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Serpent Night: Truly DARK Dragons! [Written]


Draconus297

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Serpent Night Dragon is honestly one of my favorite classic normal monsters- its solid defenses kept everything short of a select few monsters from beating over it, and unlike some high DEF monsters it still had enough ATK to bite back. Also, its design was just something else entirely . . . but, due to the popularity of other monsters, SND got the shaft.

 

NO MORE! Here I have an archetype dedicated to SND, or, rather, a retrain:

 

[spoiler=Main Deck Monsters]

Coiled Serpent Night Dragon

DARK - Level 7 - Dragon/Effect - 2350/2400

When this monster is Summoned successfully, you can add 1 "Serpent Night" monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand: you can only activate this effect of "Coiled Serpent Night Dragon" once per turn. DARK Dragon-Type monsters you control gain ATK equal to double the difference between their original ATK and DEF.

 

Runic Serpent Night Dragon

DARK - Level 7 - Dragon/Effect - 2300/2450

If you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this monster from your hand in Defense Position. This monster can attack twice per Battle Phase.

 

Ebon Serpent Night Dragon

DARK - Level 7 - Dragon/Effect - 2000/2500

Lower the DEF of all face-up monsters, except "Serpent Night" monsters, by their original ATK. Monsters with 0 DEF are returned to their original owner's hands.

 

Sinister Serpent Night Dragon

DARK - Level 7 - Dragon/Effect - 2300/2400

If this monster is Special Summoned successfully, you can target 1 Level 7 or lower DARK Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard: Add it to your hand OR Special Summon it to your side of the field.

 

Coiled Serpent Night Distortion Dragon

DARK - Level 7 - Dragon/Pendulum/Effect - 2350/2400 - Scale 2

Pendulum Effect - When you Pendulum Summon 1 or more DARK Dragon-Type monsters, you can add 1 "Serpent Night" monster from your Deck to your hand. During your Main Phase 1, you can destroy this card to increase the ATK of all face-up DARK Dragon-Type monsters you control by half their original DEF until your opponent's End Phase (you can only activate this effect of "Coiled Serpent Night Distortion Dragon" once per turn).

Monster Effect - If your opponent would take damage from a battle involving this monster, inflict 100 damage to your opponent times the number of DARK Dragon-Type monsters on the field and face-up in your Extra Deck.

 

Runic Serpent Night Distortion Dragon

DARK - Level 7 - Dragon/Pendulum/Effect - 2300/2450 - Scale 2

Pendulum Effect - Once per turn, during either player's turn, select and activate 1 of the following effects:

● When a monster(s) is Summoned in Defense Position, you can switch that monster(s) to Attack Position.

● When a monster(s) is Summoned in Attack Position, you can switch that monster(s) to Defense Position.

Monster Effect - If this monster inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, except by a direct attack: You can draw 1 card (you can only gain this effect of "Runic Serpent Night Distortion Dragon" once per turn). If you activate this effect, you cannot add more cards from your Deck to your hand this turn, except by the effects of "Serpent Night" monsters.

 

Ebon Serpent Night Distortion Dragon

DARK - Level 7 - Dragon/Pendulum/Effect - 2000/2500 - Scale 2

Pendulum Effect - You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except monsters with original DEF higher than their original ATK.

Monster Effect - Lower the DEF of all face-up monsters, except DARK Dragon-Type monsters, by 400. Monsters with 0 DEF are returned to their original owner's hands.

 

Sinister Serpent Night Distortion Dragon

DARK - Level 7 - Dragon/Pendulum/Effect - 2300/2400 - Scale 2

Pendulum Effect - If, during your Main Phase 2, you did not Pendulum Summon this turn, you can add 1 DARK Dragon-Type Pendulum monster from your Extra Deck to your hand. You can only activate this effect of "Sinister Serpent Night Distortion Dragon" once per turn.

Monster Effect - Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 "Serpent Night" monster from your hand or face-up in your Extra Deck in Defense Position.

 

Coiled Serpent Night Wyvern

DARK - Level 3 - Dragon/Tuner/Effect - 1150/1200

If this monster is Normal Summoned successfully, you can add 1 "Serpent Night Distortion" monster from your Deck to your hand (you can only gain this effect of "Coiled Serpent Night Wyvern" once per turn). Once per turn, if your opponent declares an attack on a DARK Dragon-Type monster you control, you can increase that monster's ATK by half its original DEF until the end of the Damage Step.

