L'Express Review: Maguntenbu

Some days ago, we got our SP Pack revealed, and between the contents there was some expected stuff like both Shiranui and Noroi, some nice surprises like Tsukumorakan (take that, scalpers!)…and a mysterious 3rd G-Unit at the end.

SP Mujinlord sure looks nice

Despite the obvious lack of information about it, there was something assured, it was going to be another Dominate G-unit, something that was clarified this week when it was revealed as one of Bushiroad’s Card of the Day.

Enma Stealth Dragon, Maguntenbu

Its always awesome to have some Daisukeizuka art in your deck

Domination-[ACT](VC)[1/Turn]:[Counter Blast (1) & Choose a face down card from your G zone with the same card name as this unit, and turn it face up] Choose one of your opponent's rear-guards, and it gets [Power]+3000 for each face up card in your G zone until end of turn. Dominate that unit as [Stand], it attacks another of your opponent's unit, and at the end of that battle, retire the dominated unit. (You pay the cost to use its abilities as well)

A pretty simple but still useful effect, as standard for Nubatama.

When I tested the deck before the reveal of this card, I felt that the deck lacked something, although I wasn’t sure about what exactly was needed.

And then this card appeared and I got the answer: good old control.

While I certainly appreciate the new mechanic, its always nice to being able to retire some pesky rearguards (even more with the twist of retire it after it was dominated), specially interceptors, which were one of the few things things that annoyed me about this new deck.

Although the big perk of this card is the fact that it can counter one of the meta’s favourite combos, retiring Cannoner/Negrolazy with Negrolily and revive it with Nightrose.

While I was never victim of this combo, Im pretty sure that it would have been painful for the poor soul that suffered it

Simply put, due to the fact that the dominated unit is treated as our unit when it’s retired, Nightrose couldn’t use her GB2 to bring her back, saving us from quite the strong combo.

And here its a clarification for those interested!

I have to say, for a first batch of support, I’m surprised that we got such a nice variety of Dominate G-units to use, with Maguntenbu being the deck’s decent first stride, having an effective finisher in Mujinlord , and Kingokutenbu’s free Dominate being useful if you are low in Counter Blasts.

Between the cards that I previously covered and some units that were revealed on the anime (like the G1 that gains 3k when a dominated unit attack), I doubt that they will show anything else that will make the cut. But still, overall, considering that this was the first batch of support for a new build, the support sure was refreshingly good. 

It can only get better after this.

…Although I would certainly appreciate a G Guardian that gains 10k shield without having to discard.

"And here its where I'd put my +10k Shield G-Guardian...IF I HAD ONE"

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