Yes, you've read the title correctly,
today I'll be talking about
dragons.
Not only, will I be talking about Dragons
(Chaos Dragons, to be exact), but, they will
have bigger plays than a standard Chaos
Dragon deck.
Firstly, here is my own Chaos Dragon list:
Monsters (32)
3 Lightpulsar Dragon
3 Red-Eyes Darkness Metal DRagon
2 Darkflare Dragon
2 Eclipse Wyvern
1 Dark Armed Dragon
1 Chaos Sorcerer
1 Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the
Beginning
1 Honest
2 Effect Veiler
3 Tour Guide from the Underworld
1 Sangan
1 Tragoedia
1 Gorz, the Emmissary of Darkness
2 Card trooper
3 Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress
1 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
1 Wattail Dragon
3 Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit
Spells (9)
1 Solar Recharge
1 Allure of Darkness
1 Charge of the Light Brigade
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dark Hole
1 Heavy Storm
1 Future Fusion
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Book of Moon
Traps (1)
1 Treacherous Trap Hole
Total: 42
Extra Deck
1 Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Wind-Up Zenmaines
1 Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
1 Leviair the Sea Dragon
1 Queen Dragun Djinn
1 Number 39: Utopia*
1 Photon Papilloperative
1 Inzektor Exa-Beetle
2 Hieratic Dragon King of Atum
2 Gaia Drake, the Thunder Charger
1 Photon Strike Bounzer
1 Five-Headed Dragon
Overall the deck is only a few cards
different from the 'standard build', but,
the intricacies change so many angles of the
deck itself. Here are the pros and
cons of the deck
Pros
-Makes bigger plays than original dragons
-Gets REDMD and Lightpulsar out faster than
regular Chaos Dragons
-Easier access to Exceeds
-Easier answers to Gellenduo and the like
Cons
-Gets hurt by stun decks significantly more
-Much harder to play optimally
-More reactive than proactive
Overall I think the deck, for a shorter
tournament like locals or a regional, is a
great choice and I would play it over
standard Dragons. At a larger event
like a YCS or WCQ or something similiar, I
may go with standard dragons and try to tech
it for other matchups.
Why am I playing Hieratics?
Simply put, bigger plays. The reason
that the Dragon deck is as good as it is, is
because of how big the monsters are, and how
much trouble other decks have with dealing
with those monsters. For those who
haven't played against Chaos Dragons yet,
Lightpulsar and Red-Eyes Darkness Metal
Dragon is really hard to combat. Why?
They bring eachother back.
Lightpulsar dies -> Effect to target REDMD,
special summon REDMD
REDMD -> Use effect to bring back
Lightpulsar.
Not to mention both of the monsters are
relatively huge.
What are the plays in this deck that are so
much bigger than regular chaos dragons?
Let's assume you're going second against
another Chaos dragon deck, and they start
out fantastically with Lightpulsar AND
REDMD. You draw for your turn, and
there are several lines of play one can make
here, the best involving your own
Lightpulsar, and a Tefnuit.**
1. Special Summon Tefnuit
2. Tribute Tefnuit. normal summon
Lightpulsar Dragon
3. Tefnuit triggers, special summon Wattail
Dragon from your deck.
4. Overlay for Atum
5. Detach Lightpulsar, searching for your
own REDMD, in attack mode.
6. Activate REDMD, bringing back your
Lightpulsar Dragon (note you already have
the two of them out, after only two cards in
your hand and not needing resources in
'yard)
7. Overlay Atum for Gaia Drake, Thunder
Charger
8. Ram REDMD into Pulsar, take 2500
(ouch.... It's worth it, trust me)
9. Ram Lightpulsar into REDMD, take 300 (I
know this looks bad)
10. Lightpulsar triggers, bring back REDMD
11. Run over Lightpulsar with Gaia Drake
12. I'm assuming they don't have another
REDMD in 'yard already, as most builds only
play 2.
13. Ram into REDMD with your copy of the
Metal Dragon
Interesting thing to take note of, in this
scenario, you still have 4 cards in hand
after all that, so it just gets even easier
if you have
A. Anoter REDMD in hand
B. Monster Reborn
C. Black Luster Soldier
D. Chaos Sorcerer
E. Future Fusion
F. Book Of Moon
One thing to note, is that Lightpulsar
Dragon can, and does miss timing. For
example, if you have two Lightpulsar Dragons
on the field, and somebody uses Dark Hole,
then you only get one of their effects.
Also, take note, that if you attack a
Lightpulsar with your Lightpulsar (during
your turn), their Lightpulsar gets to use
its effect, and yours doesn't.
Inversely, if they attack your Lightpulsar
with their's, you get your 'Pulsar's effect.
What to do with a turn 1 Future Fusion.
Assuming that you have an average hand and
Future Fusion, generally you reveal
Five-Headed Dragon (obviously) and dump
1. Eclipse Wyvern
2. Darkflare Dragon
3. Wattail Dragon
4. Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
5. Lightpulsar Dragon
Here's why
1. Will put either Dark Armed DRagon or
REDMD into your hand. Good light to
remove
2. Good dark to remove.
3. Holy hell you don't want to draw this.
It actually isn't that bad to remove, but
generally you would rather remove a tefnuit,
bacause in a vacuum***, Wattail has 2500 ATK
and Tef has 2100.
4. Thing 1
5. Thing 2
If you draw the Wattail Dragon, feel free to
dump Tefnuit instead, or, if you actually
have multiple chaos monsters, dump Tefnuit
instead of the Wattail, it is better to
remove Tef, since he is less good the later
in the game you go.
Right now I am aware the deck has 42 cards.
It is more accepted by the general Yu-Gi-Oh!
community now than in recent years, but,
anything less than 43 is acceptable, as it
affects your odds of drawing a particular
card by less than 2 %. 43 is where is
starts to get awkward, and there are only a
handful of decks that should have that many
or more****.
I hope that this article was helpful, and,
if you want an overly complicated form of
dragons, then I would highly recommend this
build. I would also like to point out,
this is a way to utilize the garbage that is
the Hieratic mechanic from GAOV. If
there is a deck you want help with, or htink
would be great for me to do an article on,
feel free to get in touch with me some how!
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Thanks a ton for reading!
Never stop learning
Sean Handy
The McShake Alchemist
*To be Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustaph
Max when it arrives in the mail from V-Jump.
**Barring Future Fusion plays, because it's
nigh impossible to beat Chaos Dragons if
they get one early.
***For those who have never heard the
phrase, "In a Vacuum" means without
factoring in ANY other cards at all.
****5th Gadget is the only deck I can think
of off-hand.*****
*****5th Gadget is a 45 card Gadget deck
that has 9 gadgets, so theoretically
everything 5TH card is a GADGET.
Hence, 5th Gadget.