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[Stan Alda]

Seeing as my revitalized Supernova Remnants have been met with no response, I'm working on a new archetype, the "Nano" series. This Token-based archetype focuses on spamming Tokens and lower-level monsters that reduce opposing monsters' stats and/or turn them into more "Nano" monsters. The bigger monsters explode into more Tokens when destroyed, allowing you to easily recycle the monsters. The crux of the operation, "NanoApocalypse", has an alternate victory condition; if there are 10 "Nano" monsters on the field, including "NanoApocalypse", you win. Fortunately, the monsters themselves are pretty weak, so a fast, aggressive strategy should put them down before the nanobots engulf their opponent.

Monsters

NanoSpawn

EARTH
Level 3
Machine/Effect
During each of your Standby Phases, Special Summon 1 "Nano Token" (Machine-Type/Earth/LEVEL 1/ATK 700/DEF 800) in Attack Position on your side of the field. Increase the ATK of this monster by 100 for each "Nano" monster on the field. You can only have 1 "NanoSpawn" on your side of the field.
1400/800

NanoSwarm

EARTH
Level 1
Machine/Effect
During each of your Standby Phases, Special Summon 1 "Nano Token" (Machine-Type/Earth/LEVEL 1/ATK 700/DEF 800) in Attack Position to your opponent's side of the field. These Tokens cannot be cannot be Tributed for a Tribute Summon or used for a Ritual Summon or Synchro Summon. Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can place 1 "Nano Token" on the field to a monster on your opponent's side of the field as a Spell Counter; decrease that monster's ATK and DEF by 300. You can only have 1 "NanoSwarm" on your side of the field.
700/800

NanoBuilder

EARTH
Level 3
Machine/Effect
Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can offer 1 "Nano Token" on your side of the field as a Tribute to Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Nano" monster.
1000/1400

NanoMine

EARTH
Level 1
Machine/Effect
When a monster destroys this monster in battle, change the name of that monster to "NanoThrall" until the end of your next End Phase.
0/200

NanoConverter

EARTH
Level 2
Machine/Effect
During your Main Phase, you can offer this card as a Tribute to select 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field. Change the name of that monster to "NanoThrall" until your opponent's next End Phase.
1000/800

NanoSpecter

EARTH
Level 4
Machine/Effect
You can offer 2 "Nano Token"s on the field to Special Summon this card from your Graveyard or Banished Pile.
1700/1000

NanoStrangler

EARTH
Level 3
Machine/Effect
You can equip this card to 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field as an Equip Spell Card. The equipped monster's name is changed to "NanoThrall". Decrease the equipped monster's ATK and DEF by 500. When the equipped monster is removed from the field by battle or a card effect, return this card to your hand. When this monster is destroyed by battle or a card effect, Special Summon as many "Nano Tokens" (Machine-Type/Earth/Level 1/ATK 700/DEF 800) as possible to your side of the field.
1300/1500

NanoGolem

EARTH
Level 7
Machine/Effect
This monster can be Special Summoned from your hand by offering 1 "Nano" monster on the field as a Tribute. When this monster is destroyed by battle or a card effect, Special Summon as many "Nano Tokens" (Machine-Type/EARTH/Level 1/ATK 700/DEF 800) as possible to your side of the field.
2500/1800

NanoOrb

EARTH
Level 5
Machine/Effect
Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can place 1 "Nano Token" on your side of the field on this card as a Spell Counter. When this monster would be removed from the field by battle or a card effect, remove 1 Spell Counter from this card instead. When this monster is destroyed by battle or a card effect, Special Summon as many "Nano Tokens" (Machine-Type/EARTH/Level 1/ATK 700/DEF 800) to your side of the field as possible.
1900/1000

NanoOrochi

EARTH
Level 7
Machine/Effect
This monster cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This monster can only be Special Summoned by offering 3 "Nano" monsters on the field as a Tribute. When this monster is destroyed by battle or a card effect, Special Summon as many "Nano Tokens" (Machine-Type/EARTH/Level 1/ATK 700/DEF 800) as possible to your side of the field.
2800/2000

NanoApocalypse

EARTH
Level 11
Machine/Effect
This monster cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This monster can only be Special Summoned from your hand by offering 5 non-Token "Nano" monsters on your side of the field as Tribute. This monster cannot be used as Synchro or Xyz Material. This card gains 500 ATK for each "Nano" monster in your Graveyard. When this monster is destroyed by battle or a card effect, Special Summon as many "Nano Tokens" (Machine-Type/EARTH/Level 1/ATK 700/DEF 800) to your side of the field as possible. When 10 face-up non-Token "Nano" monsters are on the field, you win the Duel.
0/0

