[V-PREMIUM] RAGING FORM Deck Profile

Clearly, we are all here because V-Premium Luard deck got hit by banlist (again). It has become weak, and weakness is a sin, so we all need a new Shadow Paladin deck to be in reigning position (for copium purposes). The Revenger deck seems to be the best candidate for that position right now.

The V-Premium Raging Form strategy design has stayed true to its original design, generating multiple vanguard attacks while converting field to hand. This increases resistance against field-burn decks while increasing hand size for guarding power. The V-series Revenger support line also boasts of powerful low-cost advantage engines, stemming from Dark Cloak Revenger Tartu, Dark Armor Revenger Rinnal, Overcoming Revenger Rukea, and Self-Control Revenger Rakia.

Here's the decklist:

Deck Code [HC4Z] deck | Deck Log (bushiroad.com)

Trigger lineup: 12 crit 4 draw (including 4 Grim Revenger). Why no heals? This is to prevent fail-heal situations which might disable the limit break effect of Raging Form Dragon or the ultimate break effect of Raging Fall Dragon Reverse.

Without further ado, I will now illustrate the strongest one-turn-burst combo available to this deck. All Force I gifts will be placed on the vanguard circle.

Firstly, have Raging Form Dragon as your vanguard. Assemble a full-field of Revenger rear guards. Ensure that you have 5 damage with at least 4 open counterblast.

Attack with one rear guard lane (preferably the lane with lower power).

Attack with the vanguard. End of battle, retire 3 Revengers, superior persona ride into another Raging Form Dragon from hand. Get Imaginary Gift Force.

Raging Form Dragon limit break skill, when placed, counterblast 1 and superior call a Grade 2 or less Revenger onto rear guard. Preferably superior call a Nullity Revenger Masquerade to the now-empty front row rear guard circle.

Attack with both rear guard lanes. Then attack with vanguard. End of battle, retire 3 Revengers, superior ride into Raging Fall Dragon Reverse from hand. Get Imaginary Gift Force.

Attack with vanguard. End of battle, since you are at 5 damage you do not require any locked cards. Counterblast 3 discard 3 to stand the vanguard.

Attack with the final vanguard attack.

As you can see, this extremely powerful scaling burst combo is able to generate a total of 7 attacks (3 from rear guard, 4 from vanguard) and 8 total drive checks, with gradually increasing centreline power. This combo would fail at any moment that you check a heal trigger to heal to less than 5 damage (other than the last twin drive check), so it is recommended not to use any heal triggers in your deck. As the current state is, this is the best output that Shadow Paladin is able to dish out (at least until the next Clan Collection release). Even if you do not win on the spot when you perform the combo, you will be able to push for high damage count, force your opponent to drop his entire hand to guard and survive, and even burn his field to some extent if you have Rinnals to retire. That's it for this post, wait for the next Shadow Paladin update!

[Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel] Blue-Eyes with Baronne de Fleur

The sense of accomplishment is so much greater when you bring glory to something that others look down upon. 'Meme deck', 'troll deck', 'non-meta deck', 'deck associated with bad players', they called it. Now, BEHOLD the true power of this deck in the right hands! COME FORTH, BLUE-EYES WHITE DRAGON!!!!

Blue-Eyes Deck from Chemist | Master Duel Meta

The Blue-Eyes combo deck gained a huge improvement in the form of Baronne de Fleur with the first release of new cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel online game. Simply put, one can now make a Crystron Halqifibrax when going first (instead of reserving it for the Selene-Accesscode line when going second). This can be done by normal summoning one tuner and special summoning just one other monster (can be Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, a self-special-summoning tuner such as Tenyi Spirit - Adhara, or even special summoning from the deck using the spell One for One). Once Crystron Halqifibrax is link summoned, you can activate its effect to special summon The White Stone of Ancients directly from the deck. Next, you get rid of The White Stone of Ancients either by using it as link material to link summon a Link-1 monster (e.g. Linkuriboh, Relinquished Anima), or using it as a tuner synchro material to synchro summon a Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon if you have an additional Level 8 Blue-Eyes monster on the field. That's it for your turn if you go first. At the end phase, activate the effect of The White Stone of Ancients from your graveyard to special summon a Level 8 Blue-Eyes monster from your deck (e.g. Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon, which can then fetch a Chaos Dragon Levianeer to your hand if you have a Blue-Eyes White Dragon on the field or graveyard). This presence of a Level 8 Blue-Eyes monster is crucial for the next step of the combo.

