Everyone has probably tried to revive good decks of past format. This is my attempt at one. Dimensional eatos was a deck that was anti meta in a format that was heavily reliant on graveyard. The format currently depends on effects that activate on field and depend on graveyard a little bit.
Lets get to the decklist and break down:
Guardian Eatos-3
Beast King Barbaros-3
Elemental Hero Neo Alius-3
Photon Thrasher-2
Elemental Hero Stratos-1
D.D. Survivor-1
Crusader of Endymion-1
Gemini Spark-3
Forbidden Chalice-2
Mystical Space Typhoon-2
Dimensional Fissure-2
Pot of Duality-2
Dark Hole-1
Soul Release-1
Reinforcement of the Army-1
E Emergency Call-1
Skill Drain-2
Fiendish Chain-2
Macros Cosmos-2
Bottomless Trap Hole-2
Starlight Road-1
Torrential-1
Dimensional Prison-1
There are a couple of unique choices in the deck that were not available during its reign originally. One of them is Photon Thrasher. Thrasher is a good beater that can be searched. Under skill drain it gets that much better. Something people are wondering is why am I only playing one survivor?? I'm only playing one because once in play it will keep reviving itself and its searchable.
The spell line-up is nothing special really. playing soul release is good this format with everything having a slight dependency on graveyard. You can banish those hornets sitting in yard. Stop the wind-up loop by banishing hunter. Forbidden chalice is one of my fav cards in the deck because its something people do not expect anymore. It negates the effect and gives a slight boost of 400 ATK. If you use it on an opponents monster usually you will be able to run it over even with the 400 boost.
The trap line-up is also a little different this time around as well. Macros cosmos is up to 2 now instead of the one people played originally. With exceeds now in the game, macros is better because it will still remove the materials unlike dimensional fissure. So this is great against anything thats heavy on exceeding (cough dino rabbit cough) or monsters that act as equip spell cards when sent to the graveyard (cough hornet). It will allow wind ups not to reuse their zenmaightys and rats. So it can hurt alot of the meta right now. The one torrential tribute is a player preference.
Let me know what you guys think and suggest changes to the deck. Thanks for reading guys.
U
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Absorb Jar
A new monster coming out of Galactic Overlord. Its a new monster to add to the jar archtype. I think this card could see some play but its kinda late. Now that new format is in effect. Setting backrow is not as popular with decks like inzektors running around.
Absorb Jar effect: FLIP: Destroy all Set Spell and Trap Cards on the field. Then, each player draws cards equal to the number of their cards destroyed by this effect. This turn, you cannot Set cards.
I see a lot of potential in this card. Especially against decks that set a lot like Rabbit, Bubbleman Beat, TG Stun, Glad Beast etc. It allows the players to draw depending on how many of their cards were destroyed and cards cannot be set for the remainder of the turn. This would be good when you opponent attacks into it. This would destroy their set spell and trap and they cannot set like they normally would during main phase 2.
Its a good way to draw out starlight roads etc. It cannot be dark bribed like heavy storm can. It has its upsides and downsides but I feel like it will be a good tech or side deck card.
Thanks for reading guys
U
I see a lot of potential in this card. Especially against decks that set a lot like Rabbit, Bubbleman Beat, TG Stun, Glad Beast etc. It allows the players to draw depending on how many of their cards were destroyed and cards cannot be set for the remainder of the turn. This would be good when you opponent attacks into it. This would destroy their set spell and trap and they cannot set like they normally would during main phase 2.
Its a good way to draw out starlight roads etc. It cannot be dark bribed like heavy storm can. It has its upsides and downsides but I feel like it will be a good tech or side deck card.
Thanks for reading guys
U
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Two terms to take into account this format and in the upcoming ones.
hello everyone
you should be familiar about what im going to talk about, reprints and presales; both are things to take into account when you play YGO.
reprints: are an important part of the game for budget players and for smart players. budget players are mostly noobs and kids (face it), and have not so much money to pay for that meta-changing playset, so they will play poor versions of a meta deck, having lesser chances to get success (most of those noobs realize that they wont succes and turn to play anti-meta or burn decks). smart players have the money and can pay for that playset, but they know how konami is, and know that there will be a reprint of that card (TGU can be a good example); so its better wait for the reprint and simply play a deck that doesnt need those cards (when POD was released, i used to play HERO STUN, a deck that didnt need the PODs, due to E-call, Stratos and ROTA).
presales: this the simplest concept and the most useful of all YGO. there are only 3 steps to have success here.
1. go to OCG blogs, or OCG news and look for that new card/deck that is widely used because is very good and useful.
2. go to Dueling Network and make a TCG version of that deck, or add that widely used card to a deck and start testing. in this step, you need to know about TCG meta dekcs and adapt your deck to the TCG playstyle (taking into account priority ruling and TCG exclusives).
