Good afternoon y'all, and Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans!

I just got enough Gems to buy the bundle, thinking I wouldn't get anything noteworthy. And guess what? I was proven wrong, not that I'm complaining haha.

Anyways, the matter at hand is that I always wanted to try "Branded", but I don't know where to start. What does a "Branded" Deck look like in this current meta? How is its power compared to the other Decks rn? Is it easy or difficult to pilot it? Do I need to worry about changing the Deck often, once new cards come out?

I'm open to all forms of advice and help. Much appreciated in advance 🙏

No Spell mishaps under her watch.

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This card was initially "Witchcrafter" support, until I realized that they do not banish their Spells, so whoops haha! It can technically still work, but you're gonna need to pull off the banish some other way. Nonetheless, while I can adjust it to a Spell Card being sent to the GY, I'll just leave it as is.

But as always, feel free to comment your thoughts and criticisms down below.

Happy 4th of July to those in America, me included, and God bless!

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Marqua, the Devoted Servant

Level 3 WATER Spellcaster Effect Monster

ATK: 1300

DEF: 1800

Card Text:

>During your Main Phase, if a Spell Card was banished this turn: You can target 1 Spell in either banishment; shuffle it into the Deck, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand.
During the End Phase: You can target 3 Spells in your GY and/or face-up banishment; add 1 to your hand, place 1 on top of your Deck, and place 1 on the bottom of your Deck.
You can only use each effect of "Marqua, the Devoted Servant" once per turn.

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Artist: @kawasumi3 on Twitter

"So Studio Bones, when is season 3?", said the Noragami fanbase after 10 years.

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Finally finished Noragami, albeit in the wrong order lol. What better way to encapsulate the anime by making a card for the delivery god himself? :^)

As always, send me any form of feedback, thoughts, criticisms, etc. God bless yall, and have a great rest of your day!

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Delivery God Service

Continuous Spell

Card Text:

Your opponent must pay 500 LP to activate a card or effect, and if they did, place 1 Five Yen Counter on this card.

You can only apply this effect of "Delivery God Service" for each card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap) once per turn.

If your opponent Summoned a monster(s) (except during the Damage Step): You can send this card with 3 or more Five Yen Counters to the GY; Special Summon 1 Fairy monster that meets at least 1 of the criteria listed below from your hand or Deck.

● ATK less than or equal to the number of Five Yen Counters this card had on the field x 500

● Level less than or equal to the number of Five Yen Counters this card had on the field x 2.

You can only use this effect of "Delivery God Service" once per turn.

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Artist: 月软软 from Pixiv

If you understand the reference, you will get one free pass for a lucky delivery god's service. The next call, however, will cost you one 5-yen coin :^3

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Literally only made the card, while I was watching Noragami, which I made the worst mistake in watching season 2, cause I thought that was the first season LOL.

That aside, as always, feel free to send me any kinds of reasonable feedback. God bless y'all, and have a great rest of your day!

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Hundred Archfiends

Level 6 DARK Fiend Effect Monster

ATK: 2600

DEF: 1600

Card Text:

>If this card is added to your hand, except by drawing it: You can Special Summon this card, then you can increase this card's Level by 1.
A Fiend Ritual Monster that was Ritual Summoned using this card gains these effects.
● For each "Archfiend" card you control, "Archfiend" monsters you control gain 100 ATK/DEF and monsters your opponent controls lose 100 ATK/DEF.
● Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can reduce the ATK/DEF of all monsters your opponent currently controls by 100 for each "Archfiend" card you control, then if that monster's current ATK is half of its original ATK as a result, its effects are negated. These effects are applied until the end of this turn.
You can only use each effect of "Hundred Archfiends" once per turn.

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Art: "Royal Rebel's Starting" from Yugioh Rush Duel

Let's get Special Summoned and receive 3 Spell Counters without telling "Skilled Brown Magician" :^]

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Randomly had the idea to make a support card for the "Skilled" Spellcasters, since we're in the era of supporting old cards from Duel Monsters, such as Yugi in Chaos Origins, for example.

As always, feel free to send me any feedback. God bless y'all and keep going strong in this halfway mark of 2026!

