#saffira

I love the autumn. I really feel like knitting if i See all these colours outside.

I guess it sent twice so, I will do five more. 😄

Louisa lives in a castle.

Saffira and Lilta are identical strangers.

Elena was an Olympics hopeful.

Ohiri is from a long line of seers.

Saffira, Queen of Dragons ———————————————— You can Ritual Summon this card with "Hymn of Light". During the End Phase, if this card was Ritual Summoned this turn, or if a LIGHT monster was sent from the hand or Deck to the Graveyard this turn while this card was face-up on the field: You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Draw 2 cards, then discard 1 card. ● Discard 1 random card from your opponent's hand. ● Add 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard to your hand. You can only use 1 "Saffira, Queen of Dragons" effect per turn, and only once that turn. ———————————————— Can Be Found In: Duelist Alliance (DUEA-EN050), 2015 Mega-Tin Mega Pack (MP15-EN095)

Not every monster must lead the board with disruptive abilities and high stats. Instead, an effect that allows players to manage their resources will be enough to dominate Duels with. As by summoning a monster with said abilities will gives us momentum to follow with further plays and thus strength our position on the game, to the point that we can end with complete dominance over the opponent. In combination with the cards that will interact with its benefits, a card that keeps giving resources might become more dreadful than some common threats.

"Saffira, Queen of Dragons" is an unusual Ritual Monster as provides a series of effects depending of how we manage our monsters. Either by her own Ritual Summon or in response of sending a LIGHT monster from our hand or Deck to the Graveyard, "Saffira" will give us one of three effects during that turn's End Phase. Either will let us draw two cards and discard one, force the opponent to discard a card, or retrieve a LIGHT monster from our Graveyard back to our hand. Clearly two of her three effects will let us manage our hand to have plenty of options to work with, while the remaining ability will disrupt the opponent. If played along a variety of LIGHT monsters as well tools to Ritual Summon her, "Saffira" can easily end each turn with one of her abilities to improve our game.

Like most Ritual Monsters, "Saffira" pretty much requires her own Deck for her arrival. Thanks to cards such as "Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands" and "Pre-Preparation of Rites", soon enough we will have both Ritual Monster and Spell at hand to be played right away. Alternatively we can play arround "Advanced Ritual Art", a card that let us use Normal Monsters from inside our Deck to cheapen the requirements for her summon. Alternatively, we can play arround Ritual Djinns wortking as materials from our Graveyard as we can dispose them by other effects and activate the effects of "Saffira" if already on the field. In combination with retrieval effects like "Preparation of Rites" and even "Saffira"herself, is quite simple to manage the Ritual Summon of this creature from early to late game.

The abilities of "Saffira" completely varies in efficiency depending of the monsters we play along with. Her own Ritual Summon as well disposing of her copies will be the default methods to assure her effects, varying on priority depending of our needs at the moment. But clearly to obtain the best from "Saffira" we must play as many LIGHT monsters as possible, fortunately with a variety of abilities to keep triggering this monster's effect. Cards like "Honest" and "Effect Veiler" will be discarded during the opponent's turn to counter their actions and end their turn with one of "Saffira"'s effects. A Deck arround "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" can abuse the drawing effects of "Trade-In" and "Cards of Consonance" to keep a strong hand at all times along the help of this Ritual Monster. "Saffira" effects will also activate in response of milling effects, so by playing arround Lightsworns we will keep fueling our Graveyard as we end each turn with further benefits. Alternatively we can be a bit more greedy and invest on other monsters to further improve our performance in other aspects, like also focusing arround the Ritual Monster "Herald of Perfection" as "Saffira" compensates any cards used for its negation effect, or playing along Shaddoll cards as they are used as materials and trigger their Graveyard effects in return. Let's not forget about her Ritual Spell "Hymn of Light", as although nothing out of the ordinary when comes to Ritual Summon it will protect "Saffira" from any destructive sources by being banished inside our Graveyard.

"Saffira, Queen of Dragons" is that kind of card that you don't see all her potential until we figure out all the cards that will interact with inside our Deck. While her Ritual Summon already assures one of her three effects, a variety of LIGHT monsters with a diversity of abilities will keep her abilities activating during every player's turn. From effects activated from our hand to milling effects, "Saffira" will keep increasing our hand or punish the opponent by discarding cards almost constantly. Is clearly that "Saffira" is heavily dependant of the LIGHT monsters that will create sinergy with, and in combination with the preparatives for her Ritual Summon it might suffer a few hiccups in some Duels. Yet, with plenty of options and opportunities to finish each End Phase with one of three effects, "Saffira" might not be the biggest threat on the board but can keep a powerful enigne of benefits along the rest of our LIGHT monsters.

Personal Rating: A-

+ When summoned or we dispose a LIGHT monster from our hand or Deck we will obtain one of three effects to increase our hand or force the opponent to discard a card + Greatly supported along sinergy with a variety of LIGHT monsters to keep activating her effects almost every turn