Evols; Side Deck Options; Going Away.

So, after quite a few hours of studying whats been announced, as well as the OCG's version of Photon Shockwave, I have come to the conclusion that Evols are good. They remind me a little of Sabers/Samurais. They can toolbox quite nicely, and are pretty solid in every aspect. Plus I find that the have much easier access to Laggia/Dolkka then Rabbit.dek does. My only complaint thus far is lack of tuners. This deck is much more XYZ based anyways, so its not a huge complaint, but I feel they could have made one of the Evotiles into a tuner. I find it to be a decently competitive deck, however, I have yet to face DWs with it. The fact that the archetype has its own GK Spy, makes me scared of DW Lightning a little.

Either way, here is the decklist - Critique away.

Monsters:

3 Evolsaur Cerato
2 Evolsaur Diplodocus
3 Evolsaur Ulcanadon
2 Evoltile Odochelys
3 Evoltile Westlo
1 Gorz
1 Blackwing - Gale
1 Sangan
2 Thunder King Rai-oh
2 Tragodia
1 BLS
2 Effect Veiler

Spells:

2 Fossil Dig
3 Pot of Duality
2 Forbidden Lance
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dark Hole
1 Heavy Storm
1 MST

Traps:

1 Solemn Warning
1 Solemn Judgment
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Offering to the Snake Deity


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Okay, So with Gates of the Underworld officially legal, I have been pondering on what to do with my side deck. The vast majority of my locals play all of the same deck on a weekly basis. Very little variety. And TBH, only a few of them are good. The other scrubs show up to essentially GIVE us a bigger prize pool.

5 Agents, 2 Big Gay Dragons, 1 Frognarch, 1 Tengu.dek. Thats usually the just of it. Now that DW are out, and only 2 people at my locals have access to Tour Guides, I expect only 1 or 2 COMPETITIVE DW decks.  So for my local scene, I need to side accordingly. I'm considering running 2 Gemini Imps, and a dark imprisoning mirror for DW hate, and the usual Leechings and Crows for Agents. I'm having trouble finding a common ground between the two. I don't want to devote my entire side deck to these decks, because like I said, the other players that are piloting dragons/frogs/tengu.dek, do it extremely well. I need to find something that I can use to combat all of these decks, OTHER then DD Crow ( I plan on siding 2, MAYBE 3 this format). I'm open to any suggestions anybody has. Keep in mind that I run Agents as well.

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And as for a personal update, like I said a couple post ago, I'm heading to Florida - I leave Sunday at 5AM! This is my first time leaving the Maritimes, so I'm very excited. And as such, I'm taking a partial leave of absence. And I mean a COMPLETE 2 week leave of absence. Its very likely that I wont be hearing much of the YGO world over the next few weeks, so I'm hoping Grapha doesnt break the game while I'm gone. He seems intent on doing so, and  he seems pretty hardcore. If you have read Konami's Strategy Site this past week, you'll know what I'm talking about. He sounds like he is DONE fucking around. 

Anywho, when I come back, the sneak is the same day, so I'm HOPING I can make it. If not, I'm not worried, cause my team is buying a box or 2. 

So for what its worth, when I come back, Im going full force YGO mode. gotta get my fix somehow. lol.

Week Update- Dark World Structure Deck, Light Pulsar Dragon

So small update today, cause I have been out of the YGO loop for the past week or so, as I was unable to attend my locals on Monday (Thanksgiving out of town - at least the food was good.), but I will however be going this Monday, which is the Last one I'll be able to attend for 2 weeks, as I leave for Florida in 7 Days from now.

Any-who, the spoiler list for the Dark World structure deck was revealed this past week, and I gotta say, WOW. I did not expect them to keep Trag in there. I'm happy they did however, as it gives our team access to a wide variety to options on decks to run, considering we have 1(ONE) Tragodia on the team. And we only got that recently. My locals is full of scrubs, and only 4 other people there are deep in the competitive scene. Making certain cards hard as shit to get - unless we pack them ourselves.

Also related to the DW structure deck - what was Konami thinking? I thought the Problem-Solving-Word-Text was supposed to solve problems? I ACTUALLY needed to re-read most of the Dark World cards to fully understand them. Seems like it causes more problems then anything, if a well-rounded player such as myself has trouble understanding. I feel bad for the rich-scrubs-who-don't-actually-know-how-to-play-but-think-that-they-do. I understand them now myself, however, NO card should take that much effort to fully understand.

ALSO(!1!111!!), Latinum was revealed this week, and gotta say, hes bad. Which is good.
Well, hes not terribad, but he isnt great. Lvl 6 with a Goldd/Silvva SS ability. Could be useful in Fabled Variants that run Fabled Raven.

The last thing the TCG needs is another broken ass Dark World.

