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Zealotpker's Deck Garage
Last time I gave my
preliminary thoughts on how the new meta is going to be
shaping out. Today I'm going to add on to that and go a
bit more in-depth:
Adding onto the
dominance of Zombies in the meta, here are some other
cards that very nicely combat Zombies and hold their own
against other decks:
Zombies vs. Warriors
With D.D. Warrior
Lady gone, one of the major anti-Zombie cards left
decks. But what's to prevent the use of D.D. Assailant?
Assailant usage can completely shut down Vampire Lord.
You get:
1 Sangan
2 Reinforcement of
the Army
3 D.D. Assailant
1 D.D. Warrior Lady
0-3 Warrior Returning
Alive
1 Premature Burial
1 Call of the Haunted
0-2 Return from a
Different Dimension
To use against:
1 Sangan
0-2 Giant Rat
3 Pyramid Turtle
2 Vampire Lord
Who wins?
3 ways to search out
D.D. Assailant and D.D. Warrior Lady, 4 D.D.
Assailants/Warrior Ladies, and up to 5 ways to possibly
re-use them if they are stopped initially, as well as up
to 2 ways to bring them back even AFTER they've been
used.
Zombies, while they
have 4-6 ways to get out V-lord, only actually have 2
V-lords to use. And once V-lord gets removed from play
by an Assailant/DDWL, it ain't coming back (unless your
opponent is crazy enough to run their own Return from a
Different Dimensions).
In addition, Command
Knights can oftentimes make your warriors big enough to
actually kill V-Lord in battle, and Pyramid Turtles are
going to have a lot of trouble suiciding into Don
Zaluugs. Blade Knights can just flat-out kamikaze V-lord
even WITHOUT Command Knight (assuming your hand size is
low).
In addition, the
continual field presence that all good warrior decks
have makes it unlikely
Zombies DO have some
weapons against Warriors though, as well.
Spirit Reapers
provide some nasty stall, and without 3 D.D. Warrior
Ladies, Warriors could have some trouble dealing with
them.
Ryu Kokki, as well,
can wreak havoc against a field of warriors, and there's
always the sideboarded Kinetic Soldiers that you can
bring in (even more deadly by their Giant Rat
searchability).
However, these are
just a few strengths, and Warriors can stop Ryu Kokki
and Spirit Reaper with removal (notably Exiled Force).
Kinetic Soldiers
could prove more of a problem. However, Raigeki Break
and Sakuretsu Armor ought to be able to take them on.
So it looks like
Warriors STILL win out over Zombies.
Zombies vs. Chaos
Can chaos still win
out after the bans?
Let's take a look at
what each side has to offer:
Searchability:
Zombies:
Pyramid Turtle
Sangan
Mystic Tomato
Giant Rat (?)
Chaos:
Sangan
Mystic Tomato
Apprentice Magician
(?)
Zombies have more
searching power.
Recursion:
Zombies:
Book of Life
Call of the Haunted
Premature Burial
Chaos:
Call of the Haunted
Premature Burial
Again, Zombies win
out.
Trump Cards:
Zombies:
Vampire Lord (x2)
Chaos:
Black Luster Soldier
~ Envoy of the Beginning
Chaos Sorcerer
Zombies still win
out, as V-lord is gotten out much more easily.
Conclusion? Chaos can
no longer stand alone. It needs to be coupled with other
archetypes, such as Morph.
Speaking of which,
Zombies vs. Morph
Who wins here?
I really have to say
that Morph does, because it really just gets around
everything that Zombies would try to do.
Vampire Lord?
Say hello to Creature
Swap and Metamorphosis.
And Black Luster
Soldier.
Creature Swap?
Chained Scapegoats
wrecks their plans, and chained Enemy Controllers and
Compulsory Evacuation Devices are pretty painful too.
Spirit Reaper?
Enemy Controller.
Pyramid Turtle?
Okay, this guy will
actually go through, but all it gets are V-lord and
Reaper, both of which are easily dealt with.
Plus, Old Vindictives
(if you have the guts to run them) have lots of fun with
these guys.
Speed issues?
The dual searching
power of Apprentice Magician and Mystic Tomato, plus
Magical Merchant and Magician of Faith, let Morph keep
up with Zombies.
