Sceptyr's Sets: Chadarnok Collage [13/13] (If These Walls (And Wraiths) Could Talk...)

[Black D'Sceptyr]

Been a while, I know, but I had to make sure more cards were lined up for my future support waves before I could come share the good word with you all.

And considering I have a new Deck Build Pack prepared to scoop Amazing Defenders, that time is now.

So... yeah, Chadarnok.

Basically, they're a group of Light and DARK monsters named after The Pit and the Pendulum, but their effects replicate duality in a far deeper degree than the main antagonist of that film (or the antagonist who drove him to that antagonism) ever could. They are a toolbox-heavy archetype, and big fans of switching between their LIGHT and DARK counterparts - which often have the ATK of one form and the DEF of another as one and the same. Of course, the switching between forms has a purpose, and it's to allow them to fill the field with members to make their Xyzes possible, which do everything from banishing cards to shuffling monsters into the Deck, to even attacking multiple times and blunting battle damage.

Basically, they're a big deal.

And since they're but one of three archetypes I plan to reveal in my Haunted Hunters Deck Build pack, they're also a bellwether for the uniqueness to come. If you want, I'll have the link to that pack in this post soon, when the thirteenth card drops.

For now, enjoy.

 

         

Chadarnok Fixer Catherine/LIGHT/Rock-Type Effect Monster/Level 4/1400 ATK/2000 DEF

Lore: You can Normal Summon this card in Defense Position if you control a face-up Field Spell. Once per turn, if you control no other Attack Position monsters: You can add 1 DARK "Chadarnok" monster from your Deck to your hand. During the End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 DARK "Chadarnok" monster whose ATK is equal to this card's DEF from your hand or GY, that was not Special Summoned this turn.

 

Chadarnok Fabricator Elizabeth/DARK/Fiend-Type Effect Monster/Level 4/2000 ATK/1400 DEF

Lore: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned with a "Chadarnok" card. If this card is added to your hand by the effect of a non-DARK monster or Spell: You can Special Summon it, then you can make its Attribute become LIGHT. During the End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 LIGHT "Chadarnok" monster whose DEF is equal to this card's ATK from your hand or GY, that was not Special Summoned this turn.

 

 

         

Chadarnok Flatfoot Francis/LIGHT/Rock-Type Effect Monster/Level 4/1300 ATK/2100 DEF

Lore: You can Normal Summon this card in Defense Position if you control a face-up Field Spell. If this card is Summoned: You can send 1 "Chadarnok" card from your Deck or Extra Deck to the GY; banish 1 card from either GY. During the End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 DARK "Chadarnok" monster whose ATK is equal to this card's DEF from your hand or GY, that was not Special Summoned this turn.

 

Chadarnok Fanatic Nicholas/DARK/Zombie-Type Effect Monster/Level 4/1300 ATK/2100 DEF

Lore: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned with a "Chadarnok" card. Once per opponent's turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 "Chadarnok" monster you control and 1 card in an adjacent column to it; return them to the hand. During the End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 LIGHT "Chadarnok" monster whose DEF is equal to this card's ATK from your hand or GY, that was not Special Summoned this turn.

 

 

         

Chadarnok Father Sebastian/LIGHT/Fairy-Type Effect Monster/Level 4/1200 ATK/2200 DEF

Lore: You can Normal Summon this card in Defense Position if you control a face-up Field Spell. You can banish this card from your hand or GY, then target 1 "Chadarnok" Spell/Trap in your GY; Set it, then change the battle position of 1 monster on the field. During the End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 DARK "Chadarnok" monster whose ATK is equal to this card's DEF from your hand or GY, that was not Special Summoned this turn.

 

Chadarnok Founder Isabella/DARK/Fiend-Type Effect Monster/Level 4/2200 ATK/1200 DEF

Lore: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned with a "Chadarnok" card. If you control no cards in your Field Zone: You can discard this card: activate 1 "Alta Vista, Archive of Atrocities" directly from your hand or Deck. During the End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 LIGHT "Chadarnok" monster whose DEF is equal to this card's ATK from your hand or GY, that was not Special Summoned this turn.

 

 

         

Recollections of the Chadarnok/Quick-Play Spell Card

Lore: During the Main Phase: Apply 2 of these effects in sequence, but those effects cannot be used again next turn.
● Tribute 1 "Chadarnok" monster you control, and if you do, draw 2 cards.
● Immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 LIGHT "Chadarnok" monster.
● Gain 400 LP for each "Chadarnok" monster currently in your GY.
● Return this card to the hand instead of sending it to the GY.
You can only activate 1 "Recollections of the Chadarnok" per turn.

