Monday:
Nitro Warrior

Hey all, I'm back for another round of CotDs!  And I definitely picked a good week to come back for -- it's Synchro week!  Suddenly, more decks than just Gladiator Beasts can throw two monsters onto the field and create a big beatstick!

Today we're looking at Nitro Warrior, one of the Synchros that requries a specific Tuner in Nitro Synchron, which draws a card for you to make up for having to be a specific Tuner.  Having a 5-star non-Tuner helps immensely here -- this is one of the reasons Cyber Dragon has been limited, as dropping Cyber + Nitro and then Synchroing basically only costs you one card.

Onto the stats and effects:  Nitro Warrior's a 2800 ATK monster that becomes 3800 for a turn if you activated a Spell -- that's strong enough to take out anything commonly played, easily.  If your opponent has a monster in Defense Position, you can punish them further by scoring a second attack and forcing it into attack position, making an oponent's seemingly safe field turn into a direct path at 4,000 or more of their Life Points.  If you've drawn out a single Solemn Judgment from your opponent at any time beforehand, that usually means winning the Duel.

The only problem here is the odd number of level stars -- 6-star and 8-star Synchros are ridiculously easy to summon, but 7-stars, specifically one that requires a 2-star Tuner, is more difficult to successfully use.  I'd try him, but I don't see him winning an SJC anytime soon.

3.5/5

TDGS-EN039
Nitro Warrior
FIRE
Level 7
ATK/2800 DEF/1800
[Warrior/Synchro/Effect]
"Nitro Synchron" + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
Once during each of your turns, if you activated a Spell Card, this card
gains 1000 ATK during its next attack, for damage calculation only. Once per
turn, if this attacking card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you
can change 1 face-up Defense Position monster your opponent controls to
Attack Position, and attack it with this card.
18013090
Ultra Rare/Ultimate Rare

Welcome to Synchro week! We'll start off with Nitro Warrior. He is one of those Synchro Monsters that needs a specific tuner monsters to summon this guy, but he is a level two tuner, so you'll need a level 5 monster. Instant Fusion will help out greatly by getting you a Reaper on the Nightmare or you can invclude Dark World monsters for an easy Synchro Summon. Also you get to draw a card whenever Nitro Synchron is being used for the summon, so no loss.

Each time you activate a spell card, Nitro Warrior gets a 1000 ATK boost for his next attack. Its a nice treat whenever you need to get over a Dark Armed Dragon or Judgment Dragon and be able to attack again. Whenever Nitro Warrior does destroy a monster by battle you can switch a face up defense monster on the field to attack and attack that monster. Nitro Warrior is one of those cards that needs Ojama Trio at 3. Hitting the opponent for 3100 is a big game changer, but with the condition of having a specific tuner monster, Nitro Warrior will not be seeing much play.

Traditional: 2/5

Monday

All right, you patiently have been waiting for a GOOD week of cards, and we finally deliver that to you.  We open the week with Nitro Warrior, a Level 7 Synchro monster with 2800 attack (great) and 1800 def (meh).  Nitro Warrior is a Warrior of the Fire attribute.

Nitro Warrior is Synchro Summoned with Nitro Synchron and one or more non-Tuner monsters.  Now, once during each of your turns, if you activate a Magic card, Nitro Warrior gains 1000 attack during its next attack during Damage Calculation.

So, you can have a temporary 3800 attack monster, which is excellent, but there are more bonuses involved here.  Once per turn, if this attacking card destroys an opponent's monster by Battle, you can change the face up Defense Position monster your opponent controls to Attack Position and attack it with this card.

In short, Nitro Warrior is awesome for you Synchro players.

Ratings:

Traditional:  2.75/5  Potentially powerful enough to take out either Envoy.

Advanced:        4/5   Great for the Synchro player.

Art:  4/5