Explosion

http://yugiohccg.wikia.com/wiki/Explosion

Hmm, i wanted to know what's everyone is thinking about this card. seems like an alright tech to me, but let's see other opinions.

now, discuss.

Activate only when your opponent Summons a monster. Discard 1 card and destroy all monsters on the field and each player Special Summons 1 Level 4 or lower monster from their Graveyard. You cannot Special Summon a monster if you controlled no monsters when this effect was activated.

So in general if you activate it when you have no monsters: discard 1 card, destroy all monsters on the field, and allow your opponent to Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster.

That would be pretty awesome if you had a Special Summon blocker on the field.

practical application has always seemed very narrow - unless it's a complete board wipe your opponent is always going up on advantage against you. in the current state of the game, if your opponent can keep up their tempo and shrug off an explosion in any way, there's little chance you can dig for the correct answers.

if there was a more viable boss monster/topdeck deck around, then it could be considered, but the current 1-4-1 trade-off cards are still hugely superior and much more relevant