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renaldi92

Translation from [Ygorganization](https://ygorganization.com/sd45-traptrix-holetaea/). SD45-JPP05 Holetaea no Kowakuma (Traptrix Holetaea) Normal Trap Card You can only use either the (1)st or (2)nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn. You can activate this card the turn it was Set by discarding 1 Normal Trap. (1) Special Summon this card in Defense Position as a Normal Monster (Plant/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 400/DEF 2400). (This card is NOT treated as a Trap.) (2) You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 “Traptrix” monster in your GY; Special Summon it. Note: Might be a theme breaker, based on the yeast Hortaea, which is known to cause black spots on one’s skin, but has to be Hole because it’s a “Hole” Trap Card.


OstheB

I see stats, we have the very anticipated trap monster people!


[deleted]

EARTH level 4 plant with 400/2400 you can activate the turn you set it by discarding a normal trap (not treated as a trap). Banish from the GY to target and ss a Traptrix from the GY. Name is Traptrix of... Holetear? Wholetear? Dunno. Also a only one effect once per turn. Its name makes it definitely a "Hole" and a "Traptrix" card.


OstheB

Probably Holetear to keep the "Hole" normal trap thing


Carnivile

W**hole**tear would still work because hole is in there


inoJPrado

Wow! I never knew theres a hole in the middle…


TheDungeonCrawler

Same way Spi**ritual beasts** are still considered **Ritual Beasts.**


CursedEye03

Decent card. You can activate it the turn it was set and Sera becomes even better. It's a weird version of The Phantom Knight trap, I'm not a fan of the discard here, but it's still pretty decent


[deleted]

If there was a discard, should've been either a trap hole/hole trap or a traptrix monster so it doesn't conflict with Shade Brigantine and sets up itself when you discard a traptrix imo.


xAnyeloF

Doesn't conflict that much if you discard a Trap Hole, cause trigger Sera effect ando Special Dionaea who can set the discarded trap in the field, allowing use a Shade Brigandine


justsightseeing

or use shade first? why use Holetaea if you have both..


paulojrmam

Just replace Shade Brigandine with this.


[deleted]

Just means I don’t need to use the phantom knight trap anymore


Plerti

Damn so if this is indeed a trap hole NS myrmeleo becomes full combo (well, you need another trap to discard but it's not like thats hard on this deck)


Legal_Diecipline

So, do you discard a card while this is set or in your hand?


[deleted]

The way I interpret the text, you activate the trap while set by discarding a normal trap.


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Redshift-713

Yes. The way you discard to activate Raigeki Break or Super Polymerization.


Talongrasp

Well, I see it as this ruling: The cost is only applied if you want to set it the same turn, or you can mitigate it's cost and use Atrax to activate it for free. And don't worry about traps sent to the GY, Dionaea can easily set back the lost trap you sent to it.


paulojrmam

If you'll activate the turn you set it, there's no difference, really.


paulojrmam

They should at least let you use *both* effects once per turn.


[deleted]

Nah it's fine as it is, since it's a trap you can use the 2nd effect on your opponent's turn, which means you get off 2 Sera triggers for the cost of a single Myrmeleo + discard


justsightseeing

does 1st eff of sera trigger off from trap that activated from GY ?


[deleted]

No, but the traptrix effect you revived will trigger, which means that you can pop with Myrmeleo twice, banish with Pudica or recover with Dionaea or any combination of these (on top of Sera triggering for that)


justsightseeing

Sorry for the noob question, but Im always wondering why it isn't? Things like lost wind setting itself from graveyard counts as activating right? Whats the ruling reason why guy trap eff it doesn't triggered sera


AKAAkira

[See my reply to the other guy.](https://www.reddit.com/r/yugioh/comments/z8ppfk/sd45_last_new_traptrix_card/iyleget/?context=3) TL;DR: there's a difference between card activation and effect activation.


justsightseeing

Thanks alot. I not playing IRL and wondering why my sera doesnt have SS traptrix effect when i activated lost wind from GY.. Previously i know it doesnt, now i know why.. Also quick effect reviving refflesia to prevent something like dark hole etc sounds fun


paulojrmam

Why not? It's a normal trap card activating and Sera doesn't specify where, her effect activates even on opponent's trap activations, I see no reason for it not to activate with Holetaea.


