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And exactly how many Synchro monsters out there that people play in tournaments NEED more than 1 non-Tuner monster to bring out? Isn't that why Synchro builds are so popular in tournaments, nowadays? Because the most popular Synchro monsters played nowadays don't NEED more than 1 Tuner and 1 Non-Tuner monster to bring out? Isn't that why Rescue Cat Tuner such a major Synchro Build variation? Because most of the popular Synchros out there are level 5 or 6, and 1 Rescue Cat can bring out all the Synchro Materials you need to bring them out?

What's so great about Eccentric Boy, is that not only can you use it to Synchro Summon a monster when it's the only monster on the field and you can't use Rescue Cat or something, but because it's a level 3 monster and takes the non-Tuner monster from your hand, you can get out ANY Synchro Monster you want from level 5 to level 8 automatically. Why? Because right now, level 2 and 3 Beasts are in everyone's deck for easy Synchro with Rescue Cat and Summon Priest, which are both level 4, and people are STILL using Cyber Dragon/Vice Dragon/The Tricky for an easy level 5 summon, meaning all you need to do is slip Eccentric Boy into ANY Synchro deck currently being played, and bam! They have all the tools they need to bring otu nearly ANY of their existing Synchro monsters with him as a back up to Rescue Cat or Emergency Teleport or Plagespreader Zombie Return; the only Synchro monsters you CAN'T bring out with it are the ones that need a specific Tuner monster, but considering most of the Synchros used in tournaments nowadays don't have that restriction, that's not a problem. Don't you see? Synchro decks DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE AT ALL with the advent of this card; in fact, I daresay that they've become even MORE ludicrously powerful because of this, because you can splash it in virtually ANY tournament Synchro deck, and it won't change the flow of it one iota.

I see this card being hit and hit hard by the next restriction list when it comes out, maybe even getting an emergency restriction put on it, for how far and above crazy they make Synchro builds. Trust me on this, I know what I'm talking about, here; I made a similar claim when DAD was limited, saying it won't change its use in tournament decks at all, despite people decrying it as the end of DAD-Synchro, and look who turned out to be correct.