And  despite what some people I have talked to, including my teammates, I refuse to change my mind about Dark Smog. It is a DW-Staple. It gives you a discard outlet when you dont have one, and keeps the flow of the deck running.
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Also in this weeks news, Light Pulsar Dragon was announced as one of the Ultras in Dragonic Legion in the OCG. I wouldn't say that this card is EXTREMELY overpowered, but it gives Big Gay Dragons (Hopeless Dragon - locals insider.), a new toy to play with.

 

You can banish 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your Graveyard; Special Summon this card from your hand. You can send 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your hand to your Graveyard; Special Summon this card from your Graveyard. If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can target 1 Level 5 or higher DARK Dragon-Type monster from your Graveyard; Special Summon that target.


This card alone is really good. It can SS REDMD when it leaves the field (Can't miss timing either), which in turn, can SS this guy right back. Another loop I see with this guy is with LADD. Always have field presence because they can SS each other when they leave the field. Seems pretty busted, but definitely not as much so as Grapha. I would put this guy on par with Hyperion. Keep in mind, this guys IS NOT the cover card/boss monster for the deck.. so.. here's hoping for something on par with this.

EDIT:: POJO broke this thing. New OTK formula: Cannon Soldier, REDMD in grave, and this.

Collecter's Tins Wave 2; WTF Konami

                                                                               Gimme dat Pachy.


So they announced the final 2 tin cards, XX-Saber Darksoul, which Jeff Jones told us about well in advance, so kudos to that, and Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo, which is making Jeff eat his words (he thought it was Glow-up Bulb). Either way, we get Pachy, which DESPERATELY needed a reprint. Much-more so then Bulb. Overall, I think the wave 2 tins are just as good as the wave 1 tins, which were ridiculously awesome. I think after all the announcements, I myself will get just 2 GEPD tins. There isn't really anything I really need in the Number 10 tin, although Ehren is a nice promo. I will most likely rely on my team for those particular tins.

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                                      Once per turn: You can target 1 monster in your opponent's Graveyard;
                                                                    discard 1 Fiend-Type monster and banish that target. Effect Unconfirmed.

What the fucking fuck, konami.

Whats that?  Make any DW monster into a D.D Crow (on Steroids)? Abso-fucking-lutely.
Huh? I can chain it to YOUR cards you say? 




More broken ass darkworlds. This card makes baby jesus cry. If this is in fact the actual effect, I can see this being DW-staple. It will be like Tour Guide; The DW decks that run it win, the ones that don't, lose. Heres to hoping Exarch isnt as broken. The one positive I see coming out of this card is, that it makes PHSW a pure money set. It will be like DREV all over again. This, Rabbit, Zenmaines, etc, the pack is looking sexy. I can see the $$$ now. 


Dark worlds are EASILY going to drive Tour Guide up in price even more, which is bad for the game, and for players (like myself) who want to play competitively, yet cant afford 600 FUCKING DOLLARS for 3 cards. 


Seriously, What the fucking fuck?
/rant.


 

The Death of Death Aspect

As you may or may not know, Micheal Bonacini has announced his retiring from the YGO game. While I wish him the best in his future plans, I can't help but feel a bit disappointed. Yu-gi-oh is slowly becoming such a different game, that veterans are opting to leave in favor of other TCGs, such as MTG or Cardfight Vanguard. This is disappointing on my end, as I have just taken that leap from being just another duelist, to someone who is trying to help the YGO community with my insights. 


This being said, I see this as a wake-up call. Veterans are leaving, therefore others need to step up and be better. I am going to try my best to step up. I encourage others to do the same. 


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On another note, I bought 2 LC02s, and my best pack was a Crow, and 2 Jains. Rather disappointing :(. 


P.P.S, I am going to Florida in 3 weeks, for 2 weeks ( Back in early Nov), and therefor will not be apart of the game. When I come back, I am going full force into YGO mode, and will then start to do Local Reports, etc. 


-Wry9

Diva Plants

As promised, our first actual post, my Diva-Plant build I have going on at the moment. I have been switching back and forth between this and agents.



The deck certainly hurts by having no tour guides (lolbudgetplayers), however, I see diva as just as much of a toolbox.

-Wry9

YGOFactor has arrived.

Hi, my name is Wry9.
Essentially, our team of 4 decided that we have grown enough as a group, and as competitive YGO players, that we're going to start making YouTube videos, and a blog to share our thoughts on whats going on in the YGO world. While I will (most likely) be the person heading this blog, you may see appearances by the other 3.

Some of the things you will find on my blog are : Card previews, Locals reports, and any YouTube videos we decide to put up.

I have been following many of the well known blogs on here for quite some time, like Michael Bonacini's (http://inamedeathaspect.blogspot.com/) and LFNANDYGO (http://lfnandygo.blogspot.com/) for example, and you guys have definitely had an influence on my gaming style, as well as my influence on creating this blog, so for that I thank you. 


I hope whoever reads this blog enjoys what they see, I hope to keep it updated on a regular basis.


-Wry9