Chronomaly Nebra Disk ———————————————— When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Chronomaly" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Chronomaly Nebra Disk". If this card is in the Graveyard and all monsters you control are "Chronomaly" monsters (min. 1): You can Special Summon this card in Defense Position. You cannot activate cards or effects during the turn you activate this effect, except "Chronomaly" cards and effects. You can only use 1 "Chronomaly Nebra Disk" effect per turn, and only once that turn. ———————————————— Can Be Found In: World Superstars (WSUP-EN001)
Chronomaly is an archetype based on ancient and mysterious artifacts, completely focused on Xyz Summon. While that might not seem an unique playstyle compared to many other Decks, Chronomaly gets a bit of an upper hand with all kinds of Special Summons as well Level manipulation. With Chronomalies becoming easily available from early to late game, as well all kinds of setups including Rank-Up, is an archetype that can mold their strategy with other themes and Extra Deck options quite easily.
"Chronomaly Nebra Disk" takes two core purposes depending of its position during a Duel. If Normal Summoned, "Nebra Disk" will allow us to search for a Chronomaly card from our Deck to our hand excluding copies of itself, ranging from not only monsters but also Spells and Traps related to the archetype. If in the Graveyard, "Nebra Disk" can revive itself if all we have on the field are Chronomaly monsters, but for the whole of the turn (Even before using this effect) we can only play Chronomaly cards and effects. "Nebra Disk" is obviously a highly efficient monster to the point of leading the whole build on its own, starting by looking for key cards in the archetype to later on constantly revive itself to work arround their Extra Deck setups.
With a searching effect only available by Normal Summon as well a revival effect of its own, "Nebra Disk" limits itself when comes to support to work along with. While there are some options to be Special Summoned during the first turns, in most circumstances will be preferable to be added to our hand by discarding "Chronomaly Crystal Skull" or the Xyz effect of "Gear Gigant X". Another option is using the excavating effect of "Chronomaly Technology", as although won't always assure we pick "Nebra Disk" with its aid we can always end with other valuable cards otherwise. "Nebra Disk" might be able to revive by its own ability, but we can spare restricting ourselves with its drawbacks by using other alternatives such as "Chronomaly Crystal Bones" or "Chronomaly City Babylon", to the point that we might summon several copies of "Nebra Disk" together. But if all you want is to abuse its Graveyard effect without waiting to be added in our hand, we can easily dump it by cards like "Brilliant Fusion" and other milling effects to follow with its constant revivals in the next turns.
"Nebra Disk" will most likely lead the entire archetype with both of its effects as the Duel progresses. Its searching effect pretty much covers the whole build and will let us obtain the proper card for the proper situation, ranging from key members such as "Chronomaly Golden Jet" or "Chronomaly Moai", to supporting Spells and Traps like the mentioned "Chronomaly City Babylon" or "Chronomaly Pyramid Eye Tablet". While "Nebra Disk" has stats solid enough to confront most fights, in most circumstances will focus on our bigger summons as we work with other Chronomaly cards and other Extra Deck options if we can expand our tools arround the archetype. This is specially the case as soon "Nebra Disk" is in the Graveyard as will be brought back each turn to cheaply prepare several Xyz Summons, ranging from Rank 4 monsters such as "Number 36: Chronomaly Chateau Huyuk" to Rank 5 summons like "Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech" by working along "Golden Jet" and other materials. Remember that the revival of "Nebra Disk" will restrict our cards and effects to those belonging to Chronomaly, but won't stop us from summoning other Extra Deck monsters outside the archetype to make their effects available once the turn ends. Don't forget that "Nebra Disk" can only use one of both effects each turn, so we must commit when comes to gathering various copies in the Graveyard or our hand.
As both a searcher and a material, "Chronomaly Nebra Disk" easily becomes the most important member of the whole archetype. "Nebra Disk" will start by looking for one of all the Chronomaly cards available excluding itself, to later on be constantly revived as long we keep our field arround these monsters. "Nebra Disk" alone will let us prepare our hand for any situation, and in the next turns becomes an exploitable material as keeps reviving itself each turn. Obviously with such powerful abilities "Nebra Disk" limits our gameplay to the archetype itself, but is still capable to mix itself with other themes and setups without damaging its requeriments. With more than enough opportunities to become quickly available despite a searching effect only triggered by Normal Summon, "Nebra Disk" easily becomes the true threat of the archetype with its toolbox nature and abusable material role.
Personal Rating: A+
+ Searches any Chronomaly card except itself when Normal Summoned + Revives itself if we only control Chronomaly monsters + Greatly supported to work as material each turn + High stats
- Its searching effect is only available by Normal Summon - We can only activate Chronomaly cards and effect the turn is revived - We can only use one of both effects each turn even with various copies