This is my third article on Deletors. If you haven't read my two other articles on Deletors, you can read them here and here.
"We transcend your very understanding."
When It was revealed that Deletors were to be supported in GBT-08, I was very excited. I hoped a strong amount of support, preferably with a new stride... But alas it was not to be. Deletors got 2 normal units, neither of which fix most of the decks problems.
I say most because they actually addressed one of my biggest issues with the deck, that being the fact that Vanish Delete was completely useless bar a near impossible win condition.
That was, until this card was revealed:
Punishment Deletor, Gieron.(Cont) (RC)}: This unit gets (Power) +1000 for every face down card in your opponent's bind-zone.
(Auto) (RC)]: At the end of the battle that your vanguard with "Deletor" in it's card named attacked a Vanguard, your opponent chooses a card from his or her drop-zone, and binds it face down. (Vanish Delete)
The first skill increases it's power by the amount of cards in the bind-zone, which makes this card get stronger both offensively and defensively. Gieron has a strong synergy with Delete, as the power it gains allows it to force more hand from the opponent, as well as being able to bind those cards without a cost.
The catch? It's a 7k. I'm not going to lie, I was very weary about this when I first tested him, but after my tests I've come to the conclusion that he is the best G2 in Deletors, even despite the 7k.
I hope more cards that benefit from Vanish Delete are printed for Deletors in the future, especially if they are good like this card.
The second card of the deck is the same story: I thought it was bad at first, tried it and found out it was pretty good:
Overeat Deletor, Onagil.(Auto)]: When this unit is placed on (RC), you may play "All fighters draw a card, chooses a card from his or her hand and discards it.
(Act) (RC) :[Put this card into soul]: If you have a vanguard with "Deletor" in it's card name, your opponent chooses a face down card from his or her drop-zone, and binds it face down (Vanish Delete)
When this card was released, there was many criticisms. One my personal complaints what why the Vanish Delete wasn't on-retire, which admittedly would have certainly made the card better.
Regardless, the card is still quite good, both for fixing your hand and providing you cards to vanish Delete.
As well as that, it can be an emergency bind if you are extremely close to getting Egorg's win condition.
And that's all the cards in the set. However, between Comic Booster one and GBT-08, A new mechanic was introduced:
G-GUARDIAN!
So let's talk about the two link Joker G-Guardians, and how they help Deletors:
Death Star-Vader, Demon Maxwell.
(Auto) :[Choose one of your back-row rearguards, and lock it.]: When this unit is placed on (GC), you may pay the cost. If you do, this unit gets (Shield) +5000 until the end of that batlle.
I'm not gonna lie, this doesn't help Deletors that much. I run it because 20k Shield is sometimes necessary to surviving, and sometimes I want to protect a rearguard in the backrow, so I lock it.
Locking backrow rearguards isn't the best in Deletors either, who want to force as much shield as possible, and every unit is valuable as a booster, so using this can have its drawbacks.
Genesis Beast, Destiny Guardian
(Auto)]: When this unit is placed on (GC), choose up to 2 locked cards, and unlock them. If two units were unlocked with this effect, this unit gets (Power) +10000 until the end of that battle.
I only run this to deal with other Link Joker decks, in what is essentially a "Win more" move. Apart from that, It's a 15k shield.
So no, it's not that good in Deletor.
Decklist:
G-Zone:
4 Original Deletor, Egorg
4 Nebula Dragon, Big Crunch Dragon
2 Genesis Dragon, Amnesty Messiah
2 Death Star-Vader, Demon Maxwell
2 Genesis Beast, Destiny Guardian
1 Dark Element, Dyzmel
1 Light Element, Agleam.
Grade 3:
4 Docking Deletor, Greion
2 Waving Deletor, Greidhol
Grade 2
4 Bloating Deletor, Gio
4 Punishment Deletor, Gieron
3 Juxtapose Deletor, Gaele
Grade 1
4 Instill Deletor, Ender
4 Illfate Deletor, Drown
3 Overeat Deletor, Onagil
3 Looting Deletor, Gunec
Grade 0
Starting VG: Aquire Deletor, Igor
4 Biting Deletor, Geeva
4 Deletor Criticals
4 Cramping Deletor, Edy
4 Deletor Heals
