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Information Control archetype - The Dread Bugs [Written]


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At the moment it's still written only, but I plan to add the images in the future. (working on it!)

 

[spoiler=Lore]In the future, the world is just starting to recover from the devastating war ravaging it. All-out combat has ceased, but the tension and anxiety is still clogging the air. In this eerie quietness, a mega corporation called Trident secretly runs an underground private military facility, where it is developing an array of high-tech robots designed for espionage and "peacekeeping." However, the truth surrounding the "Dread Bugs" is uglier than that, as they are not limited to espionage but also working on sabotages and chemical warfare. No matter which side is going to rise up to be the new superpower of this devastated world, the prospect of a bright future is stained in the bleak color of a wasteland.

 

 

The Dread Bugs are an archetype of DARK Machine-type monsters with effects revolving disruption, hand control, and information control. For the art, imagine them as espionage robots that look like insects. They are intentionally made to lack powerful field removals a la Judgment Dragon or ABC, but each of them have "annoyance" effects to fit in the espionage and sabotage theme. Meanwhile, the Spells thin out your Deck a bit, allowing for more chance of drawing the stuff you need.

 

Aside of the card arts, I also plan to add more cards in the future. Especially since they still only have 2 Spell/Traps at the moment...

 

Tell me what you think about this archetype!

 

[spoiler=Monsters]

Dread Bug - Recon Drone

DARK / Machine-type / Level 3 / ATK 800 / DEF 700

 

Once per turn, you can activate 1 of these effects.

* Look at random cards in your opponent's hand up to the number of "Dread Bug" monsters you control, but not more than 2, then you can shuffle any number of them into the Deck, then your opponent draws that same number of cards.

* Declare 1 card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap), then look at 1 card in your opponent's hand, or 1 Set card they control if they have no hand, and if it is of the declared type, you can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Dread Bug" monster from your hand or Deck with its effects on the field negated, otherwise take 800 damage. You can only Special Summon 1 monster per turn this way.

 

 

Dread Bug - Web Crusher

DARK / Machine-type / Level 3 / ATK 1300 / DEF 700

 

Once per turn, you can activate 1 of these effects.

- Target 1 Set card on the field; until the end of the turn, that target and its effects on the field cannot be activated (even if it is flipped face-up and even if this card leaves the field).

- Declare 1 card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap); look at 1 card in your opponent's hand, or 1 Set card they control if they have no hand, and if it is of the declared type, you can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Dread Bug" monster from your hand or Graveyard with its effect on the field negated, otherwise take 800 damage. You can only Special Summon 1 monster per turn this way.

 

 

Dread Bug - Landline Infestation

DARK / Machine-type / Level 3 / ATK 900 / DEF 0

 

This card is also treated as EARTH while face-up on the field or in the Graveyard. If your opponent adds a card(s) from their Deck to their hand, except by drawing them, while you control a "Dread Bug" monster: You can send this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard; Shuffle those cards to the Deck, then your opponent draws cards equal to the number of cards returned -1, then reveal 1 of the cards drawn (if any). You can only activate this effect of "Dread Bug - Landline Infestation" once per turn.

 

 

Dread Bug - EM Wave Jacker

DARK / Machine-type / Tuner / Level 3 / ATK 900 / DEF 0

 

If your opponent activates a card or effect that would Special Summon a monster(s) while you control a "Dread Bug" monster: You can send this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard; negate the activation of that effect. If this card is sent to the Graveyard while you control a "Dread Bug" monster, except if it is sent there for the cost of its own effect: Your opponent reveals 1 card of their choice from their hand.

 

 

Dread Bug - Supply Contaminant

DARK / Machine-type / Level 3 / ATK 800 / DEF 800

 

If you control a face-up "Dread Bug" monster with a different name, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If this card is Normal or Special Summoned while you control another "Dread Bug" monster(s): You can target 1 card in either Graveyard; banish it. You can only activate this effect of "Dread Bug - Supply Contaminant" once per turn. If this card is sent to the Graveyard while you control a "Dread Bug" monster: You can look at the top card of your opponent's Deck, then place it on the top or bottom of their Deck.

 

 

Dread Bug - Raid Soldier

DARK / Machine-type / Level 4 / ATK 1600 / DEF 1300

 

You can reveal this card in your hand, then declare 1 card name; If that card is in your opponent's hand, Special Summon this card from your hand, and if you do, it gains 400 ATK, otherwise, destroy this card, also discard 1 random card. You can only Special Summon 1 "Dread Bug - Raid Soldier" per turn this way. Monsters destroyed by this card in battle cannot activate their effects in the Graveyard. If this card destroys a monster by battle: You can add 1 "Dread Bug" monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.

