Plants are often forgotten about when building a deck. They get lost in the big names of "Gladiator Beasts", "Lightsworn", "Blackwing", "X-Saber", and the like. There isn't really a star among the Plants that rivals that of a card like "Judgment Dragon" or "Dark Armed Dragon", but they do have their very own "Archlord Kristya", and it comes in the form a monster than can be Normal Summoned called "Cactus Bouncer". Date: April 4, 2010
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| - Plants are often forgotten about when building a deck. They get lost in the big names of "Gladiator Beasts", "Lightsworn", "Blackwing", "X-Saber", and the like. There isn't really a star among the Plants that rivals that of a card like "Judgment Dragon" or "Dark Armed Dragon", but they do have their very own "Archlord Kristya", and it comes in the form a monster than can be Normal Summoned called "Cactus Bouncer". Date: April 4, 2010
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| - Plants are often forgotten about when building a deck. They get lost in the big names of "Gladiator Beasts", "Lightsworn", "Blackwing", "X-Saber", and the like. There isn't really a star among the Plants that rivals that of a card like "Judgment Dragon" or "Dark Armed Dragon", but they do have their very own "Archlord Kristya", and it comes in the form a monster than can be Normal Summoned called "Cactus Bouncer".
First of all, to understand this prickly Plant's power, you need to understand its stats and effect. At level 4, it's an easy monster to bring out and start locking down. Just as significant, it has 1800 ATK, meaning if your opponent can't Special Summon they may not have a huge number of monsters that can best it in battle to stop the lockdown. Finally, in order for its effect to work, there must be another Plant somewhere on the field - either side. And appropriately, it itself can't be Special Summoned.
Past popular Plant Decks like Debris-Hime didn't have access to this recently released TCG exclusive card, which is ironic, as Debris-Hime didn't make it to the TCG metagame anyways. "Cactus Bouncer" may not be able to be Special Summoned, but it can be searched by the likes of "Violet Witch" and "Botanical Girl", so it can still be easy enough to access. The ability to prevent Special Summons is a fair trade-off if you know how to get around its restrictions. That's right, you need to manipulate "Cactus Bouncer" to use it to its fullest.
Popular Plant cards like "Lonefire Blossom" and "Gigaplant" are Special Summon "machines", and they are the key to victory - so, you'll need to know how to get around the Bouncer. So how do you manipulate this preventing monster so you can perform your Special Summons? Easy, "Book of Moon" and other similar cards. Flip that "Cactus Bouncer" face-down and start your Special Summons. Afterwards, Flip Summon it to prevent cards like "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness", "Tragoedia", or "Battle Fader" from ruining your attacks. "Compulsory Evacuation Device" also works here. Both have the added benefit of being able to deal with your opponent's troublesome monster that could overpower the Bouncer.
Alternatively, take advantage of the fact that it needs another Plant to work, with cards that Special Summon while in the grave such as "Mystic Tomato" and "Lord Poison". You can't use the effect of "Lonefire Blossom" while the Bouncer is on the field because the effect activates on the field, while the lockdown is still applied. But if either "Lord Poison" or "Mystic Tomato" is destroyed by battle and there are no other Plants on the field , "Cactus Bouncer"'s effect will not apply, so you can Special Summon a monster with either of their effects.
You may be worried about losing such a monster, and while it doesn't have the same recurring effect that "Archlord Kristya" does, it does have access to other support, like "Wall of Thorns", "Tytannial, Princess of Camellias", and "Black Garden". "Black Garden"? Oh, yeah, the Field Spell Card that will halve the ATK of any monster that your opponent Normal or Spec.., er, nope, they can't Special Summon! If you summon the Bouncer and activate the Garden, your opponent will probably only get one summon before Black Garden pumps out a Rose Token and the lock takes effect. So they'll have a hard time getting a more powerful monster out, unless you happen to face a "Lightsworn" or "Blackwing" Deck, which could use "Honest" or "Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow", respectively. In any case, it's not as though you can't just summon another "Cactus Bouncer".
