Before I get into the article I think it is only fair to explain both to my fans and pojo alike why I have remained absent.  Between multiple girlfriends, college classes, my favorite flea market burning to the ground, developing a killer six-pack, numerous entrepreneur endeavors, college, being kicked out of all the local Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments (a.k.a. I'm bad for business), more girls, work, and the blatant movement of Yu-Gi-Oh being a game between the haves and have nots, I have neither had the time, , or drive to be part of this game.  In my absence I have noticed a cool trend take place at the top tables.  Diversity has finally been produced.  Our metagame is no longer stale.  We will never again go into a tournament expecting to play the same deck throughout the day.  Old and new archetypes alike have been given usable support.  The game has gotten back too its roots of explosive turns and quick defeats.  But, If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times.  Yu-Gi-Oh is a rich man's game.  Despite the diversity that exists, unless you have a killer bank account to help obtain the countless killer cards out there, your only going to be able to dream of taking part in the fun.  For further proof of this take a quick gander at metagame.com and see if the same people are still winning.  Tell me if the same people are not making top 16 over and over.  No matter how bad you want to disagree with me, you know I'm right.  I have nothing against the rich who play this game.  I am both impressed and awestruck by their dedication and determination.  To add up the expense of their decks alone is impressive, but to realize every two weeks they fly/drive to some distant destination, book a hotel, and feed themselves all in the wake of increasing fuel prices is truly marvelous to a poor peon like myself.  Just when things get more fun, they get more expensive.  Crush Card Virus finally having made its way into the hands of the average duelist has dropped in value from being worth multiple thousands of dollars to a mere three hundred.  Dark Armed Dragon has been priced from $150.00-$300.00 dollars.  Judgement Dragon is the king of a cool new archetype, Gladiator Beast have dominated tournaments yet without their $150.00 fusion they're worthless, even random secret rares that have cool potential such as Tualatin fall into the sixty dollar price range.  All this makes me both happy and sad.  I rejoice to finally see this games developers creating cards that allow us to play new things, but am saddened that I am too poor to take part.  That was until...

Plants are truly remarkable organisms.  Being a stationary creature they must face drastic changes in climate and atmospheric disturbance.  They have overcome countless issues concerning the terrestrial life.  Without the ability to move they can sexually reproduce, defend themselves against predation, compete with numerous pathogens, store water, make food, and shape ecosystems.  It is hypothesized that biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) released into the atmosphere via plants may play some role in global temperature, thus effecting the current state of global warming (1).   Some major bioorganic chemistry research is being done to look into the exact mechanisms a Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) biosynthesizes phytohormones which warn neighboring plants of interfering herbivores, pathogens, and can even attract predatory insects such as wasps to deal with pesky caterpillars which may be munching on the Lima bean leafs(2).  With this said, what we should be taking away is that plants are pretty cool!

Yu-Gi-Oh has not given much love to this archetype until recently.  For the most part, the thought of even running a plant outside of Mystic Tomato was a laughable offense.  That was until the release of Gigaplant.  Coming right behind the countless successes of il blud, players took a hard look at this monster.  They wondered, what a great card, if only there was some decent support to abuse him with.  Then, Lonefire Blossom was born.  With this monster came an OTK deck capable of competing with the current metagame trends.  The issue with our current metagame, despite how expensive it is to play in, is that it is just so fast.  One turn you may have both hand and field advantage and your opponent top decks into one of many draw cards.  These turn into some explosive combo and you lose.  If you want to win you have to have to do so fast.  The reason I am about to focus on the following deck is because it is capable of erupting at any point winning the duel, stealing victory just as quickly as the other top notch decks out there and unlike them, you can build this deck for less than thirty dollars easy.  With this I present to you all, The Happening!...

The Happening!
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Fusions(3)

3x Superalloy Beast Raptinus

Monsters(16)

3x Gigaplant
3x Blazewing Butterfly
3x Lonefire Blossom
3x UFO Turtle
1x Marshmallon
1x Spirit Reaper
1x Morphing Jar
1x Sangan
 
Spell(24)

3x Card of Safe Return
3x Swing of Memories
3x Shield Crush
3x Magical Mallet
2x Dragon's Mirror
1x Future Fusion
1x Premature Burial
1x Heavy Storm
2x My Body as a Shield
2x Lightning Vortex
1x United we Stand
1x Brain Control
1x Monster Reborn
 
Side Deck (15)
3x Mass Driver
3x Reload
3x Upstart Goblin
3x Dark World Lightning
1x Lightning Vortex
1x Card Destruction
1x Dragon's Mirror

