Confronting Burdens

If you are a Malaysian and planning to participate in the soon-to-come Asia Qualifiers, chances are in the back of your mind Side-Decking has once again become an issue due to the diverse Meta. While that might be true with diversity and all the whatnots I am sticking to my guts telling me Verz and Fire Fist (4 and 3-Axis) are the two biggest contenders in the tournament as of now. Having said that, one should not take Mermails out of the picture yet (the fuck you thinking they are in full power!) So, what is the best way to know what to Side against? Understand this Malaysians ran whatever the fuck they like until Sam comes along and win a tournament with some deck. That’s when the bandwagon starts and that’s when things go easy for the ones who were ready. Yes, that’s how things roll here. LOL!

Right now the two biggest dark horses are definitely Incarnate Dragons and Prophecies. Question is who would be represented more than the other. In the previous post, I mentioned how big of a price tag Incarnate Dragons come with so you can safely write them off as being Meta. Players here rarely try out and commit to a deck until it has shown results. Unlike Incarnate Dragons, Prophecies have been around for a VERY LONG time but only recently has the deck went from “just another deck” to one of OCG’s dominant forces (all thanks to Divine Judgment.) So, what about ‘em mages? It is more likely for Prophecy to make a debut in Asia Qualifiers as a dark horse compared to Incarnate Dragons if you ask me simply because more people own Batels and Junons than the sizzling hot new Dragons. That being the case for Prophecy however Magician and High Priestess’ prices has gone up drastically since the release of Divine Judgment (RM400 for six cards is not funny.)

So, price tags will be the defining factor until one deck comes along and tops every shit existed.  Similar to how Verz took awhile before officially going Meta it takes time for Malaysian Meta to graduate from Verz and the rest to Incarnate Dragons/Prophecies and the rest. If you are looking for advice, know your opponent’s deck better than they do. The easiest insurance you can have going into any major tournament. Best part is knowledge is free when internet exists. So, yeah, this is a random post while I am still deciding which deck to run. Thank you for reading!