[DNCG] Independent Starving Servant FTK!

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So the main combo is fielding 4 DARK Pendulums and Independent Nightingale. You then make 2x SKSD Starving Venom, both of which copy the effect of Nightingale and burn for 4k each. If I can't do that (mostly if I don't open IF or Darkvrm), then I can usually just play it as a normal Zarc Magician deck. Later on in the game, if I do draw/search IF, then a single SKSD Starving Venom is usually enough to steal a game from nowhere, since it is a 6800 unaffected piercer that deals 4k damage.

 

Anyway, as for some of the problems that the deck has been having, basically I draw Sky Iris too often. I was running 3 Iris 3 Terraforming, but that was ridiculous esp. since I only run 3 Odd-Eyes cards (I should probably run Persona Dragon). However, another problem I've been having is not having enough effects to destroy my own cards. I've been making Ignister turn 1 and shuffling my own cards into the deck just to pop sheet.

 

There's plenty of space in the extra deck as I never summon Utopia. I only summon SKSD Clear Wing when I need to use Gate Zero's effect. And the only time I made Castel was to shuffle my own scale to trigger Pgraph of Ages (particularly bad brick, don't ask).

 

Decklist upon request. Thanks in advance for any help!

[Darj]

Yeah, I have something like this too, but no Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Tune Magician because it wasn't available in DevPro at the time I built the Deck, and the last Trap Card that I can't tell what it is. Instead I run Astrograph Sorcerers and 1 Stargazer Magician.

I would put more Terraformings there to grab Sky Iris, since I found it an important card for clearing the Pendulum Zones and make space for proper scales. You can also run Mirage and/or Persona Dragon to search with Iris and complete a scale pair. I teched an Odd-Eyes Fusion too, doubles as backup with its alternate Fusion Summoning effect, or can fuse a Starving Servant using materials from the hand and push for the OTK. I just realized you can also use 2 Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon from the Extra Deck as materials for the Summon of Starving Servant.

Also I chose to run 2 Duelist Advent/Alliance instead, because opening with multiples isn't cool.

From my tests, I didn't find Luster Pendulum too helpful, since its Scale 5 got in the way of Pendulum summoning and got stuck if I didn't have Sky Iris or otherwise a way to pop it.

Maybe you could run at least 1 White Wing Magician to access King Zarc as backup through Astrograph Sorcerer... that you aren't actually running.

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The trap is Pendulum Switch. It works extremely well with Darkvrm, although it does contradict the deck's FTK aims slightly.

 

Also I chose to run 2 Duelist Advent/Alliance instead, because opening with multiples isn't cool.

You can search Pendulum Call and discard the second Duelist Alliance.

 

From my tests, I didn't find Luster Pendulum too helpful, since its Scale 5 got in the way of Pendulum summoning and got stuck if I didn't have Sky Iris or otherwise a way to pop it.

It's very useful for putting more bodies on the board, which is your goal. The scale 5 is perfectly usable in most hands. I have had a few troubles with it clogging up, but I can usually just kill it with a Gate or SS it with Meteorburst. One cool trick is to use Luster's effect on Violet Poison and use Poison's effect to kill Luster.

 

I will find a way to put persona and mirage in.

[Darj]

Right. I should give Luster and the 3rd Alliance a couple of test runs again, then.

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Removed Pendulum Switch and 1 OEPD

 

Added OE Mirage Dragon and OE Persona Dragon.

 

This is a massive improvement to the deck, being able to search whichever scale I need to complete it.