one dream live it

banlist thoughts

2012-01-24T01:30:00.002+08:00

the followings is what i feel should go into the respective categories:

forbidden:
none

limited:
royal oppression
magician of faith
DMOC (secret wish banlist after banlist.lol)
zenmighty
goyo

semi:
insector-hornet
rescue rabbit
emergency teleport
lightsworn lumina
BF-kalut
GB-bestiari (secret wish banlist after banlist.lol)

unlimted:
d-draw

many called for soldier to be banned, but i dont really feel the need to do so. i feel that the impact of it coming back just isnt there. like, it isnt that game-changing. thats what i feel, of course i totally understand why most wanted it to go back in again. its just my opinion, so dont flame me for that. haha.

bf and lightlord and GB should really deserve some support there.we dont really see a lot of people nowadays playing lightlord even with JD at 3. bestiari at 2 would get GB back to the competitive scene again, same goes for kalut.

just some of my thoughts, since im kinda lazy studying as it is chinese new year now. ahhaa! cant wait to see the banlist!

創星神　sophia ?!?

2012-01-22T23:52:00.001+08:00

OMG! another angel support. amazing!

星１１闇天使族・効果攻3600守3400

このカードは通常召喚できない。自分・相手フィールド上に表側表示で存在する、儀式・融合・シンクロ・エクシーズモンスターをそれぞれ１体ずつゲームから除外した場合のみ特殊召喚できる。このカードの特殊召喚は無効化されない。このカードが特殊召喚に成功した時、このカード以外のお互いの手札・フィールド上・墓地のカードを全てゲームから除外する。この効果の発動に対して魔法・罠・効果モンスターの効果は発動できない。

wikia:
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Must be Special Summoned (from the hand) by banishing 1 face-up Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Monster from either player's side of the field, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card's Special Summon cannot be negated. When this card is Special Summoned: Banish all cards in both player's hands, both sides of the field, and both player's Graveyard, except this card. Cards and effects cannot be activated in response to the activation of this card's effect.

WOW!imba eff if this is true.

1. get rids of your opponent's monster for FREE!
2. who has ever disliked special summon abilities?
3. Speed 4 special summon? cannot be negated? wow!
4. remove from play all cards from hand, field, grave? an advance level of chaos dragon? OMG! IMBA TTM! believe it!
5. Magic, trap and monster effect cannot be activated?even super-poly also cant save it. lol.

some have already suggested using advance ritual art, instant fusion etc to get this beast out. and that would mean herald of perfection is back to the scene again?

cant wait to see how people incorporate this card into angel decks and make them even more powerful!

btw happy chinese new year!yay!

HERO beat

2012-01-07T21:31:00.000+08:00

have been using this deck for the past 4 tournaments i guess. won emerald, roach, magi girl. today is the last week that i will be playing before my school starts on monday. but lost at top 16. kinda sad.

have to bid farewell to yugioh for another 4 months plus?so before that, i will leave u all with my decklist that i have been using if you are interested in it. haha!

pretty proud of this deck. really miss yugioh!

by the time i am back, it will be the new banlist and 2 new sets i think. i will still update this from time to time though.

stay tuned!and have fun playing this deck.

2012

2012-01-03T22:36:00.001+08:00

New year, new hope, new wishes, new beginning...

School is starting soon and i had to get back to my usual routines, cant join tourneys as often anymore.

Nonetheless, i still want to thank yugioh for keeping me company for the past few years and for the many years to come.

I have always remembered the thrill that yugioh gives me when dueling, its really adrenaline rushing, superb to be exact. simply awesome.

As many of us will embark on the next phase of our life, i would like to wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

Always believe in your cards...

Tourney Report @ LAS

2012-01-01T00:01:00.001+08:00

trying to get my first lavalval chain, but failed. LOL. nonetheless, the result is rather satisfying.

Number of participants: 35
3 round swiss to top 16

Round 1
Opponent: ??/ 65
Score: OXO
Game 1: trapdust his enishi and beat down from there.
Game 2: Too many unites and double-edge, couldnt help it.
Game 3: heroes doing work again.

Round 2
Opponent: Miao/ laval
Score: XOX
Game 1: Cant remember.
Game 2: Cant really remember, but should be the normal beat down.
Game 3: Damn the shooting star made after he rekindled and i draw no super-poly.

Round 3
was paired with my friend so he let me go up and fight.

Top 16
Opponent: ??/ Rabbit
Score: OXO
Game 1: Beat down
Game 2: Got beaten down. LOL.
Game 3: Beat down and lots of super poly.

Top 8
Opponent: Zan Hao/ Inzector
Score: XOO
Game 1: he was left with 400 or something lifepoints and his DAD ruin the whole game.
Game 2: He trap stunned while i had an active cosmo, so the normal inzector swarm begins from there. I was at 1100 and he is at 500. Next turn i reborn his mantis and attacked his leviair for game.
Game 3: Controlled him really well and he had no outs to it.

Top 4
Opponent: Cassandra/ Inzector
Score: XOX
Game 1: BLS wins game.sad...
Game 2: Controlled with huge heroes.
Game 3: Struggled and finally lost. she got a damnsel at 2900ATK with hornet and mantis equipped and i draw no super-poly.

3/4 placing
We didnt fight, so he took the holo hope ray while i took the inverse roach. 1 more step to lavalval chain and i will have my set completed. LOL!

never mind, there are always the next week. haha!

Return of the Duelist 801

2011-12-30T02:07:00.001+08:00

shriek stated that the new set introduces a new concept.

could it be a fusion of exceed and synchro?LOL.

or maybe its just a new theme?cant wait for more information to be released.

Tourney report @ LAS

2011-12-25T23:25:00.003+08:00

finally back to the scene after about half a year. and got my first emerald! so happy.

participants: 47
3 round swiss to top 16

Round 1
Opponent: ??/ Ninja
Score: XOO
Game 1: Lost due to beat down and i had no monsters
Game 2: My turn to beat down
Game 3: He summoned raioh while he had another on field, i torrentialed and i slowly beat from there and he had no monsters.

Round 2
Opponent: ??/ Insector
Score: XOO
Game 1: Insector swarm.
Game 2: Cant remember
Game 3: Cant remember

Round 3
Opponent: Cassandra/ Insector
Score: OO
Game 1: Pure beat down
Game 2: kycoo removed all her hornet, damnsel and centipede, which made her DAD in hand useless.

Top 16
Opponent: Kaven/ X-saber
Score: OXO
Game 1: Beat down
Game 2: He trap stunned while i had a bottomless and mirror force set. He went on to special faultroll and it was the normal x-saber swarm plus hand destruction from there on.
Game 3: Very close match. i super-poly away his scrap dragon and he had no outs to my gaia and slowly beat.

Top 8
Opponent: Vishal/ Gadget
Score: OXO
Game 1: beat down
Game 2: ate 2 fortress and 1 gearfram
Game 3: beat down

Top 4
Opponent: Yong Jie/ BF
Score: OO
Game 1: Beat down
Game 2: highlight was that he icarus me, i chained starlight road, he warning, i chain solemn judgment in return. and beat down from there onwards.

Finals
Opponent: Bryan/ Zenmai
Score: OO
Game 1: i started first which really helped a lot. summoned raioh, set solemn and spark. but he still managed to drop 2 cards from my hand. Luckily i gained back my advantage next turn.
Game 2: He started first, won the game as i had 2 veiler on my hand.

Got the emerald as my prize!

sadly, lost the lavalval chain tourney today. lots of mistakes. =(

anyway, merry christmas and happy new year to all my readers!

10,000 hours rule

2011-12-05T22:53:00.001+08:00

i kinda like the 10,000 hours rule. it states that in order to excel in a particular field or interest, one would have to spend 10,000 hours working on it.

i was thinking whether that applies to yugioh? since it had been tested and proven by many pros from different fields, most evident in sports i believe.

of course, we cannot rule out the possibility of having the genius genes in you. but then again, its "1% inspiration, 99% perspiration".

would really investing 10,000 hours in yugioh makes you much better that you can simply sweep all the major official tournaments?

whats your take? some things for you to ponder. haha!

SD22- dragonic legion spoiler list

2011-12-03T13:39:00.001+08:00

got this info from the jap kettouc website:
SD22-JP001 ライトパルサー・ドラゴン
SD22-JP002 ダークフレア・ドラゴン
SD22-JP003 エクリプスワイバーン
SD22-JP004 《青眼の白龍》
SD22-JP005 《真紅眼の黒竜》
SD22-JP006 《伝説の白石》
SD22-JP007 《黒竜の雛》
SD22-JP008 《アックス・ドラゴニュート》
SD22-JP009 《バイス・ドラゴン》
SD22-JP010 《ライトロード・ドラゴングラゴニス》
SD22-JP011 《マテリアルドラゴン》
SD22-JP012 《ダーク・アームド・ドラゴン》
SD22-JP013 《レッドアイズ・ダークネスメタルドラゴン》
SD22-JP014 《カオス・ソーサラー》
SD22-JP014 《カオス・ソーサラー》
SD22-JP015 《サイバー・ドラゴン》
SD22-JP016 《ロード・オブ・ドラゴン－ドラゴンの支配者－》
SD22-JP017 《召喚僧サモンプリースト》
SD22-JP018 《スナイプストーカー》
SD22-JP019 《ライトロード・パラディンジェイン》
SD22-JP020 《ライトロード・マジシャンライラ》
SD22-JP021 《正義の味方カイバーマン》
SD22-JP022 《ライトロード・ハンターライコウ》
SD22-JP023 混沌空間
SD22-JP024 《滅びの爆裂疾風弾》
SD22-JP025 《黒炎弾》
SD22-JP026 《ドラゴンを呼ぶ笛》
SD22-JP027 《巨竜の羽ばたき》
SD22-JP028 《月の書》
SD22-JP029 《魔法石の採掘》
SD22-JP030 《名推理》
SD22-JP031 《モンスターゲート》
SD22-JP032 《Ｄ・Ｄ・Ｒ》
SD22-JP033 《救援光》
SD22-JP034 《光の援軍》
SD22-JP035 竜の転生
SD22-JP036 《バースト・ブレス》
SD22-JP037 《リビングデッドの呼び声》
SD22-JP038 《亜空間物質転送装置》
SD22-JP039 《闇次元の解放》

english google translation:
SD22-JP001 LightPulsar Dragon
SD22-JP002 Dark Flare Dragon
SD22-JP003 Eclipse Wyvern

SD22-JP004 "blue eyes white dragon"
SD22-JP005 "Red Eyes Black Dragon"
SD22-JP006 "Shiraishi legendary"
SD22-JP007 "The Black Dragon Chicks"
SD22-JP008 "Dragonewt Axe"
SD22-JP009 "Vice Dragon"
SD22-JP010 "Light Load Chicago Varnish Gras Dragon"
SD22-JP011 "Material Dragon"
SD22-JP012 "Dark Armed Dragon"
SD22-JP013 "Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon"
SD22-JP014 "Chaos Sorcerer"
SD22-JP014 "Chaos Sorcerer"
SD22-JP015 "Cyber Dragon"
SD22-JP016 "Lord of the Dragon - Dragon Ruler of -"
SD22-JP017 "Summoner Monk"
SD22-JP018 "Snipe Hunter"
SD22-JP019 "Light Load Paladin Jane"
SD22-JP020 "Light Load Magician Lyla"
SD22-JP021 "Kaibaman ally of justice"
SD22-JP022 "Light Load Hunter Raikou"
SD22-JP023 Chaos Space
SD22-JP024 "exploding bullets blast of destruction"
SD22-JP025 "bullet Black Flame"
SD22-JP026 "flute called the Dragon"
SD22-JP027 "A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon"
SD22-JP028 "Book of Moon"
SD22-JP029 "magic stone excavation"
SD22-JP030 "reasoning"
SD22-JP031 "Monster Gate"
SD22-JP032 "D · D · R"
SD22-JP033 "Light of Redemption"
SD22-JP034 "charge of light brigade"
SD22-JP035 Reincarnation of a dragon
SD22-JP036 "Burst Breath"
SD22-JP037 "Call of the Living Dead"
SD22-JP038 "material transfer device subspace"
SD22-JP039 "Dark Dimension Release"

wow! Lyla is in! say hi to common lyla! haha!

highlighted some of the notable reprint cards.

now i really believe lyla is in the set.LOL.

2011-11-30T11:40:00.001+08:00

Again i got bored while preparing for my last paper and decided to blog again.LOL.

yugioh finally after this week!hohoh!

Effect: Once per turn: You can equip 1 "Inzecter" monster in your hand or Graveyard to this card. If an Equip Card equipped to this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Inzecter" monster from your Deck, except "Inzecter Damsel". While this card is equipped to a monster, increase the equipped monster's Level by 3.

was reading through pojo http://www.pojo.biz/board/showthread.php?t=957048&page=18 and saw this:

if equip hornet and gigamantis to damsel, use hornet effect destroy gigamantis, damnsel effect can trigger twice and you still get the mantis effect! wow! so strong! haha!

maybe many of you would have already know this combo by now, and maybe i am the last to know about it. its ok, good thing to read up again right?haha.

if that is true, that goes to show how long i have been away from yugioh that i simply lost touch of everything.LOL.

ok, back to study. and my previous paper on law was...LOL. i dont know what to say, but hope i can get the result that i want. haha!

Dark world in Quickdraw

2011-11-28T17:09:00.001+08:00

the complexity of the law cases and ratios and obiters really made my head spin, so i decided to take a break out and blog about this concept.

Effect: You can Special Summon this card (from your Graveyard) by returning 1 face-up "Dark World" monster you control to the hand, except "Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World". If this card is discarded to the Graveyard by a card effect: Target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that target, then, if this card was discarded from your hand to your Graveyard by an opponent's card effect, look at 1 random card in your opponent's hand, then, if it was a monster, you can Special Summon it to your side of the field.

i was trying to play around this concept of dumping grapha everytime with drill, for some destruction love. so basically a doppel deck becomes an engine that resolves around drill + grapha. after some decking testing, i have the following findings:

Pros:
1. Free destruction as and when u need, provided drill is on field.
2. monster presence is so strong, i played 1 snow and 2 grapha to allow the special summon of grapha by returning snow to hand. if not your grapha will be as good as die when he got milled into grave and you will have to rely on drill to take him back.
3. ideal situation would be having 1 grapha in grave and another 1 on field(special summoned by returning snow) plus snow in hand. grapha protects you with a 2700ATK, as oppose to dandy tokens(when there are still 2 dandys playable, miss those times!) we used to have for protection.
4. reference to point 3, the returning of drill allows you to have an alternative decision. in that you dont have to take back grapha if there is nothing for you to destroy, you can take some other monsters depending on the situation.

cons:
1. hate bottomless, warning, prison etc. you will end up losing advantages after eating all those.
2. dont really have an efficient way to getting this combo to work, more consistent engine needed!

other than that, it is a very interesting concept to play around with, given that dandy had pretty much stagnant. maybe a few minor changes here and there for personal reference, otherwise the main engine is there and the same.

a decklist that im currently playing for you, still need a lot of fixes and mods. comments welcome!

as mentioned, main purpose is to get drill out fast. so jester and fader is there. decree is there to stop all the trap hates!

ok, shall back to study for my law paper tomorrow! wish me luck!haha!

