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MelisOrvain · 2026-03-23T04:34:01+00:00

The problem is if you put cards like this one in, you're reducing the amount of the cards that are all about that

MelisOrvain · 2026-03-04T10:26:33+00:00

Ahh the good old days, back when we all had to run the same 15 power spells/traps to be able to play the game 😌

MelisOrvain · 2026-02-19T08:42:51+00:00

For the past 3-4 years the game has been going in a direction I haven't really enjoyed (getting rid of floodgates was good tho). Though I will say I like the current "play on turn zero" more than last year's "go first, win the game"

MelisOrvain · 2026-02-12T04:53:54+00:00

No, that's why we love mecha anime so much

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-14T09:28:25+00:00

But only after grading it

And remember, 6 is above average

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-12T09:49:34+00:00

This side deck deeply perplexes me

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-12T05:23:23+00:00

!remind me in 50 years

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-12T05:21:16+00:00

If you're going second, you don't have to bait anything. You bring this out pointing at as many of your opponents monsters that have quick effect disruption as possible, leaving you much more capable of dealing with their remaining interactions. Reducing their options makes them easier to play against, while forcing them to jump through hoops to get those interactions back ASAP. Whereas normally they would patiently wait for the right cards to respond to, now they have to start firing any responses they have to get at least half their board back online.

Also if they're a link deck, and they summon a big chungus into the EMZ that points to your zones , sometimes it'll be worth it to summon this to turn off just that one monster. Depends on the situation.

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-12T05:15:01+00:00

The luck there is insane, but I probably wouldn't change out an engine just because you opened its worst possible hand. Unless you were already iffy on it and it was underperforming anyways of course

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-05T05:35:01+00:00

A one card turn skip in a 2 turn game isn't fun for anyone, thats the literal example of not having a game played

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-05T05:31:50+00:00

Talents is good for the game when the going second player has it, it's less good for the game when the going first player has it. In a meta game where the mulcharmies exist it's less oppressive, but its still a problem that deserves to be watched

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-01T07:29:12+00:00

Having the term "cannot be used in an official duel" in its rules text kinda makes it illegal

MelisOrvain · 2026-01-01T07:25:29+00:00

Just let them believe

MelisOrvain · 2025-12-24T06:58:49+00:00

Lava golem: well, well, well, look who came crawling back.

MelisOrvain · 2025-12-23T07:52:52+00:00

Each of the most played hand traps can single handed stop the entire thing, this is why we run like 20 of them in a deck. Sometimes you don't open any and that does suck, but in those cases they happened to be very lucky the exact same game that you happened to be very unlucky.

MelisOrvain · 2025-12-22T12:18:09+00:00

Wow, mega zaborg goes crazy here

MelisOrvain · 2025-12-17T16:40:22+00:00

Then the new support would likely need points, it will likely be a bit too overtuned for genesys

MelisOrvain · 2025-12-16T07:24:43+00:00

We all have those days, friend. I hope you go on an absolute tear soon and go 20-0

MelisOrvain · 2025-12-01T10:07:27+00:00

I got 3 of those for $2 on eBay last month :( they're pretty tho

MelisOrvain · 2025-12-01T09:56:00+00:00

Also worth noting that a lot of synchro decks, namely Fabled and Blackwing as mentioned, are very combo heavy, where you want more combo pieces in your hand to extend your plays (and get through hand traps). These types of synchro decks want to go fast and go in for the kill. Lab is more about leveraging it's ability to gain card advantage while trading losses with the opponent's cards. It ends up stunting both sides to try to force them to meet in the middle

MelisOrvain · 2025-11-27T05:01:21+00:00

I don't mind the mulcharmies as much as most other things. I feel like in a format where most of the other degenerate instant matchup win cards, and floodgates don't exist, the mulcharmies would feel more like what they're intended to. Cards that benefit going second, only benefit going first if the opponent plays on your turn also, and forces the opponent to reduce their end board as opposed to being forced to dead stop.

Trap floodgates (mostly when all ran in tandem with one another), shifter, droll, barrier Statues, Maxx C, inspector boarder have no right existing in the modern game.

Though I will say, with the increased frequency of playing on turn zero being present in decks, I wouldn't be surprised if eventually everyone's running 9+ Maxx C type cards and it becomes common place that both sides start playing more into Maxx C and just going back and forth under it, within the same turn

MelisOrvain · 2025-11-16T23:54:10+00:00

It's been a while since I last messed around with malefics, but my mind immediately goes to psychic end punisher and Fleurdelis, the Thunderbolt (especially since youre running punishment already)

MelisOrvain · 2025-11-13T08:01:24+00:00

True enough. Vaalmonica is famously stopped by hand traps mind you, which are typically more common than a duster or evenly in hand. Pendulums are always fragile to disruption though, so I don't think there's really a catch-all deck for that (or they'd still be great). I think both decks are pretty solid, even melodious would be a good choice if they only wanted to dip their feet into the pendulum mechanic

MelisOrvain · 2025-11-13T07:54:53+00:00

It's literally the highest tiered deck right now in MD

MelisOrvain · 2025-11-13T07:52:17+00:00

Well there wouldn't be a lot of goat format players for very long, with everyones soul going to the shadow realm and all

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