

Most "Blackwing" swarming effects require at least 1 "Blackwing" on the field as a precondition, so destroying the first summon of a "Blackwing" monster can potentially stop the Deck's combos.The search effect from " Black Whirlwind" is affected by effects that reduce ATK, such as " Burden of the Mighty" or " Solidarity", and the Deck's combos can be potentially disrupted by such effects.
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In particular, " Raidraptor - Wise Strix" opens up a wide variety of combos involving Xyz Monsters, " Rank-Up-Magic", and even " The Phantom Knights of Rusty Bardiche", all the while operating under the DARK Extra Deck lock of combo starter " Simoon the Poison Wind". Because most "Blackwing" cards do not impose any significant summoning restrictions, the Deck can use its swarming potential to pivot into a variety of non-"Blackwing" combos. And when enough "Blackwing" cards have swarmed the field, support cards like " Delta Crow - Anti Reverse" and " Black Sonic" are granted additional effects that allow them to be activated from the hand.Īs a primarily DARK and Winged Beast Deck, the Deck benefits from their related Typing and Attribute support. Since all of the "Blackwing" monsters rely on the hand for swarming, " Black Whirlwind" allows them to replenish their resources while giving them the ability to toolbox into certain combo pieces. Most monsters have the ability to Special Summon themselves from the hand others carry special effects that utilize the Graveyard and hand to advance the gamestate. "Blackwing" has a strong emphasis on swarming monsters from the hand. Later "Blackwing" Decks evolved into swarming-based combo Decks revolving around the searching power of " Black Whirlwind". Historical "Blackwing" Decks were played as control Decks focusing on using the archetype's excellent Normal Summons, backed up with the potential for swarming and combo plays. the "GY Synchro" effect of " Vayu", which historically formed a deck known as "Vayu Turbo" or "Vayusworn" when paired up with self-milling cards like " Card Trooper" or " Lightsworn" monsters to turbo out its effect). The "Blackwing" archetype is focused on swarming monsters for Synchro Summoning, with a number of secondary focuses including hand trap-like effects, counter usage, ATK modulation, interactions with " Black-Winged Dragon", inflicting burn damage in multiples of 700, and non-standard methods of Special Summoning Synchro Monsters (e.g. In the manga, the Blackwing monsters are named after weapons of mythological origins and natural sky-related phenomena. In the anime, the "Blackwing" monsters are named after geographical elements usually related to the natural phenomena, winds and birds.