Dark World Special Tech

2011-11-23T13:54:00.001+08:00

Was doing so research on the various techs that can be used in a DW deck while preparing for the team tourney, i found this card. LOL. end up my team lost in the qualifier and we dont have the time to go for the main event and this card is still hiding in my drawer somewhere.

so today im sharing it, to provide a possible tech to the already potent theme. i hope we can see some plays of it in the local tournament, be it myself or others. =)

Effect: You can activate this card when you discard from your hand. After that, each time you discard from your hand, your opponent must also discard the same number of cards from his/her hand.

before i go on to show how strong this card is, lets look at its rulings, taken from jap wiki:

Ｑ：コストとして手札を捨てた場合、このカードは発動できますか？Ａ：このカードが既に表側表示になっている場合は、相手の手札を捨てさせます。　ですが、コストとして捨てた場合このカードをセット状態から表側表示にすることはできません。　(捨てる行為で処理が終わらないため)

Q: If I threw a hand as a cost, this card can I fire?
A: If the card is already face-this, causing the other hand is discarded.But to make this card set to face-state case can not be discarded as a cost.

Ｑ：《強制接収》を２枚発動させておいて、《暗黒界の雷》の効果などで１枚手札を捨てた時、相手には２枚捨てさせることができますか？

Ａ：はい。《強制接収》の効果は重複します。

Q: "requisitioned" force will be fired at the two "dark world lightning" is abandoned in one hand and the effect of, on the other I can disabuse two?
A: Yes. "Forced confiscation" effect is a duplicate.

Ｑ：《手札抹殺》を使用したとき、《強制接収》の効果は適用されますか？　また、適用される場合、手札を相手に捨てさせるのは相手がカードをドローする前か、それともドローした後ですか？

Ａ：効果は適用され、一連の処理が終了したあとに、累積した枚数分捨てさせます。

Q: "hand wipe" when using "forced takeover" effect or apply?Also, if applied, makes you discard your hand or against a person before you draw a card, or do after you draw?
A: The effect is applied, after a series of processing is completed, causing the cumulative number of minutes discarded.

how good it is:
1. after this card is face up, no matter how you discard, even if it is a cost.like your dark world gate, when you discard, your opponent must also discard. can you imagine doing it every single turn to your opponent?
2. it is STACKABLE! yes! it stacks! means you play 3, your opponent discards 3 for every 1 card you discard.
3. u use card destruction or morphing jar. your opponent draw discard whole hand first, draw 5(assume), then discard that 5 cards that were drawn. basically, it is total hand destruction.LOL.
4. works with all DW cards when activated, such as dealing, thunder, dragged down etc. meaning you can potentially discard all their cards in hand, as they have to discard 1 more card due to forced requisition after resolving the respective effect from dealing, thunder etc.

the only drawback and also the most irritating part is how to get it activated. because you cannot activate it when you discard for a cost, but luckily cards like dealing and thunder can trigger its initial activation.

yeah, can take some time off to experiment and play around with this card and see whats the results. do feedback and let me know by posting on the comments if you tried! thank you! =)

ok, used all my free time after my exam today. shall go back to study now. cant wait to yugioh(verb)!

Duelist Box 2012 Spoiler

2011-11-18T02:21:00.001+08:00

taken the info from this site: http://blog.livedoor.jp/kettouc/?p=3

nothing much interesting from the deck.LOL.

didnt have time to do the translation, too busy with school. so please copy paste to wikia and see. haha! sorry about that!

deck contents:
《Ｘ－セイバー　アナペレラ》
《ボタニカル・ライオ》
《魔導戦士　ブレイカー》
《スノーマンイーター》
《ボルテック・コング》
《サイバー・ドラゴン》
《セイバーザウルス》
《ゼンマイソルジャー》
《ゼンマイドッグ》
《ゼンマイマイ》
《メタモルポット》
《Ｘ－セイバー　ガラハド》
《スケルエンジェル》
《切り込み隊長》
《クリッター》
《マイン・ゴーレム》
《霞の谷の執行者》
《雷帝ザボルグ》
《一刀両断侍》
《ならず者傭兵部隊》
《増援》
《サイクロン》
《地割れ》
《地砕き》
《ライトニング・ボルテックス》
《光の護封剣》
《突進》
《スター・チェンジャー》
《波動キャノン》
《魔導師の力》
《デス・メテオ》
《リビングデッドの呼び声》
《激流葬》
《聖なるバリア－ミラーフォース－》
《デモンズ・チェーン》
《攻撃の無力化》
《サンダー・ブレイク》
《砂塵の大竜巻》
《魔法の筒》

Duelist box 2012

2011-11-08T14:57:00.000+08:00

Finally more information revealed.

what i like about it:
1. rubber platmat with decent design.
2. cool protector. much better design compare to the old zexal olds IMO.
3. SECRET promo cards, yes i love SECRET cards. haha!

only have to agree that putting HOPE in is a total waste of space, just how many times do you want to reprint it?zzz...

anyway, im hoping a red colour deck pro with the same design with be out soon. other than that, still wondering what cards will be printed in the remaining cards.

on a side note, x-saber caught my interest again. and there is something nice for me to share.

M-saber!

M = 1000 in roman numerals. X = 10, so we have:

X-saber = 10 = 10^1 = 1st generation
XX-saber = 10 x 10 = 100 = 10^2 = 2nd generation
M-saber = 1000 = 10^3 = 3rd generation

haha! see the link? would be thrilled if konami can release more x-saber supports. coz i love them!

shall do some intense research on their combos soon after my exams.

LOL! I just knew it!

2011-11-01T22:33:00.002+08:00

haha! damn you konami!

from: http://blog.livedoor.jp/hanewata/

2012年1月7日
遊戯王ゼアルOCG「GOLD SERIES 2012」

カードの枠、イラスト枠が金色に輝くゴールドレアカードを封入！
ゴールドシリーズ第4弾が登場です。
これまでにデュエルで広く使われ、現在でも人気の高い歴代カード20種類をセレクトした収録内容です。

【再録カード】
GS04-JP0XX 《カオス・ソルジャー－開闢の使者－》

yeah, so we all know why soldier is unbanned.lol!

konami really knows how to drain our money.

Hyperion

2011-10-29T02:53:00.002+08:00

Since angel is the meta now, and Hyperion, being their boss should be given a little more attention.

coincidentally, we have the movie "immortals" coming up in November, which is a must watch movie for me, so i guess it is about time that we share some information about him.

taken from wikipedia:

Hyperion:

Hyperion (Greek Ὑπερίων, "The High-One") was one of the twelve Titan gods of Ancient Greece, the sons and daughters of Gaia (the physical incarnation of Earth) and Ouranos (literally meaning 'the Sky'), which were later supplanted by the Olympians.[1][2] He was the brother of Cronus. He was also the lord of light, and the Titan of the east. He was referred to in early mythological writings as Helios Hyperion (Ἥλιος Υπερίων), 'Sun High-one'.

according to the movie:

Years after the Titanomachy, the Titan Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) declares war on humanity. He searches for the Epirus Bow, a legendary weapon created by the war god Ares (Daniel Sharman), which will allow him to free the rest of the Titans from Tartarus and take revenge on the Olympians who brought about their downfall. In accordance with ancient laws, the gods are unable to take a side in the war between Hyperion and humanity. It is left to a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill), chosen by Zeus (Luke Evans) and accompanied by the priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and a slave named Stavros (Stephen Dorff), to protect his homeland and save the gods.

after reading the intro on immortals, realized that Hyperion is not someone of good character. LOL. initially i thought he was and thats why we have him inside the angel structure deck. haha. guess i was wrong.

its really nice to see how yugioh incorporates these myths and legends into the game and we can learn more about these legends by checking up. in other words, yugioh is a kind of educational game after all? haha!

anyway, hope u all can support this movie and love it as much as i do, even though i havent watch it yet. by the way, i am not doing any sort of advertisment for the film. LOL. just sharing i thought might be interesting and side track from yugioh for a while. =)

Six Sam TG Agent Decklist ENG

2011-10-27T11:20:00.003+08:00

as requested, there you go. eng translation of the deck mentioned previously.

monster (23)

hermit x 2

earth x 3

venus x 3

holy ball x 3

hyperion x 3

junk synchron x 1

critter x 1

BLS x 1

tg striker x 3

tg warwolf x 3

magic (9)

heavy storm x 1

rota x 1

mind control x 1

reborn x 1

book of moon x 1

pot of duality x 2

mst x 2

trap (8)

PWWB x 2

bottomless x 2

7 tools x 1

solemn warning x 1

solemn judgement x 1

torrential x 1

Why I say the Japs are creative

2011-10-26T23:10:00.002+08:00

Over the years, it is common that the Jap never fail to surprise us with their creativity at innovating already "bottleneck" decks.

Take for example, TG agent has already been so stable and everyone just copy it wholesale. still, they are able to come up with another promising version.

Presenting to you: 【六武TG代行天使】aka Six sam TG agent angel

this deck had won the 2nd place at a recent team tournament 高槻ＣＳ.

モンスター(23枚)
六武衆のご隠居×2枚
創造の代行者　ヴィーナス×3枚
神秘の代行者　アース×3枚
神聖なる球体（ホーリーシャイン・ボール）×3枚
マスター・ヒュペリオン×3枚
ジャンク・シンクロン
クリッター
カオス・ソルジャー　－開闢の使者－
ＴＧ　ワーウルフ×3枚
ＴＧ　ストライカー×3枚

魔法(9枚)
大嵐
増援
精神操作
死者蘇生
月の書
強欲で謙虚な壺×2枚
サイクロン×2枚

罠(8枚)
鳳翼の爆風×2枚
奈落の落とし穴×2枚
盗賊の七つ道具
神の宣告
神の警告
激流葬

Upon analyzing you will realize that this deck incorporates the most important element of six sam into it: the free shien lock every turn. and that is also why this deck caught my eyes.

Many still remember vividly how six sam used to dominate the meta when there is still 3 shiens around. locking your opponent for spell/trap negation every single turn.

by using hermit, it creates a very powerful combo with agent. simply special summon hermit, normal summon ~~earth, search for venus~~ striker and synchro into shien. you get a free shien lock now, and next turn you can preceed to use venus to make gantetsu or whatever stunts you wish to execute. of course there are many other ways of doing it, just putting up an example for illustration purpose.

not only that, as many have complained the redundancy of having balls in your hand. this deck fits in PWWB and allows your to dump useless balls into the grave. this move nets 2 results:
1. dumping ball into grave serves as a food for hyperion destruction later or when needed.
2. PWWB away the useless things that you give your opponent, letting him drawing into another useless card that is of no value in that situation. basically, you had just wasted his draw.

awesome tech i would say. it is the creativity of these brilliant people that spice up our meta every now and then and the willingness to try out new styles that refreshes our game!

good job, jap OCG players! as always. =)

EDIT: thank you guys for pointing out the mistakes, really rusty with YGO. :/

NO.7 Lucky stripe

2011-10-25T22:14:00.000+08:00

Finally back with a post. LOL.

i miss the times when there is still angelic donations around, or aka graceful charity. and konami give us this:

3 Level 7 monsters

Effect: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to roll a six-sided die twice; until your opponent's next End Phase, this card's ATK becomes 700 × the highest die result, then if the sum of the die rolls equals 7, choose and activate 1 of these effects: ● Send all other cards on the field to the Graveyard. ● Special Summon 1 monster from your hand or either player's Graveyard. ● Draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards from your hand.

NOTE:
1. you can activate its effect 3 times in the same turn, since it doesnt have the restriction that you can only activate once per turn.
2. 1st effect: states "send" instead of destroy. which means stardust, my body etc cannot be use to negate this.
3. 2nd effect: needless to say, we all love special summons, dont we?
4. 3rd effect: really catchy effect. 3 free graceful charity in a SINGLE turn?!?

With regard to 3rd effect:
1. dandy would definitely love this.
2. Dark world loves this to the max. imagine having it discarding 6 DW monsters in 1 turn. WOW!OTK anyone?haha!

but the problem lies in how to get this beast out? as of now, there is no simple or effective way of getting this out without wasting too much resources. we still have to wait for konami to release more supports for this card.

maybe dragon decks are able to pull this off rather easily? not so sure...cant think of any combos currently. haha.

so if you find an effective way of getting this out, please do share! haha!

i have to say i really love graceful charity. LOL!

random rants: i want my holiday so badly, so that i can start playing yugioh again. but school is really...haiz. hectic. =(

Tragoedia rocks!

2011-09-18T00:23:00.001+08:00

as topic, i really really really love this card. LOL!

Effect: You can Special Summon this card from your hand when you take Battle Damage. This card gains 600 ATK and DEF for each card in your hand. Once per turn, you can send 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard to take control of 1 face-up monster your opponent controls with the same Level as the sent monster. Once per turn, you can select 1 monster in your Graveyard; this card's Level becomes the same as that monster's, until the End Phase.

Lets take a look at his effects first:

1. ability to special summon himself during the damage step.
2. adjustable atk and def.
3. permanent snatch steal.
4. adjustable level.

this card is really a beast in a light lord deck, which highlights its most important effect: permanent snatch steal.

in lightlord deck, there are a myriad number of levels for selection:
level 2 for ryko
trooper for level 3
lyla and friends for level 4
celestia for level 5
chaos sorcerer for level 6
gorz for level 7
judgment for level 8!

stealing away your opponent's monster means:
1. you had "wasted" one of your opponent's normal summon.
2. ability to attack with the monster.
3. ability to use the effect of the monster.
4. ability to exceed/ synchro with the monster.

taking opponent's shien via celestia is really not a joke since the shien now is so important!

furthermore the ability to adjust its level makes synchro an ease.

having a potential beatstick of 3600ATK and DEF is not funny at all!

i have realized that tragoedia is rather game changing in such deck, especially so with the outstanding capabilities of taking away opponent's monster. and whats more, you can play 2 of it now! how great!

of course, this card also fits in to angel etc.

its really a card that is able to give the deck the extra ompf!and i LOVE snatch steal. haha!

