The Upper Hand

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Jathro

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Thanks to everyone who offered their suggestions in the Deck Check forum. With your help, here's the finished product. It's still up for suggestions though, as I'm never 100% satisfied with a deck. Bear in mind, just because I didn't use your suggestion(s) doesn't mean I don't find them useful - just not necessarily for this deck. So without further ado...


Deck Name: The Upper Hand
Author: Jeremy Johnson (many thanks to the CoGgers who helped out)
Deck Count: 42

Monsters: 15
Tribute:
Helpoemer
Mefist the Infernal General
Mefist the Infernal General

Non-Tribute:
Cyber Jar
Don Zaloog
Don Zaloog
Injection Fairy Lily
Jetroid
Jetroid
Legendary Jujitsu Master
Mataza the Zapper
Newdoria
Sangan
Spirit Reaper
Spirit Reaper

Spells:14
Book of Moon
Brain Control
Dark Hole
Enemy Controller
Messenger of Peace
Messenger of Peace
Messenger of Peace
Metamorphosis
Mystical Space Typhoon
Premature Burial
Smashing Ground
Smashing Ground
Snatch Steal
Swords of Revealing Light

Traps:13
Call of the Haunted
Drop Off
Drop Off
Drop Off
Dust Tornado
Dust Tornado
Robbin' Goblin
Robbin' Goblin
Robbin' Goblin
Time Seal
Time Seal
Time Seal
Torrential Tribute

Side Deck:15
Dark Coffin
Dark Coffin
Exiled Force
Kinetic Soldier
Kinetic Soldier
Marauding Captain
Mystic Swordsman LV2
Necklace of Command
Obnoxious Celtic Guard
Raging Flame Sprite
Raging Flame Sprite
Swarm of Locusts
The Dark - Hex-Sealed Fusion
The Dark - Hex-Sealed Fusion
Tsukuyomi

Fusion Deck: 7
Dark Balter the Terrible
Dark Balter the Terrible
Dragoness the Wicked Knight
Dragoness the Wicked Knight
Reaper on the Nightmare
Reaper on the Nightmare
Reaper on the Nightmare
 
what is the purpose of Jetroid?

the only traps you will activate is call, dust, robbin, and Time Seal.

there are nothing that can defend it or anything.


i know that there isnt much fear of getting attack, but why Jetroid?

what is its true purpose in this deck?
 
You answered your own question :p

Plus, at 1800 DEF, if there's a Robbin' on the field, I'll often times get to force the discard.
 
Mirror Wall would indeed be very helpful... I'd say that if you took out a single Robbin' Goblin for it, it wouldn't hurt the deck at all. My only concern is the multitude of your trap cards, but if you meta doesn't run Jinzo or Decrees, that isn't a problem.

Another problem I see with Jetroid is this:

It needs to be face-up to use its effect, obviously. If it's in defense position, chances are your opponent isn't going to attack it with a monster that has a lower ATK then its DEF, so that eliminates the prospects of using Robbin' Goblins. Torrential Tribute, the Drop Offs, and Dust Tornado when your opponent has no Spells or Traps on the field are also ruled out. That leaves you with Time Seals and Call of the Haunted, and perhaps Mirror Wall (which would be a nice combo, by the way ;D)... But I do understand why you like it, and it is good in this setting.

I like everything else though. Very well done. :D
 
I still say my idea was better, but I like what you've done with the deck. I agree with these guys, though: Jetroid is for protecting your non-chainable traps from Heavy Storm... I'd really expect to see cylinder/sakuretsu abuse with him.

-pssvr
 
Well, as expected Jetroid isn't flying well here (pun intended). I could add the aforementioned traps to abuse him more, but I'm trap heavy as is. I've yet to playtest with the Jetroids in there. If he doesn't work out as expected, I could just drop the 2 and cut the deck to 40 even, or for other defensive wall monsters like Wall of Illusion, Gravekeeper's Spy... or what do you think?

Preferrably something with attack. Although I do like the Roulette Barrel suggestion.
 
thats preaty much.

basically the deck looks like it flows together, but the Jetroids make the traps stand out and when you see the traps your like woah, what is the true purpose for the roids?

you know what i mean.

usually when you see the jet you see him backed up by sakuretsu's, cylinders, Draining Shield, you know, stuff that negates the attacks and makes it insanely hard for them to kill the jet from attacks, while you gain this insane advantouge with life points.

it can be really annoying and ive yet to see the deck that abuses the jet, i know there is one, but ive yet to see it. :D
 
I do like the Gear Golem idea. As well as Big Shield Gardna. Heck, even Middle Shield.

My thinking with Jetroid was to speed up the deck since Traps are generally slow. But the flip-side of that, is hand depletion. And I'm actually trying to gain hand advantage, lol.

Oh, the irony...
 
Irony? Try my slow OTK deck. It's called "equipped warriors", and it's somewhere in the advanced decks section.

-pssvr
 
its happens..

sometimes you want something but during play it goes completely the opposite.

its happend to me, but i learn from mistakes, which is something we all do.
 
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