Thread:Eronan/@comment-30246837-20140505012948/@comment-27360363-20140505234942

That's just.... no.... Restanding the Vanguard as a clan mechanic isn't a thing, the closest to that is Kagero whose focus is on opponent's field control and not restanding the vanguard and Nova Grapplers who focus on restanding rear-guards. So far all cards that restand are one card things and not the whole clan. For example Pellinore from Gold Paladin. Not to mention the fact restanding superior calling and restanding at the same time is not something to go without a hefty price... even with something having Limit Break.

All restanding vanguards have a heavy cost so as not to be abused, all of them have to discard 2-3 cards. Then you look at superior calling itself, both Muraumo and Gold Paladin have restrictions on their superior calling. Murakumo's is temprorary cloning and it still costs 1 counterblsat. Gold Paladin's is top deck calling and it still needs to hit the vanguard for that lower cost.

Then you look at Royal Paladin, all of the effects are either counterblasts for weaker cards even after hitting and they're searching the whole deck.

Combining two card effects is the vanguard's thing. Having a clan mechanic is different, Link Joker's is locking, Narukami's is getting rid of troublesome front rows for offensive purposes, Gold Paladin's is random calling. Neo Nectar's is filling up the field.

You'd be better off thinking of just one mechanic for the clan, for example I'll give some custom clan examples. Sky Paladins by Hasekura is focused on gaining strength from a low hand size, the binding cards in the hand is to support that focus. My Ocean Route clan focuses on gaining powerful abilities from its other units which also gives it variability or unpredicability. Though that doesn't come without its double costs.

Empty Heart focuses on taking power from the rear-guards for powerful skills, other rear-guards use that as strength for their own gain. Crystal Reefs by Hat Emerald is focused on successfully guarding powerful attacks, there are units that support this. Jinsei by bizen focuses on removing the restraints of a powerful unit.