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Tips for building a Toon Deck in 2015 - Ryan Rodriguez
Hey, folks, long time no see.
As a dedicated Toon user myself, I even wrote to
Konami in March 2015, stating that it was saddening
to see one of the classic decktypes not receiving
the support that the likes of Harpies and
Gravekeepers were getting in 2014, and I was
contemplating leaving the game afterwards.
Lo and behold, my prayers were answered, and with
the release of Dragons of Legend 2 in July, Toon
decks were given the shot in the arm that they
needed! Alleluyah!
*ahem*
Elf and Sorceror go hand in hand with this deck. One
is a beatstick and takes cards away, and the other
is a wuss with draw power.
You might be thinking that I'm bashing on
Sorceror's stats, but believe it or not, his measly
stats are a plus. Most people will watch him and
deem him unworthy of wasting their Mirror Force on
him, so more often than not, they will let you hit
them and draw. Unbeknownst to them, that one card
you'll draw could be just the card you needed to
screw them over.
As for non-Toon staples:
+ 2 or 3 Mystical Space Typhoon
Vanity's Emptiness is a must have for this deck. This one card
has saved my ass so many times. Ironically, these
days Toons aren't really known for their Special
Summons, so it's all dandy. Just be careful when you
use this with Toon Cyber Dragon/Toon Mermaid.
Torrential is here as a field cleanser and the fact
that Toon Kingdom will just have your Toons sipping
martinis on the beach while everybody else drowns.
The rest I'd pretty much expect to be in any
competitive deck, really.
The remaining 15 cards are up to you, but here are some combos
that I use, because Toon Kingdom needs to be
protected, and if you can keep it there, it becomes
a huge problem for your opponent.
- Card Guard/Summoner Monk: Use Summoner Monk's effect >
Special Summon Card Guard > Use effect, put counter
on Toon Kingdom.
- Number 66: Master Key Beetle: Use Combo #1 above, XYZ
Summon, detach, target Toon Kingdom or Vanity's
Emptiness (detaching is not sending a card from the
field to the Graveyard.)
- Vanity's Emptiness/Macro Cosmos: Cards never go to the Graveyard, screws over a lot of
Meta decks, especially Shaddolls, Necroz, Ritual
Beasts and Infernoids.
And now, for the cards that I don't consider must-haves, but
should still be considered.
- Dark Bribe
Negation is a good thing. These can actually protect Toon Kingdom
if your opponent tries anything funny. Caingorgon
gets double douchebag points for blowing up
something else in its place, so there's that.
- Toon Cyber Dragon
Adds Special Summoning power and more Toons to your deck. Toon
Mermaid is a particularly poignant wall with Toon
Kingdom out. However, be careful when trying
Vanity's Emptiness.
- Toon Dark Magician Girl
Can attack directly the same turn that she's summoned, is a
Special Summon herself, and if you don't want to
chance your opponent Typhooning a Comic Handed
monster, tributing for her is a safe bet.
- Terraforming Some of you may be wondering why I haven't spoken about cards such as Mimicat. I mained Mimicat during Regionals, and don't get me wrong, when it works, it works. But it can just sit there in your hand doing jack all if you haven't been particularly God-fearing this week. As for Toon Ancient Gear Golem....a great card if you have it out, but I feel like you'd get way more benefit from having Toon Gemini Elf and Sorceror out, simply from the +1s you'd be getting with them. Toons with Trampling make no sense when you can attack directly, and yes, his effect to clamp down Spells/Traps is nice, but overall, I barely use him. Now there's a build that I've seen using Vylon Cubes to add some Synchro Summoning power to the deck with Ancient Fairy Dragon and Stardust Spark Dragon, you can try that if you like. I'm currently siding them. Truth be told, they were barely a factor in any of my duels, hence why I swapped to 2 Effect Veiler in my most recent build. I've included a sample decklist in this article, I don't know if Pojo would print it or not, but that's an example of what I'm talking about. (Pojo Note: Click on the thumbnail on the right. ;-) (By the way, swap Toon Mask for Instant Fusion and Vylon Tetra for Mimicat if you see it.) If you have any suggestions for me, feel free to send me an e-mail at your convenience. Thank you all, and happy building!
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