Earthly Amazons

Paul Reinhardt

All-American Cards

Pensacola, Florida

May 2^nd, 2004

30-ish people showed

Creatures (by Atk):

Amazoness Paladin x3

Giant Rat

Amazon Archer x2

Amazoness Fighter

Witch of the Black Forest

Sangan

Amazoness Blowpiper x2

Man-Eater Bug

Magician of Faith

Crimson Ninja

Milus Radiant x2

Kuriboh

Traps:

Magic Cylinder

Magic Drain

Trap Hole x2

Sakuretsu Armor x2

Trap Jammer

Waboku

Robbin’ Goblin

Sogen x2

Gaia Power

Pot of Greed

Graceful Charity

Dark Hole

Monster Reborn

Change of Heart

Lightning Blade x3

Amazoness Spellcaster

Tribute to the Doomed

Reload

MST

Poison of the Old Man

This is the deck as it was earlier today. I took out a Sogen and threw in a Fissure and another Rat (I bought one right before the tourney and then a little after) afterward. Anyway the point is to get some beat down with the Milus Radiant backing Paladin. Archer provides awesome support as it can put the Witch AND Sogen into the graveyard at once. Since that never happens, I usually slap one of those two and a Paladin in the grave, only to pull the paladin out next turn. Everything’s helped me win or saved my butt. If you’ve guessed, Jinzo isn’t big around here, though getting Paladin over 2400 is fairly easy anyway. Eventually I want 2 to 3 MST, Reinforcement of the Army, Harpie’s Feather Duster, and Raigekai in here, but I simply couldn’t afford to get them this month.

The tournament was divided into levels, though the owners ‘assumed’ levels based on previous appearances. There were a bunch of little kids who barely could play so saying this was a highly competitive tourney isn’t totally accurate. Single Elimination the whole way.

Round 1 vs. #5 (forgot name)

This kid pulled a Ground Collapse all 3 matches, which if you haven‘t guessed, hurts an Amazoness deck. Anyway, the first match I got out 2 Paladins with an Archer, and Rat-ed for a Radiant. Kid was good this time, using Hane-Hane well against the Amazons I pulled and MoF-ing a Giant Trunade, keeping me from stopping a Summoned Skull for 2 battle phases. I eventually got out 2 Radiants with 2 Paladins after MSTing the Ground Collapse. I attacked, and he would’ve Cylindered for the win, but I had a Trap Jammer waiting. And I was about to take it out… Second match was horrible for me, as I think I pulled an Archer and a Paladin as my only 2 creatures for the ENTIRE 20-ish minutes. Needless to say my Armors and Trap Holes couldn’t stop his Summoned Skull and Wingweaver. Third match he finally pulled some good 6 star monsters instead of just Summoned Skull, though some sub-par ones were wasted by Paladin with (finally) a Gaia Power and 2 radiants. We exchanged blows via mainly magical means but time was called and I had 2700 LP, he has 2350 LP. EVERYONE was on round 2 by now…

Record: 2-1

Round 2 vs. “Scrub Kid”

This kid used a bunch of Japanese cards he didn’t know, though most were just american cards in Japanese (and Defense ones at that). The owner said to face him though I’d get the win, but he was easy. Defense decks are killed by my deck. Anyway he got 200 in when I attacked a random 100/2600 card with a solo Paladin with Lightning Blade, but after that a Radiant/Gaia power up on the Paladin (3600 atk) killed a Mystical Elf and then her, Archer, and the Radiant pummeled him for the win.

Record: 3-1 (Quit first round when I beat him)

Round 3 vs. “Logan’s dad”

I’ve been waiting to face this guy forever. He’s the dad of 2 other kids, all of which are always present every tourney in the city, all with awesome decks. He’s supposedly a behind-the-scenes dealer, though I’ve never gotten offers from him. He’s nice unlike his son…

Anyhoo, first match was close. Spear Dragon got through my usual Defense-then-flip-when-Radiant-comes tactic the first turn or 2, which messed me up. I ended up getting fried by some wicked archfiend tactics. Second match I made a huge play mistake… I attacked with 2 Paladins, which were negated, then ended turn before attacking with my Archer and Fighter. He then pulled a Sword of Revealing Light while building a good amount of set magic/traps, and pummeled me with a Gearfried, Summoned Skull, and an archfiend that I can‘t remember. I was happy, though, because I killed his Royal Magical Library before he got the Gearfried/Butterfly Dagger-Elma/RML combo. His son’s killed me twice with that…

And I was out at the quarter finals. Sorry for not remembering names, but I couldn’t find a single notepad to write notes with. I got another Giant Rat afterward from another comic store, so getting it in my starting hand to pull a radiant shouldn’t be so hard now. Next tourney’s Thursday…

Notes:

-Archer/Lightning Blade was a common and effective first turn play, and now is the reason I chiefly choose to play second turn.

-I have yet to get in that Archer/Sangan/WotBF combo…

-Spear Dragons are really good. Logan’s dad put it back in for it’s strength early game. Play one if it’ll fit into your deck!!

-I’ve yet to face a Jinzo in a tournament scene. In any case, I still see no reason to fear them. You can always throw a Change of Heart on it or, in my casual experiences, use Change of Heart to get their leftover creature, kill any others, and Fissure Jinzo. ITS ONE CREATURE!!

Paul Reinhardt

Paulwayner2@aol.com