Chessmate archetype

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An archetype based off chess. YAY.

 

Monsters:

 

Only Fusion monster:

Chessmate king

Warrior / Light

Level 10

Atk 3000

Def 3000

During your standby phase, if this card is the only card in your extra deck, you can reveal 5 chessmate cards with different names from your hand or deck; special summon it (This is treated as a fusion summon). You can target one card on the field, shuffle it into the deck. When this card is special summoned, add one chessmate card from your deck to your hand. During your main phase 1, you can banish one chessmate card from your graveyard, return this card to your extra deck. You can only activate each effect of chessmate king once per turn. If this card would leave the field, it is returned to the extra deck instead. If your opponent targets a chessmate card with an attack or effect, you can change the target to this card instead. You can only have 1 chessmate king in your deck.

 

 

Chessmate pawn 1

Level 1

Warrior/Light

Atk 1000

Def 1000

If you control chessmate king, you can special summon this card (From your hand). You can tribute this card, along with another chessmate pawn card, special summon one chessmate card from your deck. (This is a quick effect.) If this card has been on the field for three or more turns, you do not need to tribute any cards. You can only activate each effect of chessmate pawn 1 once per turn. You can only have 8 "chessmate pawn" cards in your deck.

 

Chessmate pawn 2

Level 1

Warrior/Light

Atk 1000

Def 1000

If you control chessmate king, you can special summon this card (From your graveyard). You can tribute this card, along with another chessmate pawn card, special summon one chessmate card from your hand or graveyard. (This is a quick effect.) If this card has been on the field for three or more turns, you do not need to tribute any cards. You can only activate each effect of chessmate pawn 2 once per turn. You can only have 8 "chessmate pawn" cards in your deck.

 

Chessmate pawn 3

Level 1

Warrior/Light

Atk 1000

Def 1000

If you control chessmate king, you can special summon this banished card. You can tribute this card, along with another chessmate pawn card, special summon one of your banished chessmate cards. (This is a quick effect) If this card has been on the field for three or more turns, you do not need to tribute any cards. You can only activate each effect of chessmate pawn 3 once per turn. You can only have 8 "chessmate pawn" cards in your deck.

 

Chessmate knight

Level 5

Beast-Warrior/Earth

Atk 2000

Def 2000

If you control chessmate king, you can special summon this card (From your hand) by tributing one chessmate pawn you control. If this card is normal summoned, you can add one chessmate pawn from the field or graveyard to your hand. If this card is special summoned, target one card on the field, shuffle it into the deck. While this card is on the field, chessmate king gains 1000 atk and def. You can tribute this card along with a chessmate pawn card, special summon one chessmate card from your deck. (This is a quick effect.) If this card has been on the field for three or more turns, you do not need to tribute any cards. You can only activate each effect of chessmate knight once per turn. You can only have 2 chessmate knights in your deck.

 

Chessmate Bishop

Level 6

Spellcaster/Light

Atk 2400

Def 2400

If you control chessmate king, you can special summon this card (From your hand) by tributing one chessmate pawn you control. If this card is normal summoned, you can special summon one chessmate pawn from graveyard. If this card is special summoned, gain 1000 life points, then, your opponent loses 1000 lifepoints. While this card is on the field, chessmate king cannot be destroyed by card effects. You can tribute this card along with a chessmate pawn card, special summon one chessmate card from your deck. (This is a quick effect.) If this card has been on the field for three or more turns, you do not need to tribute any cards. You can only activate each effect of chessmate bishop once per turn. You can only have 2 chessmate bishops in your deck.

 

Chessmate Rook

Level 8

Rock/Earth

Atk 2800

Def 2800

If you control chessmate king, you can special summon this card (From your hand) by tributing 2 chessmate pawns you control. If this card is normal summoned, chessmate king is unaffected by card effects until your next standby phase, except chessmate cards. If this card is special summoned except by its own effect, target one chessmate card on the field, destroy it. While this card is on the field, your opponebt cannot declare an attack. You can tribute this card along with a chessmate pawn card, special summon one chessmate card from your deck. (This is a quick effect.) If this card has been on the field for three or more turns, you do not need to tribute any cards. You can only activate each effect of chessmate rook once per turn. You can only have 2 chessmate rooks in your deck.

 

Chessmate Queen

Level 12

Spellcaster/Dark

Atk 4000

Def 4000

This card cannot be summoned, except by its own effect. You can shuffle one chessmate king you control into the extra deck; special summon this card. If you do, target cards on the field up to the number of chessmate cards you control; Shuffle them into the deck. While this card is on the field, it's name is treated as chessmate king. You cannot summon chessmate king while you control this card. If this card is targeted for an attack or card effect, you can change the target to another card you control. If this card would leave the field, you can shuffle tribute one chessmate card instead.

 

Spells:

 

Chessmate court

 

Once per turn, you can shuffle one chessmate card from your graveyard into your deck, add one chessmate card from your deck to your hand.

 

Chessmate swap

 

You can target one chessmate card, tribute it, then special summon one chessmate card with a different name from your hand, deck, or graveyard. If the targeted card has been on the field for three or more turns, you do not need to tribute it.

 

Chessmate evolution

 

Tribute one chessmate king, special summon one chessmate queen from your deck. If you do not control chessmate king, you can tribute one other chessmate card instead.

 

Rules of chess (Continous)

 

Cards on the field can only attack monsters according to their name.

• A "Chessmate pawn" card or Chessmate bishop: Monsters in the adjacent columns
• Chessmate Knight: Monsters present exactly 2 columns away
• Chessmate King: Monsters in their column and adjacent columns
• All other cards: Monsters in their column
• LIGHT monsters named chessmate king can move to an adjacent empty monster card zone once per turn.
• DARK Monsters named chessmate king and monsters named chessmate queen can move to any empty monster card zone once per turn.
• Monsters destroyed by battle are shuffled into the deck instead.

The chessboard

Every time a chessmate monster is special summoned, move the turn counter forward by one. Negate the effects of any cards named final countdown activated before this card. Cards with the name final countdown cannot be activated.