Thursday, July 4, 2013

How Dragons beat Prophecies

This is a short advice post to summarize what I've experienced at nationals

Cards that you should side: Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer, Psi Blocker

Cards that you should never side: Fusilier, EEV, Droll and Lock Bird

If you ask me why, then they're all horrible cards to have in your deck. Fusilier does shit, but EEV without Fusilier is even more shit. Droll Bird is good to have in your hand, but after a Judgment is played you'd wish you had a Kycoo or Psy Blocker instead

Cards that you should consider: Divine Wrath (yes), Last Day of Witch (yes), Skill Drain

The former one deals with Blue Magician completely, and if Rodrigo Togores can play Raigeki Break, why can't you play a similar trap?

Last Day of Witch do a better job of avoiding Spellbook of Fate. Fate is the only reason why people considered Book of Eclipse, but in Prophecy match-up, Last Day of Witch is much much more better that Eclipse

Skill Drain seems pointless due to Fate and Wisdom, but chaining it to a Magician is still good as fuck, and you can also side this against Ophion. They can get past Drain for 1-2 turns, but in the long run you'd be the one who had advantages. Jowgen + Fate = GG, and Drain deals with that, at least baiting out the Fate

Cards that you should think of when you're completely desperate: Spell Canceller, Light and Darkness Dragon

Because people are cutting High Priestess and Breakthrough Skills, these card are good again

And, be careful about Dimensional Fissure. It seems harmless at first, but in the long run you'd wish you could have your graveyard full of baby dragons

And, you should play 2 Swords and 2 Gold Sarcophaguses. In game 1 whatever you play is not so important, but Swords will net you crucial advantages in game 2-3, when you need to dig for side cards

The last thing is not recommended, but if you side like 9-10 cards for a deck like Prophecy, just side out Rejuvenation. Your deck is completely ok without it (have you ever won a duel not using Rejuvenation?), and Swords help you draw too

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