70% win-rate dragon priest deck I played 10 games at rank rank 9. I found that when you do win this deck is incredibly dominant, no close calls, but when you lose it's against aggro decks like zoo warlock that it can't fully keep up with. Constructive criticism is wanted please.
Hi CompetitiveHS. I'm an F2P arena player (infinite since early launch) but even though I've long since crafted everything usable my constructed has been lagging behind. I've hit rank 2 every season but never made a legend push because zoo and hunter were just too boring to play. Mages are much more fun but aside from the F2P variant they never looked competitively viable to me until the rise of mad scientist. Anyway, none of the existing decklists for secret mages looked right to me so I made my own and ran it to legendary in the past few days. No stats because I'm on vacation and the laptop doesn't have them, but I would say I averaged a 60%ish winrate from Rank 5 down even with plenty of mistakes. Anyway, thought I'd give back some so have a wall of text. Proof Decklist This deck starts from sjow and makes the following changes: -2 arcane intellect -1 arcanist -2 harvest golems -Feugen/Stalagg -Loatheb +Thalnos +1 water elemental +1 polymorph +2 defender of Argus +2 sludge belchers +Antonidas ...okay, so it's changed like half the cards. But credit still goes to sjow - my original variant looked nothing like his and the base deck was clearly better enough to make me stick with it. Why these cards? *Thalnos: Most of the time he's a third loot hoarder, but along with a ping he also extends frost bolts to that key 5 damage mark. Even better, unlike loot hoarders, he's also basically an early game taunt who frequently eats bow charges and bigger threats. *Polymorph: key tech card. Hugely important in all the hunter matchups as well as vs druids and paladins. *Water elemental: much better played on turn 4 and vs. hunters than arcanists. *Argus: my winrate against hunters and miracle went through the roof since I added these. The other secret mage decks lack taunts and just don't have the HP to stand up against midrange aggro. With water elementals, kirin tor, and all the deathrattlers becoming taunts as well it suddenly becomes very difficult for a hunter to break through. *Sludge belchers: more of the same, much better than any other 5 drop in this meta. Hunters hate this one weird trick. *Antonidas: I think any mage deck that doesn't include Antonidas is making a huge mistake. Sylvanas is a key win condition but I've found that only having one isn't enough. Because of all the taunts in the deck drawing removal, saving Antonidas for that last late push probably won me a third of all games on the way to legend. If you can wait to play him with (coin+) frostbolt or a secret you've likely won, period. Why not some other cards? *arcane intellect: the theme of the deck is to throw out bodies at all times until the end push. Arcane intellect isn't as good as loot hoarders here and can't be played on turn 3, where you really need that second or third minion. *golems: never fit the theme of the deck and not worth accidentally getting duplicated. *Loatheb: had him in at one point, wound up too situational. *Feugen/Stalagg: I really dislike this combo for most classes. The 4/7 is okay but you're paying for that with a basically dead card. You then have to draw them both to set up a single end game minion with no battlecry vulnerable to hard removal. Compare to Antonidas/Sylvanas who both completely swing the game on the turn they are cast. *A second duplicate: probably card #31. If I had to cut a card for it it might be Thalnos. The problem is you don't really want to duplicate anything under a 4 drop in this deck (maybe loot hoarders) and that takes a lot of setup, so it's really more of a late game card for when you already have Sylvanas/Antonidas in your hand or need another couple of taunts. *arcanists: as I said, water elementals are better early on and in this meta secrets don't stay on the board long. *Kel'Thuzad: I'm considering swapping the flamestrike for him. Probably card #32. But he might be too much of a winmore. Mulligan: Mulligan hard for one and two drop minions vs. all classes, pass almost everything else. If you have a 1 or 2 in hand along with kirin tor + non-duplicate secret consider keeping all three as well. Don't keep naked kirin tor unless you already have a very strong early hand. Strategy/Matchups: *Hunters: Around to slightly below 50% vs. classic midrange but very strong against anything that doesn't run two flares. The UTH-less builds just die when you realize it early enough. When going second, a kirin tor+counterspell mulligan is the nuts. Overwhelm them on turns 1-2, try to have a counterspell up as soon as you see them coin if you're going first (it will often eat a flare, but if it eats a boar you've just swung the match hard) and try to have exactly 2 minions up on turn 4-5. If you don't get combo'd right then, put a mirror entity or Sylvanas up and block the scar. If you do, try to rebuild. Antonidas is another victory condition and can be dropped without a spell in hand as long as he's burned some removal already. If you can either stabilize at ~15 health after a combo or keep board control when he doesn't have it, you win. *Zoo: if you have a 1-2-3 mulligan, you always win. If you both mulligan very badly you also win. Otherwise, it's close. The goal is to force even trades for all of your minions - if loot hoarders and scientists can trade 1-1 your midgame is far better than his. *Miracle: just keep building the board. If you can have him down below 20 with a good board presence by turn 5 you win, if not you lose. This is typically a strong matchup for you, but heavily relies on your mulligan and exactly what you counterspell. *Control paladin/priest: Keep duplicate if the rest of your hand is good. You're strong vs. paladins, weak vs. most priests (favored vs. priest zoo), but they play about the same. Don't overextend and get max value out of your secrets. The easiest win condition is to duplicate an end game minion; these matches will often go to fatigue so three Sylvanas will win the game every time. *Mirror: until this deck gets more popular you will basically always win it. The existing mage decks play very badly vs. this much board. *Druid: didn't see too many of these. I think you are very strong vs. token since it can't burst you at all, but slightly less so vs. ramp. *Control warrior: depending on the variant this could be a near auto loss or an over 50% matchup. The ones with Gorehowl, faceless and TBK are stronger, but the more modern ones and especially the one without war axe are much weaker. Your typical decision early on is whether to let them draw cards or get tons of armor - depending on the board and your hand either might be OK, but not both. I would ignore brawl and just YOLO the early game if it looks like you're winning the board. Going into turn 6-7+, try to constantly have at least one secret up so he can't just drop legendaries - a lot of my wins were thanks to free Rags or Cairnes. Duplicating Sylvanas is another huge victory condition because Sylvanas locks down his entire deck. Have fun! edit: Thanks for the gold, totally unexpected :)
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Time for a game: your most ridiculously specific request
Let's play a game. It's a simple one- comment below with your most highly specific request that you think can't possibly exist. Or reply to other requests with the closest matching book you can think of. I'm talking "F/F urban fantasy in the midwest that features a zoo" or "contemporary enemies to lovers where their first date is to an ice cream place" or "just the plot of Megamind, except in a romance novel". If you find a closely matching book, you win. Or the requester wins. Or maybe we all win?
Alright my beautiful 🦍 listen up. Firstly, well done on holding today. I know it can be scary and doesn't feel like a win (down $40k personally, I know alot of you have more and i'm proud to serve with you) but the strength, autism and resilience we showed today was incredible. BUT THE WAR ISN'T OVER! They are just turned on the heat. My dad (not elon, my silverback fathers name was Harambe) used to tell me: "The test of a man/🦍 isn't how he behaves when things are going well, rather how he preserves when they aren't." Today, we got drilled more than once by some of the dirtiest, illegal tactics that i've ever seen. And still, WE HELD. I always find it helpful to take the positives out of a negative situation. So here is my list of APES UNIFIED STRONG TOGETHER IS SCARING MANIPULATORS (AUTISM APES)
We are at closing bell $200, last Thursday around $40ish. Thats 500% increase since then, not too shabby considering most of us couldn't buy today and the scumbags had their way.
We know that these hedge fund manipulative bastards have increased (yes, INCREASED) their short positions and going to have to close some margin calls tomorrow. We knew they weren't going to play fair. We knew that the media was going to portray us in this light. Millions of shares through options will need to be executed. Tomorrow, it might get even more bloody out there but we must hold and buy every god damn dip (if we can).
The U.S Senate is meeting on todays events this evening. Also, if any hedge fund/Robinhood puppet/SEC is reading this post, I want you to think about your pathetic excuse for not letting us trade today as "$GME is just too Volatile" and look at it today when retail investors/apes could not partake. THANK GOD IT WAS SO SMOOTH, NO VOLATILITY AT ALL. VERY CLEAN. VERY LEGAL...
