TheChaosMonarch Posted October 9, 2022 Report Share Posted October 9, 2022 First of all, hello! This is my first post here, having returned to the game after a fair absence. I've gotten myself back in through Master Duel, and this has reawakened my love for the Monarchs. So... here are some Support Cards I've started working on... Teimos, Steed of the Shadow Monarch Level 3/DARK/Beast/Effect ATK 800/ DEF 1000 If this card is tributed for the tribute summon of a monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF, equip this card to that card, and it gains 800 ATK and 1000 DEF. If the monster this card is equipped to would be destroyed, destroy this card instead. In the End Phase; if this card is Banished; Special Summon it to your side of the field. A new set of monsters with ATK/DEF equal to the Vassals/Squires, but with different effects. Linked to Caius, this one keeps a "Banish" theme to its effect, and also has what I hope to be the standard effect of the "Steeds"- if Tributed they become equip cards! Lucilla, the Shadow Consort Level 5/DARK/Fiend/Effect ATK 2400/ DEF 1000 You can Normal Summon this card without tribute, but its ATK becomes 1400 and its level becomes 3, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck this turn. If this card is Tribute Summoned: Target 1 card on the field; banish it. Lucilla, the Consort of Caius, is a level lower, and a slightly less impactful summoning effect (no LP damage), but comes with the advantage of a non-tribute Summon! I toyed with a Gemini monster with an attack increase, but I thought this way round worked better with current cards- allowing her to be searched. Again, she keeps with the "Shadow Monarch" banishing theme... Regeneration of the Monarchs Continuous Trap Once per turn; you may return 1 monster with 800, 2400 or 2800 ATK and 1000 DEF to the deck from your hand, then add 1 monster with a different name, the same or lower ATK than the returned monster, and 1000 DEF to your hand. This is a quick effect if you control no monsters. Basically... got a Monarch you don't need? Swap it. Or, swap down to a Vassal/Steed. Hopefully helps prevents bricking. My main worry here is if it needs a downside? Shadow Blast of the Monarchs Spell If you control a monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF: Target 1 card on the field; banish it. You can banish this card and 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your Graveyard, then target 1 card on the field; banish it. Not much to say... its "Frost Blast of the Monarchs" but it copies Caius' effect instead. And now, perhaps a controversial addition... Ascension of the Monarchs Ritual Spell This card can be used to Ritual Summon any "Monarch Ascended" Ritual Monster. You must also Tribute face-up monsters from your hand or your side of the field, whose total Levels equal the Level of the Ritual Monster you Ritual Summon. Monsters Tributed for this Ritual Summoning are treated as being Tributed for a Tribute Summon. A "Monarch Ascended" Ritual Monster Summoned by this effect can be placed in the Extra Monster Zone. Caius, Shadow Monarch Ascended Level 8/DARK/Fiend/Ritual/Effect ATK 2800/ DEF 1000 You can Ritual Summon this card with "Ascension of the Monarchs". If this card is Ritual Summoned: Target 1 card on the field; banish it, and if you do, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent. If this card destroys an opponents monster; banish that monster. Once per turn, during either player's Main Phase, if this card is in your GY: You can Banish 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your GY, then target 1 of your Banished monsters with 800, 2400 or 2800 ATK and 1000 DEF; add it to your hand. Rituals? In a no-special-summon deck? I'll be honest I'm not 100% on these. All I know is I love the idea of an "Ascended" Monarch. If anything, I think these might require some work. Lore-wise, these forms of the Monarchs would be more linked to Ehther than Erebus, and I envision them riding their "Steeds". Very much welcoming critique here, before I move on to the next Monarch to receive a set of supporting cards! Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loleo Posted October 9, 2022 Report Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 hours ago, TheChaosMonarch said: First of all, hello! This is my first post here, having returned to the game after a fair absence. I've gotten myself back in through Master Duel, and this has reawakened my love for the Monarchs. So... here are some Support Cards I've started working on... Teimos, Steed of the Shadow Monarch Level 3/DARK/Beast/Effect ATK 800/ DEF 1000 If this card is tributed for the tribute summon of a monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF, equip this card to that card, and it gains 800 ATK and 1000 DEF. If the monster this card is equipped to would be destroyed, destroy this card instead. In the End Phase; if this card is Banished; Special Summon it to your side of the field. A new set of monsters with ATK/DEF equal to the Vassals/Squires, but with different effects. Linked to Caius, this one keeps a "Banish" theme to its effect, and also has what I hope to be the standard effect of the "Steeds"- if Tributed they become equip cards! Lucilla, the Shadow Consort Level 5/DARK/Fiend/Effect ATK 2400/ DEF 1000 You can Normal Summon this card without tribute, but its ATK becomes 1400 and its level becomes 3, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck this turn. If this card is Tribute Summoned: Target 1 card on the field; banish it. Lucilla, the Consort of Caius, is a level lower, and a slightly less impactful summoning effect (no LP damage), but comes with the advantage of a non-tribute Summon! I toyed with a Gemini monster with an attack increase, but I thought this way round worked better with current cards- allowing her to be searched. Again, she keeps with the "Shadow Monarch" banishing theme... Regeneration of the Monarchs Continuous Trap Once per turn; you may return 1 monster with 800, 2400 or 2800 ATK and 1000 DEF to the deck from your hand, then add 1 monster with a different name, the same or lower ATK than the returned monster, and 1000 DEF to your hand. This is a quick effect if you control no monsters. Basically... got a Monarch you don't need? Swap it. Or, swap down to a Vassal/Steed. Hopefully helps prevents bricking. My main worry here is if it needs a downside? Shadow Blast of the Monarchs Spell If you control a monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF: Target 1 card on the field; banish it. You can banish this card and 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your Graveyard, then target 1 card on the field; banish it. Not much to say... its "Frost Blast of the Monarchs" but it copies Caius' effect instead. And now, perhaps a controversial addition... Ascension of the Monarchs Ritual Spell This card can be used to Ritual Summon any "Monarch Ascended" Ritual Monster. You must also Tribute face-up monsters from your hand or your side of the field, whose total Levels equal the Level of the Ritual Monster you Ritual Summon. Monsters Tributed for this Ritual Summoning are treated as being Tributed for a Tribute Summon. A "Monarch Ascended" Ritual Monster Summoned by this effect can be placed in the Extra Monster Zone. Caius, Shadow Monarch Ascended Level 8/DARK/Fiend/Ritual/Effect ATK 2800/ DEF 1000 You can Ritual Summon this card with "Ascension of the Monarchs". If this card is Ritual Summoned: Target 1 card on the field; banish it, and if you do, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent. If this card destroys an opponents monster; banish that monster. Once per turn, during either player's Main Phase, if this card is in your GY: You can Banish 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your GY, then target 1 of your Banished monsters with 800, 2400 or 2800 ATK and 1000 DEF; add it to your hand. Rituals? In a no-special-summon deck? I'll be honest I'm not 100% on these. All I know is I love the idea of an "Ascended" Monarch. If anything, I think these might require some work. Lore-wise, these forms of the Monarchs would be more linked to Ehther than Erebus, and I envision them riding their "Steeds". Very much welcoming critique here, before I move on to the next Monarch to receive a set of supporting cards! Thanks in advance. Teimos-Pretty cool, since the summon is mandatory if it was banished I think it would be pretty cool if it could summon any vassal from deck (monarchs benifit from deck thining and would love a larger variety of there vassals out. especially since it's during the end phase. Lucilla-Perfect addition! I think it would make more sense if the attack is 1600 if not tribute summoned but that's incredibly minor. Regen-Lets open up the effect to make it a little more concise "Once per turn: You can return a monster with 1000 DEF from your deck to your hand; add a monster with the same DEF from your deck to your hand." Since it is a trap, it automatically can work on your opponent's turn, it is inherently -1 in card advantage so no need for a downside its fine that this is easy unbricking. Shadow blast- very power crept version of frost blast since it can target any card and banishes, should still be fine but makes frost blast as good as obsolete. Accension/Ascended- Definitely controversial, I think you could achieve the same idea by just making this a quickplay spell that tribute summons a monster to the extra monster zone Monarch Accension Must be activated while you have no monsters in your ED and control no Special Summoned monsters. Tribute Summon a "Monarch" from your hand. A monster Tribute Summoned by this effect gains the effect: "If this card destroys an opponent's monster: banish that monster". You can banish this card and a monster with 1000 DEF from your GY: Add a monster with 1000 DEF from your deck to your hand, then discard a card. