#metalfoes

[icedchaiarts]

Heavymetalfoes Electrumite is practicing her aim for when she gets off the banlist. I hear there are some interesting Pendulum cards coming out soon, so maybe she’ll have her shot again.

[frosty-mage]

Metalfoes!

Do you look at a pendulum monster and think "whoa, that's too complicated"? Do pendulum lines look awesome but you don't know where to start? Do you want to mess with alchemical bikers with sick gear? Do you want to play one of the most consistent decks ever conceived that still has variable combo lines and a grind-game focused playstyle? Do you want to endlessly recycle your fusion monsters to wear your opponent out of resources? Give Metalfoes a try!

First up, the normals:

Here are the normal monsters for the archetype. They're pretty much as straightforward as you get. They don't have any monster effect, and their pendulum effect is the same: you can destroy another face-up card you control to set a Metalfoes Spell/Trap from your deck. Normally, this means you go even, but you can often get some benefit off of destroying your cards, even if it's just putting a monster in the extra deck to pendulum summon it back. Their scales are nothing to scoff at, either: a scale 8 without drawback will allow you to summon most anything, and the 1 compliments it nicely.

Also, Volflame is a house. 2400? It can clean up simplified game states with ease. Don't forget, these are normal monsters, so there's plenty of support that combines with them.

The cards that care about being destroyed:

Melcaster and Bismugear are also scale 1 and 8 monsters, and they too have the same pendulum effect. However, they have the added benefit of having some benefit when destroyed by battle or card effect. Melcaster lets you get back one of your destroyed 'foes, and Bismugear lets you search at the end of the turn (and can even find itself!) You can set one of these in the pendulum scale, have your other scale pop it, and go off to the races, setting backrow for free.

Do note that Melcaster prevents you from scaling that name for the rest of the turn, and Bismugear can't be pendulum summoned back, since it's level 1 to go with your scale 1s.

The odd one out:

Okay, Metalfoes Vanisher is weird. The pendulum effect is different; its level is too high to be pendulum summoned back... and it's not even good! Sure, it has some synergies, but the card it's meant to synergize with isn't particularly good right now either, even with this benefit. It exists, and can be fun to mess with in casual.

You might be asking: But Prinrin, what's the point of all this? Sure, you can get a bunch of pendulum normals, but that wouldn't win you a game in 2016, much less 2023! And while that's true, there lies the main objective: The fusions.

Fusion Monsters

Let's start with my wife, Mithrilium, since she holds the deck together. She can recycle your metalfoes backrow, so you can set it again. She bounces cards in play, meaning that you don't have to deal with their floating effects, she can deal with problematic backrow, destruction protection doesn't matter, and so on. She can even bounce your own cards! She even has an effect when sent to the graveyard, be it by battle, card effect, or even being used as fusion material herself. And don't forget, that graveyard effect isn't once per turn.

Alkahest has traditionally been one of the deck's primary forms of disruption. If you've ever dealt with Relinquished, you know how it can be troublesome to deal with. This is like that, but during the opponent's turn, as a quick effect, and isn't limited to 1 equip! Just suck up however many bodies you want.

Orichalc is an interesting case. He has two primary roles: disruption and pushing for damage. His on-field effect is nothing to scoff at; double piercing is a lot of damage (and is completely insane at the lower life totals in duel links). However, don't forget that the graveyard effects trigger when sent to the graveyard by any means, including as fusion material. If that happens during the opponent's turn... it can be quite potent.

Azortless is a more recent piece of support. While the pendulum effect looks good on paper, it's primarily played for the on-summon effect. Reshuffling spent cards in order to pop cards on the field is very strong. Don't forget that this can trigger off of pendulum summon or off of Mithrilium's graveyard effect, so this will do its thing very often. Don't sleep on this.

Adamante and Crimsonite make up a duo. Neither card is particularly good in a vacuum, but they do serve one very important role: interacting extremely well with super polymerization. You don't have to care about your opponent's monsters' type and attribute; as long as they have two with 3000 or less ATK, yoink. This still isn't amazing but it is cool.

Link Monsters

Electrumite is really good. It's also banned in the TCG, though it is legal in master duel and the OCG. An easy to hit summoning condition, ability to access any pendulum in the game, card drawing, recycling... this card does it all, and its interaction with Astrograph Sorcerer is extremely potent.

Amalgam is... less so. In some hands it lets you pendulum summon three monsters from the extra deck on turn 1, but even so, it's only okay. I'm only including it for completeness.

Spells/Traps

Remember back with the maindeck mosnters, they all had the ability to set Metalfoes spell/traps from the deck? Well, let's take a look at them!

