Black Rose Dragon- The Messenger of Genocide
From where to we know this beauty from? Most would agree that most recognize her as Akiza's signer dragon, possessed with rage and malice equal to her wielder With devastating ability to completely reset the field, she isn't too be taken for granted.
For most, Black Rose is a messenger of genocide: With her ability to systematically wipe out every last card on the field, she's become a favorite for suicidal people: reset the field, summon a monster, then attack.
Though it's an excellent ability, it's a waste of the dragon's true power. No one sees behind the one time nuke. Her TRUE power comes out when fighting with what she was intended with: Plants.
Let's take a look at her ability: Forcing a defense monster into attack. If that wasn't good by itself, forcing defensive monsters that we all hate such as Destiny Hero- Defender into attack, it sends the attack of that monster to zero.
For those of you who run a plant deck and BRD, you're probably laughing at your opponents misfortune. Even if Black rose is the only monster on your side of the field, that's a 2400 life point loss, a nice 33% of their health.
Best thing about this is: Defense mode. Pretty common to have defender monsters, and just as easy to get them back into defense mode. Cards like book of moon, No Entry, block attack are all you're friends here.
And, should she ever die, fear not! There are a few number of cards that will revive her for another crack at the world. Blue Rose Dragon ideally.... he's like, I dunno, an apprentice or something...
For those who like just attacking the same monster (for whatever reason. Maybe a monster is on the field that you just don't like, or is your sworn enemy, ) Thorn of Malice is for you. It boosts Black Rose Dragon's attack nicely, and lowers and opponents monster attack every time Black Rose attacks it. THERE IS NO ESCAPE for the one on the receiving end of this.
She's relatively easy to synchro summon, thanks to cards that get plants out, like Twilight Rose Knight, witch can special summon a level 4 or lower plant type monster. Hello shiny black dragon of fury.
So all in all: ease of summoning, powerful effects, a decent attack, completely voids defenive monsters, how is Black Rose Dragon NOT one of the most epic cards? I'm proud to call it my number 1 card