Chaos Lord

2011-09-11T12:47:00.002+08:00

Currently testing this deck out, still a few adjustments here and there.

Looks kind of promising to me.LOL. and tested well on duelnet too.

tried to incoperate a beckoning light since i dont play reincarnation and its really a waste seeing JD and soldier go all the way down to the grave.haha

cant wait to go for tourneys. i miss tourneys!

Anyway comments, rates, fixed welcome. thank you and have fun dueling.

Magic Drain

2011-09-09T00:46:00.005+08:00

Was testing with sunny the other day and he pointed out the use of magic drain which we furthered our discussion on the usefulness of magic drain against angels.

Effect: Negate the activation of an opponent's Spell Card, and destroy it. Your opponent can discard 1 Spell Card to negate this card's effect.

As the angels have transformed into a deck without the reliance of traps, the use of magic cards increase. hence it is always good to reduce their magic cards.

siding in 3 of these means you can effectively "waste" 6 magic cards (assuming that they discard 1 more magic to negate this).

after taking care of their magic, you can then side in core destroyer or genex bomb to take care of their monsters.

have to test out more on this and see how it goes. haha!

qualifier tournamnt

2011-09-05T00:01:00.000+08:00

Tried agent angel deck for local tourney today, which uses the march banlist.

this deck is really great.and the ability to remove agents in hand to special summon hyperion is awesome!

didnt expect this deck to perform so well today, really. and i didnt even have the phoenix.

so at top 8 playoff i was paired with my friend, and only one of us will be able to go to the final grand event. in the end i decided to let him go up, as i was too busy with school and stuff and couldnt afford the luxury to go.

hope he is able to emerge as the champion and do us proud!haha!

having a tough decision whether to play chaos lord or tg angel.hmmm...

i miss yugioh

2011-09-02T01:11:00.002+08:00

i miss yugioh! really i do!

really got tied down by endless projects, homeworks, trainings and events!

hope i can get accustom to this lifestyle soon and find a way to play yugioh back again.

Beginning of judgment!

2011-08-20T18:46:00.002+08:00

Formed this twilight deck for september banlist.

Monster (27):

JD x 3

chaos soldier x 1

DAD x 1

chaos sorcerer x 2

lyla x 2

ryko x 2

jain x 1

garoth x 1

lumina x 1

celestia x 1

wulf x 2

ehren x 1

carrier x 1

bulb x 1

honest x 1

gorz x 1

tragoedia x 1

guardna x 2

d.d.crow x 2

magic (13):

heavy storm x 1

MST x 3

reincarnation x 1

solar recharge x 3

charge x 1

reborn x 1

dark hole x 1

foolish burial x 1

reinforment x 1

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no decree or whatsoever, 3 MSTs, 1 storm, lyla and celestia is enough to clear the backrows.

furthermore, there is no such thing of seeing 5 backrows set and end turn again.LOL.

might make some amendments to it, still fine tuning it at the current stage. have fun!

JAP WIKI BANLIST LEAKS!

2011-08-15T12:24:00.000+08:00

source: http://yugioh-wiki.net/index.php ... &age=1#l9b3fce8

currently no photo yet.

新限制：
0->1《カオス・ソルジャー－開闢の使者－》
0->1《月読命》
3->1《神秘の代行者アース》
3->1《真六武衆－シエン》
3->1《ＴＧハイパー・ライブラリアン》
3->1《フォーミュラ・シンクロン》
2->1《ローンファイア・ブロッサム》
3->1《紫炎の狼煙》
3->1《貪欲な壺》
新準限(限2)
3->2《氷結界の虎王ドゥローレン》
1->2《マシュマロン》
1->2《冥府の使者ゴーズ》
3->2《Reborn Tengu》
3->2《強欲で謙虚な壺》
1->2《モンスターゲート》
1->2《レベル制限Ｂ地区》
3->2《六武衆の結束》
1->2《グラヴィティ・バインド－超重力の網－》
解除限制
1->3《オーバーロード・フュージョン》
2->3《巨大化》
2->3《サイクロン》
2->3《おジャマトリオ》
2->3《魔法の筒》

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restricted:
chaos soldier
Tsukuyomi
agent earth
TSS shien
librarian
formula
lonefire
smoke signal
pot of avarice

semi-restricted:
dewloren
mashmallon
gorz
reborn tengu
pot of duality
monster gate
limit area B
six sam united
gravity bind

no longer restricted:
overload fusion
megamorph
cyclone
ojama trio
magic cylinder

Banlist speculation! UPDATED!

2011-08-14T23:34:00.004+08:00

ok found this in a hong kong forum. believe it at your own risk.haha!

ok enjoy.haha

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ok, since many have requested for tranlation, here is it:

banned:
trishula
librarian
declarer
trunade

limited:
1.junk synchron
2.e-call
3.heavy storm
4.shien smoke signal
5.tuning
6.e-hero another neos

semi-limited:
1.TSS kageki
2.faultroll
3.lumina
4.ryko
5.agent-earth
6.pot of duality
7.mircale fusion

8.ultimate offering
9.gladiator beast war chariot

ok this is it.

Packed!

2011-08-13T18:30:00.002+08:00

my schedule is totally packed to the max for this month.

totally no time for yugioh. sigh...

hope to attend some tournaments soon!

Offering gadget

2011-07-20T22:12:00.000+08:00

i have always feel that the lack of synchro-ing in gadget is a pity.

so it is best if we can incorporate some karakuri element to it. by just fitting in the karakuri tuners.

in this way, offering gadget give you more explosive moves and wider range of options.

getting bureido out, special summon 1 karakuri tuner and then offering a gadget, proceed to synchro burei/bureido. rinse and repeat is simply awesome!

haha!

Team Tourney

2011-07-18T23:16:00.000+08:00

After seeing the Malaysia has its first qualifier. i begin to think about the possible decks that works well as a team.

after some thoughts...

i begin to feel that...

structure deck rules!

a possible combination would be

1. dark world: totally can avoid the stable traps and still as strong.just play the virus variant.
2. agent angel: can set it to have all the stable traps and magic, depending on your team.
3. offering gadget/fortress style: can avoid the stable traps and play the offering way.plus it can easily avoid the use of stable magic since it mainly uses smashing ground, creature swap etc.

coming to think of it, main deck should be much of a problem. the tricky part is the side deck. where you have to really share the cards.

i believe one thing though, dig up some "ancient" powerful cards that used to shine but dies currently. this way, your opponent wouldnt be prepared for it. nor will its sidedeck. again, its the surprise element there.

placing plays another important part. so choose your order very carefully. i shall use this story as an analogy.LOL...

long long ago, in a far far away land.Sun Tzi was discussing with the emperor...ok, to cut things short!

Emperor bet with some guy on three races, namely race A,B and C. however, the emperor keep losing on each race. so Sun Tzi suggest the use of tactics to win it.

since horse A on A" always lose, and horse B on B" always lose and horse C on C" always lose. he simply swapped the order to become:

C on A" - emperor loses 1 match.
A on B" - emperor wins 1 match.
B on C" - emperor wins 1 match.

so overall, the emperor wins! hope you guys get the idea. anyway its a true story, just that im lazy to google it. saw it on Sun Tzi's show many years back.

team play is all about tactic, make full use of it!

New cards

2011-07-13T14:10:00.001+08:00

new card information has been released on shriek. and there are some things that caught my attention.

Effect: Once per turn, you can activate this effect by removing 1 of this card exceed material monster. draw 1 card. afterwards,shuffle 1 card from your hand to your deck.

first thing that came off to my mind is gadgets. free recycling and drawing. refresh your hand by returning 1 gadget back.

but then the point is, how to get this thing out in a gadget deck?LOL.

nowadays, cards that are able to draw=good. and i believe somehow or rather some decks is able to abuse this.

who knows?we may be able to see people abusing it with SKULL SERVANT or WIGHTMARE.haha!

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wind/dragon - tuner

ATK: 300 DEF: 900

Effect: Once per turn, you can activate this effect by selecting 1 face-up monster you control. the selected monster is treated as dragon-type until the end phase.

another member soon to join debris dandy i think. able to special summon out by debris dragon easily and it is a tuner!

debris pull, join doppel. synchro doppel and this for librarian. tokens synchro with debris for orient dragon, remove 1 and then draw 1.

pretty cool. that is wait till we get the orient dragon first.LOL.

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Effect: when this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to grave, during your opponent's next turn, your opponent cannot normal summon or special summon a level 5 or higher monster.

i believe many would rush to get this card once it is out. with an attack of 2800 and doesnt have any specific synchro requirement, coupled with the ability to lock down opponent's normal and special summon of level 5 and above monster. this is good!

locking your opponent for 1 turn means that your opponent can only summon some small next time. and if you summon something small, it is at the mercy of this card. which means this card creates a vicious cycle for your opponent because there arent many things below level 5 that can get rid of this card effectly. though 1 example would be ryko. but then again, this cycle lasts for another turn.

this card plus another monster on field can almost win the game. just keep pushing and destroying monsters with this card and attack with the other.

out of a sudden, this reminds me of yata lock.LOL.

the transmigration prophecy

2011-07-08T23:28:00.000+08:00

i think this card is really pretty awesome, especially when quite of the few decks that resolves or relies on their respective "gates".

Effect:Select 2 cards from the Graveyard(s), and shuffle them into their owner's Deck(s).

notice that it says 2 cards, which means ANY cards in BOTH players' graveyard.

in gravekeeper, when all 3 necrovalleys are destroyed. activate this and return back to deck. since you have stele, you can pretty much "commandant" it again and reuse.

six sam same thing, the era when only 1 gate is allowed, recycling the gate and you may draw it again via united. even best, you can recycle the gate or unite if you want.

in dark world, similarly when your dark gate gets destroyed. recycle it back and you may search it via snow and reuse again.

main decking this card may even come in handy sometimes, like against dandy or grave BF.

IMO, we should really try this card out!

Rescue rabbit

2011-07-06T23:46:00.000+08:00

Pretty useful in gladiator beast decks, at least it helps to speed up their process faster.

the days with only 1 book of moon makes test tiger so much stronger compared to the days with 3 book of moon.

as we all know, andal serves as a beat stick and that is it. but with rescue rabbit out and test tiger, it makes one of the andals able to special summon another gladiator beast out.

with a new gladiator beast that is able to tag, you can easily tag for gyzarus.

or a rescue rabbit will net you the essedari, but i still hate it for not having the tagging out effect. damn it!

coming to think of it, if essedari was really able to tag out, gladiator beasts would have become tier 1 immediately with rescue rabbit. maybe the TCG side saw what the OCG side was releasing and it was all carefully planned after all.

if essedari was able to tag, rescue rabbit into essedari, attack and then tag out for bestiari and some random monster. bomb one backrow, contact again for gyzarus and bomb another 2. LOL. can you imagine how chaotic that would be?

as of now, i cant wait to try this combo(rescue rabbit + test tiger) out, hope it improves the already lay down (though once in a while we still see it top, but you would have to agree that its peak days were gone)gladiator beast deck.

Busy busy

2011-07-05T23:51:00.000+08:00

luckily i have my new and first ever touch screen phone to keep me company over my worlds failure.

sobs.

never mind, try again next time.=)

Good Luck

2011-07-03T02:33:00.002+08:00

Nationals coming up in a few more hours, so just enjoy the game and have fun!

Random updates

2011-07-01T22:08:00.000+08:00

ok, i shall not write about how good or bad rescue rabbit is since almost everyone has written about it in one way or another. just some personal opinion, it is indeed very cute.LOL.

singapore's championship starts this sunday, wishing everyone all the best and enjoy the game here. have been busying deciding on the sidedecks and stuff.

seriously, i think that photon shockwave is much better than generation force with so many new and usable cards around. such as the new dinosaur type.and the following interesting cards aside from the exceeds:

1. ruler's penetrating gaze, reminds me of proof of powerlessness.
2. fragment of greed.
3. rescue rabbit.
4. unfathomable trap hole.
5. photonise.

whats more, it adds on with more supports to the mainspring archtype. lets hope that the evoldor and the mainspring archtype will not fail as much as the previous koaki meru.LOL.

alright, shall proceed with my sidedeck tasks. =p

Rulings

2011-06-26T23:27:00.000+08:00

As worlds is coming, would like to write some post regarding rulings. As rulings can make you win/lose the game at times. so i had select a few and would like to mention them.

taken from jap wiki:

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Glow up bulb

Ｑ：効果解決時に墓地にこのカードが存在しなくなった場合、デッキの一番上のカードを墓地へ送る処理は行いますか？
Ａ：はい、行います。(11/01/03)

Q: If this card is no longer present in the graveyard when the effect resolves, the process of sending a card to the graveyard on top of the deck I do?
A: Yes, do. (11/01/03)

Ｑ：《次元の裂け目》が存在してる時、このカードの効果を発動できますか？
Ａ：効果でデッキの一番上のカードを墓地へ送るため、発動できます。また、デッキの上のカードが除外された場合でも特殊召喚する効果は適用されます。(10/08/19)

Q: "Rip dimension" when she is present, can trigger the effect of this card?
A: To send a card to the Graveyard by the effect of the top of the deck can be triggered. Moreover, even if the effect of excluding special summon a card on the deck will be applied. (10/08/19)

Yeah, so that is pretty much for glow up bulb. though sending the top card is part of effect, and not a cost, you still have to send it even if glow up bulb is not in grave during resolution. think of it being D.crow.

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Formula synchron

when you accel synchro in your opponent's turn, your opponent has to warning formula and left the other materials untouched.

it will be too late to warning when accel synchro is performed and the monster is already out due to formula's effect.

think of it as you have to warning monster reborn and not warning the monster brought out by reborn.

you can only warning if your opponent's monster which uses it as a tuner during their turn, since it is just a normal synchro summoning.

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will try to update more if i come across any new ones. =)

Malaysia World Championship

2011-06-25T23:26:00.000+08:00

Malaysia will be having its big day tomorrow as it is theri world championship.

wish all the malaysian duelists all the best, have fun and enjoy your matches.

good luck to all! =)

Tengu plant

2011-06-24T00:16:00.000+08:00

Alright, so tengu kind of added too much power into the already awesome dandy deck.

look at the recent champions at PJ's website, most of the champions played tengu plant.

tengu is simply too amazing.and extremely annoying to get rid of. you remove one, there comes another. luckily the TCG's has yet to get their quasar yet. if not this will be totally devastating. as one tengu and one bulb can already make 2 librarians. getting quasar out with this deck is a breeze.

totally totally chaotic!

so i guess dandy kind of dominating the european side?lol.

as for our OCG side, it is still a tough fight between dandy, angels, grave bf and six sam i guess?

