[Written] [AGM] Hive Harvester: Pendulum Xyzs with a Broken Boss! (10/?)

[Dova]

[spoiler=Main Deck Monsters: (4)]Hive Harvester - First Labourer

EARTH - Level 3 - Insect/Pendulum/Effect - 1400/700 - 2/2

Pendulum Effect: Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to you Summoning a Level 3 monster(s).

Monster Effect: If this card is used as Xyz Material for the Summon of an Insect-Type monster: Draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of “Hive Harvester - First Labourer” once per turn. While you control a face-up “Hive Harvester - Absolute Queen”, this card gains this effect:

● Once per turn: You can Special Summon 1 Level 3 monster from your Graveyard. You cannot Special Summon monsters the turn you activate this effect, except Insect-Type monsters.

 

Hive Harvester - Assimilated Drone

EARTH - Level 3 - Insect/Pendulum/Effect - 1100/1000 - 4/4

Pendulum Effect: You can destroy this card in your Pendulum Zone; add 1 Level 3 Insect-Type monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of “Hive Harvester - Assimilated Drone” once per turn.

Monster Effect: When this card is Summoned: You can destroy 1 card in your Pendulum Zone; regardless, you can activate 1 “Hive Harvester” Pendulum Card from your Deck in one of your free Pendulum Zones. You can only use this effect of “Hive Harvester - Assimilated Drone” once per turn. While you control a face-up “Hive Harvester - Absolute Queen”, this card gains this effect:

● You can Tribute any number of Insect-Type monsters you control: Draw an equal number of cards, also you cannot Summon or add cards from your Deck to your hand for the rest of the turn. You can only use this effect of “Hive Harvester - Assimilated Drone” once per turn.

 

Hive Harvester - Loyal Worker

EARTH - Level 3 - Insect/Pendulum/Effect - 1000/1300 - 2/2

Pendulum Effect: You can target 1 Rank 3 Xyz Monster in your Graveyard and 1 face-up Insect-type monster you control: Special Summon this first target, then attach the second to it as Xyz Material. You can only use this effect of “Hive Harvester - Loyal Worker” once per turn.

Monster Effect: You can Tribute this card: Special Summon 1 “Hive Harvester” monster from your Deck. If you Xyz Summon an Insect-type monster(s): You can Special Summon this card (from face-up in your Extra Deck. You can only use each effect of “Hive Harvester - Loyal Worker” once per turn. While you control a face-up “Hive Harvester - Absolute Queen”, this card gains this effect:

● All Level 3 monsters you control gain 800 ATK.

 

Hive Harvester - Noble Scavenger

EARTH - Level 3 - Insect/Pendulum/Effect - 1600/0 - 4/4

Pendulum Effect: If you Xyz Summon a monster(s): You can add 1 “Hive Harvester” card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of “Hive Harvester - Noble Scavenger” once per turn.

Monster Effect: If this card deals Battle Damage to your opponent: You can add 1 “Hive Harvester” card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of “Hive Harvester - Noble Scavenger” once per turn. While you control a face-up “Hive Harvester - Absolute Queen”, this card gains this effect:

● If a Level 3 monster you control attacks: Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of the Damage Step.

 

 

[spoiler=Extra Deck Monsters: (3)]Hive Harvester - Vengeful Soldier

EARTH - Rank 3 - Insect/Pendulum/Xyz/Effect - 2100/1400 - 2/2

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn: You can Special Summon 1 Insect-type monster from face-up in your Extra Deck.

Monster Effect: 2 Level 3 Insect-Type Monsters

Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then Tribute 1 monster you control and target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. If this card is Tributed or destroyed: You can destroy 1 card in your Pendulum Zone; regardless, you can activate this card in one of your free Pendulum Zones.

 

Hive Harvester - Frenzied Architect

EARTH - Rank 3 - Insect/Pendulum/Xyz/Effect - 2000/2000 - 4/4

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, if your other Pendulum Zone is free: You can place 1 Insect-type monster from face-up in your Extra Deck in your other Pendulum Zone.

Monster Effect: 2 Level 3 Insect-Type Monsters

Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Add 1 “Hive Harvester” card from your Deck or face-up in your Extra Deck to your hand. If this card is Tributed or destroyed: You can destroy 1 card in your Pendulum Zone; regardless, you can activate this card in one of your free Pendulum Zones.

 

Hive Harvester - Moulting Groom

EARTH - Rank 3 - Insect/Pendulum/Xyz/Effect - 1400/2700 - 2/2

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, if you control a “Hive Harvester” card in your other Pendulum Zone: This card’s Pendulum Scale becomes 4 until the end of this turn.

