Archetype Submission - Swordsmaster

[Lyris]

Swordsmaster

Description:
As I trying to come up with a new archetype in another custom card group, a few ideas came to my mind. One of those ideas included [the monsters] having a common effect of inflicting piercing battle damage, and someone else recommended for that to be true for this archetype. The archetype has an offensive outlook, and can force opposing monsters into Defense Position for the purpose of battling. I usually leave these in Attack Position so that they're always prepared for battle.

Cards

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Art from Metal Gear Rising: Revengance's Raiden

Raymond the Swordsmaster
Level 4 EARTH Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each other "Swordsmaster" monster you control. If a Defense Position monster your opponent controls is changed to face-up Attack Position: You can Special Summon this card from your hand in face-up Attack Position. If this card is Special Summoned: Target 1 Attack Position monster your opponent controls; change it to face-up Defense Position.
1900 ATK/1000 DEF


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Linc the Swordsmaster
Level 4 EARTH Warrior/Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each "Swordsmaster" monster you control. If this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your hand, then if your opponent controls more monsters than you do, you can Special Summon 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your Deck.
ATK 1800/DEF 1200


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Nathyn the Swordsmaster
Level 4 EARTH Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each "Swordsmaster" monster you control. If this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 "Swordsmaster" monster in your GY, except "Nathyn the Swordsmaster"; Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position. If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Swordsmaster" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand.
1750 ATK/1300 DEF


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Exyte the Swordsmaster
Level 4 EARTH Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 200 ATK for each "Swordsmaster" monster you control. If this card attacks: Target 1 Attack Position monster your opponent controls; change it to face-up Defense Position.
1750 ATK/1300 DEF


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Winged Swordsmaster Shinob
Level 4 LIGHT Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. If you take battle damage: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If Summoned this way: You can end the Battle Phase. You can only use this effect of "Winged Swordsmaster Shinob" once per Duel.
1900 ATK/0 DEF


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Winged Swordsmaster Tara
Level 4 LIGHT Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. If this card is Summoned: You can shuffle 3 "Swordsmaster" cards from your hand or GY into the Deck, and if you do, draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Winged Swordsmaster Tara" once per turn.
1800 ATK/1100 DEF


Art from Magic the Gathering's "Serra Angel"

Winged Swordsmaster Brynhildr
Level 4 LIGHT Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. If this card is Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your hand, except "Winged Swordsmaster Brynhildr". An Xyz Summon of a "Swordsmaster" monster using this card as a material cannot be negated, also your opponent cannot activate cards or effects when that monster is Special Summoned.
1800 ATK/1200 DEF


Art from Fate/Apocrypha's Saber of "Black"

Swordsmasterror Siegfried
Level 4 DARK Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each "Swordsmaster" monster in the GY. If this card is sent to the GY: Target 1 Spell/Trap you control and 1 "Swordsmaster" monster in your GY, except "Swordsmasterror Siegfried"; destroy the first target and Special Summon the second target.
1700 ATK/0 DEF


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Swordsmasterror Tiberius
Level 4 DARK Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each "Swordsmaster" monster in the GY. If this card is sent to the GY: Add 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your Deck to your hand. You must have another "Swordsmaster" monster in your GY in order to resolve this effect.
1550 ATK/0 DEF


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Swordsmasterror Dharc
Level 4 DARK Warrior Effect Monster
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each "Swordsmaster" monster in the GY. If this card is sent to the GY: Send 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Swordsmasterror Dharc". You must have another "Swordsmaster" monster in your GY in order to resolve this effect.
1500 ATK/0 DEF

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Art from Heroes of Three Kingdoms

Alexiand the Swordsmaster
Rank 4 EARTH Warrior Xyz/Effect Monster
2 Level 4 "Swordsmaster" monsters
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 200 ATK and DEF for each material attached to this card. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; change that target to face-up Defense Position, then draw 1 card and reveal it, then if it is a "Swordsmaster" monster, you can Special Summon that card in face-up Attack Position. If this Xyz Summoned card is destroyed: You can target 2 "Swordsmaster" monsters with the same Level in your GY; Special Summon them, but you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn and the next, except "Swordsmaster" monsters.
2400 ATK/2100 DEF


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Sorel the Swordsmaster
Rank 4 EARTH Warrior Xyz/Effect Monster
2 Level 4 "Swordsmaster" monsters
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each other "Swordsmaster" monster you control. All other "Swordsmaster" monsters you control gain 200 ATK for each material attached to this card. Once per turn: You can Special Summon 1 "Swordsmaster" monster attached to this card to your opponent's field in Attack Position. If this card is in your GY, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card, then target 1 "Swordsmaster" monster in your GY; Special Summon it.
2600 ATK/0 DEF


