LV archetype "Paradox Girl" with extensive support. Critiques and opinions welcome

[tripledawn]

 

A while back, in November, I introduced these cards and then didn't do much with them.

This time around, I'm adding a couple more cards, with new pendulum support, more because I've had Pendulum on the brain lately, as opposed to what I think the archetype needs to be much more playable. It should come out okay though, and I think an argument could be made to playing it more or less pure instead of just the LV3, link 1 and LV5 package as an Invoked substitute.

This was more of an experiment to see what can be done if we wanted to push an LV focused archetype, because I thought that the current design space given to LVs is far too limited. So I tried to come up with something that borrows tools from modern (2020s and up) archetypes.

I switched things up to increase the power level a bit - in the version I published originally, going halq into LV3 after a combo wasn't a option, but I don't think the game breaks if I let it happen.

Cards 1 through 8 were my original post, after that are the new cards.

I realized pretty late that my half assed level modulation shenanigans didn't quite math out as well as they could have... but doing it from scratch would would require a bit more work then I'd want to put into it this point.

 

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1.

Name: Paradox Girl LV3

Type: WATER / Psychic / Tuner / Effect

Stats: Level 3 / 1200 ATK / 1500 DEF

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For the rest of the turn, if this card is Special Summoned, you cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Paradox Girl" monsters. During the End Phase, if a "Paradox Girl" monster battled this turn: You can send this face up card to the GY; Special Summon 1 "Paradox Girl LV5" from your hand or deck. A "Paradox Girl" monster that was summoned using this card on the field as tribute or material for its summon, gains this effect.
● Once per turn (Quick Effect): Special Summon 1 "Paradox Girl LV3" from your GY.

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2.

Name: Paradox Girl LV5

Type: WATER / Psychic / Effect

Stats: Level 5 / 1900 ATK / 2200 DEF

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If this card was summoned by the effect of "Paradox Girl LV3", once per chain (Quick Effect): You can tribute 1 "Paradox Girl" monster and target 1 face up card on the field; Return that target to the hand. Your opponent cannot target your "Paradox Girl" monsters for attacks or card effects, except "Paradox Girl LV5". If your "Paradox Girl" monster attacks, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of the Damage Step. During the End Phase, If this card battled this turn: You can send this card to GY; Special summon 1 "Paradox Girl LV7" from your hand or deck.

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3.

Name: Paradox Girl LV7

Type: WATER / Psychic / Effect

Stats: Level 7 / 2600 ATK / 2900 DEF

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Unaffected by your opponent's activated effects. If this card was summoned by the effect of "Paradox Girl LV5", once per chain (Quick Effect): tribute 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from your hand or field and target 1 card on the field; negate that target's effects until the end of this turn, also, if it is a monster, it's ATK/DEF become 0 for the rest of the turn. Other "Paradox Girl" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle.

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Name: Paradox Girl LV8 - Night Loop

Type: WATER / Psychic / Synchro / Effect

Stats: Level 8 / 2800 ATK / 1500 DEF

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1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
The Synchro Summon of this card cannot be negated. If a "Paradox Girl" monster(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can decrease this card's level by 3, instead. If this card is sent to the GY: Add to your hand or Special Summon 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from your GY, except "Paradox Girl LV8 - Night Loop". You can only activate this effect of "Paradox Girl LV8 - Night Loop" once per turn.

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5.

Name: Paradox Girl L1 - Impossible Invitation

Type: WATER / Psychic / Link / Effect

Stats: Link 1 (Bottom-Left Arrow) / ? ATK

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1 "Paradox Girl" monster
You can only Special Summon "Paradox Girl L1 - Impossible Invitation" once per turn. The ATK of this card is the combined Levels of all face-up "Paradox Girl" monsters you control x 300. If this card points to a "Paradox Girl" monster: You can inflict damage to your opponent equal to the level of the monster this card points to X 100. You can only activate this effect of "Paradox Girl L1 - Impossible Invitation" once per turn.

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Name: Paradoxical Discovery

Type: Spell / Quick-Play

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Add to your hand 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from you deck or GY. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from your GY; Fusion summon 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters you control as Fusion Material. You can only use 1 effect of "Paradoxical Discovery" per turn, and only once that turn.

