GodlyUsername Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 main deck: Kuriboh 2x (if u know what the card does in ur hand it's ok) Guardragon Justicia 1x (btw since this is my IRL deck I don't have many copy's) Dreamsprite 1x (took a lesson in how kuriboh isn't used much in competitive...at least I think) Kiseitai 1x Battlin' Boxer Counterpunch 1x Kaibaman 1x Super Defense Robot Monki 1x Silent Swordsman LV3 1x Giant Soldier Of Stone 1x Big Shield Gardna 1x Mystical Elf 1x Silent Magician LV4 1x Super Defense Robot Lio 1x Danger! Chupacabra! 1x Kojikocy 1x Battlin' Boxer Switchitter 1x Star Drawing 1x Fencing Fire Ferret 1x Battlin' Boxer Glassjaw 1x Shiny Black "C" Squadder 1x Nobleman-Eater bug 1x Catapult Turtle 1x Silent Swordsman LV5 1x Volcanic Hammerer 1x Dark Magician Girl 1x Dark Magician 3x (I got a box of Yugi's Exodia, Battle City, and Gadget decks) Buster Blader 1x Silent Swordsman LV7 1x Super Defense Robot Elephan 1x (I got all three, the different ones, of them and idk when I got them lol) Blue-Eyes White Dragon 1x Silent Magician LV8 1x Magician Of Black Chaos 1x Black Luster Soldier 1x Spells & Traps: Dedication Through Light And Darkness 1x Mystical Space Typhoon 1x Black Luster Ritual 1x Black Magic Ritual 1x Field Barrier 1x Dark Magic Attack 1x Thousand Knives 1x Burst Stream Destruction 1x Dark Hole 1x Emblem Of Dragon Destroyer 1x Monster Reborn 1x (I have so many Monster Reborns lol) Polymerization 1x (same with how I have a lot of Monster Reborns) Swords Of Revealing Light 1x United We Stand 1x Magic Formula 1x Horn Of The Unicorn 1x Ribbon of Rebirth 1x Spellbinding Circle 1x Magic Cylinder 1x The Deep Grave 1x Jar Of Greed 1x Mirror Force 2x Extra Deck: Azure-Eye Silver Dragon 1x Dark Paladin 1x Knightmare Phoenix 1x Knightmare Unicorn 1x Knightmare Gryphon 1x Gagaga Cowboy 1x Number C101: Silent Honor Dark 1x So yeah that's my IRL deck and since I just discovered this website, why not use :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerer Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 It was kinda difficult to tell how your deck looked and its makeup just from a list, so I decided to put it in a more visual form. This is what it looks like as listed: ...and this is what it looks like when reordered: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you play with friends or something? I can give some generic tips to probably help make the deck better if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodlyUsername Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 Mr melon yeah I'm just a casual so you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerer Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/21/2021 at 9:37 PM, GodlyUsername said: Mr melon yeah I'm just a casual so you know Hey, that's no problem! I've found that casual duels tend to be the most fun sometimes. You never know how the next draw could change the outcome! Still, there are a couple things that I might recommend to smooth out the rough edges of your deck (even at a casual level): Dedication through Light and Darkness - Your deck does not contain "Dark Magician of Chaos" and the card cannot be used to summon the Ritual monster either. Unfortunately, the card doesn't actually do anything in your deck. Field Barrier - I don't see any field spells in your deck, so I'm not 100% sure why it's there. I'd strongly recommend taking it out. If it is meant to counter your opponent's field spells, a second Mystical Space Typhoon might be more useful (if you have MST in your first turn you can set it and destroy the opponent's field spell during their turn, and if you draw it after they play the field spell, you can still destroy it). Jar of Greed - Drawing cards is almost always good, but Jar of Greed tends to not be as helpful as other draw cards. In terms of playing the game, it is almost like when you draw Jar of Greed you are giving up your Draw Phase for that turn so you can draw 2 cards next turn. Wouldn't you rather have that next draw now? By removing Jar of Greed, you are cutting out the middleman. General tips: 2-card combos 2-card combos are fun, but difficult to pull off effectively unless your deck has some consistency to it. I would not recommend using them in a casual setting because it is very easy to play a full duel and never see both combo pieces, especially if your deck has way more than 40 cards. Some 2-card combos in your deck are: The Rituals + Ritual Spells: If you don't have a way to get both in your hand, you cannot use either card and it will be as if you have 1 less card than your opponent overall. Blue-Eyes White Dragon + Burst Stream of Destruction: Unlike the Rituals, you can use BEWD on its own, but "Burst Stream" is very specific and very difficult to pull off because of how reliant it is on BEWD. You might be able to pull it off every now and then, but Burst Stream is likely to be a useless card much more often than it would be useful. Blue-Eyes White Dragon + Kaibaman: While both cards are monsters (and are therefore usable), Kaibaman is almost useless without BEWD. Again, BEWD and Kaibaman end up being similar to Rituals - difficult or impossible to use without the other.