Steelswarm Roach | Deck and Rulings

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update 26/01/2021

Steelswarm Roach

Attribute	DARK
Monster Type	Fiend
Card type	Xyz / Effect
Card Effect Type	Quick Effect
Rank	★4
Passcode	37926346
ATK	1900

Archetypes

Steelswarm / lswarm

text

2 Level 4 monsters
During either player's turn, when a Level 5 or higher monster would be Special Summoned: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; negate the Special Summon, and if you do, destroy it.

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Pack	Photons of Galaxy [SR] Selection Box Vol.05 [SR]
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Evaluation

Rating

B+

Classifications

Monster/Spell/Trap categories	Destroys Monster Cards / Destroys negated Summons
Summoning categories	Negates Special Summons / 2 Xyz Materials

Comments

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Not KoG

I still put 1 Steelswarm Roach to 🔥 Shi En decks in a flash.

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Not KoG

Steelswarm Roach can only negate monsters summoned by their own effects.

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Anonymous

he's kinda... :flushed:

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Anonymous

Sh|t getting worse and worse. Link monsters will completely k|ll it (supposing it was ever alive in this game)

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<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

It was alive for a very short time. This card was quite popular for a few months after its release. But then people realized that this card has too many counters and they've stopped using it.

And yeah, Links will make this card even worse.

Anonymous

Can this card work against BE deck? I don’t want to waste gems if it doesn’t.

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<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

not all of BE cards, only ones that don't start a chain.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

Basically, can stop all synchro summons (typical in blue eyes) and be alternative dragon. Nothing else. Usually, Abyss dweller is a better choise when facing a BE deck.

F2P player

This card couldnt negate summoning high level monster when opponent using dark fusion spell card. Thank you Konami giving vague description

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<< Anonymous(F2P player)

Anonymous Reply

Its called "ruling" and it has been like that from long long long time ago :)

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

To be fair, the ruling is sometimes unnecessarily complicated.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

This is because you can't chain in the middle of resolving card effect.

When you are using polymerization like card, if your opponent negate it, you won't send the material into the GY. This is because sending monster to GY is occurs in the resolving process.

Anonymous

This card dosen't work and is bugged in duel links. I've tried using it numerous times vs blue eyes, dark magician, synchro etc etc. I haven't been prompted to use it's ability even once.

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<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

It does exactly what it says

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

Not it doesn't and I've known this for a while, the wording is intentionally misleading and vague.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

It's not intentionally misleading. You just don't know the rules of this game.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

You're stupid.

Anonymous

Does this guy do anything, I keep summoning him but he hasn't been able to prevent even one special summon of a level 5 or higher

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<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

When facing a BE deck this card can only negate syncros. Note that Spirit dragon effect to summon another syncro blue eyes doesn't count as syncro summon

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

^x2

Well yeah, all of those are not inherent Summon.

As he above anon says, the only thing you can stop with Roach in a BE deck is BE's Synchro Summon.

Against BE, bring out Abyss Dweller instead.

<< Anonymous

Anonymous Reply

It's completly bugged, pardon the pun in my experience. I havent even had it activate once ever.

<< Anonymous

Not KoG Reply

In the ED, Steelswarm Roach is paired with Abyss Dweller. If the player sets, XYZ Abyss Dweller because that is a GY trigger. If the player sets TRAPS, XYZ Steelswarm Roach first because it wants to clear your board to summon a big stick.

Mukai

Did not activate on Battle phase

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<< Anonymous(Mukai)

Anonymous Reply

This card has some restrictions. Scroll down to see some of those

<< Anonymous(Mukai)

Not KoG Reply

It is part of the rules for Monster Effect.

Not KoG

This card cannot 🔥 XYZ and Fusions, as designed. It can 🔥 Jinzo and Synchros (HARPIE), so basically niche in the format.

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Anonymous

What this card does is rather limited making it among the trash of dl

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Anonymous

This card is a joke and doesn't work. Needs fixing or may as well drop it from your extra deck.

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