 

Runic Serpent Night Wyvern

DARK - Level 3 - Dragon/Tuner/Effect - 1100/1250

If all monsters you control are DARK Dragon-Type monsters, or if you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this monster from your hand: destroy this monster during the End Phase of a turn where it was Special Summoned this way. This monster counts as 2 Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a Dragon-Type monster.

 

Ebon Serpent Night Wyvern

DARK - Level 3 - Dragon/Tuner/Effect - 800/1300

When you Summon a DARK Dragon-Type monster(s), lower the DEF of all monsters on the field by 200, except "Serpent Night" monsters. Monsters with 0 DEF are returned to their original owner's hands.

 

Sinister Serpent Night Wyvern

DARK - Level 3 - Dragon/Tuner/Effect - 1100/1200

You can Special Summon 1 DARK Dragon-Type monster from your Graveyard or face-up in your Extra Deck by discarding this card from your hand, but that monster cannot attack this turn. You can only activate this effect of "Sinister Serpent Night Wyvern" once per turn.

 

Coiled Serpent Night Distortion Wyvern

DARK - Level 3 - Dragon/Pendulum/Tuner/Effect - 1150/1200 - Scale 8

Pendulum Effect - You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except DARK Dragon-Type monsters. If you have already Pendulum Summoned this turn, you can add 1 "Serpent Night" card from your Deck to your hand (you can only activate this effect of "Coiled Serpent Night Distortion Wyvern" once per turn).

Monster Effect - If all monsters you control are "Serpent Night" monsters, increase the ATK and DEF of all monsters you control by 100 times the number of monsters you control.

 

Runic Serpent Night Distortion Wyvern

DARK - Level 3 - Dragon/Pendulum/Tuner/Effect - 1100/1250 - Scale 8

Pendulum Effect - You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except DARK Dragon-Type monsters. If, at the start of your Main Phase 2, you have already Pendulum Summoned this turn, you can Pendulum Summon a second time this turn, but you can only Summon 1 "Serpent Night" monster.

Monster Effect - If your opponent Special Summons a monster(s), you can Special Summon this monster from your hand. If this monster is Summoned this way, your opponent cannot activate effects that target a monster this turn, unless they target "Runic Serpent Night Distortion Wyvern" (this effect continues even if this card leaves the field).

 

Ebon Serpent Night Distortion Wyvern

DARK - Level 3 - Dragon/Pendulum/Tuner/Effect - 800/1300 - Scale 8

Pendulum Effect - You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except DARK Dragon-Type monsters. Neither player can Special Summon monsters with original ATK greater than their original DEF.

Monster Effect - Once per turn, you can lower the DEF of all monsters on the field (except DARK Dragon-Type monsters) by 300. Monsters with 0 DEF are returned to their original owner's hands.

 

Sinister Serpent Night Distortion Wyvern

DARK - Level 3 - Dragon/Pendulum/Tuner/Effect - 1100/1200 - Scale 8

Pendulum Effect - You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except DARK Dragon-Type monsters. The Pendulum Summon of only "Serpent Night" monsters cannot be negated.

Monster Effect - You can destroy this face-up monster: Special Summon 1 "Serpent Night" monster from your hand or Graveyard. You can only activate this effect of "Sinister Serpent Night Distortion Wyvern" once per turn.

 

 

[spoiler=Spell and Trap Cards]

Serpent Night Lair

Field Spell

Increase the ATK and DEF of all face-up "Serpent Night" monsters by 300. If you control at least 1 Level/Rank 7 or higher "Serpent Night" monster, all DARK Dragon-Type monsters you control are treated as "Serpent Night" monsters.

 

Serpent Night Depletion

Quick-Play Spell

Lower the ATK and DEF of all monsters your opponent controls by 200 times the number of "Serpent Night" monsters you control. If this card is destroyed and not activated, you can add 1 "Serpent Night" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Serpent Night Depletion".

 

Serpent Night Return

Continuous Trap

You can only activate this card if all monsters you control are DARK Dragon-Type monsters. Destroy this card if you control no "Serpent Night" monsters. Once per turn, during either player's turn, you can Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower DARK Dragon-Type monster from your Graveyard. A Normal monster Summoned by this card cannot leave the field during the turn it was Summoned.

 

Serpent Night Fall

Counter Trap

Activate this card only when your opponent would Special Summon a monster(s). Tribute 1 "Serpent Night" monster you control, and activate 1 of the following effects:

● Monsters cannot be Summoned of equal or lesser Level and/or DEF than the Tributed mobster for the rest of this turn.

