August 2008

 

Underrated Deck Theme + Card Review-Crzydrvr

Hey guys! Back with another fun-filled episode for you. I've got a
card review, plus a deck that you probably wouldn't expect to see.
First, My co-writer from jolly old Britain John and I will be
reviewing a popular card again:

Prime Material Dragon

Light
Level 6
ATK/2400 DEF/2000
[Dragon/Effect]
Any effect that would inflict damage to a player instead increases
their life points by the same amount .When a card's effect to destroy
a monster(s) on the field is activated, you can send one card from
your hand to the Graveyard to negate its activation and destroy the
card.
Traditional:2.75/5
Advanced:4/5

Crzydrvr- I like this card. It's really got no use at all in
Traditional cuz we have better options, but Advanced is a different
matter. Its effect to negate the destruction of a monster is just
broken. That means no Sak, Smashing, Lightning, or even Judgement
Dragon. No effects can lower your lifepoints, which is good at times,
lousy at others cuz your opponent gets this effect too. Overall a nice
card to have in your deck.
Traditional: 2.5/5 We've got better negating options, and lifepoint
gain isn't a big thing.
Advanced: 4/5 Could be one of the best in the game right now. An
honorary Monarch.

John-Hmm. what instantly pops to mind with this card is that it's a direct negation of DAD's destruction effect, if they target monsters. It also negates the effect of judgment dragon if my brain serves me right, or in other words, a Brill anti Meta card.
 
The one tribute it does slow the card down a bit, but I suppose if you want to waste some resources (or were in a real tight spot) you could foolish burial it then bring it back with monster reborn, but I think treeborn, sangan or disc commander would be good tributes though.
 
Apart from that, it pops into my mind as an instant burn disrupter, and for those of you that love to annoy people in duels, you can create a nifty infinite loop with this and "bad reaction to simotchi", although in tourneys its illegal to knowingly create an infinite loop, so watch out on that one.

I doubt your opponent would be dumb enough to activate bottomless trap hole or sakuretsu armor (does anyone use that over bottomless now?), so i suppose you could use your treeborn frog or Disc Commander or something as a tribute or a cost for the discard, but its all pretty standard stuff.
 
Advanced: 4/5 its a good card, i love it, a great anti meta card, but 1 tribute does slow it down a bit, although i guess its a fairly splashable card. Would be 5 if it was 4 or lower in level:(
Traditional: hmm, 3/5 lower because trad decks nuke you in 1-5 turns usually, so its too slow here, unless you foolish and reborn it.

Next up is our deck of today, one I think people should start taking
seriously:

Reptilian Might x40

Monsters x21
x3 Flame Ruler
x3 The Trojan Horse
x3 Gene-Warped Warwolf
x2 Raging Earth
x2 Firestorm Prominence
x2 Granmarg the Rock Monarch
x2 Thestalos the Fire Monarch
x2 Cyber Dragon
x1 Sangan
x1 Mask of Darkness

Spells x11
x2 Monster Recovery
x2 Axe of Despair
x2
x1 Monster Reborn
x1 Premature Burial
x1 Pot of Avarice
x1 Heavy Storm
x1 Horn of the Unicorn
x1 Smashing Ground

Traps x8
x2 Dust Tornado
x1 Bottomless Trap Hole
x1 Mirror Force
x1 Sakuretsu Armor
x1 Waboku
x1 Negate Attack
x1 Magic Cylinder

This deck is all about the reptiles. Level 7 2000 ATK 1500 DEF
monsters that were thought of as weak. When destroyed in battle, these
little critters (that aren't that little) will destroy all face-down
monsters and face-up monsters that aren't the same attribute as the
card. That can make for some pretty tricked out combos. You can
destroy it by ramming something, have it attacked face-down etc. It's
incredible these guys aren't broken! Once they get all the monsters
out, the field is empty, leaving room for a summon after ramming it
into a Monarch, and completely throwing your opponent off track.
Bye-bye DAD. Then next turn you can summon more and more by simply
swarming. The Axes and Horn are to add ATK to the deck and huge ATK
for a single monster, plus they revive themselves. Thestalos and
Granmarg won't be destroyed by the lizards with the same attribute,
plus Granmarg gets rid of a facedown. No traps, spells or monsters can
escape this effect. Thestalos throws them even more off track by
discarding a card from their hand while dealing damage to the person's
lifepoints if it's a monster. This deck type just might be the next
tier 1 deck, you never know. If used correctly DAD, Gladiators, or
even Lightsworns are completely at the mercy of this deck (especially
Gladiators). I especially hope one of you tries out this deck and
gives me some results to back up my claims.

That's all for now! Don't forget to cast your vote for your favorite
card in my contest. The awards for the contest are:
-MVC(Most valuable card)(best overall)
-Cartoonists' Choice Card(best picture)
-Iggy's Choice Card(Best Effect)
-Gamers' Choice(most underrated)
-Duelist's Choice Card(Best Deck Basis)
-Otakus' Choice(best from the anime)
-Best Fusion/Ritual
-Best Clutch(best when it really matters)
-Fan's Choice(fan favorite)
-Best Spell/Trap
If you're sending in your votes, make sure you have the nominees and
why you chose them to win the award they're nominated for and that you
have "Card Awards 2008" as your subject line. Send your votes to
crzydrvr1995@gmail.com. You can nominate a card for more than 1 award. All
cards chosen must be in compliancy with the Limited Lists. That means
no Forbidden cards will be allowed to win/be nominated. I will be
checking the Limited lists to make sure that it ISN'T Forbidden. The
deadline is July 31st. Don't forget, I am taking in deck fixes for
reviewing, so feel free to send your deck list so I can improve it.
See ya later! Go Flames Go!

-Crzydrvr