Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Review: Soul Resonator

[Fiend/Tuner/Effect]

ATK/500 DEF/200

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend monster from your Deck to your hand, except “Soul Resonator”, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except DARK Synchro Monsters. If a card(s) you control would be destroyed by card effect, while you control “Red Dragon Archfiend” or a Synchro Monster that mentions it, you can banish this card from your GY instead. You can only use each effect of “Soul Resonator” once per turn.

Soul Resonator is one of the new ultra rare cards from Structure Deck: The Crimson King. This effect monster is a tuner with the ability to create Synchro Summons. This effect monster provides support for Red Dragon Archfiend. This card has two useful effects to set up your Synchro Summons and protect your cards on the field.

Sets:
  • Structure Deck: The Crimson King

First Effect:

Soul Resonator adds one level four or lower fiend from the deck to your hand when you normal or special summon this effect monster. This ability sets up your Synchro Summons. This effect monster is a tuner and you have a new monster for material in your hand

Bone Archfiend is one of the best fiends to add your hand. Bone Archfiend may increase the level of Soul Resonator to 4. This strategy sets up the Synchro Summon of  Red Dragon Archfiend. Both effect monsters are level four and you may synchro summon Red Dragon Archfiend!

Furthermore, many cards can trigger this effect when they special summon Soul Resonator. Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane and Red Nova may special summon this card to the field. You may activate the ability of Soul Resonator to add a fiend to your hand for an additional resource.

Second Effect:

Soul Resonator banishes itself from the graveyard when a card’s effect would destroy one or more cards on you field if you control Red Dragon Archfiend or a card that mentions Red Dragon Archfiend. This ability provides useful protection for your synchro monsters in the archetype of Red Dragon Archfiend. An opponent cannot easily destroy these monsters with a card’s effect.

Furthermore, this effect has a lot of value in the deck. You are reusing this card after you send it to the graveyard. It has a purpose on the field and in the graveyard.

In addition, Soul Resonator provides protection from the opponent’s destructive effects. You keep your best monsters such as Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend on the field. You may continue your strategy against the opponent.

Tuner:

Soul Resonator is a tuner monster for Synchro Summons. This effect monster is level three. It has a decent level for quick Synchro Summons.

For example, Soul Resonator may add Magical King Moonstar to your hand and Magical King Moonstar special summons himself to the field. You have two monsters with a total of six levels. You may synchro summon a level six dark synchro monster such as Red Rising Dragon from your extra deck.

For example, Soul Resonator may add Wandering King Wildwind to your hand and Wandering King Wildwind special summons himself to the field. These monsters have a total of seven levels. You may synchro summon a level seven dark synchro monster such Ancient Pixie Dragon as from the extra deck.

Synchro Summon these Synchro Monsters with Soul Resonator!
  • Ancient Pixie Dragon
  • Red Dragon Archfiend
  • Red Rising Dragon

Support:

Soul Resonator has stellar and consistent support. It is a great card for a deck for Red Archfiend Dragon. Many cards in the deck may add this card to your hand or special summon this effect monster to the field.

Red Rising Dragon and Soul Resonator are a powerful duo. Their effects complement each other. Red Rising Dragon may special summon Soul Resonator from the graveyard and this will trigger Soul Resonator’s first effect to add a level four or lower Fiend monster to your hand. This duo provides two card for free and you have many resources for an additional Synchro Summon.

Play these cards with Soul Resonator!
  • Bone Archfiend
  • Hot Red Dragon
  • Red Dragon Archfiend
  • Red Rising Dragon
  • Resonator Call

Card Rating:

Overall, Soul Resonator is a great addition for Red Archfiend Dragon. This tuner monster elevates the deck and provides consistent Synchro Summons. The card has strong effects, This tuner monster adds a fiend to your hand and protects your monsters in relation to Red Archfiend Dragon. Therefore, I recommend playing three copies of Soul resonator in your deck.

Card Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars

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