Sandragon [Written]

[Draconus297]

This has a pretty basic premise to it, actually: I like Dragons, and the AGM features more than one Dragon-restricted Rank 5 without many ways of accessing them. They exist, of course, but . . . well, it's like Rank 9 pre-Kings/Dracos. Is there a way to make it? Yes, yes there is. Is it in any way likely that you will? No.

 

As for the basic themes, Sandragon is sand + dragon- essentially, dragons that can swim through sand, like landsharks.

 

[spoiler= Main Deck Monsters]

Sandragon Striker

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 2300/0

If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters: You can Special Summon this monster from your hand. During the turn this monster is Normal or Special Summoned, you can change this monster to face-up Defense Position: Special Summon 1 "Sandragon" monster from your hand, except "Sandragon Striker".

 

Sandragon Burrower

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 2100/1500

You can Special Summon this monster from your hand by discarding 1 card. When this monster is Normal or Special Summoned, you can add 1 "Sandragon" card from your Deck to your hand (you can only activate this effect of "Sandragon Burrower" once per turn).

 

Sandragon Blaster

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 2000/2000

You can Special Summon this monster from your hand, but if you do, this monster's original ATK and DEF are halved. If this card is in your Graveyard, you can send the top card of your Deck to the Graveyard: Special Summon this monster. You can only activate each effect of "Sandragon Blaster" once per turn.

 

Sandragon Amphithere

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 2200/700

If a monster you control is destroyed, you can shuffle 1 "Sandragon" card in the Graveyard into the Deck: Special Summon this monster from your hand. If this monster is in the Graveyard and a "Sandragon" monster is sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon this monster (you can only activate this effect of "Sandragon Amphithere" once per turn).

 

Sandragon Defender

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 200/2800

You can discard this card: Add 2 "Sandragon" monsters with the same name from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand (you can only activate this effect of "Sandragon Defender" once per turn). If this monster is Normal or Special Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 "Sandragon" monster with a Level from your Graveyard.

 

Sandragon Ore Jaw

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 1900/2200

If you control a face-up "Sandragon" monster with 2000 or more ATK, you can Special Summon this monster from your hand. While you control this face-up monster, "Sandragon" monsters you control can be treated as Level 9 for an Xyz Summon. If this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can add 1 "Sandragon" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Sandragon Ore Jaw" (you can only activate this effect of "Sandragon Ore Jaw" once per turn).

 

Sandragon Rapid Cutter

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 1800/2100

Once, during the turn this monster is Normal or Special Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 "Sandragon Rapid Cutter" from your hand. If this card is in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 "Sandragon Rapid Cutter" from your hand or Deck. If you control a face-up "Sandragon" Xyz monster, you can shuffle this card from your Graveyard into your Deck: The next time you would take damage, that damage is reduced to 0. You can only activate each effect of "Sandragon Rapid Cutter" once per turn.

 

Sandragon Mimic

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 1800/1800

If a Level 5 monster is Normal or Special Summoned, you can Special Summon this monster from your hand. If you would Xyz Summon using this and another EARTH monster(s) as Material, you can treat these monsters' Levels as 9. If this card is detached from an Xyz monster you control, you can destroy 1 card on the field.

 

Sandragon Tyrant

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 2000/400

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. If your opponent would target a "Sandragon" monster you control for a card or effect, you can Special Summon this monster from your hand, and if you do: If that monster has an original Level, you can, immediately after this effect resolves; Xyz Summon 1 Dragon-Type Xyz monster using monsters you control as Material. "Sandragon" monsters you control can be treated as Level 9 for an Xyz Summon. If this monster is detached from an Xyz monster you control, draw 1 card. You can only activate each effect of "Sandragon Tyrant" once per turn.

 

Mystic Sandragon

EARTH - Level 5 - Dragon/Effect - 0/0

You can Special Summon this monster (from your hand) by banishing 1 Spell Card from your hand or Graveyard. If an Xyz monster with this card as Xyz Material attacks, you can banish 1 card on the field at the start of the Damage Step. During either player's turn, if you control a "Sandragon" Xyz monster with no Materials: You can attach this card from your Graveyard to that card as Material (you can only activate this effect of "Mystic Sandragon" once per turn).

