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gravekeepers fix and rate2/11/2011
  Q: decklist: monsters: 3x gravekeepers spy 3x gravekeepers descendant 3x gravekeepers commandant 2x ...
  A: Hey, lets get straight to the point Monsters -1 Sangan -1 PLS zombie -1 guard +1 assailant +1 chief ...
rulings on fabled kurs2/10/2011
  Q: all dark world monsters say if this card is discared from hand to grave,were a monster like fabled ...
  A: No, Sky Courage Noreras's effect doesnt "discard", it just send them to graveyard. This is a lot ...
grave keepers :D2/9/2011
  Q: Hey :D grave keepers are really starting to interest me. Are they tier 1 like everybody is saying? I ...
  A: As for the Royal Tribute, I think it MIGHT get semi-limited. I mean, the card IS Overpowered... It ...
grave keepers :D2/8/2011
  Q: Hey :D grave keepers are really starting to interest me. Are they tier 1 like everybody is saying? I ...
  A: Hey Kevin, To start off, Gravekeepers ARE NOT tier one yet. YES, they did swept the YCS Atlanta ...
Effect ruling please2/6/2011
  Q: When a fortune lady attacks Chaos Command Magician her attack is zero, right? Since CCM negates the ...
  A: Chaos Command Magician negates the effect of monster that targets CCM. Few examples include Old ...
rate/fix spellcaster deck2/4/2011
  Q: First of all, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Second, i wanted you to rate/fix ...
  A: Lets get straight the point Monsters -2 Breaker -2 Valkyria -2 Old Vindictive +1 Crystal Seer +1 ...
gk fix2/2/2011
  Q: hey these are two decks that i made and i would like you to add fixes and tell me which one to run ...
  A: Monsters +1 Recruiter -1 Guard -1 Visionary -1 DAD (i used to have this in, but due to ...
Spellcaster Synchro/Spell Coutner Deck1/24/2011
  Q: I'm building a deck around spell counters and quick synchro summonings with monsters like "The ...
  A: This is a very good spellcaster deck that I created. Let me know if you have any questions. (18) ...
Continuation of Spellcaster Adjustment1/19/2011
  Q: apparently I had done too many follow-ups, so I had to ask another question, sorry. Here is the ...
  A: Sorry for the late response. Effect Veiler is much useful because in the current meta, effect ...
gravekeeper rate/fix1/18/2011
  Q: I have seen many builds of gravekeepers so I just want your advice on my deck. Thank you! ...
  A: Thing about the Chief is that... 99% of the time, and 100% in my experience, you never get your ...
Spellcaster Deck Adjustment1/17/2011
  Q: I have been playing with this deck for a few years now, and it can work really well. But on very few ...
  A: Sunny Pixie is a bad choice. Effect veiler is comming out as a RARE in January 25th through Duelist ...
gravekeeper rate/fix1/17/2011
  Q: I have seen many builds of gravekeepers so I just want your advice on my deck. Thank you! ...
  A: First of all, I would like to let you know that I appreciate the format of which you have presented ...
help with my arcanite/ tempest magician ftk/otk1/16/2011
  Q: I resonlly just got back in to the game and been out for about 6 months. Me and some bubbies bulid ...
  A: Alright, straight to the point... Monsters -1 Gale -1 DAD -1 Flamvell Mag +1 Night's End -1 ...
Deck Fix1/14/2011
  Q: I was wondering if you could please rate my spellcaster counter deck? and give me and advice on how ...
  A: Alright, to answer your question about Defender, this is how he works. He can protect spellcasters ...
gravekeeper help1/14/2011
  Q: hey, you say your an expert with gk. can you please help me make an amazing competitive grave keeper ...
  A: alright, here is a standard gk build without PODs Monsters: 3 Gravekeeper’s Spy 3 Gravekeeper’s ...
Spellcaster Deck Adjustment1/10/2011
  Q: I have been playing with this deck for a few years now, and it can work really well. But on very few ...
  A: First of all, sorry for the late response. And you are right, this deck needs a lot of work... but ...
gk fix1/8/2011
  Q: hey these are two decks that i made and i would like you to add fixes and tell me which one to run ...