 

 

Dread Bug - Riot Stronghold

DARK / Machine-type / Level 5 / ATK 2100 / DEF 1700

 

If this card is Tribute Summoned: You can add 1 "Dread Bug" monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, you can activate 1 of the these effects:

* Target 1 Level 4 or lower "Dread Bug" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it in Defense Position with its effects negated.

* Tribute 1 "Dread Bug" monster; send 1 random card from your opponent's hand to the Graveyard

 

 

 

[spoiler=Spell & Trap]

Dread Bug Data Center

Field Spell

 

 If your opponent reveals a card(s) in their hand, or you looked at a card(s) in your opponent's hand: Place 1 Data Counter on this card (max.4). "Dread Bug" monsters you control gain 200 ATK & DEF for each Data Counter on this card. You can use each of the following effects of "Dread Bug Data Center" once per turn.

* During either player's turn, if a "Dread Bug" monster you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can remove 2 Data Counters from this card instead.

* Remove 2 Data Counters from this card; take 1 "Dread Bug" card from your Deck and place it on top your of Deck after shuffling it.

 

 

Dread Bug Administrator

Normal Spell

 

Send 1 "Dread Bug" monster from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard; draw 1 card. Your opponent can pay 800 LP to draw 1 card, and if they do, reveal that card, also you draw 1 card as well. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 "Dread Bug" monster in your Graveyard; Send 1 "Dread Bug" monster with a different name from your Deck to the Graveyard, and if you do, add that target to your hand. You can only activate 1 "Dread Bug Administrator" per turn.

 

 

Dread Bug Decoy

Quick-Play Spell

 

Target 1 card you control; Destroy it, and if you do, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Dread Bug" monster from your Deck. The Special Summoned "Dread Bug" monster cannot be destroyed by battle or your opponent's card effects this turn.

 

 

Dread Bug Disinformation

Normal Spell

 

Your opponent draws 1 card and reveal it, also, add 1 "Dread Bug" monster from your Deck to your hand. Your opponent keeps that card revealed while in their hand, until the end of the next turn, also they cannot activate, Set, or Summon that card from their hand while it is being revealed.

 

 

Strategy Reassessment

Normal Spell

 

Send 1 "Dread Bug" monster from your hand or field to the Graveyard; Look at the top 6 cards of your Deck, then you can banish any number of them face-down, then shuffle the rest into your Deck, also after that, draw 2 cards. Shuffle the cards banished by this effect into your Deck at the end of this turn. You cannot Special Summon the turn you activate this card, except Machine-type monsters. You can only activate 1 "Strategy Reassessment" per turn.

 

(this card lets you temporarily thin your deck before you draw)

 

Dread Bug Swarm

Normal Trap

 

Target up to 2 Level 4 or lower "Dread Bug" monsters in your Graveyard; Special Summon them with their effects on the field negated, also destroy them at the end of this turn. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 "Dread Bug" Xyz Monster you control; attach this card to that target as an Xyz Material. You can only activate each effect of "Dread Bug Swarm" once per turn.

 

more cards coming soon!

 

 

 

[spoiler=Extra Deck]

Dread Bug - Plague Harvester

DARK / Machine-type / Xyz / Rank 3 / ATK 2250 / DEF 1750

 

2 Level 3 DARK Machine-type monsters
Once per turn, while this card has a "Dread Bug" monster as an Xyz Material: You can look at the top card of your opponent's Deck, then you can banish it face-down or place it on the top of their Deck. and if you banished it, place it on the top of the owner's Deck at the end of the next turn (even if this card leaves the field). Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 face-up monster; until the end of the next turn, negate its effects on the field, also it loses 1000 ATK and DEF.
 
Dread Bug - Queen Sybil
DARK / Machine-type / Xyz / Rank 3 / ATK 2000 / DEF 2600
 
2 Level 3 "Dread Bug" monsters

Once per turn, while this card has an Xyz Material: You can declare 1 card name; cards with that name, and their effects, cannot be used until the end of your opponent's next turn (even if this card leaves the field). This card can attack while in face-up Defense Position. If it does, apply its ATK for damage calculation. If a "Dread Bug" monster(s) you control would be destroyed, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card instead for each of those monsters, and if you do, that monster(s) gains 300 ATK & DEF until the end of the turn.

 
 
more cards coming soon!

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