[AGMGift] For The Nyx Avatar: Stargoyle! (9/9)

[Dova]

[spoiler=Main Deck Monsters: (5)]

This card cannot attack. When this card is Summoned: You can target 1 of your banished "Stargoyle" monsters; Special Summon that target, but its effects are negated. You can only use this effect of this card's name once per turn. If this card is banished while you control a face-up "Stargoyle" monster: You can banish 1 card from either player's GY.


This card cannot attack. When this card is Summoned: You can banish 1 card from your hand; Special Summon 1 "Stargoyle" monster from your Deck with a different Level to this card, but its effects are negated. Special Summon that target, but its effects are negated. If this card is banished: You can add 1 of your banished "Stargoyle" monsters to your hand. You can only use each effect of this card's name once per turn.


This card cannot attack. You can target 1 face-up monster you control: Negate its effects, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is banished: You can send 1 Fiend monster from your hand to the GY; draw 2 cards, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of the turn, except LIGHT monsters. You can only use each effect of card's name once per turn.


This card cannot attack. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can banish 1 monster from your hand, then target 1 face-up card on the field; that monster is treated as a Tuner monster until the end of this turn. If this card is banished: You add 1 "Stargoyle" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of this card's name once per turn.


This card cannot attack. If all monsters you control are LIGHT Fiend monsters (min. 0): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can only use this effect of this card's name once per turn. If this card is banished while you control a face-up "Stargoyle" monster: You can target 1 face-up card on the field; negate its effects.

 

[spoiler=Extra Deck Monsters: (3)]

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
Synchro Material monsters used to Summon this card are banished instead of being sent to the GY. This card cannot attack. When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can target 1 of your banished "Stargoyle" monsters; Special Summon it, but its effects are negated. If this card is banished: You can return 1 of your banished Fiend monsters to the GY, then shuffle this banished card into the Deck; add 1 "Stargoyle" monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use 1 effect of this card's name per turn, and only once that turn.


1 LIGHT Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
Synchro Material monsters used to Summon this card are banished instead of being sent to the GY. This card cannot attack. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 other monster on the field; negate its effects until the end of this turn. While this card is in your GY: You can banish 1 other "Stargoyle" monster in your GY; Special Summon this card from your GY. You can only use this effect of this card's name once per turn.


1 "Stargoyle" Tuner + 1 or more Fiend non-Tuner monsters
Synchro Material monsters used to Summon this card are banished instead of being sent to the GY. This Synchro Summoned card cannot attack, unless it was Synchro Summoned using a Synchro Monster as a Material. Cannot be destroyed by cards or effects. (Quick Effect): You can banish 1 monster from either player's GY, then target 1 card your opponent controls; banish that target. While this card is in your GY: You can banish 1 other "Stargoyle" monster in your GY; Special Summon this card from your GY. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you activate this effect. You can only use each effect of this card's name once per turn.

 

[spoiler=Spells: (1)]

Once per turn: You can banish 1 "Stargoyle" monster from your Deck. (Quick Effect): If you control a face-up Fiend Synchro monster(s): You can target 1 other face-up card each player controls; negate the effects of 1 target, and if you do, banish the other target. You can only use this effect of this card's name once per turn.

 

I desperately wanted to make cards with art for this AGMGift, and couldn't think of anything that fit the idea of LIGHT Fiend without seeming too handwaved. Came up with this "pun", and decided to get to work.

Simply put, a LIGHT Fiend Synchro archetype that uses smaller Synchros to ladder up to the bigger ones; I tried to design it in a such a way that you could really use any combination of monsters to get to the big bad boy. I thought the idea of triggering their effects on being used as Synchro Material might also be cool, and took the idea to banishing both your own cards and your opponent, the way Nyx likes it :P Was sure to include Summoning that need to banish cards to do so, i.e. the Synchros. Ideally you only don't want to draw Daaros, as most of the other cards are enablers, so do what you will with it.

I designed it to work mainly in the AGM Format, but I think that with cards like Needlefiber this deck can do decently with MR4.

Well, I guess all that's left is to wish you a Merry Christmas, Nyx!

[The Nyx Avatar]

Spectacular!

 

The flavor's there, as a gargoyle statue is immobile, but by negating its effects, it can attack or awaken. Didn't expect them to trigger their effects upon banishment, but it is very much appreciated. While you may not want to draw Daaros, what you could do is banish it with Gold Sarcophagus and trigger its effect. Sure, you still add Daaros about two turns later, but you get a Stargoyle card that you can use for earlier plays. And Light of Redemption for what it's worth. And yeah, even with Links this archetype could still be backwards compatible with the current gamestate. Also, the art on most of these is awesome. You really went above and beyond.