BIG SHIELD GUARDER
Earth/Warrior/4/100/2600
Negate the activation of a Magic card that targets this 1 card
while face-down. At that time, this card changes to face-up defense mode. At the end of the Damage Step in which
this card received an attack, it changes to attack mode.
Pros
-Highest defense in the game for a level 4 monster
-Anti-Emissary of Obliteration/Nobleman
of the Crossout
-Evil combos
Cons
-Switchs to attack mode, which means that without any comboes, this monster will get you killed.
Ok. Like Time Wizard, this card got stronger with time.
In japanese, it was a Promo card that was never previously released in any booster. Then Yugi Structure 2 was released
with this card as a common.
With the defense of 2600, nothing can touch this monster without a hell of alot of work. The mainstream cards such
as APS, Demon Summon/Summoned Skull, Goblin Strike Team/Goblin Attack Force, Heavenly Knight Perseus/Airknight Parshath, and
many many others are stopped in horrible pain.
Now, as mentioned earlier, Emissary of Obliteration cannot remove this card from the game. When it is targeted,
it just flips face up as if it's saying "I dont think so stupid sword guy!"
There are 3 cards in the game that will make this monster one hell of a powerhouse.
The first is:
BOOK OF THE MOON/BOOK OF MOON
Instant Magic
Change 1 face-up Monster on the Field to face-down defense
mode.
When you play this card, your opponent will be crying. If your opponent already got the lifepoints taken off of
them, and they hope to destroy this, just play Book of Moon to reset Big Shield Guarder. Its evil.''
Next is the less commonly played card that rules for Reverse monster effects and this card:
LIGHT OF THE SANDS
Normal Trap
Change all Monsters on your Field to face-up defense mode.
This card allows you to shift Big Shield to defense mode just before your opponent attacks it while it is in face-up
attack mode. This basically cancels out it's side effect for that attack... which is great for the surprise XD.
Finally, THE greatest card for this monster... EVER:
LEVEL RESTRICTION B MAP
Permanent Magic
Change all Level 4 or higher face-up Monsters on the Field to defense
mode.
Can you say evil? Just read this and Big Shield Guarder a few times and you will see how freakish this combination
is.
Remember when I listed the monsters who couldn't break through Big Shield? Well now its hopeless. While Level
Restriction is on the field, Big Shield will never be in attack mode. Nice stall.
Now, no matter what the combination, this card still shares the same weaknesses that every card has. Anything that
destroys monsters without targeting or anti- magic cards will easily destroy this card.
7/10- For a level 4 monster, this card has the strongest base defense points in the game. Still
just another monster however, but because it's anti-Emissary, it brings it higher then all the other defense monsters in the
game. Just make sure to have some combinations waiting against your opponent... or else.
-Zero