Subsequently, during your opponent's turn, once he summons a monster (ideally one that has no 'If this card is summoned' effect), during the Summon Response Window, activate the Quick Effect of Crystron Halqifibrax to special summon Formula Synchron from the extra deck. Activate the effect of Formula Synchron to draw a card, and then chain Formula Synchron's Quick Effect to its own first optional effect to synchro summon the Level 10 Baronne de Fleur, using Formula Synchron itself (Level 2 Tuner) and the Level 8 Blue-Eyes monster you special summoned on the previous turn as synchro materials. The end result of this combo is that from one uninterrupted Crystron Halqifibrax, you generate a 3000 ATK monster that is a once-off omni negate as well as once-per-turn targeted effect destruction, along with drawing a card, potentially searching for Chaos Dragon Levianeer to hand, as well as being able to use The White Stone of Ancients to return a Blue-Eyes monster from the graveyard to your hand the next turn.

Previously, the Blue-Eyes combo deck was barely able to make one graveyard negate (Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon) and one spell negate (Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy) if you even have that extremely lucky hand. But now, with much reduced effort, you can bring out a once-off omni negate AND generate advantage, while setting up recovery and combo extension for the next turn to win the game. This is definitely a huge leap forward for the Blue-Eyes deck, which typically was unable to make even one monster negate on the field before the release of Baronne de Fleur. For the record, I utilised this decklist and achieved Platinum I rank on just day 10 of the ranked season, in the midst of all the other greatly boosted combo decks who themselves benefitted from the release of Baronne de Fleur. Additionally, I even clocked a 10-win streak within the Platinum ranks with this deck. It's certainly a marvel to behold, and what's stopping you from using a meme deck IF IT CAN STILL WIN?! For now, this is it for this deck, and I will be awaiting the release of the new Blue-Eyes support from Battle of Chaos (The Dictator of D., Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon, Ultimate Fusion, Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon) for the next leap forward.

BLUE-EYES, WHITE LIGHTNING ATTACK!!

[DIGIMON] GrandisKuwagamon Deck Profile

Hi everyone. It is time for the second Digimon post on this blog. This time, I will be discussing on a OTK (one turn kill) deck, GrandisKuwagamon, from BT-09.

By itself, GrandisKuwagamon (BT9-055) is a decent card but not quite strong enough. However, when combined with GranKuwagamon (P-025), this card is deadly. We will take a look at the 2 main cards as it is pointless to discuss them separately.

  

First, we have GranKuwagamon (P-025) which has a very basic but strong skill. As a Lv6 Digimon, it is normal to have 4 digivolution sources under it if you hatched it from nursery. By using its skill twice, this Digimon gets <Security Attack +2>, making it a triple breaker. It will be a 11K DP triple breaker by itself, which sounds good but still not crazy strong. Thus, we have GrandisKuwagamon (BT9-055) to bring this up to a whole new level.

It only cost 1 to digivolve GrandisKuwagamon (BT9-055) on GranKuwagamon, but the difference is huge. On digivolve, you can suspend 1 of your opponent's Digimon which allows you to disable 1 blocker easily. During your turn, it also gets +4K DP, making it a 16K DP attacker. Finally, at end of attack once per turn, if you have GranKuwagamon (obviously) or X-Antibody in its source, you can suspend 1 of your opponent's Digimon again, and more importantly, unsuspend this Digimon. In summary, this card has [16K DP, Triple breaker, Double Attack], allowing you to wipe out opponent's security cards in 1 turn. You just need another rookie or hybrid Digimon to finish the game, making it a OTK deck.

The strategy for this deck is simple: Just digivolve to GrandisKuwagamon and win.

