DARK Machina Update

[Darj]

 

Monsters:

x3 Machina Gearframe

x3 Dekoichi

x3 Meklord Army Wisel

x3 Black Salvo

x3 Tinplate Goldfish

x1 Saizan (target for Burei, and gives me access to Synchro 8s, such as Crimson Blader)

 

x3 Machina Fortress

x1 Machina Force

x1 Dark Armed Dragon

 

Spells:

x2 MST

x1 Heavy Storm

x1 Dark Hole

x1 Reborn

x1 Limtier Removal

 

Traps:

x3 Chaos Infinity

x2 Compulsory

x2 Fiendish Chain

x2 Mirror Force

x2 Bottomless

x1 Solemn Judgment

x1 Warning

 

Extra Deck:

x2 Burei

x1 Black Rose

x1 Power Tool Mecha Dragon

x1 Crimson Blader

x1 Scrap Dragon

x1 Stardust Dragon

 

x2 Geargigant

x1 Abyss Dweller

x1 Gagaga Gunman

x1 Maestroke

x1 Crazy Box

x1 Dracosack

x1 Big Eye

 

Side:

x2 Fusilier (more EEV targets in case I need it, and can make Rank 7s along Fortress and Level 7 Synchros)

x2 Duradark (to counter DARK decks while increasing the number of Salvo targets in the deck)

x1 MST

x2 EEV

x2 Imperial Iron Wall

x2 Mind Drain (against Elemental Dragons)

x2 Rivalry

x1 Devastation Virus

x1 Starlight Road

 

I am posting this because I have barely dueled since E-Dragons showed up in DN, and I want to optimize this deck (mainly the side deck) to at least give it the chance of fighting against the top tiers. Any changes I should do? I have read suggestions for other decks that recommend x3 Compulsories and Breakthrough Skills; should I be running those cards as well? I find Fiendish Chain more appealing because of the attack prevention, but if Breakthrough is a need this format, I am willing to swap the Chains for them.

[Dog King]

Cannon over force, also 3 fortress been good because mostly you use 2

[Darj]

I prefer Machina Force because, unlike Cannon, it is not affected by Devastation Virus, although the Trap rarely shows up nowadays. I realize I could Summon Cannon as an emergency wall, but discarding a card for a 2200 DEF wall will rarely save me.

I ran 2 Fortress/2 Cannons for a while and that combination sometimes led me to bad hands (draw the 2 Cannons early game and got Gearframes/Fortresses when it was too late), so I am sticking with 3 Fortress.

 

I was thinking in running +1 a Force and maybe +1 Saizan for a second Burei target but I don't know what to drop.

[Dog King]

But cannon can actually be summoned unlike force which doesnt do anything

[Darj]

True, but I would have no use for it because I cannot do anything with a Level 8 on the field. If I were running other Level 8s or Tuners with lower levels then I would run Cannon, but that's not the case for this deck.

 

Hmm... now that I think about it, I guess I could use Cannon and Salvo to Summon Star Eater, but I don't know if it would be worth it since the combo would be slightly situational and I don't know what to drop for Star Eater.

 

I will give it a try anyways because, albeit situational, I could use the Cannon discard for setting a Salvo target up early game, and then Normal Summon the Salvo.

 

So:

-1 Force

+1 Cannon

 

+1 Star Eater

-1 Burei?

[Airride]

What's the point of Power Tool Mecha Dragon? You could take that out.

[Darj]

Well, it can kill Catastor by battle (something that Burei or any other available Synchro 7 cannot do), and I can equip a lone Gearframe to it and draw a card, but that's about it. I know facing a Catastor is unusual but I would hate to be completely walled by it if I don't have Traps/Dark Armed on hand.