Creative Deck Strategy: The Forbidden One
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Time to break out the old pose, because it’s time to shout OBLITERATE!!!
Hiding in plain sight? That’s the job of members of this archetype. One may even call it an Art form…
Well, the anime was right after all. Heart of the cards really does exist, and it doesn’t have to be because of luck.
Welcome to the next installment of my CDS articles, this time focused on an archetype that never truly took off to its full potential. Literally. The Mecha Phantom Beast archetype is one of the most versatile archetypes ever created, able to play Synchro Spam, Control, Rank 3/6/9 Xyz Spam, Rank 4/7/10 Xyz Spam, or even Swarm. Yet, they
Welcome to the next installment of my CDS articles, this time focused on an archetype that is infamous for it’s ‘1-card OTK’. That’s right, we’re going to be talking about the Atlantean monsters, specifically what happens when you build a Atlantean-centric strategy. Let’s dive headfirst into the depths of the sunken city, all further puns
“Crystron” Special Feature: Duel With Various Synchro Summons! A new series, “Crystron” appears, a group of WATER Machine-Type monsters whose main charm is their varied Synchro Summons! Centered around the fact their Tuners can Synchro Summon during your opponent’s turn, you can call forth your Ace Monsters using the Synchro that lays behind further Synchro
Welcome back to a new CDS article, and this time we will be discussing a deck that has broken through into the competitive scene in the past through reliance on chance. Today, that all changes as I’m going to introduce you to low-chance Infernoids, relying on controlled milling and speedy drawpower!
Welcome to the next installment of the CDS articles, this time focused on combining Pendulum monsters with Ritual Summoning! Ritual monsters have always been the odd man out, requiring a large commitment in order to bring them to the field, so what better way to compensate for this hefty investment than to use Pendulum monsters
We’ve all watched as Pendulum Monsters have come to sweep across the competitive metagame, as Pendulum archetypes have risen to define formats and dictate the most powerful tech cards. Instead, let’s discover what can happen when themes and archetypes use Pendulum engines to augment and enhance their strengths!
Welcome to a new CDS article and this time we will be discussing a mechanic-centric deck, rather than just one archetype. Tokens have existed from the beginning of time for Yu-Gi-Oh, although they have not seen too much competitive play outside of the rogue Scapegoat or Dandylion. Could that all change with the impending arrival of three new
Jerome provides a new Spotlight video, this time on Shining Victories’ “Blue-Eyes” related cards.
“Galaxy-Eyes” Special Feature: New “Galaxy” & “Cipher” Monsters Appear! “COLLECTORS PACK Duelist of Flash” (on sale May 14th, 2016) contains many cards used by “Kaito (Kite)”! Of course it includes shocking new cards of his that appear in the “Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V” anime, but it also reprints strong cards he used in the “Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL” anime!
“Buster Blader” & “Destruction Sword” Special Feature: A Deck That Suppresses Dragon-Type and same Type Decks!! New “Buster Blader” cards appear in “Breakers of Shadow” (On sale October 17th, 2015)! The new series “Destruction Sword” also is included, as “Destruction Sword” cards are powerful support that play a key role together with “Buster Blader” monsters! And, there’s
“Metalphosis” Special Feature: Fusion Summoning After Pendulum Summoning Is Strong! The new Series “Metalphosis” ride through the field with their FIRE Psychic-Type Pendulum Monsters, and follow it up with the trump card Fusion Monsters! This is a Series that Pendulum Summon to deploy the Fusion Materials to the field, and keep Fusion Summoning again and
Based on the fairly reasonable interval of 500 LP (This isn’t an exhaustive list but mostly meant to help get people get a general idea of the sort of possible targets they can shoot for) Credit goes to Nick Gibson for compiling this list.
“Dark Magician” Special Feature: The Magician Rises To Greater Heights With The Appearance Of New Cards! The servant that Yugi trusts the most, his friend “Dark Magician”… … New cards that support it are included in “The Dark Illusion” (on sale April 9th, 2016)! Of course a ton of new support cards appear, but a
The Dark Illusion has something that might interest you, if you’ve been using E.Tele outside of Kozmo. DISCLAIMER: This article is based upon a sample image and text provided by one of KONAMI’s official news outlets for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game, and said sample image/text are not guaranteed to be final.
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Structure Deck R “Great Divine Dragon Revival” Special Feature “STRUCTURE DECK R -Great Divine Dragon Revival-“, which goes on sale February 6th, 2016, is a Deck that fights by bringing out giant Dragons one after another! It’s based on the same concept as the once popular Structure Deck (SD) “Revival of the Great Dragon”, but
New “Dracoverlords” And The “Amorphage” Who Restrict The Opponent!! The new series “Amorphage” who appear in “Shining Victories” which goes on sale January 9th, 2016… … are EARTH Dragon-Type monsters with hideous forms, who possess powerful effects to limit both players’ moves! And, two new “Dracoverlords” appear!! (A Ritual Monster or Pendulum Monster)