Damn.
Youâre half right. The Japan meta is great, but here in TCG land I greatly disagree with you. Synchro Cat is raping everything, and has won every North American nationals, won the European championship, and is kicking ass at regionals across the country.
This is an overexaggeration. At nationals, the top 4 were four different decks. Synchro Cat just happened to be the one that won.
Man, I really gave up after TeleDAD, I used to be into it, but now itâs just too expensiveâŚ
Lightsworn is the only real expensive top deck.
With Blackwings and Syncho Cat, youâll have to work for the Synchros, but many of the core cards are common and/or not hard to find.
With Gold Series 2 out, Glad Beasts are dirt cheap to make
To be honest, I wanted to make a deck based around Gbeasts and synchros. but I doubt itâd be good material. I ran GBeast actually, I loved it, but after a while I kind of gave up on it and sold em off to some others. I have my first deck I ever built(itâs crappy as hell but has sentimental value). I think I may get back into Yugioh with these synchros.
new banlist!
FORBIDDEN
Monster/Effect BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER - ENVOY OF THE BEGINNING
Monster/Effect CHAOS EMPEROR DRAGON - ENVOY OF THE END
Monster/Effect CYBER JAR
Monster/Effect CYBER-STEIN
Monster/Effect DARK MAGICIAN OF CHAOS
Monster/Effect DESTINY HERO - DISK COMMANDER
Monster/Effect FIBER JAR
Monster/Effect MAGICAL SCIENTIST
Monster/Effect MAGICIAN OF FAITH
Monster/Effect MAKYURA THE DESTRUCTOR
Monster/Effect SINISTER SERPENT
Monster/Effect TRIBE-INFECTING VIRUS
Monster/Effect TSUKUYOMI
Monster/Effect VICTORY DRAGON
Monster/Effect WITCH OF THE BLACK FOREST
Monster/Effect YATA-GARASU
Monster/Synchro DARK STRIKE FIGHTER
Monster/Fusion THOUSAND-EYES RESTRICT
Spell BUTTERFLY DAGGER - ELMA
Spell CARD OF SAFE RETURN
Spell CHANGE OF HEART
Spell CONFISCATION
Spell DARK HOLE
Spell DELINQUENT DUO
Spell DIMENSION FUSION
Spell GRACEFUL CHARITY
Spell HARPIEâS FEATHER DUSTER
Spell LAST WILL
Spell METAMORPHOSIS
Spell MIRAGE OF NIGHTMARE
Spell MONSTER REBORN
Spell PAINFUL CHOICE
Spell POT OF GREED
Spell PREMATURE BURIAL
Spell RAIGEKI
Spell SNATCH STEAL
Spell THE FORCEFUL SENTRY
Trap CRUSH CARD VIRUS
Trap EXCHANGE OF THE SPIRIT
Trap IMPERIAL ORDER
Trap LAST TURN
Trap RING OF DESTRUCTION
Trap TIME SEAL
LIMITED
Monster/Effect BLACKWING - GALE THE WHIRLWIND
Monster/Effect CARD TROOPER
Monster/Effect CYBER DRAGON
Monster/Effect DANDYLION
Monster/Effect DARK ARMED DRAGON
Monster/Effect ELEMENTAL HERO STRATOS
Monster/Effect EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Monster/Effect GLADIATOR BEAST BESTIARI
Monster/Effect GORZ THE EMISSARY OF DARKNESS
Monster/Effect MARSHMALLON
Monster/Effect MIND MASTER
Monster/Effect MORPHING JAR
Monster/Effect NEO-SPACIAN GRAND MOLE
Monster/Effect NIGHT ASSAILANT
Monster/Effect PLAGUESPREADER ZOMBIE
Monster/Effect RESCUE CAT
Monster/Effect SANGAN
Monster/Effect SNIPE HUNTER
Monster/Effect SPIRIT REAPER
Monster/Effect SUMMONER MONK
Monster/Effect TREEBORN FROG
Monster LEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Monster LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Monster RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Monster RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Monster/Synchro BLACK ROSE DRAGON
Monster/Synchro GOYO GUARDIAN
Monster/Ritual DEMISE, KING OF ARMAGEDDON
Spell ADVANCED RITUAL ART
Spell BRAIN CONTROL
Spell CARD DESTRUCTION
Spell COLD WAVE
Spell EMERGENCY TELEPORT
Spell FUTURE FUSION
Spell GIANT TRUNADE
Spell HEAVY STORM
Spell LEVEL LIMIT - AREA B
Spell LIMITER REMOVAL
Spell MEGAMORPH
Spell MIND CONTROL
Spell MONSTER GATE
Spell MYSTICAL SPACE TYPHOON
Spell ONE FOR ONE
Spell OVERLOAD FUSION
Spell REASONING
Spell REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY
Spell SCAPEGOAT
Spell SMASHING GROUND
Spell SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT
Spell UNITED WE STAND
Trap CALL OF THE HAUNTED
Trap CEASEFIRE
Trap GRAVITY BIND
Trap MAGIC CYLINDER
Trap MIRROR FORCE
Trap OJAMA TRIO
Trap RETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSION
Trap SOLEMN JUDGMENT
Trap THE TRANSMIGRATION PROPHECY
Trap TORRENTIAL TRIBUTE
Trap TRAP DUSTSHOOT
Trap WALL OF REVEALING LIGHT
SEMI-LIMITED
Monster/Effect CHAOS SORCERER
Monster/Effect DESTINY HERO - MALICIOUS
Monster/Effect GOBLIN ZOMBIE
Monster/Effect JUDGMENT DRAGON
Monster/Effect LONEFIRE BLOSSOM
Monster/Effect MASK OF DARKNESS
Monster/Effect MEZUKI
Monster/Effect NECROFACE
Spell ALLURE OF DARKNESS
Spell CHAIN STRIKE
Spell FOOLISH BURIAL
Spell GOLD SARCOPHAGUS
Spell MAGICAL STONE EXCAVATION
Trap BOTTOMLESS TRAP HOLE
Trap MIND CRUSH
Trap ULTIMATE OFFERING
NO LONGER ON LIST**
Monster/Effect BREAKER THE MAGICAL WARRIOR
Monster/Effect D. D. WARRIOR LADY
Monster/Effect GREEN BABOON, DEFENDER OF THE FOREST
Monster/Effect RAIZA THE STORM MONARCH
Spell DESTINY DRAW
Spell FISSURE
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bolded the new. totally called DSF getting banned. surprsied about DDWL, breaker and fissure up to 3. new format should be fun. looks like stuff wasnât just changed because theyâre overpowered, but to bring actual variety to decks (ie cold wave and solemn being cut down).