3. after you have your deck/card tested. look for a presale on ebay, trollandtoad, TCGmarket, MAWO cards, and so.
the difference between both concepts is the quantity of money. for some presales, you will need a good quantity of money, but the price tag of the card can increase and you will have spent less money than the people that didnt buy through presale.
be aware of some presales, becasuse i saw on ebay a presale of 1 inzektor dragonfly/centipede/hornet for more than 40$, before knowing its rarities (i hope noone bought those presales).
i hope this help you to get important cards at a low price.
greetings
you should be familiar about what im going to talk about, reprints and presales; both are things to take into account when you play YGO.
reprints: are an important part of the game for budget players and for smart players. budget players are mostly noobs and kids (face it), and have not so much money to pay for that meta-changing playset, so they will play poor versions of a meta deck, having lesser chances to get success (most of those noobs realize that they wont succes and turn to play anti-meta or burn decks). smart players have the money and can pay for that playset, but they know how konami is, and know that there will be a reprint of that card (TGU can be a good example); so its better wait for the reprint and simply play a deck that doesnt need those cards (when POD was released, i used to play HERO STUN, a deck that didnt need the PODs, due to E-call, Stratos and ROTA).
presales: this the simplest concept and the most useful of all YGO. there are only 3 steps to have success here.
1. go to OCG blogs, or OCG news and look for that new card/deck that is widely used because is very good and useful.
2. go to Dueling Network and make a TCG version of that deck, or add that widely used card to a deck and start testing. in this step, you need to know about TCG meta dekcs and adapt your deck to the TCG playstyle (taking into account priority ruling and TCG exclusives).
3. after you have your deck/card tested. look for a presale on ebay, trollandtoad, TCGmarket, MAWO cards, and so.
the difference between both concepts is the quantity of money. for some presales, you will need a good quantity of money, but the price tag of the card can increase and you will have spent less money than the people that didnt buy through presale.
be aware of some presales, becasuse i saw on ebay a presale of 1 inzektor dragonfly/centipede/hornet for more than 40$, before knowing its rarities (i hope noone bought those presales).
i hope this help you to get important cards at a low price.
greetings
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Preparing for regionals
hello everyone
today i have much more time than yesterday to write a post.
my team is preparing for regionals, which will be held on March 24th (Saturday), so it is my only chance to get qualified for european championship. all the four components will be playing meta decks, but maybe the deck distribution will be 1 wind-up (or 2, depending if we get the 6th rat and the 5th hunter), 1 or 2 inzektor, 1 hero , 1 rabbit laggia.
the 3 decks that are confirmed are both inzektor decks and the wind-up deck (if i play it, it will be the asian variant; using gilasaurus and so, in which the minimun amount of cards sent by your opp is 4, and cannot be stopped by effect veiler. true). the bad thing is that if i dont play the wind-up deck and my teammate doesnt get the rabbitlaggia cards that he doesnt have, i will have to play HERO STUN (a deck that im very familiar with, so it is not a bad new).
what if i have to play HERO STUN?
if i play HERO STUN, i will have to take into account my worst matchup (wind-ups) and main/tech cards in consequence. so lets write a sample decklist:
monsters (6)
1 stratos
3 neos alius
1 captain gold
1 grand mole
magics (19)
1 dark hole
2 mst
1 reborn
1 ROTA
2 E call
3 miracle fusion
2 super poli
3 POD
3 gemini spark
1 skyscraper
traps (15)
2 torrential tribute
3 skill drain
3 HERO blast
1 solemn J
2 solemn W
1 starlight road
2 BTH
1 mirror force
extra (15)
3 the shinning (at last, legal in europe!!!!)
2 nova master
2 absolute zero
1 gaia
1 great tornado
1 stardust
1 utopia
1 utopia ray
1 roach
1 warrior + dragon fusion (didnt know its english name)
1 something random
as you can see, i main 3 skill drain to stop all the decks around (mainly rabbit). if skill drain is destroyed or negated, i also main 1 skyscraper to destroy the XYZs in battle. i have another variant in mind (maining 2 divas + gachi and 3 jurrac guaiba + laggia + dolkka), but due to the ammount of effect veiler, i wont run it.
so comment or recommend any card. suggestions are wellcomed
greetings
today i have much more time than yesterday to write a post.
my team is preparing for regionals, which will be held on March 24th (Saturday), so it is my only chance to get qualified for european championship. all the four components will be playing meta decks, but maybe the deck distribution will be 1 wind-up (or 2, depending if we get the 6th rat and the 5th hunter), 1 or 2 inzektor, 1 hero , 1 rabbit laggia.
the 3 decks that are confirmed are both inzektor decks and the wind-up deck (if i play it, it will be the asian variant; using gilasaurus and so, in which the minimun amount of cards sent by your opp is 4, and cannot be stopped by effect veiler. true). the bad thing is that if i dont play the wind-up deck and my teammate doesnt get the rabbitlaggia cards that he doesnt have, i will have to play HERO STUN (a deck that im very familiar with, so it is not a bad new).
what if i have to play HERO STUN?
if i play HERO STUN, i will have to take into account my worst matchup (wind-ups) and main/tech cards in consequence. so lets write a sample decklist:
monsters (6)
1 stratos
3 neos alius
1 captain gold
1 grand mole
magics (19)
1 dark hole
2 mst
1 reborn
1 ROTA
2 E call
3 miracle fusion
2 super poli
3 POD
3 gemini spark
1 skyscraper
traps (15)
2 torrential tribute
3 skill drain
3 HERO blast
1 solemn J
2 solemn W
1 starlight road
2 BTH
1 mirror force
extra (15)
3 the shinning (at last, legal in europe!!!!)