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Skilled Magic Advancement

Normal Spell

Card Text:

>Special Summon 1 "Skilled" Spellcaster monster from your hand or Deck, then place 3 Spell Counters on it.
If a "Skilled" Spellcaster monster is sent to the GY to activate its effect to Special Summon a monster from the hand, Deck, or GY: You can banish this card from your GY; add 1 card that meets 1 of the criteria below from your Deck to your hand, except "Skilled Magic Advancement".
● 1 "Dark Magician" or 1 card that mentions it
● 1 "Buster Blader" or 1 card mentions it
● 1 card that is a "Gaia the Fierce Knight" monster, a Level 5 Dragon monster, or mentions "Gaia the Dragon Champion"
● 1 "Archfiend" card
You can only use each effect of "Skilled Magic Advancement" once per turn.

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Source: OtakuWorld from Facebook

Just how many favorites can one Slifer Slacker have?

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The first is one I made recently, whereas the second is one I made a while ago, but is now revised.

As always, feel free to send me all forms of feedback down below. God bless y'all, and enjoy!

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Favorite Combination

Normal Spell

Card Text:

>Send 1 card from your hand to the GY; add up to 2 of these cards from your Deck to your hand.
● 1 "Elemental HERO" Normal Monster
● 1 "Polymerization"
● 1 card that mentions an "Elemental HERO" Normal Monster card's name
You can only activate 1 "Favorite Combination" per turn.

Favorite Fusion

Normal Spell

Card Text:

>(When you activate this card, you can also reveal 1 "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck that mentions an "Elemental HERO" monster card in its materials.)
Fusion Summon 1 "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material.
If you revealed an "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster that mentions an "Elemental HERO" monster card's name as 1 of its materials at activation, you can also use monsters from your Deck/Extra Deck as Fusion Material, but you must Fusion Summon that revealed monster.
You cannot Special Summon monsters, except "HERO" monsters the turn you activate this card.
You can only activate 1 "Favorite Fusion" per turn.

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Artists in the Following Order (from Twitter):

• Hinoki91011
• Go_madare_

Namu, Tenman Daijizai Tenjin!

With my blade, I shall sever your essence!

This sword is my path to the void, my very life!

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I wanted to try my hand on a going second handtrap while also making a nod to one of my favorite characters back in the Fate series. I know the later part is a bit finicky, but essentially, for each specified location that does not have any cards, you can banish a number of the negated card's copies up to the number of those empty locations.

Lemme know your thoughts and criticisms. God bless y'all and your day, and enjoy!

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Devoid Zero Slash

Normal Trap

Card Text:

>If you have no cards in your Extra Deck, field, GY, and banishment, this card's activation and effect cannot be negated, also you can activate this card from your hand. When your opponent activates a monster effect that is a Quick Effect, Quick-Play Spell, or a Normal or Continuous Trap: Negate that effect, then if you have no cards in the Extra Deck, field, GY, or banishment, your opponent must banish as many cards that have the same original name as that negated card as possible, face-down, from their hand, Deck/Extra Deck, GY, or on the field, based on the number of where you do not have cards from (Extra Deck, field, GY, and/or banishment).
You can only activate 1 "Devoid Zero Slash" per turn.

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Art: "Banish Blade" from Magic the Gathering

Good morning, afternoon, and evening custom card, folks! Thank you for your patience 🙇‍♂️

I have finally gathered all the points to finalize the results of CCC Week 12! For context, each contestant was to make a monster that can also use 1 monster or material's worth for their Summon. As this is my first time, bear with me, as there's going to be A LOT of ties, which if you have any comments about your grade, as well as how I can grade better, do let me know down below!

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In 5th Place of 18.5, we have aaa1e2r3 and their Link-1 "Endymion, the Magnificent Master of Magic". While it does ask for a lot of Spell Counters, this card is in theme with its archetype. Although I myself am not a fan of it being a Towers, on-Summon effect allows the opponent an interaction window, and its omni-negate is reasonable.

In 4th place of 19.5, we have a tie between Sarydus and Foustling_Magia with "Hierartic Dragon Shadow of Akhekh" and "Minerva, the Light Slaughter" respectively. The fiest is a good card all around that adds extra consistency and on-turn backrow availability, while the other offers a unique Summoning condition.

From here on out, because the following consists of ties, any individual comments will be saved in my Google Sheets for the brief explanations, which if you need me to further elaborate, you can simply ask down below.

In 3rd place of 20, we have Icy_Caramel8176, AgostoAzul, and Optimal_Product6387, with "Nemleria Dream Defender - Nouours", "Cosmic Ganglion Ay'll'm", and "Giga Truck Transporter" respectively.

