When this card is destroyed and sent to the
Graveyard as a result of battle, roll a six-sided
die. You can Special Summon 1 Fairy-Type monster
from your Graveyard whose Level Stars are equal to
the number rolled. If the result is 6, you can
Special Summon a Level 6 or higher monster.
Type - Fairy/Effect
Card Number - DR1-EN242
Card Ratings
Traditional: 1.9
Advanced:
2.69
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 09.26.05
Lord
Tranorix
Agido
Today we review Agido, a monster who’s very, very
rentsy. It’s EARTH and a Fairy, an interesting
combination; it’s also Level 4 with 1500 ATK, which
is meh (makes it searchable via Giant Rat and Sangan,
I guess).
When it’s destroyed in battle and sent to the
Graveyard, you roll a die. You then can Special
Summon a Fairy whose level is equal to the die roll,
but if you roll a six, you can Special Summon a
Fairy of Level 6 or higher. This can certainly be a
useful effect. Key word: can.
If you roll, say, a two, you’re pretty much out of
luck. Really, if you roll any number and you don’t
have a Fairy of that level in your Graveyard, you’re
out of luck. Agido is really only useful if you have
a lot of Faries with a lot of different levels in
your Graveyard.
The best case scenario would probably be summoning
something big, like Saturn, or Guardian Angel Joan.
Airknight Parshath wouldn’t be bad either.
Seriously though, if you use this, don’t expect to
roll a five or six every time. I don’t even know
whether to recommend it. It’s just that rentsy.
Oh, and I’m now rating with the October 1st
Forbidden/Restricted List in mind, since we finally
know which one the TCG is getting. This creates a
little problem – there’s no cookie cutter yet. So,
I’ll ONLY be rating cards for their own decks, which
means ratings will be inflated for a while. Oh well.
Fairy Deck: 2.5/5
ExMinion OfDarkness
Agido
This card's going to get a slightly biased low score
from me, but let me explain why.
I always hated the element of chance when it came to
a lot of things, both in and out of the Duel itself.
This is probably why I turned out how I did when it
came to Yu-Gi-Oh -- scaling, netdecking, and to some
extent lopsided trades...all to remove chance,
whether it be the chance that I won't pull a good
card or the chance that my deck has major weaknesses
that could easily be avoided.
Likewise, I dislike cards that only give you a
partial shot at getting your effect.
Agido is one of those. The stats are actually pretty
good -- 1500 ATK = highest possible search target,
1300 DEF = not vulnerable to Tsuku. It's not Light,
like most would expect a fairy-type to be, which
eliminates some good combos.
The effect can sometimes be gamebreaking, sometimes
break even, but mostly not work at all. Your prime
targets are either Level 4, 5, or 6 -- a 50% chance
you won't get anything; even more if you don't
happen to have the Parshath or Saturn in the
graveyard.
Simply put: if you want to play a fairy deck, there
are better cards.
1/5 Traditional
1.25/5 Advanced
Coin Flip
Hey, it's a good card.
I think that I should use the little FAST AV method
I divulged to you when reviewing Rocket Warrior now.
Let's copy and paste that list, eh?
Frequency of effect usage (Horus LV8)
Awesome stats (Skilled Dark Magician)
Searchability (Gravekeeper's Assailant)
Type support
Awesome effect (Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the
Beginning)
Versatility (Magical Scientist)
So let's look at Exxy... Okay, Exxy has awesome
stats. 1800 is a fair amount, and people playing
Kycoo have something better to look at. 1900 is
stellar. I won't beat around the bush here. Exxy's
1800/1900 are the best stats I've seen attached to a
4 star in a long time (excepting the craptacular
Giant Kozaky and Arsenal Bug). Exxy has no
searchability whatsoever, unfortunately. The
frequency of his usage is not particularly stellar
in the new format, but in the current one he
joygasms when he sees goats. He has Type support in
the form of Wild Nature's Release and Enraged Battle
Ox, but who cares about that?
The effect is fair. Reducing a monster's ATK by 400
to give it Piercing Battle Damage is a fair effect,
especially at the well-positioned stats Exxy has.
Its versatility is null. Because the effect has to
be activated AFTER you attack, Exxy can't use it to
slip under Messenger of Peace. It has one use, and
that use is a good one.
So I used a cookie cutter rating method. Sue me.
Anyway, he's solid. I'll rate him for the new
format.
General: 3.5/5
Snapper
Agido
Welcome to a splendidly uneventful week of reviews!
Every card being reviewed this week earned its spot
just for the heck of it (and it also hasn't been
reviewed before). Additionally, each and every card
will most likely NEVER appear in a Deck that would
be used in the new (and old) Advanced Format, the
newer of which goes into effect on Saturday. So I
warn you now: stop reading now if cards with
one-sentence effects bore you to death. Today's card
is Agido, a card that can add a little recursion to
Fairy Decks… that you'd use for some reason or
another.
For the time being (IE prior to October 1st),
Agido's 1500 ATK enables it to roll all over the
competition, flattening Tsukuyomis, squishing
un-possessed TERs that are also doing nothing to
prevent attacks, and basically the typical CC card.
