Magistrake!

[Draconus297]

So, when I started this archetype, I had some Ritual Spells and a hazy idea for a gimmick. The rest . . . kinda came from there, funnily enough. I wanted consistency in a Ritual Deck that wasn't just "Nekroz 2: funk You Boogaloo", and I figured that the most interesting way to do that was to give the bosses the ability to Summon their own fodder by shuffling themselves into the Deck, and I balanced this by forcing the widest-range Summoner to be the biggest boss, and giving the little dudes consistency effects that got better the bigger the monster was. To prevent the comments from being "uh this is bullshit in MR4", I even locked the player out of the ED on the turn they used the consistency effects of the Rituals, and tied part of the fodder's gimmick specifically to being Tributed. Eventually, I wound up with a Deck that functioned effectively, did what it wanted to, and just generally coaxed the player into actually using big Ritual monsters.

 

[spoiler= Ritual Spells]

Magistrake Archfiend Oath

Ritual Spell

When this card is activated: Send it to the Graveyard. Then, once per turn, until your 3rd turn after this card is activated: You can Tribute 1 or more monsters you control, and if you do; Ritual Summon 1 "Magistrake" Ritual monster whose Level is less than or equal to double the total number of monsters Tributed by this effect since this card's activation. After this card is activated, you cannot activate another "Magistrake Archfiend Oath" until you can no longer Tribute monsters by this card's effect. During your Standby Phase, if this card is in your Graveyard and you control no face-up cards: You can add 1 "Magistrake Archfiend Dragon" from your Deck to your hand. You can only activate this effect of "Magistrake Archfiend Oath" once per turn.

 

Magistrake Immortality Art

Ritual Spell

This card can be used to Ritual Summon any Dragon-Type Ritual monster from your hand or Graveyard. You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field whose combined Levels are greater than or equal to the Level of the monster you Ritual Summon, but you cannot Tribute a monster of the same name as that monster. During the End Phase, if you Ritual Summoned "Magistrake Rampage Dragon" this turn, you can add this card from your Graveyard to your hand. You can only activate this effect of "Magistrake Immortality Art" once per turn.

 

Magistrake Cursed Ritual

Ritual Spell

This card can be used to Ritual Summon any "Magistrake" Ritual monster. You must also Tribute monsters from the field whose combined Levels exactly equal the Level of the monster you Summon, also, you can Tribute 1 monster your opponent controls (a monster without a Level can be treated as having a Level equal to its ATK in increments of 500, rounded down). At the start of the Damage Step, if "Magistrake Sealed Dragon" you control battles: You can add this card from your Graveyard to your hand; Reduce the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls by 200.

 

Magistrake Arcane Ordeal

Ritual Spell

This card can be activated by targeting 1 face-up monster on the field, and banishing 1 "Magistrake" Ritual monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard. Apply the following effect: The target cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects while this card's effect is applied, also you take no damage from battles involving that monster. If the target battles or activates its effect, you can Tribute 1 "Magistrake" monster from your hand or field. During either player's turn, if the combined Levels of the Tributed monsters is greater than or equal to the Level of the monster you banished to activate this effect, stop applying the above effect and Ritual Summon that banished monster. If this card is used to Ritual Summon "Magistrake Phantom Dragon": Your opponent must negate the effects of 3 face-up cards they control (or all, if less than 3).

 

Tribute to the Magistrake

Ritual Spell

This card can be used to Ritual Summon any Ritual monster. You must also Tribute "Magistrake" monsters from your hand or field whose combined Levels exactly equal the Level of the monster you Ritual Summon. During your Main Phase 2, you can shuffle this card, "Magistrake Abomination Dragon", and up to 2 cards from your Graveyard into your Deck: Draw cards equal to the number of cards you shuffled into the Deck -2. You can only activate this effect of "Tribute to the Magistrake" once per turn.

