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Name
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Tyrant Dragon
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Rarity
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Ultra Rare
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Effect
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When there is a monster on your opponent's
side of the field after this monster's
first attack of your Battle Phase, this
monster can attack once again during the
same Battle Phase. In addition, negate
the effect of a Trap Card that targets
this card and destroy it. If this card
is Special Summoned from the Graveyard
by another card's effect, you must Tribute
1 Dragon-Type monster on your side of
the field.
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Type
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Dragon / Effect
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Card Number
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DB2-EN151
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Card Rating
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Advanced: 2.7967
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Date Reviewed
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07.31.06
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We're kicking off this week with a skeleton crew
of reviewers. An old favorite is getting reviewed,
Tyrant Dragon! Tyrant Dragon is a very nice dragon
type monster with some pretty powerful effects
in the current Meta.
First, you will notice he is a level 8 dragon type
monster. The standard 2 tribute powerhouse dragon,
nothing out of the ordinary here. 2900 is pretty
decent for a double tribute. There is currently
plenty of dragon support out there. This guy is
amazing at clearing the field. As long as there
are targets, it gets to attack twice, not a bad
effect. It’s other effect is what really helps
out in today’s game.
It negates any trap card that targets this card!
So what does that mean exactly you ask? It is
immune to sak armor, bottomless trap hole, ring
of destruction, and magic cylinder. In addition,
all of the less commonly played traps like
shadow spell will not work either. Now, for those
of you still not sure about targeting… Here are
the commonly played traps that WILL destroy tyrant
dragon; mirror force, torrential tribute, and
widespread ruin. Just so theres no confusion,
when targeted with call of the haunted, Tyrant
Dragon will hit the field, then call will be
destroyed, leaving you with just Tyrant Dragon ^_^.
There are some cool combo’s you can pull off
with this guy. If you play him, it’s a good idea
to pack some blast with chains. They make GREAT
mst/storm bait, and you can chain them to equip
tyrant dragon. When this happens, they are negated
and destroyed, allowing you to destroy ANY card on
the field. Niffy combo eh? Even if you use them
without Tyrant Dragon, they are still pretty
decent anyway.
So, what’s the downside? Nothing really. When its
special summoned from the graveyard, you have to
sacrifice a dragon. That’s what troop dragons are
for, as well as masked dragons, which in a dragon
deck, you should be packing plenty of anyway.
On his own? Might be hard to special summon him,
but we still love Dark Ruler Ha-Des don’t we?
Works well with soul exchange and cost down,
for reference.
Advanced 2.75/5
Advanced Dragon 3.5/5
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2900 attack and 2500 defense….some pretty impressive
stats for this behemoth. Not only are these stats
incredible, but it comes with a few effects as well.
However, first we’ll take a look at the card itself
before we dwell deep within its secrets.
The first thing you may notice is that this is a
lv.8 monster. That in itself may get you thinking.
Not many 8 star monsters are played nowadays…except
for possibly DMOC and the monsters in a Dark Magician
deck. There may be a few others, but let’s press
on with the card at hand. The next piece of info
you may notice is its huge stats. 2900/2500 is
not something you’d be too fond of seeing played
against you. The highest normally played 2-star
tribute monster is 3000atk, and this is only 100
less.
We now take a slightly closer look into this ferocious
beast and notice 2 more interesting facts:
1) Dragon-type
2) Fire-attribute.
Dragons are pretty much known for their ferocity and
high attack point stats, and this card is no exception.
Played in a properly built dragon deck, this card
could spell the end for your opponent. Pop in a
couple Flame Ruler, and this dragon won’t be too
difficult to unleash. The Fire-attribute seems quite
appropriate for dragons. Fire decks are most often
built around burn. Add in a Backfire, sacrifice the
Flame Ruler for Tyrant (-500), and if by chance the
opponent knocks out Tyrant, they lose another 500lp.
Now we shall dwell deep within the catacombs to
attempt to unleash the true powers of this ferocious
behemoth. With the first effect, if you’re opponent
still has a monster on the field after Tyrant has
made its first attack, it can attack once more in
the same battle phase. This is quite an interesting
effect. If by chance you get this out when your
opponent has more than one monster on the field,
it’s pretty much a bulldozer. Not many monsters
can withstand a 2900 beatstick pounding down on
them. There is one monster I can think of that
is commonly played and could withstand this assault…
Spirit Reaper. Guess what? There’s a solution for
that as well. Being a dragon-type monster, there
are several support cards. For the basic dragon
build, add in Dragon’s Rage. If your dragon monster
attacks with a higher attack than your opponent’s
defense stat, it gains fairy meteor crush ability.
Therefore, if your opponent is stuck defending
with Reaper, that’s 2700 damage to your opponent.
This monstrosity has a 2nd effect that also helps
boost the ability of the first. If this card is
specifically targeted by the effect of a trap, it
negates that trap and destroys it. Therefore, you
can keep beating on your opponent without the fear
of Sakuretsu Armor, Magic Cylinder, etc. However,
do watch out for Mirror Force. This is where
another dragon support card may come in handy.
Stamping Destruction is a spell that, when you
have a dragon monster on the field, you can destroy
1 spell or trap card on the field and inflict 500
direct damage to the opponent (hence more burn
power, lol).
The final effect of Tyrant Dragon is probably
its biggest downside (in addition to being lv.8).
If Tyrant is destroyed somehow (smashing ground,
hammer shot, etc), in order to special summon it,
you must have another dragon monster on the
field to sacrifice. This is where Twin-Headed
Behemoth and Masked Dragon may come in handy.
This card is a nice one to have in a basic
dragon-type deck. In other general advanced decks,
there may be some better monsters to have instead,
but there really isn’t all too much harm in trying
him out (with the proper support).
Advanced: 2.5/5
Dragon deck: 3.5/5
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Today’s the day reviewed Tyrant Dragon.
This not-so-little dragon may seem weaker than Blue-Eyes
White Dragon at first because of its stats being
2900/2500. But what makes it strong are its two effects.
One lets it attack a second time if there’s a monster
still standing are its first attack and one that
protects it from traps that targets it.
But it, like most cards, has its own drawbacks. One is
that it’s an 8 star monster, meaning it’s normal
summoning procedure requires 2 tributes. Also, if
it is brought back from the Graveyard, you must
tribute a dragon-type on your side of the field to be
able to do so. On top of this, it must destroy a monster
in battle in order for it to get its second attack.
This means you can’t equip it with Shooting Star
Bow - Ceal and expect to be able to do a double
direct attack just because the opponent has a monster
on their side of the field.
The good thing here is that it can’t be stopped by
cards like Sakuretsu Armor, Magic Cylinder, Trap
Hole, Spellbinding Circle, Shadow Spell, etc. And a
little known fact is that it can be revived by Call
Of The Haunted. Just activate it, tribute your
dragon, place Tyrant Dragon back on the field then
send COTH to the grave by itself.
Lastly, for those using Chaos decks in Traditional
Format... Tyrant Dragon is, sadly, a FIRE Attribute.
Also, with as much monster removal out there,
especially in trad, it’ll be pretty hard keeping
this on the field, and any spell can just as
easily effect it.
So, I’ll finish this off with the ratings.
Adv: Pi/5 (yes. the number Pi. lol)
Trad: 2½/5 (There most certainly is better)
Art: 4/5 (It’s pretty well drawn dragon.)
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Last Updated: September 11, 2006
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