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Hey everyone! It's been a week or so after the announcement of the newest OCG Forbidden and Limited List and today, I'm going to share the quarterly banned list review for January 2023 OCG Banned List.
It's that time of the year where we all gather on the second Sunday of the month before the new quarter starts. In one single snap, we witnessed the newest October 2022 Forbidden and Limited list.
This article will cover a recap of the newest October 2022 Forbidden and Limited List in OCG and how we think this will impact the current meta game. (or will it?)
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| The last ride - October 2022 Forbidden & Limited List |
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| "Mikanko" |
Heya! How's it going? Today, I'm going to do another review of a new archetype revealed in Deck Build Pack: Amazing Defenders and it is no other than Purery!
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| New Archetype - Purery debuting in DBAD |
Like the usual, we will have a short introduction, card spoiler, tech card suggestions and overall review. Join me as we enter the world of Purery! Purrrrrrrrrr.
Hello everyone! I'm back with another article as we start the month of August. Today, I'm going to discuss an interesting tech card that debuted in the latest OCG booster pack called Darkwing Blast which was released in July 16th.
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| Is Kshatrila Fenrir the new Dinowrestler Pankratops? |
It's been 2 weeks since the release of Darkwing Blast main booster pack and while there are a lot of interesting cards that shone in today's meta game, there is one rare card that has the brightest star in OCG and that is Kshatri-La Fenrir. Why did it become so popular? Let's dive in!
Hey there! Today, I'm going to share some strategies that I do to counter one of the decks to beat this format which is no other than Tearlaments. I hope that this compilation article help in a way especially now that it has arrived in TCG.
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Tearlaments happens to be one of my go to decks this format due to its versatility and ability to bring out overwhelming boards that normally starts with a 1 card combo. Playing the deck allows you to be familiar with its strengths and also weaknesses so I'll try to share what I have learned after piloting this deck since its release in OCG.
Overview
Tearlaments is a new archetype released in Power of the Elements that focuses on spamming fusion monsters when Tearlaments are sent to the GY by card effect. While the strategy involves a little bit of RNG factor (unless you are successful in using Tearlaments Reinoheart), this is not an issue if you are using the EARTH Fairy engine also known as the Ishizu Engine.
While fusion summoning is almost free if you milled Tearlament cards, it is also one of its major weaknesses as the three fusion enablers namely Tearlaments Merrli, Tearlaments Havnis and Tearlaments Scheiren need to hit the GY and also use itself as one of the materials to perform the fusion summoning. Hence, you would want to prevent that from happening as much as possible.
Here are some strategies that you can do to tame this deck:
Limit their Graveyard access
Decks like Spright, Exosister and Floowandereeze can easily main or side this card with ease which is bad news against Tearlaments player. Dimensional Fissure is also a good card going first and even second to prevent Tearlaments from doing their plays on your turn. This also helps you avoid popular hand traps like Effect Veiler, Maxx "C" and Ghost Ogre and Snow Rabbit from standing in your way.
Prevent the fusion enablers
Play decks that can counter Tearlaments
Floowandereeze has Barrier Statue of Stormwinds that prevents special summon of non-WIND monsters. Exosisters as an archetype interacts everytime a card is moved to a different place from the GY. Byssted is designed to counter the Tearlaments fusion enablers. Heroes got access to Masked Hero Dark Law as a walking Macro Cosmos. Spright received a new trap called Spright Double Cross that can mess with your opponent's GY. Lastly, the Ishizu engine itself has ways to control the opponent's GY.
Prevent the fusion summoning
There are also cards that prevents access to extra deck or the ability to fusion summon at all. Shadow Imprisoning Mirror works like a Skill Drain for DARK monsters that can work on the field or in the GY. Artifact Scythe paired with Artifact Sanctum can halt a player's Extra Deck summon for the entire turn.
Dimensional Barrier prevents Fusion Summon and negates Fusion monster effects on the field for that turn. Ghost Reaper and Winter Cherries can banish Tearlaments Kitkallos which is already a good move to slow down a Tearlaments player. Non-Fusion Area prevents fusion summoning. Different Dimension Ground is a harder to counter Macro Cosmos that works for the entire turn.
Summary
As you can see, there's a myriad of ways to counter Tearalaments and it all boils down to which strategy is the most consistent. Of course, you don't want to over side as you still want to see your combo pieces in your first five. When siding, always consider if you're going first or second because there are side deck strategy that works best on the turn you are on. What about you? What do you think is the best way to counter Tearlaments?
Arcknight
Dark World has been my go to deck when it was released many years back. Sadly, I never had a chance to own an entire core in real life that's why it excites me when I found that the Structured Deck will finally get a revamp. This really brought back memories way back when I was still an avid fan of Dueling Network (Now Dueling Book).
Yesterday, we finally got the wave 2 reveals of the upcoming Structured Deck R: Devil's Gate. Like the previous Structured Deck R, we are anticipating 8 new cards for Dark World. Majority of the Dark World fans like me are hyped about this since the beginning but did this second wave of support meet the expectations? That's something that I will share in my article for today.