The choice of Lv2 to Lv5 cards should not matter too much, but there are some cards which work very well in this deck.

For Lv3, these 2 cards are a must. Kokuwamon X Anti-body allows you to search top 3 for Insectoid (Grandis or Grankuwagamon), while Palmon gives you <Jamming> and allows you to attack without fear.

 

 

 

 

For Lv4, I think Weedmon is a good choice as it allows you to gain 1 memory when you Digi-Burst it out from Grankuwagamon's skill. The 1 memory can then be used to digivolve to GrandisKuwagamon too. Other good Lv4 choices will be those which cost 1 to Digivolve, as you do not want to waste memory on Lv2 to Lv5.

 

 

For Lv5, Argomon (BT2-047) and Blossomon (BT3-054) are good choices for their free Digivolution cost with Digisorption. Okuwamon X Anti-body (BT9-052) is decent as well as it reduces the Lv6 digivolution cost by 1. If you are using Okuwamon X Anti-body, then you might consider putting Okuwamon (P-075) as well due to their synergy.

Here is a sample deck list:

 

Mimi is the best tamer choice as it allows you to 'superior hatch' when you have a Lv5 or higher green Digimon in play. The other green options are just fillers which help this deck a bit. Green Memory Boost is always nice with the top 4 search and <Delay +2 Memory>. Green Plug-In is a more interesting choice as it allows you to digivolve to Grankuwagamon for a cost of 2 while giving you a bonus draw. Its security effect allows you to search top 3 for a Digimon too. Grandis Scissor is there for you to kill opposing Digimon when you cannot win the game in one turn, and its security effect of suspending 1 might save you.
 

In conclusion, this deck is fast and efficient with no real counters, except for opponent's security lucksack. It is hard to stop this deck as the Digimon can just hide in nursery until it reaches Lv6. The only weakness is that it must draw at least 1 of each Lv3 to Lv5 cards, plus Grankuwagamon and Grandis. If you manage to draw them, you probably will win fast. If not, you might lose before actually doing anything, since there is no OTK.

This marks the end of this post, enjoy the long weekend!

[V-PREMIUM] Press F to pay respect to banned V-Premium Luard

This is a respect post for V-Premium Luard that was hit by the English banlist with effect from April 1st 2022. I was so emotionally affected by this change that this post was delayed by a couple of weeks.

With Black Sage, Charon choice-restricted with Dragheart, Luard, the V-Premium Luard deck has lost its versatile and crucial counter-charge engine, which enables longevity of gameplay and generation of significant offense and advantage. This begins as early as grade 2 turn with the usage of Liafail-Charon lines. With this new banlist, the deck can no longer regenerate counterblast by any means other than checking heal triggers, and each average offensive turn will consume 2 counterblasts (1 from Dragdriver, Luard, and 1 from Dragwizard, Morfessa). Any usage of Abyssal Owl would likely be funneled to soulblast instead of counterblast as well, further limiting the deck's resources. The severe impact on Luard's gameplay and longevity would most likely remove it nearly entirely from the V-Premium metagame, from previously being an extremely tanky and defensive deck to running out of steam after at most three grade 3 turns.

F.

[V-PREMIUM] UPDATED Luard Deck Profile - Defensive Strategy

Hi everyone, and welcome back to another article on V-Premium Luard. Owing to the recent BRO 2021 tournament, I would like to pen down a defensive strategy of playing the deck which is more effective in the current metagame environment.

First, a quick look at the decklist (do compare with the previous decklist on the old article as well Weakness Is A Sin: [V-PREMIUM] Luard Deck Profile and Strategy (weakness-is-a-sin.blogspot.com):

Deck Code [6BZG] deck | Deck Log (bushiroad.com)