 

 

 

[spoiler= Spells/Traps]

Sandragon Earth Burst

Normal Spell

Special Summon 2 Level 5 "Sandragon" monsters from your Graveyard, and immediately after this effect resolves: Xyz Summon, using those monsters as Material.

 

Sandragon Rush

Normal Spell

If you control exactly 1 "Sandragon" monster: Special Summon 1 monster of the same name from your hand or Deck. During this turn, those monsters are treated as Level 9.

 

Maximum Dragon Xyz

Normal Spell

Add 1 "Sandragon" monster from your Deck to your hand. During either player's turn, you can banish this card from your Graveyard: Immediately after this effect resolves, Xyz Summon 1 Dragon-Type Xyz monster using monsters you control as Material. If this card is banished: You can Special Summon 1 "Sandragon" monster from your Graveyard with its ATK and DEF reduced to 0. You can only activate each effect of "Maximum Dragon Xyz" once per turn.

 

Shifted Sandragon

Quick-Play Spell

During this turn, Dragon-Type Xyz monsters you control gain a Level equal to their Rank. Each time you use a "Sandragon" Xyz monster as Xyz Material for a Summon this turn, you can draw 1 card. You can banish this card from your Graveyard to target 1 "Sandragon" Xyz monster you control: Special Summon 1 "Sandragon" Xyz monster from your Extra Deck exactly 2 Ranks higher, using that target as Xyz Material (This is treated as an Xyz Summon. Xyz Materials attached to that monster also become Xyz Materials on the new monster).

 

Rank-Up-Magic: Sandragon Force

Quick-Play Spell

If this card is added to your hand during your Normal Draw, you can Special Summon 1 Rank 7 or lower "Sandragon" Xyz monster from your Extra Deck, and attach up to 2 "Sandragon" Spell/Trap Cards from your hand or Graveyard to that monster as Xyz Material (this is treated as an Xyz Summon). You can target 1 "Sandragon" Xyz monster you control: Special Summon 1 EARTH Xyz monster exactly 2 Ranks higher than the target, using that target as Xyz Material (This is treated as an Xyz Summon. Xyz Materials attached to that monster also become Xyz Material on the new monster). You can banish this card from your Graveyard: Special Summon 1 "Sandragon" Xyz monster from your Graveyard.

 

Sandragon Return

Equip Spell

Pay 1000 Life Points: Target 1 "Sandragon" monster in your Graveyard, Special Summon it, and equip this card to that target. If a monster equipped with this card inflicts battle damage, you can add 1 Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to your hand whose ATK is less than or equal to the amount of damage inflicted. If this card leaves the field, destroy the equipped monster. If this card is destroyed by your opponent's card effect: Special Summon 1 "Sandragon" monster from your Graveyard with its effects negated.

 

Dragonic Sandstorm

Continuous Spell

You can Normal Summon Dragon-Type monsters using 1 less Tribute than normal. If you Normal Summon an EARTH Dragon-Type monster, draw 1 card. If this card is destroyed, you can target 1 of your banished "Sandragon" Spell/Trap Cards: Set it.

 

Extra Sandragon

Normal Trap

Attach this card to a "Sandragon" Xyz monster as Material. If this card is in your Graveyard, and your opponent Special Summons a monster(s): You can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard as a Normal monster (EARTH-Attribute/Level 5/Dragon-Type/2000 ATK/2000 DEF), but banish it when it would be sent from the field to the Graveyard (This card is NOT treated as a Trap Card.)

 

Sandragon Seal

Counter Trap

Activate only if you control a face-up "Superior Sandragon" monster. If your opponent would activate a card or effect, negate that card or effect, and if you do, the following happens depending on the Rank of the highest-Rank "Superior Sandragon" monster you control:

●5: Destroy it.

●7: Banish it.

●9: Banish it face-down.

●11: Banish all cards activated before this card in the Chain, face-down.

You can banish this card from your Graveyard during either player's turn to target 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls: Destroy that target.