BUT, lets get something straight. TODAY THE WORLD took notice of what is really happening. Some day in 2030, when we are all roaming together in the jungle throwing poo at one another and beating our chests in our teslas, they will make a documentary of the real PLANET OF THE APES, and this will be the opening scene. Apes in Zoo's from Berlin, Sydney and Hong Kong were calling me via their 🍌 phones asking me what was happening. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Todays events have now unified Republicans and Democrats. I can't read but someone told me that Donald Trump Jr, AOC, Mark Cuban, Ted Cruz, Dave Portnoy, Chamath, Jordan MOTHER FUCKING Belford & Ja Rule & God damn Kramer were all on our side! Less than 3 weeks ago there was almost a god damn civil war and now they are all ON OUR SIDE. If someone would have told me that the list above (an all time having a beer with list), were all strongly in agreement on a major issue in America one month ago, I would have slapped them in the face with my shoe and told them I am autistic, not a retard. Now, the cream of the crop is our SWEET SWEET DADDY ELON is defending his gang of apes and letting the world know of the corruption of the shorts. For those who can indeed read and are new here, if I were a betting chimp on Elon vs Shorts (The richest daddy in the world vs analyst/wall street gurus) I would throw all my banana's and money on him if it wasn't already in $GME. My point here is that unified, we cannot be beat but individually we will be crushed. Our lord and Savior u/Deepfuckingvalue is still Diamond handing, and so can you. The GOAT took $14m to the dome and is ready for tomorrow. To quote Batman aka Christian Bale aka Dr Michael Burry "The night is darkest before dawn" (or something idk i'm an ape with a keyboard) THE ROAD AHEAD WILL BE BUMPY, BUT YOU WILL BE REWARDED FOR BUYING AND HOLDING $GME. THIS IS OUR MOMENT. DO NOT FEAR. APES.TOGETHER.STRONG PS: This isn't financial advice. If you hedge fund lurkers can't figure that out (literally talking about throwing poo) then maybe we aren't the retards after all. EDIT 1: The zookeeper had just put me back in my cage and gave me 50 🍌 to munch on for using full sentences. Then, Joe came back and told me people were asking positions or ban so he took 20 🍌 away from me. Firstly, fuck you and secondly 310 shares and adding more tomorrow AM. Now let me pick my nose, fling poo and eat my banana's in peace to prepare for battle tomorrow my 🦍.
Player/Analyst Tweets & Other Things – LCS 2021 Week 1 - TSM vs C9
IMPORTANT I’ve received some feedback and I’d appreciate it if you could answer this one question poll to determine the ideal timing of this thread. POLL LINK: HERE Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening GrubhubGamers! What is this thread? The main purpose of this thread is to provide a place for all social media posts/comments related to TSM’s games of the week from pro players/analysts/influencers/orgs. The thread is updated manually after every game in this order: Interview (if TSM wins) > TSM Tweets > Opponent Tweets > Others I also take notes on LCS Co-streamer’s analysis (sometimes 2+) but because it is not the major focus of this thread, the quality varies from day to day and I would highly recommend just watching their vod which I’ll provide here if it is available. Today’s Live Analyst: Doublelift Analyst Vod: Link Today's Match Up:
TSM is a bad team right now. I'm sorry you stayed up to watch that dumpster fire against an actual decent team. It will be a 20 min C9 win. (posted 5min before game start. copypasta?)
C9: TSM is a bad team right now. I'm sorry you stayed up to watch that dumpster fire against an actual decent team. It will be a 20 min C9 win.
DURING DRAFT
Doublelift
Nidalee ban from C9 is smart since Blaber doesn't really play it.
Doesn't like the bans from TSM, Spica doesn't have much to play after. Probably just Lilia now.
Spica hovers Shaco every time to troll Doublelift
If TSM picked Ori 3rd pick then they would have the better draft so far (AziJax is the scuffed version of Ori/Camille)
Scrimming versus Lost/Treatz was pretty challenging for Dl/Bio.
Game to watch for Lost. Kaisa is a champ with more skill expression. Can be more lane dominant too. Lost/Swordart probably has a really high skill ceiling.
"I'm gonna lose my mind" (after Corki pick) really wanted to see Ori 3rd pick or Syndra last pick.
Got double counter picked bot lane.
Should've just went for the support counterpick. Support counterpick is everything for bot lane. You get so many more options (kill/dive/roam) with a counter pick in the support spot. Wasted on the Corki.
Says he must be missing something because he knows that Bjergsen is very smart. (Very wrinkled brain, not smooth brain)
LS
There is 0 bot lane champions that can come in that would EVER influence r4 mid lane pick. Zero. Why on earth TSM goes Leona r4 when C9's last remaining 2 champs are both bot champs, is totally mindblowing. It's a parody in itself how terrible the draft phase order is
Also Corki over Seraphine is weird. Corki is so bad atm idk. Also c9 not taking seraphine is weird too idk gg
C9 Veigarv2
Let's get it
why TSM gives us 4 of our OTPS? (azir mf udyr alistar) god damn noobs XD
Amazing
Ignite doesn't seem that worth if every Camille that runs it also runs it down in the first 5 mins of the game
DURING GAME
Doublelift
Alistar counters Leona because he makes it really hard for Leona to engage. Also Vulcan is very comfortable on Alistar.
TSM's bot lane might get shit on 2v2 based on the champs.
MF also beats Kaisa in a lot of trades. If you're playing against a good palyer, MF should beat Kaisa every single time.
Blaber's clear is really sick (camps + scuttle by 3:20)
Really smart flash by Blaber (3:30) Knew to go straight for the wall because Camille doesn't have flash.
Major risk for Camille to run Ignite because in theory you should win lane but a smart jungler is going to play around the flashless lane.
TSM needs to make good use of Corki package cd because the champion sucks at every other time.
TSM is trolling (8:30) Camille ulting an Azir at turret is really bad.
Game is an "open" now after two really bad dives from TSM. (9:00)
Luckily Zven is always on TSM's side (~12:40 Swordart catches Zven)
Perkz is the main target for TSM right now (~18) because he doesn't have flash. C9 just need to play front to back.
Fudge is playing like Faker of top lane right now (~21 dive top lane 2nd turret) C9 had a lot of balls with their Baron play. Very coordinated. Stunning Spica before Baron is in smite range to force him to flash into pit before he gets knocked up.
Udyr is so broken. Can solo kills adcs/mid laners. Crazy clear times, point and click stun. Really fast/lots of survivability.
Jensen
diving the alistar didnt work? ahh blows thats unexpected
Yassuo
LCS has been an experience today (After TSM dive AlistaMF level 6)
LS
This game is FNC vs G2 take 2, but C9 just have a draft kingdom edge over TSM and TSM have decided to throw the game away by 9mins. Also curious if it was Fudge's fault Huni decided to int the game away. (After TSM dive AlistaMF level 6)
Dunno why Corki tps, should just eat golems and push 2 top waves, then go w/ team to get gromp/scuttle. There's 0 worlds in which there is a contest on dragon. Also the perma pushing waves out by TSM even tho they can't take a fight and no objective up is weird too #LCS (~18)
Never would I have predicted that at 23minutes when a team is down almost down 10k and baron that a teamfight would happen in bottom lane/red side enemy jungle.
Bwipo
First Camille dives with Azir R up. Then diving Alistar when he's level 6. @FNCHylissang come take notes
Ender
interesting dive from huni. been watching too many fnatic vods (Camille ult on Azir under turret)
Markz
The @Cloud9 zoo is running wild. They got a bear, cow and bird.
Vedius
Is Udyr supposed to do that???? (Udyr solos Corki)
Ender: STUN RUN JOB DONE
C9 Mithy
Jungle is really weak this patch
Kelsey Moser
Words cannot describe how much I hate Corki picked into Azir
But I think people think I'm memeing because I hate watching Corki Azir meta. No Corki picked into Azir is legit only good if you assume enemy mid cannot lane on Azir
Literally any mage I don't care. Corki into Azir is the epitome of "enemy mid won't punish me"
A few early game missteps put us in a rough spot as we drop our second game. We look to turn things around tomorrow to close out the weekend. GGWP C9
TSM (Twitter)
F
TSM GreekGodx: F
Dellzor: PepeSad
C9
Fudge
nothing yet
Blaber
nothing yet
Perkz
after huni decided to int to kill me I just completely lost it and couldn't handle my emotions anymore. i'm no longer deathless :(
Zven
nothing yet
Vulcan
Rly good early game but kinda broke my hands as the game went on... balanced as all things should be 🤪
Coach Reignover
nothing yet
C9 (Twitter)
In a sub-30 minute game, #C9LoL take the #C9WIN over @TSM and go 2-0 to start off the #LCS split! #GGWP
C9 Mateus
LET'S GOOOOO #C9WIN
C9 Jack
GG @TSMReginald & @TSM . Huge respect for our long time rivalry and know you guys will only get stronger as the season continues as always.