I've been looking through the forums and have noticed many weakness coming from players who have attempted this deck.  To many have focused on using plant and insect support, some run Doom Dozer, and alot of them fail to take into account how quickly we want to win the duel.  Basically all you really want is something to clear the field making an attack successful.  In order for this to be obtained all we really need to win the duel is a Card of Safe Return and a Lonefire Blossom.  These two cards successfully combo into a draw loop of sorts that allows access to almost every card we need to win the duel.  Magical Mallet allows us to take advantage of huge hands to further mill through our deck to come into contact with these needed cards.  Once we get access to a Lonefire Blossom and a Card of Safe Return we use the blossom's effect to search our deck for another blossom, to search our deck for another blossom, to search our deck for another blossom, to search our deck for a gigaplant, to special summon a blossom from our graveyard, to special summon a gigaplant, to special summon a blossom, to special summon a gigaplant, etc.  If all else fails we have a back up plan via Blazewing Butterfly and Dragon's Mirror.  Blazewing Butterfly can be special summoned for tribute fodder via his effect, to summon Gigaplant, which can then summon the butterfly, which in turn can summon another gigaplant, etc.  All of these combos can be pulled off within the first turn.  To top everything off the deck runs Monster Reborn, three Swing of Memories, and Premature Burial.  Thus having access to this combo and the string of events needed to swarm our field with big beaters is relatively easy.  Future Fusion aids us both in deck thinning as well as grants access to a very weird dragon fusion, who can also be summoned via Dragon's Mirror when put into a bad situation.  The side deck allows us to switch into a different version of this OTK.  Basically we follow the same principles as described above to get Gigaplant on the field.  We then use Mass Driver to generate an infinite loop of burn damage.

I really think a deck like this is worth looking into.  I'm confident that it has all the needed necessities to overcome many of the top tier decks.  The best attribute, outside of the use of many underused cards, is the fact it is dirt cheap.  Hopefully you all take this advice and see what happens.

As always, I can be contacted at Tebezu@gmail.com if anyone wants to talk or trade.
I look forward to hearing all of your concerns and critiques.  I'd also appreciate any heads up you all have concerning the current metagame.  I'd offer to help you with deck advice, but as mentioned I have not been playing right now.  Maybe one of my billionaire schemes will take root and I can become a real life Seto Kaiba.  Maybe I'll get lucky and a fortunate fan will feel my pain and offer to sponsor me .  But hopefully, all of you can take some of what was discussed here to heart.  I hope you will recognize a cheap out and abuse it.  I hope you will continue to look for the underplayed and flaunt it.  But most importantly, I hope you all become fascinated with the world we live in and recognize the countless unique qualities it has to offer you.  Both in a figurative and literal sense.

Forest Thomer
Tebezu
 

References:
1. Llusià, Joan, and Josep Peñuelas. "BVOCs: Plant Defense Against Climate Warming?"
2. http://www.ice.mpg.de/bol/research/plants/plantshome.htm

Before I get into the article I think it is only fair to explain both to my fans and pojo alike why I have remained absent.  Between multiple girlfriends, college classes, my favorite flea market burning to the ground, developing a killer six-pack, numerous entrepreneur endeavors, college, being kicked out of all the local Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments (a.k.a. I'm bad for business), more girls, work, and the blatant movement of Yu-Gi-Oh being a game between the haves and have nots, I have neither had the time, interest, or drive to be part of this game.  In my absence I have noticed a cool trend take place at the top tables.  Diversity has finally been produced.  Our metagame is no longer stale.  We will never again go into a tournament expecting to play the same deck throughout the day.  Old and new archetypes alike have been given usable support.  The game has gotten back too its roots of explosive turns and quick defeats.  But, If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times.  Yu-Gi-Oh is a rich man's game.  Despite the diversity that exists, unless you have a killer bank account to help obtain the countless killer cards out there, your only going to be able to dream of taking part in the fun.  For further proof of this take a quick gander at metagame.com and see if the same people are still winning.  Tell me if the same people are not making top 16 over and over.  No matter how bad you want to disagree with me, you know I'm right.  I have nothing against the rich who play this game.  I am both impressed and awestruck by their dedication and determination.  To add up the expense of their decks alone is impressive, but to realize every two weeks they fly/drive to some distant destination, book a hotel, and feed themselves all in the wake of increasing fuel prices is truly marvelous to a poor peon like myself.  Just when things get more fun, they get more expensive.  Crush Card Virus finally having made its way into the hands of the average duelist has dropped in value from being worth multiple thousands of dollars to a mere three hundred.  Dark Armed Dragon has been priced from $150.00-$300.00 dollars.  Judgement Dragon is the king of a cool new archetype, Gladiator Beast have dominated tournaments yet without their $150.00 fusion they're worthless, even random secret rares that have cool potential such as Tualatin fall into the sixty dollar price range.  All this makes me both happy and sad.  I rejoice to finally see this games developers creating cards that allow us to play new things, but am saddened that I am too poor to take part.  That was until... 

Plants are truly remarkable organisms.  Being a stationary creature they must face drastic changes in climate and atmospheric disturbance.  They have overcome countless issues concerning the terrestrial life.  Without the ability to move they can sexually reproduce, defend themselves against predation, compete with numerous pathogens, store water, make food, and shape ecosystems.  It is hypothesized that biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) released into the atmosphere via plants may play some role in global temperature, thus effecting the current state of global warming (1).   Some major bioorganic chemistry research is being done to look into the exact mechanisms a Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) biosynthesizes phytohormones which warn neighboring plants of interfering herbivores, pathogens, and can even attract predatory insects such as wasps to deal with pesky caterpillars which may be munching on the Lima bean leafs(2).  With this said, what we should be taking away is that plants are pretty cool!

