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1-spell economics effect is "You do not have to pay any Life Points to activate a Spell Card." Can i use spell economics with recycle, archfiend oath or inspection?
2-are spell counters put in royal magical library when recycle, archfiend oath or inspection effects are paid?
3- whats better :blockback dragon or snipe hunter?
4- is snipe hunter a good card?
5- whats the current best deck?
6- are Demise OTK and DDT already competitive?
1. No, because you're activating THE EFFECT OF a Spell Card, not the actual initial activation. It only works where you activate the cost when you initially put it into play.
2. No. Only when the actual card is activated in the first place.
3. Depends on the deck; they belong in two entirely different builds. Snipe Hunter belongs in decks that generate free discards, like Gadgets, or other decks that have certain cards that NEED to be in the Graveyard -- like Destiny Heroes.
4. Very, in the two decktypes I mentioned above.
5. There are a few -- check www.metagame.com for the decklists from the Top 16 of our US Nationals, and the European Nationals. That should tell you a lot.
6. Demise is heavily countered in side decks now; DDT is fairly competitive now.
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Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
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Player of the American TCG since January 2002, tournament player since March 2002
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Duelist King Tournament Season 3 Champion -- Jahinie Productions, West Mifflin, PA...which has since, sadly, closed its doors.
148th/482 players at 2005 Yu-Gi-Oh Nationals
Top 4 at April 2005 Butler Regionals (Chaos/Trinity format)
Top 4 at August 2005 Butler Regionals (Chaos/Trinity format)
Top 8 at July 2008 Monroeville Regionals (Oppression Monarch)
Top 4 at October 2008 at Coraopolis Regionals (Tele-DAD)
Top 4 at June 14, 2009 Coraopolis, PA Regionals (Blackwings)
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Created "the point system", a method for fairly trading large quantities of low-valued cards in exchange for high-valued items, commonly accepted throughout the Yu-Gi-Oh community
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