From: Mike Hitchings [usershadow7989@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 11:05 PM

Subject: Start off tips
I made this section to help the begginers and people are having trouble I hope this topic gets posted on Pojo.com and if so I thank pojo.com.
First off, get the starter deck and a few boosters.
Next you should read the rule book(s).
Now that that's outta the way it's time to help you to build a good deck.
First you should have two to three types to help it go up against the other players with an even playing field.
Offencive types:
Fire
Darkness
Defencive types:
Water
Light
Other:
Nature
 
Now use one offencive type and one defencive type and maybe add nature since nature has cards that increase mana.
Here's an example:
Tri color (Beginner's choice) Deck:
First know your types for example If your making a defence deck don't use fire or dark.
Types:
Fire
Water
Nature
 
Next you want to know the cards that are good for your type like for example I love the water type card "Spiral Gate":
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Name: Spiral gate
Type:water spell
Mana cost:2
Effect:
Shield trigger(when this spell card is put into your hand from your shield zone, you may cast it immediatly for no cost.)
- Choose 1 creature in the battle zone and return it to it's owner's hand.
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meaning that this is great defencively to remove the enemies monster off the field to eliminate the opponent's monster to mean it gets s. sickness again if he's replayed and takes up his turn.(summoning anyways.)The best thing is that it's a common card so you may have 4 already.
Nature should stick to cards that gets extra mana for you
like the following:
Poisonus mushroom
Might shouter
Bronze-arm tribe
Coiling vines
Those are very usefull and mostly easy to get.
As for other water get alot of blockers.
Finally for fire cards:
Focus on attack for these:
Aristisan Picora
Deadly fighter Braid claw
Onslaughter Triceps
Explocive fighter Ucarn
Immortal Baron, Vorg
Rothus the traveler
Now that's done time for the deck creatures
Creatures:36
2Explosive fighter ucarn
3Onslaughter triceps
1Rothus the traveler
4Immortal Baron Vorg
4Deadly fighter Braid claw
4Marine flower
2Aqua vehicale
2Aqua hulcus
3Hunter Fish
3Phantom Fish
2Poisonus Mushrooms
2Broze-arm Tribe
2Mighty Shouter
2Coiling Vines
Spells:4
4Spiral Gate
This is just an example deck, so experement with your own till you find somthing that works for you and keep collecting.
If you don't have enough of one type use another type like light/water or dark/fire nature dosen't have any thing that resembles it's strength so try collecting boosters to help that out.I Hope this topic gets posted and If It does then I once again thank Pojo.com

-Michael H.