Metalfoes fusion is both extremely Gender and one of the namesake cards of the deck. It's an archetypal polymerization, but also has the ability to shuffle itself back to draw a card. You sometimes see this see play in other decks just for that second effect, but we use both here. This just lets you always have access to a fusion spell, no matter how deep in the grind game you get.

Remember how I mentioned being able to fusion summon on the opponent's turn? Fullmetalfoes Fusion is the tool for that. You can often fuse away your Mithrilium or Orichalc into an Azortless or Alkahest, trigger their floating effect, and then have some other disruption from the card you just summoned. If the opponent isn't aware of what you're doing, even better! It also has utility by being an OTK enabler; you can use this during the battle phase as well. Attack with your Mithrilium, fuse it away into Orichalc, get the floating effect of Mithrilium, and push in for tons of damage. Just be sure you didn't set it that turn.

Parametalfoes Fusion is the last of the deck's fusion spells, but boy is it a doozy. Monsters in your extra deck are essentially free material in many cases. They provide fodder for Mithrilium to reshuffle, or are in a better spot to be brought back, since Mithrilium can only summon monsters from the extra to an EMZ or a linked zone. Monsters in the graveyard are therefore much easier to bring back, yet another benefit for this.

Metalfoes Combination is part of what makes the deck tick in the TCG, OCG, and Master Duel. It has two very potent effects: One gives you endless recursion. Any time either player performs any fusion summon, you get to bring back a Metalfoes monster from your graveyard. This can trigger during the opponent's turn, too. Remember the "fuse away Mithrilium for Azortless" comment? Not only do you get Azortless, not only do you get a pendulum monster back, but you then can get Mithrilium back too, and when it leaves, it can get back another monster, even in the same turn.

As crazy as that is, though, the main draw for this is the graveyard effect. A lot of your turn 1 setups involve using scales to set two copies of this, then using Magicians' Souls to send both, draw 2 off of souls, then search twice for whatever you're missing. You can then build some formidable boards from there.

The last piece of Metalfoes backrow is Counter. While Counter is extremely strong in lower power formats and can trigger Vanisher during the damage step, it is still a bit weak. Definitely fun in casual and potent in N/R, though!

Conclusion

There's your rundown of all the Metalfoes cards! Going first, you can assemble some really nutty boards, including Apollousa, Odd-eyes Vortex Dragon, Mythical Beast Jackal King, and a Fullmetalfoes Fusion for more follow-up. Going second, you struggle a bit, but pendulums give you many resources to push through whatever disruption the opponent has to throw at you. Regardless, after the first wave is dealt with, you can just keep going and going, recurring threat after threat until they run out of resources.

The deck is available in basically every platform! Duel Links, Master Duel, TCG/OCG... (though I cannot in good faith recommend it for competitive play in anything but Duel Links right now). It's also extremely inexpensive on Master Duel.

Also, it's alchemical bikers! How could you say no? Sweet designs, awesome lore (I didn't even touch on it here, but they team up with the Crystrons and the Zoodiacs to take on the True Dracos), cool mechanics... truly, a home run of an archetype.

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Fullmetalfoes Fusion

[ygoreviews]

Heavymetalfoes Electrumite ———————————————— 2 Pendulum Monsters If this card is Link Summoned: You can add 1 Pendulum Monster from your Deck to your Extra Deck face-up. Once per turn: You can target 1 other face-up card you control; destroy it, then add 1 face-up Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck to your hand. If a card(s) in your Pendulum Zone leaves the field: Draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Heavymetalfoes Electrumite" once per turn. ———————————————— Can Be Found In: Extreme Force (EXFO-EN098)

Metalfoes is an archetype with incredible support to play arround with for their Fusion Summons. This is mainly due many of its members being Normal Monsters, which combined with being Pendulum Monsters provides them a solid number of cards to gather together for any purpose needed. Although many of them are effectless they share the ability to replace each other with Spells and Traps from our Deck, quickly gathering key cards as Metalfoes gather arround in our Extra Deck for future summons. Therefore, with powerful searching abilities to look for virtually every card in the build, Metalfoes can quickly prepare their strongest setups as soon the Duel begins.

As many Pendulum strategies Metalfoes got severely affected by the new Extra Monster Zone, and thus "Heavymetalfoes Electrumite" came out to carry the archetype arround that issue with not only its arrows but also abilities. As soon "Electrumite" arrives by Link Summon we will be allowed to look for a Pendulum Monster to be sent from our Deck to our Extra Deck. Quite similar to other Metalfoes' abilities, "Electrumite" can destroy another face-up card of ours to retrieve a Pendulum Monster from our Extra Deck. Finally and limited to once per turn, "Electrumite" will let us draw a card as soon a card in our Pendulum Zone leaves the field. Overall a monster all about card managament by handling our Pendulum Monsters from start to finish, and together with its position as Link Monster it will be able to carry the archetype on its own.

