This article is a continuation from my ‘Creative Deck Strategy – Whitewater’ posted back in 2018. As most of the information in that article still applies today, I wanted to continue the story with how to optimize the build with current deckbuilding practices and new cards, allowing for a more robust White Synchro build to be revealed here. If you missed that article or want to skim it over for a refresher, click the image above or the link here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Secondly, I will be heavily heavily using technical terminology for this ‘advanced’ article, so here is a quick primer in case you haven’t read one of my articles of this type before. To dive into discussions on more of the technical side of the game, consider requesting the Student role on our Discord server<\/strong><\/a>. Additional information can be found on our \u201cRules-You-Read-First<\/strong>\u201d Channel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let’s talk probability for a short segment. Imagine the problems of running a deck with 40 starters. See the problem already? You don’t want to over-invest in your starters, as that can lead to reducing your ability to extend your plays, especially when faced by an opponent who is definitely running disruption of their own. Taking a less extreme example into account now – what happens when you draw 2 starters in the same opening hand? Does that mean one of your cards is just useless for the turn? Now there is a balance between running enough starters to consistently open with one and running few enough to minimize multi-starter hands. While the jury is still out (as it is an ongoing math problem over in the Classroom of our Discord), current projections indicate about 4 starters are appropriate for a 40-card deck, so I’m going to shoot for that for this article’s build.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As noted previously, this deck truly shines whenever it has a chance to continue the flow from one monster to another, allowing for a continuous chain of Link Summoning into Synchro Summoning. While many of this strategy’s original extenders have continued to play an important role, such as White Stingray<\/strong> and Nimble Angler<\/strong>, we’ve also picked up a few other important options. Before that, let’s also highlight the tuner extenders that make a Synchro-based Fish strategy possible!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2018\/11\/Whitewater_CDSBanner-300x223.png\")
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<\/a><\/p>\nStrategy Overview:<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>While my most recent article on Fish focused entirely around utilizing Sharks and Xyz monsters to the best of their ability, today’s article focuses on a Synchro-centric approach. Making the most of Fishborg Launcher, Fishborg Archer <\/strong>and other WATER tuners such as Crusadia Arboria, <\/strong>one can design a strategy to make WATER Synchro monsters with ease, such as White Aura Whale <\/strong>and White Aura Monoceros. <\/strong>As with the original Whitewater article, we will be employing a Nimble engine, as that is one of the most resource-efficient ways to get multiple non-tuners to the field for Fish. But this strategy isn’t all history – like many modern decks, it needs to be adaptable to both an offensive and disruptive footing. While the White Aura monsters apply pressure extremely well, it falls upon newer members of the WATER Synchro lineup to handle the disruptive front. But that comes later on in the article, so let’s focus for now on the Starters.<\/p>\nSearching for Starters:<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>To modernize this strategy with the latest in deckbuilding norms, we have to determine the optimal starters for the strategy. These starters should consist of monsters that make the most of your one Normal Summon for the turn. To make this determination, we must first pose ourselves a question: What card in our strategy offers the most advantage or momentum to your plays? Looking across our various archetypes and series, there is one standout card we want to trigger as quickly as possible, and that is Nimble Angler. <\/strong>Angler summons 2 additional Nimble monsters from the deck anytime it is sent from the hand or deck to the GY; thus, we want to dedicate all of our starters to being able to trigger that +2! Who better to answer the call than a walking Foolish Burial<\/strong> and Pot of Avarice <\/strong>for fish?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2020\/06\/White16-203x300.png\")
<\/a>Deadreef the Ephemeral Fish <\/strong>(YGOrg Translation) <\/em>is a great starter for the Fish-type when you do not want to be locked into Xyz Summoning. With the ability to send any Fish to the GY upon being summoned, this can turn into an awesome catalyst for the rest of your turn. To add perspective, having Deadreef alone would result in the Link Summon of Marciness Coral Anemone <\/strong>and Mermail Abyssalacia. <\/strong>Yes, this board is not amazing or stunning in many regards, but it is definitely a start. That is the point of starters – giving yourself a baseline upon which you can extend your plays with extenders! It then logically follows that we should figure out how many total starts to run in the first place!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2020\/06\/White22-206x300.png\")
<\/a>Closing out my discussion on starters, let’s talk about a backup to Deadreef. In this case, the best option is the inherent Fish support card, Beautunaful Princess. <\/strong>Whenever this Fish is Summoned, it can banish itself to summon any Level 4 or lower Fish from the deck. In other words, every copy of Tunaful just happens to be another copy of Deadreef, or anything else you may need at the time. Since Tunaful is also a level 1 monster, One for One <\/strong>serves as an additional copy of getting to our Deadreef as well. With this diversity of access to our primary starter, we can actually hit that 4 starter goal without needing to run 3 copies of Deadreef itself, as you will soon see in the deckbuild below. What follows the starter discussion is the most essential piece of this strategy article upgrade – looking at the extenders.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2020\/06\/White8-205x300.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nExtending your Plays with Extenders:<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>First to cover is our Fishborg tuners, Fishborg Launcher <\/strong>and Fishborg Archer. <\/strong>Launcher is a Level 1 tuner that can summon itself back from the GY just by having only WATER monsters in your GY. Since the decklist consists almost entirely of WATER monsters, this condition is very easy to meet, and with the addition of the new Ravenous Crocodragon Archethys<\/strong>\u00a0as another WATER Synchro, Launcher can increase access to higher leveled Synchro monsters. Archer on the other hand is an extender before you need to play a starter, as it can be summoned from your GY while controlling no monsters (as a Level 3 tuner), by discarding a WATER monster. Lastly, since this strategy melds Synchro and Link Summoning together, we can make use of Crusadia Arboria <\/strong>as our final WATER tuner extender.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>In addition to these tuner extenders, we have a couple of new faces joining the WhiteWater school. Mermail Abyssteus <\/strong>is a Level 7 option that can be easily summoned from the hand by discarding another WATER monster. With a greater reliance on Level 8+WATER Synchros than ever before, this makes it easier to climb to the necessary levels. Plus, it adds additional synergy and combos to trigger your Nimble Angler<\/strong>! Next up is Deep Sea Artisan<\/strong>, a new arrival that is primarily an extender in future turns. This is the optimal option to summon from the GY with Marincess Coral Anemone, <\/strong>as it immediately summons another WATER monsters from the GY, facilitating more Link plays or more non-tuner material for your Crocodragon!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2020\/06\/White2-207x300.png\")
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