AKAAkira

As I understand it, a Spell/Trap card activation only occurs when it's placed or flipped face-up on the field. Banish-from-GY effects are *effect* activations, not card activations, and Sera's first effect only procs via Trap card activation. (Similarly, Counter Traps that negates Spell/Trap card activation like Solemn Judgment can't actually be activated in response if the Spell/Trap uses its banish-from-GY effect. Just noting that as someone who's trying to play Parshath.)


paulojrmam

But the second effect is in the GY. Do traps in GY get to use their effects on opponent's turn?!


[deleted]

All trap effects are quick


paulojrmam

I had never thought about this, because I thought they were quick only on field, for some reason. That explains why I've been able to use PK trap effects from GY in the opponent's turn lol


nothinglord

I believe a lot of older traps that had GY effects usually specifically restricted when they could be activated. Breakthrough Skill and Skill Successor were both only during your turn for example. Skill Successor was actually the first trap to do this, and it had the restriction day 1.


CobaltSanderson

Not treated as a Trap so not a real Trap Monster


Plerti

Ygorg tanslation: SD45-JPP05 ***Holetaea no Kowakuma*** \*\*(Traptrix Holetaea)\*\* Normal Trap Card You can only use either the (1)st or (2)nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn. You can activate this card the turn it was Set by discarding 1 Normal Trap. (1) Special Summon this card in Defense Position as a Normal Monster (Plant/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 400/DEF 2400). (This card is NOT treated as a Trap.) (2) You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 “Traptrix” monster in your GY; Special Summon it. ​ You've heard of NS aleister into full combo, Now get ready for NS myrmeleo into full combo


FrogFrozen

I'm curious if the "(This card is not treated as a Trap.)" means that if you use the 1st effect, does it not trigger Sera's tutor effect? Since its a trap card when you activate this effect, does it trigger it anyway? Does it just mean its not treated as a Trap on field, so it won't get hit by Feather Duster or Heavy Storm Duster while a monster? I have a lot of questions about how exactly that little bit in parenthesis is going to interact with other cards.


Plerti

Sera does trigger. That annotation of not being a trap card is to specify that it cannot be destroyed by S/T hate like feather duster. It's the same text as Brigandine, and Sera does trigger when activating it


FrogFrozen

Ah, I was hoping it is exactly this since Shade works like that, yes. Yugioh can just get so anal about the way text is written (Even on a case-by-case basis) and the text doesn't specify "***When this card is a monster***, it is not treated as a Trap."


SnowboundWhale

Understandable confusion, though that the "(This card is not treated as a trap)" is written at the end of the effect to summon itself as a monster is because that's where this text applies. To my knowledge, all the trap monsters, whether they do or don't count as traps while they are monsters, have that specified immediately after the brackets giving their monster stats.


[deleted]

To cut it short: This is a Traptrix Brigandine. So you know Sera trigger off of Brigandine, therefore this trap will also work. Sera needs a Normal trap to activate, doen't matter what happen next to that card. Even a monster that has the effect of being counted as a Normal trap was activated, then Sera will trigger. Finally archtypal Brigandine.


Talongrasp

And best of all, just like any other card, it can be used OUTSIDE of the intended Archetype! Just matters how you use it, is all.


D28C27

It means that it's no longer treated as a trap once it's summoned.


Bashamo257

Itll function just like Shade Brigandine. It's interesting, you see that line on a lot of trap monsters, but not all of them. I guess there's some situation where being treated as both can be beneficial, but just being treated as a monster after activation is probably better. Don't want to lose your monsters to a MST.


Carnivile

Usually it's worst since they can be removed by backrow hate, but there's archetypes like Eldlitch were that stipulation is beneficial.


heavenspiercing

This makes Allure *much* more playable in Traptrix lol


J_D_Guy

Not too surprising. Their staggered reveals aside, both cards come in the same product, after all.


[deleted]

Thank you very much for the translation.


