To start off, we shall roll a die and see which card I am going to preview!
And so, pretend I'm rolling a die.
This card shall be first!
Delg the Dark Monarch
DARK / Spellcaster / Effect / 6 Stars / 2400 Atk / 1000 Def
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can select and remove from play up to 2 cards from your opponent's Graveyard. For each card removed, send 1 card from the top of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard. This card cannot attack during the turn it is Normal or Special Summoned.
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And thus, we begin with the latest Monarch, Delg!
While its name does not provide any special keepsake to it, the Monarchs have always been classified as a strong group of cards.
Now for the detailed stuff.
Its attribute is DARK, which means it already wins a ton of bonus points. Good support in the form of Dark Armed Dragon, Allure of Darkness, etc, etc.
As well, you can synchro with this card for specific Synchros that require dark monsters (coughDarkEndcough)
Being from the spellcaster type, that means cards such as Hidden Village of the Spellcasters won't affect it, although a Monarch deck should already be fine against that card... Regardless, the typing isn't all too important, as there isn't any worthwhile Synchros that require a non-spellcaster type monster as the non-Tuner material.
6 Stars, 2400 Atk, and 1000 Def. These are the standards of the Monarch lineup. Nothing really to expect more from a card that has Monarch in its name.
Book of Moon makes this card easy fodder to run over, while its 2400 Atk hits the line for one-tribute monsters.
Lastly, it's time to look at its effect.
Delg's effect clearly targets the opponent's graveyard. So to compare, it would be kinda like D.D. Crow. However Delg can remove up to two cards versus the one Crow can remove, and Delg still has that 2400 Atk to use if it survives your opponent's turn.
Ideally, this card would hurt FrogNarchs and Quickdraw the most, both decktypes who are reliant on their graveyard. The occasional Infernity player would also cry.
The milling part of Delg isn't so spectacular, so i'm going to ignore it.
The effect triggers whenever it is special summoned or normal summoned. Therefore, some tricks can be played on your opponent's turn with such cards as Call of the Haunted, etc. etc. However, some good / pre-emptive summoning has to occur if you want to remove a card like Dandylion if you know they have Debris Dragon in their hand.
The last sentence of Delg's effect is probably the worst part. Even though Delg can rip apart your opponent's graveyard, if they still have a field that can eliminate your monster, then you'll probably would of wanted to summon that Caius instead.
Waiting one turn to attack makes Delg rather weak in the eyes of many.
Overall though, he still has the qualities of a Monarch to make him fearsome. A good card to side in FrogNarchs, as his effect is rather strong, especially in the Frog vs Plant / QD matchup.
I expect some decks to run one if their metagame is filled with Quickdraw / Plant decks and Frogs decks.
Otherwise, this card can still be sided as great tech in certain matchups.
This card gets 2.5/5 on my rating list.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that Delg looks like one BAMF.
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And that's the first review done!
Hopefully I didn't do too poor with my analysis, although who is judging really?
Just my viewers...(-__-;)
Tomorrow, another card gets picked, and until the STBL sneak peek, enjoy this post!
- MonarchVV ; #9
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