Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Review: Red Rising Dragon

[Dragon/Synchro/Effect]

ATK/2,100 DEF/1,600

1 Fiend Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can target 1 “Resonator” monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck the turn you activate this effect, except DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 2 Level 1 “Resonator” monsters in your GY; Special Summon both.

Red Rising Dragon is a synchro monster with two effects. This synchro monster supports Resonators and Red Archfiend Dragon. It adds consistency to the deck with its effects. This synchro monster’s purpose is setting up synchro summons with Resonators for your tuners.

First Effect:

Red Rising Dragon special summons one Resonator from the graveyard when you special summon Red Rising Dragon. This effect provides a free monster without a cost. Resonators are tuners for your synchro summons.

Therefore, the first effect sets up a Synchro Summon of a powerful monster. You have a tuner in a Resonator and Red Rising Dragon for materials. You have an opportunity to build momentum for a powerful monster.

For example, one strategy is synchro summoning Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss. Red Rising Dragon may special summon Clock Resonator from the graveyard. You may use both monsters as material for the Synchro Summon of Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss.

Second Effect:

Red Rising Dragon banishes itself from the graveyard to special summon two level one monsters with Resonator in their names from the graveyard. You gain two tuner monsters. You reuse this Synchro Monster from the graveyard for this effect.

Furthermore, this effect sets up your synchro summons. You have two tuners on the field. The field only needs non-tuner monsters as material for a Synchro Summon.

Synkron Resonator is a useful level one Resonator to special summon wit this effect. This tuner monster may special summon a Resonator from the graveyard after it was sent to the graveyard. You use one tuner and gain an new tuner on the field.

Synchro Summon Red Rising Dragon!

Red Rising Dragon is an easy Synchro Monster to synchro summon from the extra deck. This Synchro Monster requires one fiend tuner monster and another monster as materials. The monsters for the materials must have an exact total of level six.

Red Resonator is the best tuner monster for the Synchro Summon of Red Rising Dragon. Red Resonator is a level two monster and its effect special summons a level four monster from your hand. You have the materials on the field. You may synchro summon Red Rising Dragon with Red Resonator and your level four monster as materials.

Play these monsters to Synchro Summon Red Rising Dragon!
  • Bone Archfiend
  • Red Resonator
  • Soul Resonator

Synchro Material:

In addition, Red Rising Dragon is also good material for Synchro Summons. This synchro monster is level 6 and is a good choice for materials. This card special summons Resonators for tuners on the field. You have the tuner in the Resonator and the non-tuner monster in Red Rising Dragon.

For example, Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss requires a dark dragon synchro monster and Red Rising Dragon meets the condition. You can easily get all of the materials for this summon. You may use Red Rising Dragon and Clock Resonator to synchro summon Hot Red Dragon Archetype Abyss.

Use Red Rising Dragon as material for these Synchro Summons!
  • Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss

Support:

Red Rising Dragon has amazing support from Konami. This synchro monster is a great fit in decks with Resonators. This synchro monster complements the archetype with its two effects. You can consistently summon this card to the field.

In addition, Red Rising Dragon has many options for its second effect. Resonators have many level one monsters. You can special summon the best monster for the situation. You may special summon Mirror Resonator and Synkron Resonator.

King’s Synchro is an interesting trap for Red Rising Dragon. This trap card negates an opponent’s attack at this synchro monster. In addition, King’s Synchro may banish Red Rising Dragon and a tuner to perfect a Synchro Summon.

Play these cards with Red Rising Dragon!
  • Clock Resonator
  • King’s Synchro
  • Red Resonator
  • Soul Resonator
  • Synkron Resonator

Card Rating:

Overall, Red Rising Dragon is a good synchro monster with useful effects. This synchro monster sets up synchro summons of powerful monsters, and this synchro monster may also be material for those synchro summons. It is a perfect fit in decks with Resonators and Red Archfiend Dragon. This synchro monster consistently special summons resonators to be tuner monsters for your synchro summons. Therefore, I recommend playing one to three copies of  Red Rising Dragon in your deck.

Card Rating: 3.0 out of 5.0 stars

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