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Pojo's Yu-Gi-Oh Card of the Day
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Gravekeeper's Guard
Card Number
- PGD-061
Ratings
are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ... average.
5 is the highest rating
Date Reviewed - 09.11.03 |
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wartortle32 |
Gravekeeper's Guard
FLIP: Select 1 Monster Card on your opponent’s side
of the field (regardless of position) and return it to
its owner’s hand.
Another Gravekeeper, and this one is more for the
defensive deck. With a regular def of 1900, and
powered up to 2400 with Necrovalley, it can stop most
monsters in their tracks. It also has the nice ability
to bounce an opponent's monster back. I usually save
this effect for a jinzo or another tribute or special
summon monster. While it isn't as essential as the
other gravekeepers that have been reviewed, I still
personally like to use this card to clear the way for
the attacks from my other gravekeepers. More than once
has this card bounced the only defense the opponent
had and allowed me to finish off the opponent with my
other gravekeepers.
I'd give this a 3/5. I mostly use it for clearing the
opponent's field of monsters, but it can also work
great to stall for a few turns if you're in a tight
spot. |
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DuelMonster |
Thursday: Gravekeeper’s Guard:
PGD-061-Common
Dark/Spellcaster/4/1000/1900
Effect: FLIP: Select 1 Monster Card on your opponent’s
side of the field (regardless of position) and return
it to its owner’s hand.
Well, this monster is basically an altered Hane-Hane,
but the two main differences are that is has higher
stats and can ONLY effect the monsters on the
opponents side of the field. With 1900 DEF and 2400
DEF with Necrovalley, he can hold his own against
allot of monsters when it is attacked while face-down,
so then you can either use him for a Tribute Summon or
Tribute Fire him off with GK-CannonHolder. I guess you
could also attack with him but with only 1000/1500 ATK
usually won't be necessary if you're running GK-Spear
and GK-Assailant.
Like most flip-effect monsters you can use Book Of
Moon to reuse his effect, but with all the
Gravekeeper's being Spellcasters you can also use
Ready For Interception on them too. Besides sending a
monster back to the opponents’ hand you can get back a
monster they might have Snatch Stolen, Creature
Swapped or Monster Reborned from your Graveyard.
I don't really see him as a key part of a
Gravekeeper's Deck, but he can be fun and help out in
allot of instances. With having 1900/2400 DEF he makes
for a good wall against the usual unboosted Beatdown
monsters, and having the opponent attack him while
he's face-down with Necrovalley on the field will be a
fist hitting a wall then sending Jinzo back to their
hands, which can really piss some people off if played
right.
So far this is the most common of the Gravekeeper's
that I've been pulling, so getting a hold of him
should be no problem. Even in a Gravekeeper's Deck I
wouldn't run more than 1 or 2 of these guys, but
everyone has their own taste so it's up to YOU, yes
YOU to decide what you play with and how you play it,
so don't let anybody tell you what cards or deck style
to play unless they have your friend(s) or family held
hostage or something. Sorry... I don't know where that
came from, but I can't say it won't happen again.
Ratings:
Casual: 2.0
Tourney: 2.5
ArtWork: 2.5 - I really like allot of the newer
artwork coming out, they put more detail and thought
into the characters now. This guy’s got a nice shiny
head, a poll of some sort and an eerie red glow around
him, best not to get in his way. |
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Pegasus |
Gravekeeper's Guard, 9/11/03:
As we all bow our heads in honor of the brave men and
women who gave their lives to help protect this
country this eleventh of September... let's kick off
the day with a review!
Gravekeeper's Guard is just a hane-hane with higher
stats. That's about it. Higher stats, though, means
that it won't die if anything up to a Gemini Elf
attacks it, which means it'll last longer for more
stalling. Your opponent will most likely have to waste
an attack and then either another attack or an m/t to
get rid of this card, so it's a pretty nice stall for
gravekeeper decks.
Aside from that, it's not that great of a card. 1000
ATK isn't going to last long if you plan to use this
monster in ATK mode... of course, with Necrovalley it
becomes 1500/2400, which are quite decent stats (not
to mention the reverse of Jinzo's). It'll last a
pretty long time with Necrovalley out (well, not
really.. they can still remove it with m/ts).
And it becomes a 2400 ATTACKER with Shield and
Sword... and since most useful monsters have really
low DEF (Ha Des: 1600, Jinzo: 1500, Airknight: 1400,
Kycoo: 700, Spear Dragon: 0) it probably won't even
need Necrovalley to get rid of these guys. Shield and
Sword power! (Hey, maybe we should review Shield and
Sword sometime soon....)
Rating:
Casual: 4/5 in a Gravekeeper deck, 3.5/5 in a Shield
and Sword deck, 2.8/5 elsewhere
Tourney: 3.6/5 in a Gravekeeper deck, 3/5 in a Shield
and Sword deck, 2/5 elsewhere |
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Vodkam |
Thursday 09/11/03: Gravekeeper's Guard
4/1000/1900
Dark/Spellcaster
PGD-061
FLIP: Select 1 Monster Card on your opponent's side of
the field (regardless of position) and return it to
its owner's hand.
Hane-Hane on steroids - another good Gravekeeper
card...
1900 DEF is a nice wall against most beatdownish
monsters and the monster returning effect is equally
nice. This is a good card when you're in a jam or if
you fear your opponent's facedown card. This works
really well offensively too, clearing the field so you
can attack directly or use a Royal Tribute. When
Necrovalley is active, 2400 DEF is tough to deal with.
This combos nicely with Gravekeeper's Cannonholder as
well. Use Guard's effect, attack then launch.
His ATK strength isn't going to win many contests but
since you're sending a monster back to your opponent's
hand, it probably won't matter since you'll be doing
the big damage with Assailant and Spear Soldier. Being
a flip effect also makes him vulnerable to Nobleman of
Crossout and Ceasefire and it's pretty awful when your
opponent uses Change of Heart on this while it's
facedown. He's also not that useful if summoned with
Gravekeeper's Spy or Rite of Spirit but is a good wall
in a pinch.
This is a pretty decent card. It works well in and out
of a Gravekeeper deck.
Rating-
Casual: 3.9
Tourney: 3.4 |
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