Dark world deck

2011-06-21T21:23:00.000+08:00

So the dark world storm has official hit japan, since dark world as expected topped several tournaments.

one thing to be sure though, as experienced by several structure decks before dark world (like that of machina fortress), we still see many variants of this deck.that is to said, this deck has yet to reach its mature stage. whereby there is one solid build.

the standard line up is there, but only one or two cards difference due to personal preference.

i guess it would take several weeks before the japanese can figure out a standard build for this deck, or so called "standard".

do try out and experiment with whatever ideas that you have, meanwhile waiting for the standard build to be revealed and then modify a little bit from there.LOL.

or should i say netdeck?LOL.kidding.

Interesting stardust ruling.

2011-06-20T01:13:00.000+08:00

Ok, so Lauren asked me to help him spread this new interesting ruling. really intriguing.lol

so here it goes:

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Ｑ．
手札から魔法カードを発動した時に「ホルスの黒炎竜 LV8」の効果をチェーンして発動した場合、「スターダスト・ドラゴン」の発動を無効にする効果を「ホルスの黒炎竜 LV8」に対して発動できますか？

また、セットされている魔法カードを表側にして発動した際にチェーンした「ホルスの黒炎竜 LV8」の効果に、「スターダスト・ドラゴン」の効果をチェーンして発動する事はできますか？

Ａ．
「ホルスの黒炎竜 LV8」の『魔法カードの発動を無効にする』効果は、フィールド上のカードを破壊する効果の扱いになりません。
したがって、「ホルスの黒炎竜 LV8」の効果にチェーンして、「スターダスト・ドラゴン」の無効にする効果を発動する事はできません。

taken from : http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=62735&event=FE0006

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from google translate:
Q:When you activate the magic card from your hand "LV8 Horus the Black Flame Dragon" is triggered by a chain of effects, "Stardust Dragon" the effect of invalidating the imposition of "LV8 Horus the Black Flame Dragon" to can I fire?

In addition, the chain when the top side and fired a magic card that is set "LV8 Horus the Black Flame Dragon" to the effect of "Stardust Dragon" to be triggered by a chain of effects possible?

A:"LV8 Horus the Black Flame Dragon" on "to disable the card's casting magic" effect does not become effective treatment to destroy the card on the field.
Thus, "LV8 Horus the Black Flame Dragon" chained to the effect of "Stardust Dragon" to trigger an effect that can not be disabled.

basically in short, since the activation of the magic card is negated, it is never to be on the field, hence stardust cannot negate it.

interesting question that follows: so how is stardust vs stardust being ruled right now after this ruling takes effect?LOL.

expect to see major debates over this.haha. but konami is still konami, they have the final say. too bad. =(

ancient fairy dragon

2011-06-18T21:46:00.000+08:00

expect to see more of its appearance soon i believe, as dark world is looming.LOL.

Effect: Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you activate this effect. Once per turn, you can destroy a Field Spell Card. If you do, gain 1000 Life Points, and you can add 1 Field Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.

It doesnt matter if you want to special summon a monster or conduct your battle phase. whats more important is to get rid of that field spell!

destroy dark gate!

destroy necrovalley!

that will pretty much solve the problem and helps you to save your precious cyclone.

it has a pretty big butt, and its destruction effect is once per turn. so you can pretty much sit back and have fun destroying them.

and oh, dark gate's effect is a cost. so sad. still i am pretty excited to see dark world top in tournaments.

united we stand

2011-06-08T23:09:00.001+08:00

long long time ago, the era when 1900 blood volrus and gemini elf were god. united we stand is one of the few prominent stable cards. as time goes by, we are seeing lesser and lesser of its appearance.

not until recently, it had made a come back. and now, in angels.

at the 5th shikoku championship, the champion, including most of the angel players that topped the championship, mained not 1, not 2, but 3 united we stand! how cool is that?

most of us, have realized that at times, having too many balls in hand is really difficult to play, because of the low attacking power. what we can at now at best is to exceed into gangetsu and pump the atk and def of the remaining monsters on field.

but its different with united we stand! now imagine this:

with venus, you pay 1500LP, special summon 3 balls. equip united we stand to it. out of a sudden, you have a 4800atk venus STARING at your opponent!plus 3 balls, you are essentially able to deal a whooping 6300 damage to your opponent.

scare of losing your balls?no problems, you still can proceed to exceed for gangetsu. and your venus is now at 4400atk, which is only 400atk diffence. its even bigger than quasar dragon.LOL.

lets not forget, stacking 3 copies of united we stand can even overkill your opponent.LOL.

and also the recent bolt phoenix OTK, this deck can do it too!

try killing your opponent with all the balls.haha!

i shall go test play now.haha!

The Six Samurai - Yaichi

2011-06-05T22:33:00.000+08:00

so, its been a while since i last updated my blog. went for the national qualifier today, and lost at top 16 to Clarence. makes me wanna play six sam again.lol.

yaichi has seen some plays in the tournament today, as i saw two top4 players running it. and it is amazingly good.

Effect: Once per turn, while you control another "Six Samurai" monster with a different name, you can destroy 1 Set Spell or Trap Card. This monster cannot declare an attack during the turn this effect is used. If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy another "Six Samurai" monster you control instead.

Without heavystorm, people using plays 3-4 backrows and set it happily. most of the time, players often wonder how to get rid of it. now with this:

1. kageki + yachi = you want to warning/solemn kageki?if not free bomb.
2. yachi + grandmaster = free bomb
3. yachi + kizan = free bomb

and the most imba part is its a once per turn effect.LOL.

seeing how six sam floods the field so easily, makes me so tempted to play it again.lol.

Orient Dragon

2011-05-28T14:04:00.000+08:00

Excellent card in my opinion. especially for dandy.HOHO!

WIND/Dragon - Synchro/Effect/6/2300/1300
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Monsters
When this card is Synchro Summoned, target 1 face-up Synchro Monster your opponent controls, banish that target.

Out of a sudden, debris dargon doesnt seem to be so lonely anymore.

and we dont have to rely on iron chain dragon, or maybe we have something more powerful to it.

First thing that catches your eye of course is its banish effect to banish a synchro monster which is face up.

next thing you would realize is that its effect is mandatory.which means no messing with timing issue. how nice!

however, targeting effect is not really that great when your opponent has book of moon etc. once its target is gone, its effect just fizzles.

i have personally LOVE cards that are able to banish cards from play. totally no grave, no reborn for you. which is very devastating. hence until now, i am waiting for dear BMOC to come back.LOL.

though it doesnt have a decent attack of 2500 like that of iron chain, its effect has more than cover for its weakness. just imagine taking revenge on your opponent's trishula, stardust, scrap dragon etc.

another generic card i believe.

At a lost

2011-05-25T23:57:00.000+08:00

Sigh...national qualifier is coming up and i have not even decided what deck to play let alone train on it.

end up, playing dota and never even bothered to train at DN. which isnt what i should be doing at the moment.

Come on give me a sign what deck i should be playing!

Major change to card text!

2011-05-24T23:40:00.002+08:00

Just some changes to the new card text which means ruling etc clearer, however, the new phrasing reminds me of MAGIC THE GATHERING.LOL.

taken from konami website: http://www.konami.com/yugioh/articles/?p=2915#more-2915

1. ‘Remove from play’ is now ‘Banish’

The phrase ‘remove from play’ is being replaced with the single word ‘banish’:
Old:
Remove from play 1 face-up monster.
New:
Banish 1 face-up monster.

Cards that were ‘removed from play cards’ will now be called ‘banished cards’:
Old:
Both players Special Summon as many of their removed from play monsters as possible.
New:
Both players Special Summon as many of their banished monsters as possible.

The old ‘remove from play’ phrase could get clunky sometimes. In normal English you would say ‘remove 1 monster from play’. But that becomes a problem when it was something like ‘remove 1 face-up Warrior-Type EARTH monster with 1500 or more ATK that attacked last turn from play’. By the time you get to the words ‘from play’ at the end, you’ve forgotten where you started.

Because of this, a few years ago we shifted to ‘remove from play’ as a sort of super-keyword, that you would never break up. But it sometimes ran into other clunkiness problems.

‘Banish’ as a single word is simple, short, and clean. And will make a lot of card texts easier on the brain.

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2. ‘Is removed from the field’ is now ‘Leaves the field’

Another problem with ‘remove from play’ is that people kept getting it mixed up with ‘remove from the field’, which is something totally different. So now these terms will be ‘banished’ and ‘leaves the field’, instead.

‘Banished’ (which used to be ‘removed from play’) means that the card goes off the board into that special place not depicted on the Game Mat.

‘Leaves the field’ (which used to be ‘is removed from the field’) means that something was on the field, then went to the Graveyard, or to the hand, or was banished. (Note that effects that activate when a card leaves the field do NOT activate if it goes from the field to the Deck, since it gets lost in the shuffle.)

Old:
When this card is removed from the field, Special Summon 1 “Reborn Tengu” from your Deck.
New:
When this card leaves the field, Special Summon 1 “Reborn Tengu” from your Deck.

The only place you’ll see ‘remove’ from now on is when removing counters. Like ‘Remove 1 Spell Counter.’

As you can see, the word ‘remove’ was pulling triple duty, to mean 3 different things. This has now been fixed.

Take a look at what this does to cards like Plaguespreader Zombie:
Old:
If you do, remove this card from play when it is removed from the field.
New:
If you do, banish this card when it leaves the field.

The new text is a lot less confusing.

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3. Piercing Battle Damage

During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.

You’re probably familiar with this phrase. You won’t be seeing it any more.

This effect has been around for years, but we’re simplifying the wording to just say the monster can do ‘piercing Battle Damage’.
Old:
During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.
New:
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing Battle Damage to your opponent.

Note that the piercing effect only applies to Battle Damage. Which means that you still need to get to damage calculation so that Battle Damage actually happens. In other words, just because the wording is changing doesn’t mean this is some magical new thing that happens when the attack is declared.

This change will also be on cards that give piercing Battle Damage to another card. Something like Dragon’s Rage would look like this:
Old:
During battle between an attacking Dragon-Type monster you control and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of the attacking monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.
New:
Dragon-Type monsters you control inflict piercing Battle Damage when they attack a Defense Position monster.

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4. ‘Selected as an attack target’ is now ‘targeted for an attack’

This change is pretty minor, but it makes things easier to understand, especially for new players. Let’s take Marauding Captain as an example:
Old:
Your opponent cannot select another face-up Warrior-Type monster as an attack target.
New:
Your opponent cannot target face-up Warrior-Type monsters for attacks, except this one.

The new phrasing is more direct and to-the point.

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5. Hero monsters are now (mostly!) HERO monsters

We have 3 kinds of ‘Hero’ monsters from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX right now: Elemental Heroes, Destiny Heroes, and Evil Heroes. Coming soon we’ll be adding Masked Heroes and Vision Heroes to that list.

Right now, on cards like Elemental Hero Stratos, we write out ‘Elemental Hero, Destiny Hero, or Evil Hero card’ for effects that work on all 3 kinds. Instead of adding ‘or Masked Hero, or Vision Hero’ in the future, we’re going to pull a comic book-style retcon, and just change the names of all the GX Hero-class monsters from Hero to HERO (all-caps).

This applies to monster card names:
Elemental HERO Tempest
Destiny HERO Dasher
Evil HERO Dark Gaia

As well as effects. Elemental HERO Stratos for example would say:
Add 1 “HERO” monster from your Deck to your hand.

Spell/Trap Cards are mostly unaffected, since they have lower-case names already and are not Hero-class monsters.

There are 3 exceptions to this rule. For monsters, Hero Kid is going to stay Hero Kid since it’s not old enough to be a full-fledged HERO. On the other hand, Hero’s Bond will become HERO’S Bond. But HERO Flash!! will become Hero Flash!!.

We plan to reprint most of these cards soon with the corrected names and texts. So everyone who wants to use the revised names can play with those updated cards, to avoid confusion.

But for now, until Masked HERO and Vision HERO cards start showing up, none of this will affect your gameplay at all.

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Keep these changes in mind as we go over the other, bigger changes you’ll be seeing on your cards very soon.

Sidedecking skills

2011-05-20T22:29:00.000+08:00

Got hold of this list from PJ and take an extra look at his sidedeck. you will be staring for a while before some of you may go: Eureka!

Noel Garde (Gladkeepers):
3 Gravekeepser's Spy
3 Gravekeepser's Recruiter
2 Gravekeepser's Commandant
2 Gravekeepser's Descendant
1 Spirit Reaper
1 Effect Veiler
1 Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
1 Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind

3 Pot of Duality
2 Gravekeeper's Stele
2 Necrovalley
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Forbidden Lance
1 Forbidden Chalice
1 Book of Moon
1 Dark Hole

3 Dimensional Prison
3 Seven Tools of the Bnadit
2 Solemn Warning
1 Trap Stun
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
1 Royal Oppression
1 Solemn Judgment

Side:
3 Gladiator Proving Ground
3 Gladiator Beast War Chariot
2 Gladiator Beast Laquari
2 Gladiator Beast Equeste
1 Gladiator Beast Darius
1 Gladiator Beast Retiari
1 Gladiator Beast Murmillo
1 Gladiator Beast Hoplomus
1 Gladiator Beast Bestiari

Extra:
2 Gladiator Beast Gyzarus
1 Gladiator Beast Heraklinos
1 Gladiator Beast Essedarii
1 Trishula
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Stardust
1 Armor wing
1 Arcanite
1 Black rose dragon
1 ancient fairy
1 gaia
1 brionac
1 calidor

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switching from gravekeepers to gladiator beast? you bet!

here is the trick.

many would have studied the mechanics of gravekeepers inside out by now, because it is always topping in major official tourneys.

so, many would have throw in things like(just to name a few).

1-2 holy light

1-2 crossout

1-2 dark imprisoning mirror

now, out of a sudden, you realize that you are facing an entirely different deck/opponent! how great! the 6-7 cards that you have carefully planned out earlier is now absolutely useless!

i have made a post quite some time ago, that sidedeck should be in a way to counter what your opponent sides in. this is the best example that i am talking about.

to sidetrack a little, that is also why infernities back in the good old days have sided in hero's rule 2, because they are afraid of d.d crow and the like. to side against what their opponent sides!

and its pretty simple in this case, all he has to do is to replace the 3 pot with 3 proving ground, gravekeeper's stele with chariot, gravekeeper monsters with gladiator beast. and you are good to go.at the same time, you can still keep that 1-2 necrovalley to counter grave-based decks.

now, laugh at your opponent when he happily draw what he had just sided.

crossout? ops...

dark mirror? ops...

holy light? ops...

just wonder, how practical is this in reality, even though he finished top 16 for the event. not yet whether he sided the same thing for YCS milan where he came in 2nd.

want to find out? test it out at your local tourneys!