Yu-Gi-Oh has not given much love to this archetype until recently.  For the most part, the thought of even running a plant outside of Mystic Tomato was a laughable offense.  That was until the release of Gigaplant.  Coming right behind the countless successes of il blud, players took a hard look at this monster.  They wondered, what a great card, if only there was some decent support to abuse him with.  Then, Lonefire Blossom was born.  With this monster came an OTK deck capable of competing with the current metagame trends.  The issue with our current metagame, despite how expensive it is to play in, is that it is just so fast.  One turn you may have both hand and field advantage and your opponent top decks into one of many draw cards.  These turn into some explosive combo and you lose.  If you want to win you have to have to do so fast.  The reason I am about to focus on the following deck is because it is capable of erupting at any point winning the duel, stealing victory just as quickly as the other top notch decks out there and unlike them, you can build this deck for less than thirty dollars easy.  With this I present to you all, The Happening!...

The Happening!
(40)


Fusions(3)

3x Superalloy Beast Raptinus

Monsters(16)

3x Gigaplant
3x Blazewing Butterfly
3x Lonefire Blossom
3x UFO Turtle
1x Marshmallon
1x Spirit Reaper
1x Morphing Jar
1x Sangan
 
Spell(24)

3x Card of Safe Return
3x Swing of Memories
3x Shield Crush
3x Magical Mallet
2x Dragon's Mirror
1x Future Fusion
1x Premature Burial
1x Heavy Storm
2x My Body as a Shield
2x Lightning Vortex
1x United we Stand
1x Brain Control
1x Monster Reborn
 
Side Deck (15)
3x Mass Driver
3x Reload
3x Upstart Goblin
3x Dark World Lightning
1x Lightning Vortex
1x Card Destruction
1x Dragon's Mirror

I've been looking through the forums and have noticed many weakness coming from players who have attempted this deck.  To many have focused on using plant and insect support, some run Doom Dozer, and alot of them fail to take into account how quickly we want to win the duel.  Basically all you really want is something to clear the field making an attack successful.  In order for this to be obtained all we really need to win the duel is a Card of Safe Return and a Lonefire Blossom.  These two cards successfully combo into a draw loop of sorts that allows access to almost every card we need to win the duel.  Magical Mallet allows us to take advantage of huge hands to further mill through our deck to come into contact with these needed cards.  Once we get access to a Lonefire Blossom and a Card of Safe Return we use the blossom's effect to search our deck for another blossom, to search our deck for another blossom, to search our deck for another blossom, to search our deck for a gigaplant, to special summon a blossom from our graveyard, to special summon a gigaplant, to special summon a blossom, to special summon a gigaplant, etc.  If all else fails we have a back up plan via Blazewing Butterfly and Dragon's Mirror.  Blazewing Butterfly can be special summoned for tribute fodder via his effect, to summon Gigaplant, which can then summon the butterfly, which in turn can summon another gigaplant, etc.  All of these combos can be pulled off within the first turn.  To top everything off the deck runs Monster Reborn, three Swing of Memories, and Premature Burial.  Thus having access to this combo and the string of events needed to swarm our field with big beaters is relatively easy.  Future Fusion aids us both in deck thinning as well as grants access to a very weird dragon fusion, who can also be summoned via Dragon's Mirror when put into a bad situation.  The side deck allows us to switch into a different version of this OTK.  Basically we follow the same principles as described above to get Gigaplant on the field.  We then use Mass Driver to generate an infinite loop of burn damage.

I really think a deck like this is worth looking into.  I'm confident that it has all the needed necessities to overcome many of the top tier decks.  The best attribute, outside of the use of many underused cards, is the fact it is dirt cheap.  Hopefully you all take this advice and see what happens.

As always, I can be contacted at Tebezu@gmail.com if anyone wants to talk or trade.
I look forward to hearing all of your concerns and critiques.  I'd also appreciate any heads up you all have concerning the current metagame.  I'd offer to help you with deck advice, but as mentioned I have not been playing right now.  Maybe one of my billionaire schemes will take root and I can become a real life Seto Kaiba.  Maybe I'll get lucky and a fortunate fan will feel my pain and offer to sponsor me .  But hopefully, all of you can take some of what was discussed here to heart.  I hope you will recognize a cheap out and abuse it.  I hope you will continue to look for the underplayed and flaunt it.  But most importantly, I hope you all become fascinated with the world we live in and recognize the countless unique qualities it has to offer you.  Both in a figurative and literal sense.

Forest Thomer
Tebezu
 

References:
1. Llusià, Joan, and Josep Peñuelas. "BVOCs: Plant Defense Against Climate Warming?"
2. http://www.ice.mpg.de/bol/research/plants/plantshome.htm