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Deck Construction
Basics
Deck Construction
Basics
Created By
Demon Inuyasha
Contents
Section
I.
I. Theme
II. Key Cards
III. Rough Draft
IV. Play Testing
V. Final
Product
Section II.
I.
Demonstration
Ending
Note
Section
I.
I. Theme
Theme is the essence of every deck. No matter what, a deck will have a theme. I
do not care what you say. All decks have a theme! The theme plays a major part
in deciding what strategies you€™re going to use the deck for. Come on, an all
out offensive stratagem using a stall deck just isn€™t going to happen. This is
the first step you have to take when constructing a deck. If I catch you not
doing this I will go to your house and beat the crap out of you yelling, €œWhat
the heck were you thinking you insolent fool!€ If you don€™t think on the
theme how can you expect the deck to come out good?
You
can€™t just select cards you think will work together without thinking. I use
to do that all the time, and I€™d wind up making so many hard choices it
wasn€™t funny. Once you pick a theme, the choices become easier because you
know exactly what you need to make the theme work. I€™m telling you all, this
does work. It may not work for all, but for a major percentage it most likely
will. Remember, theme is the essence of every
deck.
Deck Themes
Instant Win: Offensive & Defensive Exodia
& Final
Direct Damage: Burn &
Toon
Power: Beat Down & Aggro
One
Turn Kill: Scientist
Type: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Dark,
& Light
These are just some deck themes. I didn€™t post every single one, that€™d be
to much work. In the world of Duel Monsters there are several, you just need to
discover them. With each new set, new ideas come forth. As this little saying
goes, more cards are more power.
II. Key Cards
Key cards…possibly the moost stressing dilemma you will encounter, but if you
chose your theme it shouldn€™t be so nerve-racking. How should I put this,
okay, here we go. Key cards are the few actual cards that serve a true purpose
in your deck. Like an Exodia deck without Exodia or a Beat Down deck without
field destruction would just be pointless. There are also cards that we in the
dueling world call staples. Many people have different opinions on what are
staple cards, but I have managed to find seven that are the most prominent.
Change of Heart
Monster Reborn
Mirror
Force
Pot of Greed
Graceful
Charity
Raigeki
Harpie€™s Feather Duster
I know that is most likely not all. Like I said, the most PROMINENT meaning most
important. I just don€™t understand though, Magic Cylinder was once considered
good, but now, it is crap. Anyways, I still use it. Again, I define key cards as
the only cards in a deck that actually serve a true purpose in the running the
deck.
Of course, these are prominent right now. UDE has deciding to screw around with
use by outlawing most of these cards (I€™m sure which ones, but thank god that
damned raven Yata-Garasu will be on it). According to their little news bulletin
tournaments will have a choice of use ban format or no ban format, so that€™s
good.
III. Rough Draft
This is where it gets crucial. You should have done everything as I have said to
now. Selecting a theme, picking out key cards and others to match. Now, you
should make a deck list and either hand write it or type it. After that I would
go through and eliminate everything that isn€™t really needed to reach a
specific card count. Here€™s a tip, don€™t go over forty-five cards, cause
that is really pushing it. As you go along you€™ll find things you€™ll want to
remember so I€™ll leave finding them up to you.
The reason I say don€™t go over forty-five is because a massive deck makes for
a hard game. You know something; I€™m going to do a little math here. You€™re
in a duel and a Monster Reborn could really save your hide right now. Say you
use a fifty-card deck and you have already ran through half of it and haven€™t
gotten your Monster Reborn yet. So there€™s a one in twenty-five chance of
drawing, percentage it€™s 4% chance. Now say it was really a forty-card deck
(same situation) and you€™ve run through twenty-five cards. That makes it one
in fifteen, a higher odd for drawing that Monster Reborn, and the percentage
would be…67% for drawing it. Hmmmmmmm…yeah, I€™ll take the forty-card deck any
day.