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Aaron Fletcher on
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So far this format alone we've seen many decks top eight;
Destiny Dude Turbo, Demise, Bazooper, Monarchs, Perfect
Circle, T-Hero and even Samurai, so how do we stay ahead in
the ever-changing meta? The answer is innovation. In the set Force of the Breaker a card called Backs to
the Wall was released. It says: "Normal Trap - Pay Life Points so that you only have 100
left. Special Summon as many "Six Samurai" monsters from
your Graveyard as possible. You cannot Special Summon more
than 1 monster with the same name, or a monster that has the
same name as a monster on the field." At first glance we assess that it's a very risky card
indeed. It’s an all or nothing strategy. Let’s hope that we
get enough Samurai monsters to make it worth while, let’s
pray your opponent has no burn. In a Samurai deck it's not
really a player's choice card purely because it requires too
much setting up, too much cost and a deck built around it in
order to make it truly amazing. But let’s consider the cost
of the card, 'Pay Life Points so that you can only have 100
left', it’s like playing with fire, surely? In order to abuse this 'cost' we need to go way back to
Pharonic Guardian. Don Zaloog was hot and a common fell to
the wayside named Reversal Quiz. "Normal Spell - Send all cards in your hand and on your
side of the field to the Graveyard. Call the type of card
(Monster, Spell or Trap) on top of your Deck. If you call it
right, exchange your current Life Points with your
opponent's current ones." Now that 100 Life Points seems ideal for Reversal Quiz,
giving this great burden to them. Alas, great rewards come
at great costs. In order to activate Backs to the Wall we
need to set up a Six Samurai monster in the Graveyard, and
in order to pull of Reversal Quiz we need to engage our
inner ESP. Backing the Warrior Let's break down the plan. Firstly we need a Samurai
monster to hit the grave fast. All Samurai monsters are
warriors, so by adding Reinforcement of the Army we’re able
to move one level four or lower warrior to the hand for that
quick dump. We can't rely on Reinforcements alone, but
adding in two Warrior of the Wasteland it allows us to
special summon one 1500 attack or lower earth warrior to the
field. Best of all, Warrior Lady of the Wasteland herself is
searchable via Reinforcements! Since The Six Samurai -
Yariza is the only Earth Samurai, with an attack of 1400
he's the warrior for us. + 3 Backs to the Wall + 2 Reinforcement of the Army + 2 The Six Samurai – Yariza + 2 Warrior Lady of the Wasteland Next we need to find ways to discard the tutored Samurai.
The conventional way to do this is to set it and wait for it
to be attacked, but being the OTK that is, we need faster
methods. Card Destruction is ideal. It allows us to set what we
want to keep, discard the rest and get a fresh new hand.
Next, A Feather of the Phoenix allows you to discard one
card to the Graveyard to place one card from the Graveyard
on top of the deck. Now remember Reversal Quiz's condition,
we need to 'guess' the card type next on the top of the
deck. Well, Feather helps us manipulate the deck. + 1 Card Destruction + 3 A Feather of the Phoenix Passing the Quiz Reversal Quiz is the aim of the deck so three needs to be
included in order to get reliable draws. But in order to
pass the quiz more manipulation of the deck is needed then
just Feathers. Pigeonholing Books of Spell heralds an
answer. Pick up the top 3 cards of your Deck and return those
cards to the top of the Deck in any order. Your opponent
cannot look at the cards. + 3 Reversal Quiz + 3 Pigeonholing Books of Spell In order to get to these key cards the deck needs to
speed down. Extra draw is needed in the form of Upstart
Goblin, Jar of Greed and Archfiend's Oath. Archfiend's Oath
allows you to pay 500LP per turn and name a card type. If
you call it correctly you are allowed to add it to your hand
(if not it goes to the Graveyard). In order to guess
Archfiend's Oath correctly Convulsion of Nature turns the
game upside down, literally. This continuous spell turns the
decks upside-down, allowing you to see the next card you
draw so you can always guess the oath. + 3 Jar of Greed + 3 Upstart Goblin + 3 Archfiend’s Oath + 2 Convulsion of Nature CTRL, ALT + DEL The problem with OTKs is that they don't always go right.
In this deck you need the key cards at the right times, but
Self-Destruct Button gives us another shot. This trap says
that if your life points are 7000 below your opponent, the
match is a draw. So if your OTK didn't quite go to plan,
CTRL, ALT + DEL. Thing is, we’re relying on 1 card to provide the massive
Life Point reduction. Wall of Revealing Light allows us to
play in the multiples of 1000 to stop you opponent's monster
attack below that multiple. + 3 Self-Destruct Button + 3 Wall of revealing light Pot Shots You may well think, "Great, I've got my opponent down to
100 or 1000, what do I do now?" The answer lies in the
underplayed Fuhma Shuriken. When this equip card is sent to
the Graveyard it inflicts 700 damage to your opponent. Now
here’s a neat trick: by setting this before Reversal Quiz
resolves it starts a chain 1) Fuhma Shuriken 2) Reversal Quiz Resolves Reversal Quiz, switching Life Points then Fuhma
Shuriken, dealing 700 damage to their switched life points. Pulling It Together Monsters (5) Card Trooper Card Trooper Card Trooper The Six Samurai - Irou The Six Samurai - Irou Traps (10) Backs to the Wall Backs to the Wall Backs to the Wall Wall of Revealing Light Wall of Revealing Light Torrential Tribute Self Destruct Button Self Destruct Button Self Destruct Button Gravity Bind Spells (25) Reversal Quiz Reversal Quiz Reversal Quiz Pigeonholing Book of Spells Pigeonholing Book of Spells Pigeonholing Book of Spells Archfiend's Oath Archfiend's Oath Upstart Goblin Upstart Goblin Upstart Goblin Fuhma Shuriken Fuhma Shuriken Fuhma Shuriken A feather of the Pheonix A feather of the Pheonix A feather of the Pheonix Nightmare Steel Cage Nightmare Steel Cage Level Limit Area B Swords of Revealing Light Reinforcement of the Army Reinforcement of the Army Scapegoat Magical Mallet Jar of Greed didn't make the cut because it would
saturate this deck with too many unnecessary traps, making
the chance that the top card will be spell less. If you're a
gambling man the odds are that the top card will be a spell,
so if in a tight spot you can just guess.. Convulsion of Nature isn't included as it only really
helps with Archfiend's Oath. This is because when Reversal
Quiz resolves you send Convulsion of Nature into the
graveyard and thus the decks are return upright. In fairness
there are 6 cards which can work with Archfiend's Oath so it
shouldn't be a problem. Irou over Yariza is something that took a lot of
deliberation. This is because Card Trooper lets Irou hit the
grave fast, while comboing extremely well with A feather of
the Phoenix, and generally speeding up the deck. Space had
to be made. So there you have it, the Reverse Backs to the Wall OTK.
Next in the M3TABR3AK3R series is another OTK, the Summoner
of Illusions OTK. Until next time, send any comments,
thoughts and opinions to Aaron Fletcher at emuron@gmail.com
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