a guide to Yugioh decks...this is a statement not a question?

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I see a lot of people asking about their Yugioh decks on here.  Now most of the time when someone is asking "Take a look at my Yugioh deck and how well would it do in a tournament"; I check it out and I see a random collection of 50+ cards.  So this is a small guide in what makes a Yugioh deck at least tier 2.

Theme:
The theme or strategy of your deck is probably the most important part in deck building.  The theme of your deck will determine its speed, consistency and ability to stand up to tier one and 2 decks.  Before I go any further, I will state that "your favorite cards" is not a theme just a collection.  A theme can be an attribute, and archetype or even a strategy. 

Cards in Deck:
At most a competitive deck should have 41 cards in it.  (This is to everyone who just has to run 50+ cards) There is a reason for this. It simply speeds up your deck; it makes you get what cards you need faster.  Now most spells and traps are going to be staples (more on that later) instead of specific support (cards designed for a specific attribute, type or archetype).  This is simply because you probably aren't going always to have that specific requirement for the support therefore rendering the card dead draw.

Staples
Staples are cards that you will see in almost every deck. These cards usually have the potential to give you advantage (more on that later), and can be played strategically.  Some of such cards are : Heavy Storm, Mirror Force, Torrential Tribute and Bottomless Trap Hole.

Advantage
This is simply having more cards in hand and on field than your opponent.  To determine your net gain or loss of a card you play there is simple math to figure this out.  Say you play the spell "Lightning Vortex" while your opponent has one monster on the field.  You are losing the card "Lightning Vortex" because your playing it so -1 net loss, then you discard for the cost of "Lightning Vortex" so another -1 for a total of -2. Then at the resolution of "Lightning Vortex" your opponent's face up monster so add +1 to the total. So in that situation playing "Lightning Vortex" will result in a net total of -1 for you.  


I hope you found this small guide at least somewhat informative...if there is something that i have missed plz put it as an answer to this...um and if anyone has a certain deck type they want a guide on try sending me an email or a pm

ranma12king@sbcglobal.net · Accepted Answer

you forgot to mention cards that are banned....many people on yahoo answers do not even mention the ban list, have banned cards in their decks, and want to enter a tournament

Hades · Answer

Good guide. I get tired of all the 50 card piles of randomness as well. It's a shame this will disappear in a few days, but maybe if someone sees it and learns something then it'll have been worth it.

I'd like to add a note about normal monsters. About 99% are not worth it. In general, effect monsters are better, due to those effects giving you an advantage which is often more significant than the few extra points a normal monster may have. There are a few normal monsters which are usable, such as Dark Magician (only if the deck is built around him), E-Heroes Clayman & Sparkman (for fusion), the Ojamas, and some of the high-attack monsters (if you use all the normal monster support like Birthright and Heart of the Underdog) but these are exceptions, and generally these decks aren't the ones that win tournaments. However the normal monsters that show up in many of these random decks are the 1500-ish level 4 monsters that came in the old starter sets, and don't even have a good attack. You should only have normal monsters if that monster specifically helps your theme.

edythe · Answer

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Wokaz · Answer

This guide should definitely teach those people. 
I am so so bored of seeing people saying "Check out my awesome unbeatable super chocolately fudge awesome super deck", and it being just appalingly bad and worst of all, COMPLETELY RANDOM!

Great Guide by the way ^_^

Anonymous · Answer

most people that ask about there decks have a theme

William · Answer

field spell cards are important to the game they can make you strategy more diverse and boost your monsters abilities.

Patrick92 · Answer

Very informative, Thank you

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