* DM/DMG + Magic Formula: While the monsters can be used as monsters for actually defeating your opponent, the equip spell is very specific. Just like BEWD and its attack spell, it might not end up being very helpful if you don't get both** DM + Dark Magic Attack/Thousand Knives: Similar issue as BEWD and Burst Stream.** * If you only have 1 copy of Kaibaman and BEWD, I would recommend removing both. However, the more copies of both you have, the more consistent the combo becomes. ** Dark Magician is in a slightly different situation from BEWD. You have 3 DMs in your deck already. The issue is getting DM on the field so you can use your 2-card combos. If you have ways of getting it on the field easier somehow, then you can keep your 2-card combos, otherwise, it might be better to remove them entirely. High-Level Monsters You've probably run into a few situations where your hand has a bunch of high-level monsters and no way to summon them. It looks like about 1/4 of your deck is high level monsters. In general, that is probably too much, especially if you are able to use strong Extra Deck monsters. Remember to weigh the costs for each high level monster you put in your deck; too many and you will find yourself unable to play anything. A good general rule for a good balance might be 1/5 of a deck can be high-level things, and among that 1/5, most should be Level 5-6 (or cards that can be Special Summoned). So in a 40 card deck, 8 high-level monsters at most. Your deck is 57 cards, so (at most) you should probably stick to 11 high-level cards. Your deck has 13 + 2 Rituals. Hope these tips were helpful! Maybe you can share some of your duel stories on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodlyUsername Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 I do have maician of chaos in there so just a mistake on your part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerer Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 52 minutes ago, GodlyUsername said: I do have maician of chaos in there so just a mistake on your part I don't think I did; I just double checked the list. You did not write "Dark Magician of Chaos". Dedication of Light and Darkness does not Summon the Ritual. It summons this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodlyUsername Posted January 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 thx mr melon although it would make sense to summon the rital in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokutah Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, GodlyUsername said: thx mr melon although it would make sense to summon the rital in my opinion Unfortunately, yugioh is deceptively specific about the rulings, so you have to accept it. The only way Dedication to also summon ritual MoC is if Dedication wording is [Special Summon "Magician of Chaos" Monster] which obviously not. Its specifically said to summon DMoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messoras Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 Well the deck seems like a pretty random mashup if older cards. Overall you should probably remove the Ritual cards, as you will probably never be able to Summon them, because even if you draw the exact 2 cards out of 57, you would still need enough tributes. Also consider lowering the amount of main deck cards by removing the cards you usually don't like to draw, so you draw your better cards more consistently. If you like the playstyle of just Normal Summoning, attacking and Tribute Summoning, you can improve the deck by adding more Level 4 or lower monsters with big ATK amounts and probably some generic removal Spells and Traps like Dark Hole or Mystical Space Typhoon. If you are more interested in pulling off small conbos and using interactions of certain cards, or want to move ahead to play a slighty better and more consistent deck, I'd recommend to buy a Structure Deck. That will give you a 40 card deck made of cards that play around a specific theme and wield a fair amount of interactions. For example the relatively new Structure Deck - Shaddoll Showdown can be obtained for under 10€ and contains a complete Shaddoll Engine. It is very fun to play and can even be upgraded to become competitively viable with just a few cards. Structure Decks are a great way to get into the game without spending much time on learning the basics and building decks. If you want to learn more about deck-building or live help from experienced players, I'd also recommend the Project Ignis Discord Server. Greets, Messoras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulalis Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 I think it’s best to have only one 2 card combos and make your deck around that combo. Make the deck help you summon that 2 card combo. Otherwise you’ll never be able get them to work and you’ll be dead before you can do anything. I think even the cartoon had the decks built that way if my memory is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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