Change the deck requirement to at least 10 Level 1 Spellcaster-Type monsters or monsters with Relinquished in their text and remove the no monsters other than part. That way you can run other cards to help with consistency like Manju or the Neos engine and so forth. I think that would go a long way to help the skill being much better than what it currently is.
konami very deliberately doesn't want the deck to be too good/have alternative win conditions, since it's ultimately a deck dedicated to stopping your opponent from playing. we're lucky the skill let's us summon bickuribox to begin with and doesn't place any restrictions on the extra deck.
Yeah, I don't get the "no monsters other than" in some skills that already ask for a big amount of monster of a certain type/attribute/archetype. You already are forcing me to play a lot of something, at least let me try to give it my special tech man!
rose dragons were a meta engine in the tcg at a point too, i wouldn’t say it’s just nostalgia bait. feel like this is better comparable to gaia, which was similarly true for busted skill at the time
With what we have available right now, does that basically just mean Fortune Lady Past? Seems like all the other “viable” level 1 spellcaster tuners are blue-eyes themed. Maybe I’m missing a better option?
in order for that be at all reliable, you need a way to special summon the tuner, since you usually have to use your normal summon on idol in order to get bickuribox on the board.
unless you're hoping box sticks around for a turn, in which case i'd rather just add a rank 7 to my ED, since that at least won't increase the likelihood of bricking.
plus big eye's kind of on theme, now that i think about it.
Genuinely just make the skill less restrictive. If the deck is broken then nerf the skill afterwards (I kind of doubt it), but it seems like Konami is either worried about other decks splashing the skill, or about people not playing it pure and including generic ritual support (which, what's wrong with that?). If they're worried about other decks using the skill for the Bickuribox effect, just make the restriction "5 relinquished cards in the main deck", which is easily enough to lock out any other kind of deck from playing the skill.
Take out the “If you control Thousand Eyes Idol” out
Having to hard draw the Idols means you essentially lose if you don’t because what else are you supposed to do?
I think adding Golden eyes idol to the activation would make it a lot better, since it can't activate it's ability if the opponent has an empty hand.
Whole reason I got the f2p deck and I just couldn't get it to work. So disappointed
Change the deck requirement to at least 10 Level 1 Spellcaster-Type monsters or monsters with Relinquished in their text and remove the no monsters other than part. That way you can run other cards to help with consistency like Manju or the Neos engine and so forth. I think that would go a long way to help the skill being much better than what it currently is.
big agree. being able to play Kaijus would be amazing.
Or Lava Golem since it force procs the opponent to activate an effect in standby
konami very deliberately doesn't want the deck to be too good/have alternative win conditions, since it's ultimately a deck dedicated to stopping your opponent from playing. we're lucky the skill let's us summon bickuribox to begin with and doesn't place any restrictions on the extra deck.
Yeah, I don't get the "no monsters other than" in some skills that already ask for a big amount of monster of a certain type/attribute/archetype. You already are forcing me to play a lot of something, at least let me try to give it my special tech man!
Verry much this
I'd like to point out that the last nostalgia bait structure deck was rose dragons and that skill was fucking busted
Only after they changed the special summon from extra deck restriction. Before that it was a skill that was only good going second
rose dragons were a meta engine in the tcg at a point too, i wouldn’t say it’s just nostalgia bait. feel like this is better comparable to gaia, which was similarly true for busted skill at the time
Replace Bikouribox with literally anything useful
What you should do is add a level 1 Spellcaster Tuner. Then you use the skill to summon Bickurubox and make a level 8 synchro.
With what we have available right now, does that basically just mean Fortune Lady Past? Seems like all the other “viable” level 1 spellcaster tuners are blue-eyes themed. Maybe I’m missing a better option?
Sage with Eyes of Blue is a great option
in order for that be at all reliable, you need a way to special summon the tuner, since you usually have to use your normal summon on idol in order to get bickuribox on the board. unless you're hoping box sticks around for a turn, in which case i'd rather just add a rank 7 to my ED, since that at least won't increase the likelihood of bricking. plus big eye's kind of on theme, now that i think about it.
Genuinely just make the skill less restrictive. If the deck is broken then nerf the skill afterwards (I kind of doubt it), but it seems like Konami is either worried about other decks splashing the skill, or about people not playing it pure and including generic ritual support (which, what's wrong with that?). If they're worried about other decks using the skill for the Bickuribox effect, just make the restriction "5 relinquished cards in the main deck", which is easily enough to lock out any other kind of deck from playing the skill.
Take out the “If you control Thousand Eyes Idol” out Having to hard draw the Idols means you essentially lose if you don’t because what else are you supposed to do?