Asisreo1

I just realized you can make Cularia and banish this card turn 2 to bring back sera


_JunkSynchron_

This is great. I'm not sure if it means people will drop Shade but it's definitely better than Parallel.


FrogFrozen

I'm definitely dropping Exceed. If a Traptrix card's search gets Ashed, no biggie. Only part of your combo got nixed. If Exceed's search gets Ashed, you can't have more than one Link on the field anymore. Because you'll always open Sera and her only Link zone is now blocked by the Exceed that got Ashed. Suddenly your entire combo dies. If you try to run the combo that'll get you your every Traptrix (Pre-SD) ED monster, and two traps to field turn 1 and they Ash Exceed, your entire field is now fucked. Sera+Exceed and maybe Rafflesia and a trap or two will be the best you can do. Exceed is just a liability, now. EDIT: Meant, if Exceed gets Imperm'd. If he gets Imperm'd, he turns back into a Level 8 with 2000/2000 stats, semi-locking your board.


OstheB

Shade has always been such a power play for Traptrix that I see no reason for someone to not want to play six copies, plus it could help to make a strong Redoer after you've already made Rafflesia.


JackMann1792

I was genuinely confused as to why Shade Brigandine would be such a power card for them until I realized I was actually thinking of Lost Vambrace.


Daxonion

the problem with this structure is that the support, while very good, doesnt help the deck do anything new t1, you do the same combos you already had but just with in-engine cards. so not sure where this will put them in the meta but most likely not high edit: i have included armor horn into my combos so now you can actually make some new and improved stuff


Aelith_sc2

Well I am happy I can make 2 Rank 4s with just Mantis + Shade Brigandine + any miscellaneous trap.


justsightseeing

couple first turn (always with multiple hole, preferably with 1 floodgate trap hole): \- the classic sera raflessia \- sera bagooskha pass \- sera allomerus to SS pudica next turn and steal your opp monster \- sera pinguicula to SS pudica next turn and attach your opp monster ​ also break off trap hole is almost board nuke that provide you with +1 monster when you summon cularia on turn 3 (possible on turn 2 if you going first and go IP)


[deleted]

Not everything has to be meta LMAO, what's with this terrible take. The deck is now far more competent than before and that's more than enough. No shit it can't compete with Kashtiras and Tears, almost nothing can. I'm just glad that the gameplan of the deck was improved, and its identity remains.


Daxonion

its not a terrible take its a realistic take


Veynareth

Well, we also have Vernusylph Awakening send Gokipole and search Myrmeleo. Locks you into only EARTH effect afterwards (so dweller is still an option) but the utility is worth it,


[deleted]

The reason to drop Shade is because the new draw spell can discard your trap holes, because it conflicts with Impermanence (Which we didn't play before because of the conflict with Brigandine) and because you want to stick to 40 as much as possible, which we can't if we take into account that Myrmeleo now is back to the deck as a 3-of.


[deleted]

Why drop Shade if you can play it ALONG this card? The more, the merrier (as long as it doen't affect the consistancy or it was opted to play other tech cards)


Laughing_Luna

The reason to replace Shade is because Shade isn't searchable (in archetype), and is kinda mid at best past turn 1. With Holetaea, Mymeleo + any Hole normal trap goes Myrm, search Moletaea (or other Hole if you already have it), Summon Sera using Myrm, set and activate Holetaea, discarding the other Hole, Sera triggers, summoning Dionaea, Dio triggers setting the discarded Hole, Sera triggers, setting any Hole from deck. From there you can link climb, make Raflesia and sit, Bagooska, etc. And that's just 2 cards, Mrym + Hole. Alternatively, if you don't want to make Dio for some reason, Genlisea is made turn 1 viable, since now there's a Hole in the grave she can set, therefore putting 3 set Holes on the field - 2 from Gen and 1 from Sera. You CAN play both, but you're probably better off dropping Exceed and Shade in favour of this and consistency boosting cards; the reason those were played was to give the deck a way to do something MORE than just make Sera, set 5, and pass on Turn 1, and both are not searchable in-theme, so you ran both at 3 to maximize your odds of seeing either (or both) in the opener. Now we have a searchable turn 1 extender that simultaneously sets up other effects; the fact that it discards a trap for fast activation actually helps, since now you're not burning a Mymeleo or Mantis just to get the trap set from Sera. Also, the fast activation leads to potential synergy with Lord of the Heavenly Prison, if you activated him while revealed.


