Neptabyss, the Atlantean King

[PrimeAceJohn]

*This card's effect came from a submitted contest entry that I had on my DeviantArt *

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Neptabyss, the Atlantean King
WATER | [BL, BR, L, R]
[Sea Serpent / Link / Effect]
2+ WATER monsters including an "Atlantean" and/or "Mermail" monster other than "Neptabyss, the Atlantean King"
When this card is Link Summoned, you can discard 1 WATER monster: Draw 2 cards. If this card was Link Summoned using a Level 7 or higher WATER monster, your opponent cannot target this card with cards or effects. If you would activate the effect of another WATER monster that would require discarding or tributing a WATER monster(s), you can send 1 WATER monster from your Deck to the GY, instead. You can only use each effect of "Neptabyss, the Atlantean King" once per turn.
ATK/ 2800   LINK - 4

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- TRIVIA: 
> This card is the older version of Neptabyss, the Atlantean Prince

> Artwork is formed by me 
> Edits are done by me
CREDITS/ELEMENTS GATHERED:
Konami, Google Images
Card details/effects: cardffreak (On DeviantArt)--- the winner of the effect contest #1 
Helped judge the contest: EvolKing96 (On DeviantArt)
Series 10 Template Creds: grezar (On DeviantArt)

[Messoras]

Hey there dear Mermail fan,

I only played very few games on competitive Mermail/Abyss builds, but enjoyed the Structure Deck some years ago casually playing against my girlfriend. Just for my understanding: This card can pretty much give you a +3 on Summon by sending a Dragoons from Deck to draw 2. I do like what you tried to do here as in fixing the huge problem with this type of decks, being their consistency. Anyhow I think it might slightly miss the point to be honest, as it is a Link 4, which isn't to easy to summon at all.

I think the impact this card has on the Abyss/Mermail deck would pretty much just be that your opponent instantly scoops once you resolve Abyssteus sending a Dragoons or the effect of Neptabyss. This card would pretty much just be another boss in addition to your Toadally Awesome, Abyssgaios with Scale, Halquifibrax and whatever the deck can bring out in addition (thanks to a +3). I'd actually consider this a win-more card, as the problem with Mermail/Abyss is not that they lack extenders or their endboard is to weak, but their lack of starters and I don't think that the deck has a ways to bring Neptabyss, the Atlantean King out without any starters.

The discard replacement is a really good idea for the deck and like I said, the huge plussing would of course do alot and I even think it might be slightly overpowered, but I don't really think this card would help the deck where it needs help. Maybe with the recently released Pot of Disparity Mermails gained the consistency they needed and this card would become pretty damn overpowered (even though you could not draw after using Pot) - I don't know, it's hard to evaluate support cards for existing archetypes if they are not meta.

I also think that the Summoning requirements are a little iffy with the self material restriction (maybe overthink that) and even though this card is basically a pumped up Prince, that artwork is... well, let's say those gloves and the weird-looking head don't really make me think it's anything different from the original Neptabyss (no offense). I'm still wondering when Neptabyss became a Link when I hover over that picture.

Greets,
Messoras

PS: My Mermail knowledge might be slightly outdated, correct me if I'm talking nonsense.

[PrimeAceJohn]

7 hours ago, Messoras said:

Hey there dear Mermail fan,

I only played very few games on competitive Mermail/Abyss builds, but enjoyed the Structure Deck some years ago casually playing against my girlfriend. Just for my understanding: This card can pretty much give you a +3 on Summon by sending a Dragoons from Deck to draw 2. I do like what you tried to do here as in fixing the huge problem with this type of decks, being their consistency. Anyhow I think it might slightly miss the point to be honest, as it is a Link 4, which isn't to easy to summon at all.

I think the impact this card has on the Abyss/Mermail deck would pretty much just be that your opponent instantly scoops once you resolve Abyssteus sending a Dragoons or the effect of Neptabyss. This card would pretty much just be another boss in addition to your Toadally Awesome, Abyssgaios with Scale, Halquifibrax and whatever the deck can bring out in addition (thanks to a +3). I'd actually consider this a win-more card, as the problem with Mermail/Abyss is not that they lack extenders or their endboard is to weak, but their lack of starters and I don't think that the deck has a ways to bring Neptabyss, the Atlantean King out without any starters.

The discard replacement is a really good idea for the deck and like I said, the huge plussing would of course do alot and I even think it might be slightly overpowered, but I don't really think this card would help the deck where it needs help. Maybe with the recently released Pot of Disparity Mermails gained the consistency they needed and this card would become pretty damn overpowered (even though you could not draw after using Pot) - I don't know, it's hard to evaluate support cards for existing archetypes if they are not meta.

I also think that the Summoning requirements are a little iffy with the self material restriction (maybe overthink that) and even though this card is basically a pumped up Prince, that artwork is... well, let's say those gloves and the weird-looking head don't really make me think it's anything different from the original Neptabyss (no offense). I'm still wondering when Neptabyss became a Link when I hover over that picture.

Greets,
Messoras

PS: My Mermail knowledge might be slightly outdated, correct me if I'm talking nonsense.

 

Wow, this is incredibly detailed. Thanks for the response. 

I didn't come up with the effect. I had a contest on my DeviantArt based off a suggestion I got to make an older version of Neptabyss in a Link-4 form. You would make a lot more sense of Mermails than I would honestly. 

As for the art design, I figured giving him more hair, a bear, and more armor with relate to it's "older" look. I didn't want to steer too far away from Neptabyss's original art design because I still wanted it to be recognizable.

Thanks for the feedback!