Monster Effect: 2 Level 3 Insect-Type Monsters

Cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects while you control another Insect-Type monster(s). If an Insect-Type monster you control is targeted by a card effect: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Change that target to one other valid target on the field. If this card is Tributed or destroyed: You can destroy 1 card in your Pendulum Zone; regardless, you can activate this card in one of your free Pendulum Zones.

 

 

[spoiler=The Boss: (1)]Hive Harvester - Absolute Queen

EARTH - Level 11 - Insect/Effect - 2600/2600

Monster Effect: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by Tributing 3 face-up Insect-Type Xyz Monsters you control, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. If you Special Summon this card: You can add 2 Pendulum Monsters in your Graveyard to your hand, but they cannot be Summoned or activated this turn. Negate the effects all face-up monsters, except Insect-Type monsters. Unaffected by cards and effects, except “Hive Harvester” cards and their effects. Cannot be Tributed. All Pendulum Cards that would go to the Graveyard are placed face-up in the Extra Deck instead. During each of your Standby Phases: This card gains ATK equal to the number of face-up Insect-type monsters on the field x 200.

 

 

[spoiler=Spells: (1)]Hive Harvester Nest

Continuous Spell

Once per turn: You can target 1 Xyz Monster you control: Special Summon 1 “Hive Harvester” monster with a different name from your Extra Deck, then attach the targeted monster to that monster as Xyz Material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon.) Once per turn, if a “Hive Harvester” card is detached from an Xyz Monster: You can shuffle it into your Deck, then draw 1 card. You can only control 1 face-up “Hive Harvester Nest”.

 

 

[spoiler=Traps: (1)]Hive Harvester Swarm

Normal Trap

Special Summon 2 “Hive Harvester” monsters from your Deck, Graveyard, or Extra Deck, also they cannot be used as Materials for a Summon, except for the Xyz Summon of a “Hive Harvester” monster. (Both monsters must be from the same location.) If you Xyz Summon a monster(s): You can shuffle this card from your Graveyard into your Deck. You can only use 1 effect of “Hive Harvester Swarm” per turn, and only once that turn.

 

 

 

[spoiler=Origin: (AGM)]Hive Harvester

An Insect-Type archetype that takes inspiration from "social insects", like ants, bees, and termites. While yes, you can technically function with only the lower-Level members, and they can swarm decently well, what you really need in this archetype is "Hive Harvester - Absolute Queen", their boss with a Towers Summoning requirement and who breaks the game about as much. For the most part, as an Insect Pendulum Xyz archetype, you'll only get to use their Scales if your members die or get Tributed for Absolute Queen . . . or get put in the Extra Deck by Absolute Queen herself, which is but one of her effects. She is essentially a Skill Drain for anything that isn't Insect-Type, is immune to basically every form of removal under the sun, and is a reverse Castle of Dark Illusions- she pumps up her ATK and DEF by 200 every turn times the number of Insects on the field. To make matters worse, each archetype member gains an effect, or at least a sizable stat boost, if she's on the field . . . The only thing really holding back this terror of an archetype is that each of the more powerful archetype members is limited to 1 on the field by their own effects.

 

 

 

Another one of Draconus'. Oh boy!

 

Nothing better than a freaking powerful boss and some experimental card types that koomy never uses. Thinking of making more of these.

 

Thoughts?

[Dova]

Bump.

[Dova]

Bump.

[Kexotero]

This is a pretty good idea, but the cost for Absolute Queen seems pretty high.

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

Then what do you think Dova should do to fix it?

 

In retrospective, considering the fact this is effectively a Skill Drain and carrying effect immunity to nearly everything (bar battle), you can probably understand why this requires a good amount of effort to bring out. Though I think Hive Harvester should have its ATK lowered; even with the restrictions, 2300 ATK is high for a Rank 3 (if this were a 3 mat, then it'd be fine). Lowering it to 1900-2000 is fine.

 

I have similar feelings about Groom (yes, Granpulse has slightly higher stats and is generic, but that's coupled with a no attack effect if no mats on it).

 

But otherwise, you're really reliant on Queen for these to really do a lot of things; though given its effect, you can basically recycle your mats and P-Summon like crazy. (I'm going to assume Queen needs to be SS'd from the hand; b/c of PSCT, you do have to mention the location explicitly)

[Dova]

Though I think Hive Harvester should have its ATK lowered;

Tfw they're all called Hive Harvester.

 

But I know which one you meant. Making changes, thanks for the comments, and with that one with the ATK, I took that other Chronomaly Xyz with 2100 ATK being a Generic Rank 3 into account.

[Dova]

Bump.