Lord Of The Rings

No, we’re not going to be discussing about The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I was hooked up on ‘em yesterday and watched the whole saga in one night so that’s probably the most familiar four words that are in my mind right now. Good stuff is good! Before everything else, I would like to apologize for yesterday’s article regarding Gravekeeper’s Watcher. I took it down because I got my facts wrong and I don’t want to screw shit up. It was misleading. To those who read it, that shit is wrong! Sorry for the confusion and thank you Ventus from No Names for reminding me! Anyhow, Extra Pack 2012 has a lot of jank foils and the good stuffs are climbing into three digits fast.

To kick things forward, please check out LFN’s post on Doomcaliber Knight. It’s a good read so do take time to read up. I found it rather refreshing. So, now on today’s topic, as I mentioned before I am looking for a replacement for Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo in my Hieratics deck and both Doomcaliber Knight and Breaker the Magical Warrior were the most suitable in my opinion. I was dying for a new Dark ally. Desperate really but another method that has been growing in popularity lately especially in explosive deck is the Main-Decking of instant one-for-one trades like Smashing Ground. Analyzing a little deeper, Smashing Ground is a good card and obviously it deals with problem cards like Raioh and Krystia for example without breaking a sweat. But in a format where Heroes are a prominent deck and Chaos Dragons potentially returning to the scene Smashing Ground might not be the best one-off-trade tech this format. Talking about Malaysia’s line of Meta we are. The shizzles here: http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Taker

                                                    (Precious...My Precious...Tasty Precious...)

No need for introductions. Soul Taker was one of the most played cards in the TCG competitive scene. It probably seen a fraction of play in OCG but not everyone thought of it as the best card to combat Chaos Dragons. A differentiation of opinions and tactics so no helping it. Regardless of that matter, I find Soul Taker a better one-off-tech for this format in comparison to cards like Smashing Ground or Hammer Shot simply because it allows you to choose your designated target for destruction. Sometimes you rather destroy another card despite Smashing’s indication of another card. The privilege to be able to choose which card to destroy is table-turning big. The other advantage lies in the obvious reason why this card sees play in the first place, the ability to cause some cards to miss-timing. With Heroes being the big bad wolf next to Wind-Ups in Malaysia, screwing with Shining gives you more than satisfaction it gives you assurance. Well, that’s one example, if Chaos Dragons do become Tier 1.5 or 2 than fucking up Lightpulsar Dragon is one of those things you need to have in mind. Having a means to deal with massive problem cards provides you with a colossal chance to close Game One in favour of you.

Having said all that, I am not the biggest fan of healing my opponents but if it comes with benefits than fuck the thousand points. Given that 1000LP can cause you to go gaga over a minority of issues like re-activating your opponent’s dead Solemn Warning or keeping your supposedly dead opponent alive after a fierce rush on damage, high risks brings high rewards is all I can say. Nothing is perfect but do remember so things are worth the shots. So, this could be my replacement in Hieratics. I’d probably just drop LPD to one and rely on Tragoedias, Gorz, and my hidden arsenal of DARK Extra Deck bullies as fodder for Chaos combos. In general, Soul Takers are good enough to be in the front lines. Though that all depends the player. That’s all for today and I hope this has been a good thought-provoking read. Thank you for spending time here!