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The leads of the writing staff got together and decided, hey, let’s do a Noble Knight Primer. It’s among most under-rated Decks in the game right now, featuring one of the metagame’s most versatile cards. You can thank Matt Cashiola for this article’s name. Credit for the section on the final two cards goes to […]

In which we explain why we missed a name.

New Card News! “Lease Laundering” (from SPRG) It’s an important card for making the most of the powerful “Covenant” cards that inflict damage to you every turn! Booster SP Raging Masters (SPRG), which comes out August 9th, 2014, also includes “Lease Laundering” a key card for the Covenants used by Akaba Reiji who uses the […]

Welcome to another addition of the Casual Deck Strategy articles, and this time, we will be visiting an Archtype comprised entirely of Spell Cards! While the “Bamboo Sword” archtype definitely did not have a strong origin with a grand ‘useless equip’ in Tactical Evolution many moons ago, the archtype is definitely coming into its own […]

V Jump’s September 2014 Issue comes with Akaba Reiji’s “DD” Xyz Monster! The Jump September 2014 Issue of V Jump (currently on sale since July 19th), comes with the Xyz Monster “DDD Caesar the Wave Lord” used by the master of all forms of Summoning, Akaba Reiji!

Check out the new “HERO” card included in the Jumbo August V Jump Edition! In the August Issue of V Jump (currently on sale, it went on sale June 21st), was a new card for the “HERO” Series, “Elemental HERO Core”! Speaking of “HERO” cards, “Structure Deck -HERO’s STRIKE-” went on sale, but they were […]

One of the most iconic anime cards is finally making its way into the real-life card game! Join me after the break as I take a look into all the cool things this card does.

A new card appears! Denkou – Sekka (Which Comes in “Next Challengers”) Its ability to seal ambushing Spells and Trap Cards is incredible!! “Next Challengers” (NECH), which comes out July 19th, 2014, includes a new LIGHT-Attribute monster with an effect that prevents players from activating set Spell/Trap Cards or even Setting Spell or Trap Cards! […]

Hello everyone, welcome back to another installment of my Casual Deck Strategy articles! This time, instead of focusing on an underused archetype, why don’t we spend some time on some unusual applications of the brand new Mask Change Second and the new Masked HEROs recently released in the new Structure Deck in the OCG! Let’s suit […]

New Card News! With the arrival of the Level 5 “Taotie, Evil of the Yang Zing”, the variety of Yang Zing Synchro Summons increases! “Next Challengers” also includes the Level 5 “Taotie, Evil of the Yang Zing”! The “Yang Zing” Series, capable of calling their allies from the Deck, one after another, when they’re destroyed, […]

The effect of “Jiaotu, Darkness of the Yang Zing” allows you to call 2 of its allies from the Deck, enabling you to Synchro Summon Monsters of varying Levels! The “Yang Zing” Series, capable of calling their Allies from the Deck, one after another, when they’re destroyed, and Synchro Summoning during the opponent’s turn (Read […]

New Card Information! “Naturia Sacred Tree”!! While Of Course “Naturia” Gets Stronger, All Sorts Of EARTH Insect-Type And Plant-Type Get Even Stronger! “Next Challengers“, which goes on sale July 19th, includes a card that makes EARTH Insect-Type and EARTH Plant-Type monsters even stronger!

The July “V Jump” Gift For All Applicants: “V Jump Edition Pendulum Victory Pack” The Jumbo July 2014 Issue of “V Jump”, on sale May 21st 2014, lets you apply for the awesome free-of-charge gift “V Jump Edition Pendulum Victory Pack”(※)!

Welcome to another Deck strategy article, but this time I am going to be writing on something a lot more competitive than those covered in my normal Casual Deck Strategy articles. This TCG-premiere archtype has seen many packs go by with many cards of various power levels, each introducing a brand new ‘gimmick’ into the game. […]

In my last article, I discussed the concepts of expected value and utility as they relate to card advantage. This article will apply those concepts to other resources, completing what I intend to be a framework for understanding resources in the game of Yu-Gi-Oh. Before going on, you should read the preceding article about Sixth […]

The new card “Lillybot”! The New Structure Deck also includes “Bottomless Trap Hole”!

The New Card “Black Sonic”! The New Structure Deck Also Includes “Elemental HERO Neos Alius”!

Welcome to the next edition of the Casual Deck Strategy articles here on YGOrganization, and yes, the electricity puns do not stop with the title. I’ve wanted to do an article ever since one special Thunder-type monster was revealed, but I just couldn’t get the numbers to work right… until now! Watt card am I […]

The New Card “Sabatiel – The Philosopher’s Stone”! The New Structure Deck Also Includes “Foolish Burial”!

Hey all, it’s Deadborder, one of the resident translator folks for the Org. Over the past few days we’ve been working on “localizing” the stuff in DUEA to eventually put up on Dueling Network, and it got me thinking about one of my favorite parts of translating these things: the sheer amount of wordplay that […]