Subject: The Legendary Fisherman, LoD, and YOU -Pegasus

On 5/29/03, the PoJo staff reviewed A Legendary Ocean.  Nearly every 
reviewer stated that TLF would receive the 200-point bonus as per ALO's 
effect that it boosts WATER Main-type monsters' ATK and DEF by 200 
points.  They were, for some reason, wrong.  This is ALO's text:

This card's name is treated as "Umi". Downgrade all WATER monsters in both 
player's hands and on the field by 1 Level. Increases the ATK and DEF of 
all WATER monsters by 200 points.

As you can clearly see, this does NOT apply to TLF.  Since ALO being 
face-up is equivalent to Umi being face-up, it would not be affected by ALO 
while it is on the field (due to ALO's being a magic card and TLF's being 
immune to the effects of magic cards).  Therefore, it would not receive a 
boost.  (While it is in your hand, it will have its level decreased to 
four.  Once it is summoned, its level reverts back to five because ALO no 
longer affects TLF)

Now, look at this next sentence and think long and hard about it.  TLF is a 
WARRIOR TYPE.  What does ONE THIRD OF LOD spend its time making 
better?  Warrior decks.  WHAT DOES THIS MAKE YOU THINK OF?  I think that 
TLF and ALO should NOT be used in all-water decks but, rather, an odd 
combination water-warrior deck.  (Also using Deepsea Warrior, of course)

The main problem with that?  Most of these Warrior cards support level four 
or lower warriors.  Since, unfortunately, ALO's effect doesn't apply to 
monsters in your deck, most of the support cards would be working with the 
rest of the warriors in your deck, and not TLF.  FORTUNATELY...

Marauding Captain would still work.  While TLF is in your HAND, it is 
treated as level four and can thus be summoned per MC's effect.

A Warrior Returns Alive could also be used to bring a TLF destroyed by 
traps or monster effects back to your hand.

Ryu Senshi could be used as a little substitute for Jinzo to protect TLF 
from traps.  (Or not.  Ryu Senshi and the cards required to summon it would 
take too much space in the deck I guess...)

Now we see that plenty of cards, and not just ALO, support TLF in 
LoD.  Finally, the TLF deck is going to get the recognition it deserves.

(Second Deck Idea:  TLF + Dream Clown in a warrior deck with ALO... )



Questions, Comments, or Rulings on any of this stuff (Rulings are the most 
welcome, of course):

<mailto:qc@fengyuan.com>qc@fengyuan.com


-Pegasus

(P.S. Don't you think Deepsea Warrior looks really cool AND has a good 
effect?  I mean, as a 4-star monster it's actually decent, and combined 
with Marauding Captain it gains the unattackable status of TLF)

(P.P.S.  I just realized something.  ALO needs its last line because the 
fact that it's treated as Umi doesn't mean it has Umi's effect...)