D.D. Synchron

[Tinkerer 42]

D.D. Synchron
DARK *
Machine/Tuner/Effect
During your Main Phase, while this card is in your GY, you can activate this effect: Return 1 banished non-Tuner monster you own to the GY and banish this card from your GY.  When this effect resolves, Special Summon from your Extra Deck 1 Synchro monster whose total Levels equals the combined Levels of this card and the returned monster (this Special Summon is treated as a Synchro Summon).  You can only use this effect of "D.D. Synchron" once per turn.
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Just a card that popped into my head.

 

Edited January 22, 2019 by Tinkerer

[Summer Darj 292]

I see what you intended, but the way you wrote it won't do: Pretty sure you cannot have "and if you do" or "then" effects, or in other words, "A then B" effects once the effect resolves because, well, the effect already resolved. Besides, you are already performing a Special Summon treated as a Synchro Summon, so it's not a proper Synchro Summon anyway.
I suggest 2 alternatives: either make it work like Psychic Feel Zone in that it is a Miracle Fusion-like Spell for Synchro Summons (but in this card's case still make it be treated as a Synchro Summon), or Crystron Citree, in that it Summon the monsters and then lets you perform a Synchro Summon properly after the effect resolves.

Regardless, the intention is clear so I can comment on the card. It looks really good, behaving as a kind of Vayu. Level 1 Tuner offers plenty of support, and gets access to extra support as a DARK/Machine as well, for instance the recent Orcust Counter Trap. However, what throws me off a bit is that this wants to be in the GY when some D.D.s are more banish-friendly. I would prefer if it took both the monster and itself while they are banished. Not to mention this little change would make it a bit more valuable when paired with Allure and Gold Sarcophagus.

[Tinkerer 42]

Thanks.  I tried to fix it up based on your suggestion, but I'm not 100% sure I got it.  I also changed the effect to only let it return non-tuners and slapped a HOPT on it (otherwise you'd be able to loop two copies of this card endlessly).

Usage-wise, I guess I could make it return itself + another monster when both are banished, but it might actually lower its utility as it isn't as easy to banish this in the first place (Allure notwithstanding).  Flavorwise, I guess I could change its name/stats to better reflect its effects though.

Thanks for the input, D!

 

[Summer Darj 292]

If you take the Psychic Feel Zone route, you don't need the "when this effect resolves" part anymore. That one is used when you want to perform proper ED Summons (e.g. the non-Tuner Yang Zings, Citree).
By the way, I later realized that this gets Synchron support too (e.g. Tuning), making it a bit better.