Dueling Network

2011-05-19T22:22:00.001+08:00

So, needless to mention after baha and DS promoted this site, many have flock to use the site to train and duel or whatever.

pretty good software in my opinion. in fact, it is very good considering it is free. and now we have an online platform where we can duel freely, no more stupid bots like those in the PSP game.

testing decks' consistency before you really go into buying the cards is really economical especially for budget players like myself.LOL. too poor.

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and now for the things that i hate:

1. the bullshit A.S.S system.

met a few, he equip safe zone on his junk synchro, and i have 1 grepher on field. he dark hole. i said your safe zone doesnt protect your monster from it. he ASS-ed me.

he lost, so he ASS-ed me.

morale of story, really an ASS system.LOL.

2. cannot sidedeck and hence cannot test your sidedeck.

3. no rematch button whereby it resets everything and starts a new duel.

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overall, pretty cool and pretty good! wonderful to those who cannot go to tourneys and practice decks very often. now we have found a new heaven for ourselves.

I am going to ENJOY now! haha!

thunder end dragon

2011-05-18T14:57:00.000+08:00

レベル８通常モンスター×２
１ターンに1度、このカードのエクシーズ素材を取り除いて発動する事ができる。
このカード以外のフィールド上に存在するモンスターをすべて破壊する。

2 x level 8 normal monster

effect: once per turn, you can activate this effect by removing 1 of this card's exceed material monsters from play. destroy all other monsters on the field.

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level 8 normal monster? reminds me of something, blue eyes white dragon...

in a demise deck!

swing of memory to get this beast out is free!

having a raigeki effect is too good!

hopefully we have other supports for this card as well. =)

maybe can form back demise.LOL!

Fish synchro

2011-05-18T00:12:00.000+08:00

Was pretty amazed by the capabilities of fish synchro so currently am trying to play around with it.

pretty interesting.

pretty fun.

planning to do a video when i have the time to feature a deck made by my friend.

haha!

and i want that foil trunade, dark hole, mst, dust tornado etc in the new beginner's edition!

BORING

2011-05-09T20:12:00.000+08:00

things really gets a little boring after...

browsing shriek day after day and you see only...

junk doppel...

six sam...

grave BF...

came in top. and generation force has yet to make any impact on the meta yet( i am talking about exceed as a whole, not 1 or 2 cards)...

maybe thats why we have an alternative force called the antimeta?

LOL

Shooting Quasar dragon is the new LOVE!

2011-05-05T22:37:00.001+08:00

This is simply mind blowing! i am truly amazed by the creativity of the Japanese!

Getting this beast out is as simply as ABC, using just a...CLOUDIAN deck!

WHAT?

yeah...

you heard me, CLOUDIAN!

get ready for some action!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6V80Qi_FLc&feature=feedu

decklist here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8TXIzAqRQk&feature=feedu

Looks some tempting!LOL

convulsion of nature

2011-05-02T22:58:00.000+08:00

recently kinda interested in the following combo.LOL. but the cards involved is rather demanding, so its kinda tiring to get it worked.

Effect:As long as this card remains face-up on the field, both players must turn their respective Decks upside down and continue the current Duel.

Effect: Once per turn you can pay 500 Life Points to declare 1 card name. Pick up the top card from your Deck and if the card name is the one you declared, add it to your hand. If not, send the card you picked up to the Graveyard.

Effect: Once per turn, you can declare a card name, then reveal the top card of your Deck. If it is the declared card, add it to your hand. If not, return it to the top of your Deck.

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pretty self-explanatory, combo involves these 2 cards, namely archfiend's oath and diviner. problem is that you had to get convulsion of nature out fast, and there is pretty limited way to get it. which is also your main engine.

pretty interesting in a doppel deck, flip deck upside down. and you saw dandy as your next card while you realize that the effect of glow up bulb hasnt been used.

seeing your opponent's card is very good too. allowing you to predict his next move. coupled with cards like mind crush, d.d.designator.LOL.

Having the diviner fast out isnt a problem. since we have deep sea diva.

imagine you have archfiend's oath and convulsion of nature out, pay 500 LP. normal summon deep sea diva, special summon out diviner, and draw 2 cards.LOL. better still, proceed to synchro for librarian. and then do whatever combos that you can think of with your current hand.

of course, that's the ideal case. and i realize the engine is pretty limited in getting it work. sigh...

Disappointing

2011-04-30T00:16:00.000+08:00

so the much awaited GB was finally unveiled. and i am so sad.

Effect:2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters

This card can only be Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by returning the above cards you control to the Deck. (You do not use "Polymerization".)

other than another gladiator beast fusion, and its attack power, i have nothing much to say.

though its effect has been leaked, i chose not to believe. telling myself that it will have a much stronger effect.

but i was wrong.

never mind, i couldnt care about the higher attack power, but at least give me the normal gladiator beast tagging effect? sigh...

hope it could be of some use one day...

Future of gladiator beast

2011-04-27T23:29:00.002+08:00

While waiting for the new gladiator beast fusion to be released, i was thinking of what gladiator beast monsters lack in. as in the kind of effects that they have yet to obtain.

since now we have:

1. offense: laquari
2. defense: hoplomus
3. destroy monster: murmillo
4. destroy backrow: bestiari
5. negate magic/trap: heraklinos
6. destruction: gyzarus
7. magic/trap retrieval: equeste
8. monster revival: darius

of course the list above is not all, but just some that i would like to bring notice to and they are also the most frequently used cards.

we have almost all and everything but what we are lacking are the following.

now, this is what we dont have yet and i wish konami could release them. of course, if they do, it would be rather strong support!

1. discard opponent hand effect: think of spirit reaper
2. return 1 of opponent's card/monster back to hand during either player's turn: think of six sam enishi
3. a gladiator beast tuner: something as good as gale perhaps?
4. and of course a gladiator beast synchro monster: something as devastating as shien.LOL.

with this list of monster effects, i think gladiator beast monsters' effect will be more or less having all the monster effects that you would wish to have.LOL.

of course, if this really happens then gladiator beast will be tier 1 again in no time soon.haha! just some random imaginations, dont really expect it to happen.

would be great if it really happens.HAHA!

Tourney discovery

2011-04-25T20:20:00.000+08:00

So i went for a tourney yesterday and they followed the asia format. at first i thought that it starts at 2pm just that they had earlier registration, but my friend called me earlier telling me that it starts at 10. i had no choice but to drag myelf to the venue since i had already registered.

and this is what happened.LOL.

I didnt bring my sidedeck despite the fact that i looked at my other deckbox (which i put my sidedeck cards in it) but just somehow didnt manage to recall that my sidedeck was in it. and i left the house.

My extra deck includes absolute zero, lucky their stuff reminded me. another LOL, since i didnt really went to check my deck after forming it and totally forget about the asia format thingy.

played with my first opponent with a lanista.another LOL.

conclusion, i am really so sorry to have cause so much trouble to my first opponent, a judge and a head judge due to my carelessness. my heartfelt apology.

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anyway back to the main point, discovered at the tourney that splendid venus plus royal decree totally rocks your opponent off their boat. you can play all magic and traps you want while rendering your opponent's magic, trap totally useless.

and then the debate came in when this card that turns the tide of the game came forth:

Effect: You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack. Your opponent selects 1 random card from your hand. If it is a Monster Card, Special Summon it on your side of the field. If not, send it to the Graveyard.

player A activates this card and player B response with royal oppression. now the judge was called at this point and asked whether royal oppression can negate this card or not? the debate was at 2 sides:

1. royal oppression cannot negate this card as the special summon was uncertain.

2. royal oppression can negate this card because it can negate anything that "has a possible hint to special summon, regardless whether or not it is certain" ( i am putting this phrase loosely so dont catch me on this,haha)

i was curious as well, and decided to look this up. however neither wikia eng or jap wiki has an answer to this, so i asked the famous Ness00( the ruling god IMO) from pojo forum about this question and this was the answer that he gave me:

Royal Oppression's text is a little ambiguous. Its effect should actually tell you that it can negate the effect of a Card whose effect includes the possibility of Special Summoning something when it resolves (aside from negating Inherent Special Summons). This possibility may be subject to chance as well, much like Reasoning or Monster Gate.

Quote:

Your opponent can chain "Royal Oppression's" effect to negate "Monster Gate's" effect.

Quote:

You can activate the effect of "Royal Oppression" as a chain to "Monster Gate". No cards will be picked up, and no monster will be Special Summoned (The opponent still must have Tributed a monster as a cost).

Oppression is different to effects like Stardust Dragon that require that the effect they aim to negate is GRANTED to destroy something. Oppression only cares about a Special Summon being included in the effect that it aims to negate.

A Hero Emerges attempts a Special Summon. It may fail, sure, but since it includes a Special Summon as part of its effect, Oppression can negate its effect.

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yup, so this is what he said and it pretty much made sense to me. so what do you think? whats your stand on this?just a general discussion. hehe

Random rant

2011-04-24T01:04:00.000+08:00

alright i am getting really frustrated.LOL. why is it that they have to release the new GB monster last?

it'd better be good!after keeping the suspense for so long. dont make me drop my spectacles.haha.

GB!

Dark World!

2011-04-20T22:36:00.000+08:00

The "new" dark world arrives soon, making some trembles while leaving some thrilled. for me, i am thinking of the ways to counter them. because i dont have dark world dealings etc, and i believe they are so gonna be expensive! so i dont bother to buy them all. haha!

some useful cards...

Effect: Any monster sent to the graveyard is removed from play instead.

Effect:Negate the activation of the effect of an Effect Monster that activates in the hand or Graveyard, and remove it from play.

i didnt bother to mention oppression, since all special summon decks hates it.LOL.

As usual, dimension fissure wrecks any graveyard based deck, or related decks. like your machina fortress, and dark world is no exception from it. gladiator beast decks can use this card to side against it. yes, you may argue that you have chariot. but one chariot is not enough to stop them all, and it is the very same reason why one chariot cannot fully stop dandy, because there are too many effects involved/played. one chariot is not enough. and you dont happen to draw 2 so frequently.

assaulting the weak point looks good in countering this deck as well, as it removes away their dark world monster, which is extremely important when it comes to removing away their grapha dragon god. again, same concept why you win half of the duel when machina fortress is removed from play. IMO, anything that is able to remove cards is extremely good, because you dont allow your opponent to reuse them again. with cards like pot of avarice, reborn, call of haunted etc. its simply too dangerous.

as of now, it is still uncertain what other supports that the new structure deck will be giving us, but rest assured that it will stirs up the meta. the question is, to what extend.

Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Asian Championship

2011-04-18T22:57:00.001+08:00

here is the result for the event, wanted to go there, but due to time and money constraint, dropped the idea. =(

Asia Finals
Champion : Singapore - Soh Jun Yuan (Junk Debris)

1st Runner-up : Korea - Noh Jea-Yeong (Six Samurai)

2nd Runner-up : Taiwan - Hsiao Wei Liu (?)

Fourthplace : Malaysia - 順利(Sung Lee) (Junk doppel)

so proud of our singapore rep Jun Yuan!yeah!

for the interview that i had with him earlier before his finals at malaysia, click here and scroll down.

the field card for the new dark world looks so freaking awesome and imba. gotta play this deck when its out!

lastly, congratz to Jun Yuan!

Grapha Dragon God of Dark World

2011-04-17T22:11:00.000+08:00

Alright, so konami has unveiled the new boss monster for dark world. and when i look at it. it reminds me of...

look at it closely...
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and now...

yes, thats the alien from the movie alien vs predator.LOL. so alike to me, just that they have enhanced the creature a bit and add in a little bit of wings etc to make it look more "bossy?" haha.

alright to his effect: You can return 1 face-up "Dark World" monster you control to the hand, except "Grapha, Dragon God of the Dark World", to Special Summon this card from your Graveyard. When this card is discarded from the hand to the Graveyard by a card effect, select 1 card your opponent controls and destroy it. If this card was discarded by an opponent's card effect, look at 1 random card in your opponent's hand also. If that card is a Monster Card, you can Special Summon it to your side of field.

things coming to my mind, one for one throw bulb etc. the usual abuse like machina.LOL. but this time round with more deadly effect.haha.

LOL @ spirit reaper. very bad match up against dark world.haha.

konami becomes cleverer, as structure deck used to be a bunch of **** cards, maybe one or two reprints, but now, people are buying in set of threes, because you can simply form a deck out of it. and it is strong.

looking at the past, every structure deck becomes one of the metas.LOL. how strong!

on the other hand, today is the asia champ finals in malaysia. Cant wait to see who is the champ and the deck.hehe!

Ancient forest

2011-04-11T22:33:00.000+08:00

i still remember how this deck hypes up all the gladiator beast players when it was first released during the rescue cat + spy era, aka AKB time.

now that gladiator beast is back, with the introduction of lanista and with a new playing style fusing icaurs attack and more taps/magic to protect the gladiators beast. i am still excited at the thought of ancient gladiator beast.

Effect:When you activate this card, change any Defense Position monster(s) to face-up Attack Position. Flip Effects are not activated at this time. If a monster attacks, destroy it at the end of that turn's Battle Phase.

i still remember seeing one of the top japan GB decks running 2 copies of gladiator's beast battle manica, which protects the gladiator beasts from being destroyed by battle. think about it this way, with these 2 cards around, you can savely get rid of your opponent's monster with ancient forest, though at the expense of some life points. and you dont have to tag out a murmillo just to destroy their monster, you can tag something out more useful (according to situation) like laquari swinging for greater damage next turn etc.

whats more, in order to prevent the destruction of their own monsters. opponent is more likely to waste their cyclones just to get rid of this card, which means that your backrow is facing 1 lesser destruction card.

hero beat may have to waste their gemini spark just to destroy it.

against gravekeeper's you can also destroy their copy of necrovalley by playing this card.

feels like building a deck involving this concept. looks rather interesting.LOL.

only thing is that it might be rather slow and waste 3 precious slots for a gladiator beast deck which could have been used to put some other better cards. because drawing multiple copies of this card isnt fun at all.

hmm...

Exclusive interview!

2011-04-09T23:49:00.000+08:00

i finally had the chance to do an informal "interview" with our singapore asia champion Soh Jun Yuan today. the following is the "interview" that i had done with him.

I had used JY as his initials for the following dialogue, i hope you dont mind.haha. The following had been rephrased before i present to you, because i did not copy down exactly word for word of what he said. so please pardon me for that. but i had kept most of the content to its original.

ME: How much time do you usually invest your time in yugioh a week?
JY:only one day, and that is saturday. as i had other commitments,studies to juggle and this is also the busiest day of the week, as most tournaments are held on this day.

