Should we give the End of Anubis another chance?

[Roku]

The Monster Card in question is a card that we splashed into a couple of fiend decks, but overall, overlooked, One of the secret rares to AST, The End of Anubis.


The End of Anubis
Dark
6 Stars
ATK/2500 DEF/0
[Fiend/Effect]
As long as this card remains face-up on the field, all effects of Spell, Trap, and Monster Cards that designate a card(s) in the Graveyard or that activate in the Graveyard are negated.

So let's take a look at the Monster:
1) Dark Attribute, Strike Ninja and Chaos Food.

2) 6 Stars... Not So great a tribute... but pretty darn good.

3) Atk of 2500. That's a higher Atk than any card you will see in a
Competative tourney. 0 Def isn't so good... Tsukyomi and BoM pwn it's def :/.

4) Fiend, Necrofear bait anyone? But... he would counter most fiends with what I'm going to talk aboiut next...

5) His effect. This is where my main emphasis and question lie. He Negates anything that Targets card(s) in the grave, or that activate in the grave!

That effect is pretty huge in the current CC Meta if you think about what cards do Target card(s) in the grave and that activate in the grave in a Run of the Mill CC:
Tomato (Ran in Multiples most of the time)
Sangan
Newdoria (Ran in Multiples most of the time)
D.D. Assailant (Ran in Multiples most of the time)
Premature Burial
Call of the Haunted

The above cards are cards that are ussually Match Makers. Defeating tomato in this format is BIG. You can dismantle an entire deck just by having The End of Anubis sit on your field. They can't suicide you to gain it's effect if you attack, nothing.

The only cons other than 0 Def and him being a tribute is his vulnerability to many 1 for 1 Destroyers or Traps;

Smashing
Sakuretsu
Widespread
Exiled
D.D.W.L


Not to mention he also negates your premy, sangan, call, etc.

And that is a pretty big Con. With toolbox running rampant as well, your opponent could easily dispose of this guy in 1-3 turns.

But I think that this guy could really make a comeback, with Some Help from Royal Decree/ Solemn / Divine Wrath, this guy could easily tear your opponent a New one with their 3 DDA's, 2-3 Mytsic Tomato, Sangan, etc.

And alot of people side Solemns and Decree this format, so this guy could maybe at least be side-decked?

Maybe even a combo with D.D. Designator to get rid of his bane cards?

Just some random thoughts flying around.

Overall, I think this guy has potential to make a comeback, with some small support, this guy can be golden.


My first article about a card so please give some advice ^^;.

Also, tell me your thoughts.

Much thanks.

[nicholascobalt]

His stats are top notch for an effect monster, Max Atk requires Min Def, at least for effect monsters, especially one this powerfull, he doesn't stop chaos wich can lead to a synergystic deck, he's dark which supports chaos, and he's fiend which supports Necrofear - you mentioned this already I beleve. Smashing ground is hardly a problem -_-, have you read smashing ground? I mean, 0 def, really now. Run Nobleman of Extermination to get around Sakuretsu and Widespread, he beats anything you'd find in soul control and jinzo, he beats Cyber Dragon and V-Lord, he cowers in the presence of Tsukuyomi - go figure :rolleyes: .

Even without Chaos and Necrofear(though Necrofear cannot return from the graveyard), you have Skull Lair which can still be played in 3's, run a Pot of Avarice build with him and Skull Lair instead of Pots, he begs for field presence - tech in some Return from the Different Dimension, you'd have a solid deck build, if it doesn't work out, side him and skulls for pots and searchers that activate in the grave. You could always play him with Strike Ninja - both the ninja and skull lair remove as a cost so they work like chaos.

Overall 4/Breaker, 7.5/10

[Roku]

Hahaha, How could I have missed that part on smashing? This card just became much more broken in my eyes ^^

[thund3r]

The card really is great. I like that it cant be smashed, thats one really good thing about it. I used to have two in my side, but I play a Water deck with 3 tributes and it really messes it all up for me. I just use Banisher of Light, its a four(three) star that does everything as well as End of Anubis(Exept that Banisher is a perfect Smashing target and it wont overmuscule anything). Still a great card, 6/10

[nicholascobalt]

Hahaha, How could I have missed that part on smashing? This card just became much more broken in my eyes ^^
You know... it's people like you who scare me... scare me and make me chose to run Hammer Shot over Smashing... I mean, if my monsters are bigger than yours... I'm not gonna bother wasting 1:1's on your pathetic monsters, unless it's Spirit Reaper, then I'm gonna bust out the trample - I love Spear Dragon.

[VampyreByte]

Definitely being main/side decked in my strike ninja removal deck.

Thanks for the awesome idea

[nicholascobalt]

Definitely being main/side decked in my strike ninja removal deck.

Thanks for the awesome idea
Your Welcome ^^ :D , smashing ground would hit strike but wait no... it missed entirely >.<

[Darkriku3]

it can be smashed you dolts, if its the only monster on your side of the feild, it has the highest defense, regardless if 0 is the defense or not.