 

 

[spoiler= Ritual Monsters]

Magistrake Sealed Dragon

DARK - Level 6 - Dragon/Ritual/Effect - 2200/1800

This card can be Ritual Summoned using any "Magistrake" Ritual Spell Card, but if you used "Magistrake Cursed Ritual", you can reduce the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls by 100. You can reveal this card in your hand: Shuffle this card into your Deck, then Special Summon 1 Level 1 "Magistrake" monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard, but if you do, you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck this turn. You can only activate this effect of "Magistrake Sealed Dragon" once per turn. Your opponent cannot target other "Magistrake" cards you control for attacks or effects.

 

Magistrake Phantom Dragon

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

This card can be Ritual Summoned using any "Magistrake" Ritual Spell Card, but if you used "Magistrake Arcane Ordeal", and your opponent controls 1 or more monsters with ATK different from their original ATK: Gain LP equal to the combined dfference. You can reveal this card in your hand: Shuffle this card into your Deck, then Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower "Magistrake" monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard, but if you do, you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck this turn. You can only activate this effect of "Magistrake Phantom Dragon" once per turn. If this card attacks or is attacked, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of the Damage Step.

 

Magistrake Rampage Dragon

DARK - Level 8 - Dragon/Ritual/Effect - 3000/2000

You can Ritual Summon this card using any "Magistrake" Ritual Spell Card, but if you used "Magistrake Immortality Art": Destroy all Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls, and reduce the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls by 400 for each card destroyed (your opponent's cards and effects cannot be activated in response to this effect). You can reveal this card in your hand: Shuffle this card into your Deck, then Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Magistrake" monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard, but if you do, you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck this turn. You can only activate this effect of "Magistrake Rampage Dragon" once per turn. If this card destroys your opponent's monster by battle: You can banish the destroyed monster, then halve the ATK of all remaining monsters your opponent controls.

 

Magistrake Archfiend Dragon

DARK - Level 9 - Dragon/Ritual/Effect - 3300/2500

You can Ritual Summon this card using any "Magistrake" Ritual Spell Card, but if you used "Magistrake Archfiend Oath", your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in their hand or Graveyard for the rest of the turn. You can reveal this card in your hand: Shuffle this card into your Deck, then Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Magistrake" monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard, but if you do, you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck this turn. You can only activate this effect of "Magistrake Archfiend Dragon" once per turn. If this card destroys your opponent's monster by battle, you can banish 1 card each from your opponent's hand, the top of their Deck, and Graveyard, then reduce the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls by 100 for each of their banished cards.

 

Magistrake Abomination Dragon

DARK - Level 10 - Dragon/Ritual/Effect - 3500/2500

You can Ritual Summon this card using any "Magistrake" Ritual Spell Card, but if you used "Tribute to the Magistrake": You can banish all cards in your opponent's Graveyard, then increase this card's ATK by 100 for each card banished this way, and if you do; reduce the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls by the difference between this card's current and original ATK. Monsters your opponent controls with less ATK than this card have their effects negated.

 

 

[spoiler= Other S/T]

Magistrake Secret Arts

Normal Spell

If your opponent controls 3 or more monsters, and does not control a monster that was in the Main Deck at the start of the Duel, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to this card or its activation. Pay 1000 LP: For the rest of the turn, your opponent cannot negate the Summon, activation, effects, or attacks of "Magistrake" cards.

 

Magistrake Phantom Arts

Continuous Spell

If you control a "Magistrake" Ritual monster: You can reduce the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls by 200 (min. 1), and if the monster on the field with the highest ATK is a "Magistrake" monster; you can draw 1 card. You can only activate this effect of "Magistrake Phantom Arts" once per turn. If a "Magistrake" monster destroys your opponent's monster by battle, you can Special Summon 1 "Magistrake" monster from your hand or Graveyard with less ATK than that "Magistrake" monster.

 

Magistrake Tactical Arts

Normal Trap

If you control no Ritual monsters: You can activate this card from your hand. If you control fewer monsters than your opponent: You can Special Summon a number of "Magistrake" monsters from your Graveyard up to the difference, but those monsters cannot be used as Material for a Summon this turn. You can only activate 1 "Magistrake Tactical Arts" per turn.