ME: Why did you choose blackfeather as your deck for the asia championship instead of other metas?

JY: I realize that BF is an all-rounder deck, which can counter other decks easily. it is also very stable after sidedecking comparing to the other top tier decks.

ME: What deck do you think would have won this year's asia championship?
JY:Not very sure, but i think most likely it will be infernities. as this deck had already came in first for some of the asia countries.

ME: How did you prepare yourself for the upcoming grand finals held in malaysia?
JY:Lots of testing with friends, and join the local tournaments.

JY: Why did you not ask me who was it that i am most afraid of in the singapore qualifier?

ME: Who?
JY: It was shifu(a doppel dandy player) and you. because doppel dandy is really fast, and they have effect veiler which can stop important stuffs. and i was scare of your six sam's loop.

ME:Alright, thanks for giving this chance to have a talk with you and wish you all the best for the upcoming finals at Malaysia and do singapore proud!

JY: Thank you.

A round of applause for our singapore champion please, and that is Jun Yuan for you. i hope this post had unveiled some of Jun Yuan's thoughts about the championship and his yugioh lifestyle for the readers and hope you enjoy it.

Lastly, do us proud in Malaysia Jun Yuan. =)

chaos hole

2011-04-08T23:35:00.000+08:00

i was looking through my pile of cards the other day and chance upon this card.

Effect: Pay 2000 Life Points. Negate the Summon of a LIGHT or DARK monster and remove it from play.

this might be useful when warning gets semi limited and people has been finding a viable substitute for it.

its really good against twilight beat. almost another 3 more copies of warning for you, provided you have enough lifepoints to pay.

suitable candidate for main/side/replacement slot for the 3rd warning in grave BF deck?

or maybe even in plant synchro?though rather situational.

and i still remember when it first came out, people was complaining how pain it is to pay 2000LP. and out of a sudden, with warning, people realize that 2000LP isnt that painful anymore.LOL.i am not comparing the effects of the 2 cards of course, but merely trying to point out how 2000LP's "value" fluctuates over time.

would be interesting tech, especially with the birds flying around here and there.LOL.

and the hot card right now: shooting quasar dragon is LIGHT? 0.o

better still, just simply pay 2000LP.

Curious

2011-04-06T21:18:00.000+08:00

as the title suggests, i am a little curious on the following things on 5ds anime.

1. what is the monster/dragon that always appears on top of yusei and aki at the end of the show?the gold gold colour thingy?

2. what is the identity of the crimson dragon?

hmm...

I'm back!

2011-04-05T21:56:00.000+08:00

went for a short trip and am finally back. bought lots of nice clothes.LOL.

still cannot decide what to play for this period, seeing doppel dandy getting tops alongside with grave BF is kinda boring. but, doppel is really fun with lots of combos for you to explore and execute.

and getting quasar dragon out is really fun, pity that i havent get a copy of it yet. =(

been away for a week and had since lost touch with yugioh, and am surprised to see psychic shockwave, reborn tengu. but what i was expecting was, is the GB fusion monster to be leaked. i mean having psychic shockwave and reborn tengu were nice, just that my attention was on the new GB fusion.

time to build a deck and play maybe. most probably will stick to doppel dandy.LOL. miss the drawing part of it.

shall update on card strategies soon. =)

Away

2011-03-27T23:31:00.002+08:00

I will be away for a while and will be back with some updates soon!

Chain disappearance

2011-03-27T01:24:00.001+08:00

After reading this ruling from TCG, i think its pretty cool!

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If you use Chain Disappearance on Formula Synchron, all copies of Formula Synchron will be removed from the Extra Deck.

From: Tyler Berger [mailto:darthluigi36@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 10:17 AM
To: US YGO Rules
Subject: Chain Destruction / Disappearance and the Extra Deck

There was a ruling made a while back, stating that if a Monster is summoned and Chain Destruction or Chain Disappearance were activated in response, any corresponding Monsters in the Extra Deck would also be affected, as well as in the Hand and Deck. I will post the link, but the site is either down for the moment or no longer exists, so it may not work. It was on an old Yu-Gi-Oh! Judge website. http://www.yu-judges.com/cat255_p7.htm#10

So I just want to confirm the status on that ruling. Will monsters Synchro and Fusion Monsters in the Extra Deck be affected by Chain Disappearance or Chain Destruction? If so, are there any other cards that mention the Hand or Deck like these two Traps which may also affect the Extra Deck?

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sources taken from pojo.

interesting to remove all copies of formula for dandy, fish decks. LOL.

Trap stun

2011-03-23T21:49:00.000+08:00

This card proves to be extremely important in this format, as cold wave and heavy storm got banned and book of moon got limited to one.

Effect: Negate the effects of all other Trap Cards on the field during this turn.

things that could threaten you(monsters) now includes solemn warning, bottomless, CED etc. and most of them arent counter traps.

so you can safely assume that one trap stun passes through, you can get ready to spam your combos all over the place. you dont really have to worry about ONE book of moon because most of the time it cannot really stop your combos. or maybe you can plan your combos that with one book of moon, it cannot be stopped.

in a sense that trap stun in this format becomes the NEW cold wave, as you see decks running in 2s of it.because like i mention, most traps that can really stop you are normal traps. even with solemn warning around, playing trap stun and letting it resolve renders solemn warning useless.

on a side note, we have solemn judgment, solemn warning. so god gave us a warning, and a judgment, but can we have a piece of advice from him?

and maybe, just maybe, we may have solemn advice in future? 0.o

Sidedecking 101

2011-03-21T23:54:00.000+08:00

As we all know, sidedecking is extremely important in yugioh. lucks for not being able to draw that sidedeck-ing cards aside, being able to side the RIGHT card at the RIGHT time is extremely important.

I used to think that regardless who goes first in a game does not affect the cards being sided in, and i was wrong. It all dawned on my when my friend told me how important it is and after reading J-speed's blog.

Let me use trap dustshoot to elaborate further.

We all know how important and crucial this card is especially when the era of delinquent duo is gone. Now ask yourself this question, if you need that extra 1 more slot in order to fill in your 1 sidedeck card and you are thinking of siding out this card. When would you choose to side this card out?

When you starts first?

When you starts second?

i think the answer is pretty obvious.

See that? Putting it in when you start second has no value in it, and may even harm you when you drew it in an inappropriate moment. and then you realize that you should have taken it out.

Though certain cards may perform a similar function, like for example, system down and cyber dragon, both are good cards against machines. now you go second, which one would you have chosen?

when your opponent sets 2-3 backrows and 2 machines on field, is it safer to special summon cyber dragon to contact for chimeratech or use system down better? because you knows or afraid of warning, bottomless etc. but rarely people plays cards that negates magic. of course you can keep on arguing which is better, but i hope you get my point.

Starting second may not be as disadvantage as it seems, with careful and proper planning and sidedecking, i believe you can turn the table around.

When life gives you lemon, make lemonade. =)

Gladiator beast strikes back?!?

2011-03-19T01:59:00.000+08:00

As the new TCG set is coming out, i cant wait for the new GB fusion monster to be released. meanwhile, im really excited to see a new GB support card. Gladiator taming.

Effect: If a "Gladiator Beast" monster is face-up on the field, select and activate one of these effects:
● Change the battle position of 1 face-up monster your opponent controls.
● Select 1 face-up "Gladiator Beast" monster your opponent controls. Take control of it until the End Phase.

firstly, its a build in semi-book of moon effect. that allows you to stop opponent's monster attack. rather useful when you are being stared by a larger monster.

secondly, its essentially a brain control for GB monsters for you. and whats more, you can attack with it. and with that, you can tag out and then tag in another monster of your choice while at the same time eliminated the opponent's GB monster.which can turns out to be very advantagous ( eliminate the monster; tag in a GB of your choice; and attacking of course) for you.

whats worrying is that this card targets, so book of moon will be a headache. but not to worry, its at one now! which makes this card even more versatile in a GB deck, especially in a mirror match!

really cant wait to get the new GB fusion monster, hopefully it will be good and pushes GB back to tier 1 again as i am a GB fan myself. =) its really fun playing this deck.haha.

on the other side, you cannot use tokens for exceed summon. too bad for those speculating on phantom skyblasters. so infernity, like i said, will really be great in this format.

please release the spoiler for the new GB fusion!

Spellcaster excellent support!

2011-03-16T21:56:00.001+08:00

I found this card to be extremely interesting in the next format. who doesnt when it comes to drawing?LOL.

《ワンダー・ワンド》
装備魔法
魔法使い族モンスターにのみ装備可能。装備モンスターの攻撃力は５００ポイントアップする。また、自分フィールド上に存在するこのカードの装備モンスターとこのカードを墓地に送る事で、自分のデッキからカードを２枚ドローする。

"Wonder Wand"
Magical Equipment
Only a monster can be equipped with a magician. ATK monster is up 500 points. Also, by sending this card to the graveyard and a monster on the field this card yourself, you draw two cards from your deck.

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translation is done via google as usual. and it is really great for gravekeepers.

better than formula + librarian combo!

cant wait to get the rest of the other cards in the new set, making spellcaster synchro another top tier deck?

and also, HUGE fish, water type supports are released in the new set. maybe because of the new face card of generation force is a water type monster?

and the new character in the anime is water related?HAHA!

coalancoth/ fish synchro may be even stronger! start collecting your coalancoth now!

YuGiOh Asia Championship!

2011-03-14T21:51:00.000+08:00

Report for the Asia Championship held yesterday.

Deck used: Six samurai.

Round 1
Opponent: Blackfeather
Score: OXO
Game 1: Infinite trishula loop
Game 2: got controlled after he dustshoot me on my first turn.
Game 3: Infinite trishula loop

Round 2
Opponent: Machina Karakuri
Score: OX-
Game 1: Controlled with backrow and shien, with
Game 2: No monsters, no gate, no dojo etc. only can struggle with book of moon and warning which is useless in that situation.
Game 3: Draw.

Round 3
Opponent: Blackfeather
Score: XOO
Game 1: He started first and controlled me, as i had no trunade or whatsoever to land my monsters safely.
Game 2: Controlled with shien and heavy backrow.
Game 3: Thought i was gonna lose as i ate icarus x 2 in TWO CONSECUTIVE turns. luckily his oppression saved me and i slowly poke him with my kizan.

Round 4
Opponent: Blackfeather
Score: OXO
Game 1: He went first with 4 cards set and 1 sangan set, i know coz he took the sangan via pot. so i tried to kageki + mizuho three consecutive turns to clear away his backrow before i won the game.
Game 2: Was really too rush and did a lot of mistakes.
Game 3: Infinite counter loop.

Round 5
Opponent: Six samurai
Score: OXO
Game 1: Controlled with shien and backrow as i started first.
Game 2: Got controlled.
Game 3: He mistake by not reborning my kinetic soldier, so left his shien and 1 kageki on field. next turn i puppet plant his shien and special kizan, remove 2 counter to pump 500ATK to kizan and attack for game. Just nice a hundred over his life.very close as next turn i would die, as i only had 1 solemn and 2 warning.

Round 6
Opponent: Blackfeather
Score: OO
Game 1: Controlled with shien and warning.
Game 2: He started first and set 2 and 1 bora. i had only 1 kizan and was wondering whether to summon it or not, in the end i summon and attacked his bora successfully as i was afraid he had a kalut. and it was downhill for him from there.

Round 7
Opponent: Six samurai
Score: OO
Game 1: I started first, with a mizuho and kizan on field, 1 warning, 1 solemn and 1 MST set. He special summoned hermit, and then kizan with gate active and i MST it when he wants to search. next he normal summon mizuho which i warning-ed, and he reborn his mizuho which i solemn-ed. and proceed to set 1 before he ends. next turn i trishula him and lead from there.
Game 2: He started first with 2 backrow and 2 monsters. my hand was really bad, as i had no trunade but i had dojo and gateway which allows me to infinite loop him. i was wondering whether or not to do it, and decided to go ahead with it. luckily his set cards was mirror force and trunade and i did an infinite loop on him.

TOP 8
Opponent: Blackfeather
Score: XX
Game 1: got controlled.
Game 2: got controlled.

Got 1 junk berserker protector and 9 extreme victory packs which i got only 1 3D mental over daemon and 2 common rares.

coming to think of it now, i think the top tables are somehow related to FENGSHUI. Round 7 (last swiss round) those sitting in my row ALL won.

top 8, those sitting in my row ALL lost.

LOL.

fate?

destiny?

HAHA!

double edge sword technique

2011-03-11T23:18:00.007+08:00

saw some "misplay" regarding this card, so decided to check it out. and this is what i found, and thought it was good to share.

Effect: Select 2 "six samurai" monsters from your graveyard, and special summon them in attack position. destory them during the end phase of this turn and take damage equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster(s).

from wiki jap:

Ｑ：このカードで特殊召喚したモンスターABとは別に六武衆CDがいた場合、特殊召喚した２体ABの破壊をそれぞれ別の六武衆CDに移し変える事は可能ですか？
また、移し変えられるとしたら、ダメージはなくなりますか？
Ａ：はい、可能です。また、ダメージも受けません。（07/08/07）

Q: The monster Special Summoned this card in the AB and CD, another six had Moo Shu, Wu Shu AB Special Summoned two bodies of six separate corruption has moved to change the CD thing possible?
Also, you can change and move, do no damage?
A: Yes, you can. The damage also affected. (07/08/07)

i think what it means is that if you special shien using double edge you can use the kagemusha (one of the C or D) to switch its destruction to it?

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2.Ｑ：このカードで特殊召喚したモンスターABとは別に六武衆Ｃがいた場合、Ａの破壊を別の六武衆Ｃに移し、Ｂの破壊をＡに移し変える事は可能ですか？
また、移し変えられるとしたら、ダメージはなくなりますか？
Ａ：このカードの効果による破壊は同時のタイミングで起こります。
全体除去でＡとＢが同時に破壊される際、Ｂの破壊をＡに移し変えられないのと同様、このカードで特殊召喚されたモンスター同士で破壊を移し変える事はできません。
よって、Ｂの破壊をＡに移し変える事はできません。
同様にＡの破壊をＢに移し変える事はできません。
（ＡまたはＢの破壊をＣに移し変える事は可能で、その場合移し変えたＡまたはＢの攻撃力分のダメージは受けない）（07/08/07）

AB monster Special Summoned by this card and another six Takeshi crowd if they were C, A six different martial crowd moved to the destruction of the C, B turn transferred it to the destruction of A is possible? Also, you can change and move, do no damage? A: This card's effect destruction caused by the simultaneous timing. The total removal will be destroyed when the A and B at the same time, B of A as well as the destruction can not change that moved, I moved to destroy each other to change the monster special summon this card is not possible. So, B of A breakdown can not be transferred to change things. A similar destruction of B can not be transferred to change things. (A or B to move to the destruction of C can change things, change the transfer case A or B is not subject to damage of ATK) (07/08/07)

like dark hole, cannot substitute their destruction.

