[DABL] Blackwings

[Tinkerer]

 

DABL-JP001 Black Feather – Burai no Vata (Blackwing – Vata the Knave)

Level 2 DARK Winged Beast Tuner Effect Monster

ATK 800

DEF 0

You can only Special Summon with the 1st effect of this card’s name once per turn. You can only use the 2nd effect of this card’s name once per turn.

(1) If you control a “Blackwing” monster other than “Blackwing – Vata the Knave”, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand).

(2) During your Main Phase: You can send this card on the field and 1 or more “Blackwing” non-Tuners from your Deck to the GY, whose total Levels exactly equal 8, and if you do, Special Summon 1 “Black-Winged Dragon” from your Extra Deck, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except DARK monsters.

 

Note: Vata is a Sanskrit word meaning Wind.

 

 

DABL-JP002 Black Feather – Ransa no Shamal (Blackwing – Shamal the Sandstorm)

Level 4 DARK Winged Beast Tuner Effect Monster

ATK 1600

DEF 0

You can only use the 1st and 2nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.

(1) You can send this card from your hand or field to the GY; place 1 “Black Feather Whirlwind” from your Deck face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone.

(2) If a “Blackwing” Synchro Monster(s) and/or “Black-Winged Dragon” is Special Summoned to your field while this card is in your GY: You can banish this card, then target 1 “Blackwing” monster in your GY; add it to your hand, then take 700 damage.

 

Note: Shamal is a hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer

 

 

DABL-JP003 Black Feather – Setsugeki no Chinook (Blackwing – Chinook the Snowstrike)

Level 2 DARK Winged Beast Effect Monster

ATK 100

DEF 700

You can only use the effect of this card’s name once per turn.

(1) You can send this card from your hand or field to the GY, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; send 1 “Blackwing” Synchro Monster or “Black-Winged Dragon” from your Extra Deck to the GY, and if you do, until the end of this turn, the targeted monster loses 700 ATK, also its effects are negated. This is a Quick Effect if you control a DARK Synchro Monster.

 

Note: Chinook is the descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.

 

 

DABL-JP004 Black Feather – Gen’you no Suthri (Blackwing – Suthri the Illusory Spark)

Level 4 DARK Winged Beast Effect Monster

ATK 1400

DEF 1400

You can only use the 2nd effect of this card’s name once per turn.

(1) When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 card that mentions “Black-Winged Dragon” from your Deck to your hand, except “Blackwing – Suthri the Illusory Spark”.

(2) You can Tribute 1 monster; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Synchro Monsters, also Special Summon 1 “Illusory Spark Token” (Winged Beast/Tuner/DARK/Level 2/ATK 700/DEF 700), then take 700 damage.

 

Note: This card seems to be named after Suðri, the dwarf that supports the dome of heaven in the South in Norse Mythology, and is associated with southern winds.

 

 

DABL-JP005 Black Feather – Kokuya no Zonda (Blackwing – Zonda the Timely Night)

Level 6 DARK Winged Beast Effect Monster

ATK 2300

DEF 900

You can only use 1 of the 2nd and 3rd effect of this card’s name per turn, and only once that turn.

(1) You cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except Synchro Monsters.

(2) If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 monster on the field; return it to the hand.

(3) You can banish this card from your GY; Special Summon 1 Level 5 or higher “Blackwing” monster from your hand or Deck, then take damage equal to its ATK.

 

Note: The Zonda wind is a regional term for the foehn wind that often occurs on the eastern slope of the Andes, in Argentina.

 

 

DABL-JP042 Blackfeather Assault Dragon (Black-Winged Assault Dragon)

Level 10 DARK Dragon Synchro Effect Monster

ATK 3200

DEF 2800

Materials: 1 Tuner Synchro Monster + 1+ non-Tuner monsters

Must be either Synchro Summoned, or Special Summoned by banishing 1 Tuner Synchro Monster and 1 “Black-Winged Dragon” from your field and/or GY.

(1) Each time your opponent activates a monster effect, place 1 Black Feather Counter on this card, and if you do, inflict 700 damage to them.

(2) During your opponent’s turn (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card with 4 or more Black Feather Counters; destroy all cards on the field.

 

 

DABL-JP043 Black Feather – Mafuu no Boreas (Black Feather – Boreas the Demonic Wind / TCG Guess: Blackwing – Boreas the Evil Wind)

Level 6 DARK Winged Beast Synchro Tuner Effect Monster

ATK 2400

DEF 1200

Materials: 1 DARK Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters

You can only use the 1st and 2nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.

(1) If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can send 1 “Blackwing” monster from your Deck to the GY, and if you do, this card’s Level becomes that monster’s.

