Two cards for the price of one

With a few more days left before the new format's foundations are formed, people all over the world await the new September list. Fake and unreliable Ban list spoilers frequent the internet, with people discussing what cards make it and what cards get left the dust.


What do we have here? Good ol' Gale, one of the most essential pieces of the Blackwings' lineup and part of the world's strongest deck today. Initial stars aren't so bad. 1300 ATK and 400 DEF at level 3, Winged Beast and DARK attribute and finally, a Tuner. What's terrifying about this card is that it can be Special Summoned when you control another Blackwing monster that's not Gale. Aside from this effect, he also has a built-in Shrink with him, which allows this card to permanently halve an opponent's monster's ATK and DEF. This makes for it being one of the key engine in whittling down your opponent's Monsters and charge through. This effect can be activated once per turn, every turn(not including your opponents'). This card is also the perfect candidate for search in Black Whirlwind and allows for fast Synchro-ing. Perfect candidates are Black Rose Dragon, Dark Strike Fighter and Blackwing Armor Master. Level 8 Synchros aren't impossible, too.

But that's not all. This card is splashable. He is Sangan friendly, can be bought back by Dark Eruption and searched by Mystic Tomato all at the same time, making him somewhat splashable in any DARK based deck. Just his Shrink Effect is enough to get him enough attention and get him to be run in nearly every deck. Two good cards played at the price of one. Expect to see this card get hit in the coming September list.