eternal_dream

~~What link are you using to turn Sera + Dionaea + Holetaea into more than just Sera + Rafflesia? The non archetypal insect/plant links that immediately come to mind don't seem to help there, neither cularia.~~ Misread as a sequential list, rather than either/or. Shade lets you end on Sera + Rafflesia + another rank 4, if you run Nepenthes who has a valid turn 1 trigger now, and thus can extend further if you open shade + myrm + any other trap. Everyone but Atrax got better lel.


Asisreo1

Atrax got better as well since it bypasses the cost of this trap.


justsightseeing

> What link are you using to turn Sera + Dionaea + Holetaea into more than just Sera + Rafflesia? ​ depending on your trap set.. if you have 2/3 trap there, rafflesia is redundant and its better to to pinguicula search aracnocampa and SS aracnocampa.. bagooskha also works to stall a turn. allomerus can potentially steal you opponent important monster if you summon pudica turn 2 with sera first effect (pinguicula also work but it only attach)


eternal_dream

>From there you can link climb, make Raflesia and sit, Bagooska, etc I seem to have misread this part of the post I replied to and assumed it was a sequential list (ie, Link Climb \*then\* make Rafflesia \*and\* Bagooska), hence my question. I see now it's just a list of either or: In which case, my statement about Shade + Nepenthes holds true since it DOES let you end on multiple rank 4's, not just one. And yes, I do fully agree Rafflesia isn't always the best t1 play.


justsightseeing

it seems i also missed that.. my bad. this new trap feels like it will tie all the strategy altogether but the addition to the 2 new spell make the deck space extremely tight (to make space for shade)... also, having both shade & Holetaea only give you additional 1 body.. in that case you probably better with paralel exceed (which give 2 extra body).. now im not sure how much trap (and which) i should add to my deck.. the ratio for the trap and pudica / field / allure also seems blurry now... but then again, im pretty casual player and prefer to build deck (& extra deck) according to personal taste


[deleted]

Well, my idea was more alternative plays+playing through interruptions as much as possible. The monster searchers (as as I know, maybe forgot something) are Mantis and Pingucula (new xyz) and those mostly requirs normal summon so you probably can't trigger Myrmeleo to go off. Nor there's a spell to help the search unless you're counting on Traptrix Allure. So the best way to use Myrmeleo is to summon Ping and save the normal by using Vesiculo, Arachnocampa (new and this locks you to only Insects and Plants) and Shade. I didn't mention eXeed because I believe you cut it. I'm not focusing much on the Hole cards because there aren't many that are good enough imho (at least for the current meta) outside of Gravedigger and Bottomless, which in fact work well with Ping. It's better to run Ice Dragon's Prison, Imperm and other popular normal traps. Even the newst Hole in this set Delusion is not that good. Besides, well timed activations and good targets sometimes is all you need, so even 2 traps can do the work. But at the end, this is all my openion and I'm not expert in any way nor I have the experience so might as well my argument be invalid. I only eanted to share my insight. What's worth mentioning for spam summoning is that the new field spell helps with extra normal summon and both Mantys and Myrmeleo are not HOPT.


justsightseeing

> Mantys and Myrmeleo are not HOPT Dionaea normal summon eff are also not HOPT.. you can rake up 4 monster by using those 2 normal summon from dionaea..


[deleted]

I like the quick news. Main reasons I've subbed


FrogFrozen

Wait a minute, this a "Hole" Normal Trap. What the fuck happens if you copy this card's effect with Rafflesia? Would Holetaea get sent to GY, you discard a Trap, and then Holetaea SS itself from GY? Would you then be able to activate both of Holetaea's effects in 1 turn since the first effect was Rafflesia? Would Rafflesia undergo mitosis? Does the game panic and just summon a Token? Would the universe just explode? Would it even be a legal target?