Heya! I'm back with a new archetype review and this time, I'll feature the newest archetype in the zone - Rescue-Ace which will be released on August 20 in Deck Build Pack: Amazing Defenders which happens to have the set code DBAD.
Hey everyone! Today, we just received an updated here about the two new Splight スプライト cards in Darkwing Blast and I figured to make a quick review based on what I have researched.
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| Things are getting out of hand! |
I have been waiting for them to reveal these cards yesterday in the stream and they didn't reveal it but finally they are here! The question is, are they worth the wait? How does it help Splights? Is this their comeback to Tier 0 status? Let's find out.
"If you can't beat them, powercreep them"
Welcome to our newest blog! For today's article, we'll feature the newly announced Byssted or Beasted archetype, the new archetype debuting in July 2022's main OCG booster pack Darkwing Blast.
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| Byssted Archetype in DABL |
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| Toadally Awesome exits after more than 6 years in OCG |
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| Vernalizer Archetype |
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| Kshatari-la Archetype |
Just today,
we have received a new update from the upcoming Animation Chronicle (AC02) that
will be released on OCG this June 11, 2022 and the buzz of the moment are the
new Doodle cards! Aside from their cute and peculiar artworks,
there's actually a deeper story behind them and that's what we're going to talk
about in this exclusive article.
Origin
Doodle is an archetype used
in Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V by anime character Frederick also known
as Futoshi Harada. As a theme, they are composed of EARTH monsters
which look like crayon hand-drawings made by a child using awkward lines or
hand-made painting with the addition of white border around the drawing.
Hey RespectYGOers! Arcknight here and today, we're going to cover the underdog of Deck Build Pack: Grand Creators (DBGC) which is P.U.N.K who received new support cards in Power of the Elements(POTE). Let's get started!
With the advent of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, it really brought some light in encouraging new and returning players to play the game we love. Ranking tournaments are also becoming more consistent and active as ever.
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| YCS Japan 2022 Yokohama - YuGiOh_OCG_Info |
In fact, last March, the recent YCS Japan 2022 - Yokohama with a total of 3000 participants concluded which showcased a lot of interesting decks. That's huge!
(Rumbling) Do you hear that sound? (What sound?) That's the sound of people crafting their cards! Look, there's one dismantling their royal finish Obelisk!
In the advent of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, your imagination (and patience) is your limit: Imagination as you can build whatever deck you desire and patience as you grind for gems so you can buy packs and get random URs and SRs which you can dismantle to generate almost any card that exists in Master Duel database. None of these can happen in real life but while we couldn't dismantle our card stashes and absolutely get any card we need, we can make these accessible. As a duelist on a budget myself, it's music in the ears when you hear the word REPRINT. Why though? Let's get started.
Hey everyone! Welcome to our very first article in February. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has been a very popular game since its release and it really caught the attention of existing, returning and new playerbase. While Master Duel has a great feature to dismantle unwanted cards and craft the cards you need with ease, with less exposure to the current OCG/TCG metagame, there's high probability that the crafted SRs and URs will turn into waste by getting cards that either doesn't benefit your deck's strategy or has little to no impact in the competitive scene. Which is why today, we're going to share the top 10 must-have cards whether you are just starting to play the game we love or if you want a baseline to build almost any deck!
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| Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Maxx "C", Infinite Impermanence, Called by the Grave |
Here are the top 10 cards (In no particular order)
Hey everyone! Arcknight here. Today, we're going to deep dive on one of the newest archetype who debuted on Dimension Force (DIFO) and it's no other than Scareclaw. The deck has an interesting concept of swarming monsters to summon their boss monster Scareclaw Trich Heart where even Red-Eyes Dragoon will bow down. They also have their own level 4 monster that can instantly turn into a +2 in terms of overall card advantage when you have 3 or more defense position monsters. It really does prey on the weak but is it strong enough to face the current meta? That's what we're going to find out in this exclusive article!
In this article, we'll divide the analysis into 3: What worked, What didn't Work, What will work. As we anticipate a possible 2nd wave on the next sets, we expect that the supports they got are just the beginning. Let's dive in on the cards and strategies that worked for them.
Last week is also the official release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel in all platforms except iOS and Android and this is exciting as this ignites a lot of seasoned, new and even returning players to play the game we love. We'll have a separate discussion on what I think of Master Duel and hopefully, I can also do some quick gameplay recaps and deck list discussion soon.
For now, here is our chart:
New Product: Dimension Force (DIFO)
Let's go!
Hey everyone! Arcknight here and today we'll talk about the newest archetype in town called Therions that will be released next week on Dimension Force (DIFO). This archetype was revealed on the official website here
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| "The King has arrived!" |
Let's begin!
Hey everyone! Arcknight here and Happy New Year everyone! It's now 2022 and this is our very first article for this year! Today is the first day of the month and you know what that means? It's time for our countdown of the next main box Dimension Force!
So what is exciting about this box? Let's find out!