C9 Gaylen
If I see more udyrs in soloq I'm holding you personally responsible @blaber
Blaber: Not my fault
OTHERS
Hai
imagine being bjergsen and watching that game and trying to prep review afterwards. where do you start lol, maybe just pretend it didn't happen?
C9 Jack: Step 1: Come out of retirement.
Lolesports Stats
Repeat for 28:31 and you have a recap of @blaber 's game on Udyr as @Cloud9 make quick work of @TSM #LCS PIC OF BLABER'S STATS
Azael
TSM looking like the worst value roster in the league. Paid for TL, got CLG.
Shakarez
I went to do an m+ run what did I come back to Corki's build
Tim Sevenhuysen
Blaber good. #LCS
LS
When did SoloRenektonOnly join TSM ?
Fionn
Blaber on his way to slap after hearing NA owners want to delete all homegrown talent
Travis Gafford
TSM making me think a lot about the Ship of Theseus lately. Will be good to talk about them on Hotline League this Monday with @MeteosLoL joining @TheeMarkZ and I!
Phreak
It's 2021 and TSM and CLG are tied in the standings.
Kien
swordart probably has like... a 75%+ all-time domestic win rate... pretty clear that the LCS is the hardest league in the world even if it might not be the best 😄
Shakarez: Huni has an LEC and an LCK title. He's been in the LCS for more time than in those two leagues combined and has never won a title in NA.
Amazing
But yeah, TSM seems to be on very different pages throughout the game. I think it would do them well to cut down on the multiple threat playstyle, and streamline into limited interaction top laners + 4 man botside with inherent synergy
The production you get out of Huni is limited, and SwordArt seems to be on a different page altogether. Too many chefs spoil the broth in this case, limiting the divisiveness would help Lost and PowerOfEvil to at least get to a teamfight stage
IWD
It's ok i'm sure Impact or Licorice wouldn't be doing much better!
I have spent the past few years of my time in the Navy fascinated with our “jargon”, otherwise known as Navy slang. Below, you’ll find a collection of phrases that I have amassed from personal experience as well as interviews from all rates, ranks and even different services.
I believe in the egalitarian nature of ‘cursing like a sailor’ and am proud of the culture and traditions that we all make and carry on together. I do still despise some sayings and wish them to be sunken to Davey Jones’ locker to never be heard from again.
I guarantee you all use some of these phrases and have ones you hate as well. I myself am a wretched surface-sailing, sea-shanty-singing, old salt. As such, my amateur anthropological study only has a shallow reach.
In the name of our lord and savior King Neptune, I am calling on all of you to help extend the purview of my efforts and offer up your favorite (and least favorite) sayings or navy-isms to my growing list. Call me a CMEO and be sure to note my fair treatment on the DEOCS survey, because I will be accepting submissions from all rates, ranks, platforms, NECs, MOSs, creeds, countries and service backgrounds. I also will offer up an award for any of you literary types who can manage to put as many of these phrases as possible into an essay.
Zoos and animals in captivity are actually good (with some exceptions) and this whole "they deserve to be in the wild" is just stupid
Barring unethical practices such as circus animals or inhumane zoos, most zoos that basically give animals unlimited access to a balanced diet, safe habitat and veterinary care sounds like winning a lottery. You're basically living your life without all the harshness that comes with the wilderness. There's a reason why most animals live longer in captivity than in the wild. When people say animals belong in the wild and we should free all animals, uh no thanks? Who'd want to forgo all the luxuries? On the idea of animals being caged, I completely agree if they're treated like Dumbo and trapped in a tiny cubicle. But if they have enough space to roam around (I mean let's face it, their "cages" are usually bigger than a typical person's home) and just chill/eat/do whatever, it's perfectly fine. In fact it's more than fine. They're probably living their best lives. It's similar to having an indoor cat. My cat seems happy as fuck and honestly, I wish our lives were swapped. A stress free life with free food, shelter, and healthcare? Count me in.
Cheese Paladin - A comprehensive guide to the best deck in the game
https://preview.redd.it/pak9a9qfbvd61.png?width=2436&format=png&auto=webp&s=be7a9b0ff365be6e5ef4740d1495f2f7e896abc8 AAECAZ8FCIoHh60D/LgDw9EDm9gD/N4DjeEDveEDC6cIm6kD+7gD87sD/tEDh9QD/tsD+d4D5uEDkeQDkuQDAA== Yes, you read that right. The best deck in the game. This is the most fun I've ever had playing Hearthstone; and I have played a LOT of Hearthstone. The fact that this deck is quite good too (As long as you dodge OTK DH, Mozaki Mage and Token Druid) makes for a literal winning combination. TLDR - For anyone wanting to skip to the deck code so they can get playing, here it is. Enjoy!AAECAZ8FCIoHh60D/LgDw9EDm9gD/N4DjeEDveEDC6cIm6kD+7gD87sD/tEDh9QD/tsD+d4D5uEDkeQDkuQDAA== I originally started playing Ramp Paladin in December after reading a post by u/deevee12, my initial thoughts on that list are logged here. I kept playing through December and ended up with a much changed list playing a Salhet's Pride package ending up with a top 1000 finish which was a personal highlight as usually I don't have this much spare time to play the game! The deck was good so I kept playing it and I clocked into legend on 2nd January at 192, not great but better than nothing. The deck had problems though, pride could only thin so much and the cards it drew weren't exactly game winning. Enter, Tip the Scales. This card does everything and more, it thins your deck, it builds a massive board and it even lets you take control of the board if you're behind. Obviously with this card cheesing it out early with Alura is nothing new but previously decks including it have been a one trick pony. Dragontamer was the missing piece, if they clear your Turn 4 Alura (Using an important piece of removal in the process) you draw the Nozdormu with the Dragontamer and then proceed to smack them with 10 drops and clowns. I got into top 100 last week with a list using Tidecallers but it still felt like something was missing and the release of the mini-set finally let me start pushing into top 100, peaking at 75 legend and still floating about in top 100, but Pokemon Unbound has caught my attention for now...
General gameplan
This deck functions incredibly similarly to a midrange deck and should be considered as such. You can play aggressively with early game Murloc pressure and switch the game up with a Nozdormu to start developing bigger threats. After you play Nozdormu you're often playing catch up as they have 10 mana first. It is this distinction that means you shouldn't always play Nozdormu if you cannot answer their response next turn, do you lose to a 16/16 Questing Adventurer or Edwin? I've seen it more than once. If you can cheese a Tip the Scales with Alura you always do so. Against control, you are the aggressor. Fling boards at them until they run out of removal, play around their removal as much as possible and position appropriately. For example, against Warrior if you clown into an empty board they have a free Bladestorm. If they have a minion on board with less than 4 health, they can't trade it off as the Bladestorm then doesn't clear. Against aggro, you are the control deck. Trade aggressively and find a good opportunity to squeeze a Nozdormu in if you have big taunts in hand. Make sure to consider their burst potential. Against combo, you are in danger. Combo matches such as OTK DH, Mozaki Mage, Malygos Druid etc are the most difficult to navigate. In these matches you want to pressure as much as possible with murlocs, Crabrider into Warleader is solid here. Remember, Demon Hunter always has Skull on turn 6.
Matchup info and Mulligan
General/All match ups - Always keep Dragontamer and/or Nozdormu. If you have both in your mulligan, consider what you are playing against before tossing the Nozdormu. Do they play silence/transform for your Dragontamer? If you have coin, toss everything that isn't a Dragontamer for Alura. Against decks where you don't want to ramp, toss the Dragontamer too. Alura's mulligan WR with coin is 93% at the time of writing. If you do not have Alura, do not keep Wandmaker and vice versa. You can't rely on drawing a 1 of and a raw 2 mana 2/2 isn't strong enough. Keep Armor Vendor against aggro, particularly Rogue. Keeping Tip the Scales if you have access to a Nozdormu is also common, it thins your deck by 7 cards which makes everything else work better.
Demon Hunter - CrabrideWarleader are decent keeps if you have both AND are playing against OTK DH a lot. Angling Rod can be good against the aggro/soul variants. Ooze is also good if you choose to keep it in the deck.
Druid - Hope it isn't Token or Malygos, nothing specific other than the General.
Hunter - Armor Vendor is a keep here. With coin you can keep Angling Rod for turn 2 Phase Stalker shenanigans. If you play Broom instead of Ooze that is also a keep as it is good for testing against Freezing Trap.
Mage - Can be difficult against mage, particularly Mozaki. They have access to so much freeze that your big minions are worse. Keeping Tip the Scales if you have access to Noz isn't a bad idea but be aware of the Mozaki potential if you give them 10 mana.
