the power! - e|3il


      Nearly everyone in the world of yu-gi-oh! That has been playing long 
enough to get a pot of greed, a graceful charity, a card of safe return, 
realized that Card Destruction could potentially be a chance for serious 
drawing power if used correctly, or one of the many other ideas people have 
come up with to slim down their decks in the middle of duels for the chance 
to draw good cards, i.e., mother grizzly, UFO turtle, Mystic tomato, etc. 
Also, 2 cards that should be in just about everyone’s deck, Sangan and the 
Witch of the Black Forest, knows that drawing power is a key element in 
winning duels. Now, while these cards, and the element of draw power are 
all very good, this is not the subject of this article.


      The subject of this article is, simply stated, this: While drawing 
ability and power does help you speed through your deck and get the cards 
you need, there is also another element to consider; reshuffling power. 
There is almost a unanimous belief that draw power is equal to winning 
power. This is in most ways true. Many people don’t consider, or at least 
openly consider reshuffling power as a way to win. Some people play the Big 
Eye as a way to arrange how you want to get your next 5 cards, so why not 
re-arrange your deck completely? There are so many cards that offer 
reshuffling ability that it’s probably been overlooked. I can’t really 
blame people for that either, as I used to overlook it before it started 
saving my ass in duels I was signed up to lose for.



      I’m sure that more than one of the people that will actually read 
this tip would have known this, and started instituting a system for this 
in their deck, or for those of you who can, their other decks. Reshuffling 
allows a chance at grabbing a needed card at the right time that, for all 
you know, is at the very bottom of your deck. Also, reshuffling could stick 
the needed card right there on the bottom as well. But, everything has 
risks, doesn’t it? Fiber Jar, that has *just* been released, offers the now 
ultimate in reshuffle power. It is currently 9:30 in the fraggin AM, so 
this is going to be as long as this gets (I woke up, worked out, and 
thought of this idea…) so later. Also, I heavily encourage continuous and 
if possible, unceasing bashing of Upperdeck. I’m still greatly aggravated 
at their Michizure ruling and refusal to talk to me anymore.



      One more thing. Think of this as a P.S. if you would. Gryphon Wing, 
while is released, as was eloquently stated by Mr. “Corrections on the June 
20th Tips” aka Peagasus, is not, as I’ve repeatedly been reading (not from 
peagasus, don’t jump to conclusions) that it is an anti-magic card, 
specifically from Snodin’s moth article. Now, while this is a fact, how can 
it be counted as an effective ant-magic card? It’s exactly like 
anti-raigeki, except that it counters a different card. Please, people, 
let’s count cards that only counter and or destroy a single card as 
protective anti-magics. Please.



      One more thing. I’m currently reading “Decks of the past: F/S 
Beatdown” and I’m on the part where he’s talking about Dark Necrophear (I 
know it’s fear, but I like the ph better. So =P) and, unless I’m wrong, 
isn’t the necrophear a girl? Please, correct me if I’m wrong…I mean, 
doesn’t she have boobs?


Iain, aka e|3il, li_shaolan1@hotmail.com