The rise of GigaVise Decks will be happy to add this card to their Deck to help control the speed of the duel. Even if you're going to look at making a Debris-Hime Deck, "Skill Drain" can nullify the effect of no Special Summons, which you can always return to your hand with "Giant Trunade" or negate with "Trap Stun". Plants now have a way to keep with everyone else, and it's by forcing others to slow down.
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| - Plants are often forgotten about when building a deck. They get lost in the big names of "Gladiator Beasts", "Lightsworn", "Blackwing", "X-Saber", and the like. There isn't really a star among the Plants that rivals that of a card like "Judgment Dragon" or "Dark Armed Dragon", but they do have their very own "Archlord Kristya", and it comes in the form a monster than can be Normal Summoned called "Cactus Bouncer". First of all, to understand this prickly Plant's power, you need to understand its stats and effect. At level 4, it's an easy monster to bring out and start locking down. Just as significant, it has 1800 ATK, meaning if your opponent can't Special Summon they may not have a huge number of monsters that can best it in battle to stop the lockdown. Finally, in order for its effect to work, there must be another Plant somewhere on the field - either side. And appropriately, it itself can't be Special Summoned. Past popular Plant Decks like Debris-Hime didn't have access to this recently released TCG exclusive card, which is ironic, as Debris-Hime didn't make it to the TCG metagame anyways. "Cactus Bouncer" may not be able to be Special Summoned, but it can be searched by the likes of "Violet Witch" and "Botanical Girl", so it can still be easy enough to access. The ability to prevent Special Summons is a fair trade-off if you know how to get around its restrictions. That's right, you need to manipulate "Cactus Bouncer" to use it to its fullest. Popular Plant cards like "Lonefire Blossom" and "Gigaplant" are Special Summon "machines", and they are the key to victory - so, you'll need to know how to get around the Bouncer. So how do you manipulate this preventing monster so you can perform your Special Summons? Easy, "Book of Moon" and other similar cards. Flip that "Cactus Bouncer" face-down and start your Special Summons. Afterwards, Flip Summon it to prevent cards like "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness", "Tragoedia", or "Battle Fader" from ruining your attacks. "Compulsory Evacuation Device" also works here. Both have the added benefit of being able to deal with your opponent's troublesome monster that could overpower the Bouncer. Alternatively, take advantage of the fact that it needs another Plant to work, with cards that Special Summon while in the grave such as "Mystic Tomato" and "Lord Poison". You can't use the effect of "Lonefire Blossom" while the Bouncer is on the field because the effect activates on the field, while the lockdown is still applied. But if either "Lord Poison" or "Mystic Tomato" is destroyed by battle and there are no other Plants on the field (besides the Bouncer), "Cactus Bouncer"'s effect will not apply, so you can Special Summon a monster with either of their effects. You may be worried about losing such a monster, and while it doesn't have the same recurring effect that "Archlord Kristya" does, it does have access to other support, like "Wall of Thorns", "Tytannial, Princess of Camellias", and "Black Garden". "Black Garden"? Oh, yeah, the Field Spell Card that will halve the ATK of any monster that your opponent Normal or Spec.., er, nope, they can't Special Summon! If you summon the Bouncer and activate the Garden, your opponent will probably only get one summon before Black Garden pumps out a Rose Token and the lock takes effect. So they'll have a hard time getting a more powerful monster out, unless you happen to face a "Lightsworn" or "Blackwing" Deck, which could use "Honest" or "Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow", respectively. In any case, it's not as though you can't just summon another "Cactus Bouncer". The rise of GigaVise Decks will be happy to add this card to their Deck to help control the speed of the duel. Even if you're going to look at making a Debris-Hime Deck, "Skill Drain" can nullify the effect of no Special Summons, which you can always return to your hand with "Giant Trunade" or negate with "Trap Stun". Plants now have a way to keep with everyone else, and it's by forcing others to slow down. Date: April 4, 2010
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