About Damien Carey Expertise I can answer questions about rulings and I will do deck fixes in the Advanced format. However any question concerning deck fixes must include the deck's strategy, or the goal you are ultimately trying to achieve. Sure i could just churn out cloned decks simply because they bear a resemblance to the deck you are trying to produce, but where is the fun in that? My specific areas of expertise centre around Dark World, Gadgets, Monarchs, Chimeratech, Cyberdarks, Warriors and Crystal Beasts.
I am a moderator on the new site www.freewebs.com/icaruswing under the name Pinion (pegasus-pinion) and if i am maxed out here then you can try me there.
Experience I'm a Level One Judge and I have been playing Yugioh since 2000. However i took an extended leave of absence in 2004 and only returned to the game in July 2006.
Publications I post my own articles on my bebo site, which are available for anybody to view.
Education/Credentials I have been out of University where I studied Computer Game Design, for the last three years.
Awards and Honors Since returning to the game i have attended every tournament possible. I am averaging between 4th and 8th place but i seem to be improving. I recently came 25/164 in the Irish Nationals. and 1 took 2nd Place at the Force of Breaker Sneak Preview
Question QUESTION: Hey, its me again. I was just wondering about something you told me in your last answer-the Obnoxious Celtic Guard. I got that card in the Warrior's Triumph structure deck b/c of your answer but I'm not really seeing what's wrong with the card if you could walk me through why its bad that would be great thanks.
ANSWER: Ah well! It's not that the Obnoxioux Celtic Guard is a bad card in and of himeself. It's the other cards around him that are the problem. Many players play elemental searchers that can easily suicide into an attack position Guard or destroy a defence position one. Not to mention the searched monsters have no problem taking him down. There are simply two many monsters that have an attack between 1200 and 1900 to make him a reliable stall card. And if he can't do that he cant really do anything else for you either.
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QUESTION: Well, I might be thinking about siding it because against monarchs, b/c I'm thinking that it might come in handy against all the 2400 ATK monsters. If you could tell me if thats a good idea or not then that would be great thanks.
Answer Monarch decks delight in removing threats by stealing them with Brain Control, Soul Exchange, Snatch Steal and Enemy Controller. They play a massive amount of removal ranging from Apprentice Magician to Zaborg himself not to mention smashing Ground, remove from play monsters like D.D. Assailants and D.D. Warrior Lady.
And while it is true that all of these things can also kill spirit reaper marshmallon and gellenduo at least they cannot be killed in battle at all.
I will only say one thing in Celtic Guards defence. He can be called by Reinforcement of the Army and if his attack was raised to 1900 he would be essentially have the effect of Spirit repaer for a time. But there are so many other monsters out there that could serve you better.
Stalling is all well can good but it implies that you are waiting for a card to turn the tide of battle for the win.
