At its heart, Yu-Gi-Oh is a game that is all about using little monsters to summon bigger, cooler monsters. The problem with this is that these types of summons are inherently negative in terms of card advantage. Combining two monsters into one is a -1, and so on.
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Card advantage calculation only considers the impact on both players’ field and hand, but the Graveyard can be a storehouse of massive potential advantage, depending on the cards placed there.
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Card advantage has long been a defining concept of Yu-Gi-Oh theory, and for good reason. Careful management of your card economy will decide the outcome of a duel more often than not, and decks that can reliably generate more advantage than other contenders will rise to the top of the metagame pile (Zoodiac, for a glaring example).
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Booster set breakdown of the Legendary (not to mention popular) Metal Raiders set.
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A history of meta decks , this time around discussing the successor to the Zombie decks, the Warrior Toolbox.
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Denglong is scarier than you think. Hand Traps hates Chaofeng. Multiple True Kings is sad but isn’t exactly bad. Souleating Oviraptor should switch places with Element HERO Stratos. Find out why, now in our What You Should Know article series, where we reveal the implicit details of decks. This time – Dinos.
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Phantasm Spiral, the budget-conscious normal-monster-focused archetype from Maximum Crisis, has finally begun to put up results. Join me as we explore several different builds of this flexible archetype, examine successful lists, and explain how to board against this up-and-coming strategy.
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Throughout the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s 15 year history, there have been numerous iconic monsters and cards. However, even to this day the most iconic card in the game’s history, especially to the general public, remains the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
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Skillful and calm are few words to describe Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s anime protoganist, and my personal favourite character – Fudo Yusei. him. In today’s Character Spotlight, we will be looking at his brief history and character analysis.
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Part 4 of a complete history of the TCG Meta in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.
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