“Magician” Pendulum decks had always faced the challenge of prepared opponents with Anti-Spell Fragrance and Imperial Order. On top of that, rulings for Iris Magician disappointed the initially hopeful fans.

Today, I am here to introduce you the idea of Fairy Tail – Kaguya in a “Magician” Pendulum deck. Hopefully, this addition will fine tune the deck and grant it a competitive edge.

Blast from the Past

The idea might no be as far-fetched as it sounds. After all, Fairy Tail – Kaguya‘s second effect is a reminder of the late Majespecter Unicorn – Kirin, which was considered a staple for Pendulum decks. It found its way into Odd-Eyes Magician decks and the Metalfoes deck. Your opponent does have an opportunity to negate Fairy Tail – Kaguya‘s effect. However, it is fatal when used on a monster which your opponent has no remaining copies in his deck.

A Limited card would understandably be powerless against Fairy Tail – Kaguya, but cards like Baobaboon which can filter copies of itself easily from the deck are equally vulnerable. The same can be said for targets that would usually be played at a single copy, especially Extra Deck monsters, such as M-X Saber Invoker.

At best, your opponent is caught with no way negate that effect, and both Fairy Tail – Kaguya and the targets return to the hand peacefully.

At worst, you position your opponent in a tough spot, while they decide whether they should pay the fee for retaining their monster on the field. Understandably, they may need a minute or two to choose between forfeiting their second copy of Zoodiac Marmorat, in order to retain a Zoodiac Marmorat on the field for the sake of Xyz summoning.

And at the very least, you drain their resources when they pay the cost for negating Fairy Tail – Kaguya‘s effect.

Suitable Stats

Fairy Tail – Kaguya sits comfortably in a “Magician” Pendulum deck. It has an appropriate level to be pendulum-summoned out alongside the other Pendulum monsters.

Being a Level 4 Spellcaster, on top of accessing the deck’s Rank 4 Toolbox, it can also be used to Xyz summon into Trapeze Magician, a card which is instrumental in OTKs.

Consistency

When summoned, Fairy Tail – Kaguya can search out a monster with exactly 1850ATK points. At this point of the game, your choice is largely limited to the Familiar-Possessed and Fairy Tail archetype. But with access to a single copy of Fairy Tail – Kaguya, you can fetch another from your deck. Add some Pendulum summoning magic to the mix and you can get both copies onto the field.

With appropriate scales, and assuming Fairy Tail – Kaguya‘s effect goes through initially, you have the potential to use it up to thrice in one turn.

Normal Summon Fairy Tail – Kaguya, searching out a second copy. Activate the effect of Fairy Tail – Kaguya on the field, removing one monster from your opponent’s field. Pendulum Summon out both copies of Fairy Tail – Kaguya in your hand. Proceed to activate the effects of both Fairy Tail – Kaguya, removing another two of your opponent’s monsters.

What’s more, unlike Majespecter Unicorn – Kirin, Fairy Tail – Kaguya isn’t an effect which you can only use once per turn. With two copies on the field, you can use the effect of Fairy Tail – Kaguya twice, once for each copy of the card.

Conclusion

Like Majespecter Unicorn – Kirin, Fairy Tail – Kaguya‘s wide window timing to use its effect is probably the most troubling issue for your opponent. It is capable of threat removal, board disruption or to just act as an obstacle to distract your opponent’s resources from the deck’s main powerhouses. This strategy packs a ton of answers to the deck’s problems and provides additional coverage. Hence, I feel it makes for a consistent and viable engine, one worthy of consideration.

Having Fairy Tail – Kaguya in a “Magician” Pendulum deck also helps make the deck less vulnerable when faced with Dimensional Barrier declaring [Pendulum].