Archetype Submission - Ravenus

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Ravenus

Description:
Do you want to play a fast-paced deck with remarkable spamming feats and a strong first turn game? Well then you came to the completely wrong thread.

Ravenus are a slow-paced stall Archetype, aiming to outgrind your opponent. They are all protected from destruction in battle, while preventing any Battle Damage while being in face-up Attack Position. Why you would have them in Attack Position in the first place? Because you want them to battle. Not destroy, mind you, just battle and then get a nice reward from them by doing so.

Eventually you'll reach out to the Extra Deck for your Rank 4 Xyz Monster, which helps you pad your Life Points and further strenghen your defenses. Once you've secured yourself, you'll slowly count down in Ranks - using a variety of Rank-Down-Magic Spell Cards - until you reach the most powerful Rank 1. From there on, its just a matter of time until you can end the duel victorious.

Cards

Spoiler: Monster Cards • show

Ravenus Razor Feather
DARK / Winged Beast / Effect / Level 4 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
Cannot be destroyed by battle and you take no Battle Damage from battles involving this card. After the Damage Step, if this card battled an opponents Monster: You can send 1 "Ravenus" Monster from your Deck to the GY; Destroy the Monster that battled with this card. If this card is destroyed by a card effect: You can target 1 Monster in your GY that was sent there by this cards effect; Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position.

Ravenus Hell Eye
DARK / Winged Beast / Effect / Level 4 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
Cannot be destroyed by battle and you take no Battle Damage from battles involving this card. After the Damage Step, if this card battled an opponents Monster: You can send 1 "Ravenus" Monster from your Deck to the GY; Gain LP equal to the ATK of the Monster that battled this card. If this card is destroyed by a card effect: You can target 1 Monster in your GY that was sent there by this cards effect; Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position.

Ravenus Sneaky Shadow
DARK / Winged Beast / Effect / Level 4 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
Cannot be destroyed by battle and you take no Battle Damage from battles involving this card. After the Damage Step, if this card battled an opponents Monster: You can send 1 "Ravenus" Monster from your Deck to the GY; Add 1 "Ravenus" Monster with a different name from your Deck or GY to your hand. If this card is destroyed by a card effect: You can target 1 Monster in your GY that was sent there by this cards effect; Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position.

Ravenus Pale Face
LIGHT / Winged Beast / Effect / Level 4 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
Cannot be destroyed by battle and you take no Battle Damage from battles involving this card. After the Damage Step, if this card battled an opponents Monster: You can send 1 "Ravenus" Monster from your Deck to the GY; Add 1 "Rank-Down-Magic" Spell Card from your Deck or GY to your hand. If you added a card from the GY by this effect, it cannot be activated during this turn. If this card is destroyed by a card effect: You can target 1 Monster in your GY that was sent there by this cards effect; Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position.

Ravenus Reaper Claw
DARK / Winged Beast / Effect / Level 4 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
Cannot be destroyed by battle and you take no Battle Damage from battles involving this card. After the Damage Step, if this card battled an opponents Monster: You can send 1 "Ravenus" Monster from your Deck to the GY; Special Summon 1 Level 4 Winged Beast Monster from your hand, except "Ravenus Reaper Claw". If this card is destroyed by a card effect: You can target 1 Monster in your GY that was sent there by this cards effect; Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position.

Ravenus Haunting Screech
LIGHT / Winged Beast / Effect / Level 4 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
Cannot be destroyed by battle and you take no Battle Damage from battles involving this card. After the Damage Step, if this card battled an opponents Monster: You can send 1 "Ravenus" Monster from your Deck to the GY; Return 1 card your opponent controls to the top of their Deck. If this card is destroyed by a card effect: You can target 1 Monster in your GY that was sent there by this cards effect; Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position.

Spoiler: Extra Deck Monster Cards • show

Ravenus Stealth Wing
DARK / Winged Beast / Xyz / Effect / Rank 4 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
2 Level 4 Monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; Gain 1000 LP for each "Ravenus" Monster you control. If this card is in your GY: You can tribute 1 face-up "Ravenus" Monster you control; Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Ravenus Stealth Wing" once per turn.

Ravenus Shock Wing
DARK / Winged Beast / Xyz / Effect / Rank 3 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
3 Level 3 "Ravenus" Monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle. Cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects. During each players Standby Phase, gain 300 LP for each "Ravenus" Monster in your Graveyard. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; Inflict 300 LP Damage to your opponent for each "Ravenus" Monster in your Graveyard.

