Madolche Card Review - Cruffssant

Next up is the third Pet of the Madolcbe Household. Madolche Cruffssant!

Madolche Cruffssant

Attribute EARTH
Types Beast/Effect
Level ***
ATK/DEF 1500/1200

When this card in your possession is destroyed by your opponent's card (either by battle or by effect) and sent to your Graveyard: Shuffle this card into the Deck. Once per turn: You can target 1 face-up "Madolche" card you control, except this card; return it to the hand, and if you do, increase this card's Level by 1 and ATK by 300.

As always first up lets look at his stats.
Standing at a reasonable 1500ATK, 2000ATK under Chateau, makes him a standard beater in Madolche's. This cute dog has a few tricks under his hat!

By using his effect you not only level him up by one level, but you can also increase his attack by 300ATK. Making him 1800ATK and 2300ATK under Chateau. Meaning he is one of the biggest beaters Madolche's have (Even Cyber Dragon can't hit this little guy).

He is also a beast type, meaning Messenger has a new buddy to work with. Sadly he doesn't help Messenger get summoned, but we can't have it all.

Now with the ability to level change this guy can set up some versatile XYZ plays. Want to make a Rank 3 with Mew? No problem. Want to make a Madolche Queen? Summon this guy with any other level 4 put and bounce a card. Done. If you run Puddingcess, you can use this guy for two turns to make him level 5 and go for that Rank 5.

Oh yes, did I mention his effect stacks from turn to turn? Meaning each turn he gains 300ATK and a level as long as you bounce a card.

Now what cards can, should you, bounce? Well he can bounce anything Madolche. So Chateau and Ticket are good choice. (Speaking of ticket: he can trigger its effect if you bounce a monster with ticket Face-Up)
Monster wise bouncing a Mew or Magileine to hand to use its effect again is too good. Even bouncing Messager back to your hand, if you have Mew in hand, allows for more plays! Even Maid works with him, bounce her and then reset her for more clean up recycling!

As always he's searchable by Magileine and Sangan.

Sadly BTH can hit him, and bouncing monsters gives up field present but he helps so many combos I would recommend him highly.

Run 2-3 in most builds.
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