 

 

 

[spoiler= Xyz Monsters]

Superior Sandragon - Quick Crusher

EARTH - Rank 5 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 1000/2500

2 Level 5 Dragon-Type monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, you can target 1 monster on the field: That monster's ATK becomes 0. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to add 1 Level 5 or lower Dragon-Type monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand. If this monster is destroyed, you can target 1 other Rank 5 or lower Xyz monster in your Graveyard: Special Summon that monster with this card as Xyz Material.

 

Superior Sandragon - Enemy Eater

EARTH - Rank 5 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 2400/2200

3 Level 5 Dragon-Type monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, halve the ATK of the monster your opponent controls with the highest Level/Rank, and if you do, increase this monster's ATK and DEF by that lost ATK. At the start of the Damage Step, if this monster battles your opponent's monster, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Halve the opposing monster's ATK, and if you do, this monster gains that lost ATK. Once per turn, if this monster has no Xyz Material, you can increase this monster's ATK by half its current ATK.

 

Superior Sandragon - Rapid Grinder

EARTH - Rank 5 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 1500/2000

2 Level 5 EARTH monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, destroy 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent. While this monster has Xyz Material, this monster can attack your opponent directly. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 Dragon-Type monster you control: That target can attack your opponent directly.

 

Superior Sandragon - Gravel Tomb

EARTH - Rank 5 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 1800/1800

2 Level 5 monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, you can target 1 "Sandragon" monster in your Graveyard: Special Summon that monster in face-up Defense Position. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to select 1 of the following effects:

●Send up to 3 cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard, and increase this monster's ATK by 300 for each card sent.

●Target up to 3 cards in your Graveyard (min. 1), shuffle those targets into your Deck, and if you do, draw 1 card.

 

Superior Sandragon - Subterranean Matriarch

EARTH - Rank 7 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 2600/2500

3 Level 7 monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, increase this monster's ATK by 400 for every "Sandragon" monster you control. You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Special Summon 1 "Sandragon" monster from your Deck, with its effects negated and its ATK and DEF reduced to 0. When a "Sandragon" monster you control battles, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: The ATK and DEF of your monster is replaced with the ATK and DEF of the opposing monster, and vice versa.

 

Superior Sandragon - Hardened Shell

EARTH - Rank 7 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 0/3600

3 Level 7 monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, you can target 1 monster on the field: That target cannot be destroyed by battle. This monster cannot be destroyed or targeted by your opponent's card effects while it has Xyz Material. If you would take damage, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Negate that damage, then inflict damage to your opponent equal to the amount of damage negated by this effect +1000.

 

Superior Sandragon - Liquefaction Master

EARTH - Rank 9 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 3200/2500

2 Level 9 Dragon-Type monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, you can target 1 Special Summoned monster on the field: Tribute that monster and inflict damage to your opponent equal to its ATK on the field. You can only activate this effect of "Superior Sandragon - Liquefaction Master" once per turn. Once per turn, during either player's turn, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls: Detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, and if you do, take control of that target until the End Phase, but that monster cannot attack your opponent directly this turn.

 

Superior Sandragon - Instant Burial

EARTH - Rank 9 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 1900/2900

2 Level 9 EARTH monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, you can add 1 "Sandragon" card from your Graveyard to your hand. If this monster battles, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of the Damage Step. If this monster would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Increase this monster's ATK by 1900, also this monster is not destroyed.

 

Superior Sandragon - Tremor Beast

EARTH - Rank 11 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 3600/3300

3 Level 11 EARTH monsters

When this monster is Xyz Summoned, destroy all Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls. If this monster attacks, you can attach the opposing monster to this card as Xyz Material. Once per turn, during either player's turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 face-up monster you control: That target is unaffected by your opponent's card effects until the end of the turn.

 

 

 

Oh, by the way: anyone who posts a good pure or mostly-pure Sandragon build gets 500 Points.

 

Good constructive criticism is worth a rep.

[Draconus297]

Bump.

[Draconus297]

Bump.

[Draconus297]

Bump as I wonder if maybe another Rank 7 would be ideal.

[Draconus297]

Bumpity.

[Draconus297]

Bump-a-bump-bump.

[Draconus297]

Bump-bump-bump-babump

[Draconus297]

Bump?

[Darj]

Wow, these are insane, and in an overpowered, bad way.

