Well, it'll be around 1 weeks till Jaden Pack 2 and Aster Phoenix pack comes out. IMO, definately Aster Phoenix pack is WAY better. But I'll note of IMO the best, and only one, that's worth getting in Jaden pack Vol 2. (Unless your into E-Heros... but even then, meh)
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Card Trooper
Earth/Machine/3/400/400
text from DMCOMET (i.e. not the offical English text)
You can send up to top 3 cards on your deck into Graveyard. For each card send to Graveyard, increase this card's attack strength by 500 until End Phase. This effect can only be activate once per turn. When this card is destroy and send to Graveyard, draw a card from your deck.
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First let's see it's basic stats. It's a LV 3 monster. That's good cause it'll go under Gravity Bind/Level Limit Area B. And being 400ATK, will go under even Messenger. So that's decent for use. And being weak stat means it can be searched with Sangan/Last Will/Giant Rat/etc. And it's a Machine, so Limiter Removal works as well. But 400 ATK stat is definately meh... at least for now.
Basically, you can mill your own deck to make this monster a 1900ATK stat. A level 3 that's 1900ATK will annoy your foe playing a stall/burn deck. (It WILL kill those face-down Stealth Bird and Des Koala, although it won't negate the flip effect of Des Koala, but we won't always have that MSLV2 in handy ya know) What kinda deck wants a mill. I guess every deck runs PoA these days so that's always good. And removal engine decks like Strike Ninja/Bazoo/etc. will always work too. The only prob is that you might dump s/t instead of monsters... but that's the risk you have to take with this card.
And the best effect is, it makes you draw a card as long as it's destroyed, EVEN BY A CARD EFFECT. (Unlike Cyber Phoenix) So unless your foe is desparate cause of low LP, they will not use Sakuretsu/Smashing Ground/etc. on this monster. They'll either destroy it as a result of battle, or remove it from play, or steal it + Tribute it.
The only real bad thing is that it doesn't stay being 1900ATK on your foe's turn. (It only last till your own end phase, not till your next turn, unlike Bazoo) So at your foe's turn, it will drop back to 400ATK stat, which means pretty much any monster can kill it with exception of Treeborn Frog or something. But at least it'll let you draw a card.
This card is not too bad. I mean, the 3 card mill + draw effect is at least digging through 4 cards out of your deck after being destroyed in battle. If the deck needs alot of mill+Searching, this card might as well work well in those decks. (I don't know, Exodia?)
In the end, I give this card a
6.5 out of 10
I guess it can work in some deck design if it fits... but can't see it being too useful in most cases... it got somewhat of a potential, but don't see where other then the draw power.
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Card Trooper
Earth/Machine/3/400/400
text from DMCOMET (i.e. not the offical English text)
You can send up to top 3 cards on your deck into Graveyard. For each card send to Graveyard, increase this card's attack strength by 500 until End Phase. This effect can only be activate once per turn. When this card is destroy and send to Graveyard, draw a card from your deck.
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First let's see it's basic stats. It's a LV 3 monster. That's good cause it'll go under Gravity Bind/Level Limit Area B. And being 400ATK, will go under even Messenger. So that's decent for use. And being weak stat means it can be searched with Sangan/Last Will/Giant Rat/etc. And it's a Machine, so Limiter Removal works as well. But 400 ATK stat is definately meh... at least for now.
Basically, you can mill your own deck to make this monster a 1900ATK stat. A level 3 that's 1900ATK will annoy your foe playing a stall/burn deck. (It WILL kill those face-down Stealth Bird and Des Koala, although it won't negate the flip effect of Des Koala, but we won't always have that MSLV2 in handy ya know) What kinda deck wants a mill. I guess every deck runs PoA these days so that's always good. And removal engine decks like Strike Ninja/Bazoo/etc. will always work too. The only prob is that you might dump s/t instead of monsters... but that's the risk you have to take with this card.
And the best effect is, it makes you draw a card as long as it's destroyed, EVEN BY A CARD EFFECT. (Unlike Cyber Phoenix) So unless your foe is desparate cause of low LP, they will not use Sakuretsu/Smashing Ground/etc. on this monster. They'll either destroy it as a result of battle, or remove it from play, or steal it + Tribute it.
The only real bad thing is that it doesn't stay being 1900ATK on your foe's turn. (It only last till your own end phase, not till your next turn, unlike Bazoo) So at your foe's turn, it will drop back to 400ATK stat, which means pretty much any monster can kill it with exception of Treeborn Frog or something. But at least it'll let you draw a card.
This card is not too bad. I mean, the 3 card mill + draw effect is at least digging through 4 cards out of your deck after being destroyed in battle. If the deck needs alot of mill+Searching, this card might as well work well in those decks. (I don't know, Exodia?)
In the end, I give this card a
6.5 out of 10
I guess it can work in some deck design if it fits... but can't see it being too useful in most cases... it got somewhat of a potential, but don't see where other then the draw power.
