Let’s Modernize THE Pendulum Stun archetype.
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Strategic Summary:
Welcome back for another Creative Deck Profile, this time aiming to feature a Casual build of the Amorphage archetype, empowered by the new Azamina theme. The Amorphage archetype consists of EARTH Dragons, each having a monster effect that restricts both players from Special Summoning from the Extra Deck and a Pendulum effect that restricts some major game mechanic while you control an Amorphage monster. For example, Amorphage Sloth prevents cards from being added from the Deck to the hand, while Amorphage Lechery stops Spell Cards. The Pendulum Effects also come with a hefty maintenance cost – during your Standby Phase you must Tribute a monster or destroy that scale. To offset this cost, the theme was given Amorphage Infection and Amorphus Persona, two Spells that give you advantage when a card is Tributed on the field or in the hand. Isn’t it great that Deception of the Sinful Spoils does just that?
That’s right, we’ve reached the Sinful side of this deck, as the Azamina archetype consists primarily of Illusion Fusion monsters that will slowly constrict the duel and pull their hope for victory away, one piece of advantage at a time. Whether it is Azamina Moa Regina destroying multiple cards and recovering Illusions from your GY or Azamina Ilia Silvia negating an activated card or effect, this gives you plenty of control over the board before you have to lock down the Extra Deck with Amorphages. All that’s left is trying to build consistency to ensure access to the right Pendulum Scales that would impact your opponent the most, and both Beyond the Pendulum and Odd-Eyes Revolution Dragon let you build to precisely that! Oh, and don’t forget Gold Sarcophagus banishing Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders, since that’s a cool way to get to your Amorphage as well!
Provided Decklist:
Monsters: 24
||| Odd-Eyes Revolution Dragon
| Amorphage Goliath
| Antihuman Intelligence ME-PSY-YA
| Queen of the Azamina
||| Diabellstar the Black Witch
| Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders
| Supreme King Gate Zero
|| Amorphage Sloth
| Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm
|| Amorphage Envy
|| Amorphage Greed
||| Amorphage Lechery
||| Amorphage GluttonySpells: 14
| Gold Sarcophagus
| The Hallowed Azamina
| Azamina Debtors
||| WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils
||| Amorphage Infection
||| Deception of the Sinful Spoils
|| Amorphous PersonaTraps: 4
| Sinful Spoils Awakening
| Azamina Determination
| Sinful Spoils of Slumber – Morrian
| Amorphage LysisExtra Deck:
| St. Azamina
| Azamina Moa Regina
| Azamina Sol Erysichthon
| Azamina Mu Rcielago
| Azamina Ilia Silvia
| Underworld Goddess of the Closed World
| Accesscode Talker
| G Golem Invalid Dolmen
| Exceed the Pendulum
| Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians
| S:P Little Knight
| Beyond the Pendulum
| Barricadeborg Blocker
| I:P Masquerena
| Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres
Note: This is continuing the style of Creative Deck Profile articles, designed to showcase a build through replays and an attached summary. If you wish to see a CDP for an archetype, theme, or strategy you love, feel free to private message me on the YGOrg Discord server, the comments section of any of my YouTube videos, or just post a comment in response to this article on our Facebook page or through the site with your ideas for me to keep under consideration! On most YGO-related communities my username is Quincymccoy, so feel free to reach out. Current pending requested profiles include: Valkyrie, Dragonmaid, P.U.N.K., Crystal Beast, Amazement, Ursarctic, Amorphage, @Ignister, Dragon Ruler, Tenyi, Ice Doll, Fire Fist, Misturugi, Eldlich, Ancient Fairy Dragon, Heraldic Beast
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1 Comment
You actually found a way to make a stun deck fair…
It’s powerful in the modern format but can be outed with the right cards. Soo it isn’t super busted or anything but still gives u an edge.
Great build, And huge respect for making a stun deck less toxic while still powerful.
Also u could use lair of darkness to tribute your opponents monsters for those card effects.