 

Magistrake Shadow Arts

Continuous Trap

Once per turn, during either player's turn, if a card or effect is activated that would Tribute a monster(s): You can Tribute 1 non-Ritual "Magistrake" monster from your Deck, either in place of that monster(s), or in addition. At the end of the Damage Step, if a "Magistrake" monster you control battled a monster your opponent controls whose ATK is different from its original ATK: You can increase the ATK of all "Magistrake" monsters you control by the difference, until the End Phase.

 

 

[spoiler= non-Ritual monsters]

Magistrake Peon

DARK - Level 1 - Spellcaster/Effect - 200/0

If this card is Normal Summoned, or Special Summoned by the effect of a "Magistrake" card: You can reveal 3 Ritual Spell Cards with different names from your Deck; your opponent selects 1 at random to add to your hand, and the other 2 are shuffled back into your Deck. If this card is Tributed: You can select 1 card Type (Monster, Spell, or Trap); your opponent selects 1 card of the declared Type from their Deck, sends it to the Graveyard, and banishes 2 cards (or all, if less than 2) of that type from their Graveyard. You can only activate each effect of "Magistrake Peon" once per turn.

 

Magistrake Apprentice

DARK - Level 1 - Spellcaster/Effect - 100/0

If this card is Normal Summoned, or Special Summoned by the effect of a "Magistrake" monster: You can add 1 "Magistrake" Ritual monster from your Deck to your hand whose Level is equal to the number of "Magistrake" monsters you control +5. If this card is Tributed, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls: Reduce its ATK by 800, then gain 800 LP. You can only activate each effect of "Magistrake Apprentice" once per turn.

 

Magistrake Prodigy

DARK - Level 2 - Spellcaster/Effect - 800/0

If this card is Normal Summoned, or Special Summoned by the effect of a "Magistrake" card: You can add 1 non-Ritual "Magistrake" monster from your Deck to your hand whose Level is different from the Levels of all monsters on the field. If this card is Tributed, you can target 1 of your opponent's unoccupied Monster Zones: A monster Summoned to that Zone before your next Standby Phase gains the following effect:

●This card cannot be used as Material for a Summon.

You can only activate each effect of "Magistrake Prodigy" once per turn.

 

Magistrake Recruiter

DARK - Level 3 - Spellcaster/Effect - 1300/0

If your opponent activates a card or effect that includes discarding a card(s), including as cost or during the Damage Step: You can negate the activation, and if you do; Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Normal Summoned, or Special Summoned by the effect of a "Magistrake" card: You can add 1 "Magistrake" Spell/Trap card from your Deck to your hand. If this card you own is Tributed, you can target 1 monster you control: That target gains the following effect:

●At the start of the Damage Step, if this card attacks your opponent's monster whose ATK is different from its original ATK: This card gains ATK equal to the difference.

 

Magistrake Sorceror

DARK - Level 4 - Spellcaster/Effect - 1900/0

Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Magistrake" monster from your hand. If this card is Normal Summoned, or Special Summoned by the effect of a "Magistrake" card: You can add 1 "Magistrake" monster from your Deck to your hand. If this card you own is Tributed, you can activate the following effect:

●You can target 1 monster you control: That target can declare 1 additional attack during each Battle Phase.

You can only activate each effect of "Magistrake Sorceror" once per turn.

 

Magistrake High Executor

DARK - Level 5 - Spellcaster/Effect - 2000/2000

If you control no monsters, you can reveal this card in your hand and pay 1000 LP: Draw 1 card. If this card is Normal Summoned, or Special Summoned by the effect of a "Magistrake" card: You can add 1 "Magistrake" card from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand. If this card you own is Tributed, you can apply the following effects in sequence:

●You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Magistrake" monster from your hand or Graveyard.

●You can target 1 monster your opponent controls: Negate its effects, and reduce its ATK by 500.

You can only activate each effect of "Magistrake High Executor" once per turn.