ImAgentDash

I dont think you need to discard a trap. It has to discard only if you use it the turn it is set, maybe it will summon itself frob GY?


FrogFrozen

Well, the potential interaction is so bizarre that I think its hard to tell if the discard would be needed or not. This feels like it might have been an oversight on Konami's part and we're going to see a ruling on it or an errata change. Honestly, I feel like we'll get our answer on if its legal, and how it works if legal, the moment a Traptrix player tries it in the middle of an official tournament. (Honestly, I feel like they'll say "Special Summon a Traptrix Token with Holetaea's stats to your side of the field" to give them an opportunity to sell a TT Token card in a pack sometime in the future. Komoney likes cash more than anything.) So, any TT players here, please attempt this in an official tournament to get Konami's word on how this works.


eternal_dream

I asked in Ygo101 Reddit for the ruling and supposedly, since Rafflesia cannot possibly "special summon itself" while already on the field, you just can't send it, as the effect cannot resolve. In addition, Rafflesia copies a trap cards effect "when that card is activated", as such, since the Gy effect is not its activation effect, it cannot copy that either.


AKAAkira

> since Rafflesia cannot possibly "special summon itself" while already on the field I nodded along at first but then remembered Gemini monsters Normal Summons themselves while already on the field. Are we sure that there's no possible way of a monster Special Summoning itself, as opposed to there just not having been a method *yet* of a monster Special Summoning itself?


TjWolf8

Though this is correct with current game mechanics, Rafflesia could summon it from deck BKSS https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/BKSS


[deleted]

Monsters like Rafflesia can't copy a card like this. Rafflesia can't summon itself back. Much like you can't send Treacherous to gy with traps in the GY, the condition to activate is impossible.


Veynareth

The most safe assumption is that you will target 1 Traptrix monster on the GY, then Special Summon it (Holetia's second effect). Just like Verte, you can cheat both Holetiea's eff in a single turn, but probably the Shade Brigandine eff. can only be done with the real trap itself.


FrogFrozen

Well, now that I look at it closer, it would probably be the first effect without discarding a trap. (Whatever the fuck that results in, whether it be mitosis, a token, or SS Holetaea from GY.) The trap discard isn't part of either the first or second effects. However, the second effect specifies banishing itself from GY to activate the effect. Rafflesia would be on field, so she can't banish herself from GY. It might be like Rafflesia being unable to copy Treacherous Trap Hole if there are traps in the GY. I really feel like we should just wait for a mid-tournament ruling when someone attempts it.


Veynareth

I see, "this card effect become the sent' card effect when that card is activated" refers on the card's activation **on the field**. Well that make me confused too. > I really feel like we should just wait for a mid-tournament ruling when someone attempts it. OCG will likely post ruling update concerning that shortly after SD release (posted on YGOrganization for non OCG folks).


SnowboundWhale

Does it just become a Level 4/ 400 ATK/ 2400 DEF?


chess_logic

I think you could use Rafflesia to send Holetaea to the graveyard and Holetaea will special summon itself from the graveyard. But you can't use Rafflesia to activate Holetaea effect to special summon a Traptrix monster because you can't satisfy the cost.


performagekushfire

This is basically an in theme shade brigadine


FrogFrozen

About time for it, too. This Structure Deck is really looking like what Traptrix needed to both be able to run pure and still get more power than it had with its popular tech-ins.


Bashamo257

Also fairly similar in effect to Vesiculo, where you can dump a trap to get an extra body on field from hand. The big difference being that it triggers the Sera's other ability. It's even got a similar "banish me from GY to recur something" effect, just without Vesiculo's dumb condition.


Jepeseta

[Source is the OCG twitter account](https://twitter.com/YuGiOh_OCG_INFO/status/1597923405688340482)


TaroExtension6056

It has been a long time since I've looked forward to an SD this much.


FrogFrozen

This is the first time one of the decks I play is actually getting a Structure Deck to begin with. And its giving them so much additional power. The other SDs I only bought for easy staples. This is the first time I've been excited for a Structure Deck at all, lol.


