CDP: Defense Mode Activate, with Power Pro Knight Girls

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Have you ever tried Defense Mode?

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Welcome to my Casual Deck Profile build of the month, and this time we’re tackling Defense Mode: The Deck. That’s right, this profile is all about high DEF and OTK’ing the opponent by forcing them to attack your monsters. For step one, let me introduce you to the Defensive monsters of choice. First up we have Power Pro Knight Girls (YGOrg Translation), a Level 4 Warrior Normal that boasts 2400 DEF. These girls are joined by Destiny HERO – Defender, a Level 4 Warrior that boasts 2700 DEF. Then we have Junk Defender, the Level 3 Warrior of the bunch that may normally have 1800 DEF, but using its quick effect, it can jump to a solid 2100. Why are all of these Warriors important? Well, they allow me to run Double Dai, a Trap that can either Special Summon a Level 4 Warrior from the deck or Special Summon a Junk Defender by targeting one of your other Warriors. Combine these Defensive Warriors with Hand-Holding Genie, who gains DEF equal to the combined original DEF of all other monsters you control, and you will have quite the brick wall for your opponent to run into. But I don’t stop there, WE NEED MORE DEFENSE. That’s where Terrors in the Hidden City comes in, giving them 1500 DEF when your opponent attacks blindly, as well as D2 Shield and Rise to Full Height to double the DEF of your monsters.

Now gaining absurd amounts of DEF is only the beginning, now it’s time to force then punish them for attacking. First to the plate for this part of the deck is Battle Mania, a Normal Trap that can be activated in the Standby Phase that forces your opponent’s monsters they currently control to declare an attack this turn. While this is nice, Link Monsters exist, so it can’t be our only option: that’s why we also turn to All Out Attacks. This Continuous Trap forces all Special Summoned monsters into ATK position, forcing them to attack during the turn. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could Special Summon monsters to the opponent’s board that would be forced to attack you? Oh right, Ojama Trio exists for that exact purpose. And if you combine All Out Attacks, Ojama Trio, and Stone Statue of the Aztecs… yeah buddy, that is quite fun. If all of these don’t work, remember you can turn to the Extra Deck, as G Golem Dignified Trilithon can also force the opponent to attack, although it will probably not leave as much of a mark as your DEF position bosses. The best offense is a solid Defense, at least in this deck’s book!

Provided Decklist:

Monsters: 14
||| Power Pro Knight Girls
| Colonel on C-String
|| Hand-Holding Genie
|| Stone Statue of the Aztecs
||| Destiny HERO – Defender
||| Junk Defender

Spells: 6
| Reinforcement of the Army
|| Terrors in the Hidden City
||| Dark Sanctuary

Traps: 20
||| Double Dai
|| Rise to Full Height
||| Ojama Trio
|| Battle Mania
|| Broken Blocker
||| D2 Shield
|| Scrum Force
||| All-Out Attacks

Extra Deck:
|| Super Starslayer TY-PHON – Sky Crisis
| Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir
| Daigusto Emeral
| Gagaga Cowboy
| Underworld Goddess of the Closed World
| G Golem Dignified Trilithon
| Accesscode Talker
| Knightmare Unicorn
| Sorcerer of Sebek
| Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy
| Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable
| S:P Little Knight
| Knightmare Cerberus
| I:P Masquerena

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: Fluffal, Valkyrie, Illusion, Morganite, Interdimensional Matter Transporter, Metalmorph, Shiranui, Agent

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