Subject: Cards to Make and Break Exodia - The King

Cards to Make and Break Exodia

First off, let me introduce myself since this is the
first tip I've written.  I am the King.  Not royalty,
not Jerry Lawler...just the King.  So, for my first
talk...the single most powerful monster (according to
the fluff text) in the game: Exodia.

Keep in mind that a good Speed Exodia deck is always
40 cards max, and that the object is to draw
cards/search Exodia pieces as fast as possible.

The following are the cards that aid Exodia Decks:

Exodia the Forbidden One: Obviously, this is the
center card of the deck.  Very hard to make an Exodia
Deck without him.  Keep in mind that this is an effect
monster.

Left Leg/Right Leg/Left Arm/Right Arm of the Forbidden
One: Important too.  Although they are normal
non-effect monsters.

Now the real cards:

Pot of Greed: When played, adds two cards to your hand
from your deck.  Deck has thinned 5%!  Your hand has
also increased by 1 card.  Player POG dropped your
handsize by one, but you gained two. (Hand - 1 => Hand
+ 2)

Gracefull Charity: When played, adds three cards to
your hand from your deck.  Deck has thinned by 7.5%!
The only down side is that this does not increase your
hand advantage at all, and it causes you to discard.
However, Exodia players shouldn't care about that.
The good news is that you don't lose hand advantage
either.  (Hand - 1 => Hand + 3 - 2)

Reckless Greed: When played, adds two cards to your
hand from your deck.  Deck thinned by 5%.  The
advantage to your hand is the same as Pot of Greed.
The only downside is that you skip your next two draw
phases.  Very costly if used early.  This is best used
as a late-game card.

Jar of Greed: When played, adds 1 card to your hand
from your deck.  Deck is thinned by 2.5%.  Not really
worth it unless you have 39 cards in your deck and you
need one more.  For Exodia though, this can help you
move just a little bit faster.  This also helps offset
the disadvantage of Reckless Greed too.  (Hand - 1 =>
Hand + 1)

Painfull Choice: When played adds 1 card to your hand
and 4 cards to your graveyard from your deck.  Deck is
thinned by 12.5%.  An absolute MUST for Exodia decks,
since this is the best 1 card method of thinning at
your disposal.  Also, this can be combined with Backup
Soldier to get three Arms or Legs to your hand very
quickly. (Hand - 1 => Hand + 1)

Backup Soldier: Just recently unrestricted, this can
help bring those arms and legs that have found their
way to the graveyard to your hand.  Also, for those of
you that still use Giant Soldier of Stone, you can
bring him back too if your short on dead arms or legs.

Upstart Goblin: About as usefull as Jar of Greed.
This is a straight-up 1 for 1 draw.  However, it is
restricted.  The opponent's life-gaining shouldn't
really matter since you're going for an automatic win
anyways.  (Hand - 1 => Hand + 1)

Card Of Safe Return: Best used for the Recursion Draw
strategy, COSR can be used multiple times and is
always helpfull.  If you prefer the Sangan/WOTBF
route, then this card is a must since you'll be
reviving those two multiple times.  Getting a piece +
Drawing a card is a great strategy.

Appropriate: Not good unless you're attempting the
Beastro Butcher Beatdown trick.  When using the trick,
however, you're drawing 2 cards every time one of your
BBs do damage to your opponent's life points.  Pretty
good trick.

Mirage of Nightmare: Definately a stay-away in Exodia.
  The cost of RANDOMLY discarding cards from your hand
can be fatal.  Sure, drawing up to four cards can be
nice...but since you can't control which cards you
lose, you may be in for a pretty bad time.

Sangan/Witch Of the Black Forest: Both are a must in
Exodia, despite the strategy you play.  Being able to
search your deck for any piece is too good.

Cannon Soldier: He's there simply to make the deaths
of your Sangans and Witches faster.

Fiber Jar: If you've lost your pieces and there's no
chance of bringing them back, then you might as well
reset and try it again.

Miracle Dig: If you are in a situation when you need
to use this card to retrieve Exodia pieces, then your
in too deep to be saved anyway.  Definately a
side-deck card, though.

Mystic Tomatoe: Veggie dies, Sangan and Witch appear.
He can also bring out another Vegetable or Cannon
Soldier.

Penguin Soldier: Very versitile.  He can either keep
bouncing your opponent's monsters back or he can
return an Exodia piece that appeared on the field back
to your hand.

Swords of Revealing Light: 3 turns of safety is always
a plus, despite the situation.

Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer: Bad on your opponent's side
of the field, great on your side.  Keeping your
opponent from removing those precious cards of yours
is a major help.

Gravity Bind/Messenger of Peace: Slow and Stall.  It's
the best way to keep 'em at bay!

Vengful Bog Spirit/Dark Door: This restricts the pace
that you can be pummeled by your opponent's monsters.

NOW, for the cards that induce an anal reaming on Mr.
Exodia.

Card Destruction: Why go for one when you can go for
them all?

The Forceful Sentry: Pick a piece and bounce it back
to the deck.  Now it's like the Exodia player was
going after 6 pieces.

Confiscation/Delinquent Duo: Now you're attempting to
take a piece or two and huck them to the graveyard.

Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer: Bad on their side, great on
yours.  Remove those pesky Exodia Parts from play, and
you've got the game in the bag.

Exchange: Where is the safest place for your
opponent's Exodia Pieces?  Why, in your hand of
course!

Lesser Fiend/Banisher of Light: Keep Sangan and Witch
from hitting the graveyard, or...if your
lucky...remove a piece from play.

Fiber Jar: All that hard work...

Cyber Jar: If you're lucky enough to get a card on the
field, you have several options.  Remove it if you
can, destroy it if you must.  But don't leave it on
the field too long, or else it might get Penguined
back to the owner's hand.

Anyway, those are my choices for cards that can make
or break Exodia.  Since some of the cards appear on
both lists, it is in their use that they become a help
or a hindrance.

That said...

Long life THE KING.
kingsnake_007@yahoo.com

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