Not sure yet. I need some more time to analyze.
At first glance, it seems Gadgets, Lightsworn, and various Monarch builds win. Blackwings with only one Gale⌠Not sure.
Quickie Gadget Build I Will Now Build In 2 Minutes
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Monsters: 18x
3 Red Gadget
3 Yellow Gadget
3 Green Gadget
3 Breaker the Magical Warrior
3 D.D. Warrior Lady
3 Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo
Spells: 12x
3 Shrink
3 Fissure
2 Book of Moon
1 Smashing Ground
1 Heavy Storm
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Pot of Avarice
Traps: 15x
3 Sakuretsu Armor
3 Dimensional Prison
2 Widespread Ruin
2 Bottomless Traphole
2 Mirror Wall
1 Mirror Force
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Trap Dustshoot
Looking back, the deck loooks very variable. Tragoedia, DCK, TKR, etc. Should take me about a week or so to come up with an âoptimalâ build. I need to keep up with the game more. No idea this came out.
I would try to remove five cards, 40 is the optimal level. Also, Stardust Dragon eats it for lunch.
Am I the only one still playing??
This last format sucked balls, but just a few more weeks till a new one
I still play, but if this new list next month nerfs LS im done, not wasting money again to build a new deck
If anyone is interested I will sell my collection of 630+cards for $30. Probably nearly 35 holos. Some like Creator, Lava Golem, Destiny Board, Dark Magician of Chaos, etc. Will list more names when I actually look at the cards.
lumina, charge, necro all to one. JD still at 2 though. you still have solar recharge at 3. I think LS is still pretty powerful. twilight build that has been winning tournaments is crippled.
Restricted
Chaos Sorcerer
Tragoedia
Necro Guardna
Necroface
Mezuki
Lightlord Summoner - Lumina
Burial from a Different Dimension
Foolish Burial
Destiny Draw
Charge of the Light Brigade
Allure of Darkness
Mind Crush
Magical Explosion
Semi Restricted
Honest
Cyber Dragon
Demise - King of Armageddon
Dandelion
Treeborn Frog
Black Whirlwind
United We Stand
Royal Decree
Royal Oppression
Skill Drain
Unrestricted
Mask of Darkness
Smashing Ground
D. Draw at one doesnât make much sense to me.
Nerfs D-hero engines for Zombies and Absolute Zero. And Discarding a D-Hero? Malicious basically gives you Pot of Greed out of a D-draw.
i see a Monarch comeback here with this new list
Ben:
Thats OCGâŚ
So Iâve been working on a new warrior/spellcaster hybrid deck but really thought about making a Gradius Deck since I love shoot em ups and a few of the builds seem pretty nice.
Has anyone ever tried/experienced a Gradius deck before? If so, how hard is it to find the cards to make it?
ours will likely be the same. the new restricted list that shows up in the mid-february (and mid-august) V-jump for the OCG are the same changes we get in the TCG a week or so later from konami. the only addition weâll get is brionac to one to match the OCG.
cyber dragon is relatively easy to find, proto is older, but common, and zwei just came out in the most recent set. you probably want to focus on light type machines, so you can use honest and limiter removal. the cyber dragon fusions are strong too, so thereâs future fusion and overload fusion to think about.
monsters:
- cyber dragon (and variants: proto and zwei)
- cyber eltanin
- blue thunder t-45
- lord british, space fighter
- victory viper, XX03
- jade knight
- reflect bounder
- shining angel
- honest
- chimeratech overdragon
- cybertwin dragon
spells:
- limiter removal
- future fusion
- polymerization
- power bond
- lightwave tuning
a lot of these cards are rare or common. thereâs a machine structure deck coming out soon that should have good support for gradius too.
Man, I use to play this game a lot back when I was a kid. I would even watch the shitty show. After a couple years, I got over it.