Stormchaser Archetype (12/12) - Weather Forecast Reads Very Windy

[Atypical-Abbie]

Stormchaser is an archetype of Winged Beast monsters with various Attributes and Levels. They focus on Normal Monster strategies, and having both Effect and Normal Monsters on the field and producing powerful monsters. Their main playstyle revolves around using their Link Monsters to make your monsters into Normal Monsters, which can trigger the Effect Monsters' effects when Normal Monsters are destroyed, as well as their Spells/Traps, Lightning Commander and Windy Horizon providing impressive ATK stats.

They theme is generally about storms and bad weather, the term stormchaser referring to people who go out in tornado and hurricanes for...some reason, it's pretty dangerous as you might imagine, and these are the creatures that produce such weather.

Sample Deck: https://www.duelingbook.com/deck?id=11279420

 

 

MAIN DECK MONSTERS:

If this card is Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Normal Monster from your hand, and if you do, this card's ATK/DEF becomes equal to its Level x 300. During your End Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Stormchaser" monster from your hand or GY, except "Stormchaser Flameburst", or if you control a Normal Monster, you can Special Summon it from your Deck instead. If a Normal Monster in your possession is destroyed and sent to the GY: You can add 1 "Stormchaser" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Stormchaser Flameburst." You can only use each effect of "Stormchaser Flameburst" once per turn.

 

The blades of this ferocious beast slice through the sky at high speeds

If you control no monsters or a Normal Monster, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. Monsters your opponent control lose 500 ATK/DEF for each Normal Monster you control. If a Normal Monster in your possession is destroyed and sent to the GY: You can add 1 "Stormchaser" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Stormchaser Breakbiter." You can only use this effect of "Stormchaser Breakbiter" once per turn.

If you control no monsters or a Normal Monster, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. During your End Phase, if this card was Normal Summoned or Special Summoned from your hand this turn: You can Special Summon 1 Normal Monster from your hand or Deck. If a Normal Monster you control is destroyed and sent to the GY: You can add 1 "Stormchaser" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Stormchaser Gustdasher." You can only use each effect of "Stormchaser Gustdasher" once per turn.

 

A giant beast, a flap of its wings cause storms so great even the mightiest of dragons will have a hard time flying in this weather, but it's no matter for the Stormchasers.

If you control no monsters or a Normal Monster, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing, but its original ATK/DEF become halved. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 Normal Monster; the ATK/DEF of all monsters your opponent control become 0 until the end of this turn. During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 "Stormchaser" monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.)

EXTRA DECK MONSTERS:

1 Winged Beast monster
When this card is Link Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Stormchaser" monster from your hand to your zone this card points to in Defense Position. You can only use this effect of "Stormchaser Breeze" once per turn. Monsters this card points to are treated as Normal Monsters. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can destroy 1 Normal Monster you control or in your hand, and if you do, this card gains ATK equal to that monster's ATK until the end of this turn.

1 Normal Monster + 1 Effect Monster
When this card is Link Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Stormchaser" monster from your hand to your zone this card points. If this card was Link Summoned using a Level 7 or higher monster, you can Special Summon it from your Deck instead. You can only use this effect of "Stormchaser Tornado" once per turn. Monsters this card points to are treated as Normal Monsters. Monsters in your hand or GY are treated as Normal Monsters while this card points to a Winged Beast monster. If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy 1 monster this card points to instead.

SPELLS/TRAPS:

Once per turn: You can target 1 "Stormchaser" monster and 1 Normal Monster in your GY; shuffle the first target into your Deck, and if you do, Special Summon the second target. While you control both a "Stormchaser" Effect Monster and a Normal Monster, your opponent cannot target Normal Monsters you control for attacks or effects, also "Stormchaser" monsters cannot be destroyed by effects. If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy 1 Normal Monster you control instead.

Once per turn, if a Normal Monster is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; return that target to the hand. Once per turn, if a Normal Monster you control is destroyed: You can Special Summon 1 "Stormchaser" monster from your hand. If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy 1 Normal Monster you control instead.

Once per turn: You can target 1 "Stormchaser" monster you control; destroy that target, and if you do, draw 1 card, then if you destroyed an Effect Monster, you can Special Summon 1 Normal Monster from your hand. Once per turn, if your opponent Special Summons an Effect Monster: You can Special Summon 1 Normal Monster from your hand or Deck. If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy 1 Normal Monster you control instead.

 

 

 

 

[Loleo]

I feel like this is a wonderful archetype, but you're not really incentivized to play many of the normal monsters (like 1 level 4 and 1 level 7). I wish there were just a couple more cards that required multiple normal monsters.