Hello fellow duelists out there! I'm trying to redeem myself for the time that was lost since my article in February and will write more articles about important/interesting topics to talk about.

 

    Now, you guys are probably wondering what the hell the title of my article means because seriously, I have no clue what it means either (If you think I'm being serious about that, then you must go see a therapist or a Japanese Doctor to get yourself a brain scan.). If you really don't understand the meaning of my article title, then I'll explain it briefly. What it means is that a main deck should always come with a prepared sidedeck just like in a regular dinner meal, having a main dish with a few side dishes to enjoy. Here in the metagame, the sidedeck is really an important concept and tool to definitely take advantage of since Konami offers that opportunity.

 

    If you're facing a tough deck to beat and whether you won or lost the first duel, always sidedeck unless you're really sure and confident that you're deck can handle the opposing deck without additional modifications. It's actually just plain common sense to have a prepared sidedeck and should sidedeck in duels during any type of tournament with prizes unless you're just having fun, taking marijuana, got your brain removed by Yoda or some other aliens, or Peter Griffin just made you a complete idiot. But if you want the reason why sidedecks and sidedecking is important, I'll tell you why. It is because that it gives you a higher probability of you winning you're next duel against your opponent. You want to be prepared to face any type of deck during your duels in a tournament so always pack various cards that is the weakness of the types of decks you believe you will be playing against in a tournament. Next, I'll be giving some tips on a good sidedeck since I was told by many other duelists that my sidedeck are always broad and good. I think so myself too, oddly (Beware! I might be going frenzy and might transform into a werewolf on the night of the full moon. If you actually believe this, then seriously...don't talk to me)

 

Sidedeck Tips

    How I set up a good sidedeck is that first I think of the number of required cards to have in a legal sidedeck, which is 15 or 0 cards. We mostly want to stick with 15 in this case or we'll be risking ourselves into jeopardy like jumping off a cliff and thinking you might survive after falling into a forest.

    Next, think of 5 of the cards in the sidedeck as cards which collaborate with the theme/concept of the deck. For example, if you run a Dark Armed Dragon deck, you'll most probably put a D.D. Crow, Dark Grepher, Foolish Burial, Dark Nepthys, Caius the Shadow Monarch, etc. into it. You can and should put cards that you didn't have room to put into the maindeck into the sidedeck so you can switch out between duels if you wish to.

    Now we have 10 remaining slots to fill up and we want cards that destroy opposing deck strategies such as Burn, DAD decks, Six Samurais, Monarchs, etc. The first list is about cards which stops Burn Deck strategies:

    Now, here are a list of cards that counter Six Samurais/Warriors:

    Now, as for Dark Armed Dragon decks, check out my article called "They Don't Call me Master Tricks For Nothing" in the tips/rants section, posted in 2008 in April. You can find some great ways to counter DAD decks as well as other decks which I didn't mention in the article as well as this one.

 

    I apologize for such a short article, but it's time for me to sleep and prepare for Regionals in Charlotte, NC. If you need anything, such as lectures, tips, advice, deck fixes (I have so many of those that sometimes I can't reply to all of them so those of you who are wondering why I never responded, there is the reason. I really don't have a whole bunch of time with Track and school going on as well as big tests coming up, but that's my problem, not you duelists.), or anything else, please don't hesitate to contact me at pathoon@aol.com. Have fun dueling and many thanks for reading this article! I try my hardest to write more articles and CoTD reviews when I have time to do so.

 

- Master Tricks :)

 

P.S. I don't normally do P.S.'s, but I feel this one is necessary if you want to get to the "They Don't Call Me Master Tricks for Nothing" article page. Here is the hyperlink/website if it doesn't become a hyperlink for some reason: http://www.pojo.com/yu-gi-oh/CCGTips/2008/Apr/10-1.shtml. Thanks for reading again fellow duelists! Time to sleep with the wolves (Please don't take my sarcasm and jokes to seriously. I'm just teasing and having a little fun while I can.) ;)