OK with the new sneak peak just passing all of us up we have seen people scamble for those new lightsworn monsters, destiny-End dragoon's, and just some new cards that can be straight up side deck killers. Obviously LODT is not legal to use yet but we will get to see the Euro nationals try to break LODT to the max. From the looks up of it we can see whats going to be big in the tcg. But their are quite a few decks that are just being underlooked.
So know i will talk about some of those side deck cards that will be huge in many decks that were released in LODT. First off is my favorite Deck Lockdown.
http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Deck_Lockdown
This card alone may not seem like a lot but hey you can side in 2 deck lockdowns to stop gadget builds, honest recruiter control (will explain later), and etc. So expect this card to seem some decent side decking in the near future.
Now i will talk about those cards that will demolish many lightsworn decks and just any deck that is expected to be big in the format. The side deck would proably look something like this for me.
Ok now these are the decks i see being the factor until the next set based on my judgment.
1.DAD return-ok obviously as long as DAD is untouched, and their is still a return factor than this deck will be alive for a long time. I do expect this deck to see a little bit of people running it compared to what it was a month ago. To beat this deck has already been seen over the last couple of weeks so i will not get into it.
2.Lightsworn-Yes we all knew this deck tier would get loads of play once people saw what it did to DAD in the ocg. I didnt see any outstanding tcg exclusives for this deck tier and i see it being kind of over rated in a kind of a way. Don't get me wrong i love lightsworn but they still take a turn to set up compared to what darks got in PTDN with allure, and zerato. So expect this deck to still be used but don't expect it to out beat DAD unless dimension fusion is ever touched. Ok to beat this deck is simple and thats light imprisoning mirriors because remember hardly and lightsworns get priority. Also a great card to slow them down is Deck lockdown.
3.Plasma control-Yes i have said it before so i will not get into dept with this deck but it can beat lightsworn consistently, DAD return consistently only if you can get that plasma out early. To destroy this deck is Needle ceilings because for one once that skyblaster and all those tokens are on the field it sets it up for needle ceiling destruction.
4.gladiator beast-I personally am not a fan of the deck but with the new fusion from LODT the deck has the potential to get control but at the same time demolish your oppenent with that marvelous fusion. To beat the deck you simply have to stop that tag out effect with just monster destruction.
5.DDT- will be even bigger at the half of this format especially when Kuraz the light monarch is vailable in June because that will just make the deck almost twice as fast. To beat this deck is simple and thats remove from play.
Now it is time for the sleeper decks..
1.Batteries otk-These guys will be that regional recker that will top 8 consistently but no SJC top's in my opinion. If you want a cheap deck andhave a low budget go with this deck.
2.Honest recruiter-this deck abuses nova summoners, shinning angels with honest. They simply give you control of any game by deck thinning and field control. Expect to be surpised if you ever see this deck be big in our metagame, but if not in this format wait until next format when the ban list would be based on control.
3.plants-yes they will still be good and will compete with batteries to see who can pull the win more consistently.
4.Dino gadgets-yes i said it dino gadgets have potential but the only thing holding this deck behind is the fact that fossil dyna pachycephalo is a secret rare. This deck is soo much more consistent than oppression gadgets.
5.PCM-yes i said and it has the potential to be huge. Think about it people stopped using the deck because it was too slow for DAD. But think about it with limit reverse you can have basically 3 calls for your disc commander for huge advantage. Than their is cauis who replaces those raizas. Lastly you have D-Draw, allure, and even DADs to make the deck so fast and with the control variant.
So now its time to see what deck i will be building for everyone to see with LODT out. And i decided to go with something that came out from LODT to surprise everyone.
So why not go with honest recruiter...
monsters x19
honest x3
shining angel x3
nova summoner x3
ducker mobile cannon x3
sangan x1
blue thunder t-45 x2
DD crow x3
spirit reaper x1
spells x16
premature burial x1
monster reborn x1
heavy storm x1
MST x1
pot of avarice x2
shrink x3
brain control x1
rush recklessly x3
enemy controller x3
traps x5
royal decree x2
xing zhen hu x3
ok as you see this deck is made to be control and has many ways to leave your recruiters with unharm. Also with xing and the decree it just allows me to never worry about a torrential, mirror, and etc hitting my recruiters. With so many recycle cards this allows me to never worry about running out of honest, crows, and especially my recruiters. So i recommend you tring the deck out because its very competive.
Well until next time i will be working to break some decks and study the metagame.
-Deck credited to Gino Gallizzi.
(need help with a deck PM me or if you live in LA, california and want to play me PM me)
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