 

Tribulations of the Chadarnok/Normal Trap Card

Lore: Apply 2 of these effects in sequence, but those effects cannot be applied again next turn.
● Special Summon 1 DARK "Chadarnok" monster from your Deck.
● Set 1 "Chadarnok" monster you control and 1 card on the field face-down.
● Switch the ATK/DEF of 1 "Chadarnok" monster you control and 1 monster on the field with a different Attribute.
● Set this card face-down instead of sending it to the GY.
You can only activate 1 "Tribulations of the Chadarnok" per turn.

 

 

         

Chadarnok Fearsome Frame/LIGHT/Fairy-Type Xyz Effect Monster/Rank 4/2500 ATK/2000 DEF

Lore: 2 Level 4 LIGHT "Chadarnok" monsters
You take no battle damage. Once per turn, when a monster effect is activated: You can detach 2 materials from this card or discard 1 DARK monster; shuffle that card into the Deck. Once per turn, during the End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 DARK "Chadarnok" Xyz Monster whose ATK equals this card's DEF from your GY (but banish it when it leaves the field), and if you do, you can attach 2 DARK "Chadarnok" monsters with different names from your hand or GY to it as material.

 

Chadarnok Felonious Folio/DARK/Fiend-Type Xyz Effect Monster/Rank 4/2000 ATK/2500 DEF

Lore: 2 Level 4 DARK "Chadarnok" monsters
This card can make a second attack during each Battle Phase. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card or Tribute 1 LIGHT monster; add 1 "Chadarnok" card from your GY to your hand. Once per turn, during the End Phase: You can Tribute this card, Special Summon 1 LIGHT "Chadarnok" Xyz Monster whose ATK equals this card's DEF from your GY (but banish it when it leaves the field), and if you do, you can attach 2 LIGHT "Chadarnok" monsters with different names from your hand or GY to it as material.

 

 

         

Chadarnok Future Factfinders/LIGHT/Rock-Type Xyz Effect Monster/Rank 4/1500 ATK/3000 DEF

Lore: 2 Level 4 LIGHT "Chadarnok" monsters
If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 card on the field; banish it. If a monster would be Tributed to activate its effect, or destroyed by a card effect, you can detach 1 material from this card instead. Once per turn, during the End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 DARK "Chadarnok" Xyz Monster whose ATK equals this card's DEF from your GY (but banish it when it leaves the field), and if you do, you can attach 2 DARK "Chadarnok" monsters with different names from your hand or GY to it as material.

 

Chadarnok Forlorned Figments/DARK/Zombie-Type Xyz Effect Monster/Rank 4/3000 ATK/1500 DEF

Lore: 2 Level 4 DARK "Chadarnok" monsters
If a "Chadarnok" monster(s) you control is Tributed: You can return 1 of them to your hand. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card; switch control of 1 monster on each field. Once per turn, during the End Phase: You can Tribute this card, Special Summon 1 LIGHT "Chadarnok" Xyz Monster whose ATK equals this card's DEF from your GY (but banish it when it leaves the field), and if you do, you can attach 2 LIGHT "Chadarnok" monsters with different names from your hand or GY to it as material.

 

 

 

Alta Vista, Archive of Atrocities/Field Spell Card

Lore: All monsters on the field lose 500 ATK, except Xyz Monsters and "Chadarnok" monsters. You can only use each of the following effects of "Alta Vista, Archive of Atrocities" once per turn. When this card is activated: You can add 1 "Chadarnok" card from your Deck to your hand. If exactly 1 Level 4 "Chadarnok" monster you control is destroyed by a card effect during the Main Phase, or is destroyed by battle: You can Special Summon 1 Rank 4 Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck with the same Type and Attribute as that destroyed monster (this is treated as an Xyz Summon).

 

Until the next card folks, may the reviews and revelry arrive in abundance. D'Sceptyr, signing off.

[Loleo]

OMG I love this and want to know the lore. This has a dream mirror like feel with more depth and playability!

[TheDeckmaker]

This is lovely! How did you find art for your cards? I always struggle with that.

[Black D'Sceptyr]

On 7/4/2022 at 8:27 PM, TheDeckmaker said:

This is lovely! How did you find art for your cards? I always struggle with that.

Well I usually religiously follow certain tags on Pixiv, but mostly they're all clumped in the right areas if you have your search parameters down pat. OR at least have the 'work illustration' tag translation in and work from there.

On 7/4/2022 at 7:48 PM, Loleo said:

OMG I love this and want to know the lore. This has a dream mirror like feel with more depth and playability!

Well, for once I wanted this archetype to be lore-light, instead focusing on the workability of the cards themselves. Still, I will take this in mind - I have so much more to show you all this month!

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Also, UPDATE I: put in the last card, the Archive of Atrocities