Notes & Combos

Hey guys! I'm back after a while, and as always, I'm bringing you another trap-heavy deck. This time, it's the return of one of my favorite decks: Paleozoics!

Shoutout to EmperorBob and Eisdrache90 for giving Paleozoics a try!

After the update Cyber Dragon received with its new Skill, my brain went into overdrive. I had actually played Cyber Paleo in the past, but it had a few issues because there wasn't a Skill that allowed you to search Cybernetic Overflow and Cyber Dragon Core, two cards that work incredibly well with Paleozoics. Core is great because it's a Level 2 monster, while Overflow is a searchable Trap Card that helps speed up the revival of Paleozoics from the Graveyard.

Zane's Skill provides exactly what this deck needed: access to these two key combo pieces.

The best part is being able to search Cyber Dragon Core. Having it in your hand consistently is extremely useful, since one of Paleozoics' biggest weaknesses is needing to have a Level 2 monster available in your hand. The Skill solves that problem.

It also allows you to recover Cyber Dragons from the Graveyard starting from Turn 2 onward. This is fantastic because you'll almost always have discard fodder for Dinomischus, which has always been a problem for this card.

As for the deck itself, it's quite effective, although it obviously has its weaknesses, like any other deck. Its biggest problem is Turn 1. If you don't open with a Spright monster, you won't be able to do much. In most cases, your Turn 1 will simply be Cyber Dragon Core plus three Set cards, depending on what deck your opponent is playing and what you need to stop or survive.

The main goal is to make it to Turn 2, where this deck really shines. That's why I run defensive Traps that help guarantee survival, such as Aegis, Mirror Force (probably the weakest one), and Barrier Life.

Once you reach Turn 2, the deck becomes extremely powerful because you have plenty of ways to get rid of your opponent's monsters. Your first Kaiju will be Chimeratech, followed by Starliege, Typhoon, and even Cybernetic Overflow, which can also be considered a sort of Kaiju since it forces your opponent to deal with its effects. With these cards, you can break through your opponent's board. Sometimes, though, your opponent will leave such a powerful field that even these cards won't be enough. That's where The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode comes in.