A bunch of you probably already know about this card, but not its TCG name, which was recently confirmed to be "Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste," which is surprisingly close to the OCG equivalent.
He's the first in the "Synchro Fusion" family, and honestly, quite mediocre.
1 Dragon-Type Synchro Monster + 1 Warrior-Type Monster.
This card cannot be Special Summoned from your Extra Deck except by Fusion Summon. Once per turn, you can remove from play 1 Dragon-Type Synchro Monster in either player's Graveyard and have this card's name treated as that card's name and gain its effect(s) until the End Phase. Also, if this card is on the field in face-up Attack Position, Effect Damage to your Life Points as a result of an opponent's card effect is inflicted to your opponent instead.
There aren't many Dragon Synchro Monsters from which Draco-Equiste can borrow effects and use them properly. It only gets half of what makes "Stardust Dragon" and "Black Rose Dragon" really shine. It gets to skip the End Phase drawback of "Red Dragon Archfiend," but the ability to nuke a bunch of defenders at once isn't too special. "Iron Chain Dragon" often does more harm to your position than good.
If I wanted to hate on burn, I'd just summon "Black-Winged Dragon."
So what can this do that something else can't? I guess... remove an opposing Stardust from the Grave? To me, that's not enough to warrant playing Draco-Equiste.
The most redeeming thing about is its ridiculously high stats and the fact it can be dropped for a single card, but overall, the results and setup compared to something like "Elemental Hero Absolute Zero" are a joke.
But hey, no harm in trying it out if you want, since it's going to be a tin promo...
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