Upheaval

Upheaval is among one of the most sinister and dangerous spells in the game, and is among one of the few spell finishers.
==Card Explanation==
The card first appeared in and was not that spectacular due to the advent of much more powerful cards such as Bombazar, Dragon of Destiny, Soulswap and Transmogrify.
However, into Episode 2, there is a new type of deck known as a "Big Mana Deck" which will generate huge amounts of mana to summon Zeniths while will usually end up with the opposing players being defeated by the immensely powerful Zeniths. While there is usually no way to outpace those decks from accelerating mana at that time, the once forgotten Upheaval becomes a spot on counter; It not only strips the opponent's hard-earned mana, but when accompanied with mass discards, the opponent's hand will be gone as well, leaving him with absolutely 0 resources and he will usually only be able to await for his own death. It DOES have shield trigger too and costs 6, so it is a very cheap and powerful getaway against big mana decks.
During this, its price has skyrocketed the price of a Victory Rare as the card was never reprinted for more than 5 years.
In Dragon Saga, the card has became even more powerful as it allows Mono-Darkness Decks to screw Big Mana Decks over with great ease. This is further made better with Tigernitro, Explosive Devil as when Tigernitro is in the battle zone, the opponent will be locked with one card in his hand, and when the player casts Upheaval afterwards, the opponent will usually only have 1 mana remaining and can do absolutely nothing.
It can also be used in Heaven's Gate as a defense measure against Big Mana. Using this way, it is even more hated as it can equally cause the demise of many Big Mana decks.
Later on before the start of Revolution Saga, it was restricted. The card is continued to be used, however, until the restriction of Welcome Hell, Supreme Devil King Palace on the next year and the decline of Big Mana decks into Invasion/Revolution Change decks.
However, it still remains a excellent counter against the lost mana caused by Mega Manalock Dragon which makes its restriction among one of the reasons why Mega Manalock Dragon is horribly sinister.
In Super Black Box Pack, it is finally reprinted as one of the cards in the 55 side b foils. However, as a side b foil its packaging rate is extremely low and as the officals do not seem to like this card, it might not have a second chance to be reprinted again.
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