  A: Well, its not a "pure GK" because of DAD (which works stupendously with Chief). As for the side ...
gk fix1/8/2011
  Q: hey these are two decks that i made and i would like you to add fixes and tell me which one to run ...
  A: Alright, straight to the point... I will fix the deck list for this link you provided ...
Deck Fix1/6/2011
  Q: Aloha, I have a spellcaster deck it's more for a fun deck and its a spell counter deck. Im new to ...
  A: As for the monsters, here is the fix -earthbound immortal x1 -skilled dark magician x2 -gemini elf ...
Backfire1/5/2011
  Q: If I control the continuous trap "Backfire", and multiple amounts of my FIRE monsters are destroyed ...
  A: Only 500 points of lp dmg would be inflicted to your opponent even if multiple FIRE monsters would ...
Green Baboon - Defender Of The Forest1/3/2011
  Q: When are the best times to use the trap "Destruct Potion" on a Beast monster, then special summon ...
  A: The timing is fine because the monster destruction of "Destruction Potion" and its LP gain effect ...
new decks12/25/2009
  Q: I have currently a dark world synchro deck which works well .. i have all the necessary staples and ...
  A: This is actually "outside of my expertise", but I decided to respond because the answer the your ...
Spellcaster Deck Help Plz12/22/2009
  Q: I need some help with my spellcaster deck. I havent played in awhile and am not really up to date on ...
  A: Explaining the - and + for this deck would take too much time, so let me simply get straight to the ...
Spell Counter Deck Fix12/22/2009
  Q: Could you please help me fix my Spell Counter Deck. I was planning on using it to OTK with Tempest. ...
  A: Finally I see someone using the Tempest OTk... :D The current deck list shows me that you are an ...
Need help with my spellcaster deck9/27/2009
  Q: I have not been having much luck with my spellcaster deck can you give me any help/tips. Here is my ...
  A: Your impoliteness bothers me... Listen, your deck is not playable in anyway. There so many cards ...
Need help with my spellcaster deck9/26/2009
  Q: I have not been having much luck with my spellcaster deck can you give me any help/tips. Here is my ...
  A: This deck needs ALOT of inmprovements :D Let me start out with monster section *sorcerer of dark ...
spellcasters deck9/25/2009
  Q: can you plz check my spellcaster counter deck so far this what I have: Monsters: 3 Apprentice ...
  A: Let me get straight to the point in regards of which cards must be taken out and which must be ...
Help me with my spell counter deck please9/24/2009
  Q: Hey, I was reading your profile and it said that you specialize in Spellcaster-themed decks. Since ...
  A: Your deck is pretty good, but it still needs slight moderations. For monsters, take out 1 crystal ...
Value of (unique?) card9/24/2009
  Q: I was wondering if you could put a value on this card i cannot find on Google or this site. It is ...
  A: Alient Mother - POTD-EN028 comes in both RARE and ULTRA RARE. If it is ULTRA RARE 1st ed in ...
Helpoemer/Sakuretsu Armor/Twister9/22/2009
  Q: 1)If Helpoemer or Newdoria declares an attack, in battle phase, against a monster or an open field ...
  A: 1) Nope :( 2) If you chain twister to sakuretsu, it will not negate the effect of sakuretsu. Same ...
Spellcaster Deck Rate/fix9/20/2009
  Q: I'm trying to run a spellcasters deck, love em, but i'm unsure on what to add/take away to make it ...
  A: For the monster section, take out these cards: *magician of black chaos *dark red enchanter *hanibal ...
DM lockdown9/20/2009
  Q: i've got a Dark magician spellcaster lock-down deck that i was wondering whether u can rate and see ...
  A: Your deck looks quite well balanced. I suggest that you take out 2 dmgs (yes they are pretty lookin, ...
Card Advantage9/18/2009
  Q: Its about card advantage (hence the title). See i heard that its crucial to have more cards than ...
  A: Having less cards in your hand than your opponent is NOT a bad strategy AT ALL. However, facinf down ...
Question9/17/2009
  Q: Hey man, pls can you help me out i got a few desbrook arch fiend cards and they all seem pretty ...
  A: Archfiends are only good if you have all the spell and trap combos that go with them. Archfiend ...
