Talk:Dragon Lord Initiation, Giga Howling Crusher!!/@comment-839017-20150712202730

...This just feels absolutely unfair. I was just expecting this card to deal 5 damage instead of 4, while using a "Drum monster must be on the field" requirement instead of an additional gauge. This thing lets you kill your opponent when you lower their life low enough to let them use most draw cards.

And yes, it doesn't "technically" only cost 3 gauge to play since you also need to factor in the Call Cost of the Drum and the Item's Equip Cost, but that's the thing. The gauge payments don't need to all be made at once with this impact. For example, Turn 1 equip Dragoblaze. Turn 2 call Crimson Drum and call Rock Bunker, hit the opponent once provided they didn't block last turn, then just end the game there.