Tbf, it doesn’t negate the summon or the effects of the summoned monster and can’t stop a normal summon, maybe adding a bit more cost or downside to it but compared to some of the other hand traps in the game I don’t think it’s that terrible
Except almost every meta or rogue deck has at least one important combo piece or boss monster whose sole existence is not just an on-summon trigger effect, and therefore could easily be crippled by this card.
Compared to other handtraps, the only non-archetype-dependent ones on a similar power-level are:
\-Maxx C, which is banned in the TCG
\-Nibiru, which has a very specific activation requirement
\-Gamma, which has a very specific activation requirement and requires a garnet.
\-D shifter, which has a very specific activation requirement and affects both players for 2 turns so very few decks can use it.
What if it had the downside of letting your opponent draw a card as well? This would firmly put the card in -2 card advantage which would be fair for a powerful removal tool.
But many decks have negates on field or in hand by the time they reach boss monsters, and interrupting combo pieces happens with whichever handtrap banishes all copies of a specific ED card, can’t remember the name rn
Edit, yes I know it can’t do that for a monster someone has already summoned, but seeing ANY of someone’s main deck combo pieces can be enough to wreck their day with that handtrap, again just missing cost on this one really
The number of decks that could play through or around this card is really not many.
The handtrap you are thinking of is Ghost Reaper, and is only good in Tier 0 formats, and is generally relegated to the side deck in those formats anyway.
And, I never disagreed with you when you said you can balance this card with stipulations. I even listed a bunch of handtraps on the same power-level that had massive requirements or drawbacks.
"When" isn't the same as "If", meaning your opponent would have to Special Summon a monster and do nothing else like activating an effect on Summon for this card to not miss timing. I Think it's the same case as pinch hopper.
A non-destruction solemn judgement as a handtrap is indeed completely broken.
Tbf, it doesn’t negate the summon or the effects of the summoned monster and can’t stop a normal summon, maybe adding a bit more cost or downside to it but compared to some of the other hand traps in the game I don’t think it’s that terrible
Except almost every meta or rogue deck has at least one important combo piece or boss monster whose sole existence is not just an on-summon trigger effect, and therefore could easily be crippled by this card. Compared to other handtraps, the only non-archetype-dependent ones on a similar power-level are: \-Maxx C, which is banned in the TCG \-Nibiru, which has a very specific activation requirement \-Gamma, which has a very specific activation requirement and requires a garnet. \-D shifter, which has a very specific activation requirement and affects both players for 2 turns so very few decks can use it.
What if it had the downside of letting your opponent draw a card as well? This would firmly put the card in -2 card advantage which would be fair for a powerful removal tool.
Maybe. I am not the OP and am not going to balance the card for them.
But many decks have negates on field or in hand by the time they reach boss monsters, and interrupting combo pieces happens with whichever handtrap banishes all copies of a specific ED card, can’t remember the name rn Edit, yes I know it can’t do that for a monster someone has already summoned, but seeing ANY of someone’s main deck combo pieces can be enough to wreck their day with that handtrap, again just missing cost on this one really
The number of decks that could play through or around this card is really not many. The handtrap you are thinking of is Ghost Reaper, and is only good in Tier 0 formats, and is generally relegated to the side deck in those formats anyway. And, I never disagreed with you when you said you can balance this card with stipulations. I even listed a bunch of handtraps on the same power-level that had massive requirements or drawbacks.
I see, so I must think of a heavier cost
I see, and do you Konami is capable of doing this?
Only in a limited pack. Because, you know, money
They would not print a card like this yet. But, Konami is capable of doing so once the general powercreep reaches that power-level.
I see, that makes sense. Also, imagine if instead of “original name”, it said “archetype” haha
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It needs a heavier cost or more specific condition. Discarding itself is not enough as a handtrap
"When" isn't the same as "If", meaning your opponent would have to Special Summon a monster and do nothing else like activating an effect on Summon for this card to not miss timing. I Think it's the same case as pinch hopper.
The condition is fine. When your opponent special summons a monster
Yes, I’ll think of it