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While larger Quasi-vanilla fatties are popular among kids, they are shunned by most players due to their effects not being significantly advantageous. |
While larger Quasi-vanilla fatties are popular among kids, they are shunned by most players due to their effects not being significantly advantageous. |
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| − | In the dawn of [[Duel Masters]], most [[Super Rare]]s tend to be quasi-vanilla fatties. while advertising makes these creatures popular among kids, they are unpopular in competitive play since a creature's power does not directly equal survivability, and due to [[Summoning Sickness]], these creatures often end up getting removed by a spell or creature such as [[Terror Pit]] or [[Corile]]. Therefore despite [[Billion-Degree Dragon|most]] [[Miar, Comet Elemental|of]] [[Ultracide Worm|them]] being the strongest creatures at that time, the metagame is dominated by lighter creatures. However as the game's |
+ | In the dawn of [[Duel Masters]], most [[Super Rare]]s tend to be quasi-vanilla fatties. while advertising makes these creatures popular among kids, they are unpopular in competitive play since a creature's power does not directly equal survivability, and due to [[Summoning Sickness]], these creatures often end up getting removed by a spell or creature such as [[Terror Pit]] or [[Corile]]. Therefore despite [[Billion-Degree Dragon|most]] [[Miar, Comet Elemental|of]] [[Ultracide Worm|them]] being the strongest creatures at that time, the metagame is dominated by lighter creatures. However as the game's [[Power Creep]] started, stronger creatures started to have effects that can affect the metagame to a significant level and these quasi-vanilla fatty creatures are dropped out of favor. |
Weaker Quasi-Vanilla creatures with abilities such as [[Shield Trigger]] are often shunned by players, and some of them were even considered the worst creatures in the entire game due to their heavily imbalanced cost to power ratio (e.g. 6 to 4000). |
Weaker Quasi-Vanilla creatures with abilities such as [[Shield Trigger]] are often shunned by players, and some of them were even considered the worst creatures in the entire game due to their heavily imbalanced cost to power ratio (e.g. 6 to 4000). |
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Revision as of 15:18, 17 September 2014
A Quasi-Vanilla is a slang term used for creatures whose one or more effect(s) are easily understandable effects/effects that can't bring direct advantage.
Example of a Quasi-vanilla creature
| This is a Game Original Card. |
| Deathliger, Lion of Chaos | |
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| Civilization(s): | Darkness |
| Card Type: | Creature |
| Mana Cost: | 7 |
| Race: | Demon Command |
| Flavor Text: | The world is deafened by the roar of the deathliger. (DM-01) |
| Power: | 9000 |
| Mana Number | 1 |
| Artist: | Atsushi Kawasaki |
Details
A Quasi-vanilla creature usually has one or more of the following effects and no other significantly advantageous effects:
- A "Breaker" ability such as Double breaker or Triple breaker, Blocker, Power Attacker, Shield Trigger and Life Gate.
- Any form of power boost (including effects such as the effect of Super Terradragon Bramgreil), or Self-destruction effects; such as Necrodragon Giland.
- "This creature can't attack/players/creatures" and other effects which one can't directly take advantage of.
While larger Quasi-vanilla fatties are popular among kids, they are shunned by most players due to their effects not being significantly advantageous.
In the dawn of Duel Masters, most Super Rares tend to be quasi-vanilla fatties. while advertising makes these creatures popular among kids, they are unpopular in competitive play since a creature's power does not directly equal survivability, and due to Summoning Sickness, these creatures often end up getting removed by a spell or creature such as Terror Pit or Corile. Therefore despite most of them being the strongest creatures at that time, the metagame is dominated by lighter creatures. However as the game's Power Creep started, stronger creatures started to have effects that can affect the metagame to a significant level and these quasi-vanilla fatty creatures are dropped out of favor.
Weaker Quasi-Vanilla creatures with abilities such as Shield Trigger are often shunned by players, and some of them were even considered the worst creatures in the entire game due to their heavily imbalanced cost to power ratio (e.g. 6 to 4000).
In DMR-07, support for Vanilla creatures began after 11 years of Duel Masters. However, a quasi-vanilla is still a creature with ability and is thus not affected by any of the cards that support Vanilla Creatures.
Note that despite sharing similar characteristics, Terradragon Diruga Vejida is not considered to be a Quasi-Vanilla due to it's destruction substitution effect.