Notes & Combos

It wasn't an easy rise; at first it was more of the same, facing the Wyrms before the ban list was applied, but with the new cards, a new rival appeared, equal to or more powerful than the Wyrms themselves: the ETHER DRAGON. Facing them was incredibly frustrating, especially because of their most broken card, "Ace Sword Slash." It can destroy any card while simultaneously summoning a 2500-ATK monster that also possesses destruction effects. To make matters worse, it’s not a "once per turn" effect; using "The Ultimate Flag," they can recycle it repeatedly, eventually bringing out "Eternity Ether Dragon" to destroy yet another card and secure an OTK (One-Turn Kill). With all this, I had to make changes to my deck, blindly trust in Shiny Shady, and use Pierce! to address a major weakness of my DM (Dark Magician) deck—specifically, when an opponent leaves three monsters in Defense Position. Without "Thousand Knives" or "Curse of the Rising Light" (which I don't consider a particularly strong card), an OTK becomes impossible, allowing the opponent to easily turn the game around. So with 3 copies of Secret Order for the extra damage, Pierce and Dark Resonance Burst, I was going straight for an OTK. These changes to my deck started at Gold 3 because I got stuck at that rank and couldn't keep up with the new cards. I would have liked to have the Star Protector's Protection trap card since ETHER DRAGON can't do an OTK in one hit. But I have to make do with the cards I have. Greetings Coolsy sensei in case you happen to see this.