Generaider

With the release of ROTA came shadow support for Generaider in the form of QQ Enneagon, a level 9 Fire Dinosaur that I aptly refer to as "Vala 2: Electric Boogaloo".

This card is LITERALLY just Vala, but more simplified and broadened, which is something the deck needed. On top of it being more copies of Vala, it gives the deck another good normal summon in Souleating Oviraptor, which can take full advantage of its search effect. If you're under Droll because of Terraforming or Kuji-Kiri Curse, you can play through it with Ovi by sending QQ to grave, allowing you to still end at least one Rank 9, which will most likely be Laevatein or Hyperyton.

Of course, as is the case with all my decks, I found niche options to give the deck a bit of spice. In this list, I'm running Mighty Dino King Rex as a brick that can also unbrick a hand. If you open QQ and Souleating with no other level 9's in hand, Souleating can search MDKR to give you a play. If you want to get funnier and search for a disruption, it can grab Doodle Beast - Tyranno, which can pop a monster when it's normal summoned and has an effect that let's Tribute Summon it from your hand as a Quick Effect. I run this as a way to make use out of an Ovi on board. You can do this or run Gilasaurus or Doodle Beast - Stego to make I:P Masquerena and use a token on your opponent's turn to make your I:P target of choice.

Overall, ROTA has been an amazing set with so many good cards, and I'm glad support for one of my favorite decks was amongst those cards. As a common, no less!