#berserker

Playing Dungeon World with my Pen&Paper group. These are our characters from our fantasy russian-style adventure 

Request for a feisty lady asura with a love for red and pointy objects

Dragonborn berserker who’s seen a few too many fights

‘Anchor’, Tortle Barbarian

My fanart of the Banana Oni <3

Berserker, 2016

Junk Berserker
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“Junk Synchron” + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
You can banish 1 “Junk” monster from your Graveyard, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; that target loses ATK equal to the banished monster’s ATK. At the start of the Damage Step, if this card attacks a Defense Position monster: Destroy that monster.
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Can Be Found In: Extreme Victory (EXVC-EN037), Legendary Colection 5D’s Mega Pack (LC5D-EN043)

Junk are part of the archetype trio created along Synchron and Warriors, as they debuted together along Synchro Monsters. Mainly known for their Synchro Monsters, Junk monsters often become the lead of many Decks thanks to many options supporting their materials. With a diversity on effects ready to deal with any situation, Junk monsters might have restrictions on their Synchro Summon but is a tame demerit given their easy setups and solid performance.

“Junk Berserker” is a Synchro Monster which will defeat almost any monster in battle in one way or another with the use of its two abilities. At cost of banishing a Junk monster in our Graveyard, “Junk Berserker” will make an opponent monster lose as much ATK as that of the banished card. But if “Berserker” battles a Defense Position monster, it will be immediately destroyed right when the Damage Step begins. Along some respectable stats as well a popular Tuner that will ease its arrival as its main material, “Junk Berserker” will either weaken any enemies on the field to be easily taken down in battle, or simply break through any defenses as potentially creates an opening for direct attacks.

Although restricted to a single monster as its only Tuner, “Junk Berserker” is far easier to summon than might look. “Junk Synchron” has the ability to revive a low Level monster when Normal Summoned, and with its Level 3 and an effortless additional summon it won’t take us too many expenses. While only having “Junk Synchron” and maybe its other copies might seem a problem there’s no much to worry about, not only due cards like “Tuning” and “Reinforcement of the Army” looking for it to be added in our hand but also “Quickdraw Synchron” taking its role as Tuner of “Berserker” along a higher Level to potentially make the summon even easier. Together with materials often seen along Synchrons like “Doppelwarrior” and “Quillbolt Hedgehog”, “Junk Berserker” won’t be more difficult to Synchro Summon than other monsters with more liberties on their arrival.

With two abilities providing a great advantage in most battles along its easy Synchro Summon, “Berserker” becomes a reliable option to defeat any troublesome monsters when its assistance is immediately needed. Having a Junk monster to banish in our Graveyard is not much of a problem, not only given its Tuner “Junk Synchron” can be used as a cost but also other recurring members like “Junk Servant” and “Junk Giant” often using their effects to assist in our Extra Deck summons. Since its weakening effect depends on the banished monster’s ATK “Berserker” will get its best results the stronger the Junk monster we banish, so if we have lead monsters like “Junk Destroyer” or other copies of “Berserker” in our Graveyard is possible to erase almost all the ATK of an opponent’s monster. Keep also on mind that this effect has no restrictions besides how many Junk monsters we have in the Graveyard, giving us the opportunity to weaken several monsters on the opposite field to take down with all our monsters. Last there’s its ability to destroy defensive monsters, although simpler yet situational in most matches it can become a viable option to take down any enemies if we’re playing along cards like “Enemy Controller” or “Book of Moon” among others.

Overall covering any monster is battling against, “Junk Berserker” is a solid choice when we want to assure the defeat of almost any monster on the field. With an easy Synchro Summon thanks to “Junk Synchron” and its substitute “Quickdraw Synchron”, “Junk Berserker” can weaken one or more monsters on the field for an easy defeat as well transfer high battle damage, while its second effect can deal with strong defenses as well ignore certain effects like Flip Monsters. But although “Junk Berserker” can be one of our best choices to lead battles with, the competition of Synchro Monsters of its Level is rough nowadays and its archetype. With now Link Monsters taking Extra Deck space to assist on consecutive summons, and the fact its core effect relies on which and how many Junk Monsters we have in the Graveyard to be efficient, “Junk Berserker” might not be a must have for any Synchro Deck but is still a solid option when we need the immediate defeat of any tough monsters during battle.

Personal Rating: B+

+ Banishes a Junk monster in the Graveyard so a monster loses as much ATK as the monster banished had
+ If attacks a Defense Position monster will be automatically destroyed
+ Solid support for an easy summon

-Overshadowed by other Synchro Monsters
- Complete reliance of our Graveyard and which Junk monsters we have in it