Paladin - Paladin matches are all about board presence, weapon can be good if you have coin.
Priest - Nothing specific other than General. Hope they can't generate more Soul Mirrors?
Rogue - Armor Vendor is excellent against Rogue, if they're playing whirlkick list make sure that you have answer to a big Questing/Edwin before you noz.
Shaman - Don't remember playing against any Shaman decks since the nerf. General mulligan only.
Warrior - Nothing specific other than General. ETC has fallen off in popularity which is something, be careful of Alura being able to pull bombs out.
Warlock - Armor Vendor great against Zoo and it blocking Flesh Giant reductions is hilarious. Tip the scales great keep here if you have access to Nozdormu.
Card options/replacements
Carousel Gryphon is a flex spot. Should probably be a Barov or something, particularly if you play broomsticks. In the list I have included there is an Ooze, this is not necessary I just happened to be playing against a lot of Hyper Stealth Rogue. I would put back in an Animated Broomstick which is bad in that matchup because you can't attack any of their stealthed minions anyway! I have seen people using Circus Amalgam instead of Strongman. Amalgam has the lowest mulligan , drawn AND played WR bar Y'shaarj on HSReplay. I don't even think the Y'shaarj is getting a fair lick in that particular list because you remove half of the corrupt cards! This is Ramp Paladin, why would you want to ruin your consistency at drawing ramp? Yes, it's great if you get it off of Tip the Scales but what against? The full board of Murlocs is enough pressure as is and it reduces your chance at pulling the rush minions and warleaders, which actively remove threats. Don't play Amalgam.
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i'm starting to feel like modern Yugioh is a clown car, and every time the banlist apprehends the first few clowns that lead the format, 4-5 more step out to take their place. we didn't even have Linkross in handcuffs yet before VFD took the wheel and Vanity's Ruler got into the passenger seat. happy new year
This post will give recommendations for decks that can generally do well while generally remaining in the $50 to $150 price range.
Estimated pricing includes a sample completed main deck and some or all of an extra deck, but no side.
Pricing is based mainly on singles and you can easily save a lot of money by buying cores for most of these lists all at once.
Decks were chosen usually based on having some degree of success in recent TCG formats.
These deck choices and rankings are heavily based on online tournaments such as Konami's Remote Duel Invitationals, LCS, and other assorted online events.
Performance on DuelingBook's ranked ladder also slightly factors in to the placement of these decks, with data taken from Ygoscope.
Many decklists will include some middle-range power cards that might drive the price point up, which can be cut for players on an extreme budget. For instance, a set of Ash is $25-30 currently, but Ash is included in many of these lists as a generic staple that players might already own.
Conversely, decklists are oftentimes easily upgraded by adding power cards such as Forbidden Droplet and Triple Tactics Talent.
Decks are grouped into four "tiers" and listed alphabetically by tier. Decklists are built prioritizing simplicity and effectiveness on a budget. Not all of them are perfect, but this post is not an F. Unless there is a particularly offensive deckbuilding error that you want to point out, please don't use this thread to nitpick at the sample decklists. Don't feel obligated to stick to the sample lists either; you should experiment and play cards that feel comfortable and/or optimal to you. Feel free to leave suggestions for budget players, whether it's a budget tech choice for one of the decks on this list or whether it's a different deck that you think can compete in the coming months. [Last updated: 23 Jan 2021] Previous version: October 2020 Post
S Tier
The best bang for your buck. Decks in this category have the capacity to top premier events, though they're almost always supplemented with expensive power cards.
New Ritual-based combo deck from Genesis Impact that has a lot of recursion from the Graveyard, boasting a strong grind game as well as potent turn 1 boards that can win the game outright.
The level 1 Drytron cards tribute other Drytron cards or Ritual cards in hand/field, so this deck abuses Cyber Angel Benten's lack of a once per turn clause to gain a ton of resources and search a lot of power LIGHT Fairy cards, such as Herald of Orange Light and Vanity's Ruler.
Drytron Nova is an automatic 3-of inclusion in every competitive version of this deck, but also currently sits at around $40 each in NA. Novas are a massive boost in consistency, though the deck is honestly still playable without it, and is quite cheap otherwise. With even one copy of Nova, you should look to also include three copies of Drytron Fafnir (their Field Spell) which can search Nova as well.
The absence of Nova + Fafnir from the main leaves a lot of space to be filled. There are many ways you can go about this.
The sample list plays a small Pre-Prep engine with Herald of Perfection. It's very simple to play, especially if you're unfamiliar with the deck, and helps raise your overall ceiling - athough optimized competitive builds have generally moved away from Pre-Prep.
Another viable Ritual engine is the Megalith engine, which provides numerous options. These variants generally also suffer from consistency issues, made worse by the lack of Novas in the budget version. Less consistent access to Alpha means less consistent usage of extra Ritual monsters.
You could play cards that search Drytron monsters in an attempt to patch up consistency. Examples include Where Arf Thou, or normal summons that fetch Drytrons such as Cyber Dragon Core (getting Emergency) and Mathematician. Also viable is Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, which is an interesting tech in Drytron that helps you beat handtraps like Droll & Lock Bird.
Finally, you can always just play more handtraps or generic power cards.
This deck is a relatively new deck, and is getting support in Lightning Overdrive, which might indicate that it's relatively safe from the next banlist. However, there's no telling what Konami will do, so don't take my word as gospel.
Combo deck with an extra deck toolbox, using Synchro and Xyz monsters to break boards or to win the game with True King of All Calamities and their recurring boss monster, Shenshen. The Virtual World monsters have a shared restriction which means that Link monsters are usually not played in this deck at all.
Most of the main deck VW monsters can dump other VW cards from Deck to GY, and their continuous spell Qinglong is a searcher in the GY. Combined with Virtual World Mai-Hime - Lulu's ability to search for VW cards as well, the deck is consistent at doing the same combos and executing its gameplan almost every game, as most combinations of 2 Virtual World cards result in some type of combo.
Despite being one of the top decks in the format, this deck is also quite cheap. Staples aside, the most pricey card in the main is Lulu at around $18-20 each. Can you get away with fewer copies of her? Probably, but you really want to get 3 due to Desires, and her being one of the best cards in your deck.
Saw success immediately after PHRA release, even in the previous combo-infested format where Virtual World took the most representation and top cut spots at LCS 8, eventually winning the entire tournament. Post-banlist, they also took the most top cut spots and then won LCS 9, versus an entirely different playing field full of Zoodiac, Drytron, and Eldlich variants.
Recent combos using Chaofeng, Phantom of the Yang Zing to search either one of the Virtual World tuners (Lulu or Laolao) have opened up some new combo routes that make Foolish Burial Goods a lot more forgiving to play, allowing you to still end on impressive boards despite using Qinglong somewhat suboptimally. On the other hand, Chaofeng's price also spiked quite heavily after LCS 9, so you may not want to play it.
Non-budget players will first and foremost want to add Zeus to the Extra Deck, as it helps greatly with going second and also dealing with threats like Dragoon. Another common inclusion is Triple Tactics Talents, though this card is by no means mandatory in the deck, and has also seen a decline in popularity lately.
A Tier
Strong decks, but limited either by a lack of access to powerful staples or by the natural ceiling of the deck. You could still top a regional with one of these decks on a good day.
Control + backrow deck with incredible recursion and the ability to come back from almost no resources
Altergeist have seen sparse success ever since FLOD, and are a respectable budget contender. They've have had a fairly modest showing online, and saw recent success with a top 8 finish at LCS 9. That deck was a Dogmatika variant piloted by Lars Junginger, playing the recently released Artemis, the Magistus Moon Maiden to make it slightly easier to summon Ecclesia in some hands.
The Dogmatika engine is viable even on a modest budget. It's possible to simply play Dogmatika Punishment as a powerful trap capable of utilizing your extra deck, and even a single copy of Ecclesia (around $20 each right now) goes a long way for improving the power of this package. Of course, the deck is also perfectly playable as pure Altergeist.
Budget players are most hurt by a lack of Pot of Extravagance, Infinite Impermanence, and Evenly Matched. The first three of these cards have reprints, but none are quite cheap enough yet to be easily accessible on a budget.
The extra deck is extremely flexible (as Altergeist are typically played with Extravagance, anyway) and several options are simply tech cards, such as Elder Entity N'tss.
Main deck trap choices are also extremely flexible. Torrential is quite powerful against Virtual World, but this could easily be swapped out for many other cards depending on your budget, available card pool, and locals demographics.
