Elemental Heroes, Part 2

What's shakin' duelists? Today is part two of our look at the Elemental Heroes. Last time, we took a look at the basic EH monsters. Now, let's take a look at what happens when they join together to become stronger. All of these fusion monsters have pretty good special abilities that can combat anything your opponent can throw at you. I should also mention that they have pretty cool looking art as well.

 First up is Elemental Hero Flame Wingman. He is fused from two of the weaker EH monsters, Avian and Burstinatrix, but is stronger than both of them combined. His 2100 ATK can take down most Level 4 and below monsters, and with the right spell cards, he can become strong enough to take down a fair amount of Level 7 and 8 monsters. His special ability moves him towards the top of the EH list. In addition to smashing the monster and dealing some battle damage to the opponent, he also gets to inflict effect damage in the amount of the destroyed monster's ATK once it lands in the Graveyard. Give him the power to inflict piercing damage, and he could quickly end the duel for your opponent.

Next up is Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman. Combine EH Flame Wingman with EH Sparkman. Think of him as an upgrade of EH Flame Wingman with his 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF. This powerhouse comes with not one, but two special abilities. His first gives him a 300 ATK power boost for each EH monster in the Graveyard. Now, if you are the kind of duelist that doesn't recycle, reclaim or remove their monsters from the Graveyard, he would most likely have at least 3700 ATK when you put him into play. As he gets stronger, your second special ability would most likely win the duel for you. EH Shining Flare Wingman can also inflict effect damage like EH Flame Wingman.

Elemental Hero Thunder Giant is a titan of a monster with 2400 ATK and 1500 DEF. Combine EH Sparkman and EH Clayman, and you get a heavy hitter with a very interesting special ability. By discarding a card, you can instantly destroy a monster on the field with original ATK that is less than EH Thunder Giant's ATK. Think of it as a good way to get rid of annoying monsters that cannot be destroyed by battle like Marshmallon. EH Thunder Giant would work very well in a deck with EH Shining Flare Wingman.

Here we have Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster, made by fusing EH Burstinatrix and EH Clayman. This soldier of justice has 2000 ATK and 2500 DEF. Its special ability allows it to attack while in DEF mode, but only for half of its ATK power and only if your opponent has no monsters. This isn't as effective, but at least you can attack from behind a wall. Use your other monsters to destroy your opponent's defenses, and then score a free hit with EH Rampart Blaster.

Next is Elemental Hero Steam Healer, made from EH Burstinatrix and EH Bubbleman. While it has a low 1800 ATK and 1000 DEF, its special ability makes up for it. It does the opposite of EH Flame Wingman and EH Shining Flare Wingman. Instead of giving your opponent effect damage, it gives you effect healing equal to the ATK of the monster destroyed and sent of the Graveyard.

Elemental Hero Wild Wingman is a fusion of EH Avian and EH Wildheart. His ATK of 1900 and DEF of 2300 is a bit low for a Level 8 monster, but his special ability isn't bad. For the cost of discarding a card, you can destroy a single Spell or Trap Card in play. So you can either sabotage your opponent or trigger a combo on your side of the field. This one isn't as useful as the others, but you can judge for yourself and use him for a duel or two.

Next up is Elemental Hero Wildedge, made from EH Bladedge and EH Wildheart. This Level 8 monster has 2600 ATK and 2300 DEF, with an ability that allows you to attack your opponent's entire line of monsters during each of your Battle Phases. Making him strong enough, and he could wipe out your opponent's monsters in one turn, and allow your other EH monsters to possibly finish off your opponent in the same turn.

The final monster we'll be looking at is Elemental Hero Tempest. This Level 8 heavy hitter is made by fusing EH Avian, EH Sparkman and EH Bubbleman. Weighing in with 2800 ATK and 2800 DEF, his special ability allows you to send a card you have in play to the Graveyard, and at the same time protect one of your monsters from being destroyed in battle. This effect would do well to keep EH Flame Wingman or EH Shining Flare Wingman in play a lot longer.

Well, there you have it. Some of the powerhouses of the Elemental Hero family for your consideration. The only thing left to make a good EH deck is some Spell and Trap cards. Next time, we'll take a look at these. Until next time, get you game on!