DM 14 , Dorballom , Zweilancer and the cross gears

Okay , guys it's time for us to 'evolve' AKA to ge to a new stage of the japanese DM
The next set is DM 14 or the Generation Gear set . It introduces lots of new things and I hope that I'll be able to introduce to you most of them in this post .
First of all this set introduces the remakes of two famous cards in the DM world AKA Ballom , Master of Death and Crystal Lancer .
The remakes are Dorballom , Lord of Demons and Crystal Zweilancer .

Dorballom, Lord of Demons
Set : DM-14 Generation Gear
Civilization : Darkness
Card Type : Evolution Creature
Cost : 10
Creature Type : Demon Command
Power : 13000
Card Text : Evolution: Put on one of your Demon Command.
When you put this creature into the battle zone, destroy all creatures except darkness creatures. Afterwards, both players put all cards in their mana zone into their graveyard except darkness cards.
Triple Breaker

Crystal Zweilancer
Set : DM-14 Generation Gear
Civilization : Water
Card Type : Evolution Creature
Cost : 8
Creature Type : Liquid People
Power : 13000
Card Text : Evolution: Put on one of your Liquid People
This creature can't be blocked.
Triple Breaker
Flavor Text : It has lasted 200 years. The journey is at an end, the ultimate twin lances have been found.

As you see the new versions of these 2 creatures are more superior to their predecessors but they cost more mana :( .

Besides these two giants this set also has more annoying creatures like :

Dorberos, the Imprisoning Fiend
Set : DM-15 Secret of Hidden Gear
Civilization : Darkness
Card Type : Creature
Cost : 7
Creature Type : Demon Command
Power : 7000
Card Text : Double Breaker
All non-darkness creatures cost 2 more to summon.
Flavor Text : All who attempt to meet with Ballom receive a welcoming by fiends.

Now this guy can be a real pain in the neck for light users since lots of powerfull light cards cost much and mister Dorberos here will make the situation of light users more complicated .

Marushias, Spirit of the Sun
Set : DM-14 Generation Gear
Civilization : Light
Card Type : Creature
Cost : 5
Creature Type : Angel Command
Power : 2000
Card Text : This creature wins all battles. (No matter how much greater the opponent's creature's power is, the opponent's creature loses the battle. If both creatures battling have this ability, neither is destroyed.)
Flavor Text : Even kings wish they had these battle skills.

Ouch ! Now that's one nasty creature ! Really ! Lets say that you attack with Ballom and double breack shields but you have no blocker . Then your opponent attacks Ballom with Marushias . Marushias dosen't even get hurt but Ballom is DESTROYED !

Diablost, the Shady General
Set : DM-14 Generation Gear
Civilization : Darkness
Card Type : Creature
Cost : 5
Creature Type : Demon Command
Power : 6000
Card Text : All your opponent's creatures gain "Blocker".
Double Breaker

You can all say that this guy is totally useless but lets try to find the advantage of having all your opponents creatures blockers .
You : I summon Diablost, the Shady General
Opponent : Loser ! I cast Whisking Whirlwind and now ike Alcadeias breack his last shields ! Now I untap him and he's a blocker as well ! Lets see you try to finish me !
You : I summon Scarlet Skyterror ! Destroy Alcadeias ! Ike Diablost totomeda !

See now ? Just because some creatures may make your opponent more powerfull , they have secret advantages and strategies waiting for you to use them .

Hell's Scrapper
Set : DM-14 Generation Gear Rare
Civilization : Fire
Card Type : Spell
Cost : 7
Card Text : Shield Trigger
Choose creatures that have a combined power of 5000 or less and destroy them.

