Expert: Tony Jin - 9/1/2006

Question
hey man thx for the help!!! using your advice i built a BEWD deck. do u mind rating it and giving me some deck fixes? thx

Monsters x20
Paladin Of wite dragon x1
BEWD x2
Aqua Madoor x1
Wall of Illusion x1
Magician of Faith x1
Kuriboh x1
Gearfried the iron knight x1
Hieracosphinx x1
Guardian Sphinx x1
Millenium Scorpion x1
Blazing Inpachi x1
Gemini Elf x1
Medusa Worm x1
Charcoal Inpachi x1
Soul Tiger x1
Luster Dragon x2
Sonic Bird x1
Kaiser Sea Horse x1

Spells x14
Sword of Concealing Light x1
Sheild and Sword x2
Magical Mallet x1
Axe of Despair x1
Soul Exchange x1
Mystical Space Typhoon x1
Brain Control x1
Hammer Shot x1
White Dragon Ritual x1
Premature Burial x1
Sword of Deep-Seated x1
Nobleman of Crossout x1
Graceful Charity x1

Traps x6
Call of the Haunted x1
Compulsory Evac. Device x1
Ordeal of a Traveler x1
Sakuretsu Armor x1
Torrential Tribute x1
Negate Attack x1

Total=40

thx for advice
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Followup To

Question -
um my deck building skills pretty much suck. i like to go to tourneys but i always lose. could u help me build a deck in advanced format that would work good .
p.s. i havent bought  a lot of the new boostersbut i have tons of cards to db2

help would really be appreciated

thx

Answer -
I don't build decks for people because that's just stupid.  Part of the fun of yu-gi-oh is deckbuilding, trying new things and see what works and what doesn't.  A deck will never be handed to you in a silver platter.

I do, however have a few tips for you.  

1. When building a deck, be sure to choose a theme; Aggro, wind, Horus, Exodia, etc.

2. The average ratios of monsters to spells to traps is about 19-21: 14-16: 4-6 (ratios are important)

3. Try to keep your deck at around a 40 deck count.  The more cards you include, the less chance you will have of drawing the cards you need.

4. Look for ideas on forums, metagame.com, etc.  This will help you a lot.  I do it all the time for inspiration.


Good luck and I hope this helps!

-Tony J.  

Answer
Good start, but there's a lot of random cards in your deck.  I don't normally help people with their casual decks, but they're only casual, but I suggest you learn something about card advantage.  There's a lot of cards in your deck that are -1s or even worse like Negate Attack.  You are giving up 1 card for nothing.  (you don't destroy any of your opponent's cards, instead you only stall.)  I suggest better replacements like Sakurestu Armour and such.  Try to look for some ideas on forums.  

-Tony J.