In the new Advanced though, Agido's capabilities are
unknown, though if what the OCG playtesters say is
true, 1500 ATK may not suffice. It is also a Fairy.
I'm not really sure HOW it's a Fairy, but it does
make itself an eligible target for its effect.
When Agido goes to the Graveyard due to battle, its
effect allows you to roll a die. After that, you are
then able to Special Summon a Fairy from your
Graveyard whose Level is equal to the result (unless
it's a six, in which case you can Special Summon a
Level 6 or higher Fairy). With Agido's mild ATK, the
effect should be able to be used fairly easily;
utilizing the effect will be the main problem.
In most cases, when rolling the die for Agido's
effect, you'll be hoping for a 4, and maybe a higher
number. This isn't just because those results would
give you the strongest monsters, but it's also
because there really aren't any Level 3 or lower
Fairies that you may use or would want to revive.
For example, the best Level 3 or lower Fairy is,
arguably, Winged Kuriboh.
Whether you agree with this observation is not the
point though; it's merely meant to show that there
isn't little to choose from if you roll a 1, 2, or
3.
But if you roll a 4, the future becomes brighter;
with a 4, you can revive potentially useful monsters
like Absorbing Kid from the Sky, Hysteric Fairy,
Kelbek, Mudora, Shining Angel, and of course Agido
(either the one whose effect you're currently using
or another one entirely). But the results after 4
begin to look strikingly similar to the results
prior; there aren't many. A result of 5 would only
allow you to revive Airknight Parsath, and a result
of 6 would in most cases give you access to only
Guardian Angel Joan.
Of course getting to revive an AP or a GAJ would
really make Agido worthwhile, it's just your chances
aren't high.
Overall, Agido is a great asset to Fairy Decks, and
could potentially become a staple for that Deck-Type
(I think). But the currently low amount of
eligible/desirable Level 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6+ Fairies
makes Agido something it may be best to avoid.
Should better/more Fairies ever be released, Agido
is sure to gain renewed uses.
Advanced (Fairy Deck): 3/5. You'd better hope you
roll a 4… Traditional (Fairy Deck): 2/5. I'd just
stick with the tried and true Monster Reborn,
especially since Agido probably won't die in battle.
Overall (Fairy Deck): 2.5/5.
Art: 2/5. I'm guessing it's an Egyptian basketball…
with robots arms.
Merril Hess
DCR-080
Agido
(Earth/Fairy/4/1500/1300)
When this card is destroyed and sent to the
Graveyard as a result of battle, roll a six-sided
die. You can Special Summon 1 Fairy-Type monster
from your Graveyard whose Level Stars are equal to
the number rolled. If the result is 6, you can
Special Summon a Level 6 or higher monster.
Agido is an older card from DCR, but was a decent
start for Fairy decks. It is able to trade itself
off for anything from a Winged Kuriboh to The Agent
of Judgment - Saturn or Airknight Parshath. That’s
pretty cool as it could potentially hold of an
onslaught. Why do I say potentially? Because it’s
effect relies on a dice roll.
It’s effect activates in the graveyard, making it
immune to Skill Drain and things of that nature. The
downside there is that it has to be destroyed and
sent to the graveyard as a result of battle. That
means D.D. Warrior Lady could remove it from play
and negate the effect.
The biggest downside is it’s effect, though. Because
let’s say they attack it and it goes to the
graveyard and you have an Airknight Parshath ready
to come out. Now you have to rely on a 6-sided die
to get a 5 (16.666 % chance of that). I hate dice
rolls as they are virtually unreliable unless you
have some loaded dice.
If you happen to get a the right dice roll, it could
swing the game in your favor. Being able to summon a
high level Fairy or a Mudora (in the late game)
could be huge for a comeback or a final push.
One last thought before the ratings, it has the
ability to combo nicely with Creature Swap, Shien’s
Spy, etc... as it activates in your graveyard, so
you get the effect.
Trad. Rating: 1/5 (Effects that activate by attacks
won’t happen as much with Raigeki, CED, etc..)
Adv. Rating: 2.75/5 (It’s a good Fairy, but there
are many better candidates for the job)
Draft Rating: 0.5/5 (unless you get lucky with your
pulls)
Artwork Rating: 2/5 (Weird little red thing. Doesn’t
really look much like a Fairy)
Welcome to a new week of cards and frankly, I
believe this is another one of those everyone but
Dark Paladin knows the theme...more accurately, IF
there is a theme, everyone but I know what it may
be...
That being said, today's card is Agido. Agido is a
very interesting monster. Agido is a Level 4 Earth
monster, which isn't so bad. 1500 attack is decent
and 1300 defense is enough to survive a Tsuku flip.
In short, when Agido goes to the Graveyard via
battle, you role a die.
You summon a monster of Fairy origin from your
Graveyard equal to the roll of a 6 sided die (or
Level 6 or higher for a 6).
This card is really not so hot, even in a Fairy
deck. There are too many factors to depend on. You
have to have the monsters in your graveyard, and
you're hoping for 6 to summon that Guardian Angel
Joan you discarded.
