Goblical Intrusion

Granted if you are a reader from Malaysia, you would most likely agree that our Meta right now consists only of one single dominant deck, Inzektors. I am not including Hieroglyphs and Rabbits in yet due to the fact Hieroglyphs are expensive and we have not receive Dolkka. The same goes for Wind-Ups. So Inzektors stays as the deck to beat. Though we have a varitey of Tier 1.5 and 2 decks around, they are widely under-represented. Dark Worlds and Six Sams are very strong decks, so is Karakuri, but because not many would run them at this point it has cause our Meta to be mainly Inzektor-dominant. Its understandable, why run a deck that has its advantages limited instead of playing a deck which is at a hundred percent? Unless you are passionate about it.

Here is an interesting thought, how much would Asia’s Meta shift after the arrival of Extra Pack Volume 5? Honestly, I do not have an answer for this but it is something I am looking forward to. How broken would current Meta decks become thanks to new  TCG-exclusives? That depends hugely on the fact if someone will create a new deck out of them or implement these new  engines into the current Meta. Effect Veilers needs to put in more work I suppose. Will Rabbit Ragia become the next deck to beat replacing Inzektors in Malaysia or would Hieroglyphs see more play even though it is a costly deck? We’ll leave that for when it happens. Most importantly one has to learn and be prepared for such circumstances beforehand. 

Given till now, many will remain maintaining a truce that Inzektors are broken. They have constantly evolved over the past few months since its released and insects are not showing any signs of slowing down. However, Hieroglyphs are beginning to disagree. The question is, can Inzektors evolve further and become superior compared to their present form? Let’s review a few interesting techs or combos they can apply into their game-play. I introduce to you Smoke Grenade of the Thief.

How is this a good tech In Inzektors you ask? If you are familiar with TCG’s Hopper Zektkaliber built of Inzektors this is not something new. This two cards allows you to gain as much advantages as Hopper-build generates and at the same time surpasses the amount of pluses you will receive. Not to mention if you manage to do this in turn 1. I do agree it is a very situational combo and requires a lot of setup, however, if you do succeed in doing so it will most likely be the end of that particular game. 

Since we no longer have Trap Dustshoot, Smoke Grenade looks promising as a replacement to it though almost exclusive to Inzektors thanks to their ability to pop stuff randomly. Pseudo-Dustshoot situation. Imagine opening with Hornet, Damsel, Gruf, Smoke Grenade and two random cards in turn 1. You get where this is going? Here is a general idea on how the scenario will play out.

Turn 1:

1     -Summon Damsel and equip it with Smoke Grenade and Gruf.

         -Activate Gruf and Damsel’s effect, +2.

         -Equip Gruf on Centipede A, effect +1.

4      - Equip Hornet on Centipede B, pop Smoke Grenade and +2.

From there you can proceed to setup a solid field. For example, Overlay Centipede and Damsel for Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh (or Crimson Shadow if you are a non-believer) and equip Giga Mantis on the leftover Centipede, if you did search Mantis with Centipede’s effect. Ending your turn this way would cause your opponent to go “FUUUU!!!”, you imitate Troll Face. It forces opponents to waste their resources to deal with the current pressure they are facing and you can bet your money on a majority of misplays. Thus, proceed to Scoop Phase. Given that no Veilers were involved in the process, of course.

Mind Crush is also a good addition if you are confident in reading your opponent’s hand cards. Or just wait till they POD. Agree to disagree? Basically, do your shenanigans first and close the match early. Smoke Grenade opens up more possibilities for such ridiculous plays. Also, in Return of the Duelist there will be another Exceed that would probably boost Inzektors depending on how much plays it see though in general it’s a pretty good card. Here you go:

OOParts Crystal Alien

Light

Psychic/XYZ/Effect

Rank 3

Trigger Effect

2 Level 3 monsters
Once per turn, when this card is targeted for an attack: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; this turn, this card cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects, and any Battle Damage you would take from battles involving this card is inflicted to your opponent instead.

Looks pretty damn interesting doesn’t it? We’ll see how it goes with this one. My advice, grab it before it cost you a Godzilla. I am also expecting Six Sams to gain popularity again because they can adopt Exceed plays and Konami is releasing more Rank 4s. In June, an exclusive Six Sam Exceed in TCG. Stoked? Concluding this post, Inzektor players will most likely face a lot more mirror matches in the coming months and if one is capable of utilizing Smoke Grenade at its best, I suppose you can do a lot more with Mind Control and Autonomous Action Unit. Call of the Haunted included. As for now, Really Eternal Rest looks promising as a side option against Inzektors. What do you think of it compared to Overworked and does Gozen Match or Rivalry of the Warlords work as a tech side for Inzektors? Let me know. This is all for now. Thank you for dropping by!