• Pojo Home Page
  
• Message Board
  
• Contact Staff
  

MOFOX’S DECK EVOLUTION SERIES
Thread created on Pojo Message Boards

Chaos is Dead!

August 18, 2006 

So it has finally happened, Chaos is Dead, no longer do we dismiss cards that aren’t light or dark. Finally other attributes are going to move to the forefront of our deck building. Fire, Earth, Water, Wind monsters are all going to be viable picks now in our deck choices.

So as a newbie how do I feel about the new banlist?

I feel really really excited. During my time since the last banlist I have been participating in lots of duels and my understanding of the impacts of certain cards has grown.

Now instead of going through all the new card changes. Only 2 changes have really made a difference to me, the banning of Chaos Sorcerer and the banning of Snatch Steal (a card I have hated for a while). I never hated Chaos Sorcerer in fact I duelled with him for a while, made my first real-life deck based around him. However the reason I am so glad he is banned is that it will now allow many other cards that were dismissed due to their non-light/dark attribute to come into play.

Snatch was card I hated from the first time it was used against me. I’d invested resources to summon my huge tribute monster, meaning it was the only card on the field. My opponent then used Snatch stole my monster, attacked me directly then tributed it for there own monster and I didn’t even gain the 1000 LP’s. If played correctly this card was as good as Change of Heart. I’m also very very glad it is gone.

So dare I make any predictions about the next top tier deck(s)? My buddy Dark Maltos believes Machines are on the rise, he could be right Chrimeratech Overdragon OTK is a very powerful combo, but my view on all OTK is that they are hugely dependent decks on individual cards and it is very difficult to make a solid build. Plus consider that if you do manage to pull off your OTK then your opponent will just side in the protection next duel and you won’t win again. Consider also that we have seen very few major tournament successful OTK builds and you may understand my reluctance to stand behind Machines as the next top tier deck. I may be proved wrong, Maltos knows his stuff, and certainly understands this game a lot better than me.

My gut feeling is that we will see a Monarch Control/Warrior Toolbox take the first tournament after the banlist is introduced. With attributes no longer a concern, Mobius will make a rise to the top again and with NOC back to 1 people will be wary of FLIP effect monsters so expect MSLV2 to make a rise also. ROTA will also become a popular card with Exiled now at 2. People will initially try to simplify the format so they can get a grip of any new decks. They will all play safe and stick to easy to use 1 for 1 cards. Smashing Ground, Sakuretsu Armour, DDWL, DDA, Exiled Force. People might feel like we have gone back a step, but remember we were kind of ambushed with this new list. It has arrived a month earlier than we all expected and not many people will be ready for its implications. People will be unsure of what to expect and that is why they will play safely to start with.

After that though, who knows. It will take some time for those creative juices to start flowing through those duellists’ minds but now that the shackles of Chaos are no longer holding back our top players perhaps we may see a revolution in deck building. The impact from banning Chaos could be huge….


…. we’ll have to wait and see.


Any of you guys who have already submitted deck ideas to me may now be thinking of lots of new possibilities now that the new banlist is out. You still have until…

31st August 2006

… to submit your deck ideas so come and submit some more, last count I had 150+ different deck ideas and I still want more. Either send them to my email address below or you can go to the following thread on the message boards to submit your ideas.


IMPORTANT NOTICE!

I would like to apologise to those readers who might think they have not had a response to their emails. You have, but unfortunately for some unknown reason many of the replies I sent have been rejected. Now I think this may be to with some of the obscure email addresses that you guys have, but I have also noticed that my emails have not been going to @aol.com addresses either. Picture my face as I log in to my email to see over 150 emails on one day. Needless to say I thought I was popular, however my joy turned to horror as I opened my inbox and saw approx 75 email rejections. If you still have copies of your original emails in a sent box or something similar resend and I will find a way to reply to you.

My email address is mofox9@hotmail.co.uk email me for any help or advice or even your opinions on my articles. I would love to hear your opinions and if you have any suggestions to improve them then let me know. I will reply to all emails that are sent to me. Remember newbies no question is a stupid question.
 

Until next time fellow duellists!