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Recently, I found out about a deck which was innovated based on one of the most popular Meta decks of all time. That is, of course, TeleDAD. I was not around during that era but I have read a lot about it and done plenty of research, analysis to fill in what I have missed out, This new innovation is called TefnuitDAD. My initial opinion on the deck was not exactly a good one. It seems rather random even though it is quite an explosive deck. I toyed around with it for a day and found out it was actually quite a stable deck that has plenty of forms and potential. Not necessarily Tier 1 material but it could pose a challenge to the Meta as of now. I am still working on it to see how far it can go and I came up with my own variant. If you have not seen or heard about it this is how the deck looks like:

Tele-Tefnuit/Tele-TEF/TefnuitDAD

Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit x3

Hieratic Dragon of Su x3

Tour Guide of the Underworld x3

Effect Veiler x2

Krebons x2

Destiny Hero-Malicious x2

Destiny Hero-Dasher x2

Elemental Hero Stratos x1

Photon Thrasher x1

Sangan x1

Caius the Shadow Monarch x1

Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon x1

Wattaildragon x1

Dark Armed Dragon x1

Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning x1

(Monsters-25)

Hieratic Seal of Convocation x3

Mystical Space Typhoon x3

Emergency Teleport x2

Destiny Draw x2

Allure of Darkness x1

Pot of Avarice x1

Heavy Storm x1

Monster Reborn x1

Foolish Burial x1

(Spells-15)

Torrential Tribute x1

(Traps-1)

Tele-TEF works the same as Tele-DAD in a way but what I have done here focuses on OTK and creating a solid field if the combo happens to be disturbed or broken. I must say this deck plays around popular staple well enough especially Effect Veiler but like every other Combo-based decks it suffers in the hands of Maxx “C”. Traps will be Traps. The Tele-DAD part of this deck is as you can see the Destiny Hero engine but that is definitely not the key to your winning condition. Those are your support. Tele-TEF, as I would like to call it, revolves around OTK and that means you play with Atumus. So, how is it different from a standard Hieratic deck? This deck incorporates more Synchro plays in it compared to what Hieroglyphs do in common. And that is thanks to Emergency Teleport and Krebons. Stardust Dragon is back in action! 

This deck is capable of dealing with various scenarios well enough due to its ability to summon different kind of monsters from your Extra Deck to remedy the situation you are in. You have access to powerhouse Exceeds like Photon Streak Bouncer, Focus Force, Leviair and Zenmaines. In comparison to the most popular builds existing now, Tele-TEF depends highly on Atumus to close the match. Being a Hieros player myself, I consider this as one of the many variants Hieratics can adopt to better suit the individual’s needs. Although Atumus is the key to victory, the deck has many alternatives it can take. One of them is utilizing Queen Dragun Djinn. Other than that, like I mentioned above Tele-TEF can create a lot of different formations to beat, lock, or rush your opponents. Bear in mind, this is not the best build yet as I am working on a build that does not rely on Tour Guide even though she can save lives. Or in a way, ruins life for others. 

As the name suggests, this deck excels if you go second. That instantly gives you Tefnuit plays and if your opponent does not have anything to stop you or if you have the right amount of cards to combo off then you are most likely to win. What if you go first? This is where TGU comes in. Not only does she has the ability to let you plus, Tour Guide helps you setup early to hold your board or disturb the flow of your opponent. She gives you access to Leviair which can come in handy at times. That is one of the main reason why I am reluctant to remove her from this deck. For the rest of the random LV6s, with Tefnuit you can easily Tribute Summon them and go into Rank 6 Exceeds if you need so. Caius is still a very good card to remove unwelcomed shit on the field. Bouncer and Focus Force is…Well, you get the picture.

I mentioned that the deck escapes Veiler pretty well but it does sufficient amount of damage unless you are putting out Synchros or Exceeds that generally are not affected much by Veiler. Again, the key to victory here is Atumus. With Atumus comes Gaia Dragoon. That is the biggest problem with the deck. It has so much capability to play multiple kinds of Synchros and Exceeds you never have enough space to fit in everything in your Extra Deck. Though that is somewhat a good thing because like Plants players can easily mod Tele-TEF or TefnuitDAD according to their own idea of how the deck should function. Here are some of the combos my version can do.

ATUMUS-GAIA OTK

Hand Cards: Double Tefnuit or Su, Seal of Gathering x1, Emergency Teleport x1

Special Summon Tefnuit, Tribute to Special Summon Su and Wattaildragon.

Exceed into Atumus and Special Summon another Hieratic Dragon.

(Repeat the process until you have triple Atumus on the field with an extra dragon.)

Activate Emergency Teleport to Special Summon Krebons to go synch that extra dragon into Stardust Dragon.

Overlay Atumus into Gaia Dragoon.

TOTAL DAMAGE: 2600+2600+2600+2500=10300

4 cards to secure a potential OTK and to protect your field from massive destruction. This is the most common combo in this deck. Again, it requires the pilot to be creative with what he or she has to create something capable of blowing opponents’ lights out. The next combo I would like to share comes from Queen Dragun Djinn.

QUEEN DRAGUN COMBO

Hand Cards: Photon Thrasher x1, Elemental Hero Stratos x1, Foolish Burial x1

Special Summon Photon Thrasher, Normal Summon Stratos (Search).

Exceed into Queen Dragun Djinn and use Foolish Burial to dump REDMD.

Queen Dragun’s effect to Special Summon REDMD.

From here, there are a couple of possibilities depending on the rest of your hand cards. If you have two Hieratic Dragons you can continue on to make an Atumus to further secure you field the next turn. And if you have Emergency Teleport, you can virtually make any LV8 Synchro Monster. I am sure readers can see the possibilities Queen Dragun combo can unlock for you. Plus, this deck has quite a number of random plays you can make depending on what cards you are holding and the situation you are in. The above two plays are some examples how this deck can play out.

I am looking to evolve this deck into a weapon that is capable of dishing out Queen Dragun combos consistently and I am trying to fit in more Warrior related cards to create more OTK routes for this deck. Blade Heart and Excalibur are badass! Perhaps this deck can help Hieratics reach a new level of competitiveness. I cannot say for sure. For now, this is what I have to share and hopefully there will be more updates on this deck here in Digital Mortal. In a nutshell, this deck is definitely something fun to play with and it packs a punch, a really hard punch. It is truly a deck that portrays the player’s identity and personality. So, go and play around a bit with Tele-TEF. Before ending this article, I find Emergency Teleport to be quite an interesting tech in Hieroglyphs. Experiment with it maybe? That’s all for today folks. Remember to play smart, fight hard or go home a loser. Thanks for coming by!