2 nova master
2 absolute zero
1 gaia
1 great tornado
1 stardust
1 utopia
1 utopia ray
1 roach
1 warrior + dragon fusion (didnt know its english name)
1 something random
as you can see, i main 3 skill drain to stop all the decks around (mainly rabbit). if skill drain is destroyed or negated, i also main 1 skyscraper to destroy the XYZs in battle. i have another variant in mind (maining 2 divas + gachi and 3 jurrac guaiba + laggia + dolkka), but due to the ammount of effect veiler, i wont run it.
so comment or recommend any card. suggestions are wellcomed
greetings
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
quick update
hello everyone
have 26 minutes to write this post, since i will have to enter in class at 10 a.m.
after testing so much the inzektor deck with 3 card-car d, i realized that i have to main gorz (yes, i didnt main it). other card that came into mi mind is royal decree, but it will conflict with call of the haunted, so it will be a side-deck choice.
another deck that i want to test (if i got qualified for european championship) is final countdown. but seeing how the meta is, dolkka is a pain in the ass for that deck, bu ti will test it anyways.
well the teacher is in, i must leave now.
greetings
have 26 minutes to write this post, since i will have to enter in class at 10 a.m.
after testing so much the inzektor deck with 3 card-car d, i realized that i have to main gorz (yes, i didnt main it). other card that came into mi mind is royal decree, but it will conflict with call of the haunted, so it will be a side-deck choice.
another deck that i want to test (if i got qualified for european championship) is final countdown. but seeing how the meta is, dolkka is a pain in the ass for that deck, bu ti will test it anyways.
well the teacher is in, i must leave now.
greetings
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Night Shot
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| It reminds me of Super smash bros ending. lol |
The effect is: Target 1 Set Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls; destroy that target. Your opponent cannot activate that target in response to this card's activation.
This is going to see play along side mystical space typhoon. It is a way to shut down those cards that can be chained. Some big examples are call of the haunted, forbidden lance, book of moon, mystical space typhoon.
There are a lot more cards from galactic overlord that Im going to review down the line.
Thanks for readin guys.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Card Car D
hello everyone
today im going to talk about this card.
first its effect:
Cannot be Special Summoned. During your Main Phase 1, if this card was Normal Summoned during this turn: You can Tribute it; draw 2 cards, and enter your End Phase. You cannot Special Summon monsters during this turn.
losing 1 turn can be somewhat bad, but draw 2 cards is awesome nowadays.
before playing this card, you should set a m/t card so not to have 7 cards in your hand at the end phase (unless you dont mind to discard a treeborn frog, or an inzektor hornet).
this card is seeing play in combo decks that has no big turn 1, such as hieroglyph, lavals, infernity (ending with 3 set barriers, a face up infernity monster and a face up void dragon).
maining this card, pot of duality and upstart goblin will thin your deck too much and will be esential to get the key cards in your strategy. after the release of this card in TCG, maybe combo-oriented decks´popularity will increase (so did in OCG).
as soon as possible (since this card will be legal in May), i will be testing my inzektor deck maining 3 of these, 3 duality and 3 upstart goblin in DN. so if you see me online, feel free to play against me (heavy sh*t eater is my username).
thats all for today
greetings
today im going to talk about this card.
first its effect:
Cannot be Special Summoned. During your Main Phase 1, if this card was Normal Summoned during this turn: You can Tribute it; draw 2 cards, and enter your End Phase. You cannot Special Summon monsters during this turn.
losing 1 turn can be somewhat bad, but draw 2 cards is awesome nowadays.
before playing this card, you should set a m/t card so not to have 7 cards in your hand at the end phase (unless you dont mind to discard a treeborn frog, or an inzektor hornet).
this card is seeing play in combo decks that has no big turn 1, such as hieroglyph, lavals, infernity (ending with 3 set barriers, a face up infernity monster and a face up void dragon).
maining this card, pot of duality and upstart goblin will thin your deck too much and will be esential to get the key cards in your strategy. after the release of this card in TCG, maybe combo-oriented decks´popularity will increase (so did in OCG).
as soon as possible (since this card will be legal in May), i will be testing my inzektor deck maining 3 of these, 3 duality and 3 upstart goblin in DN. so if you see me online, feel free to play against me (heavy sh*t eater is my username).
thats all for today
greetings
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