Battle of the Monarchs: Mobius vs Zaborg vs Thestalos -- HaiYena

 

Mobius is the best Monarch in the game! A bold statement at best and true depending on what angle you're looking at it. If you want to know my opinion, then I'd have to say that Thestalos is by far the best Monarch of them all! Why you ask? Well because Fire melts ice, and even in Pokemon, Fire types are strong against Ice types =P. Jokes aside, this is why Thestalos is the best Monarch but 1st I'll analyse the effectiveness at different angles.

 

Lets look at it at an acute angle. The card advantage angle.

You might be asking why this is the acute angle. Acute also meaning narrow is only seeing the card for what it does on the field statistically. Now lets see the statistical advantage each of them generate (according to their effects alone).

 

Mobius              = +2

Zaborg              = +1

Thestalos          = +1

 

From a statistical point of view Mobius wins hands down because he gets rid of 2 of your opponent's cards whereas the other two only gets rid of 1. Mobius is best played during the mid game where it can be used to it's fullest potential. Zaborg is probably best played during the early to mid game to reach its full potential and could even perhaps be played in the late game. Thestalos like Zaborg can be played during the early to mid game and perhaps late game if the opponent is not top decking.

 

Now lets look at it at the obtuse angle. The Reactive vs Proactive angle.

I say obtuse because its wide, or in other words, "the bigger picture". Now lets break up the Monarchs into the reactive card(s) and proactive card(s).

 

Proactive:

Thestalos

 

Reactive:

Mobius

Zaborg

 

Here's what I mean by reactive and proactive.

Example 1. An opponent sets 2 m/t cards and ends, you Tribute Summon Mobius to destroy the 2 m/t cards.

Example 2. Opponent and sets a monster, you then Tribute Summon Zaborg to destroy the f/d monster.

Example 3. You Tribute Summon Thestalos and discard a card from the opponent's hand.

 

Examples 1 and 2 are examples of a reactive play because they are only summoned in response to what the opponent set up on their field.

Example 3 is a proactive play because Thestalos is taking away future threats from the duel. Remember the saying "always save the best 'till last"? Well you should try to save the best cards 'till last in your hand, so the biggest threat should be your opponent's hand. Don't believe me? Go and ask Evan (Sandtrap) Vargas why he likes Thestalos so much or just read his review on one of the reviewers choice (google it if you must).

My final message is, don't be narrow minded by only seeing what's in front of you on the field, think outside the box and look at where the real threat is.

 

I'll end my thoughts there. There's plenty more I could add but I just hate to write a long article. ;)

 

If you have any thoughts, just set up a thread in the forums instead of emailing me. However, if you're really that desperate, then my email address is s3105531@students.rmit.edu.au