• Triggers: 20k-shield heal triggers are run in this deck instead of heal guardians due to the increased defensive utility of 20k-shield cards in a deck with lower-than-usual numbers of 5k-shield cards (aka grade 2s). Furthermore, they tie in very well with the 10k-shield intercepts provided by Sage of Risk, Decremps to assert a 30k-guard in total.
• In terms of the early-game defensive purposes of heal guardians, hardcore rush decks are also rarely seen in the top tier meta due to their typical low levels of consistency, which further diminishes the usefulness of heal guardians.
• It is also not crucial to use the damage-giving ability of heal guardians as Dragheart, Luard's Force marker-generating engine does not require counterblast, and opponents often suffer more when they damage deny a Luard player to zero damage, since Luard is by nature a slow deck.
• No multi-attack generating grade 1s: Abyss Router and Apocalypse Bat are not seen in this decklist as the focus is no longer on attack count, but rather on defensive recovery and power output. The usage of Abyss Router or Apocalypse Bat frequently results in minuses in terms of shield power, hand size, or hand quality, assuming their inconsistent requirements are even met in the first place.
• Increased number of Abyssal Owl: for more card draws. Increased filtering power greatly enhances the probability of having multiple Perfect Guards in hand to survive the opponent's onslaught.
• Increased number of Strict Order Knight, Lluails: for higher power output, without sacrificing potential defensive advantage

Now, let's go over some of the strategic updates for this deck, using the above decklist.

No More Damage-Denying

In the previous article, it was mentioned that if a Luard player goes second, he should completely damage-deny (aka give zero damage to) his opponent in order to increase the chances of survival to reach the insane second grade 3 turn. However, this strategy is now increasingly ineffective due to the ability of heal guardians to provide the first damage. Pushing for damage aggressively in the early game could instead enhance the lethality of your subsequent grade 3 turns, while not losing out on your potential early game drive checks.

First Grade 3 Turn

Your goal for this turn is to set up Sage of Risk, Decremps on the field, while maintaining one open counterblast for next turn as well as drawing cards wherever able. The two 10k-intercepts enabled by Sage of Risk, Decremps should be fully utilised every turn in order to maximise the free 20k-shield defense for each turn. It remains extremely crucial to maintain one open counterblast (by counter-charging with Black Sage, Charon whenever necessary) as Dragdriver, Luard does require one open counterblast to generate massive field advantage for your subsequent grade 3 turns.

The most defensive first grade 3 turn field you could end up on, with two card draws and two 10k-shield intercepts for next turn. Attack order would be 15k RG, followed by 28k VG, followed by 23k RG to ensure that attacks still hit after one damage trigger or one heal guardian was used by your opponent.

The minimal field that you could end up on if you only have one damage. Although there are no card draws, Charon allows you to regenerate the only open damage that you have, while still providing the two 10k-shield intercepts for next turn. Attack order would be 18k RG, followed by 23k VG, followed by 21k RG to ensure that attacks still hit after one damage trigger or one heal guardian was used by your opponent.

Subsequent Grade 3 Turns

Your goal for these turns is to push damage with high-power high-crit attacks, while gaining and not compromising on defensive advantage. This can be done by utilising Lluails and Abyssal Owl, either from the deck, hand, or drop zone in conjunction with Dragwizard, Morfessa's effect. Importantly, at the end of the attack pattern, you still have two 10k-shield intercepts in the front row for surviving the opponent's offensive push.

You may begin your battle phase with this field, having already regenerated the counterblast and soul from Charon's and Nightmare Painter's effects during the main phase. Attack order would be 40k 2 crit Morfessa unboosted, and activate the effect to call Abyssal Owl from the drop zone, soulblasting 1 to draw 1 card. This is followed by Lluails boosted with 40k 2 crit, then the 46k VG, and finally the Abyssal Owl boosted lane with 46k 2 crit before triggers.

You will then end your turn with this formation, fulfilling the two key conditions of (1) having at least one open counterblast and (2) having two 10k-shield intercepts in the front row. Drawing cards from Abyssal Owl is of course an absolute defensive bonus.

Conclusion

This short update article highlights the importance of increasing shield power and deck filtering speed, while not compromising on offensive output in today's V-Premium metagame environment. Similar capabilities are exemplified in other tier 1 meta decks such as Bermuda Triangle Prism and Granblue Nightrose. It is my hope that with the upcoming V-Clan Collection support waves, more decks will be able to approach these power levels for a more interesting and balanced format overall.