Spells

Nanoformed World

SPELL/Field
You can only activate this card if there are at least 3 "Nano" monsters on the field. Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can add 1 Level 7 or lower "Nano" monster from the Deck or Graveyard to your hand. You cannot Summon that card during this turn. When a "Nano Token" on your side of the field is used to Special Summon a monster, Special Summon as many "Nano Tokens" as possible to your side of the field.

[Loyalist]

Well the cards seem to be balanced with no obvious OCG errors but there are only 3 cards so its hard for me to make a judgement of the entire archtype. I wouldn't say its a bad concept.. Infact its quite decent so i'd say work on it and develop on your archtype's theme.

[Stan Alda]

Added more monsters and changed the "NegaNano" monsters into just plain "Nano" monsters for ease of use.

[Stan Alda]

Should I add a clause that prevents them from being used as Xyz or Synchro material? Considering they self-replicate, you'd have a near-infinite supply of material...

[Loyalist]

Well you can't use tokens for xyz materials anyway but unless you want to make synchro monsters for this archtype then I guess you should add the clause.

[Stan Alda]

Well you can't use tokens for xyz materials anyway but unless you want to make synchro monsters for this archtype then I guess you should add the clause.

I'm not doing Synchros, and I forgot Tokens couldn't be used for Xyzs. Thanks for the advice. I'll see if I can get another card up later; I've got kind of a busy schedule.

[Stan Alda]

Added the trump card, "NanoApocalypse". Pretty scary, huh?

[weryllium]

Very nice. It's a cool idea, with well-made cards. I'm imagining the nanos splitting, infecting, and eventually winning the game when they finally cover the whole field. Good job!

[Stan Alda]

Very nice. It's a cool idea, with well-made cards. I'm imagining the nanos splitting, infecting, and eventually winning the game when they finally cover the whole field. Good job!

While I appreciate the sentiment, would you mind giving some more specific, constructive criticism? Are they overpowered or underpowered? Are there any particular decks or archetypes that they would work well with? Do you think they work in the current metagame? Those factors are the key aspects of a good review, and new members should make sure to keep that in mind when reviewing. Besides, the Advanced Clause requires you to have at least 45 words in your review; you're a new member, so I'll cut you a little slack. 45 words is easy when you put some thought into your reviews.

This goes for all reviewers.

[Loyalist]

I think you should include that the effect of nano apocalypse is still applied while the card is in the graveyard to stop confusion (Although it would be impossible to win with the card on the field so this is kind of obvious but I'd say to include it anyway)

[Stan Alda]

I think you should include that the effect of nano apocalypse is still applied while the card is in the graveyard to stop confusion (Although it would be impossible to win with the card on the field so this is kind of obvious but I'd say to include it anyway)

It's a "Nano" monster, isn't it? How would it not apply? As for the Graveyard bit, I based the OCG on "Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes", which doesn't work in the Graveyard either. Besides, if you keep your "Nano"s in the Graveyard, you could get 10 of them there fairly easy, giving "NanoApocalypse" 5000 ATK and DEF. That's nothing to sniff at.

[Stan Alda]

Added another monster, "NanoBuilder". Finally, a use for all of those stupid Nano tokens!

[Loyalist]

Nice card but It would be nice if you specified where you can special summon the monster from (I assume the hand).

[Stan Alda]

Added another one, "NanoStrangler". If you're wondering why I'm taking so long, the problem is not making effects, but making pics.

[Stan Alda]

Added another monster, "NanoMine". Should I change their effects so the opposing monsters' names are completely changed to "Nano[something]" instead of simply treating them as "Nano"s? I think that might ruin the opponent's archetype synergy, which would add more de-buffing to this.

[Stan Alda]

Added another card, "NanoConverter", and tweaked "NanoStrangler" and "NanoMine"'s effects. Instead of simply treating the target monster as a "Nano" monster, they completely change it to "NanoThrall". This is intended to scramble the opponent's archetype synergy; archetype-specific support cards don't work on other cards, after all. Discuss.

[Stan Alda]

I can't think of any more cards for this set, so I'm giving it a bump.