[Fairy/Effect]
ATK/1,600 DEF/1,200
(Quick Effect): You can reveal this card in your hand, then target 1 “Trickstar” monster you control, except “Trickstar Lycoris”; Special Summon this card, and if you do, return that monster to the hand. Each time a card(s) is added to your opponent’s hand, inflict 200 damage to them for each.
Trickstar Lycoris is a fairy with 1,600 ATK and 1,200 DEF. She is good fit in the archetype for her effects and she is material for the deck’s Link Monsters. This monster punishes an opponent for adding cards from the deck to his or her hand. Trickstar Lycoris slowly burns the opponent with damage.
First Effect:
Trickstar Lycoris special summons herself from your hand with the cost of a Trickstar on your field returning to your hand. It is a basic effect to special summon this card on the field. You do not lose any resources because your other monster returns to the hand.
Furthermore, this effect sets up Link Summons, and it is an efficient method for your Link Summons. You may normal summon the other Trickstar in your hand. You would have two Trickstar monsters on the field, this condition fits the Link Summon for Trickstar Black Catbat and Trickstar Holly Angel.
In addition, this effect basically allows you to exchange monsters. You may prefer Trickstar Lycoris against particular opponents. Her second effect slowly burns damage. She is also a level three monster and you may use her as material for the Link Summon of Trickstar Divaridis.
Second Effect:
Trickstar Lycoris inflicts 200 life points of damage when an opponent adds a card to his or her hand. The effect inflicts a small amount of damage, and it may build damage over the course of the duel. This effect activates its ability more than once per turn.
Trickstar Lycoris slowly burns opponents with this effect due to every deck has cards with the effect to add cards to the hand. You are consistently inflicting damage every turn. An opponent with a low amount of life points will be in a tight situation due to Trickstar Lycoris, and the opponent would need to limit of cards added to his or her hand.
Support:
Many cards provide support to Trickstar Lycoris. You can play a variety of cards against opponents. You need cards to complement Trickstar Lycoris’s ability to inflict damage. Many cards in the archetype create strong combos.
For instance, Trickstar Reincarnation is the perfect trap for Trickstar Lycoris. These cards complement each others’ effects. Trickstar Reincarnation banishes the opponent’s hand and forces the opponent to draw the same number of cards. This effect triggers the effect of Trickstar Lycoris, and she inflicts damage for each card added to the opponent’s hand.
Trickstar Magical Laurel has a great connection with Trickstar Lycoris. Trickstar Magical Laurel is an equip spell card with the effect of special summoning a Trickstar from the graveyard. You may play this card to special summon Trickstar Lycoris from your graveyard. You have a second opportunity to play the card for her effect or you may use her as material.
In addition, Trickstar Lycoris activates the second ability of Trickstar Magical Laurel. This spell card special summons a Trickstar from your hand when you inflict damage from an effect once per turn. You special summon monsters with this combination. The second effect of Trickstar Lycoris triggers the second effect of Trickstar Magical Laurel.
Play these cards Trickstar Lycoris!
- Trickstar Magical Laurel
- Trickstar Reincarnation
Card Rating:
Overall, Trickstar Lycoris is a decent monster for Trickstar. She is an additional option for burning the opponent with damage. Trickstar Lycoris is material for most of the Link monsters in the archetype. She has effective and consistent combos. You can inflict a decent amount of damage with her effect and the right combination of cards. I recommend playing one to two copies of Trickstar Lycoris in your deck.
Card Rating: [usr 3]