In 2nd place of 20.5, we have Conspo, Fybeki, and Dumon-The6thBarian with "Fortune Lady Aion", "Gunkan Suship Special-Class Cruiser", and "The Sea Emperor, Kurohige" respectively.

And finally, the winners of 1st have a whopping 7 contestants!

• Fuerst_Nekron and "Subterror Faultengu"
• Ok-Client-7734 and "Super Vehicroid - Transporter"
• L0rdP3rth and "Gladiator Beast Quadriga"
• forbiddenmemeories and "Armored Lord of the Red"
• MrGrummel and "Assault Warrior Synchron"
• jaccb_ and "Plunder Patroll Corsairs"
• RedRedditReadReads and "Vampire Summoner"
• Tengo-Sueno and "Goblin Biker Boss Gabonga" (newly added, due to my settings not showing this until it was pointed out) 🙇‍♂️

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Thank you once again for all those who participated!

To see how the grading process goes, its breakdown, and the comments I gave to each one, you can check out in the Sheets spreadsheet down below! God bless y'all, and have a great blessed rest of your day!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LwyEMdydqwSuWg7MQynFglePAmt1ni24Et-JDAuxFmc/edit?usp=drivesdk

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Art: Gold Pride - The Crowd Goes Wild!

Hydrate or diedrate.

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As a certified "Umi" player, somehow in every so often, I will make an "Umi" support card, even though I told myself that I will not. But considering we have a whole batch of em to support it, I have a valid reason to make more, right? But I jest and digress haha!

As always, feel free to let me know what you think down below. God bless y'all 👋 🌊

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A Sliver of Atlantis

Quick-Play Spell

Card Text:

>Activate 1 of these effects (but you can only use each effect of "A Sliver of Atlantis" once per turn);
● If "Umi" or "Atlantis, City of the Sea Dragon" is in your Field Zone: Until the end of the next turn, all monsters in your possession become WATER, also the names of WATER monsters in your Monster Zones become "Umi".
● Send any number of "Umi" from your hand or face-up field to the GY; choose that many face-up cards your opponent controls, and if you do, until the end of this turn, their names become "Umi" while they are face-up on the field, and negate any "Umi" effects activated by your opponent.
● This turn, your activated effects of "Umi", or cards that mention it, cannot be negated.

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Artist: @digidexdion on Twitter

Do you like magic?

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I would have like to make an attempt on making this an Overframe to justify the beauty, power, and reference of this card's inspiration, as well as the character the name is based off of, but I do not have access to my laptop for the card maker tool, so here you go nonetheless haha.

As always, feel free to send me any form of feedback. God bless y'all, and enjoy your blessed day!

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The Great Mage of Ages Past

Normal Spell

Card Text:

>Reveal 5 Spells with different card types from each other (Normal, Continuous, Equip, Quick-Play, Field, or Ritual) from your Deck, except "The Great Mage of Ages Past"; your opponent randomly banishes 1, randomly sends 1 to the GY, randomly adds 1 to their hand, you add 1 to your hand, and this effect becomes the fifth card's effect when that card is activated (if possible), also shuffle the fifth into the Deck.
During the End Phase, if there is a Field Spell in your GY: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Field Spell in your GY; place it in your Field Zone, but shuffle it into the Deck during the End Phase of the next turn.
You can only use each effect of "The Great Mage of Ages Past" once per turn.

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Original Source: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Person who Colored It: @altoe_am on Twitter

Is this a JoJo reference?? Iykyk.

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Since there can only be 1 submission for this week's CCC, and I already did one for Joey, it was only fitting for me to make an honorable mention for Kaiba, which resulted to this!

As always, let me know your thoughts! God bless y'all and enjoy!

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DNA Splicer Dragon

Level 8 DARK Dragon Fusion Effect Monster

ATK: 2400

DEF: 2600

Card Text:

>Must be Special Summoned with "The Fang of Critias", using "Cloning".
If your opponent Normal or Special Summons a monster(s) that has a Level (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of those monsters; Special Summon 1 "Clone Token" with the same original Type, Attribute, Level, ATK, and DEF as that monster.
Once per Chain, when your opponent activates a monster effect on the field while you control a "Clone Token" that has the same original Type, Attribute, Level, ATK, and DEF as that monster (Quick Effect): You can destroy both your "Clone Token" and that monster, and if you do, negate that effect.

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Artist: IllustroCBPK from DeviantArt

Equip and Steel Yourself with the "Impervious Iron Armor"!

This is as close as we are ever going to get a Joey "Armor" card, aside from "Lord of the Red", so savor it while you can.

