DOOLIN (The New YuGiOh thread)

Salix Babylonika

idk me and Naney played a game today and he mentioned maybe wanting to do it regularly

so I figured why not make it a thread.

Obā-san

the people in the new anime have hair that's even crasier than the hair in the old anime(s)

like seriously the fuck is up with that

Obā-san

in card game related things im gonna have to go over the whole new XYZ summon thing

Salix Babylonika

The Rank-Up Magic thing? I haven't looked into it.

Too busy building decks filled with cuties.

Yon Assassin said:

the people in the new anime have hair that's even crasier than the hair in the old anime(s)

like seriously the fuck is up with that

the fifth YGO anime will star Shadow the Hedgehog as a protagonist.

Salix Babylonika

also I have actually seen a couple (early) episodes of the newest anime. It's not bad. The duels are interesting, which is the show's sole draw, so that's neat.

also I am deeply, deeply saddened by the localization teams' decision to translate "Roaring Express Train Rocket-Arrow" to the much more boring "Rocket Arrow Express".

Imipolex G

Tre

it's time to

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Hexartes

Yugi will ALWAYS have the most ridiculous hair.

I used to think it was a hat.

Fossilmaiden

Kexruct said:

Yugi will ALWAYS have the most ridiculous hair.

I used to think it was a hat.

So he's the inverse of Brendan from Pokémon Gen III, with his hat that looks like hair?

Hexartes

You know, I hear people say that but I don't know why anyone'd think that.

Obā-san

i legit thought that was his hair until i read that post right there

Tre

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Obā-san

He wants the D(ark Armed Dragon)

Salix Babylonika

so I suppose I'll necro this thread (I activate Monster Reborn?)

I have been playing the 2011 Nintendo DS YuGiOh game recently and it is good fun.

Gosh the game has changed a lot since anyone last used this thread.

Imipolex G said:

I like that this is the only image that still shows up

Salix Babylonika

so I have been using the (reptile-type) Worm archetype in my games and it is very fun.

I love flip monsters, they're uniquely YuGiOh.

Worm Zero is also a pretty cool card. He's just the moon??

Salix Babylonika

because this will help me calm down, a breakdown of the deck I'm using in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds World Championship 2011. Note that several of these cards were unlimited at the time and are now limited, or were limited at the time and now banned.

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Deck Name: Zero Hour!

Deck Type: Control

Archetype(s): Worm

Main Deck:

Monsters:

1x Morphing Jar

1x Worm Apocalypse

2x Worm Barses

2x Worm Cartaros

2x Worm Dimikles

2x Worm Gulse

1x Worm Hope

1x Worm Illidan

2x Worm Jetelikpse

1x Worm King

2x Worm Noble

Spells:

1x Card Destruction

1x Future Fusion

3x Magical Mallet

3x Nobleman of Crossout

3x Nobleman of Extermination

3x Polymerization

1x Swords of Revealing Light

1x Upstart Goblin

Traps:

1x No Entry!!

2x Raigeki Break

2x Reckless Greed

1x Sakuretsu Armor

1x Solemn Judgment

Extra Deck:

3x Worm Zero

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This is a pretty straightforward deck if you know the ins and outs of the YuGiOh card game. Worms are an archetype built around being set. All of the weaker monsters gain almost no value by being summoned normally, instead having a variety of flip effects that are triggered, usually, when your opponent attacks them. 

This deck's entire goal is to stall the opponent long enough to bring out Worm Zero. The best way to do this is via Future Fusion. If it can be protected (such as via Solemn Judgment, and pre-emptive zapping of any troublesome set s/t cards by way of Nobleman of Extermination and Raigeki Break) this can get you a Worm Zero with a comically large 5,000 ATK as early as the third turn, which for the card pool this game has, is insanity (this is pre-Xyz days, don't forget).

Worm Zero is an extremely versatile card, but because the number of effects it has is tied to how many monsters with different names were used to fuse it, it's best not to call it out until you can fuse at least four distinct worms to make it. Zero's first ability (summon any Worm from your graveyard in face-down defense position) is good enough, but its second ability is why we want at least four monsters. Being able to banish a Worm in our graveyard to remove any monster on the field, and being able to do this an unlimited amount of times per turn, is absurd, and it's not terribly difficult to set up a one- or at most two-turn kill with this. Zero's third ability (draw a card once per turn) is nice, but by the time you have him out on the field already you're not as worried about drawing cards.

As for how to get Future Fusion (or a decent selection of Worms + Polymerization) into your hand, there are several cards here that facilitate that. Reckless Greed is a straightforward deck thinner, so's Upstart Goblin. Card Destruction is fun in that it lets you disrupt your opponent's hand while simultaneously refreshing yours, and Morphing Jar lets you draw five fresh cards regardless of what you had in your hand before!

Finally we have the stalls. In addition to the Worms themselves which, aside from Worms King, Illidan, and Gulse (who are backup beatsticks for when Zero just isn't quite enough on his own) will almost always be set face-down, we have the famous Swords of Revealing Light, who buy you a stupid three turns. No Entry!! doesn't do as much, but well-timed, can still buy you the last turn you need to pull off a big combo. Lastly, Sakuretsu Armor can disrupt an opponent's ace monster, letting you pull a from-behind victory if deployed properly.

Yarrun XIX

I'm just realizing now how bs Swords of Revealing Light are

I know that comparing YGH to other card games (where stalling for three turns will just shut down any aggro deck) is a foolish endeavor, but even in the context of the game itself, that's a lot of potential damage you're blocking

Salix Babylonika

it's limited for a reason

might even be forbidden now? Not sure.

Fossilmaiden

YGO wiki claims it's Unlimited.

Salix Babylonika

huh, maybe they took it off the list

honestly the meta nowadays is so fucking fast it wouldn't shock me if it were just impossible to reliably play it anymore

LOAD Cherry

Jane said:

also I am deeply, deeply saddened by the localization teams' decision to translate "Roaring Express Train Rocket-Arrow" to the much more boring "Rocket Arrow Express".

Fossilmaiden

Apparently it moved from Limited to Semi-Limited in September 2011, and then to Unlimited in Sep 2012.

Obā-san

Yeah, it's pretty trivial to just destroy it

Viani

LOAD Cherry said:

Jane said:

also I am deeply, deeply saddened by the localization teams' decision to translate "Roaring Express Train Rocket-Arrow" to the much more boring "Rocket Arrow Express".

Is this card viable?

ALSO NECRO THE UGIOH