Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Review: Machina Unclaspare

[Machine/Effect]

ATK/1,800 DEF/800

If this card is added to your hand, except by drawing it: You can Special Summon it, also you cannot Special Summon for the rest of this turn, except Machine monsters. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 “Machina” monster from your Deck to the GY, except “Machina Unclaspare”. You can only use each effect of “Machina Unclaspare” once per turn.

Machina Unclaspare is a machine and member of Machina. This effect monster is level four and has two effects. It has synergy with many cards from the archetype of Machina. Machina Unclaspare special summons itself to the field. It also sets up the graveyard for your other monsters.

Sets:

ReleaseNumberSetRartiy
02-04-2021BLVO-EN027Blazing VortexCommon
09-15-2022MP22-EN0142022 Tin of the Pharaoh's GodsUltra Rare

First Effect:

Machina Unclaspare special summons itself when you add this card to the hand except when you draw the card during the draw phase. This effect is a strong ability. You special summon this effect monster without a cost. The conditions allow you to add this card from anywhere such as the deck or graveyard. The ability to special summon itself has a lot of value because you can use it as material for XYZ summons.

Furthermore, Machina can consistently fulfill the conditions of this effect. Many cards in the archetype can add this card to your hand. Machina Gearframe and Machina Redeployment can add this card from the deck to the hand. These are just two of many cards to fulfill the effect’s condition.

For instance, you normal summon Machina Gearframe. Machina Gearframe adds Machina Unclaspare from the deck to the hand. Then, Machina Unclaspare special summons itself with its first effect. You two monsters on the field with this effective strategy.

Second Effect:

Machina Unclaspare may send one monster with Machina in its name from the deck to the graveyard when you normal or special summon it. This effect sets up your graveyard. Some monsters in Machina have effects in the graveyard or require a particular number of monsters in the graveyard for effects.

Furthermore, Machina Unclaspare is an important card for Machina Ruinforce. Machina Ruinforce can only special summon itself from the graveyard. You need to place this machine in the graveyard. Machina Unclaspare fulfills the set up for Machina Ruinforce.

Extra Deck Material:

Machina Unclaspare is a stellar monster as material for a monster form the extra deck. Its first ability enables XYZ summons for rank four XYZ monsters. Machina has many monsters to pair with this effect monster for special summons.

The first effect of Machina Unclaspare makes this effect monster to be a useful card for special summons from the extra deck. You will need at least two monsters for materials on the field. Many machine monsters are great options from the extra deck for Machina.

For instance, you may use Machina Unclaspare and Machina Gearframe as material for the XYZ summon of Gear Gigant X. Machina Unclaspare may special summon itself and you have Machina Gearframe on the field.  Gear Gigant X requires two machine monsters for its XYZ summon. You may overlay both of these effect monsters and XYZ summon Gear Gigant X. 

Use Machina Unclaspare as material for the special summon of these monsters from the extra deck!
  • Gear Gigant X
  • Heavy Armored Train Ironwolf

Support:

Machina has a lot of good support for Machina Unclaspare. This effect monster has strong synergy with cards in the archetype. Many cards can add this effect monster to your hand. Others can special summon this card to the field. You have consistent access to this effect monster.

Many cards may add Machina Unclaspare from the deck to the hand. Machina Defense Perimeter and Machina Gearframe may add this effect monster from the deck to the hand. They are effective cards to gain access to this effect monster. They trigger its ability to special summon itself after you add it to your hand.

In addition, many cards from Machina can special summon Machina Unclaspare. Machina Air Raider and Machina Overdrive may special summon Machina Unclaspare from the deck. These are useful cards to gain access to this effect monster.

Play these cards with Machina Unclaspare!
  • Machina Armored Unit
  • Machina Defense Perimeter
  • Machina Gearframe
  • Machina Metalcruncher
  • Machina Redeployment

Card Rating:

Overall, Machina Unclaspare is an effective monster for Machina. This effect monster sets up many combos in the deck. Its ability to special summon itself is a strong effect. It sets up XYZ summons. Therefore, I recommend playing three copies of Machina Unclaspare in your deck.

Card Rating: 3.5 out of 5.0 stars

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