The release of Blazing Vortex in early February also brings along an incredibly powerful staple card in Pot of Prosperity. Altergeist, along with virtually every other deck that enjoys running Pot of Extravagance currently, will appreciate Prosperity as well. Many OCG decks are choosing to play both Extrav + Prosperity in their decklists. Of course, Prosperity is also a Secret Rare, and is virtually guaranteed to be around $100, so this is not applicable on a budget.
Floaty combo/control deck with 4 maindeck Prank-Kids that all float into any other Prank-Kid when used for a Link or Fusion summon
Got a great boost in Phantom Rage with Prank-Kids Meow-Meow-Mu, a Link 1 Prank-Kid monster that makes this deck incredibly consistent and turns any single Prank monster into full combo.
Prank-Kids Place is a little pricey, currently sitting at around $17 per copy in NA. While it contributes to your overall consistency (as it's equivalent to any Prank name), you can definitely get away with cutting copies of Place if your budget is tight.
Notably took 1st place at the Canadian Remote Duel Invitational in mid-January, piloted by Hanko Chow.
This deck appreciates the inclusion of Predaplant Verte Anaconda (currently over $30 apiece in NA) which can dump Thunder Dragon Fusion to help field Battle Butler, your main win condition. It was dropped from the provided list for budget reasons, but it's a great inclusion if you have a copy already. In conjunction with cards like Link Spider, it also improves your ability to play through disruption and through Nibiru.
This deck has many characteristics of a great deck, but suffers from similar problems as Zoodiac in that it struggles to play through disruption on your normal summon, or cards like Ash negating your first Prank-Kid effect. The inclusion of Polymerization in the main deck helps to combat this, but also popular are builds that don't play Poly at all and instead just load the main deck with handtraps and powerful staples like Forbidden Droplet.
Pot of Desires is included in this example main deck to help boost consistency and overall power, but some players opt not to run it.
Link-based midrange deck with a lot of recursion and a special in-archetype technique, where 1 Link Monster is used as the entire Link material to summon another copy of that monster, granting bonus effects
The deck is somewhat halfway between control and combo, establishing respectable boards turn 1 with a fairly compact engine, allowing many handtraps to be played. Their real strength comes in turn 3 and beyond, where their arsenal of free summons from the GY, coupled with their stellar resource recycling, easily overwhelm the opponent.
The majority of the deck is dirt cheap and is mostly able to be built with commons from SOFU+SAST supplementing 3 copies of Structure Deck: Soulburner.
Accesscode Talker is a huge part of this deck's success, able to steal games easily with the help of Update Jammer. Accesscode is not at all affordable on a budget, so the sample list plays Zeroboros instead. Owning one copy of Accesscode is a tremendous improvement to this deck's strength.
Salamangreat has found little competitive success in bigger online tournaments this format, but still regularly performs well in smaller events, remote duel locals, and the like. It's also a fairly safe choice, as it's somewhat unlikely we see further Salamangreat hits on the next banlist.
The provided list plays Rivalry + Strike, a potent option allowing you to sometimes win games even into established boards. Strike is quite solid in the current format, as even the combo decks don't usually end on ways to punish a lot of set backrow.
Parallel eXceed is an optional card, and can be cut in favor of more backrow or handtraps. On one hand, it allows you to more easily link climb when going second, and can easily add a Dweller or Bagooska to your board going first (Dweller is very good right now, as well). On the other hand, players may prefer to run more defensive cards instead of eXceed.
Subterrors are a control deck with a focus on flipping monsters face-down and generating constant advantage with Subterror Guru.
Pure Guru control is the most played variant, and is more or less a stun deck that tries to abuse Guru as much as possible. While most Guru lists online are Numeron and/or Dragoon hybrids, the pure version saw some success earlier this format at the Benelux Remote Duel Extravaganza, finishing top 4. You can watch that deck profile here, and the sample list is generally based off of that list.
While Dragoon isn't budget-friendly, the Numeron engine is very accessible for little cost, and is a viable variant of this deck as well. Numeron cards aim to make Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL going first or simply OTK going second. S0 is an extremely powerful card that can prevent the opponent from playing the game entirely if it resolves. If you are interested in this version, you can check the Subterror list on the previous budget post.
The sample list doesn't have a complete extra deck, mainly because it doesn't play Extravagance and you barely go into the Extra Deck to begin with. Relinquished Anima is a decent option if you can shell out the $7-8 for it, since sometimes you can turn Fiendess into Anima. Apart from that, provided Extra Deck options include anti-Maximus cards for the Dogmatika matchup, and Aussa + Zoodiac Drident in case you face a Zoodiac player. Taking their Zoo monster and then slapping your Drident on top can be potent.
This deck usually plays Extravagance over Desires, but Desires is quite a serviceable replacement. Similarly to Altergeist, this deck also enjoys Pot of Prosperity post-BLVO.
B Tier
Like the above category, but generally weaker, less consistent, and/or impacted harder by a lack of access to a certain card(s).
Dinosaurs are an aggressive deck with consistent access to Evolzar Laggia/Dolkka and Ultimate Conductor Tyranno, a formidable boss monster with incredible OTK power and disruption.
Dinosaur's strength tends to be largely meta-dependent, particularly how well it can counter the existing top decks. During the previous two combo-infested formats with decks like Dragon Link and Adamancipator running around, Dinos had several extremely impressive showing at events, such as TeamSamuraiX1's win at the first NA Remote Duel Invitational, as well as all three first-place players at LCS 7 (a 3v3 event) playing Dino.
In the current format, Dinosaurs are struggling. The Virtual World matchup is difficult, and it's hard for Dinosaur to build to beat all of VW, Drytron, Eldlich variants, and the plethora of rogue decks running around. Additionally, Mystic Mine is not very potent this format as both Virtual World and Eldlich have in-engine outs to the card, which is another blow to the Dinosaur strategy. Finally, the popularity of handtraps like Skull Meister and Artifact Lancea in the side or even the main deck are also reasons this deck has declined.
The provided variant still plays Mine, as it has utility breaking boards. Deckout is a much less reliable strategy against VW and Eldlich, but you can still stall for some turns until you can make a push for game. The addition of Cosmic Cyclone is also an attempt at neutering cards like Chuche and Conquistador.
If you wanted to build this deck without Mines, you would have to find replacements for quite a few cards (and frankly, Dinosaur does not have very many good ones). Most power staples are not budget, such as Lightning Storm, Talents, Droplet, etc. This deck also really appreciates Pot of Extravagance, which still sits barely out of budget range at around $25 each in NA.
Budget Dino must also deal with the lack of Animadorned Archosaur, an extremely powerful addition to the deck that opens up many new combos. However, sitting at around $60 per copy, the card is inaccessible on a budget.
The provided list plays the Simorgh combo, bringing out the WIND barrier statue on turn 1 to steal games. Though a full extra deck is provided, very few cards are actually needed, as the deck typically plays Extravagance anyway.
Dragon Link is a Link-centric combo deck that was a dominant force in the meta for about half a year, but lost a lot of resilience and power with the recent bans to Linkross and Dragon Buster Destruction Sword.
The provided budget version of this deck actually has a ton of extra deck flexibility due to not needing to play Synchro/Link cards related to the Halq/Kross package, meaning that you can play Knightmares, anti-Dogmatika cards, etc. This also means that the budget version doesn't actually care about the Linkross ban at all.
This deck has seen a great deal of variation online, playing a variety of different engines and tech cards. A few of these include Vylon Cube + Smoke Grenade, the Rose Dragons, several different Dragonmaid cards, and even an FTK variant involving Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu. However, few of these are viable for budget players, especially if you do not own a copy of Halqifibrax.
An interesting option the deck has is to use Union Carrier to equip handtraps such as Artifact Lancea. On the opponent's turn, Hieratic Seal can be used to return the handtrap to your hand, making it live immediately. This is something you may want to consider in the main deck if you frequently have to deal with decks like Virtual World and Dinosaur. Another option is to equip Ally of Justice Cycle Reader to Carrier (they're both machines) and then bounce it to hand, as a weapon against Drytron. Carrier isn't in the example list, but this is a really interesting option to consider.
With Linkross out of the picture, playing Fibrax alone is an option if you either already own a copy or can afford the $20 needed to obtain one. You may have to retool your combos to incorporate Fiber, but the card can definitely add flexibility and resilience to your deck if you use it well.
Backrow-heavy control deck that summons its Traps to the field as monsters and pressures the opponent with Toadally Awesome
After being absent from the budget post for about a year, Paleo makes its triumphant return as its boss monster, Toad, returns to 3. Toad's reprint in Maximum Gold also brought this card down from $20 each to just a few bucks, making the entire deck extremely cheap.
