"I summon the best card, the Blue Eyes White Dragon!"  

HOW many times have I heard that?  Too many.  Hate to break it to you, but its not that great.  It may be the strongest playable card to date (Gate Guardian?  What, you're going to sacrifice 9 creatures to get it?  Ummm...NO.  And Black Skull Dragon is pretty hard to get out unless you really know what you're doing.)  but it has too many weaknesses.

First of all, there is only 1 or 2 cards that power it up by type.  Reinforcements and Castle Walls only help 1 turn, so they aren't worth it.  If I'm correct, Dragon Treasure is the only one to power it up by type.  Then you have Hoshiningen to power it up by 500 points.  But being a 500/700 creature, it won't last long.

Then there's it's vulnerability to magic and traps, just like most other monsters.  Let's count 'em off...
Fissure
Dark Hole
Raigeki
Trap Hole
Acid Trap Hole (i think)
Horn of Heaven
Mirror Force
Solemn Judgement
...I could go on and on.  And those are only the ones that instantly destroy it.  So many cards can weaken it too, like Paralyzing Potion or Germ Infection.  Even with the protection of Lord of D. (which won't last long) it's still able to be destroyed by...

...Other monsters.  My Summoned Skull rises to a 3500/2200 demon nearly every battle.  Never has a Blue Eyes been able to touch it.  Almost anything from 2000 attack up can defeat it with the right boosts.  Heck, even my La Jinn can go head to head with Blue Eyes in most Duels.

So, next time you see a Blue Eyes White Dragon, do not fear! Superm- I mean, uh, Summoned Skull is here!

-Nathan

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