In an archetype infested with Normal Pendulum Monsters, a monster like "Heavymetalfoes Electrumite" will become quickly summoned from the beginning of a Duel. By the mere assistance of "Rescue Rabbit" we can immediately obtain two Pendulum Monsters from inside our Deck to work as materials, which can be any Normal Metalfoes excluding "Metalfoes Volflame" due its high Level. If this is not the main method to Link summon "Electrumite" it will be by Pendulum Summon, as even if we don't have a Link Monster to assist us shouldn't be difficult to bring monsters from our hand and/or atleast a Pendulum Monster from our Extra Deck in later turns. Keep on mind that "Electrumite" summoning conditions and effects are not limited to its own archetype, so if needed we can mix other options like "Astrograph Sorcerer" and "Chronograph Sorcerer" summoning themselves when a card of ours is destroyed (Even by Metalfoes' effects and other cards of ours) to work on its Link summon afterwards.

While the archetype's Fusion Monsters focuses on offense, "Electrumite" is more about supporting our Pendulum Monsters by working arround its three abilities. Right upon arrival "Electrumite" will send a Pendulum Monster from our Deck to the Extra Deck, which can be helpful to be summoned on that same turn of be brought back to our hand by the effect of "Electrumite". This second effect works arround the same mechanics as the shared ability of other Metalfoes to gather Spells and Traps, destroying our own Pendulum Monsters to return later and/or interacting along the effects of "Metalfoes Counter" and "Metalfoes Combination". The same applies with the drawing effect of "Electrumite", as if isn't the one destroying our Pendulum Monsters to retrieve others and draw by its third effect it will be the other self-removal mechanics the archetype works arround with. Therefore in various circumstances "Electrumite" can follow its effects in order by dumping a Pendulum Monster from our Deck, get it back by destroying another, and end with its drawing effect. And if is not keeping us gaining cards and Pendulum Monsters each turn including against opponent's disruptive effects, "Electrumite" can always work as material of the archetype's Fusion Summons and even bigger Link Summons when its assistance is no longer needed.

With abilities that sinergize with the rest of Metalfoes and with itself, "Heavymetalfoes Electrumite" easily becomes a solid choice for not only the archetype but any other Pendulum Monsters we can fit in our Deck. Two searching effects that can assist each other and the rest of Pendulum Monsters' setups that can go from Metalfoes effects to setting up Scales, and a drawing effect that although is just once per turn is pretty much assured as Metalfoes monsters destroy each other including "Electrumite" own effect. Is a monster that its benefits are pretty much assured in some way or another, keeping the momentum by working with its archetype or even alone arround its own effects. The only problem is that is kinda weak to really stand out in battles, but with the several advantages that can potentially provide as soon is Link Summon is quite likely to have coverage from stronger allies. Together with a very easy to achieve Link Summon, "Electrumite" is a wonderful monster able to carry not only other Metalfoes but also other Pendulum Decks if needed.

Personal Rating: A

+ When Link Summoned will send a Pendulum Monster from our Deck to the Extra Deck + Can destroy a card to retrieve a Pendulum Monster from our Extra Deck + If a card in our Pendulum Zone is destroyed we will draw a card in return + Sinergy with other Metalfoes and its own effects

- A bit weak to stand out in battles - Drawing effect is limited to once per turn

[ygo-news]

LVP1-JP086 ヘビーメタルフォーゼ・エレクトラム Heavymetalfoes Electrum Link Rating 2 FIRE Psychic Link Effect Monster ATK 1800 Links: Bottom Left, Bottom Right Materials: 2 Pendulum Monsters You can only use the 3rd effect of this card’s name once per turn: (1) If this card is Link Summoned: Place 1 Pendulum Monster from your Main Deck face-up into your Extra Deck (2) Once per turn: You can target 1 face-up card you control, except this card; destroy that card, and if you do, add 1 face-up Pendulum Monster in your Extra Deck to your hand. (3) If a card in your Pendulum Zone leaves the field: Draw 1 card.

[neverending-vrains-blog]

GUYS GUYS GUYS! CRAZY DECK IDEA!!

Yubel Metalfoes.

You see it’s crazy but somewhat logical because the Metalfoes can destroy Yubel and then you get to bring out the next form of Yubel!

