Solemn Strike is one of the most hotly-anticipated cards in Breakers of Shadow, and for good reason: it’s a spectacular Counter Trap that trumps some of the biggest cards in competition today, dominating Pendulums, Kozmos, and indeed, any monster that has an effect that activates. Read more…
Counter Traps are some of the most powerful cards in the game. They’re so good that roughly one in every five has an activation cost – they’d be too strong if you could activate them for free. Veteran Duelists might remember that once upon a time years ago, there was an entire Deck that revolved around Bountiful Artemis, a Level 4 Fairy-Type that draws you a card whenever a Counter Trap resolves.
But those activation costs can be pretty high, and Counter Traps are usually difficult to search – having the right answer at the right time can come down to the heart of the cards. Or at least it did in the past! Breakers of Shadow brings a powerful new monster that follows in the footsteps of Bountiful Artemis, working to make Counter Traps easier to search, and easier to play. Check out Guiding Ariadne. Read more…
The New Challengers introduces the latest addition to the Solemn series of Trap Cards: Solemn Scolding! Solemn Scolding will stop any Summon, Spell Card, Trap Card, or Monster Effect… for a price. Read more…
Powerful Spell Cards are the fuel that ignites many of today’s most power strategies. Dragunity and Dragon Ruler Decks have Dragon Ravine to set up their hand and Graveyard, Fire Fist Decks use their Fire Formations to search, Summon, and destroy cards, Bujins need their Spells to get to their all important Bujin Yamato, and Prophecy Decks have an entire library of Spellbook Spell Cards to get out of any sticky situation! Letting your opponent take full advantage of these Spells can lead to them becoming an unstoppable force later on in the Duel, so it’s time to check out one of the ways that you can stop these Spells for good: Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell! Read more…
This weekend, 5D’s fans can tune in to see the finale of Yusei’s Duel against the Guard Robot, the Counter Trap wielding security robot sent to prevent Yusei from retrieving his stolen engine program. The Guard Robot’s strategy is based around calculating every move Yusei makes based on his previous Duels, and using Counter Traps to stop them.
Counter Traps are a special type of Trap Card. They’re used to cancel out your opponent’s moves. Most of them negate something your opponent does, but a few of them just make your opponent do something they don’t want to, like discard cards that they just drew.