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Beetroopers Fly Into Action!
Beetroopers made a surprising entrance into Yugioh as a TCG exclusive archetype. While compact, they can bolster the already deep set of Insect suppor
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How do Infernoble Knights Benefit the Original?
At first, Infernoble Knights do not seem directly related to the original archetype. Their effects pertain mostly to FIRE Warrior-type monsters. Howev
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Limiting Card Design in Yu-Gi-Oh!
Game designers have to keep in mind the tolerance of their player base. Card designers run the risk of making a combo that lasts for several minutes,
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Did He Just Attack For Game? Mcnabb's Gren Maju Deck - Overview a
Just recently, Yishan McNabb shocked the competitive scene with his top two finish at YCS Portland with Gren Maju Beatdown. While the concept of this
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Traptrix - What Changes With Sera
Traptrix is a small archetype of effect monsters that revolve around the manipulation of “Hole” Normal Trap cards. While Traptrix has been splashed in
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Interview with an Arms Expert: Irbricksceo's Noble Knight Top
Scouring Reddit for interesting deck ideas one day, a thread caught my eye: Irbricksceo’s regional top with Noble Knights. Reading his tournament repo
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Prank-Kids: Highs, Lows, and Techs
Prank-Kids are an archetype that has been released for about five months in TCG that revolve around Link and Fusion Summoning. There have been only a
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Are You Playing to Prevent Losing?
As a duelist, you make hundreds of tiny choices that describe your “playstyle.” Not just the decision of which cards to play, but the way your mind wo
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The Pendulum Problem
Pendulum monsters are some of the oddest cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!, boasting multiple effects and applications. There are a ton of moving parts, such as main
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Speed Duels - Early Meta and Skills
Speed Dueling is a new format that is similar to Duel Links, in that the Deck and playing field is smaller, starting LP is 4000, and players have acce
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The Non-Static Nature of Card Advantage
If you’ve begun your grand venture of competitive trading card games, one of the first phrases you’re likely to hear is “card advantage.” There’s load
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Deck Help! Harpies
Today’s deck is a Harpie deck by Skyscout! Our goal is to make the deck less slow, with emphasis on combos rather than its outdated, slow-paced game p
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Impact of the New End of Match Policy
Starting June 1st, 2018, the End of Match procedures changed. The previous policy was that the duel was continued normally, with the winner being whoe
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How to Make your Bad Decks Suck Less
Think about your favorite ­­archetype. Is it Sky Strikers? Trickstars? If not, then most likely your favorite archetype is somewhere between Vampires
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Burning Abyss and its Variants in Link Format
Burning Abyss is an eternally popular deck, capable of alternating between aggressive, explosive play and grindy long game. Almost every Burning Abyss
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Deciphering Difficult Card Texts
Card effects nowadays are long and complicated, with semi-colons, activation requirements and questions of “does that target?” By looking at commonly
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Approaching Blue-Eyes Variants - What's the Difference?
Blue-Eyes White Dragon is one of the most iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! cards of all time. Can the powerful engine of destruction live up to its fame?
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The Inherent Design Flaws of Traditional Trap Cards
Trap card usage has been decreasing over the years. What are their weaknesses, and is there a new design for Traps that can bring them back?
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How to Prepare for Large Tournaments
Big tournaments can be intimidating! Learn how to prepare for them, and how they run. We'll cover subjects from what deck to play to supplies to bring
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Side Deck Theory: Oppressive v. Reactive
The Side Deck is one of the least discussed aspects of Yu-Gi-Oh! It’s difficult to do so, as each player’s opinion on its function differs. To begin d
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