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Question You are, in my opinion, one of the better Pojo CotD reviewers. With that being said, I decided to come to you to fix my deck, if you will. Here's the deck:
Monsters: 22
3x Caius the Shadow Monarch
2x Mobius the Frost Monarch
1x Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch
Jinzo
2x Cyber Dragon
2x D.D. Assailant
D.D. Warrior Lady
2x Don Zaloog
2x Exiled Force
D.D. Warrior
Legendary Jujitsu Master
Twin-Headed Behemoth
Sangan
Treeborn Frog
Spirit Reaper
Spells: 14
Soul Exchange
Smashing Ground
Nobleman of Crossout
Monster Reborn
2x Enemy Controller
2x Reinforcements of the Army
Heavy Storm
Premature Burial
2x Shrink
Mystical Space Typhoon
Brain Control
Here's some cards that I want to put in the deck but don't have:
2x Gravekeeper's Spy
Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch
Spell Striker
Marshmallon
Raiza the Storm Monarch
Foolish Burial
I would ike to note that my area is VERY Monarch heavy. I have not seen any DaD, Gladiator Beast, Six Samurai, or Lightsowrn in my area.
Thanks in advance!
Answer Okay...I see some issues here.
I don't like Shrink in Monarchs AT ALL, you have better options. Only one Soul Exchange is a mistake, you should be playing two or three.
If your area is so Monarch heavy, maindeck some Pulling the Rug cards and side them out against players who aren't playing things affected by them.
I'm not so sure I like the Warrior blend, though I've never played with it. You know some of the changes you need to make -- if you are unable to get Thestalos and Raiza, I shudder to think what you're going to say when I tell you to spend $275 to get a Crush Card Virus at some point.
