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Ignore the fact that I've been absent for so long, and don't expect me to stick around after this Alright! So, I've recently fallen in love with the Vampire archetype, from how it plays, to its little gimmicks and theme. The idea of using your opponents resources as though they were your own is really cool, and I've always liked the idea of an archetype that forces you to "bleed" yourself a bit to make a play, but then can later regain all that spent LP. That said, the deck... Could use some real help. Of course, you could play it as a blind second board-breaking deck, but it's only somewhat decent at that. You could play it as a way to turbo-out the Mayakashi trap that basically skips the opponent's turn (thanks Transaction Rollback), but so can any deck that consistently makes a Rank 6 (thanks Beatrice). I wanted to give them an in-archetype power-boost, to make you able to do better without that latter play. Enter: Vampire Duchess DARK - Link 1 - Zombie/Link/Effect - 800/1 Arrows: South 1 non-Link "Vampire" monster You can also Link Summon this card by using 1 Zombie monster you control that is owned by your opponent. If this card is Link Summoned: You can pay 500 LP; set 1 "Vampire" Spell/Trap card from your Deck. If the card set by this effect was a Trap Card or a Quick-Play Spell Card, it can be activated this turn. You can only use this effect of "Vampire Duchess" once per turn. If a Zombie monster(s) or "Vampire" card(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can banish this card from your GY instead. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know, I know "Another Link 1?! Konami learned their lesson with these accursed monsters, why are you reopening that wound?" And to that I say.... Konami did it first, with the new Genex stuff, but also this requires specifically a "Vampire" monster, and a non-Link one at that, so you can't use a spent Fascinator or Sucker for this on following turns. Kinda hard to splash in anything other than Vampires, and Vampires as an engine don't really work due to how... Heavy of a package you'd have to play in order to nearly guarantee you have names to discard/destroy for their effects. The alternate summoning condition was added later on, just cuz I thought it was fun and on-theme with the "using your opponent's resources as your own" thing "Vampires" have. Now for the real effects. On proper summon, you can pay 500 LP (standard for Vampire costs) and set an archetypal S/T from Deck, and if it's a Quick-Play or Trap, it can also be activated this turn too (followed by, of course, the HOPT). This provides a neat little synergy with the deck, since we have a couple ways to search and cheat out archetypal monsters from Deck, but only one S/T searcher in Retainer. If you need both Desires and Domain to play through something, you're straight out of luck - and heaven forbid you want to end on Domination if you're going first without opening Domain/Desires. This not only fixes that, but also allows us to utilize Domination on the opponent's turn to help us play through interactions a little better, since it can be activated the same turn. Alternatively, it also allows us to play a card Vampires don't typically play these days, in Vampire Awakening. This card is neat (summoning any Vampire from Deck as a HOPT), but is too slow to see any play. This effect can change that, giving a reason to run the 1-of as a combo extender. However... There currently are no Quick-Play "Vampire" Spells, so this is mostly added on as future-proofing in case Konami ever makes one (or, you know, if I decide to make one or two myself, which I'm not ruling out of the question). And then the GY is just... A standard protection effect, a la Salamangreat Balelynx or something? I dunno, it seemed fine for a Link 1 that merely sets a S/T. Though, notably, I made it able to protect both "Vampire" cards and Zombie monsters, since Vampire have a lot of synergies with generic Zombies and Zombie World. All in all, what do you think? Did I fuck up by making a Link 1? Is this the exception to the rule? Do you think is too strong? Too underpowered? Just right? Should I go ahead and make a Quick-Play Spell for them becuz they still need more help? I'd love your feedback!

I didn't even think about that, cuz I was moreso thinking about meta applications. Though, in theory, I suppose you play this in a fun Kuribrothers decklist? The idea would be to make this alongside a "Kuriboh" monster, then use Kuribeh's effect in hand on the "Kuriboh" monster, and chain Kuribott's effect? Ideally, you'd have searched Detonate with Kuribee's effect, but at that point you've forgone what that deck *usually* does, with the Spell that summons out Kuribabylon in favor of this weird pop 4 play - and that's all you accomplish with this deck idea, nothing more. Certainly a funny thing to do, but nowhere near good.

Hoo boy... Okie, so, PSCT issues aside, this thing would kinda be insane in any Beast Deck. Summoning any Level 5 or lower Beast from Deck is already really good, before we even look at targets or the second effect. Sure, it's triggered by your opponent doing something, but it can be *anything*. They Summon a monster or activate an effect at all, and you get a free Summon from Deck. This will likely usually be used on your opponent's turn as a form of interaction, but it can also be used on your turn in response to being handtrapped. Becuz of the flexible capabilities there, solid targets would be: Kalantosa, Kitt and Keras from a Tri-Brigade package, basically any of the Melffy cards, the good Rescue animals, a lot of Fur Hire monsters, Silvervine Senri if you're playing Melffy/Spright, some of the Spiritual Beast cards like Rampengu, a ton of Fabled cards, if you're Dzeeff, Wind-Up Kitten, and Treasure Panda... And then we get to the second effect. The first effect was already strong, but now you're telling me we can use this on our turn in response to a handtrap to get a combo extender, then at the End Phase, we can immediately get this thing live again to get an interaction on the opponent's turn as well?! It being Level 4 is... Fine. I was gonna say that it gives Beasts another solid Level 4 to run, making it easier for them to go into Rank 4 plays, but if you use this card for that, you lose out on everything this card does, so that's likely fine? It's just mildly annoying that it has the *option* to help in such a way on top of everything else this card does. You've essentially made a DPE for Beast decks that Summons from Deck rather than popping a card, and is a main deck monster rather than an extra deck one. And that is stupid good.

I am... Not entirely sure what this would even be played in. I definitely like that it can trigger off your own targeting effects, becuz that allows you to use this as a combo tool with all those Tokens. The problem is... I'm having a hard time thinking of a Level 1 strategy that targets cards frequently, with the capability to target their own stuff... I'd say Purrely, cuz some of the Memories target a monster on the field (looking at you, Delicious Memory), but the problem there is that it negates the activation. And you really don't want to negate your Memory effects. The card's certainly neat, if you can find a home for it, even if it ultimately will just be a similar situation to Tomahawk creating Tokens for Link spam plays. But if you can't find a home for it, it's the kind of card that won't see any play, and is relegated to being pack-filler. The attack negation also triggering this is neat, but realistically, that's never going to happen. Your opponent is just going to pop/bounce/banish/tribute over it before they even touch their Battle Phase. And the ATK boost is hilarious, but honestly, the worst effect on this card. Maybe it can push for lethal in that deck that houses this card well? But again, you have to find a deck that can consistently make and trigger this card on their own turn...

Dont forget to add the prompt for the next user, and I think u also have to include a changelog. That being said: /skip/