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Hey there. Just got back into Yu-Gi-Oh for the first time in 8+ years, and I'm wondering what would be an awesome Water-type deck. I've got an old deck from ages ago, but gut feeling tells me that since then, there are a lot more, better cards that have been released. So, could we brainstorm and see what would be the ultimate water deck that we could pull off? I was thinking of coupling Delta Attacker, Mermaid Knight, Gravity Bind, Inferno Reckless Summon and A Legendary Ocean to get 6 attacks that have 2900 each, but I'd like for someone who knows their stuff to varify if this is a good idea or not.

 

Cheers,

Shima33

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Alright then! What's the most powerful Mermail deck that can be built?

 

Are you playing online or in real life?  If it's IRL, what's your budget in terms of money?  Because some cards can be pretty expensive.  Extra Deck is gonna cost you the most.  Evilswarm Excition Knight is $90-$100 depending on who you talk to.  Dracossack is ~$70.  #101 is ~$45...so a good extra is gonna cost you quite a bit.

 

If you're playing online, try this deck.  It got first place at a World Championship Qualifier in Europe.  It's a good place to start for an online deck.

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Are you playing online or in real life?  If it's IRL, what's your budget in terms of money?  Because some cards can be pretty expensive.  Extra Deck is gonna cost you the most.  Evilswarm Excition Knight is $90-$100 depending on who you talk to.  Dracossack is ~$70.  #101 is ~$45...so a good extra is gonna cost you quite a bit.

 

If you're playing online, try this deck.  It got first place at a World Championship Qualifier in Europe.  It's a good place to start for an online deck.

Yikes... I knew Yugioh cards cost a lot now, but I didn't know they were -that- expensive. I haven't got all that money... What's the best I'd be able to get for under £50?

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Yikes... I knew Yugioh cards cost a lot now, but I didn't know they were -that- expensive. I haven't got all that money... What's the best I'd be able to get for under £50?


If you're playing in your local and/or you play just for fun, and you won't go in regional/national tournaments, don't care about the metagame, just play what you like to play. You can easily build a Budget variant which goes well in your local area. You can substitute the Big Eye and Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack with 2 Mermail Abyssgaios, or you can also try out the Bahamut Engine (Bahamut Shark + Rank 3 WATER XYZs) for your Extra Deck.

Feel free to ask if you need any help. I can give you a Deck Skeleton if you're interested in a budget variant.
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If you're playing in your local and/or you play just for fun, and you won't go in regional/national tournaments, don't care about the metagame, just play what you like to play. You can easily build a Budget variant which goes well in your local area. You can substitute the Big Eye and Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack with 2 Mermail Abyssgaios, or you can also try out the Bahamut Engine (Bahamut Shark + Rank 3 WATER XYZs) for your Extra Deck.

Feel free to ask if you need any help. I can give you a Deck Skeleton if you're interested in a budget variant.

 

Yeah, a Deck Skeleton would be much appreciated. Try and keep the price down, and thank you very much.

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Even thought I'm not a Mermail expert, I tried to do my best to create this skeleton on budget, yet add a twist with the "Bahamut Engine". Here it is:

[spoiler="Skeleton]Monsters
Mermail Abyssteus (3)
Mermail Abyssmegalo
Mermail Abysspike (3)
Mermail Abysslinde
Mermail Abyssgunde
Aqua Spirit
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls

Traps
Mermail Abyss-sphere
Mermail Abyss-squall

Extra Deck
Bahamut Shark
Mermail Abyssgaios
Mermail Abysstrite
Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction
Leviair the Sea Dragon
Mechquipped Angineer
[/spoiler]
As you can see, it is highly monster-based, just like most WATER.dek variants. This Deck can do some fancy OTKs, can maintaining its advantage easily, however, it's really Special Summon-based and requires comboing, which may require novice knowledge of the game and card pool. Also requires Grave-oriented and offensive play.

Definitely think about adding Level 3 Mermails and Atlanteans.

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Even thought I'm not a Mermail expert, I tried to do my best to create this skeleton on budget, yet add a twist with the "Bahamut Engine". Here it is:

[spoiler="Skeleton]Monsters
Mermail Abyssteus (3)
Mermail Abyssmegalo
Mermail Abysspike (3)
Mermail Abysslinde
Mermail Abyssgunde
Aqua Spirit
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls

Traps
Mermail Abyss-sphere
Mermail Abyss-squall

Extra Deck
Bahamut Shark
Mermail Abyssgaios
Mermail Abysstrite
Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction
Leviair the Sea Dragon
Mechquipped Angineer
[/spoiler]
As you can see, it is highly monster-based, just like most WATER.dek variants. This Deck can do some fancy OTKs, can maintaining its advantage easily, however, it's really Special Summon-based and requires comboing, which may require novice knowledge of the game and card pool. Also requires Grave-oriented and offensive play.

Definitely think about adding Level 3 Mermails and Atlanteans.

What should I put in the deck in terms of Spells/Traps? Should I look at other Mermail decks for ideas, or is there some sort of addition that I should bring in?

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What should I put in the deck in terms of Spells/Traps? Should I look at other Mermail decks for ideas, or is there some sort of addition that I should bring in?


If you add the LV3 Mermails & you also add the Atlanteans, I'd definitely add Salvage (2-3 copies), as it is a generic WATER support for any deck. I'd also add some MSTs. For the traps, I think the Mermail traps and Solemn Warning is more than enough, but if you still want to add traps, I'd suggest CED (Compulsory Evacuation Device) and Bottomless Trap Hole. You can also think about adding Effect Veiler, if you're into Hand Traps.

But in my opinion, it's all up to you. If you prefer the Monster Mash decks, the deck can work perfectly fine with the traps only I mentioned. If you want it to be more control-based, you can add the staples and semi-staples required for a generic water deck.
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Also, there is a Water Monster Mash.dek or Lancer Frog.dek. The latter goes with Sea Lancer, Frogs and Tribute stuff. That's actually much cheaper than a Mermail Deck, even thought it's still not a Tier 1-2 Competitive Deck.

[spoiler=Skeleton]Sea Lancer
Swap Frog
Treeborn Frog
Dupe Frog
Poison Draw Frog
Any Monarch + Mega Monarch cards
Slushy
(Genex Engine)[/spoiler]

The difference is actually that Lancer Frog uses less monsters, Monster Mash is (almost) only (WATER) monsters.

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