● The DEF of all monsters your opponent controls, and all monsters they Summon for the rest of this turn, are reduced by half the DEF of the Tributed monster. All monsters your opponent Summons for the rest of this turn must be Summoned in Defense Position.

 

 

[spoiler=Extra Deck Monsters]

Coiled Serpent Night Dragon - Advanced

DARK - Rank 7 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 2550/2600

2 Level 7 Dragon-Type monsters

As long as this monster has Xyz Material, "Serpent Night" monsters you control gain 400 ATK and DEF times the number of "Serpent Night" monsters on the field. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to select and activate 1 of the following effects:

● Add 1 "Serpent Night" card from your Deck to your hand.

● Reveal 1 DARK Dragon-Type monster in your hand to your opponent: if that monster is successfully Normal Summoned this turn, all monsters your opponent controls lose ATK and DEF equal to that monster's DEF.

You can only activate each effect of "Coiled Serpent Night Dragon - Advanced" once per turn.

 

Runic Serpent Night Dragon - Advanced

DARK - Rank 7 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 2500/2650

2 Level 7 Dragon-Type monsters

You can also Xyz Summon this monster by using 1 Rank 7 or higher Dragon-Type Xyz monster you control as Material (Xyz Material attached to that monster also become Xyz Material on this card). Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to destroy 2 cards on the field: If either of those cards was a Monster Card, increase this monster's ATK and DEF by half the combined ATK and DEF of the destroyed monster(s) until the End Phase of this turn.

 

Ebon Serpent Night Dragon - Advanced

DARK - Rank 7 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 2200/2700

2 Level 7 Dragon-Type monsters

Monsters your opponent controls with less DEF than ATK have their effects negated as long as they are on the field (this includes effects that activate when the monster is Summoned). Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to lower the DEF of all face-up monsters, except "Serpent Night" monsters, by 800.

 

Sinister Serpent Night Dragon - Advanced

DARK - Rank 7 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 2500/2600

2 Level 7 Dragon-Type monsters

As long as this monster has Xyz Material, the Summon of "Serpent Night" monsters cannot be negated. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to Special Summon 1 Level/Rank 7 or lower "Serpent Night" monster from your Graveyard.

 

Coiled Serpent Night Wyvern - Advanced

DARK - Rank 3 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 1850/1900

2 Level 3 Dragon-Type monsters

As long as this monster has Xyz Material, "Serpent Night" monsters you control gain 300 ATK and DEF times the number of "Serpent Night" monsters on the field. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to select and activate 1 of the following effects:

● Add 1 "Serpent Night" monster from your Deck to your hand.

● Send 1 DARK Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard.

You can only activate each effect of "Coiled Serpent Night Wyvern - Advanced" once per turn.

 

Runic Serpent Night Wyvern - Advanced

DARK - Rank 3 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 1800/1950

2 Level 3 Dragon-Type monsters

You can Xyz Summon this monster by using 1 Rank 3 or higher DARK Dragon-Type monster you control as Xyz Material (Xyz Material attached to that monster also become Xyz Material on this card). Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to increase this monster's ATK and DEF by 200: Also, this monster gains an additional attack during the Battle Phase of the turn this effect was activated.

 

Ebon Serpent Night Wyvern - Advanced

DARK - Rank 3 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 1500/2000

Monsters with 0 DEF are returned to their original owner's hands. Once per turn, during either player's turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to reduce the ATK and DEF of all face-up monsters your opponent controls by 400.

 

Sinister Serpent Night Wyvern - Advanced

DARK - Rank 3 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 1800/1900

2 Level 3 Dragon-Type monsters

As long as this monster has Xyz Material, the effects of "Serpent Night" monsters cannot be negated the same turn they were Summoned. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to Special Summon 1 "Serpent Night" monster from your Graveyard, but it cannot attack this turn.

 

Coiled Serpent Night Deity Dragon

DARK - Level 10 - Dragon/Synchro/Effect - 3350/3400

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner DARK Dragon-Type monsters

"Serpent Night" monsters you control, except this monster, gain 500 ATK and DEF for every face-up "Serpent Night" monster on the field. Once per turn, you can add 1 "Serpent Night" card from your Deck, Graveyard, or face-up in your Extra Deck to your hand.

 

Runic Serpent Night Deity Dragon

DARK - Level 10 - Dragon/Synchro/Effect - 3300/3450

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner DARK Dragon-Type monsters

During your next Main Phase after this card was sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon it to your side of the field, but it cannot attack. If this monster destroys your opponent's monster by battle, you can send up to 2 cards on the field to their original owner's hands.

