Grapha, Dragon God of Dark World

Well, today's card of the week is rather well known. It's Grapha, Dragon God of Dark World



As you probably already know, 3 cards have pushed Dark Worlds into tier one status, the first two being Snoww and Gates of Dark World. Grapha is the one who really pushed Dark Worlds over the edge though. Simply discarding this card grants you the ability to destroy one card on the field. And then you can summon him from your graveyard by returning a Dark World monster you control to your hand. This essentially means that as long as you have a Dark World monster to return to your hand, Grapha will come back endlessly. And with 2700 attack, he's a force to be reckoned with.

His main weakness is his reliance on the graveyard, like all the other Dark World cards. Removing him with cards like Debunk and D.D.crow will destroy Grapha, and Macro Cosmos and Dimension Fissure will screw over and entire Dark World deck. Despite it's weaknesses though, no one can deny that this is a powerful card, although it's not practical outside of a Dark World deck. It's not something I would use regularly, but this card is a godsend to people who love Dark Worlds.