Dark Scorpion Motivator

[Truffle Shuffle 37]

Dark Scorpion Motivator
Continuous Spell
During damage calculation: DARK Warrior monsters you control gain 500 ATK. When "Don Zaloog" and "Dark Scorpion" monsters you control deal Battle Damage: You can activate all of their listed effects (if applicable). Cards sent to the GY by the effect of "Don Zaloog" and "Dark Scorpion" monsters you control are banished face-down instead.

I'm certain I messed up some grammar there, but the gist of the card is giving your Dark Scorpions more damage output, giving you access to both of their effects and making cards sent to the GY less advantageous to your opponent. Would this be enough to make the Dark Scorpions viable after almost 17 years? Absolutely not, but they're an archetype I have fond memories of and felt like drawing up a card for them. Open to suggestions and ideas in any case.

[Arbalest's Big Crossbow 137]

I was today years old when I found out Cliff the Trap Remover's name was errata'd to make him a Dark Scorpion for realsies.

Anyways, while I am unfamiliar with regular Yugioh today, if it's still anything like it has been within the past near-decade I don't think 500 ATK would be enough for Dark Scorpions to start beating over much. But at the same time I don't really think it'd be justified to boost them by much more than that. Maybe it can let a Dark Scorpion make a direct attack every turn or something? Anyway, it's always great to see old archetypes get a boost!

[Sleepy 211]

This is the best xD
Dark Scorpions is one of my favorite themes of all time. I actually tried to make them work during the Xyz era and it kinda worked out decently enough for its time xD

The card gives them a much needed boost and Menae can search it out just fine. And even better is that it doesn't have the annoying clause some cards of this nature get where you can only have like 1 copy of it out at any time. Here you can put the Dark Scorpions pretty close to Blue-Eyes's range of power.

At first I was worried about giving them the mill effects but banishing them face-down fixes that issue.

EDIT: Actually, could you make it so it gets a little boots?
 Opponent cards that leave the field or are sent to the GY by "Don Zaloog" or "Dark Scorpion" cards, are banished face-down? this would boost up the effect so that Cliff's S/T removal, and Gorg's spin, and Chick's bounce all also banish when it comes to opponent cards (and still recycle your own).

Edited December 13, 2020 by Sleepy

[Summer Darj 292]

Agreed with ABC, I would rather allow the Dark Scorpions attack directly over the 500 ATK boost that may not be enough to face nowadays' threats. You could drop a Tenki-like effect and grab a Dark Scorpion when you activate the card while you are at it, too.