Madolche Card Review - Marmalmaide

The next card from Abyss Rising is the second servant of the royal household. Butlerusk builds the Chateau and their maid clears up the old used Chateaus. Let me introduce - Madolche Marmalmaide!

Madolche Marmalmaide
Attribute EARTH
Types Spellcaster/Effect
Level ****
ATK/DEF 800/2000

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. When this card is flipped face-up: You can target 1 "Madolche" Spell/Trap Card in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand.

Let's talk about her stats first. Her 800 ATK, 1300 ATK under Chateau, isn't much to go on. You won't see her taking down beaters but on the flip side, most beaters won't be hitting over her. She boasts an impressive 2000 DEF and 2500 DEF under Chateau. Making stuff like Alius, Thunderking, Cyber Dragon, Light Pular and even Number 39 unable to get pass her.

Her main purpose is to be a searchable wall and to stall out your opponent for those few turns you need. She is a good first turn set, especially if you play Chateau or Ticket to bait out a MST. Now why do you want your key cards the target of MST?

Well because of her effect! When she is flipped face-up she basically acts like a Mask of Darkness / Magician Of Faith for any Madolche card in your grave.

So if you set her and play Ticket, then if your opponent MST's the ticket and attacks Maid; you can then fetch back Ticket and Maid should survive. Meaning you've made a +1 and baited out a deadly MST. Excellent!

So with Maid and Messenger we have a lot of Spell / Trap Tutoring power now, which is what the deck needed!

She's searchable by Magileine and sangan.

Maid is fairly decent, she will most likely survive one turn allowing for a Queen summon next turn. That being said, I would personally only play 1 or 0. She allows for stalling but a lot of stalling doesn't get you any where.

Run 0-1.

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