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About Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
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Topic: Yu-Gi-Oh



Expert: Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
Date: 7/6/2008
Subject: Gadget Deck

Question
Hey Michael, now that you finished answering all of my gadget questons i want you to look at my deck and suggest any necessary changes.

Monsters: 17
2 Green Gadget
2 Red Gadget
2 Yellow Gadget
2 Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo
2 Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer
1 Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
1 Sangan
1 Marshmallon
1 Protector of the Sanctuary
2 Cyber Phoenix
1 D.D. Crow

Spells: 12
2 Shrink
2 Enemy Controller
1 Book of Moon
1 Limiter Removal
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Hammer Shot
1 Fissure
1 Smashing Ground
2 Shield Crush

Traps: 11
3 Royal Oppression
1 Dimensional Prison
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Ultimate Offering
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
3 Solemn Judgment

Answer
It looks like a pretty basic Gadget build.  Mirror Force not being in this deck puzzles me, especially given you're playing a weaker card (D-Prison) over it.  I do understand D-Prison overall though, as it is an answer to Prime Material Dragon.

I understand your desire to include Ultimate Offering, but with only two copies of each Gadget, I don't like your odds of pulling it off.  That's the card I'd drop for Mirror Force.

Where are your Pot of Avarice cards?  Id' include at least one of it.

Everything else looks pretty good.

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