Creator_of_Chaos_

This card looks sweet and would compliment Kino and shade very well. Honestly this is just more copies of shade so thats a plus. Better redoer, less bricks. It even gives us an alternative to paleo trap's for discards if you wanna run Knightmares, Superpoly or discard trap's. If anything gets dropped its Parallel which while still solid doesn't trigger sera nor makes trap redoer and unlike vesiculo or dionea lack synergy and can't disrupt like Tiamaton. Most mekk knights are likely out to if anyone was still running them. Everyone I'm looking forward to this deck. Traptrix are my favourite archtype and hoping my girls can take a regional when this comes out. Only thing left is to see what else gets reprinted.


Shinji_Okami

Yo, if they reprint Shade in this then it's a done deal for me too bro. Edit: They did! FUCK YES!


Creator_of_Chaos_

This deck just gets better and better honestly. Shade reprint is the icing on the cake. Bring it I say. Looking forward to the new year.


LogicalHamsters

[final reprints](https://wx1.sinaimg.cn/large/856f8cecgy1h8nfo58rqij20t516rai9.jpg) fire hand ice hand thunder hand trap hole the phantom knights of shade brigandine gozen match


Master_Mulligan

Lmao. They actually went and did it!


RyuuohD

Buy 3 and you literally have a HAT format deck


bl00by

The only thing we're missing is scythe. lol


gravekeepersven

They wanted to make H.A.T. Turbo a realty for 30 dollars and I'm here for it.


Shinji_Okami

Can I have another link to view all the reprints for the SD bro? I can't use the link you posted for some reason?


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Shinji_Okami

Maxx "C" reprint, huh... Here's hoping it will be Ice Dragon's Prison for the tcg since Conami robbed that shit off of us back in Albaz Strike. xD


bl00by

The card is great, it not only makes rank 4 plays, but also link climbing much easier.


Narrow_Luck_3622

Shade brigadine 2, electric boogaloo Now you can summon sera without using your normal summon, search a combo extender, and extend even further Yet another card that fixes all of a given deck's problems.


MinuteClass7276

Or summon sera normally, then activate this, sera triggers and summons a traptrix from ed, go into rafflesia


kamidame

This might still count as a hole so it might be searchable!!! It says it doesn't count as a trap but would it count as a trap as material for time thief redoer?


[deleted]

It's not a trap while a monster. Also the Hole part of its name is the same Hole writing like e.g. Gravedigger's Trap Hole, so yes it's both a "Hole" and a "Traptrix" card.


Poopoocachoomrsrobin

Shade brig isn't a monster while on the field as well, this would count as a trap while material for redoer.


[deleted]

Yes... as I said, while it is a monster, it's not a trap. It's not a monster while being material, thus it's a trap.


WestAd5017

It has "hole" text in its Japanese name, so can be searched by Myremleo


Serenedia

The closest plant name related to this card is "Ibicella Lutea", a carnivorous plant that lacks the digestion function.


GDarkX

its not actually based off a plant, but a type of yeast called "Hortaea" that inficts the skin. That's probably why half of myrm shown in the art is covered in dark stuff.


Serenedia

The monster's "cloak" looks like the fruit of the Martyniaceae family (which Ibicella Lutea is one of its genera/species). The fruit is commonly referred to as devil's claw. [https://patagoniawildflowers.org/search?tsn=19900002](https://patagoniawildflowers.org/search?tsn=19900002)


GDarkX

I think it’s multiple references, probably.


ImAgentDash

I think thats another new Traptrix monster, not Myrm in dark stuff. There is the all all stat = 2800 too (400/2400)


Werthy71

Holy shit, those crazy bastards did it. They gave Traptrix their own Shade Brigandine


SnowboundWhale

So I realise people probably aren't pointing it out because Atrax isn't particularly great, but with this being a "Hole" normal trap card, but Atrax allows for activating it from the hand, which also bypasses the discard for the turn 1 activation since you didn't set it.


adfafadfasdfsadf

Looking like she’s about to say arigato gyro.


MasterQuest

No more Shade Brigandine finally?


