Archetypes that need link support

[AnimeMasterDub]

This thread is to mention archetypes that need link support specifically for that archetype in other words link monster that can be used for that archetype but are not part of that archetype will not be counted for. The original post may be updated over time.

Odd-Eyes
Utopia (the link monster would have some sort of effect where the utopia cards it points to can't be destroyed by card effects including its own effect)

[greg503]

Metaphys Imduk:
Wrym Link 1
1000 ATK
1 "Metaphys" monster
You can also Special Summon this card from the Extra Deck by banishing its material from your hand. When this card is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck: You can banish a "Metaphys" card from your Deck; place 1 "Metaphys Dimension" from your Deck face-up in your Spell/Trap zone. Once per turn: Add 1 of your banished "Metaphys" Spell/Trap cards to your hand.

[AnimeMasterDub]

Metaphys Imduk:
Wrym Link 1
1000 ATK
1 "Metaphys" monster
You can also Special Summon this card from the Extra Deck by banishing its material from your hand. When this card is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck: You can banish a "Metaphys" card from your Deck; place 1 "Metaphys Dimension" from your Deck face-up in your Spell/Trap zone. Once per turn: Add 1 of your banished "Metaphys" Spell/Trap cards to your hand.

doesnt look like metaphys needs any link support from what I see it looks like it needs more pendulum support

[Fredblade]

Odd-Eyes can swarm the field enough without even using their Pendulum First, also Beyond the Pendulum exist, may not have "Odd-Eyes" in their literal name, but that card from their aesthetics and effect it just screams "it's a Yuya card".

An Utopia link does not make sense since the deck locks you into Xyz Monsters and they already competent without them with the ZS and ZW support.

[greg503]

Metaphys Imduk:
Wrym Link 1
1000 ATK
1 "Metaphys" monster
You can also Special Summon this card from the Extra Deck by banishing its material from your hand. When this card is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck: You can banish a "Metaphys" card from your Deck; place 1 "Metaphys Dimension" from your Deck face-up in your Spell/Trap zone. Once per turn: Add 1 of your banished "Metaphys" Spell/Trap cards to your hand.

doesnt look like metaphys needs any link support from what I see it looks like it needs more pendulum support

That's just Decoy Dragon distracting you

[AnimeMasterDub]

Metaphys Imduk:
Wrym Link 1
1000 ATK
1 "Metaphys" monster
You can also Special Summon this card from the Extra Deck by banishing its material from your hand. When this card is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck: You can banish a "Metaphys" card from your Deck; place 1 "Metaphys Dimension" from your Deck face-up in your Spell/Trap zone. Once per turn: Add 1 of your banished "Metaphys" Spell/Trap cards to your hand.

doesnt look like metaphys needs any link support from what I see it looks like it needs more pendulum support

That's just Decoy Dragon distracting you

an archetype with only 1 pendulum card is pretty much useless

[greg503]

doesnt look like metaphys needs any link support from what I see it looks like it needs more pendulum support

That's just Decoy Dragon distracting you

an archetype with only 1 pendulum card is pretty much useless

Decoy isn't for pend summoning in the first place

[AnimeMasterDub]

That's just Decoy Dragon distracting you

an archetype with only 1 pendulum card is pretty much useless

Decoy isn't for pend summoning in the first place

then why make it a pendulum in the first place

[Lil Oldman]

an archetype with only 1 pendulum card is pretty much useless

Decoy isn't for pend summoning in the first place

then why make it a pendulum in the first place

In order to have a self banishing card that provides pseudo-protection without having to waste a summon on it that also recovers itself for further plays as a monster.

[AnimeMasterDub]

Decoy isn't for pend summoning in the first place

then why make it a pendulum in the first place

In order to have a self banishing card that provides pseudo-protection without having to waste a summon on it that also recovers itself for further plays as a monster.

