Subject: Re: Nubb Orange Energy Gohan - Drilling Maniac

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From: "Thomas Anderson" 
Date:  Sat, 04 Oct 2003 02:20:22 +0000

I've just started playing this game about 3 weeks ago and i think i got a 
hang of it. i started with orange and am very fond with energy beatz. and 
since i found an ultra (vegita, the malevolent)  in one of my babadi saga 
packs, i got some pretty good cards to help with my orange. So i'm asking 
you to take a look at my deck and see if it's good or not. Give any suggestions. 
Thank you for your attention.
 
Orange Gohan Energy drill beating!..deck:
Main Personality:
Gohan Hi-tech double sided
Gohan, Mystic Training
Gohan, Mystic Empowered
Gohan, Earth's Protector
 
Mastery:
Orange Buu
 
Sensei and Sensei Deck:
North Kai
1x Orange Rapid Attack
 
Non-Combat:
1x Orange Special Beam Cannon Drill - Probably not.
1x Orange Steady Drill - Um... I'd probably pass.
1x Orange  Burning Aura Drill - Ditto.
1x Orange Haulting Drill - Sure.
2x Android 20 Absorbing Drill - Sure.
1x Orange Focusing Drill - 3 of them.
1x Jeice's Style Drill - Nah.
1x Orange Energy Phasing Drill - Can work nicely.
1x Orange Energy Dan Drill - Maybe.
1x Orange Lifting Drill - Works against many decks.
1x Orange Spontaneous Drill - Could work.
1x Tien's Mental Conditioning - Probably not needed.
1x Awful Abrasions - Maybe for anti-anger.
 
Dragon Ball:
Alt. Dende Dragon Ball 1
Alt. Dende Dragon Ball 2
Dende Dragon Ball 3
Dende Dragon Ball 6
 
Physical Blocks:
1x Orange Shoulder Throw
1x Orange Surprize Reaction
1x Orange Deflection
1x Orange Fist Catch
3x Orange High Block
3x Orange Wrist Flex Takedown
3x Orange Side Step
3x Tiens Block
 
Physical Attacks:
1x Orange Firebreath
1x Orange Car Push
1x Hercule's Drop Kick
1x Orange Searching Maneuver
2x Orange Flying Drop Kick
2x Orange Elbow Smash
2x Orange Headbutt
 
Energy Blocks:
1x Orange Neck Restraints
3x Orange Energy Catch
3x Orange Resistance
3x Orange Energy Guard
 
Energy Attacks:
1x Spice Prepares an Energy Blast
1x Orange Eye Beam
1x Orange Special Beam Cannon
1x Herioc Kamehameha
1x Orange Rush
1x Orange Mouth Shot
1x Orange Goku's Kamehameha
1x Orange Focused Attack
1x Orange 5-finger Focus
1x Orange Sneak Attack
2x Orange Energy Concentraition
3x Orange Energy Smash
2x Orange Rage
2x Orange Uniting Strike
 
Allies:
Goku, The Leader
Grand Kai
Chi-Chi

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Yeah you are right, you are a beginner. Before I tear your deck apart, you 
might want to know that you don't just slap any character with any Mastery 
and expect it to work. You need to plan it out ahead of time, making a theme 
for it. How I see this deck is just a collection of Orange cards thrown 
together with the first MP you have all 5 levels of. That doesn't work.

You need a theme for your deck. Orange Buu is nice with energy, but your 
drills are an integral part of the deck. Focusing Drill is one of the key 
cards for it, and thus you need 3. Control comes from being able to balance 
the drills with energy attacks and knowing which ones are necessary. You 
can't just run any and expect it to work.

North Kai is great; one card in your Sensei Deck isn't. Fill it with stuff. 
Orange Reflex, A Hero's Heart is Strong, Black Scout Maneuver, Breakthrough 
Drill, HUH???, and so forth. Something, hopefully it fits the theme.

Your Drills... some are nicely chosen, some aren't. Comments are above. You 
could use Expectant Trunks and other good nons to support as well. Don't forget 
Vegeta's Quickness Drill.

Your Dragon Balls are really odd. Normally when someone plays only some Dende 
Balls, they are alt/normal 3, 5, and 7. Try those out.

Most of your physical blocks are really poor options. I would try Tien's Block 
out possibly, but you should keep your Fist Catches. Don't forget Pikkon's Leg 
Catch seeing it helps you with stages. Other than that, pretty much all the 
others should be ditched.
Your only physical attack that you should use is Searching Maneuver. Ditch 
the others in favor of Orange Uppercut.

Your Energy Blocks should consist of your Absorbing Drills, Goku's Energy 
Absorption, maybe Swiftly Moving, Aura, Running Defense, and so forth. You 
don't need to have your energy defense be Orange.

Orange Sneak Attack and Orange 5 Finger Focus (comboed with Energy Empowerment 
Drill) are the only really decent energy attacks in that collection. You need 
the good ones like Energy Lob in some cases, Orange Scatter Shot, Orange Staredown, 
Tien's Tri-Beam, and so forth. Random energies don't make the cut. Krillin's 
Heat Seeking Blast is good too.

Allies... well, Goku the Leader is a terrible option. Grand Kai is meh, ok. 
Chi-Chi SS is a great ally. You don't need too many in this deck, maybe 1-3. 
Choose ones that will help your deck out though, maybe ones with energies.

Good Luck.

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