Cosmic Regalia, CEO Yggdrasil Deck Profile

With the release of the Legion Campaign as well as the Extra Boosters and Trial Decks, a lot of new playstyles will be emerging, and Genesis is going to be at the top! Waltz of the Goddess has the same format as Requiem at Dusk in having support for 2 archetypes for 1 clan, but the main part of this extra booster is the arrival of the new Regalia support! After the release of Angelica and Minerva, few cards have truly been considered support, but now the advent of the Regalia has come full swing with their new Legions!

Cosmic Regalia, CEO Yggdrasil

[ACT](VC): Legion 20000 "Regalia of Fate, Norn"

[AUTO](VC): [Soul Blast (6)] When this unit attacks a vanguard, if this unit is Legion, you may pay the cost. If you do, until end of that battle, this unit gets [Critical] +1, and your opponent cannot call grade 1 or greater units from hand to (GC).

[AUTO](VC): When this unit attacks a vanguard, if you have another unit in your middle column, this unit gets [Power] +3000 until end of that battle.

When this card was announced and it’s ability revealed, I am pretty sure I could hear cheers from a lot of the Genesis players in my area. A critical that cannot be nullified is a blessing. It prompts the users to use Grade 0 cards from their hands as well as intercepts. Now, one comparison to this card really came to mind when I saw this card: Transcendence Dragon, Dragonic Nouvelle Vogue. This card has been the target of hate from non-Kagero players, including myself, because of the inability to use anything outside a Perfect Guard to protect yourself. But now, when it’s turned around and you must use Grade 0’s to guard, it doesn’t seem so bad. But the problem is the risk vs reward. Against Yggdrasil you know the attack will end up with 2 damage potential, making it more of a threat physically. However, Nouvelle doesn’t have that critical, but with the high number of critical triggers Kagero players use, it’s more mentally damaging because whether or not you should take it or waste a perfect guard becomes more of a gamble of luck. After all, against Nouvelle, you can’t heal on their turn, so it’s troubling even when just at 4 damage.

Now, back to Yggdrasil. While her Legion skill does pack a punch, it’s even more dangerous with some of the new Regalia support that has been released. Cards like Ordain Owl and Pure Angel can boost the power of your Vanguard, and some cards give it more power from being soul blasted…..

Which brings me to the next card:

Regalia of Fate, Norn

[AUTO]: When this card is put into the drop zone from your soul, choose one of your vanguards with "Regalia" in its card name, and that unit gets [Power]+5000 until end of turn.

Norn is one of the cards that gives a powerful boost from being used as fodder for Soul Blasting. Comboing this with almost any Regalia build will make your Vanguard feared. While in most cases you need to be careful just how powerful you make your Vanguard, as wasting resources could end up in a Perfect Guard, this Legion only makes it better, as powering up your Vanguard won’t result in a nullify. It will result in either massive hand loss or a minimum of 2 damage.

Now let’s look at the other Legion this deck supports.

Regalia of Midnight, Nyx

[ACT] (VC): Legion 20000 "Regalia of Midday, Hemera"

[AUTO](VC):When a card with the same name as a unit on your (VC) is put into the drop zone from your soul, if this unit is Legion, this unit gets [Power]+5000/[Critical]+1 until end of turn. This ability cannot be used for the rest of that turn.

[ACT](VC): [Soul Blast (3)] If the number of cards in your hand is three or less, draw a card. This ability cannot be used for the rest of that turn.

While the ability of this card may not compare to Yggdrasil, it’s definitely noteworthy, as its effects combo with each other if you know what you are doing. Soulblasting 3 to draw, then gaining a critical and 5000 power is still a very interesting combo. It may be the weaker of the two Legions for this Archetype, but unlike Cormac of the Revenger Legions, this still benefits the deck and how it is played. Powering up the Vanguard while using the soul as a combo, much like they usual playstyle of the Dimension Police.

This card also works well because of how it works with its Mate:

Regalia of Midday, Hermera

[AUTO]: When this unit is placed on (RC), choose up to three cards from your drop zone with "Regalia" in its card name, and put them into your soul.