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChaosMonarch Posted October 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 9:07 PM, Loleo said: Thoughts? Thank you for the feedback! I've dropped the idea of the Ascended Monarchs, and I've focussed in a bit on the points regarding Lucilla and Teimos. I've reworked a bit, and also added in my ideas for Zaborg's support... SHADOW MONARCH SUPPORT Lucilla the Shadow Consort Level 5/DARK/Fiend/Effect/2400/1000 You can Normal Summon this card without tribute, but its ATK becomes 1600 and its level becomes 3, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck this turn. If this card is Tribute Summoned: Target 1 card on the field; banish that target. Teimos- Steed of the Shadow Monarch Level 3/DARK/Beast/Effect/800/1000 If this card is tributed for the tribute summon of a monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF, equip this card to that card, and it gains 800 ATK and 1000 DEF. If the monster this card is equipped to would be destroyed, destroy this card instead. You can banish this card from your GY, Special Summon 1 monster with 800 ATK/1000 DEF from your Deck, except "Teimos- Steed of the Shadow Monarch" in Defense Position, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn. Regeneration of the Monarchs Continuous Trap Once per turn: You can return a monster with 1000 DEF from your hand to your deck; add a monster with the same DEF from your deck to your hand. Lore-wise, Lucilla is named for a Roman who attempted to overthrow her brother as Emperor and replace him with her own Husband. Teimos is named for Deimos- the god of dread and terror. Both felt like fitting names to join Caius. I envision Lucilla to appear similar to Caius, whilst Teimos would be a black, armoured horse. Changed Lucilla's non-tribute summon ATK to 1600. Changed Teimos' effect to allow Special Summon of any Vassal/Steed. I’ve put Regeneration here simply because I imagine the artwork being based around Caius replacing Delg (The Dark Monarch)- fitting the effect of allowing you to swap out Monarchs/Vassals in your hand for others. I’m aware that it will allow for searching outside of Monarchs, but I can’t think of any specific problems it might cause. THUNDER MONARCH SUPPORT Menvra the Thunder Consort Level 6/LIGHT/Thunder/Effect/2400/1000 You can Normal Summon this card without tribute, but its ATK becomes 1600 and its level becomes 3, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck this turn. If this card is Tribute Summoned: Target 1 monster on the field; destroy that target, and if you do, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent if it is a LIGHT monster. Vrontos- Steed of the Thunder Monarch Level 3/LIGHT/Beast/Effect/800/1000 If this card is tributed for the tribute summon of a monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF, equip this card to that card, and it gains 800 ATK and 1000 DEF. If the monster this card is equipped to would be destroyed, destroy this card instead. If this card is destroyed in battle, Special Summon 1 "Vassal Token" (Thunder-Type/LIGHT/Level 1/ATK 800/DEF 1000) to your side of the field in Defense Position. Offering to the Monarchs Spell Card You cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck the turn you activate this card. Special Summon 3 "Vassal Tokens" (Thunder-Type/LIGHT/Level 1/ATK 800/DEF 1000) to your side of the field in Defense Position. You can Banish this card from your Graveyard: During your Main Phase this turn, you can Tribute Summon 1 monster, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. With Zaborg being the only Monarch that’s Level 5, Menvra gets to be Level 6! Also, her effect here is slightly stronger, inflicting damage as well as destroying a card. This makes Zaborg and Menvra opposites to Caius and Lucilla. Vrontos summons a Vassal Token when it’s destroyed. Offering is here because I figured the Monarchs need more Tokens, and the Thunder Monarch cards already have some Token summoning effects, so it just makes sense. Art-wise, I figure perhaps Mithra kneeling before Zaborg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loleo Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Cool! Would definitely try these out. Great cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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