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Ｑ：このカードで特殊召喚したモンスターがカードの効果で攻撃力が変動している状態で、エンドフェイズ時に破壊された場合ダメージはどうなりますか？
Ａ：フィールド上での攻撃力の増減に関わらず、墓地での攻撃力（記載されている攻撃力）分のダメージを受けます。（10/12/08）

Q: While the offense in the effect of fluctuations in the monster card special summon this card, if the damage was destroyed during the End Phase What will happen?
A: Regardless of the change in the offense on the field strength at the cemetery attack (attack power have been described) worth of damage affected. (10/12/08)

simply means when you special kagemusha and kageki, you take only take 200 instead of 1700, because thats the amount written on the card.

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Ｑ：このカードで特殊召喚したモンスターがエンドフェイズ時に裏側表示であった場合、破壊とダメージはどうなりますか？
Ａ：その場合、裏側表示になったモンスターが破壊される事はなく、その攻撃力分のダメージを受けることもありません。（10/12/08）

Q: If the show back during the End Phase this card special summoned monsters, destruction and damage what happens? A: If the monster is destroyed but it was the back view, nor the damage of ATK. (10/12/08)

book of moon prevent its destruction.

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anyway i translated it using google, so may have some small errors along the way or i may have misinterpreted it, if so, please point it out for me. thank you. =)

Shooting Quasar dragon

2011-03-10T22:25:00.001+08:00

Pretty impressive from the anime. haha!

just hope that it wont get nerf in really life, like as if.LOL.

anyway the asia is near. and its really near! excited!

Irony! Gozen match!?!

2011-03-07T23:31:00.000+08:00

As the title suggest, look what we have?

This card is suppose to help six samurai deck anti other deck types, even the picture depicts 2 samurais fighting each other.

and guess what?

this card becomes one of the cards that six samurais hate to see. because the shien is dark!

what an irony...

Tourney Report!

2011-03-05T22:52:00.000+08:00

Lorong Ah Soo tourney @ 05/03/11

Deck used: Six sam

Opponent: Lightlord
Score: XOO
Game 1: He started first and proceed on with recharge and charge. end phase with 1 lumina and 1 ehren and 2 tokens from dandy on field. tried to clear it away with dark hole on my turn but my hand was bad.
Game 2: Shien control and full backrow protection.
Game 3: Infinite loop...

Opponent: Whirlwind BF
Score: OXX
Game 1: Infinite loop...
Game 2: He controlled and i had few cards on hand.
Game 3: Thought i controlled the field with trishula, shien, 1 book of moon and 1 warning. next turn he top draw puppet plant. cyclone away my warning and thats it for me.

Opponent: Whirlwind BF
Score: OO
Game 1: Hand was bad, but slowly recovered after some stalling and controlled again with shien.
Game 2: Infinite loop...

Opponent: Dandy
Score: OXO
Game 1: Infinite loop...
Game 2: Ate 2 trishulas.
Game 3: Swarm field.

TOP 4
Opponent: dandy
Score: XX
Game 1: can infinite loop but he stopped with veiler. next turn trishula me, and removed my gateway in my hand.
Game 2: Double puppet plant ruins everything.

3/4 placing
Opponent: Six sam
Score: XX
Errors followed by errors.

Puppet plant is really a killer to the six samurai deck. free brain control and free negation after taking control of your shien. on the other hand, if you synchro for android/ catastor, you dont get the negation like what shien does, but if you synchro shien, you are afraid of puppet plant.

Headache!

Asia Championship

2011-03-03T22:15:00.000+08:00

Pretty headache with the sidedeck and extra deck. they are the game determining factor IMO.

on the other hand, dark world is back? OMG! really excited to see more spoilers of the new expansion and the structure decks.

Asia Championship! Here i come! LOL!

Tourney Report!

2011-03-01T21:42:00.000+08:00

Cardmaster tournament 27/02/10

Deck used: six sam

Opponent: Winson / GB
Score: OO
Game 1: tried my best to get rid of all his monster and negate their attack and slowly controlled with balkion.
Game 2: Same as game 1.

Opponent: Rei / Hero beat
Score: OO
Game 1: infinite loop
Game 2: Trunade and controlled from then on.

Opponent: Aim / Six sam
Score: OXO
Game 1: forget to negate his dojo with shien.LOL. nearly cost me the match.
Game 2: no united,no gateway, no dojo for 6,7 turns.
Game 3: He had no monsters and i slowly poke him

Opponent: Jess / BF
Score: OXO
Game 1: controlled with shien.
Game 2: couldnt get rid of his sirocco and bora and my draw isnt that ideal.
Game 3: Controlled.

so in the end i was in top 8 and got a kizan. happy!

Exceed Summon!

2011-02-27T00:34:00.000+08:00

so, exceed summon is the next big thing coming up. and i think infernity MIGHT be making a come back, and i emphasize on MIGHT. hopefully the subscription promo is a useful card.

this is what we have for overlay:

1. summon priest into archfiend. overlay for rank 4. and you still get to search for infernity gun, provided your hand is empty.

2. beetle tribute himself, get 2 more beetles out. overlay for rank 2. and you can still synchro summon it if you want.

3. necromancer, can special summon infernity beast with a decent effect that doesnt allow your opponent to activate trap/magic until after damage step. overlay for rank 3. you can allow revive beetle for synchro of course.

see how versatile this deck can be? you can have now a variety of choices, either synchro summon or overlay. depending on the situation.

other cool monsters great for overlay includes:
1. evil thorn.
2. deep sea coalancoth
3. deep sea diva

of course the list is not exhaustive, but thats the few that i can think of in my mind now.

one point to take note of though is that, tokens are still not officially announced whether it can be used for overlay. if that is so, scapegoat might be a great candidate. haha!

by the way, six sam is also another great deck for overlaying.

Rise of the fallen!

2011-02-23T22:19:00.000+08:00

alright guys, with the new implementation of the change in rulings regarding ignition monster effects, expect the following cards to have more play.

do note that the main difference between bottomless and trap hole is that bottomless doesnt target and trap hole does.

also, trap hole cannot handle special summons, and it simply destroys instead of removing the monster from game.

exceed summon is considered special summon, so trap hole cannot handle the situation so well compared to bottomless and CED. it does on the other hand, pretty much handles most of the other situations that fall out of the mentioned bracket.

and not to mention that CED can be run in 3s, no wonder the gold series has it. 0.o

alright, stay tuned to the next episode about exceed summon!

Major change on Ignition effect!

2011-02-21T21:59:00.000+08:00

taken from http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpCont...6&target =faq and pojo.

◆ルール変更適用日◆

2011年3月19日（土）

今回のルール変更につきましては、遊戯王ゼアルOCG「スターターデッキ」の発売日と同じく2011年3月19日（土）からの適用となります。

◆ルール変更点◆

●変更前
モンスターの起動効果を、モンスターの召喚（反転召喚・特殊召喚）に成功したタイミングに発動する事ができる。

●変更後
モンスターの起動効果を、モンスターの召喚（反転召喚・特殊召喚）に成功したタイミングでは発動できない。

※基本的にモンスターの起動効果は、特に指定の無い限り、メインフェイズにて発動する事ができる効果になります。
何らかの効果処理が完了した時や、1つの行動の終了時という特定のタイミングに於いての発動はできません。
2011年3月18日までのルールではモンスターの召喚（反転召喚・特殊召喚）という特定の行動の終了時に発動ができるとなっておりますが、2011年3月19日以降はそのタイミングでのモンスターの起動効果は発動できないルールに変更となります。

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Notice as to a change in the way Ignition Monsters work
Thank you Yu-Gi-Oh! Patrons for playing the game.

For those who play the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game, we always wish to improve the game so that our customers can enjoy an exciting Duel at any time. Though we commonly change the rules of each card we make for the concerns of Game Balannce, at this time, we would like to announce we are changing the way monsters' Ignition Effects work.

Date of the Ruling Change being applied
Saturday, March 19, 2011

This ruling goes into effect on Saturday, March 19th, 2011, which is the same date as the release of our Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Official Card Game "Starter Deck".

- The Point of the Rule's Change:
Before:
Monsters with Ignition Effects could activate their effects at the same time they were Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned.

After:
Monsters with Ignition Effects cannot activate their effects at the same time they were Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned.

A monster's Ignition Effect basically becomes an effect that can be activated during the Main Phase so long as there is nothing else going on at the same time. So now, if another effect or action is resolving, you cannot activate an Ignition Effect until the timing of that specific effect has ended.

You can continue to use the old ruling of using Ignition Effects when you Normal, Flip, or Special Summon until March 18th, 2011 ends. Afterward, it is forbidden to do so from March 19th, 2011 onwards.

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queries answer as to why bottomless remains at 2 and book of moon goes down to 1!

no more brionac bounce, DAD destroy etc.

that pretty much explains how game changing Zexal series can be with the exceed summon.

As many questions are still left unanswered. like what happens to the exceed monster and its material after being flipped face down? after bouncing back to hand? returning to deck etc.

still, i look very much forward to the new series!

and do note that the effective date starts on 19 march, the day zexal is released if i am not wrong.

Asia Championship!

2011-02-21T00:25:00.000+08:00

as it is drawing near for the singapore asia championship, many people are busy fine tuning their decks to the optimal arrangement.

however, one thing has yet to be confirmed, that is the banlist used. we are still unsure of the banlist to use, either the september or the newly released march banlist as we have yet to receive any news from the official source.

many are still betting their hope on six samurai due to its well-balance theme.

cant wait for the championship to come!

March banlist 2011!

2011-02-17T20:36:00.000+08:00

alright here is the long awaited banlist!

Forbidden:
Goyo Guardian
Cold Wave
Mass Driver

Limited:
Honest
Dandylion
Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow
Book of Moon
Gateway of the Six

Semi-Limited
Card Trooper
Archlord Kristya
Spirit Reaper
Debris Dragon
Royal Tribute
Overload Fusion
Megamorph
Solemn Warning
Icarus Attack

Unlimited:
Chaos Sorcerer
Demise, King of Armageddon
Snipe Hunter
Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier
Gold Sarcophagus
Skill Drain
Ultimate Offering

Some mix feelings about this banlist. that is my dandydeck cant play already! time to disband and move on!

on the other hand, six sam's gateway got limited as predicted, so that hurts them rather badly, but still they have the shien's dojo! which is like the miniature size of the gateway. we'll see how six sams perform after march.

one thing that comes to my mind now is that agent angel may shine for now( not really sure of how the exceed summon may change the meta and affecting it), since most decks play only 2 christia and only got hit by a little since honest is going to 1 now.

kind of surprised that goyo guardian got banned, i mean he isnt that strong, although he is indeed strong, BUT not THAT strong!LOL.its good enough to be at 1! and chaos sorcerer at 3 is kind of devastating, maybe some decks can not abuse it really well? dewloren back at 3 means the dewloren plus symbol of heritage loop is back again? cool!and demise is back!

lightlord decks may see their "light" once again, since card trooper is now at 2 to help them mill.

may be i should play angels until after the exceed summon comes out. haha!

and did anyone notice that the new exceed monsters look very alike to magic the gathering monster cards? LOL!its still cool anyway.

has the war between synchro summon and exceed summon begun?

Leaked Banlist?

2011-02-16T22:03:00.001+08:00

Came across this over in the net.

Banned:

Reborn
mind crush

Limited:

Debris
Tribe infectious virus
Gateway

Semi-limited:

Summon priest
Swords of revealing light
Icarus
Bf-kalut
Grand mole
Tragoedia

Unlimited:

Demise
Snipe hunter
Bottomless
Ojama trio

What really caught my eye is tribe infectious virus...WTF? that broken piece of card came back? Hopefully not! haha!

and i love summon priest to be at 2!

anyway the real answer will soon be revealed.

March Banlist prediction

2011-02-13T20:18:00.001+08:00

BANNED

cannot think of anything that is too broken. so just remain the way it is.

LIMITED

Heavy storm - konami had made enough money from the DP, so no point banning it now.

Dandylion - time for this card to get in, although i dont really want this to happen.

Gateway - look at whirlwind.

Formula synchron - stupid draw shit.

SEMI-LIMITED

pot of duality - i just feel like it. LOL.

pot of avarice - stop dandy for a bit.

royal oppression - to stop all the synchro-ing and stuff.

UNLIMITED

bottomless - who still plays this card? it doesnt prove to be as useful as it used to be.

UNBANNED

dark magician of chaos - every banlist i wish that he comes back. loves it so much. haha!

just some speculations here and there, since the real list will be out pretty soon. will be back with more updates once it is out.

Maxx "C" !

2011-01-25T22:42:00.000+08:00

Really interesting card, haha! and looks very much alike to its brother Shining "G". both glitters in the middle of some shelves or fridge or whatever you call it.

Effect: You can activate this effect during either player's turn by sending this card from your hand to the graveyard. This turn, each time your opponent special summons a monster(s), draw 1 card. You can only activate "Maxx "C"" once per turn.

The cons:
1. Too bad you have to send it to grave, so macro cosmo and dimension fissure owns you.
2. i dont think it works on chaining to inherent special summons like DAD etc, since they dont use the chain block. but i may be wrong, wait for the official rulings to be out.

The pros:
1. Each time your opponent special summons, notice that it is EACH TIME and not once per turn or once per duel etc. so be glad.
2. Say hi to shura, blizzard, faultroll, kageki etc. side this against dandy deck and you will be surprise by the number of cards drawn. one thing to be sure though, make sure you survive that turn!
3 No more "trendy" effects like once per duel.

anyone notice that card-drawing effect cards are emerging rather quickly?

Life Stream Dragon!

2011-01-24T00:22:00.000+08:00

So this is the crimson dragon's effect in real life, and it is pretty interesting.

Effect: When this card is synchro summoned, if you have less than 4000 life points, your life points become 4000. Any effect damage you would take becomes 0. If this face-up card would be destroyed by your opponent's card (either battle or by card effect), you can remove from play 1 equip card in your graveyard instead.

in a meta that runs so many solemn warning, solemn judgement, seven tools etc, it is a pretty good idea to gain back your life points to 4000.

gigavise deck may find this card rather useful, since you have so many equip cards in grave for you to protect it.

best card to side against chain burn decks, LOL. even better than Blackfeather dragon.haha!

Anyway, i guess this card is rather so-so, except for the life points gain part that is pretty interesting.

TG Catapult dragon

2011-01-19T21:58:00.000+08:00

I was like OMG when i saw this card!