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Once I saw the prompt for this week's CCC, my mind immediately went into making a submission for one of my favorite monsters from Joey, "Gearfried the Iron Knight"!

This mainstreamed creation is different compared to the previous Hermos targets.

For one, it has no on-Summon effect, but instead a Quick Effect to not only "dodge" but to also avoid destruction while providing destruction protection too.

And second, to implement a twist to the Equip Card effect of "Gearfried the Iron Knight", Joey copped Kaiba's homework that is "Attack Guidance Armor" as this card's second effect (which is also a Quick Effect), which will provide 1 non-target destruction that is reminiscent to the Equip Card effect of "Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight" minus the Equip Card pop.

I had a lot of fun making not only the effects but also the artwork this time around. Can't wait to see the rest of this CCC's submissions. Godspeed, and enjoy!

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Impervious Iron Armor

Level 4 EARTH Warrior Fusion Effect Monster

ATK: 1800

DEF: 1600

Card Text:

>Must be Special Summoned with "The Claw of Hermos", using a Warrior monster.
Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 other face-up monster on the field; equip this card to it.
While this card is equipped to a monster by this effect, this card and the equipped monster cannot be destroyed by card effects, also the equipped monster gains this effect.
● Once per turn, when your opponent activates a card or effect that targets exactly 1 other card you control (and no other cards) (Quick Effect): You can target this card or "Impervious Iron Armor" you control (whichever is an appropriate target); that card/effect now targets the new target, then if this card is still face-up on the field, you can destroy 1 card your opponent controls.

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Official Artworks Used for This Custom Made Artwork:

• "Gearfried the Iron Knight" from Duel Arena
• "Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight"
• "Mystical Cards of Light" for the background

Tools to Remove or Adjust the Artworks:

• Photoroom.com to remove backgrounds of both "Gearfried" monster artworks.
• Samsung Phone's Gallery App, specifically its adjust tools and object eraser for the following.
• Used the adjust tools to make the silhouette of "Gearfried" possible.
• Used the object eraser to remove the card in the art of "Mystical Cards of Light"

Oh! That's a baseball!

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Try to get into your opponent's head in this unique RPS handtrap version of "Head Judging"! As always, lemme know your thoughts and criticisms. God bless yall, and enjoy!

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Quick Time Event - Strike or Homerun

Normal Trap

Card Text:

>If both players control a monster in the same column, you can activate this card from your hand.
When your opponent activates a monster effect on the field: Your opponent can pay LP in multiples of 2000 (max. 4000); your opponent plays rock-paper-scissors with you.
If the result is not a Draw, negate that effect's activation, and if you do, shuffle that monster into the Deck, but if your opponent paid LP at activation, your opponent plays rock-paper-scissors with you again up to every 2000 LP paid instead or until the result is a Draw.
You can only activate 1 "Quick Time Event - Strike or Homerun" per turn.

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Source: Yakuza 5

*I summon "Pot of Greed"! It lets me draw 3 additional cards from my Deck!*

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This is a CCC submission in another Discord server, CustomCardGuy if you are curious, whose theme is having "Greed" in the name and its effect mainly being a "Draw 2". Hope y'all have a good rest of your day! God bless, and enjoy!

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Draw of Greed

Normal Spell

**Card Text:**

To activate this card, you must draw it for your normal draw in your Draw Phase, reveal it, and keep it revealed until the Main Phase 1.

At the start of your Main Phase 1 that same turn: You can activate this card from your hand (you can also banish any number of "Pot of" Normal Spells and/or "Jar of" Normal Traps from your hand or field, and if any of them are face-down, reveal them briefly to check); draw 2 cards, then if you banished a card(s) at activation, draw 2 additional cards for each card banished.

You cannot add or draw cards the turn you activate this card.

You can only activate 1 "Draw of Greed" per turn.

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Art: "Dimension Draw" from Future Card Buddyfight

Are you ready, Nanook?!

I HAVE BROUGHT YOU DESTRUCTION!!

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Shoutout to Phainon. He will always be my favorite character from Amphoreus, or Version 3.

As always, send me your thoughts, feedback, and criticisms. God bless y'all, your morning, and your rest of the day! Enjoy!

