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Patchwork Furnimal/Patchwork Fluffal - Arc V

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Fluffal Patchwork ———————————————— This card is treated as a "Frightfur" monster while on the field. This face-up monster on the field can be used as a substitute for any 1 Fusion Material whose name is specifically listed on a "Frightfur" Fusion Monster Card, but the other Fusion Material(s) must be correct. ———————————————— Can Be Found In: V Jump Fall 2016 (VJMP-JP119)

A Fluffal Deck consists in three groups of monsters working together to achieve their Fusion Summons. Fluffals and Edge Imps reside the Main Deck with abilities to setup their cards and summons, leading to the arrival of a variety of Frightfurs with powerful offensive abilities to finish off the opponent. While the arrival of the Extra Monster Zone affected their performance, is still a powerful Deck with high OTK potential and able to keep a stable momentum after each Fusion Summon.

"Fluffal Patchwork" becomes a wild card for an archetype all about gathering materials for their Fusion Summons. "Patchwork" is treated as a Frightfur while on the board, something that might not seem that efficient at first but can actually create some shortcuts arround expensive setups. This is specially the case with its second ability, as while on the field "Patchwork" can become a replacement for a listed material on a Frightfur Fusion Monster (The other materials must be the proper ones). Overall nothing different to many other Fusion replacements we can find in the card game, but as part of the archetype "Fluffal Patchwork" gains small yet important benefits to have an important role in some of the most important Fusion Summons.

While its poor stats makes "Patchwork" greatly supported by off-theme cards, the archetype provides more than enough options to make its avialability assured during any turn. The summon of "Fluffal Dog" will suffice to look for any Fluffal or Edge Imp inside our Deck, while achieving the same result by sending "Toy Vendor" to the Graveyard (No matter if was destroyed or disposed by an effect like "Fluffal Wings"). Since the effects of "Patchwork" requires for it to be on the field, cards like the mentioned "Toy Vendor" and others such as "Fluffal Penguin" will provide us a Special Summon to bring it from our hand. Soon or later "Patchwork" will end in our Graveyard as becomes a material for our summons, so if is not revived by cards like "Suture Rebirth" and ""Designer Frightfur" it will be brought back to our hand by efects like "Fluffal Octopus" and "fluffal Rabbit".

Obviously, the primary goal of "Fluffal Patchwork" is to work as material for most of our Fusion Summons. While that is not that different compared to other Fluffals since many Frightfurs have vague requeriments, it offers a few yet important liberties to shortcut some of our summons. As a Frightfur while on the field, "Patchwork" along copies of itself and/or other Frightfurs it can shortcut the arrival of "Frightfur Chimera". Otherwise, since already has a replacement ability anyways, it can take over the role of Edge Imps as the main material for most of our Fusion Summons. While might seem that its role as Frightfur isn't that outstanding, is can still become valuable as we counter opponent actions with "Frightfur March" while also giving us a shortcut to summon a Frightfur inside our Extra Deck.

As a monster with substitute abilities "Fluffal Patchwork" might seem a solid choice to work as material for our Fusion Summons, specially if arrives to our field to obtain further options. Unfortunately "Patchwork" is severely overshadowed by many stronger alternatives the archetype offers, as their immense card pool to achieve any Fusion Summon required at the moment along the help of "King of the Swamp" as either a replacement or a searcher card makes the uses arround "Patchwork" not that outstanding in comparison. While has a good opportunity to take over Edge Imps and Frightfurs as the main Fusion material, "Patchwork" is a weak choice when compared to alternatives able to achieve the same purpose(s) from the hand or even Graveyard.

Personal Rating: B

+ Is treated as a Frightfur while on the field + Can replace a listed material on a Frightfur Fusion Monster while on the field + Well supported

- Limited effects specially when compared to other substitute materials - The archetype already provides plenty of options to not rely on this monster