 

Ebon Serpent Night Deity Dragon

DARK - Level 10 - Dragon/Synchro/Effect - 3000/3500

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner DARK Dragon-Type monsters

Each turn, decrease the DEF of all monsters your opponent controls by 500. Monsters with 0 DEF are returned to their original owner's hands. If all monsters you control are "Serpent Night" monsters, these effects cannot be negated or part of any Chain.

 

Sinister Serpent Night Deity Dragon

DARK - Level 10 - Dragon/Synchro/Effect - 3300/3400

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner DARK Dragon-Type monsters

If you control at least 1 other DARK Dragon-Type monster, you can Special Summon 1 DARK Dragon-Type monster from your Graveyard. If there are no other cards in your hand, you can Special Summon 1 DARK Dragon-Type monster from your hand. You can only activate each effect of "Sinister Serpent Night Deity Dragon" once per turn.

 

Serpent Night Pantheon Dragon - Genesis

DARK - Rank 10 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 3350/3600

3 Level 10 DARK Dragon-Type monsters

You can also Xyz Summon this monster by using 1 or more Dragon-Type Xyz monsters you control with a combined Rank of 10 (Xyz Material attached to those monsters also become Xyz Material on this card). As long as this monster has Xyz Material, "Serpent Night" monsters you control gain 500 ATK and DEF times the number of "Serpent Night" monsters you control. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to reveal 1 DARK Dragon-Type monster in your hand to your opponent: if you successfully Summon that monster this turn, all monsters your opponent controls with DEF less than their original DEF become Xyz Material on this card.

 

Serpent Night Pantheon Dragon - Terminus

DARK - Rank 10 - Dragon/Xyz/Effect - 3100/4000

3 Level 10 DARK Dragon-Type monsters

Unaffected by your opponent's cards or effects as long as it has Xyz Material. Monsters your opponent controls with 0 DEF become Xyz Material on this card, even if they would be returned to your opponent's hand by the effect of a "Serpent Night" monster. Once per turn, you can detach 2 Xyz Material from this card to Special Summon 1 DARK Dragon-Type monster from your hand, Graveyard, or face-up in your Extra Deck. Reduce the DEF of all monsters your opponent controls by the original DEF of a monster Special Summoned this way.

 

 

 

If anything is overpowered (I have a bad habit of doing this with my bosses), please suggest possible fixes.

 

Offhandedly, if you could come up with an ideal decklist/ one of those flowchart things people made for RR 2.0 and Shadoll HERO, that'd be great, and I would probably give you Points or something.

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Had a card by card review, then chrome decided to crash. I'll give a short commentary on some of the cards now, because I'm too annoyed to rewrite that review now.

 

Anyhow, most of the monsters are in need of some HOPT (Specifically the ones which search and/or draw), and that monster which draws 2 on battle damage needs to be reduced to one. The Pendulum Restriction effect which needs your monsters to have high DEF in order to Pendulum Summon needs a requirement/cost to be in effect, and the monsters which return cards to the hand with 0 DEF need to target, and possibly even make it only work on one card each turn.

 

The field is just weak. You won't be using the second effect, and the first effect by itself is....eh....just basic. The continuous’ last clause I find is….weird. So it can only be used for Xyz Summons, and is literally unaffected by anything else? The Counter I find a little underpowered. It is not good at being a counter, and just either slightly hinders your opponent or prevents them from summoning a few monsters.

 

There so many cards in this archetype; it’s rather daunting. I’ll comment on the Extra Deck tomorrow, hopefully in a more detailed way.

 

With all that being said, I love the idea behind these cards. All this for one monster, and done with a beautiful idea in mind.

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Made fixes to the searchers, and "Runic Serpent Night Distortion Dragon" now only gets 1 draw off an attack.

 

The last clause of the Continuous makes it so that, just in case you Summoned a Level 7 or lower DARK Dragon without an effect (Serpent Night, Red-Eyes, etc) your opponent can't do jack about it for a turn.

 

In basic form:

"Coiled" members add consistency via searches, and pump up your stats (except Coiled Distortion, which does burn damage because I was admittedly out of ideas).

 

"Runic" members SS themselves and have an effect based around the number 2 (2 attacks, 2 draws, works as 2 Tributes, etc.)

 

"Ebon" members chomp away at your opponent's monsters' defenses, and bounce them when there's nothing left to chomp at.

 

"Sinister" members allow you to regain lost monsters, and the stronger ones help protect what they reclaim.

 

"Distortion" indicates that a member is a Pendulum, "- Advanced" indicates an Xyz, "Deity" indicates a Synchro.

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