Ravenus Destruction Wing
DARK / Winged Beast / Xyz / Effect / Rank 2 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
4 Level 2 "Ravenus" Monsters
Must first be Xyz Summoned with a "Rank-Down-Magic" Spell Card targeting a Rank 3 "Ravenus" monster. Cannot be destroyed by battle. Cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects. Once per turn (Quick Effect): Gain 1000 LP for each face-up "Ravenus" Monster you control. If you gain LP by a card effect: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; Halve your opponents LP. You can only activate this effect of "Ravenus Destruction Wing" once per turn.

Ravenus Silence Wing
DARK / Winged Beast / Xyz / Effect / Rank 1 / 0 ATK / 0 DEF
5 Level 1 "Ravenus" Monsters
Must first be Xyz Summoned with a "Rank-Down-Magic" Spell Card targeting a Rank 2 "Ravenus" monster. Cannot be destroyed by battle. Cannot be targeted by, or removed from the field by card effects. During your Standby Phase you can activate one of the following effects:
● Gain 1000 LP
● If your LP are at least 10000 higher than your opponents: You win the duel.

Spoiler: Spell Cards • show

Rank-Down-Magic Omen Fall
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 face-up Xyz Monster you control; Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 "Ravenus" Xyz Monster with 1 Rank lower than that monster you control, by using it as the Xyz Material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Transfer its Xyz Materials to the Summoned monster.) Then, you can target up to 2 Winged Beast monsters in your GY; Attach them to the Summoned Monster as Xyz Materials.

Rank-Down-Magic Silent Fall
Quick-Play Spell Card
During your Main Phase or either players Battle Phase: Target 1 face-up "Ravenus" Xyz Monster you control; Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 "Ravenus" Xyz Monster with 1 Rank lower than that monster you control, by using it as the Xyz Material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Transfer its materials to the Summoned monster.) Then, end the current Phase.

Rank-Down-Magic Necro Fall
Normal Spell Card
Activate only if you control no face-up Xyz Monsters and all face-up Monsters you control (if any) are "Ravenus" Monsters. Target 1 Xyz Monster in either players GY; Special Summon it, then Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 "Ravenus" Xyz Monster that is 1 Rank lower than that monster you control, by using it as the Xyz Material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon.)

Rank-Up-Magic Raven Force
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 "Ravenus" Xyz Monster you control; Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 Winged Beast Xyz Monster that is 1 Rank higher than that monster you control, by using it as the material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Transfer its materials to the Summoned monster.) Then, add 1 "Rank-Down-Magic" Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand.

Dark Presage
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 "Ravenus" Monster you control; Special Summon 1 "Ravenus" Monster with a different name than that target from your Deck in face-up Attack Position, then destroy the target. During your turn, except during the turn this card was sent to the GY; You can banish this card from your GY; Return up to 5 "Ravenus" Monsters from your GY to your Deck and if you do, draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 "Dark Presage" effect per turn and only once that turn.

Foresight Forest
Field Spell Card
If you activate a "Rank-Down-Magic" Spell Card, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response. If a "Ravenus" Monster is sent from your side of the field to the GY: Gain 500 LP, then, if the monster sent to the GY was an Xyz Monster, add 1 "Rank-Down-Magic" Spell Card from your Deck to your hand, also if you do that, you cannot use this effect of "Foresight Forest" again during this turn.

Spoiler: Trap Cards • show

Bad Omen
Continuous Trap Card
If this card is activated: Add 1 "Rank-Down-Magic" Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. During your Main Phase: You can discard 1 DARK Monster then target 1 "Ravenus" monster in your GY; Special Summon it, but destroy it during the End Phase. You can only use 1 "Bad Omen" effect per turn and only once that turn.

Approaching End
Normal Trap Card
If you would take Damage (Battle or Effect Damage) while you control a face-up "Ravenus" Monster: Until the End Phase, if you would take damage, you gain that much LP instead.

Swaying Shadows
Counter Trap Card
If your opponent Special Summons a Monster(s) while you control 3 or more face-up "Ravenus" Monsters: Tribute 1 "Ravenus" Monster you control; Negate the Summon and if you do, destroy that card(s). Then, gain 1000 LP for each monster destroyed this way.
Normal Trap Card

Additional Remarks

Advantages:

- Amazing grind game
- Strong defensive assets
- Alternate win condition
- Powerful Life Points gain

Disadvantages:

- Hard to setup a field
- Powerless against effect negation
- Reliable on Battle