Hello, we are back to once again look at Duel Links and ponder Konami's choices. Up for debate this time are 5 cards from the latest box: Gaia Genesis. This new box contains new Archetypes: Aquaactress, Mermail, U.A., and Koa'ki Meiru. All of these new Archetypes show great promise and some great new cards. There are also some more support cards for various Archetypes and general types: Frogs, Elemental Heroes, Gemini, Fiends, Fire Fist, Atlantean, Ice Barrier, Cloudians, Fish, Rock, and Aqua types. There are also some generic cards sprinkled throughout this box that can be used in any deck like Snowman Eater (a slower Man-Eater Bug). Most of this box is pretty good and gets me excited about new deck possibilities. However, there are a few cards that I just do not understand why Konami felt they needed to be added to this box. Let's take a look at these cards so I can explain why I am so perplexed.
5) Burst Return
This is a normal spell card with the following effect: if you have E.H. Burstinatrix on your field, return all of your face-up Elemental Heroes to your hand except for your Burstinatrix. I will be frank here: why is this in Duel Links?! I can't think of any cards that this could combo with (that are in Duel Links right now) and it seems very situational. Aside from being used the anime, why was this put in the latest box? The other Elemental Hero support cards at least had some potential but this one is a mystery. Still, there could be some way to use this card so that 's why it gets the #5 spot.
4) Wodan the Resident of the Forest
This is a level 3, Earth attribute Warrior monster with 900 ATK and 1200 DEF. It's effect is that it gains 100 ATK for every face-up Plant monster on the field. Where do I begin with this one?? First of all, at best this is a gain of 500 ATK if A) your opponent is using a Plant deck and B) both players have a full field. Second, that only means 1400 ATK and in today's meta, that isn't much. Maybe you can bulk it with some equip/field spells and protect it with some back row but aside from that, the card doesn't offer much. This card has a glimmer of potential but I still don't see why it was added to the box.
3) Little Swordsman of Aile
This is a level 3, Water attribute Warrior monster with 800 ATK and 1300 DEF. It's effect is: tribute 1 monster on your field to increase this card's ATK by 700. This only lasts for one turn. Wow... you lose a monster so this card can have 1500 ATK... for 1 turn then it returns to 800 and gets obliterated. I don't know who thought this was a good idea. Decks these days are all about swarming but I would not get rid of one of my monsters for some temporary, weak ATK boosting. It is not worth it. This card was useful early on in the TCG but now... I think I'll give this one a pass.
2) Yado Karu
This is a level 4, Water attribute Aqua monster with 900 ATK and 1700 DEF. If this card is changed from attack to defense position, you can put any amount of cards from your hand to the bottom of your deck in whatever order you want. Um.... first of all, this card has to survive a turn in attack position which isn't that hard with the right back row. The issue is... what good is it to put cards from my hand to the bottom of my deck??? That's giving up part of your hand for no reason. Why is this in Duel Links???
1) Zone Eater
This is a level 1, Water attribute Aqua monster with 250 ATK and 200 DEF. What does it do? If it attacks a monster, that monster will be destroyed during the End Phase of the 5th turn that follows said attack. Let that sink in for a bit.... First, you have to attack something which means you will have to bulk this card up somehow or lose serious life points. Then, you have to wait 5 turns- that's 5 turns - for the monster to be destroyed. You will lose the duel before that happens. This card has no point to it - especially in Duel Links. I can't think of a single situation where this would be useful. In short, this is the worst card in this box (and maybe the entire game). So... why was this in Gaia Genesis again???
Well, that does it for this week. I know I'm early but I'm not sure what tomorrow holds so I figured it better to get it done early than possibly not at all. I hope you enjoyed this post. Follow me so you won't miss out on future posts. Leave a comment below telling what you think of the newest box in Duel Links. Is it great? Is it bad? Are there cards you think are worse than this list? I'd love to know what you think. Have a great weekend and as always, keep on gaming!!!
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