DEVASTATING OBLITERATING DECK!!!9/16/2009
  Q: i will try to make this as fast as possible, so here i go. i am a 100% spellcaster user cuz i ...
  A: You sound really enthusiastic to make a good spellcaster deck :D Well, I must agree that Dragons are ...
Spell Caster deck9/16/2009
  Q: chaos sorcerer x2 apprentice magician x2 kycoo the ghost destroyer breaker the magical ...
  A: This deck looks pretty good. I can tell that you have success in tournaments. Having both secret ...
Spellcasters9/15/2009
  Q: Fortune Ladies are all spellcasters, and was Wondering if you could help me out with a deck that ...
  A: I only know so much about the Fortune Ladies' effects, and thats why I rejected this question ...
Deck help9/14/2009
  Q: and it just isn't as competitive as i thought it would be. I really need a new deck idea and i don't ...
  A: I am not really into anything but Spellcasters. I know most people think they are not good, but you ...
Spellcaster Help!!!9/10/2009
  Q: Since u specializes in spellcaster I thought u can help me. Any advice or help will be appreciated. ...
  A: For your first question, you cannot activate divine wrath to destroy gemini. They are only innocent ...
Spellcaster Help!!!9/9/2009
  Q: Since u specializes in spellcaster I thought u can help me. Any advice or help will be appreciated. ...
  A: Your deck seems quite playable, but improvements are always good :D I am not a big fan of ...
how to build a horus deck9/7/2009
  Q: Need to know what I need to build a yu-gi-oh horus deck
  A: For making a horus deck, you must have at least two horuses of each levels. In addiiton, add LV ...
Magical Citadel of Endymion?9/6/2009
  Q: I'm fuzzy on the exact effects of Magical Citadel of Endymion. If it is face up on the field and ...
  A: If Magical Citadel of Endymion has no spellcounters on it, a MST or Heavy Storm will destroy it. If ...
spellcaster deck9/2/2009
  Q: hi andy i've always wanted to make a spellcaster deck but never really knew how i was wondering if ...
  A: Spellcasters are very strategical and powerful type of monster. A spellcaster-theme decks are very ...
spellcaster complete lockdown deck9/1/2009
  Q: This is going to be hard to understand and read but i really need your help. I've asked five experts ...
  A: As far as getting out the cards you mentioned to the field, you will need to add Gold Sarcophagus. ...
Spellcaster lockdown deck8/31/2009
  Q: I've made a Spellcaster-lockdown deck, and I would like some feedback about how to make it better. ...
  A: I definitely like the valkyria-secret village-royal decree strategy (i do that too, just not royal ...
Spell Counter Deck8/2/2009
  Q: Mr. Kim. I'm Alex and this is my Spell Counter Deck for you to rate and help with. Also when you ...
  A: Your deck seems pretty strong, but I suggest some cards for you to replace with Cards that can help ...
rate my deck8/2/2009
  Q: i just bought like half of the cards of ebay so i dont have them infront of me but its the silent ...
  A: the Level-Up decks are rarely seen in tournaments, but they are totally playable. Add the spell ...
deck fixes8/1/2009
  Q: I have just bought the spellcasters command structure deck and I'm wondering which cards i should ...
  A: I often get these questions and I am honestly sort of lazy to go through all the cards (sorry!). So ...
Spellcaster Spellcounter Deck Combo Help8/1/2009
  Q: Hey there Andy. I am currently building and improving my spellcaster spellcounter deck, and I feel ...
  A: I suggest you add 3 skille dark magicians and 1 dark magician (NEVER tribute summon this card). ...
Divine Wrath8/1/2009
  Q: So my brother and I were dueling when we ran into this situation. During my turn (main phase 1) I ...
  A: You are correct! Divine Wrath does not work on CONTINUOUS EFFECTS such as getting counters. It only ...
Help...7/31/2009
  Q: Alright hi im alan i am currently a senior in highschool i am also currently running a harpie deck ...
  A: Harpie deck rare succeed in tournamens, so its good that you changed your theme to spellcasters, my ...
card values7/31/2009
  Q: I have four of the 5 pieces of exodia from LOB holographic but they have white lettering. Also I ...
