Primite Mitsurugi, with Alien Shocktrooper [CDP]

Closing out on a Reptilian note!

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Strategic Summary:

Today marks my final CDP of 2025, so let’s close out the Celebration of the Year of the Snake with the Mitsurugi build based around heavy control. If you want to see more of a Combo or Aggro build, be sure to check out the Mitsurugi Synchron [ https://youtu.be/inWzngQ2oY8 ] and Mitsurugi End of the World [ https://youtu.be/UfAezkoaDB8 ] builds I featured in the last few days. This time, we’re slowing it down, using the power of the Mitsurugi simply to limit the opponent, and what better way to limit them than to employ a Primite engine. The Primite archetype centers around Primite Dragon Ether Beryl, a Level 4 Dragon that sets a Primite S/T on Normal Summon. Typically you use this to grab Primite Lordly Lode, but if you had that already, Primite Fusion is a great second choice. With Fusion, you are then able to bring out Primite Dragon Nether Berzelius and tutor a copy of Primite Imperial Dragon, both of which give you a leg up on your opponent for the next turn.

How? Well, Berzelius negates the activated effects of monsters your opponent controls based on the number of Normal Monsters on field/in GY, so the obvious synergy here is to use Alien Shocktrooper as Ritual Material during your Mitsurugi plays. Then, once Berzelius leaves the field, it summons a Normal Monster from deck, giving you Tribute material to negate all monsters your opponent controls with Imperial! In addition to Shocktrooper, I stole from one of my CLASH builds the use of a copy of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, not only for its ‘virtually invincible’ status, but also because it enables Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon to recycle your Traps as well. Add on the normal control aspects of the Primite like Primite Drillbeam and Primite Scream, and you can quickly build up too much for an opponent to blindly push through. And if they do, never forget that Planet Pollutant Virus is just a Triple Tactics Thrust or Cosmic Slicer Zer’oll away! Anyways, thank you for your engagement with my content this past year, and I’ll see you soon to kick off another year of CDPs and more!

Provided Decklist:

Monsters:
1 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
2 Alien Shocktrooper
1 Primite Imperial Dragon
1 Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Kusanagi
3 Primite Dragon Ether Beryl
1 Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Aramasa
1 Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Saji
2 Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi
3 Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi
1 Futsu no Mitama no Mitsurugi

Spells:
3 Pre-Preparation of Rites
1 Triple Tactics Talent
2 Triple Tactics Thrust
2 Primite Fusion
1 Mitsurugi Mirror
2 Mitsurugi Ritual
3 Primite Drillbeam
2 Mitsurugi Prayers
1 Mitsurugi Magatama
1 Primite Roar
3 Primite Lordly Lode

Traps:
1 Mitsurugi Great Purification
1 Planet Pollutant Virus
1 Primite Scream

Extra Deck:
1 Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon
2 Primite Dragon Nether Berzelius
1 Super Starslayer TY-PHON – Sky Crisis
1 Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy
1 Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord
1 Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir
1 Daigusto Emeral
1 Underworld Goddess of the Closed World
1 Cosmic Slicer Zer’oll
1 Gorgon of Zilofthonia
1 Dyna Mondo
1 S:P Little Knight
1 Cross-Sheep
1 Link Spider

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: Crystal Beast, Suship, Lunalight, Rokket, Enneacraft, Learning Elf,

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