Effect: Once per turn, you can special summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Tech Genus" tuner monster from your hand.

1. boggart knight like effect for the new "TG" theme.
2. no restrictions on it being needed to "normal summon" unlike boggart knight/ marauding captain.
3. catapult dragon + Jet falcon (as of now) = instant librarian! and you get an additional burning effect.
4. Earth type, giant rat searchable. next turn just normal summon plus a free special summon.and you get an additional werewolf if you have, and that is 3 monsters being summoned in 1 turn. imagine the number of things that you can do with this amount of resource.
5. I just LOVE the "TG" theme TTM!

GOLD SERIES 2011

2011-01-17T23:20:00.001+08:00

Was really happy after spending about $30 on buying all the gold rare cards that i need.

almost completed a playset of each card, except for d.d warrior lady and some of the not-so-good cards like mask of darkness, rirkyou.

was glad didnt spam much on this.haha...

gold rare ryko is the new BLACK!

SEXY!

Arms aid + colossal fighter OTK!

2011-01-14T21:06:00.001+08:00

this loop is sad...and i am sad...

From yugioh wiki:

Ｑ：《アームズ・エイド》を装備したモンスターが《ギガンテック・ファイター》を戦闘破壊しました。
チェーン１：《アームズ・エイド》、チェーン２：《ギガンテック・ファイター》とチェーンを組んだ場合、チェーン１の効果解決時に《ギガンテック・ファイター》は墓地に存在しませんが《アームズ・エイド》効果は適用されますか？
Ａ：いいえ、戦闘によって破壊されたモンスターが墓地に存在しない場合、適用されません。（10/12/22）

google translate:

Q: "Arms Aid, " a monster equipped with "Fighter Gigantekku" to combat corruption.
Chain 1: "Arms Aid, " Chain: "Fighter Gigantekku" If you formed a chain, a chain effect when resolving "Gigantekku fighter" does not exist in the cemetery, "Arms Aid" effect applied Do you?

A: No, if there are no cemeteries have been destroyed by fighting monsters, do not apply. (10/12/22)

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long story short, this OTK loop doesnt work anymore.

long story long, because damage is equal to the attack of the monster in the grave, and if the monster is no longer in grave, no damage is dealt and hence this combo doesnt work.

for those who still want this combo to work, pray hard that they revise the ruling AGAIN!

YES, AGAIN!

GOLD SERIES 2011!

2011-01-13T23:10:00.001+08:00

what can i say other than awesome set of gold series?just look at the list:

GS03-JP001 《闇の仮面》 - Mask of Darkness
GS03-JP002 《霊滅術師カイクウ》 - Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer
GS03-JP003 《お注射天使リリー》 - Injection Fairy Lily
GS03-JP004 《異次元の女戦士》 - DD Warrior Lady
GS03-JP005 《カオス・ソーサラー》 - Chaos Sorceror
GS03-JP006 《炎帝テスタロス》 - Thestalos the Firestorm Monach
GS03-JP007 《ライトロード・ハンターライコウ》 - Lightlord Hunter Ryko
GS03-JP008 《キメラテック・フォートレス・ドラゴン》 - Chimeratech Fortress Dragon (NR)
GS03-JP009 《氷結界の龍グングニール》 - Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
GS03-JP010 《氷結界の龍トリシューラ》 - Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier (NR)
GS03-JP011 《抹殺の使徒》 - Nobleman of Crossout
GS03-JP012 《ブラック・ホール》 - Dark Hole
GS03-JP013 《団結の力》 - United we Stand
GS03-JP014 《フォース》 - Riryoku
GS03-JP015 《終焉の焔》 - Flames of Demise
GS03-JP016 《砂塵の大竜巻》 - Dust Tornado
GS03-JP017 《停戦協定》 - Ceasefire
GS03-JP018 《落とし穴》 - Trap Hole
GS03-JP019 《強制脱出装置》 - CED
GS03-JP020 《万能地雷グレイモヤ》 - Widespread Ruin

look, isnt that too great to be true? gungnir as a common? and not a normal rare?O.M.G!

Better pray hard your box contains trishula as the normal rare and not chimeratech.LOL.

and the availability of gungnir as a common is just another gift for the dandy players.

i think that gold series is giving us better and better cards.

and one thing to be sure: trishula flying around in national tournaments! beware!

Tech Genus!

2011-01-12T23:13:00.001+08:00

i am really getting more and more excited about this upcoming new theme, all these cards are just too fabulous!

and now, look what we've got.

《ＴＧハルバード・キャノン》
地／☆１２／機械／シンクロ／効果
シンクロモンスターのチューナー１体＋チューナー以外のシンクロモンスター２体以上
ＡＴＫ４０００ＤＥＦ４０００
このカードはシンクロ召喚でしか特殊召喚できない。
このカードがフィールド上に表側表示で存在する場合、
１ターンに１度だけモンスターの召喚・反転召喚・特殊召喚を無効にし破壊する事ができる。
このカードがフィールド上から墓地へ送られた時、
自分の墓地に存在する「ＴＧ」と名のついたモンスター１体を選択して特殊召喚する事ができる。

《ＴＧレシプロ・ドラゴン・フライ》
風／☆２／昆虫・シンクロ／効果
チューナー＋チューナー以外のモンスター１体
ＡＴＫ３００ＤＥＦ３００
１ターンに１度、このカード以外の自分フィールド上に表側表示で存在する
「ＴＧ」と名のついたシンクロモンスター１体を選択して発動する事ができる。
選択したモンスターを墓地へ送る。さらに、墓地へ送ったモンスターのシンクロ召喚に
使用したシンクロモンスター一組が自分の墓地に揃っていれば、
この一組を自分フィールド上に特殊召喚する事ができる。

《ＴＧ１ーＥＭ１》
罠
相手フィールド上に存在するモンスター１体と、自分フィールド上に表側表示で存在する「ＴＧ」と名のついたモンスター１体を選択して発動する。
選択したモンスターのコントロールを入れ替える。

《ＴＧーＳＸ１》
罠
自分フィールド上に存在する「ＴＧ」と名のついたモンスターが戦闘によって相手モンスターを破壊し墓地へ送った時に発動する事ができる。
自分の墓地に存在「ＴＧ」と名のついたシンクロモンスター１体を選択して特殊召喚する。

《ＴＧＸ３ーＤＸ２》
罠
自分の墓地に存在する「ＴＧ」と名のついたモンスター２体を選択して発動する。
選択したモンスターをデッキに加えてシャッフルする。その後、自分のデッキからカードを２枚ドローする。

=======================================================

among all, i would like to bring your attention to their build-in solemn judgment/warning like effect that negates SUMMONING! but thats pretty difficult to synchro summoning it out though, as it requires 2 non-tuner synchro monster.

what im excited about is TGX3-DX2! a normal trap card that allows you to draw 2 by returning 2 monsters with "TG" in its name, now tell me who doesnt LOVE to draw?LOL.

whats more, it recycles the monsters back into the deck for you, a miniature pot of avarice anyone?

a shift in the meta is definitely looming!

Draw Dandy Draw V.2

2011-01-10T20:31:00.001+08:00

So this is the decklist after taking into consideration about the gold sarcophagus and zephyros that i had written on.

i removed away the call and desychro for 2 sarcophagus and 1 doppel warrior for zephyros.

main purpose of sarcophagus is to search out trunade of course, and secondly to get any of these 3 that you need to start the combo running: junk synchron, doppel warrior, bulb. essentially it is searching for things that can kick start the combo depending on how the situation is like and what you have in your hand.

And with solemn judgement at 1 now, rarely there can be any cards that can really stops the trunade from coming. that is also why trunade proves to be so good when infernity still dominates in the older format.

reason for taking out desynchro is due to the situational usage most of the time. basically, i couldnt desynchro away the formula that i made with tokens, if not it would be insane! so most of the time its just basically a 1 for 1 card, you desynchro away your monster and you draw 1, thats all.

call proves to be a useful card, since when you call any monster back from grave you can sure special summon your doppel warrior. however, with monster reborn around, it is a slower card to play and not to mention that your gorz might get stuck in your hand.

i keep tuning at 3 because i want my junk synchron to be in my hand fast and also, it helps with the milling and reinforcement can be use solely in searching out doppel warrior.

with the lots of searching (3 tuning, 2 gold sarco, 1 reinforcement), this deck proves to be much faster and powerful.

so, enjoy! D3 v.2!

Monster (21):

Quickdraw x 2

junk synchron x 3

lonefire x 2

dandy x 2

spore x 1

glow up bulb x 1

gorz x 1

doppel warrior x2

debris dragon x 2

sangan x 1

ryko x 2

card trooper x 1

Magic (19):

tuning x 3

reinforcement x 1

pot of avarice x 3

one for one x 1

mind control x 1

cyclone x 2

trunade x 1

cold wave x 1

monster reborn x 1

charge of light brigade x 1

dark hole x 1

foolish burial x 1

gold sarcophagus x 2

Maths in Yugioh!

2011-01-08T22:46:00.000+08:00

so i was reading lauren's blog the other day about this probability of drawing cards in yugioh. and i wish to tell him its really v complicated! because i have tried doing it with some of my friends before i arrive at this conclusion.

dont believe?

lets see...

example, you have 3 gateway that you wish to calculate the probability of drawing them at the starting hand of 6, and the remaining 37 cards are irrelevant since we are only interested in finding out the probability for gateway and it will be extremely complex if you wish to add in magic/trap/monster etc. trust me.

we have this:

3 gateways drawn together and in this particular order (case 1):

G - G - G - O - O - O in which: G=gateway, O=others

3/40 x 2/39 x 1/38 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 0.01%

================================================================

3 gateways drawn together and in this particular order (case 2):

G - G - O - O - O - G

3/40 x 2/39 x 37/38 x 36/37 x 35/36 x 1/35 = 0.01%

================================================================

and then there are still so many cases to consider that we have to take in permutations to calculate how many cases there are and then to calculate the probability from there again...extremely tedious.

so in the end i give up and came up with something like this:

FINAL CASE(LOL) : CHANCES OF DRAWING 1 OR MORE GATEWAY:

1- P(drawing none gateway) = 1- (37/40 x 36/39 x 35/38 x 34/37 x 33/36 x 32/35)

= 0.394
= 39.4%

the 39.4% includes drawing 1, or 2 or 3 in your starting hand. to give and take a little, its about 4 out of 10 games.haha!

Light and darkness dragon

2011-01-06T22:44:00.000+08:00

LADD can be pretty irritating in the frog monarch era, but not so when you know how to get around with it.

and they are so other important rulings other than the commonly known- LADD cannot negate twice in the same chain.

Effect: This card cannot be special summoned. While this card is face-up on the field, its attribute is also treated as DARK. When a spell or trap card is activated, or the effect of an effect monster is activated, that activation is negated and this card loses 500 ATK and DEF. When this card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, select 1 monster in your graveyard. Then destroy all cards you control, and special summon that monster.

rulings from wikia:

1. “light and darkness dragon” cannot negate the activation of the ignition-like effect of continuous or trap cards (“ultimate offering”, etc.) or field spell cards (“ancient city-rainbow ruins”, etc.). “light and darkness dragon's” second effect activates when a Spell or Trap Card is first activated (placed face-up onto the field or flipped face-up).

2. If the effect of a “lightsworn” monster to send cards from the top of your Deck to your Graveyard during the End Phase is negated by the effect of "light and darkness dragon," that “lightsworn” monster’s effect activates again in the same End Phase.

3. When "lyla lightsworn sorceress'" effect is activated, "light and darkness dragon's" effect is chained. Assuming its ATK and DEF are high enough, "light and darkness dragon" will negate "lyla lightsworn sorceress'" effect. Lyla does not shift into Defense Position or destroy the selected Spell/Trap Card. Since " lyla lightsworn sorceress" is in Attack Position, it can activate its again. The process can be repeated until "light and darkness dragon's" ATK and DEF are too low to negate lyla's effect.

morale of story: play a lightsworn deck.LOL. since end phase confirm can reduce LADD ATK until you get to mill. same goes to magical android, wasting your opponent's LADD.

Holy ancient wyvern

2011-01-03T23:10:00.000+08:00

Just curious in knowing how much damage should a player dealt on the first attack before completing the OTK.

Effect: While your life points are higher than your opponent's, this card gains ATK equal to the difference. While your life points are lower than your opponent's, this card loses ATK equal to the difference. When this card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, you can pay 1000 life points to special summon this card.

so, the maths goes like this:

X + X + 2100 = 8000

X = 2950

so your first attack must be equals to or above 2950.haha...just something that i thought of when i was boring.

and just something to highlight, there is a second part to holy ancient wvyern's effect that most people are not aware of. haha!

and if i am not wrong, it should be able to activate during the damamge step. 0.o

BF-Zephyros the elite

2010-12-31T01:04:00.001+08:00

Some situations that i had encounter while playing this D3 deck. some of the time the combo involving junk synchro and doppel warrior ended up only being able to special summon 2-3 synchros while not being able to get your wvyern out. this is all due to the excess/ overflow of tuners and your draw is bad.

and so, bf-zephyros the elite is here to help!

Effect: You can return 1 card you control to the hand to special summon this card from your graveyard and take 400 damage. This effect can only be used once per Duel.

lets recap the combo:
1. summon junk synchron, revive your bulb, special summon doppel warrior from hand.
2. synchro for librarian using junk synchron and doppel warrior.
3. proceed to synchro for 2 formula and draw 4 using the tokens and the bulb.

now, here is where the problem lies.

see it? no?

you have 2 tuners on the field, and an untouchable librarian that you cannot use for synchro. what makes things worse is that you had also realize that you had already normal summoned.

too many tuners and too little non-tuners for further synchro, because you have only 2 available monster zones.

you wish you discard dandy for quickdraw and you realize again, too many tuners because your tokens cannot be special summoned due to the lack of monster zones. and even if you special summon spore and then followed by doppel warrior, you cannot get the tokens for further synchro because 5 monster zones are simply not enough.

now, what if the situation becomes something like this?

1. summon junk synchron, revive your bulb, special summon doppel warrior from hand.
2. synchro for librarian using junk synchron and doppel warrior and a formula synchro and draw 2.
3.special summon quickdraw by discarding zephyros, zephyros effect bounce quickdraw back and special summon itself, synchro for a level 7.
4. special summon quickdraw by discarding dandy,then synchro for drill warrior.
5. revive bulb by its own effect, then proceed to synchro for ancient wyvern!

see how crucial the zephyros is in freeing that monster zone for you to further proceed with your combo? shall update with a new decklist soon. haha!

Edit: Just realize that token cant be bounced by zephyros, but still then concept is there. =)

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