Scareclaw

Scareclaw
"Scareclaw Reichheart", "Acro", "Astra", and "Belone" in the artwork of "Primitive Planet Reichphobia"
Japanese	スケアクロー Sukeakurō (romanized)
French	Griffrayeur
German	Schreckensklaue
Italian	Spaventartiglio
Korean	스케어클로 Seuke-eokeullo (romanized)
Portuguese	Espantagarra
Spanish	Terrogarra
Sets Dimension Force Power of the Elements Darkwing Blast Photon Hypernova OCG Dimension Force +1 Bonus Pack
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"Scareclaw" (スケアクロー Sukeakurō) is an archetype introduced in Dimension Force.

Etymology

The Japanese names of "Primitive Planet Reichphobia" and "Scareclaw" Spell/Trap Cards contain the kanji Shisekai (肆（し）世（せ）壊（かい）, lit. "Fourth Broken World"). The kanji is composed of shi (肆（し）, "four" in daiji form), and the word sekai (世（せ）壊（かい）, lit. "World Destruction", homophone with 世（せ）界（かい） "World" but replacing 界（かい） "world" with the homophonous 壊（かい） "break/destruction"), which is also found in the Japanese kanji name of "Clear New World" (新（しん）世（せ）壊（かい）, Shinsekai, lit. "New Broken World").

The "Scareclaw" Spell/Traps apply alternative kana readings to 肆（し）世（せ）壊（かい）, while "Primitive Planet Reichphobia" has the word read phonetically. Each Level 3 "Scareclaw" monster is based on a phobia, which is reflected in their names and artworks.

Design

Members

Except for "Scareclaw Reichheart", all Main Deck "Scareclaw" monsters are EARTH Beast monsters. The Link Monsters are all DARK Beast-Warrior monsters.

Main Deck monsters

Scareclaw	Name origin
Acro	Acrophobia
Astra	Astraphobia
Belone	Belonephobia
Reichheart	Reich

Link Monsters

Scareclaw	Name origin
Light-Heart	Licht
Tri-Heart	Tri- + Reich

Playing style

The "Scareclaw" archetype is centered around primarily Level 3 Beast monsters and quickly Summoning them to the Field as well as controlling the board state through their boss monster, "Scareclaw Tri-Heart", and its effect to force all other monsters on the field into Defense Position. The Main Deck members of the archetype help to facilitate this through various ways of Special Summoning them from the hand as well as and giving effects to "Scareclaw" monsters in the Extra Monster Zone, such as piercing battle damage, attacking multiple monsters in a single turn, and gaining ATK. This allows "Scareclaw Tri-Heart" to become a powerful monster able to attack multiple times per Battle Phase with high ATK values and piercing battle damage on top of this. As a secondary support to the theme, there is the monster "Visas Starfrost", a Level 6 Tuner monster able to Special Summon itself from the hand by destroying a monster you control with a different Type and Attribute from itself. "Scareclaw" uses this card well due to the introduction of "Scareclaw Light-Heart", a Link-1 monster able to not only search the "Scareclaw" Field Spell Card "Primitive Planet Reichphobia" but also be able to resummon itself from the GY if you control a "Visas Starfrost". This makes "Light-Heart" a great target to destroy with Visas's effect. Alongside this, Visas enables the use of Synchro Monsters in "Scareclaw" through being able to make Level 9 and 10 Synchro Monsters.

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Scareclaw Acro Scareclaw Astra Scareclaw Belone Scareclaw Kashtira Scareclaw Reichheart Alpha, the Master of Beasts Blade Rabbit Desmanian Devil Hand-Holding Genie Melffy Catty Peropero Cerperus Rescue Cat Various Level 3 Extenders Tour Guide From the Underworld Psychic Tracker Psychic Wheeleder Crane Crane Tuner monsters Visas Starfrost Spell Cards Primitive Planet Reichphobia Scareclaw Arrival Scareclaw Defanging Scareclaw Straddle Scareclaw Decline Ayers Rock Sunrise Book of Lunar Eclipse Cattle Call Clear New World Emergency Teleport Foolish Burial Goods Reinforcement of the Army Scapegoat Stumbling Earthquake Trap Cards Scareclaw Alternative Scareclaw Sclash Scareclaw Twinsaw Gorgon's Eye Howl of the Wild Scrum Force Trap Trick Trivikarma Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Vicious Astraloud Synchro Monsters Baronne de Fleur Naturia Barkion Stellar Wind Wolfrayet Virtual World Beast - Jiujiu Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen Other Generic Level 6, 7, 9, or 10 Synchro Monsters Xyz Monsters Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder Number 3: Cicada King Number 47: Nightmare Shark Number 75: Bamboozling Gossip Shadow The Phantom Knights of Break Sword Virtual World Dragon - Longlong Virtual World Shell - Jaja Link Monsters Scareclaw Light-Heart Scareclaw Tri-Heart Cherubini, Ebon Angel of the Burning Abyss Fire Fighting Daruma Doll Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom Tri-Brigade Rugal the Silver Sheller Tri-Brigade Shuraig the Ominous Omen