Subject: Heart scream "Gate Guadian Deck!" but wallet screams "Skull Servant!" - Andrew Lee Here's the gist Card games, unfortunately, mostly come down to who has the most cash. For those poor poor people who can only afford six packs a set, they're screwed. What can be done? How can justice be dealt? Howwwww??? Never fear, here is a cheapo deck building guide and how to build a killer deck for under 50 dollars! Or if your really cheap, find, make that 30, but yeah. First of all: Don't underestimate the cards that come from the original starters. Summoned Skull from Yugi's deck is still a standard for many tourney goers. Monster Reborn, Change of Heart, they are all from those sets. Also, if you're willing to buy online (very smart move, go buy from Iguana.) There are a few choice things to get: Structure Decks The structure decks have killer killer cards for a low low price of 20 dollars. Hey, you say 20 is a lot, well let's see. In the yugi structure...you get Magic Jammer, 2 Dark Magicians, Mirror Force, Swords of Revealing Light...need I go on? Kaiba's has Blue Eyes Ultimate (always a prize fighter) i've seen those sell for 30 dollars, even though the structure is 20. You also get Crush Card and other stuff fom it. Pegasus has every toon ever made except for toon dark magician girl, which is a promo, and Joey's has good magic/trap cards, and has some prize creatures to nab (no black skull tho grr) You can dissect these prizefighters, and trade off the good cards you don't need for cards you do need. Premium Packs 8 dollars for a pack. Seem steep? The premium 5 includes such tradeable cards as alternate art Red Eyes Black Dragon, the Millenuem Shield (3000 defense!! can you say shield and sword?), Crush Card (always a fun fun card even if it's not as strong as it is form the show) Premium 3s go for 36 dollars, but you can get the foil Blue Eyes Ultimate. Once copy i've seen go for 100+!! You also can get Gate Guardian. Keep in mind none of the premiums have more than 9 cards in the set. Premium 4 only has 6 cards, and the pack itself has 6 cards so...yeah. Good chance of getting the card you want form premium, if not 100%, unless you looking for the parallel rare, but hey, if your reading this, your in lack of money, be happy with a foil :-P lol j/k Secret Rares If your a player and you have a thousand dragon and not a lot of money.. IT's the thousand dragon or a good deck. You can keep that nifty secret rare in your folder, or nab some really good cards that can go into a deck for it. Same with cards like Black Skull Dragon. Nice card, hard to play, go trade it for a few Magician of Faiths. Same goes with foil versions of cards that come from the starters. You already have a few non-foil copies that are just as playable. Why the heck do you need the foil one? Anyway, that's all the tips I have, if you want a cheapo deck list, email me at Andrewllee@yahoo.com, i dun think i'm allowed to put up a deck on the CCg strategy place thingie unless it's a tourney deck, and we haven't had one yet here >:( anyhow, checkin out, seey'all -Andrew __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com