[Machine/Effect]
ATK/1,600 DEF/500
You can discard 1 card; add from your Deck to your hand, 1 “Ancient Gear Golem” or 1 Spell/Trap that specifically lists the card “Ancient Gear Golem” in its text. You can only use this effect of “Ancient Gear Frame” once per turn. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate any Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. If this face-up card in its owner’s control leaves the field because of an opponent’s card effect: You can Special Summon up to 3 “Ancient Gear Golem” and/or “Ancient Gear Golem – Ultimate Pound” from your hand, ignoring their Summoning conditions.
Ancient Gear Frame is one of the key cards for Ancient Gears. This effect monster has three useful effects. Ancient Gear Frame can make impacts in games. It has chemistry with cards in its archetype. It provides one of many options to special summon the powerful Ancient Gear Golem to the field.
Sets:
| Release Date | Card Number | Set | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22/2018 | LED2-EN030 | Legendary Duelists: Ancient Millennium | Rare |
| 07/02/2020 | LDS1-EN086 | Legendary Duelists: Season 1 | Common |
First Effect:
Ancient Gear Frame adds Ancient Gear Golem, a spell, or trap with Ancient Gear Golem in its text. This effect adds the deck’s signature boss to your hand. It is a useful effect in the early game when you need the card in your hand.
Therefore, Ancient Gear Frame adds consistency to Ancient Gears. You have instant access to Ancient Gear Golem, a spell, or trap with Ancient Gear Golem in its text. You can choose the perfect card against the opponent.
Furthermore, this effect offers many options. You can add Ancient Gear Golem to the hand. You also have options such as Cross-Dimensional Duel and Ancient Gear Fusion. These cards are useful spell and traps in the archetype.
Add these cards with your hand with the effect of Ancient Gear Frame:
- Ancient Gear Fusion
- Cross-Dimensional Duel
- Spell Gear
Second Effect:
The opponent cannot active any spells or traps when Ancient Gear Frame declares an attack. The opponent is unable to counter this effect monster by battle with those types of cards. This protection makes a major difference in battle.
Therefore, this effect protects Ancient Gear Frame from the opponent’s spells and traps in battle. This effect monster can safely attack the opponent without many forms of interference. You have a great chance to destroy an opposing monster by battle.
However, the second effect of Ancient Gear Frame is not perfection. The opponent may still active any effects of his or her monsters. You should only declare a battle with Ancient Gear Frame if the opponent does not have monsters with effects to counter Ancient Gear Frame in battle.
Third Effect:
Ancient Gear Frame may special summon three Ancient Gear Golems or Ancient Gear Golem – Ultimate Pound when an opponent’s effect removes this card from the field. This effect serves many purposes. It is an option to easily play Ancient Gear Golem.
Furthermore, Ancient Gear Frame is one of the options to easily play Ancient Gear Golem. Players normally cannot special summon Ancient Gear Golem. However, this effect bypasses this restriction. You can special summon the deck’s signature monster due to the effect of Ancient Gear Frame.
In addition, this effect provides three monsters. You will have an impressive field. Ancient Gear Golem has an impressive 3,000 ATK. Three copies of this effect monster may inflict 9,000 damage with three direct attacks.
However, an opponent can avoid the effect of Ancient Gear Golem. The opponent only needs to destroy this machine in battle. There are many monsters with a higher ATK than this effect monster. The effect of Ancient Gear Golem only actives when an opponent’s effect removes it from the field.
Extra Deck Material
Ancient Gear Frame is also material for many monsters from the extra deck. Ancient Gears have fusion monsters and link monsters. This effect monster can be material due to the basic requirements.
For instance, you may use Ancient Gear Frame as material for the fusion summon of Ancient Gear Megaton Golem. Ancient Gear Megaton Golem requires three monsters with Ancient Gear in their names. This effect monster fits the requirement. You can fusion summon one of the archetype’s best fusion monsters.
Ancient Gear Ballista is a link monster, and it requirements two monsters with the attribute of Earth. Ancient Gear Frame fits the requirements for this link monster. You may use Ancient Gear Frame and another monster such as Ancient Gear Wyvern for the link summon of Ancient Fear Ballista.
Use Ancient Gear Frame as material for these monsters from the extra deck!
- Ancient Gear Ballista
- Ancient Gear Megaton Golem
Support:
Ancient Gear Frame has synergy with many cards from Ancient Gears. It has synergy with the archetype’s fusion card of Ancient Gear Fusion. Cards provide access to this effect monster with their effects.
Furthermore, you can consistent play Ancient Gear Frame. Many cards can add this effect monster from the deck to your hand. Ancient Gear Ballista and Ancient Gear Wyvern may add Ancient Gear Frame from the deck to your hand.
Play these cards with Ancient Gear Frame!
- Ancient Gear Dark Golem
- Ancient Gear Fusion
- Ancient Gear Golem
- Ancient Gear Golem – Ultimate Pound
- Ancient Gear Wyvern
- Geartown
Card Rating:
Overall, Ancient Gear Frame is a staple for Ancient Gear. This effect monster has useful effects. It adds consistency to the deck. It provides another option to special summon Ancient Gear Golem. This effect monster punishes the opponent for removing it from the field. Therefore, I recommend playing Ancient Gear Frame in your deck.
Card Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars
