Are we at a point where this kind of card is reasonable?

[Tinkerer]

Hello, fine peoples!

 

This came to me a while ago and... I'm actually not sure about it.  Is it too powerful?  Would never be played?  I think I lean on the side of it being strong over weak, but this was meant to be less a discussion on the card itself but whether or not it would be used and the kind of precedent the game's gotten to if this kind of card is "discussable" to begin with.

 

 

Soulfetching

Normal Spell

During your next Draw Phase, before you draw, place 1 card from your Deck on top of your Deck.  You can only activate 1 "Soulfetching" per turn.

 

[spoiler=Side notes]

• Name meant as a call to "Card of the Soul" which can search near every monster in the game.
• Yes, I did design it to work with The Seventh One.  Always thought that card was cool, but just really not optimal.

 

 

 

It "searches" every card in the game with the downside being that it literally doesn't do anything to impact the game at the point of activation.  It's like a faster Gold Sarc, but it loses out on 1) the banish utility that Gold Sarc has and 2) the fact that you get both your draw + the card after the two turns.

 

 

[Dova]

Would definitely say it's fine. Vulnerable to MST, going +0 at best in 2 turns; in highlander, this would become a staple, but outside of that, its vulnerability and low plussing mean you're not going to be doing much with it. It's not even archetypal (not saying it should be) meaning no Deck is properly going to take advantage except for several cards here and there like Seventh or Palladium. I would even say it could have a GY effect and still be meh.

[andjosmoe]

Honestly, I think it’s broken. It essentially is a searcher for any card. What makes it even more powerful is that that you don’t have to choose right away what you’re putting on top of your deck. If that was the case, it would be a little less powerful, since you couldn’t choose a perfect card to react to the situation at the time of your next Draw Phase. Now sure, it is a searcher that gives up your draw, essentially, but it nevertheless searches any card.

 

Also, for the person above me, MST doesn’t negate, and seeing as you would probably never set this, it most likely wouldn’t be hit by it anyways.

[Ryusei the Morning Star]

Honestly, I think it’s broken. It essentially is a searcher for any card. What makes it even more powerful is that that you don’t have to choose right away what you’re putting on top of your deck. If that was the case, it would be a little less powerful, since you couldn’t choose a perfect card to react to the situation at the time of your next Draw Phase. Now sure, it is a searcher that gives up your draw, essentially, but it nevertheless searches any card.

 

Also, for the person above me, MST doesn’t negate, and seeing as you would probably never set this, it most likely wouldn’t be hit by it anyways.

I think Dova misread it as a continuous spell

 

It's somewhat broken due to being a regular spell, I mean it does what gold sarc does, with half the time, and double the cost

 

Which is debatable if it's broken

 

It would be bad if it's an continuous spell however

[Dova]

I think Dova misread it as a continuous spell

 

That I did.

 

RIP me.

 

I would argue that Golden Sarcophagus, outside of rogue decks that need a specific card, is mostly used today for the immediate banishing, as opposed to the eventual search. Examples that come to mind are Metaphys, Shiranui, Lightsworn/Mill variants, particularly Twilightsworn, and Ritual Beasts. So, not really any cost there.

 

But as for the actual card itself, I think @@andjosmoe does have a point. In a deck like Brandish Maiden, it's just another spell to fill up your Deck/GY with, and so the fact that it lets you respond to any scenario by letting you choose what you need in order to smash your opponent next turn. The equivalent of Destiny Draw, as it were. And with cards like Pre-Prep and Pot of Duality, or even the missing combo piece you need, it takes out the randomness of Deck Building...by replacing it with the randomness of this card.

 

Is it a staple? Absolutely not. OTK decks wouldn't have it, not searching decks either, but drawing decks, Spell-centric decks and even stun decks could use it depending on their structure. It's something that is a killer card in the wrong hands, a la Super Rejuvenation.

 

This is just above the meta, at least imo. The gamestate has reached a point where this card could be discussed, but I don't think it's broken per se. I think you can't underestimate the importance of consistency cards and combo pieces, and cards with such a delayed result are only good if you can survive that long AND prevent your opponent from building up an even better field than you did with that dead draw this card provided.