Now that's one powerfull fire spell and my favorite as well :)

Also this set introduces a new ability . The 'saver' ability . Saver creatures are usually weak . Whenever a certain creature would be destroyed , the saver creature can be destroyed and the other creature survives . A saver creature is :

Parole, the Life Saving Puppet
Set : DM-14 Generation Gear
Civilization : Darkness
Card Type : Creature
Cost : 2
Creature Type : Death Puppet
Power : 1000
Card Text : Saver: Demon Command (When 1 of your Demon Command would be destroyed, you may destroy this creature instead.)
Flavor Text : "Lord Dorballom, please come quick!" -Parole, the Life Saving Puppet

So here's a situation .
You : I evolve Daidalos into Dorballom , Lord of Demons ! (yay)
Your opponent has half of his mana darkness so he survives a bit .
You : Ike Dorballom triple breack his shields ! "
Opponent : Shield trigger I cast Terror Pit and destroy Dorballom !
You : Wait ! I shall 'save' Dorballom by destroying Parole , the Life Saving Puppet !

And finally we have reached to the set's main cards , the cross gears .
This set is the first DM set wich introduces cross gears . These cards are like 'weapons' wich you equipe to creatures . They are brought to the battlezone the same way creatures are . To 'cross' a creature you have to pay the same cost as for summoning it . The 'crossed' creature gets the abilities the cross gear gives it and when the crossed creature leaves the battlezone , the cross gear stays . Cross gears can't be destroyed . If you want to get rid of a cross gear you have to use certain cards .

I think that's enough of the cross gear lesson . Next I shall show you some cross gears so you get ideas about what this is all about .

Glorious Heaven's Arm
Set : DM-14 Generation Gear
Civilization : Light
Card Type : Cross Gear
Cost : 3
Card Text : Cross Gear: Put this card in the battle zone when cast. To cross this card with a creature, pay this card's cost again. When that creature leaves the battle zone, this card remains in the battle zone.
The crossed creature gets +3000 power.
When the crossed creature attacks and isn't blocked, put the top card of your deck face-down into your shield zone.

My advice : use this cross gear in a liquid people deck and cross it to unblockables like Crystal Lancer .

Final Dragarmor
Set : DM-14 Generation Gear
Card Number : S8
Civilization : Fire
Card Type : Cross Gear
Cost : 3
Card Text : Cross Gear: Put this card in the battle zone when cast. To cross this card with a creature, pay this card's cost again. When that creature leaves the battle zone, this card remains in the battle zone.
The crossed creature gains "Power Attacker +5000", breaks 1 additional shield, and becomes an Armored Dragon in addition to its other races.

Powered Stallion
Set/Rarity : DM-14 Generation Gear Super Rare
Card Number : S10
Civilization : Nature
Card Type : Cross Gear
Cost : 3
Card Text : Cross Gear: Put this card in the battle zone when cast. To cross this card with a creature, pay this card's cost again. When that creature leaves the battle zone, this card remains in the battle zone.
The power of the crossed creature is doubled.
If this creature has 6000 or more power, it gains Double Breaker.
If this creature has 15000 or more power, it gains Triple Breaker.

Demonic Protector
Set/Rarity : DM-14 Generation Gear Rare
Card Number : 28
Civilization : Darkness
Card Type : Cross Gear
Cost : 1
Card Text : Cross Gear: Put this card in the battle zone when cast. To cross this card with a creature, pay this card's cost again. When that creature leaves the battle zone, this card remains in the battle zone.
When the crossed creature is destroyed, you may draw 1 card.

Spiral Aura
Set/Rarity : DM-14 Generation Gear Uncommon
Card Number : 52
Civilization : Water
Card Type : Cross Gear
Cost : 2
Card Text : Cross Gear: Put this card in the battle zone when cast. To cross this card with a creature, pay this card's cost again. When that creature leaves the battle zone, this card remains in the battle zone.
When the crossed creature would be destroyed, return it to your hand instead.

There are lots of cross gears with lots of effects .

To check out other cross gears and cards from this set go to this site : http://www.ccgdb.com/ccgdb.com/duelmasters/

In my next post I'll continue with the next set wich has more cross gears and a very powerfull light card ( won't spoil XD )

See ya and don't forget to keep dueling and making people
Hail to us ! HAIL ! Thunder unleashed ! HAIL !

- acumashindorballomu