<>10

Winged Beast/Synchro/Pendulum/Effect

PE: You cannot Pendulum Summon Pendulum Monsters except LIGHT Winged Beast Monsters. Once per turn, you can target 1 non-pendulum "Duallum Wing" monster in your GY; place it in your other Pendulum Zone and its scale is treated as this card's other scale number.

ME: 1 Winged Beast Tuner + 1 or more non-tuner LIGHT monsters

You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Special Summoned: destroy all other monsters on the field.

- If this Special Summoned card leaves the field, destroy all Spell/Traps on the field, and if you do, place this card in an unoccupied Pendulum Zone.

3400/0

 

Duallum Wing Fermi

LIGHT R****

Winged Beast/Xyz/Gemini

2 or more level 4 Monsters

This card is treated as a Normal Monster while on the field or in the GY unless it has a LIGHT Winged Beast Monster as Xyz Material. You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Xyz Summoned: you can detach any number of Xyz Materials. Target the same number of cards on the field as materials you detached; return those targets to the bottom of the Deck.

- If this Xyz Summoned card leaves the field, you can Special Summon a number of LIGHT Winged Beast Monsters from your hand or Graveyard up to the number of Xyz Materials on this card when it left the field.

2100/1300

 

Duallum Wing Angstrom

LIGHT R*****

Winged Beast/Xyz/Flip/Effect

2 or more level 5 Winged Beast Monsters

FLIP: banish cards on the field up to the number of Xyz Materials on this card.

Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material, flip this card into face-down defense position. You can only activate 1 of the following effects of this card's name:

- If this card is Xyz Summoned: target face-up cards on the field up to the number of Xyz Materials on this card; Set those targets. Those targets cannot be flipped face-up.

- If this Xyz Summoned card leaves the field: you can banish 1 LIGHT Winged Beast Monster from your GY; Special Summon this card in face-down defense position, and if you do, attach up to 2 monsters from your GY to this card.

600/2800

 

 

 

As always, CnC much appreciated.

[Darj]

So, you decided to make an archetype out of the description, huh. I wonder what motivated you to do so.

 

When I thought on the concept, I also pondered on how their main effect would be written. This is how I would write it:

If this card is Special Summoned: [insert Effect #1 here]. If this Special Summoned monster leaves the field, or was used as Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon and then detached, and its effect on the field was not activated: [insert Effect #2 here].

Then you can put a hard OPT clause on each effect if desired or needed.

 

IMO this take is more understandable, despite being longer. Also it makes the effect trigger when detached, because AFAIK so far no card triggers an effect when used as Xyz Material, but instead give the effect to the Xyz Monster, and since that option would be too convoluted, the next best option is Derricrane's condition.

 

I was expecting the Duallum Geminis to have 3 effects: the 2 archetype effects, and one that they gain when you "Gemini Summon" them.

Speaking of them, not too keen on the on-Summon effect of Distance: feels too flexible for me and can enable silly stuff with, for example, Glad Beasts and Gyzarus.