  A: These are some highly-valued cards, not because of their efficiency in duel, but their rareities. ...
Spellcaster Deck7/11/2009
  Q: I'm wondering if you can take a look at my current Spellcaster deck and fix/rate it. I'm trying my ...
  A: If you are using spellcounters as your main offense/defense, include the following cards: *Skilled ...
Continuous Trap Cards and Monster Summons6/20/2009
  Q: I have 2 questions that I have for you to help me with: Question #1: I am confused as to how cards ...
  A: 1) Let me give you a scenario. I have activated skull lair the previous turn, and I am about to use ...
Battle mania6/20/2009
  Q: 2 questions for you : 1/ If I equip twin swords of flashing light - tryce to my opponent's monster ...
  A: 1) Your opponent can chose either to attack once or twice, since the text says "it CAN", not "it ...
spellcasters deck6/19/2009
  Q: I have three questions, the first one is: if don't have 2 spellcards on my cementery can I activate ...
  A: I don't know what you mean by "cememtery", as there is no such card with that name. About the ...
monarch6/19/2009
  Q: hey andy. i have a monarch deck and i would like your opinion on it. monstersX22 3x mystic tomato ...
  A: Looking at your monster cards, I suggest you to add lv4 high attack monsters and take out some of ...
Ojama fix6/18/2009
  Q: could you give me some tips for my raging battle Ojama deck? I have some questions first though: 1. ...
  A: 1) There is a difference between the text: "When this card is changed into face-down defense ...
2 Questions6/18/2009
  Q: I have 2 questions that need answering. 1) Divine Wrath negates and destroys A monster card effect ...
  A: 1)If it is like Exodia The Forbidden One, it would not work. The monster card Sinister Serpent's ...
rating a deck6/18/2009
  Q: I'm trying to create a great dark psychic deck. Can you help me out on this one.Here's the deck so ...
  A: Your monsters look fine, but I suggest you add lv4 high attack cards to make it a beatdown deck. For ...
i need help making my yu gi oh deck6/17/2009
  Q: i need help making making a deck from scratch i really dont know what cards to specialize in and i ...
  A: Do you plan on constructing a theme deck? For example, I use a spellcaster deck (only spellcasters, ...
help me with a ruleing6/16/2009
  Q: how this this whole priority thing work wile dueling? I trap holed my friends Snipe Hunter and he ...
  A: Your friend is wrong. When a monster is summoned, there is a time in which trap or quick spell (if ...
A little help in constructing my deck please6/16/2009
  Q: Could you help me recommend me some good spellcasters?. Here is my deck. monsters 1 endymion the ...
  A: I am please to answer this question since spellcasters are my specialities! First thing I see with ...
my yugioh deck6/16/2009
  Q: Please rate... I have this awesome (i think) deck that is a chaos/legendary ocean. The only real ...
  A: I am assuming that his isn't your water deck. I also use Umi, legendary ocean, tornado wall for my ...
destiny heroes rulings6/14/2009
  Q: first thanks a lot for your previous answers,i have many questions about destiny heroes i hope you ...
  A: 1) If you are talking about Destiny Hero - Defender, yes you may change it back to defense mode. ...
Gandora's effect6/13/2009
  Q: Does Gandora the dragon of destruction's effect work on tokens?
  A: Yes. For example, say your opponent has activated scapegoat and have 4 cute little goat tokens out ...
deck building6/12/2009
  Q: um... i have a problem with deck building in yu-gi-oh i cant build a solid deck for crap i was ...
  A: If your going to have the Destiny Hero deck, you must have at least 15 destiny hero monsters (10 lv4 ...
My Hero deck6/12/2009
  Q: I got 2nd place in my locals, but I'm aiming for first. Can you fix this deck? Extra Deck: 15 3x ...
  A: All your monsters are good. Adding magician of faith, old vindictive magician, and witch of the ...
six samurai deck6/12/2009
  Q: I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD HELP RATE MY SIX SAM DECK BECAUSE I SEEM TO BE ABLE TO BEAT MY FRIENDS ...
  A: You have a very effective deck in which all or most of your cards relate to other cards. This ...

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