[Raijinku]

I was actually contemplating putting this guy back in my deck again. I used this guy at a regional and got 11th out of 190th, and another regional I top 8'd with him. This guy can really screw people over if used right... and on top of that, you can chain call of the haunted to their call or premature burial, and stop it in its tracks.

[Piroko]

I don't see Tomato Toolbox as such a large threat that it requires a main deck'd hoser to fend it off.

If anything, think of a way to fend off Flip Flop Control. =/

[UserShadow7989]

it can be smashed you dolts, if its the only monster on your side of the feild, it has the highest defense, regardless if 0 is the defense or not.

Well duh, that goes without saying. :rolleyes:

[sena]

I use end of anubis and it has owned so many :cool:

[nicholascobalt]

Well duh, that goes without saying. :rolleyes:
Yeah, I think we all assumed that we don't have any other 0 def monsters on the field, meaning we don't have to 'worry' about it... we do have to worry about Tsukuyomiii - ii - i... and stuff.

[Raijinku]

The Monster Card in question is a card that we splashed into a couple of fiend decks, but overall, overlooked, One of the secret rares to AST, The End of Anubis.


The End of Anubis
Dark
6 Stars
ATK/2500 DEF/0
[Fiend/Effect]
As long as this card remains face-up on the field, all effects of Spell, Trap, and Monster Cards that designate a card(s) in the Graveyard or that activate in the Graveyard are negated.

So let's take a look at the Monster:
1) Dark Attribute, Strike Ninja and Chaos Food.

2) 6 Stars... Not So great a tribute... but pretty darn good.

3) Atk of 2500. That's a higher Atk than any card you will see in a
Competative tourney. 0 Def isn't so good... Tsukyomi and BoM pwn it's def :/.

4) Fiend, Necrofear bait anyone? But... he would counter most fiends with what I'm going to talk aboiut next...

5) His effect. This is where my main emphasis and question lie. He Negates anything that Targets card(s) in the grave, or that activate in the grave!

That effect is pretty huge in the current CC Meta if you think about what cards do Target card(s) in the grave and that activate in the grave in a Run of the Mill CC:
Tomato (Ran in Multiples most of the time)
Sangan
Newdoria (Ran in Multiples most of the time)
D.D. Assailant (Ran in Multiples most of the time)
Premature Burial
Call of the Haunted

The above cards are cards that are ussually Match Makers. Defeating tomato in this format is BIG. You can dismantle an entire deck just by having The End of Anubis sit on your field. They can't suicide you to gain it's effect if you attack, nothing.

The only cons other than 0 Def and him being a tribute is his vulnerability to many 1 for 1 Destroyers or Traps;

Smashing
Sakuretsu
Widespread
Exiled
D.D.W.L


Not to mention he also negates your premy, sangan, call, etc.

And that is a pretty big Con. With toolbox running rampant as well, your opponent could easily dispose of this guy in 1-3 turns.

But I think that this guy could really make a comeback, with Some Help from Royal Decree/ Solemn / Divine Wrath, this guy could easily tear your opponent a New one with their 3 DDA's, 2-3 Mytsic Tomato, Sangan, etc.

And alot of people side Solemns and Decree this format, so this guy could maybe at least be side-decked?

Maybe even a combo with D.D. Designator to get rid of his bane cards?

Just some random thoughts flying around.

Overall, I think this guy has potential to make a comeback, with some small support, this guy can be golden.


My first article about a card so please give some advice ^^;.

Also, tell me your thoughts.

Much thanks.

Just wanted to make sure that this did work against D.D. Assailant... seeing as it doesn't say "when this card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard,ect..." it says, "When this card is destroyed as a result of battle with your opponent's monster, remove from play this card and the opponent's monster that destroyed this card."

[Luis The Dead]

I don't see Tomato Toolbox as such a large threat that it requires a main deck'd hoser to fend it off.

If anything, think of a way to fend off Flip Flop Control. =/Unlike many other anti-meta cards in the game, this one doesn't really hurt you for not playing against what it was intended. Hell with 2500 atk he can even smack those "Mobius the Frost Monarch" that sees play in everyone's deck now-a-days.

[SereneShadows]

He's hard to Smash. That's good enough for me.

He's good, but could be better.

[EXILE]

well adding on to that list.. what about chaos sorcerer, and strike ninja and bazoo?

[chuckles1]

i side deck at my tourny also if i rally want to make a annoying deck i put it in the grave keepers deck

[Kyoi]

Just wanted to make sure that this did work against D.D. Assailant... seeing as it doesn't say "when this card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard,ect..." it says, "When this card is destroyed as a result of battle with your opponent's monster, remove from play this card and the opponent's monster that destroyed this card."

End of Anubis will not negate DD Assailant (Or any of the DD's for that matter). As you said they do not have the "sent to the graveyard" in their texts. Their effect resolves while face up on the field... an area End of Anubis has no control over.

[master trader]

end of anubis has a great effect for traditional play and is okay in advanced, over all i think there are more useful cards but it's definitely high up on the list.

[Androfrost]

Well, he also destroys Dark World decks. He is bigger than all of them and prevents their effects. What fun.