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Winged Swordsmaster Dawning
Rank 4 LIGHT Warrior Xyz/Effect Monster
2 Level 4 "Swordsmaster" monsters
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each other "Swordsmaster" monster you control. Once per turn, if your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card; destroy that card, and if you do, change 1 monster your opponent controls to face-down Defense Position. Monsters changed to face-down Defense Position with this effect cannot change their battle positions until the end of the turn. If this card is in your GY, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card, then target 1 "Swordsmaster" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. If this card is in your GY, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card, then target 1 "Swordsmaster" monster in your GY; Special Summon it.
2500 ATK/2000 DEF


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Winged Swordsmaster Iona
Link Points →/↘ LIGHT Warrior Xyz/Link/Effect Monster
2 "Swordsmaster" monsters with the same Level
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 100 ATK for each "Swordsmaster" monster you control. Attach 1 of this card's Link Materials to it as Xyz Materials immediately after it is Link Summoned. Once per turn while this card is on the field with material attached to it, if a "Swordsmaster" monster this card points to activates its effect, you can Special Summon 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your GY to either field in face-up Defense Position immediately after that effect resolves.
1700 ATK/LINK-2


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CXyz Swordsmasterror Genghis
Rank 5 DARK Warrior Xyz/Effect Monster
3 Level 5 monsters
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. Gains 200 ATK for each material attached to it and 100 ATK for each "Swordsmaster" monster in the GY. If this card is sent to the GY: You can target up to 2 "Swordsmaster" Xyz Monsters in your GY, except "CXyz Swordsmasterror Genghis"; Special Summon those targets, then you can attach 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your GY to each target as a material, except "CXyz Swordsmasterror Genghis". Gains this effect, while it has a "Swordsmaster" monster as a material.
● Once per turn, if a "Swordmaster" monster is sent to the GY while you control this face-up card: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 "Swordmaster" monster in your GY, except "CXyz Swordmasterror Genghis"; Special Summon that target.
2700 ATK/0 DEF

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Swordsmaster Training
Continuous Spell
When this card is activated: You can add 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your GY to your hand. If a "Swordsmaster" monster you control attacks an opponent's monster, that monster's effect is negated during the Battle Phase only. You can only control 1 "Swordsmaster Training".


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Swordsmaster's Beckoning
Continuous Spell
Activate this card if you control no monsters: Special Summon 1 "Swordsmaster" monster from your Deck, but it has its effects negated, and target it with this card. When this card leaves the field, destroy that target. When that target leaves the field, destroy this card. You can only activate 1 "Swordsmaster's Beckoning" per turn.


Art from The Heroic Legend of Arslân

Swordsmaster's Guidance
Quick-Play Spell
When an attack is declared involving a "Swordsmaster" monster you control and an opponent's monster: That monster you control gains ATK equal to the DEF of the opponent's monster, until the end of the Damage Step. You can only activate 1 "Swordsmaster's Guidance" per turn. When an Attack Position "Swordsmaster" monster you control is targeted for an attack while this card is in your GY: You can banish this card; Change that Attack Position monster to face-up Defense Position.


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Oath of the Swordsmasters
Quick-Play Spell
Special Summon 1 "Swordsmaster" monster attached to an Xyz Monster you control. You can only activate 1 "Oath of the Swordsmasters" per turn.


Art from Shadowverse's "Lapis, Glorious Seraph"

Winged Swordsmaster's Advantage
Normal Spell
Discard 1 "Swordsmaster" monster; draw 1 card, plus another card if you control more monsters than your opponent does. You can only activate 1 "Winged Swordsmaster's Advantage" per turn.


Art from Naruto Episode 33

Rank-Up-Magic - The Cursed Swordsmaster
Quick-Play Spell
Target 1 LIGHT Warrior-Type Xyz Monster you control; Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 DARK Warrior-Type monster that is 1 Rank higher than that target by using that target as the material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Transfer its materials to the Summoned monster.) (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 DARK Warrior-Type Xyz Monster you control; detach 1 material from a monster your opponent controls and attach it to that monster you control as a material.

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Art from Magic the Gathering's "Seraph of Dawn"

Winged Swordsmaster's Flight
Continuous Trap
Defense Position monsters your opponent controls cannot change their battle position. "Swordsmaster" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. Once per turn, when a Spell, Trap, or Spell/Trap effect targets a "Swordsmaster" monster(s) you control: You can return 1 of those targets to the hand, then you can Special Summon 1 monster from your hand with a different name than the returned monster.

Additional Remarks

Advantages:

* Can swarm the field easily for Xyz Summons.
* Most monsters have lower DEF than ATK, and the position-changing abilities of these cards can take advantage of that.

Disadvantages:

* Lacks card removal, and is therefore very susceptible to:
  * Battle Traps
  * Monsters that are indestructible by battle
  * Established boards that are efficiently upkept

[Lyris]

Updates
12/7/2017: Swordsmasterrors Quality Controlled by Zeriel Verlith
4/12/2018: Changed "Winged Swordsmaster's Advantage" to have the user require an actual advantage
3/15/2023: Completely reworked the archetype, and gave Genghis a HOpT on his float.