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Name: Paradox Girl LV1 - Inspiration Call

Type: WATER / Psychic / Fusion / Effect

Stats: Level 1 / 200 ATK / 500 DEF

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1 "Paradox Girl" monster + 1 Level 5 or higher monster 
If this card is Fusion Summoned: Increase it's Level by the combined levels of the monsters used as material for its Fusion Summon. Based on this card's Level, you can decrease this card's Level by 3 to activate one of the following effects.
● 5+ (Quick Effect): Gains ATK/DEF equal to the number of "Paradox Girl" monsters in the GYs X 700, until the of the turn.
● 8+: Shuffle 1 card on the field or in the GYs into the deck.
● 10+: When your opponent would Special Summon a monster from the Extra Deck: negate the Summon, and if you do, destroy that card. Then your opponent draws 1 card.
You can only activate each effect of "Paradox Girl LV1 - Inspiration Call" once per turn.

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Name: Paradox Girl LV10 - Road's End

Type: Psychic / Fusion / Effect

Stats: Level 10 / ATK 2800 / DEF 3000

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2 "Paradox Girl" monsters + 1 Level 5 or higher monster
You can target 1 "Paradox Girl" monster in the GY (Quick Effect): Decrease this card's level by that target's level; This card's name is treated as that target's name for the rest of the turn and replace this effect with that monster's original effect, also, banish that target. You can target "Paradox Girl" monster(s) with a combined level up to this card's level; Tribute this card: Special Summon those targets.

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Name: Pre-Destination

Type: Trap / Counter

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If your opponent would activate a card or effect while you control "Paradox Girl" monsters with a total Level that is higher then the total Levels of the monsters you opponent controls: Decrease the Level of 1 of your "Paradox Girl" monsters to Level 1; negate the activated effects of cards with that name until the end of the turn. You can banish this card from your GY and target any number of "Paradox Girl" monsters on your field and in your GY; shuffle those targets into the deck, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from your deck or Extra Deck with a Level equal to the number of monsters shuffled by this effect. You can only use 1 effect of "Pre-Destination" per turn, and only once that turn.

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10.

Name: Mender of Fates

Type: WATER / Fairy / Pendulum / Effect

Stats: Level 3 / Scale 2 / ATK 500 / DEF 800

Pend-Text:

During the End Phase, you can activate 1 of the following effects:
● Send 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from your deck to your GY.
● Special Summon 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from your GY.
You can only activate 1 of these effects of "Mender of Fates" per turn, and only once that turn.

Monster-Text:

(Always treated as a "Paradox Girl" card.)
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: for the rest of the turn, "Paradox Girl" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, also you take no battle damage. After Damage Calculation of a battle involving this card: you can shuffle 1 monster you control into the deck, and if you do, shuffle 1 monster your opponent controls into the deck.

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11.

Name: Opportunity Breaker

Type: WATER / Thunder / Pendulum / Effect

Stats: Level 3 / Scale 8 / ATK 1500 / DEF 1200

Pend-Text:

During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 "Paradox Girl" monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.)

Monster-Text:

(Always treated as a "Paradox Girl" Card.)
You can tribute this card and banish "Paradox Girl" monster in your GY: Special Summon 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from your deck from your deck. It is treated as Summoned by the effect of that banished monster.

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12.

Name: Paradox Girl LV6 - Destinies Sundered

Type: WATER / Psychic / Synchro / Pendulum / Effect

Stats: Level 6 / Scale 8 / ATK 2300 / DEF 1900

Pend-Text:

When your opponent would activate a card or effect (Quick Effect): Target 1 "Paradox Girl" card you control; shuffle it into the deck, and if you do, Special Summon this card. You can only activate this effect of "Paradox Girl LV6 - Destinies Sundered" once per turn.

Monster-Text:

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuners
You can target 1 "Paradox Girl" monster that is banished or in your GY: Send 1 "Paradox Girl" monster from your deck to the GY with a level higher then the targeted monster, and if you do, Special Summon that target. If this card is destroyed: you can tribute any number of "Paradox Girl" cards on the field, and target the same number of face up cards; place this card in your Pendulum Zone, then, negate the targeted cards. You can only activate each effect of "Paradox Girl LV6 - Destinies Sundered" once per turn.

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