As a control deck, Paleo suffers from more weaknesses compared to Eldlich, Altergeist, and Subterror. Notably, the engine tends to bleed advantage unless you've managed to maintain access to Swap Frog, and you can be quickly outpaced by stronger decks. However, in games where you can establish a Toad early, or where you can maintain control with your backrow, you can do quite well.
Paleo saw a surprising amount of success in various remote duel events this format, though some of that success is likely due to the format being unexplored and some sort of "new toy syndrome" as Toad recently went from 2 to 3.
Paleo struggles to out Dragoon, especially without access to Ice Dragon's Prison, a $40 card. An interesting option catching on in the meta lately is the use of Mirror Force cards, particularly Quaking and Storming, as they both pressure Dragoon. Still, the card puts quite a lot of pressure on this deck.
Speaking of Dragoon, some Paleo players opt to play that package in this deck as well. Swap Frog is a one card Dragoon as you can simply dump Ronin, turn Swap into Almiraj, and then revive Ronin to make Verte from there.
Fiend Griefing is presented as an interesting option which is very decent in the current meta, particularly vs Drytron. Combining it with Absolute King Back Jack is a classic combo that Paleo played a long time ago in 2017, during early Zoo formats.
Price: $100+, can be closer to $50 with fewer copies of Schism Imgur | DuelingBook
Classic Fusion-based archetype from 2014, debuting in Duelist Alliance. Somewhat of a midrange combo deck that can slow the game down with El Shaddoll Winda or be very aggressive with El Shaddoll Construct
Winda is a troublesome floodgate that many decks struggle to out, especially combo decks such as Drytron. Shaddoll cards are currently played in several Dogmatika variants due to the sheer power of Winda and the utility of Shaddoll Schism.
The current meta is favorable for Shaddoll not only due to Winda being effective vs Drytron, but also due to Ariel being very strong against a large chunk of the format, including Eldlich variants. Her ability to banish 3 cards from the GY is so strong that some decks are splashing in Sinister Shadow Games + Ariel just for that option, which we saw played in some of the 60-card Eldlich decks at LCS 9.
The growing popularity of Shaddoll cards has also caused Shaddoll Schism to go up in price substantially. Currently, it's around $17, but it may continue to rise.
The deck's biggest problem has always been its inability to consistently resolve a fusion spell on turn 1. Invoked Shaddoll was a popular hybrid in earlier formats, but with the release of the Magistus archetype in GEIM, Shaddolls got access to Rilliona and Magistus Invocation. This is an improvement since Magistus Invocation can fuse from hand and field whereas the regular Invocation can only fuse from hand when summoning Shaddolls. Additionally, Artemis provides a super convenient way for the deck to turn any Shaddoll into a LIGHT monster, which is important for summoning Construct.
While the full Dogmatika package is very expensive due to Nadir Servant being a $75 card, one option is to play just one copy of Ecclesia (around $20) along with Maximus and a playset of Dogmatika Punishment. Maximus and Punishment have a ton of synergy in the Shaddoll deck in conjunction with Apkallone's GY effect, and this combination is deadly even on a budget.
Other normal summons such as Mathematician and even Gale Dogra are potent on this deck, and can be played in addition to Rilliona or as a replacement for her. Yet another option is to run 1 copy of the now-cheap Eldlich the Golden Lord as a LIGHT monster for Shaddoll Fusion that can easily revive itself.
Another popular variant is a very trap-heavy list, sometimes cutting the Magistus cards entirely. PAK and SirEmanon's YouTube channels both have their own takes on this, if you're interested.
Floaty destruction-based archetype that generates advantage when its cards are destroyed, enabling its gimmick of using your opponent's monsters to Link Summon.
Can be built to go first or to go second quite effectively. Since going second is very difficult this format, the provided list aims to go first, playing a bunch of trap cards.
Fairly modest online performance, doing alright at smaller events and more recently finishing top 8 at the second YuGiJoe online series as well as occasional Luxury events. After the December banlist, Unchained has rapidly gained popularity in online remote duel events, and is one of the more prominent rogue decks this format. This success could be because the format is generally slower compared to previous ones, and many destruction-based cards such as Torrential Tribute are very popular currently, which this deck enjoys.
Mega-Tin reprints of Abomination's Prison as well as their Link 2 have helped make this deck a great deal more affordable. I:P Masquerena being more affordable is also a nice boost, though it's by no means essential in this deck.
This deck's best weapon is its opponents being unprepared for it. Playing improperly into backrow or Unchained floats can very quickly be fatal. It also matches up decently into some backrow decks as well as Dogmatika variants, which rely on destruction-based removal from Dogmatika Punishment and Elder Entity N'tss.
C Tier
Decks in this category have the capability to be just as good as the ones above at times, but often tend to suffer from multiple problems including consistency and power.
Versatile control-based Graveyard toolbox deck that has been swinging in and out of meta relevance since its release way back in 2014.
Gradually got more and more cards back from the banlist, with Cir and Graff being unlimited on the December 2020 list. The deck is now more or less "full power" with the exception of Beatrice, who is still limited.
The deck aims to establish Beatrice on turn 1 backed up with trap cards. The BA cards as well as Beatrice are extremely floaty, so this deck can put up quite a fight in grind games. Fiend Griefing is a solid card in the current meta, and is excellent in the Burning Abyss deck as you can send Farfa for further disruption, Graff/Scarm for followup, or Back Jack for more traps.
This deck was frequently mixed with Phantom Knight cards back in 2016 (often called PK Fire). Nowadays, Phantom Knight decks are typically either built pure or with an extremely compact BA engine. While it's possible to play a more dedicated hybrid build, the release of PK Torn Scales combined with most key BA cards being unlimited means that it's just better to focus on one or the other.
Many other options are playable - Desires for draw power, playing more traps, more handtraps, etc. Consider Needle Ceiling over Torrential as it can be harder to pull off, but combos better with Trap Trick. Players with access to Ice Dragon's Prison should play it, and adventurous duelists can even opt to play Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss.
As a deck easily capable of churning out Rank 3 Xyzs, you also have easy access to Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS Sky Thunder, one of the most powerful extra deck cards in the format. If this is an accessible option, it should be played.
Spell-heavy control deck that usually maintains only one monster on the field at a time, in the extra monster zone.
Formerly an extremely dominant control deck, modern-day Striker no longer accrues infinite resources through resolving Engage multiple times, but instead is easily able to kill you with an Accesscode Talker push after whittling down your LP and resources for a turn or two. The standard combo involves laddering from Halqifibrax -> Selene -> Accesscode and then dismantling your opponent's board before swinging for game.
You may have noticed a problem: if you're on a budget, you can't use Accesscode. This is a pretty big blow to the deck's overall strength. Some players opt for alternatives such as the Utopia Double package, which Zoé Weber played in the second EU Remote Duel Invitational last format. Another option is to simply not run it at all, and close games the old-fashioned way.
In previous formats, this deck was oftentimes played like an anti-meta going second deck, packing tons of removal cards and usually 3 copies of Mystic Mine in the main deck. In the current format, this strategy is a lot more difficult due to several factors - it's very hard to go second this format in general, and Mine is a lot less effective vs the top decks right now.
Instead, the sample list plays a going-first strategy with powerful trap cards like There Can Be Only One and Solemn Strike. It's possible to build this deck to go second, but you'd probably want to play board breakers instead of trap cards, and potentially also maindeck PSY-Framegear Gamma.
Yet another way to play this deck involves (surprise) Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon and multiple copies of Red-Eyes Fusion. Instead of using cards like Widow Anchor and Afterburners to muscle through disruption and stick a Mystic Mine on the field, you use them to get to your Dragoon and either win the game immediately or put yourself in a position where your opponent can't play through the Dragoon disrupt.
Roze is the most expensive card in this list. If your budget is tight, you can definitely cut her down to 1.
Xyz-focused deck with a gimmick allowing you to use any one Zoodiac as the entire Xyz material requirement for another Zoodiac. This lets you stack Zoo Xyz monsters on top of each other, making use of their effects.
Plays a compact engine combined with around 20 slots dedicated to handtraps, traps, and draw power. This deck is also commonly played as a hybrid deck, oftentimes with Eldlich and sometimes with Dogmatika cards. Both of these options are quite expensive, so they are not shown.
The deck's strength in competitive play comes almost entirely from Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS Sky Thunder, an extremely powerful Xyz monster that Zoodiac can effortlessly make due to Zoodiac Boarbow. Zoo is also easily able to summon Zeus with many materials, allowing it to repeatedly nuke the board.
Budget Zoo without Zeus is extremely weak by comparison. Relying solely on Drident + handtraps is not a reliable win condition, so cards like Parallel eXceed and Pot of Avarice are included in the sample list to give this deck a boost. While Megaclops is a troublesome boss monster in some matchups, the big three decks (Drytron, Virtual World, and Eldlich) generally don't have much trouble dealing with it.
Even with Zeus, the deck has been struggling in the current competitive meta. Noteworthy is its performance at LCS 9, where out of a whopping 51 Zoodiac variants that entered the tournament, only 1 survived until top 16.
Up-And-Coming
Decks to watch out for, oftentimes due to recent online success or new support being announced. Some might also be decks that could potentially be on the main body of the post, but need a little more time to prove themselves.
Link-focused deck that plays a variety of Beast, Beast-Warrior, and Winged Beast monsters. The maindeck Tri-Brigades cheat out powerful Link monsters, provided your GY is set up. This deck also trivially access the Simorgh link, which can sometimes seal games on its own through the WIND Barrier Statue.
In the current format, Tri-Brigade has seen fairly sparse success, usually mixed with Zoodiac. However, BLVO gives us Tri-Brigade Kitt, a great boost to this deck and a fantastic combo piece.
Further support in LIOV and beyond is also very promising, making this deck a potentially solid investment for the future.
The Tri-Brigade core is currently quite cheap, but this could change in the future depending on hype and the market.
Control deck with an extremely powerful Link 1 monster, Traptrix Sera, that pumps out constant advantage.
The sample list incorporates a very small Dogmatika engine. Dogmatika Punishment itself is very cheap, and is one of the best generic traps in the game right now. Just 1 copy of Ecclesia (around $20) provides a substantial power boost to this mini-engine, as dumping one copy of Titaniklad with Punishment and grabbing an Ecclesia for next turn is extremely powerful. Another option is to dump El Shaddoll Apkallone, then adding and discarding Ariel in order to trigger her effect and banish 3 cards, which is insane value.
If you can't get Ecclesia, you could simply play just Punishment as a generic trap. Another option is to play pure Traptrix, incorporating more power traps/handtraps, and quite frequently the Utopia Double package as well.
Pirate archetype with ridiculous recursion and a unique tag-out and equip mechanic based on Attributes being used in the game.
The pirates become equips for one of (currently) three Patrollships, extra deck monsters that can all discard Plunder Patroll cards in hand to fuel powerful effects. The ships become stronger when manned (equipped with) a Plunder card, with bonuses such as ignition effects becoming quick effects, or being able to replace the discarded card with a new one from the deck.
Many Plunder lists play Forbidden Droplet, as it has great synergy with the cards. Without Droplet, you could fill the space with several different options. This deck chooses to play the Undine package, but you can also go for cards like Foolish Burial Goods, Salvage, Silent Angler, Tenyi Spirit - Shthana, Toadally Awesome + Bahamut Shark, or just more generic staples.
This deck is getting at least one more support card in LIOV, that being Ravenwing. Many people speculate that they'll also get another Patrollship of a new attribute, which would be a huge buff to the deck.
Honorable Mentions
Megalith, Madolche, Pendulum decks, Cyber Dragon, Orcust, Mermail Atlantean, Magical Musketeers, Crusadia (Guardragon), ABC, D/D, Generaider, and more - Decks that are fairly decent but have been left off of the post to make room for other decks that have seen more recent success or have fewer budget resources online.
Dragonmaid, Eldlich, Infernoid, Invoked variants, HERO, etc - Decks that are pretty good but are sorta in limbo due to some expensive individual cards, such as Chamber Dragonmaid, Cursed Eldland, Invocation, etc.
Cubics, Phantasm, Chain Burn, Evilswarm, Yosenju, Dinomist, and much, much more - Unfortunately, there is not enough room to cover every single decent, super-cheap deck.
I hope to keep this post updated for the foreseeable future. Feel free to leave any comments or suggestions.
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Speed Demon: A Guide to a very fast Lifesteal Demon Hunter Deck
This guide is for a very sleek Lifesteal OTK deck I came up with. After one day of grinding I climbed out of dumpster legend in EU quite quickly with a little under 65% win rate. The deck is insanely fast and feels like it is one of the strongest OTK decks I have played. The deck doesn't include anything fancy like Zephrys, Lorekeeper or Sphere of Sapience for extra win conditions or guaranteed tutoring. It has one goal: draw fast and get your combo off as quick as possible. Your average turn for pulling off your combo is probably around 10 although turn 7 or earlier isn't that rare. With 2x Skull (6), 2x Acrobatics (4-8), 2x Chaos Strike (2), 2x Double Jump (2), 2x Illidari Studies (3?) you have around 20 card draw in your deck. And since almost every card is under 3 mana it is very easy to burn through everything very quickly. Also you have a very large number of potential combo pieces so it is very likely Skull gives you an appropriate discount, and by running Felscreamer you can pull off over 30 damage combos even without Skull discounts.
Key Cards:
Skull Of Gul'dan This is one of the strongest cards Demon Hunter has to offer but not always the most straight forward card to play. When you draw it with +6 mana and enough hand space you want to play it 9 out of 10 times but not always. When you draw it look at the board and ask yourself 4 things: Does it need an answer this turn? Do you already have an answer in hand? Do you have enough mana to play Skull and answer? Can you draw an answer from Skull and how likely is it? Most of the time you will be fine taking a beating for one turn since you have such a ridiculous amount of healing, just be careful against decks like Demon Hunter or Rogue or especially highlander decks that can hold a lot of face damage in hand. Since you don't run specialty cards like Lorekeeper, Zephrys, Ooze or Sphere of Sapience, your odds of getting good removal from a Skull is often quite high. However, it is important to keep in mind that missing out on one outcast Skull even if Ilgynoth is blocking it getting to the left is not the end of the world. You still have a 2nd Skull, Raging Felscreamer and Illidari Studies (an extra Skull or even Glide). Basically what I am saying is don't risk dying over a Skull. It is also a bit complicated in the Mulligan. It is usually kept unless you have no removal and face a likely aggro opponent. If it isn't your left most card check if the cards in front of it are playable (basically anything but Ilgynoth, or double Artificedouble Felosophy) and keep all the cards up to Skull, you can change the rest if they aren't good for the early game. Tossing one Felosophy even without an Artificer isn't a bad play if you can play an outcast Skull on 6. Raging Felscreamer When playing this card it is important to keep in mind how big of an OTK you will need to kill your opponent. Vs Warrior it might be smart to hold it incase you need to use an Artificer for healing before OTKing. Another reason for holding it would be if Ilgynoth is already in hand and has no discount. In these cases you usually play it one or two turns before going for lethal or if you only have 2 Artificers (Felosophy) left in hand/deck. Vs Aggro decks or even midrange decks that don't have armor this can be a decent play on curve since it lets you react to a big board/minion quickly. Mana Burn This card might not seem that important but it is actually very strong in this deck. Once your opponent has 10 mana this card isn't really that strong but in this deck your goal is to win before turn 10. It is a bit trickier to use since it requires you knowing your opponents deck. Vs any Aggro decks (Aggro DH, Hunter, Rogue, Zoolock) it is pretty simple, just play it early usually turn 2 or 3 to delay your opponent a whole turn and get closer to an Artificer lifesteal spell turn to heal up and clear their board. Vs Other decks this becomes a lot more complicated and you have to know their deck and its power turns. Vs Other Demon Hunters you usually want to play this when your opponent gets 5 or 6 mana especially if you suspect they have an outcast Skull or Lapidary when you don't have removal. Vs Druid you want to interrupt their ramp as much as possible (this can be difficult because of all of their different ways to cheat mana) and after that prevent them from getting 10 mana to stop Survival of the Fittest. Vs Mage I am not too familiar with the current decks but learn your OTKs and how much mana they cost and be sure to play this one turn before. Vs Paladin you want to play it either when they will have 5 mana to delay Truth Seekeif you didn't clear the board Blessing of Authority or depending on their Libram discounts prevent them from getting Libram of Hope on curve. Vs Priest you want to play both if possible if you suspect they will try to Illucia you especially if Ilgynoth isn't discounted. If you didn't get Stelina or Glide from Illidari Studies, this can help buy you an extra turn. Vs Shaman 4 mana if they are Totem, and 5 for anything else to delay their weapons. Vs non zoo Warlock 7 mana is usually key to delaying Tickatus and Galakrond. Vs Warrior usually 4 mana since that stops Wrenchcalliber, Reaper's Scythe, and Sword Eater which delays them even more by slowing Cutting Class. It is also very important to keep things like Lightning Bloom and Coin in mind. Finally if you missed the key turns, Manaburn is a good way to test