Card Advantage?
Zombies don't exactly
get that much Card Advantage, except with Creature Swap
and (potentially) Spirit Reaper and Vampire Lord. None
of those cards are particularly effective against Morph.
Trump Cards?
Zombies:
V-lord (x2) + support
Morph:
Morph (x3)
Black Luster Soldier
(potentially) Chaos
Sorcerer
Morph continues to
lead the game.
Conclusion? Morph >
Zombie.
Overall Conclusion?
If you're planning on
running Zombies (as most people will), be prepared for
Warriors and Morph.
Sample Zombie Deck:
Monsters: 17
[1] Ryu Kokki
[2] Vampire Lord
[3] Pyramid Turtle
[3] Spirit Reaper
[3] Kycoo the Ghost
Destroyer
[1] Giant Rat
[1] Mystic Tomato
[1] Sangan
[1] Breaker the
Magical Warrior
[1] Tribe-Infecting
Virus
Spells: 15
[3] Book of Life
[3] Enemy Controller
[2] Creature Swap
[1] Delinquent Duo
[1] Premature Burial
[1] Pot of Greed
[1] Graceful Charity
[1] Snatch Steal
[1] Heavy Storm
[1] Mystical Space
Typhoon
Traps: 8
[3] Compulsory
Evacuation Device
[1] Mirror Force
[1] Call of the
Haunted
[1] Ring of
Destruction
[1] Torrential
Tribute
[1] Dust Tornado
Sideboard: 15
[3] Kinetic Soldier
[3] Sakuretsu Armor
[2] Smashing Ground
[2] Possessed Dark
Soul
[2] Dust Tornado
[1] Mystic Tomato
[1] Giant Rat
[1] Ryu Kokki
Sample Morph Deck:
Monsters: 18
[1] Black Luster Soldier ~ Envoy of the Beginning [1] Chaos Sorcerer [2] Ice Emporer Moebius [2] Magical Merchant [2] Magician of Faith [2] Apprentice Magician [2] Old Vindictive Magician [1] Mystic Tomato [1] D.D. Warrior Lady [1] Breaker the Magical Warrior [1] Tribe-Infecting Virus [1] Sinister Serpent [1] Sangan Spells: 16 [3] Scapegoat [3] Metamorphosis [3] Enemy Controller [1] Premature Burial [1] Pot of Greed [1] Delinquent Duo [1] Graceful Charity [1] Heavy Storm [1] Snatch Steal [1] Creature Swap Traps: 6 [3] Solemn Judgment [1] Torrential Tribute [1] Call of the Haunted [1] Mirror Force Sideboard: 15 [3] Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer [3] D.D. Assailant [3] Compulsory Evacuation Device [2] Bottomless Trap Hole [2] Reinforcement of the Army [1] Ring of Destruction [1] Creature Swap
Sample Warrior Deck:
Monsters: 17
[3] D.D. Assailant
[2] Don Zaluug
[2] Command Knight
[2] Maurauding
Captain
[1] D.D. Warrior Lady
[1] Mystic Tomato
[1] Exiled Force
[1] Sangan
[1] Breaker the
Magical Warrior
[1] Tribe-Infecting
Virus
[1] Cyber Jar
[1] Morphing Jar
Spells: 16
[3] My Body as a
Shield
[2] Enemy Controller
[2] Reinforcement of
the Army
[2] Warrior Returning
Alive
[1] Premature Burial
[1] Pot of Greed
[1] Graceful Charity
[1] Delinquent Duo
[1] Snatch Steal
[1] Heavy Storm
[1] Mystical Space
Typhoon
Traps: 7
[3] Robbin' Goblin
[1] Raigeki Break
[1] Mirror Force
[1] Torrential
Tribute
[1] Call of the
Haunted
Sideboard: 15
[3] Kycoo the Ghost
Destroyer
[3] Time Seal
[2] Dust Tornado
[2] Sakuretsu
Armor
[2] Return from a
Different Dimension
[1] Enemy Controller
[1] Raigeki Break
[1] Ring of
Destruction
Well, that's all for
now, I'll be writing more about the Ban-List next time!
zealotpker
Level 1 UDE Yu-gi-oh!
Judge
2005 Yu-gi-oh!
Nationals Qualifier
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