I see some hard OPTs missing, like in Burrower, Defender, Maximum Dragon Xyz, Quick Crusher, as well as the grave effect of Ore Jaw, which of course can lead to massive searches, and consequently, monster spam. I suggest to put regular or hard OPTs in those effects.

Then, you got waaay too many cards for an archetype. I'm counting 10 monsters, 9 Spell/Traps and 9 Xyzs; way too much, you can find archetypes functioning just fine with about half of those numbers.

Also making so many Xyzs in a way is unfair since you make them more versatile by giving them a larger Extra Deck toolbox that, in addition to the generic and semi-generic Xyzs they can inherently access, allows them to answer different scenarios, and thus leaving them less weaknesses and making it more difficult for the opponent to fight them.

 

By the way, the RUM states that it attaches Tokens to an Xyz, but that's impossible by card mechanics since Tokens cannot be used as Xyz Materials.

 

 

[spoiler=Decklist]

Monsters: 21

x3 Sandragon Burrower
x3 Sandragon Blaster
x3 Sandragon Amphithere
x3 Sandragon Defender
x3 Sandragon Ore Jaw
x3 Sandragon Rapid Cutter
x3 Sandragon Mimic

Spell/Traps: 19

x1 Foolish Burial
x3 Maximum Dragon Xyz
x2~3 Sandragon Earth Burst
x3 RUM Sandragon Force
x3 Return of the Dragon Lords
x3 Dragon Shrine
x5+ staples and/or techs: Raigeki, Twin Twisters, Dimensional Barrier, Solemn Strike, Sandragon Seal, Foolish Burial Goods

Extra Deck:
x2 Quick Crusher
x1 Rapid Grinder
x2 Gravel Tomb
x1 Volcasaurus
x1 Wind-Up Zenmaioh
x1 Gaia Dragoon
x1 Subterranian Matriach
x2 Liquiefaction Master
x1 Instant Burial
x1 True King V.F.D.

x1 tech/meta call: Shark Fortress, Tiras, Enterblathnir

x1 Durendal (w/ True King engine)
x1 Tremor Beast (if the RUM is consistent enough)

Of course, after hypothetical tests I could evaluate the abundance of revival and milling cards and adjust accordingly. A promising option is a True Draco engine with Dragonic Driagram and True King Lithosazim popping your Sandragons to either trigger on-destruction effects (e.g Amphithere) or use their graveyard effects (e.g. Blaster Ore Jaw, Rapid Cutter) , while Lithosazim will double as material for a Rank9.

 

[Draconus297]

I added the recommended OPT effects, although the lack of them was initially mostly intended to add some speed to a Rank 5 archetype, something inherently kinda bricky. I hadn't realized they'd be that bad.

 

I admit, I've got a thing for bigger archetypes, although I hadn't thought that 28 cards was considered big. Then again, I think that these 10-16 card archetypes that have become the norm are just puny, so maybe I know nothing.

 

I'd considered that, but the problem is that there's no way to give an Xyz monster Materials through a card effect that isn't either slow (I noted that you didn't put in Extra Sandragon, or really any of the archetypal Traps) or reliant on existing cards on the field, so I had to improvise. If I just said to give it Materials, the "from where" thing would come into play, and to attempt to rectify the issue I just gave it a pair of Tokens. If I could find a way to write the effect without using Tokens as Xyz Material, I would, but Konami hasn't made a card that does what this one needs to.

 

Thanks for the criticism, and the Deck list!

[Darj]

Instead of Tokens, you can make the card attach any Sandragon Spell/Traps in the grave, or Sandragon Monsters in the Extra Deck. But still, being rewarded with a free Xyz just for topdecking the card, in addition to keeping the Spell for a Rank-Up play, is pushing it too far, IMO; I would be more comfortable if it didn't have the topdeck effect at all.

 

I didn't find "Extra Sandragon" appealing, personally: the on-field effect is weak IMO, and the in-grave effect is unreliable by depending on the opponent's actions. If anything, I would tech 1 along "Foolish Burial Goods".

[Draconus297]

I fixed it to attach archetypal S/T instead of Tokens.

[Draconus297]

Bump.

[Draconus297]

Bump.