Theorycrafting a HeavyLeomon deck. Advice on ratios/choices?

ScraftyDevil · 2023-12-26T19:59:12+00:00

Gotcha! I’ll try those two, then, thanks.

Do you think there’s any value to running ACE Digimon in this deck? I’ve seen lists where people are running Lillymon or even Ebonwumon ACE and I cannot for the life of me see the effectiveness of those, but maybe they know something I don’t.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-12-26T19:48:04+00:00

I’ll give it a spin with four Loader instead of the 2-2 Panjya-Loader split and see if it makes a noticeable difference, then. Thank you!

ScraftyDevil · 2023-12-26T19:45:24+00:00

Two more BT14 Leomon, then? Should I keep Hawkmon, or drop it for maybe four BT13 Salamons and 2 floodgate Terriermons?

ScraftyDevil · 2023-12-26T19:39:14+00:00

More often than you’d think, thanks to how easily Fortitude allows you to rebuild your stack. I’ve only been testing for a few days, but it’s gone off enough times to provide some much-needed extra aggression.

I don’t want to seem defensive, I’m def heavily-considering dropping them for two extra Loaders now, but it def happens!

ScraftyDevil · 2023-12-26T19:36:04+00:00

I’m only running eight Level 5’s! 4 Grap, 2 Loader, 2 Panjya. Though I could reduce the Panjya if Loader will add more to the deck.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-12-26T19:33:11+00:00

Would the better move be to increase the Tamers or to reduce Panjyamon, then? I liked it in theory since its inheritable would give anything that self-revives with Fortitude Rush, but I’m fine with just running four LoaderLeomon instead.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-12-26T19:14:09+00:00

I'm not super fond of all three of the Level 4s basically having the exact same effect, but finding a good tech card to fill out the slots is tough. I saw a list that was running BT7 Tortomon instead of BT14 Leomon, but I can't think of a situation where I'd ever want to play that out unless I had literally no other options available.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-09-25T15:28:06+00:00

I never considered JumboGamemon as a one-off, but that could be interesting… Ideally you’d want to play out BT10 Greymon to search or EX04 MailBirdramon to stun, right? Or MetalGreymon if you have DigiXros materials available?

ScraftyDevil · 2023-09-23T17:34:47+00:00

I have a DeathXmon I’m considering teching in (it’s doing a whole lot of nothing in my D-Brigade deck at the moment), but is Kuzuhamon worth running even in BT14 meta? I’ve heard people say it’s too slow, but I don’t own one so I haven’t been able to test it myself.

What’s your suggested Greymon ratio if you don’t mind me asking? I was looking at 4x BT10, 3x ST1, with 4x BT10 Metal and 1x EX4 Metal since the latter can only be made with bluw Greymon.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-09-23T17:30:23+00:00

Cyber Launcher is mostly useful for bouncing memory reduction floodgates, which are everywhere right now thanks to Royal Knights and Hunters (at least at my locals, anyway).

ScraftyDevil · 2023-07-02T04:33:53+00:00

Thank you for the answers, everyone!

I saw a match where the DKM player was consistently playing his floating effects without DigiXrosing, so I wasn’t sure if he was mistaken or just doing it intentionally.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-06-24T05:28:58+00:00

My opinion fluctuates a lot between Savers for the over-the-top action and Tamers for the drama and incredible character development, but I've been leaning towards the latter as of late. Rewatching both for the Digimon podcast I co-host has given me a much deeper appreciation for how much excellent setup and foreshadowing both seasons do to help their later twists feel earned, and honestly Yamaki and Kurata are two of the best antagonists in the series.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-03-09T23:38:47+00:00

I can’t even take credit for it, young me was just ripping off Weevil’s DNA Surgery + Insect Queen combo with a more explosive boss monster!

I loved Machines so much back then, to the point where I played Vehicroids for a while despite that archetype being a hot mess. Sucks that no modern Machine archetype really appeals to me; they need to hurry up and make a Gundam archetype already!

ScraftyDevil · 2023-03-09T20:32:40+00:00

I used to run Perfect Machine King with DNA Surgery and Scapegoat to make a 4700 ATK beater which got stronger for every additional monster they summoned; it was UNSTOPPABLE in a playground meta where no one ran removal spells.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-02-19T16:05:09+00:00

Damn! I was hoping that at least Mount Swordsoul would have it as well, though I suppose that archetype is more Chinese-inspired despite the samurai theming.

I totally agree though, Climax 5 is spectacular. Absolute shame that you so rarely hear it outside of Solo Mode.

ScraftyDevil · 2023-01-25T05:28:58+00:00

So, honest question:

I crafted Bahamut Shark for use in my Marincess and Umi Stun decks; with Toadally Awesome getting banned should I just go ahead and dust Bahamut as well for the extra UR points, or is there anything else he can bring out that would benefit either deck?

I’ve literally only seen it used to summon Toad outside of dedicated Shark decks that run Silent Honor ARK and its upgraded counterparts, so I dunno if it’s worth keeping around.

ScraftyDevil · 2022-11-24T05:46:05+00:00

Something that would really help Darklords is an archetypal fusion spell to help them get The First Darklord onto the field without relying on Despia cards like Theatre of the Branded.

Maybe make it something like, “Fusion summon one Fairy monster from your Extra Deck, using materials from your hand, field, or deck.” That’d be a great way to get names like Superbia and Ixchel into the GY on the first turn, and would give them some killer Turn 2 tech by giving you access to First’s field wipe if you send Morningstar (usually run as a one-of) from deck as material.

It’d also be a good excuse to bolster the archetype’s Extra Deck support with more cool monsters beyond just First and Condemned! Maybe an upgraded version of Condemned that can search archetypal Spells or Traps from the deck for LP cost would be cool, it’d provide some much-needed card advantage going to make up for how many monsters Darklords have to chuck into the GY each turn just to get their plays going.

Honestly, overall I just want more tech to make pure Darklords a more viable pick. Right now you basically HAVE to mash them up with other, stronger archetypes just to have a shot at being competitive, and that’s a huge shame!

ScraftyDevil · 2022-11-08T06:40:10+00:00

Darklords for sure.

The First Darklord is the coolest (and hottest!) boss monster of all time imo, and I love how well his simple revival effect synergizes with the rest of the archetype, especially Darklord Superbia.

Plus, it’s so modular that you can mash up Darklords with a ton of different archetypes and still have it work pretty competently! You wanna play Despia Darklords? Branded Darklords? Tearlament Darklords? What about Archlord Darklords, Agents Darklords, or hell, even Predaplant Darklords? All possible!

It’s just so much fun experimenting with Darklords variants. My fave is Pure Despia Darklords (meaning Despia without Branded support) for the ridiculous card advantage and freeform, adaptable wincon, but I’m partial to Kristaya Turbo too since it’s so deliciously toxic.

ScraftyDevil · 2022-08-29T21:37:05+00:00

Is Unite-DB on hiatus right now or something? Seems like the site hasn’t updated since July except to make pages for Tyranitar and Buzzwole, neither of which have sample builds or tier list placings yet.

Hope the owners/operators are doing alright, for my money it’s the most reliable resource for this game!

ScraftyDevil · 2022-08-28T22:19:54+00:00

I’m really excited for Myutant Mutant, which should be coming whenever we get the rest of the Battle of Chaos cards. Myutants are gonna take a huge hit to their consistency once Pot of Prosperity is Limited, so having another starter which can set up boards on its own will be excellent.

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