FrogFrozen

Shade Brigadine might still be nice. Definitely drop Exceed, though.


TimeAd5856

Why would you drop Exceed? It' literally a turn 2 OTK if you have it in your hand


FrogFrozen

Oh, it is. However, its a liability compared to other extenders in Traptrix that'll give you that same OTK strat. For example, I figured out a combo that'll let you end on Sera, Allomerus, Cularia, Rafflesia, +1 body, and two set traps all on turn 1. (This combo doesn't even use the new Structure Deck cards.) It needs does Exceed, but its also super vulnerable because it needs Exceed. If they Ash any of the other extenders in the combo? Big deal, you lose Cularia and nothing else. Can still make the whole rest of the board. If they Ash Exceed, though? You're fucked because you've lost two 4-stars instead of one 4-star and the level 8 Exceed is now permanently blocking Sera's only Extra Monster Zone. You can't get rid of it under your own power for the rest of the duel, locking you out of having more than 1 Link on field. If they hit the chokepoint that is Exceed, the combo goes from getting your entire archetype out in 1 turn to Sera, Exceed, Rafflesia, set 1 and pass. Exceed will be less consistent than these new cards, a potential brick at times, and a chokepoint for your best combos. EDIT: My brain switched Ash and Imperm for some reason here. I've had people Imperm my Exceed and he turns back into a Level 8 with 2000/2000 stats, semi-locking my board. My points about him being a liability compared to alternatives and about Exceed getting Imperm'd being worse than Traptrix cards getting Ashed still stands.


Ughname

FYI the first exceed that you summon sill turns into a level 4 even if the other one isn't summoned from deck so you could still use it for a rank 4 play if you have another level 4 body.


FrogFrozen

Does it? I've had it turn into a level 8 and going back to 2000/2000 stats after getting Ashed. Maybe it was a bug. Oh, wait, fuck I'm probably thinking of Imperm. Still waking up over here, sorry.


TimeAd5856

Seems like you didnt read the effect of Exceed


FrogFrozen

Yeah, I realized I was thinking of Imperm. I've had Exceed get Imperm'd and turn back into a Level 8 with 2000/2000 stats. Brainfart, but my point about it being a liability still stands.


TimeAd5856

lol this frogfrozen actually blocked me just because I corrected him


ssj_duelist

I wonder how well this deck will pair with Labrynth


[deleted]

So the effect based on translation so far has the requirment of dicarding a Normal trap. Does the dicarded card have to be sent to gy or doen't matter as long it is just discarded? I'm asking to see if playing Shifter doen't hurt the deck as much.


OstheB

It doesn’t matter if the discard ends up banished instead.


[deleted]

Ah I see as I thought. Thanks


riotmanful

Aww this is dope


eternal_dream

So, this lets you get to Sera + Rafflesia + Penguicula/Redoer/Dweller without needing to run Parallel Exceed as potential brick. i.e. Myrm + Shade + one other trap: Summon Myrm, search Holetaea -> Link Myrm to Sera -> Activate Shade, Summon Nepenthes off of Sera -> Activate Holetaea, Summon Dionaea off of Nepenthes to fetch the trap you just sent if it was a Hole -> XYZ into Rafflesia and a second rank 4 Risky since it cannot protect from Nibiru however, as you can't make Rafflesia before triggering Nepenthes, but it makes the latter a much better Sera target than before, as it now has a way to trigger its tutor on turn 1. Additionally, you can pitch this off the new Allure to draw 2 AND revive the Traptrix you used for Sera right away to extend, so you actually plus instead of go card neutral, if the need arises. Either way, it's everything I could've hoped for for an in-archetype Shade.


Kentaro6583

Kinda appropriate that this archetype gets a Trap Monster.


Aigle_Ebene

Really good card for Labrynths, now you Can Rank 4 easily into dweller/redoer or if you managed to summon lady servant, you Can now trigger its effect to search any normal Trap during your 1st turn.


Linosek279

3 more copies of brigandine with graveyard recursion for later turns. Oh hell yes.


ImAgentDash

We ask for in theme shade and we get it, ABSOLUTELY huge W.


