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    The Wickedest “Monarch” Arrives In Rush Duel! [RD/SD0F]

    NeoArkadiaBy 5 Comments

    The tyrant of dimensions crosses into your pitiful realm, aided by a new ally.

    Artwork for “Structure Deck: Triumphant Return of the Monarchs”!

    RD/SD0F-JP001  邪帝ガイウス Jatei Gaius (Gaius the Evil Emperor) [Caius the Shadow Monarch]
    Level 6 DARK Fiend Legend Effect Monster
    ATK 2400
    DEF 1000
    【REQUIREMENT】 During the turn this card was Tribute Summoned in Attack Position.
    【EFFECT】 Choose 1 card on the field and place it on the bottom of the owner’s Deck. If you returned a face-up monster whose original Attribute was DARK with this effect, then inflict 1000 damage to your opponent, but for the rest of the turn, you cannot activate the effect of “Caius the Shadow Monarch”.

    RD/SD0F-JP002 幻竜帝リンドルム Genryuutei Lindorm (Lindorm the Wyrm Emperor) [Lindorm the Mega Monarch]
    Level 8 WATER Wyrm Effect Monster
    ATK 2400
    DEF 1000
    You can Tribute Summon this card in Attack Position by Tributing 1 face-up Level 5 or higher monster with 1000 DEF.
    【REQUIREMENT】 During the turn this card was Tribute Summoned in Attack Position and if there are no cards in your Extra Deck.
    【EFFECT】 Your opponent chooses 2 cards on their field. Choose 1 of them and shuffle it into the Deck.

    Note: Lindorm is the Swedish name for Lindwurm, a serpentine dragon.

    RD/SD0F-JP023 越境の帝王 Ekkyou no Teiou (The Border-Crossing Emperor) [Invasion of the Monarchs]
    Normal Spell Card
    【REQUIREMENT】 None
    【EFFECT】 Choose 1 monster in your GY with 2000 or 2400 ATK and 1000 DEF and add it to the hand.

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    5 Comments

    1. Pablod on

      Don’t expect a new Mega Monarch, much less a Wyrm Monster.

      It’s a much better Boss Monster compared to Galaxy and Cyberse Mega Monarch. It’s very interesting that they’re adopting the OCG/TCG’s identity of not using the Extra Deck in Rush’s Monarchs.

      Caius having a HOPT is to prevent it from being used in a cancer strategy like ThunderMelo did at the time.

    2. N on

      Caius has a HOPT in Rush, presumably to avoid abuse as Monarchs have ample ways to recover their bosses. (Caius can also be recovered with Rocker.)

      Unlike the other Rush Mega Monarchs, Lindorm requires you to have an empty Extra Deck, but in exchange its effect is stronger. Lindorm semi confirms a regular Monarch version, a corresponding Vassal, and backrow. The empty Extra Deck references the modern Monarch support.

      Invasion power creeps the Deck’s preexisting recursion (the Vassals and Traps), since you don’t have to shuffle anything back or wait a turn to use it.

    3. Mister Rosalina on

      Caius has a Hard Once Per Turn (HOPT) clause in Rush. Seems like Konami is much more reprehensive with the possible loops that can happen with Monarchs if they don’t put a hard restriction on Caius. Especially when ThunderMelo was a thing back then, a deck is one of the catalysts on why Rush Duel now has a banlist since January 2023.

    4. Tinkerer on

      So, aside from Illusion (since it doesn’t exist in Rush) the Monarch types are in reverse release order?

      Galaxy/Cyberse first, now Wyrm. The next one after that would be Psychic (if it is indeed a trend). And then, what, Machine?

      • Dice_Armed_Dragon on

        If we’re going for OCG release order, it might actually be. Machines were out with Vol. 2, after all, which technically made it a “new Type” back when the game was first released in Japan.