Hello all,

 

Otaku messed up his computer a bit so this review is going up late.

 

Fortunately, it is Card Destruction, making it a simple review.  Or rather, it should be, but as usual, the inability of many skilled players to relate to the “common folk” makes them forget something: pros tend to be really, really good and that affects how they should play.

 

Let me explain what I mean: if you are a great Yu-Gi-Oh player, you know how to build your deck so it has a minimal amount of luck dependant situations.  Cards won’t have any “real” combos, or if they do, they are entirely optional.  For example, Smashing Ground destroys an opponent’s Monster, saving you from further attacks.  If you use it to clear the field, and then summon your own strong Monster… technically it’s a combo, but the most rudimentary kind.

 

Now, for those of us at a lower skill level, if we do that, we naturally won’t win as much.  Maybe we make less effective calls at building our deck, maybe we make more mistakes when playing, maybe both.  For us, a card that is luck dependant can be a good thing.  It comes down to “If I get lucky, this card can help me win the game.  If I don’t, I will probably lose.  If I run this other, non-luck reliant card… I still am probably going to lose to a good player.”

 

This is part of where Card Destruction comes in.  For those of us who still make mistakes when building or playing, we can bite the bullet and get a new hand (minus one card).  Now, even if you have some skill, this still is good for you: much like with Painful Choice you just got five cards that anyone would give you the win that turn, a good player will use Card Destruction when the odds of drawing the card he needs to win off of it are high.  It’s only the “2 1337 2 b347” (yes, my 1337-speak is bad – needless to say I am not 1337) crowd that should avoid it.  That’s actual elite players… you know… who don’t constantly have to remind you they are “elite”.

 

I have also heard people complain since your opponent has the same odds of getting a good hand.  Obviously, if they are a skilled expert, they have an even better chance.  So how can this help you here?  First, the risk of them getting a perfect hand off of your Card Destruction are low, and unless they are running Dark World or something, it will cost them to have gotten it, and they don’t get first dibs on it, either.  If their deck has nothing that can’t hurt you, at least they have that many less options.  I know many don’t get this concept, or even understand it but refuse to believe.  Well, having both used Card Destruction extensively and had it used against me quite often, it is.  You nail a Heavy Storm or a Dark Hole, especially if Magician of Faith is already gone, then obviously you can play more freely.  Given the amount of single copy staples… you can remove quite a few options, at the cost of giving the opponent others.

 

How awkward is it to lose your hand, even if you get just as many cards back?  Well, it all depends on what was in the hand and how long you’ve had it.  But even if it’s not that old, it still means all that effort planning, based on the cards you used to have, was wasted.  Even for the best players… it’s a pain.  For less experienced players or combo heavy decks, it can be fatal.

 

Oh, and the same arguments for and against using it apply to Morphing and Cyber Jar.  Personally, I find them delightful together.

 

Ratings

 

Traditional: 2/5 – It isn’t the best disruption.  It isn’t the best draw power.  From what I here, Dark World decks are more prominent, or at least more successful, here.  So the score is low as it becomes a deck specific card.

 

Advanced: 4/5-For those players who don’t regularly T8 at Regionals, strongly consider it.