Qliphort Defragenius - Link3 Genius upgrade

[Summer Darj 292]

Qliphort Defragenius
EARTH/Machine/Link/Effect/Rating 3
ATK: 2400
Markers: bottom, bottom-left, bottom-right
2+ Machine monsters, including a "Qli" monster
This Link Summoned card is unaffected by Spell/Trap effects and by activated effects from any monster whose original ATK is lower than this card's current ATK. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-up card on each player's field, except this card; both face-up cards have their effects negated until the end of this turn. When 2 or more monsters are Special Summoned at the same time to zones this card points to: You can take 1 Machine Pendulum Monster from your Deck, and either Special Summon it, place it in your Pendulum Zone, or add it to your hand.

 

Posted this on YCM a while ago but have made some changes.
It's a straightforward upgrade for Qliphort Genius. Admittedly, I made it mainly because I wish the negation effect of Genius was a Quick Effect. Can't say it's a really creative effect, but I tried to give it as much flavor as possible. The changes are making the material requirements more flexible, as it used to require at least 1 Qliphort Link monster, also I changed the protection, and made the search of the last effect more flexible.

Trivia, flavor & stuff:
- The name makes a reference to defragmentation. Also it hints at Genius compacting, or "defragmenting", itself by finding a body.
- It has the same ATK as the Level6 Qliphorts.

 

Thoughts?

[Sleepy 211]

Well, Qli definitely need something along these lines. Genius only opens up 2 so Pendulum Summon is very limited, and very rarely does Electrumite not become the go-to Link in anything Pendulum-related so IMO something like this is needed.

Negation is now quick, opens 3 zones, and can give you an extra search. The search is awkward though. Most of the time you'll be Summoning 2+ monsters by Pendulum Summon, and the "place into scale" option is gonna be dead too often. The "Special Summon" option as an extra extension I'd need to see in practice to figure out if it's gonna be too much of an extender or if it really only makes up for a more limited gameplay that today's decks can stop cold too often....
The add to hand is good.

The ATK-based protection doesn't sound too great. Either anything 2500+ affects it so dealing with it is way too common, or your monster gets weakened and lowers the bar of what affects it. What do Qlis have for +ATK? seeing as how Tower's weakening and Knightmare Mermaid don't work in its favor. I guess an Axe of Despair can do the trick? xD

[Summer Darj 292]

You can always fall back on adding to hand with the search, but wanted to be a bit more creative withe a triple option effect. IDK, placing a scale directly could lead some plays, for instance a Dinomist for their protection effects.

Qliphhorts can boost their ATK with some of their Pendulum effects, as well as Saqlifice, and that's +600 if you stack both. Not bad, IMO. Regardless, my intent with that protection is to keep it safe from most hand traps like Veiler and Snow Rabbit, while it can negate whatever bigger monster threats it. But if you think another kind of protection would be more appropriate or effective, I'm all ears.