Still seems like a waste to me if they wanted to make a monster card that could also be played as a spell card they could just make monster spells instead of making them pendulum monsters since there isn't a point to the pendulum scale if that monster is the only pendulum monster in the archetype

[greg503]

then why make it a pendulum in the first place

In order to have a self banishing card that provides pseudo-protection without having to waste a summon on it that also recovers itself for further plays as a monster.

Still seems like a waste to me if they wanted to make a monster card that could also be played as a spell card they could just make monster spells instead of making them pendulum monsters since there isn't a point to the pendulum scale if that monster is the only pendulum monster in the archetype

Why make monster spells when pendulum monsters are that with a bit more?

[AnimeMasterDub]

In order to have a self banishing card that provides pseudo-protection without having to waste a summon on it that also recovers itself for further plays as a monster.

Still seems like a waste to me if they wanted to make a monster card that could also be played as a spell card they could just make monster spells instead of making them pendulum monsters since there isn't a point to the pendulum scale if that monster is the only pendulum monster in the archetype

Why make monster spells when pendulum monsters are that with a bit more?

I already explained why

[Lil Oldman]

then why make it a pendulum in the first place

In order to have a self banishing card that provides pseudo-protection without having to waste a summon on it that also recovers itself for further plays as a monster.

Still seems like a waste to me if they wanted to make a monster card that could also be played as a spell card they could just make monster spells instead of making them pendulum monsters since there isn't a point to the pendulum scale if that monster is the only pendulum monster in the archetype

It's almost as if Pendulum monsters are meant to be a monster and a spell. Pendulum Summon, while important, it isn't essential. There's a reason to why D/D doesn't set good scales with Gilgamesh, it sets good Pendulum effects in Thomas and Abyss Ragnarok.

[AnimeMasterDub]

In order to have a self banishing card that provides pseudo-protection without having to waste a summon on it that also recovers itself for further plays as a monster.

Still seems like a waste to me if they wanted to make a monster card that could also be played as a spell card they could just make monster spells instead of making them pendulum monsters since there isn't a point to the pendulum scale if that monster is the only pendulum monster in the archetype

It's almost as if Pendulum monsters are meant to be a monster and a spell. Pendulum Summon, while important, it isn't essential. There's a reason to why D/D doesn't set good scales with Gilgamesh, it sets good Pendulum effects in Thomas and Abyss Ragnarok.

1 at least d/d monsters have more than just one pendulum monster in their archetype and Second you sound like you hate pendulum summoning

[Lil Oldman]

Still seems like a waste to me if they wanted to make a monster card that could also be played as a spell card they could just make monster spells instead of making them pendulum monsters since there isn't a point to the pendulum scale if that monster is the only pendulum monster in the archetype

It's almost as if Pendulum monsters are meant to be a monster and a spell. Pendulum Summon, while important, it isn't essential. There's a reason to why D/D doesn't set good scales with Gilgamesh, it sets good Pendulum effects in Thomas and Abyss Ragnarok.

1 at least d/d monsters have more than just one pendulum monster in their archetype and Second you sound like you hate pendulum summoning

1) Don't put words in my mouth, I never said I hated it.
2) I am saying that pendulum summoning isnt everything that makes pendulums special.

[greg503]

Metaphys Horus is a Synchro and Ragnarok is a Tuner. Clearly, Metaphys is a Synchro archtype that needs more Tuners and Synchros

[Slitina]

Orcust Brass Bombard is a tuner guess Orcust is a Synchro Archetype.

[Lil Oldman]

Krawlers are all level 2, guess Krawlers are an Xyz archetype now.

[greg503]

Orcust Brass Bombard is a tuner guess Orcust is a Synchro Archetype.

Man, I used to use Brass and Knightmare to make level 8s back when Orcust was new

[Slitina]

Orcust Brass Bombard is a tuner guess Orcust is a Synchro Archetype.

Man, I used to use Brass and Knightmare to make level 8s back when Orcust was new

Man, also don’t forget the Mekk Knight orcust can also be a tuner too. I do feel like they just slap tuner on cards for some reason nowadays.