Archetype Submission - Seasonal

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Seasonal

Description:
Seasonal is an archetype of Flip Monsters, consisting of two monsters each for FIRE, WATER, WIND and EARTH, representing the four seasons respectively. They focus on generating advantage though their Flip Effects, quickly setting themselves up with the help of the Spell and Trap Support in order to pull out walls of face-down Monsters.

Cards

Spoiler: Monster Cards • show

Seasonal Arbiter - Spring Dragon
WIND / Dragon-Type / Effect / Flip / Level 1 / 600 ATK / 900 DEF
FLIP: Destroy 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls. If you control a face-up WATER monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in face-down Defense Position. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: Add 1 "Seasonal" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Seasonal Arbiter - Spring Dragon" once per turn.

Seasonal Arbiter - Summer Phoenix
FIRE / Winged Beast-Type / Effect / Flip / Level 1 / 800 ATK / 800 DEF
FLIP: Send 1 "Seasonal" monster from your Deck to the GY. If you control a face-up WIND Monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in face-down Defense Position. During your opponent's turn, if this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can activate 1 "Sovereign Crown of the Seasons" from your Deck or GY. You can only use this effect of "Seasonal Arbiter - Summer Phoenix" once per turn.

Seasonal Arbiter - Autumn Golem
EARTH / Rock-Type / Effect / Flip / Level 2 / 900 ATK / 1600 DEF
FLIP: Destroy 1 monster your opponent controls. If you control a face-up FIRE monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in face-down Defense Position. During your opponent's Battle Phase, if this card is sent from the field to the GY: End the Battle Phase.

Seasonal Arbiter - Winter Wolf
WATER / Beast-Type / Effect / Flip / Level 2 / 1000 ATK / 1200 DEF
FLIP: You can target up to 2 "Seasonal" cards in your GY; Add them to your hand. If you control a face-up EARTH Monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in face-down Defense Position. During your opponents turn, if this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can target 1 "Seasonal" monster in your GY; Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position. You can only use this effect of "Seasonal Arbiter - Winter Wolf" once per turn.

Seasonal Sovereign - Sagesprout
WIND / Plant-Type / Effect / Flip / Level 4 / 1700 ATK / 1000 DEF
FLIP: Target 1 Flip Monster in your GY; Special Summon it in face-down Defense Position. If you control a face-up WATER monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target any number of face-up monsters, up to the number of monsters with different Attributes in your GY; Change them to face-down Defense Position.

Seasonal Sovereign - Scarecrow
EARTH / Zombie-Type / Effect / Flip / Level 5 / 2200 ATK / 0 DEF
FLIP: Add 1 "Seasonal" card from your Deck to your hand. If you control a face-up FIRE monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If a monster(s) is Special Summoned to your field in face-down Defense Position while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card in face-down Defense Position. You can only use this effect of "Seasonal Sovereign - Scarecrow" once per turn.

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Seasonal Sovereign - Subzero
WATER / Aqua-Type / Link / Effect / Link 2 / 1800 ATK
2 monsters with different Attributes, including at least 1 Flip monster.
While face-up on the field, this card is also WIND-Attribute. If this card is linked to a "Seasonal" monster or a face-down Defense Position monster, it cannot be targeted by attacks or card effects. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 WIND, WATER, EARTH or FIRE Flip monster in your GY; Apply that targets FLIP effect, then shuffle it into the Deck.

Seasonal Sovereign - Scorcher
FIRE / Fiend-Type / Link / Effect / Link 4 / 3000 ATK
3+ monsters with different Attributes
While face-up on the field, this card is also WIND, WATER and EARTH-Attribute. Flip Monsters you control can attack your opponent directly, but if they do, they are changed to face-down Defense Position after Damage calculation. If your opponent activates a monster effect: You can target 1 face-down Defense Position monster you control; Change it to Attack Position and if you do, negate the activation. You can only use this effect of "Seasonal Sovereign - Scorcher" once per turn.

Spoiler: Spell Cards • show

Sovereign Crown of the Seasons
Continuous Spell Card
If this card is activated: Special Summon 1 "Seasonal" Flip Monster from your Deck in face-down Defense Position. The activation and effects of "Seasonal" cards cannot be negated. When there are face-up WIND, WATER, FIRE and EARTH monster(s) on your side of the field: Negate the effects of LIGHT and DARK monsters. You can only control 1 "Sovereign Crown of the Seasons".

Seasonal Passing
Normal Spell Card
Discard 1 Flip Monster; Draw 2 cards, then, you can send 1 "Seasonal" monster from your Deck to the GY. If this card is in your GY: You can banish this card, then target 1 Flip Monster in your GY; Special Summon it in face-down Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Seasonal Passing" once per turn.

Seasonal Constance
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 face-down Defense Position monster; change it to face-up Defense Position and if you do, you can add 1 "Seasonal" monster from your Deck to your hand. If this card is in your GY: You can banish this card and target 1 face-up monster; Change the target to face-down Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Seasonal Constance" once per turn.

Spoiler: Trap Cards • show

Seasonal Disturbance
Normal Trap Card
If a monsters Battle Position is changed: You can target 1 face-up card; Destroy it, also, after that Set this card face-down instead of sending it to the GY.

Seasonal Anomaly
Normal Trap Card
If you take Battle Damage while you do not control a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck: You can Special Summon, from your Extra Deck, 1 "Seasonal" Link Monster with a Link Rating equal to or lower than the number of "Seasonal" monsters with different Attributes in your GY. (This Special Summon is treated as a Link Summon.) If this card is in your GY and you control no monsters: You can banish this card, then target any number of "Seasonal" monsters in your GY with different Attributes: Special Summon them. You can only use 1 "Seasonal Anomaly" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

Additional Remarks

Advantages:

- Quite the nice grind game
- Offer in-theme LIGHT and DARK hate
- Link 4 lets you run spicy things such as Fu-Rin-Ka-Zen

Disadvantages:

- They're Flips
- No Turn 1 plays (no big ones at least)

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