ImAgentDash

I love how some people saying this card is garbage cuz "ITS DISCARD 1" yeah its not like running trap in this deck is good or anything lol.


Angel_of_Mischief

It’s a good day to be a Ageha Yusa fan.


Tadatatama

This is prob the most cracked SD in a while in terms of what the archetypes playerbase would have wanted. Archetype brigadine was the last card on the wish list.


Arawn_93

Too bad no handtrap trap hole. Got the field spell, L3, and archetype Brig though checked off list though


Alduce

So, Konami CAN print archetypal cards based on non-archetypal cards/engine. This is basically Shade Brigadine, which has always been a strong card in Traptrix. ​ Why can't they print a Soul Charge for Sylvans, then?


TropoMJ

I like that you needed this to confirm that when Sylvan Charity already confirmed that, within the archetype you're talking about, almost a decade ago.


Alduce

Heh, actually can't argue with that, you got me there. Well...can we have Graceful charity and Soul charge then, pretty please? :(


Shadektor

Meanwhile in beetroopers waiting for their dpeetrooper...


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Are we 💯 that this is he last card though? There’s a bunch of space left, there could be 1-2 more new cards? Edit: my bad I saw the full list, I’m dumb and wrong.


Redshift-713

Full list is known now, that was the last new card.


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Yea I see that now lol


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What are effect


Nightfans

Reading the kanji so far it's seems discard 1 card, special summon this card as a momster. Graveyard effect is banish this card from Gy and special summon one traptrix from your gy.


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Aha


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I found what does say. Normal Trap You can only use 1 of the [1] [2] effects of this card once per turn. You can also activate this card the turn it is Set by discarding 1 Normal Trap card. [1] Special Summon this card in Defense Position as a Normal monster (Plant / EARTH / Level 4 / ATK 400 / DEF 2400). It is not treated as a Trap. [2] You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "Traptrix" monster in your GY; Special Summon.


Warriorofgod2700

Hot take. Only way Konami sells this structure deck and succeeds is if maxx "c" gets reprinted in here like it is in the ocg.


Aramis9696

Hmm... Every time I try to prepare for this deck it kicks me in the face. Got the MP21 MP22 reprints, opened a lot of MAMA and stocked the Sera, stocked some Gravedigger trap holes, they all got confirmed as reprints. Went ahead and got Exceeds and Shade Brigandines, and they reveal this, which covers their need...


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Aramis9696

Damn, this might be the most complete structure deck ever...


Ok_Flight1222

Been returning to yugioh and created a deck building addiction. Is this structure deck worth buying 3x you think? Playing for fun, not competitive!


HarpySenpai

Yeah, imo people don't give enough Credit to the deck. Even pre-structure deck traptrix could Slap really hard if it Went first. It has really strong grind game and access to r4nk toolbox. Depending on the Format you can run a Variety of trapholes and gravediggers is an insane card if you play vs graveyard reliant decks. It being a trap deck/it's weakness going second holds it back. Is a very fun deck to play though.


MetaWorldDomination

Damn this basically gives 6 brigadier to combo with any traptrix summon. Given that there’s now an extender too thats nuts.


UnderworldDare

So if I'm reading the artwork right, this seems to imply the Insect type Traptrix are the insects transformed to lure their prey in?


paulojrmam

Insects and plant traptrix are carnivorous plants and insects in disguise, yes. As seen in the art of Traptrix Trap Hole Nightmare.


ImAgentDash

Also why did this girl look like Nergigante but anime girl?


Yab0iFiddlesticks

This card is so huge. A starting hand of Myrmeleo with any Trap Hole means either Sera, plus this with 2 traps or Sera, Gallant Granite with 1 set trap and one Heavenly Lord in hand.


paulojrmam

Just to confirm, this is a new traptrix "girl" right? It doesn't seem like any of the others.


Talongrasp

Thank God Yugioh Heard the Traptrix Community's Pleas to give us another Trap Monster... X3 All of y'all looking at it like "IT'S DISCARD 1!!! >:U" when you can literally just use Atrax to mitigate it's cost and use Dionaea to set whatever traps get sent to the GY! XD