(2) When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the GY: You can banish 1 “Blackwing” monster from your face-up field or GY; Special Summon the destroyed monster to your field in Defense Position.

 

Note: This card is named after Boreas, the Northern Wind in Greek Mythology.

 

 

DABL-JP052 Kurohane no Senpuu (Black Feather Whirlwind)

Continuous Spell Card

(1) Once per turn, if you Special Summon a DARK Synchro Monster(s) from the Extra Deck: You can target 1 of your “Blackwing” monsters, or “Black-Winged Dragon”, with a lower ATK that is banished or in your GY; Special Summon it.

(2) Once per turn, if a DARK monster(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can remove 1 Black Feather Counter from your field instead.

 

 

DABL-JP071 Black Feather – Twin Shadow (Blackwing – Twin Shadow)

Normal Trap Card

You can only activate 1 card with this card’s name per turn. If you control 2 or more “Blackwing” monsters, you can activate this card from your hand.

(1) Return 2 of your “Blackwing” monsters that are banished and/or in your GY to the Deck and/or Extra Deck (1 Tuner and 1 non-Tuner); Special Summon 1 “Blackwing” Synchro Monster or “Black-Winged Dragon” from your Extra Deck whose Level exactly equals the total Level of those monsters. (This is treated as a Synchro Summon.)

 

 

DABL-JP072 Black Noble (Black Shadow Squall)

Counter Trap Card

You can only use 1 of the 1st and 2nd effect of this card’s name per turn, and only once that turn.

(1) When a Spell/Trap Card is activated: You can remove 1 Black Feather Counter from your field; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card.

(2) If you control “Black-Winged Dragon”: You can Set this card from your GY to your field, but banish it when it leaves the field.

 

Note: The Japanese name for this card seems to be a mash-up of Noble Stream (attack name) and Black Burst (removing counters effect). In the dub, Shadow Squall Blast was its attack name.

 

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[The Highlander]

These are all amazing.

Blackwing – Vata the Knave turns Black-Winged Dragon from a mediocre side-attraction to an integral member of the archetype and can do that while milling Blackwing – Zonda the Timely Night and not requiring a Normal Summon.

Blackwing – Shamal the Sandstorm can search the alternative Black Whirlwind, while also being able to recover resources.

Blackwing – Chinook the Snowstrike allows to extend boards with an additional negation and can be used as an Infinite Impermanence clone on an open board to force out a negation.

Blackwing – Suthri the Illusory Spark is the archetypes Stratos, can be searched by Black Whirlwind from Blackwing - Simoon the Poison Wind and opening it alone is enough to end on Blackwing Full Armor Master + Black-Winged Assault Dragon + Blackwing - Auster the South Wind in one's GY.

Blackwing – Zonda the Timely Night is an absolutely amazing target for Blackwing – Vata the Knave and Foolish Burial, while being able to be banished by Blackwing - Simoon the Poison Wind if drawn (also it can tutor other copies of itself).

Black-Winged Assault Dragon reminds me a lot of Rainbow Dragon Overdrive, given its summoning requirement and the fact that it can tribute itself to nuke the board (although of course it is weaker, while being significantly easier to summon). On Pojo several players actually argue that its field nuking effect would be bad, given how much Blackwings swarm (which is insane, given how easily these new cards can build a completely new board).

Blackwing – Boreas the Evil Wind is also another really powerful card, given how easy it is to summon with Blackwing – Suthri the Illusory Spark and since it can either mill (Zonda or something else) or adapt its own level (while still getting something like Blackwing - Auster the South Wind in one's GY). Furthermore it is a good ED mill target for Blackwing – Chinook the Snowstrike to enable another copy of Black-Winged Assault Dragon with Blackwing – Vata the Knave.

Black Feather Whirlwind is a decent extender and adds protection if Black-Winged Dragon with a self-placed counter is still on the board or Black-Winged Assault Dragon has already generated one. Also between Simoon, Black Whirlwind, Shamal the Sandstorm and now this one has 12 chances of getting either Black Whirlwind or Black Feather Whirlwind.

Blackwing – Twin Shadow is basically a cross between Miracle Fusion and Favorite Contact, given that it is incredibly easy to enable it to be usable immediately. It also recycles recources (like Zonda and Vata the Knave, which are 8) and can be used to summon Blackwing Silverwind the Ascendant for more Spell Speed 2 interruptions (which means that Silverwind is also finally worth using).

Finally Black Shadow Squall is the worst one (which is not saying a lot), while being a Spell/Trap negating Counter Trap, searchable by Blackwing – Suthri the Illusory Spark, which can recycle itself incredibly easily for a second use (given that not having Black-Winged Dragon on the board at some time means not using Blackwing – Vata the Knave, which is an insane proposal).