It’s come to my attention that a lot of the Regalia cards do not have the standard soulcharge ability. However, there are cards such as Hemera that seem to do the job even better. Instead of gambling on the top card to soulcharge, you select 3 cards from your drop zone instead. This helps you manage your deck so there is less chance of a deck out, and you can keep a constant supply of soul for your costs, as most costs are 3 or 6. You will need timing, though, as using this skill and Legion together will take 7 cards from your drop zone in total, so even at the cost of guarding, you will need a constant supply of card going into the drop zone.

These two Legions aren’t the only cards this extra booster has to offer, but for the sake of sanity and simplicity, I’ll stop there. Regalia has gotten an incredible buff, and the CEO Yggdrasil is the prime card to have for it. For now, here is a deck list I’ve compiled for this Archetype:

Grade 0 x17

1x Regalia of Prayer, Pray Angel (Starter)

4x Regalia of Foredoom, Lot Angel (Draw)

4x Regalia of Benevolence, Eir (Heal)

4x Far Sight Regalia, Clear Angel (Critical)

4x Battle Maiden, Kukurihime (Critical)

Grade 1 x14

4x Regalia of Purify, Pure Angel

4x Exorcism Regalia, Shiny Angel

2x Ordain Owl

2x Regalia of Frozen Breath, Svalin (QW)

2x Goddess of Self-Sacrifice, Kushinada/Witch of Strawberries, Framboise (PG)

Grade 2 x11

4x Regalia of Fate, Norn

4x Regalia of Midday, Hemera

3x Twilight Regalia, Hesperis (Sneak Peek Promo)

Grade 3 x8

4x Cosmic Regalia, CEO Yggdrasil (Legion)

4x Regalia of Midnight, Nyx (Legion)

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Grade 0 support for this clan used to be all criticals, but with a few of the new support, it’s been shifted to an offensive clan both for Vanguard and Rearguards. The draw trigger, actually helps this deck, as not only does the new support does not have many soulcharging cards, but also very few reliable draw power.

Our starter, Pray Angel, is one of the only pure soulcharging cards Regalia has, but a plus 3 soul and 5000 power to the Legion is very handy.

Grade 1 support was a bit tricky, but Ordain Owl makes his return, although not by much, as Legion may steal its thunder for returning Grade 3 units. You need to be careful with his ability, Legioning, and drop zone soulcharging, so if you can, pick anything that is under grade 3 beforehand so you have a better shot of that power boost.

Pure Angel actually gives your Vanguard even more power with a counterblast, giving it 5000 and the ability to draw a card when it hits. Since you aren’t assured that a hit from Yggdrasil will be fatal, it’s always good to have backup cards for the next turn.

Shiny Angel is just like Hemera, putting 3 cards into the soul from the drop zone. This encourages guarding to fuel both this ability, Legion, and Ordain.

For the Sentinels, we have 2 Perfect Guards, either Kushinada or Framboise, since Regalia does not have their own perfect guard. We also have the Quintet Wall that is Regalia, which also helps fuel the drop zone for the effects of your cards. Since this deck has very few counterblasts and requires a lot of cards to be in the drop zone, it’s fair to say 2 Quintet Walls are acceptable. That, and I feel that the lack of draw triggers means these cards will be a lot better when it comes to defending,

Our Grade 2 support has the two Legion Mates, Norn and Hemera, as well as a special promo card for the Sneak Peak of the Extra Boosters named Twilight Regalia, Hesperis. Hesperis is a card that when soulblasted, if your vanguard hits, you may retire a rearguard. Like Pure Angel, it’s a good backup plan should your attack not be fatal.

And of course, our Grade 3’s are the Legions of the Regalai, Yggdrasil and Nyx. Yggdrasil will be the one you want to keep on the field, but if you need cards back into the deck, or need to draw, or if you just don’t have Yggdrasil yet, you can use Nyx. Either way, the pressure these cards give will be astounding.

Final Turn:

It’s sad to say that I wish the Shadow Paladins had as much great support as the Genesis did. While Shadows try and bring Witches into the spotlight, Genesis seems to give the fans the support they want for a fan favorite archetype that recently has been topping. For those Genesis players, including one of the members of Grand Sanctuary Vanguard, don’t miss out on these cards, because they will steal the show for a while.

Until next time:

Daltorus