spell secrets and being only 1 mana it is a good enabler for Acrobatics. Double Jump This is a decent card to have in hand early since it usually has a 33% chance of pulling Skull. If the cards in front of it are cards you plan on playing before 6 then play it early and hope for a Skull. The other options aren't bad pulls early either since Eyebeam is good early single target removal and Felosophy can move an Artificer around a Skull already in hand. You can use this to pull a Skull before playing Illidari Studies and work the Skull to the left to be played with a discount. Just make sure you play any other outcast cards to the left of the Skull before playing the Studies. After turn 1 or 2 you usually want to save it until 7 for a chance at Skull or as a last ditch effort to play an Eyebeam for 2 mana. It is important to keep in mind which outcast cards you still have in deck and the probability of pulling something useful. Illidari Studies This is one of the best Demon Hunter cards in the game now and in my opinion even stronger than Skull (partially because of how strong Skull is, and if Skull were nerfed this is nerfed as well). As I pointed out in a previous post this card has a 27% chance of getting you a specific card. And since you have 2 copies of it you have a 49% chance of having this specific card in your deck with outcast bonus if you draw both copies. This deck has ridiculous draw power so you are very likely to draw both copies before turn 10. Honestly this card deserves an entire post to explain its usefulness (which I somewhat made before a mod removed it for being theorycraft) but I will try to highlight some of the key strategies here. First of all Consume Magic, Crimson Sigil Runner, and Spectral Sight, all offer cheap cycle and so if Studies doesn't offer you the card you were looking for drawing might and if not drawing still brings you that much closer to your OTK. There is a 66% chance one of these options will always be available. If there is another even better card you are looking for the odds of getting at least a "good" card are now 78% and if there are two other great options it becomes 88%. This is probably the best card to keep in your mulligan as it offers lots of flexibility vs all decks and gives you the potential to play skull on 5 or even 4 and top decking skull too early is no longer a danger. I will highlight a couple key strategies vs specific matchups. Demon Hunter: You want to play this on 2 or 1 if you have the coin. First you want to give them a turn to see what kind of deck you are facing. If they are aggro save it for turn 4 and Look for Stelina, Felblade, Eyebeam and sometimes Consume Magic. Stelina is very strong vs aggro since they usually only have 3 cards on turn 3/4 you can see their whole hand and plan accordingly, you also get to remove their draw cards and cause them to sputter out quickly. By shuffling one of their cards into the deck they now likely only have 2 cards (going to be 3) to play next turn and they will have a difficult time refilling their hand. The other options are good removal. Vs Soul DH if you play this early look for Skull if you don't have one in hand and can clear the cards to the left, otherwise prioritize Spectral Sight, Sigil Runner, and Eyebeam. You don't want to play these immediately and instead save the discount incase you topdeck Skull. Eventually you can work them to the left. There is no reason to play this on 4 in this match up although you might need removal on 5 to kill a Lapidary and Felblade, Eyebeam or Consume Magic, Crimison Sigil runner might get you there. Most cases you want to play it on 6 if you didn't play it on 1 or 2. On 6 or later you are looking for Skull, Stelina or card draws. Stelina should target a Skull if they have one or Ilgynoth if they have lifesteal weapons. Vs OTK it is very similar to Soul except if they played Lorekeeper or Skull before you go for Stelina over Skull. If they have Ilgynoth with no discount look for discounted combo pieces especially if they have only 1 discounted Artificer (If they have 2 then go for Ilgynoth). This matchup is a race but you should be faster even if they Stelina you because of your extra card draw. If you are far from your combo and they have played a Skull Glide is another good option. Druid: A lot like Soul DH prioritize Skull, Stelina, and draw on turn 6. Stelina should look for power cards that can be played over the next 2 turns. Hunter Almost the same as aggro DH except Eyebeam is the prioritized early removal, on 4 look for removal again and if the board is not too dangerous use Stelina to disrupt their plays. If you suspect they are highlander and you don't absolutely need more removal wait on them to play Lorekeeper and wait a turn then look for Stelina or Glide and remove their Bran (they often concede directly after since it ruins their curve). Mage: Prioritize draw if you play this turn 1 or 2. Otherwise wait for 6. Look for Skull if you have the hand space or if you suspect they are close to pulling an OTK, then Glide and Stelina are your priorities. You likely have much more draw left than them so even if you lose some of your saved up combo pieces odds are you will collect them again before they can. Paladin: Play this on 2 if they played a 3 hp minion on 1 and you don't you already have an Eyebeam on the left. Your priority is Consume Magic (to hold and debuff later) followed by Eyebeam (to remove the minion) and then draw. You don't want them buffing this because then it becomes much more difficult to remove. Otherwise play on 6 looking for Skull, Stelina and Consume Magic. Stelina should target Lady Liadrin and Lightforged Crusader if they only have 1 in hand otherwise disrupt their curve. After they play Lady Liadrin is another good turn since you can look for Consume Magic or if you have enough to kill it and still have mana then look for Glide and shuffle all their spells back into their deck (Paladins need to play on curve and this crushes that). Priest: Save both for 6 and look for Glide/Stelina depending on their hand size followed by Skull. There is a decent chance they will have picked up Illucia by 6 and this ruins their game plan and if not you need to race out your OTK before they play Illucia. This matchup is purely a race and Glide/Stelina puts them at a big disadvantage. Rogue: Play this early looking for Consume Magic, Eyebeam, and if you will be able to work it to the left Dreadlord's Bite and Felblade. Most matchups you don't look for Skull and just need removal followed by cheap draw. Stelina can be ok vs secret or highlander but Rogue usually has too much card draw/card generation to really cripple them by targeting a single card. Shaman: If you have both in hand play one on 1 or 2 and try to dump your cards as fast as you can to work it outcast, if you have only 1 then save it for 4. Look for Glide followed by Stelina if they only played one weapon tutor. Glide destroys their whole game plan especially if they already played both weapon tutors. Other cards to look for are Vilefiend and Felblade since they put a lot of stats down and you can try to race the Shaman down for a smaller OTK before they get out of hand. Warlock: Play after your opponent had a turn. If they are zoo wait until 4 and look for stats and removal. If they aren't zoo play it early looking for draw and Skull if you can work it to the left and if not save it for 6 looking for Skull again. Stelina is also an option to target Galakrond/Tickatus. Warrior: Usually wait until 4 if they are bomb warrior try to disrupt them with Stelina and Glide. Even if they already have their weapon equipped losing Upgrade, Corsair Cache, or Hoard Pillager can disrupt their game plan enough for you to buy time to reach your OTK. If they are Control save this for 6 looking for Skull and Glide. If you already have some discounted combo pieces don't go for Glide and instead choose Felosophy and Eyebeam. Don't look for draw in this matchup since you don't want to miss out on outcasting a Skull. Save Glide incase you get Skulls trapped behind Ilgynoth and not enough discounts do kill them through their armor. Glide doesn't need to be outcast in this case.
Mulligan:
Vs Aggro you want at least one removal spell and then prioritize Mana Burn and Illidari Studies. If you already have a lifesteal spell keeping one Artificer is also good. Depending on your matchup prioritize single target or aoe removal. (For example Felscream Blast, Soul Cleave and Immolatoin Aura are better vs Rogue and Demon Hunter, Eyebeam and Chaos Strike are better vs Zoo and Hunter. Vs Slower decks you keep Skull if it is far left or keep it and the cards in front of it if they are all playable before turn 6. Otherwise Illidari Studies and Double Jump are safe keeps followed by Mana Burn and Chaos Strike. If Eyebeam is on the left or soon will be it is also a safe keep. If you have decent plays for turns 1 and 2, you can keep every card besides Ilgynoth, double Felosophy/Artificer and Acrobatics. This way you reduce the odds of getting Ilgynoth to clog your hand preventing outcasts.
Game Plan:
Your game plan is simple draw fast and remove efficiently. If your opponent doesn't have a lot of minion buffs (Paladin) and you are at high health you can let your opponent commit more minions to the field so you get more removal and healing from your spells. However be wary how much damage they can have in hand and if you can still remove the minions after they have been buffed. Don't be afraid to use your combo pieces especially if it is early in the game. As long as you have enough in your deck what is in your hand is fair game. The longer the game goes the faster you draw and it is not hard to empty your deck by turn 10. Thanks for reading! If you have any advice or criticism for this deck I would love to hear it!
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