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YCG Pittsburgh 2017

[8000lp]

What’s up Yugioh nerds, sorry I didn’t post much in the lead up nor during my YCS this past weekend. I’ll admit, I was a liiitttllee bummed out about my performance, but it could’ve been worse I suppose~

I’ll do a breakdown of the whole day below the cut, but, as you’ve likely noticed, I managed to get a feature match at this YCS! I was 3 wins and 1 loss at this stage of the day, so feeling pretty good but alas, things went downhill from here on. I hate to attribute my losses to bad luck, but you’ll see in the video that I definitely got dealt a sub-optimal hand twice in a row and, it’s worth noting also that, throughout the day, I OPENED Gem-Knight Lazuli ten times and DREW Brilliant Fusion twice. I unfortunately, didn’t get to showcase the potential of the SPYRAL deck on stream, but had a bunch of other good games throughout the day that did. Here’s hoping that RATE gives us some really excellent cards to work with that’ll mean I don’t have to run cards like Brilliant Fusion to supplement the deck and can finally be a meta contender. 

Until then, he’s how my deck went: I went 4 wins 3 losses, which is the worst I’ve done at a YCS so far, but the day before I had won 3-0 in a win a mat, which was fun. I think I made my deck the best I could, so I’m not disappointed in that respect and I have RATE to look forward to. Match breakdowns below!

Round 1 vs Paleozoic Frogs

Game 1: I went first and had a very grindy game. I believe my opening board was something decent, enough to ensure he couldn’t make a Toad. The duration of the game was sniping away resources with Agent and Drone while maintaining tempo with Resort until I summoned Trishula, had it returned to the deck with Drowning Mirror Force, then summoned Trishula AGAIN and wiped away all of his resources and took the game.

Game 2: He opens Toad and a bunch of backrow and I know my hand isn’t strong enough to challenge that let alone deal with it, so I go to game 3.

Game 3: Similar to the first game, I won when I summoned Trishula and blew away all their resources and also sniped away their other cards with Agent and PSY-Framelord Omega.

Round 2 vs Darklords

Game 1: My opponent had lost his deck last round and didn’t find it until five minutes into the round, meaning he got a game loss.

Game 2: He opens pretty meh with nothing but a lot of draw power and a Terrortop, when he finally goes to make a play I use D.D. Crow and stop his plays. On my turn, I make Omega + Drone and Agent and start looping Drone to ensure he doesn’t get any cards that can bring him out of the simplified gamestate and win.

Round 3 vs Atlantean/Mermails (played against a friend, never fun to do that)

Game 1: I bricked this game, and he OTKed with Diva and stuff.

Game 2: I think I open double Omega or something that good and then turn 2 resolve Trishula and the game’s over.

Game 3: A really intense game, my friend went first and opened Gaios and Toad and a couple other cards. I had the resources to get around the Gaios and Toad, but not without losing a bunch of my own resources. A combination of Book of Eclipse, Fairy Tail Snow, Brilliant Fusion and I think Raigeki managed to do it and also establish a rudimentary field that kept me in the game for a little longer, but because I had to use Eclipse on the board and couldn’t clear ALL of the monsters, my friend got out another two cards, including Dimensional Barrier. I had a Trishula play the next turn that would’ve probably won me the game, but the Dimensional Barrier sealed the game in a loss for me.

Round 4 vs ABC

Game 1: My opponent makes a mistake by setting a Union Hangar to his spell/trap zone instead of field zone before using Tsukuyomi which resulted in a judge having to fix the gamestate and alter a bunch of things, severely impeded my opponent’s focus for the remainder of the duel. I outed his board and made my own consisting of Omega, Hi-Speedroid Hagoita and used Omega to put a Fairy Tail Snow I’d banished off Desires into the graveyard. He had no way to out the board nor any resources left so went to game 2.

Game 2: My opponent opened Anti-Spell Fragrance, but I used D.D. Crow to stop a Buster Dragon. Despite Anti-Spell locking down a bunch of my plays, I was able to make some plays anyway and clear away some of the backrow. He start assembling some pieces of ABC but he made a disappointed face after using Pot of Desires, making me think he’d banished some of his pieces. I flipped a set System Down the next turn to clear out 2 Bs and 2 Cs he had in grave and one of his As I had hit with D.D. Crow earlier, so I was pretty confident he wouldn’t be able to make Buster this game. His Anti-Spell also started to work against him as he drew Hangar later in the duel but couldn’t play it. Eventually, I got out Omega and used Agent and Drone to clear out the rest of his field and stack his deck, which was when he then conceded.

Round 5 vs ABC

You can watch this in the video! Drawing Lazuli sucks, but I also drew virtually the same hand both games which was pretty frustrating, coupled with the fact that my opponent drew the stones both games.

Round 6 vs Paleozoics

Forgot to write this one down, but I went 1-2 a loss, I’m sure there was a Lazuli hand here somewhere that contributed to the loss.

Round 7 vs Odd-Eyes Magicians

Game 1: He lets me go first but, surprise surprise, I open Lazuli and it contributes to a bricky hand and I lose.

Game 2: I go first, open Omega and Dimensional Barrier with Resort on the field so winning is no problem.

Game 3: I Twin Twister his scales and use Drone and Agent so he has no plays for a quick win.