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Until All Stars Burn to Ash

Normal Trap

Card Text:

>If a monster(s) from your hand, field, GY, or banishment was placed on the bottom of the Deck this turn, you can activate this card from your hand.
Show 1 monster in your GY or on the bottom of your Deck, then banish all cards that are on top of that shown monster face-down, and if you do, Special Summon it, and if you do that, it gains 300 ATK for each card banished, also, you can destroy cards your opponent controls for every 4 cards banished.
During the End Phase, if you still control the monster Special Summoned by this effect, inflict damage to your opponent equal to half of its current ATK, and if you do, banish it face-down.
You can only activate 1 "Until All Stars Burn to Ash" per turn.

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Artist: @xiel_alet on Twittwr

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

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Oh, nostalgia. The game that the ol Jack loved the most. Haven't watched him for a hot minute, but that's one off tangent for one day.

Anywhom, as always, I'm always open to all forms of feedback, thoughts, criticisms, etc. God bless yall and enjoy!

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EDIT: The restriction is changed accordingly, since the card itself does not target a monster on activation.

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Colossus Slayer

Normal Spell

Card Text:

>If your opponent controls a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck: Pay LP in multiples of 500; choose 1 monster your opponent controls that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, and reduce that monster's ATK or DEF (whichever is higher) by 1000 for every 500 LP paid, then if its ATK or DEF has been reduced to 0 as a result, destroy it, and if you do, for the rest of this Duel, its effects are negated, as well as the activated effects and effects on the field of cards with the same original name.
Your opponent cannot activate the targeted monster's effects in response to this card's activation.
Monsters your opponent controls that were Special Summoned from the Extra Deck cannot activate their effects in response to this card's activation.
You can only activate 1 "Colossus Slayer" per turn.

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Artist: @Max58Art on Twitter

You may spank it. Only once.

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I got the inspiration of this card, when I was watching a video from andyyjiang about the jester with the same name. From the effects of "slapping" minute damage and being exiled to its statline being a nod to the age Triboulet passes away, this single Jester can turn the whole court in your favor, if your opponent can handle this jokester of a card.

As always, I'm open to all forms of feedback, thoughts or criticisms alike. Enjoy, and Godspeed!

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Triboulet, the Slapstick Jester

Level 3 DARK Spellcaster Effect Monster

ATK: 500

DEF: 700

Card Text:

>When your opponent activates the effect of a monster on the field that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck (Quick Effect): You can activate the following effect, based on where this card is at activation (but you can only use each effect of "Triboulet the Slapstick Jester" once per turn);
● Hand: Special Summon this card, and if you do, that activated effect becomes "Take 100 damage".
● Field: Roll a six-sided die. Halve your opponent's LP that many times, also banish this card until that many End Phases have passed.

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Art: "King Jester" by PhilOakman from DeviantArt

Not gonna lie, these submissions so far have been real interesting. Despite mine being the first submission for this CCC, the creativity y'all have been brewing after mine has been quite extravagant to behold!

Makes my submission look small in comparison haha 😅

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Keep doing up the good work, guys! 👉🙂👉

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No AI involved. Just Frieren sipping her tea, analogous to me reading each submission.

I am the bone of my sword 🦴 🦖

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As a nod to chimeras, its affiliated scandals, and hoaxes in paleontology, why not use them to retrain "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant" while also copying its homework to "Conduction Warrior Linear Magnum Plus Minus"? Well, you get this!

This card has a lot of utility options. If you're going 1st, you can send both "Shell Knight" and "Weathering Soldier" to grab "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant" and "Fossil Fusion", allowing you to go into either a free Rank 8 or start going into your smaller Fusions. If you're going 2nd, the previous applies with an interruption now live that while susceptible can work in either favor: a free and better setup for your "Fossil Fusion", which would grant target immunity, or a monster whose ATK/DEF are halved and effects negated permanently while on the field.

Hope y'all enjoy it!

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Gaia Chimera the Falsified Golem

Level 8 EARTH Rock Effect Monster

ATK: 1000

DEF: 2800

Card Text:

>If this card is in your hand or GY: You can send 2 cards ("Fossil Fusion" and/or Level 4 or lower monsters that mention it) from your hand, Deck, and/or face-up field to the GY, and if you do, Special Summon this card.
(Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls that has a Level; your opponent can send 1 monster with the same Level as that monster from their hand, Deck, or Extra Deck to the GY to negate this effect, otherwise halve its ATK/DEF, also negate its effects.
During the End Phase, if this card is currently banished and was banished this turn: You can return this card and up to 1 banished monster to the GYs.
You can only use each effect of "Gaia Chimera the Falsified Golem" once per turn.

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Artist: Matthias Kollros