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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Blackwings? | 11/6/2009 |
| Q: Hey, I want to fix this deck up for Regionals, lemme know what you think. Main: (41) Monsters: ... A: Monsters: (20) 2 Sirroco - 3 is a dead draw 3 Bora 3 Shura 3 Kalut 1 Vayu 1 Elphan - NOTE: in the ... | |
| magical diminsion | 11/6/2009 |
| Q: i would like a card ruling on it since i cant find one on the konami site can i destroy stardust ... A: Yes you can, but keep in mind the wording. You see Stardust says he can negate a card that DESTROYS, ... | |
| Hello! | 11/3/2009 |
| Q: What do u think about my deck?Any flaws? Monsters: Cyberdark Horn x3 Cyberdark Keel x1 Cyberdark ... A: Gold Sarc is good in any deck. Tragoedia would be good for a tight spot as well. As for getting out ... | |
| yugioh deck | 11/2/2009 |
| Q: how do i find a yugioh deck for me i have all the old cards and new but i like the old ones more ... A: Well a deck is something you need to have fun with. There are so many different options out there ... | |
| Blackwings fix | 10/31/2009 |
| Q: hey it would be great if you could help me out with this Monsters 2x BW Blizzard 3x BW Bora 1x ... A: Monsters 20 2 x BW Blizzard 3 x BW Bora 1 x Fane 1 x Gale 3 x Kalut 3 x Shura 2 x Sirocco 1 x ... | |
| Machine Deck | 10/31/2009 |
| Q: Wassup Chris? I asked quite a few experts and combined them all for a pretty solid deck. I'll list ... A: well looking at what you've got it seems like a pretty solid machine deck. There are a couple idea I ... | |
| six samurai deck fix!!! | 10/31/2009 |
| Q: i have been thinking of building a six samurai deck and this is what i came up with so far any fixes ... A: i have been thinking of building a six samurai deck and this is what i came up with so far any fixes ... | |
| help | 10/30/2009 |
| Q: Can you please help me build a good, solid burn deck or spellcaster deck? A: I'd be happy to felp you build a deck. Well you said you wanted burn or spellcaster. Here are some ... | |
| zombies | 10/30/2009 |
| Q: Could you please help me with my deck? (its not a competitive deck, its in between casual and semi ... A: For the most part you had a really good deck. I just edited a few things here and there so you could ... | |
| I hate JDs!!!! | 10/29/2009 |
| Q: I'm trying to make an extremely good Dark Synchro Deck and am not sure about what to change. This ... A: I see this question a lot. Today JD is king and people don't like it. Well I myself use a Twilight ... | |
| A few questions on card rulings. | 10/29/2009 |
| Q: I have a few questions on card rulings. Winged Rhynos states, "When a Trap Card is activated, you ... A: I am looking into the Winged Rhino for you and should have an answer soon. I have a buddy who judges ... | |
| deck fix | 10/27/2009 |
| Q: Can you please fix my deck it works by summoning high monsters mosters: Ancient Gear Golem ... A: Monsters: 21 2 x Ancient Gear Golem 1 x Dandylion 2 x Evil Hero Malicious Edge 3 x Giant Germ 3 x ... | |
| Building a Uria deck. | 10/27/2009 |
| Q: I wanted to build a Uria deck in traditional format. I know it's kind of frowned upon and I'm sorry ... A: 3 x Uria - duh 2 x A Cat of Ill Omen - get the traps you want 1 x Sangan 1 x Morphing Jar 1 x Mask ... | |
| rulings | 10/26/2009 |
| Q: I have quite a few questions about card rulings so I don't mess up during my duels. 1) Are equip ... A: 1. When a monster is flipped face down any equipped cards are destroyed. 2. Iron Chain Snake is ... | |
| zombie deck fix!? | 10/26/2009 |
| Q: hey i have been trying to make a zombie deck and this is what i have so far is there any thing i ... A: Try this out and see if you like it. You can proxy it first to see if it runs good for you 2 x ... | |
| IS THIS A GOOD DECK ? | 10/26/2009 |
| Q: I I WAS WONDERING HOW GOOD IS MY WARRIOR TYPE, THIS DECK DOES NOT USES SYNCRO OR GEMINI MONSTES AND ... A: for reinforcement i would put in another equip card. Warriors rely a lot on equips so you want as ... | |
| fiend deck | 10/26/2009 |
| Q: any tips for this deck? Monsters: dark jeroid kuriboh vorse raider mask of darkness giant orc x2 la ... A: With fiends you can go many different ways. I like your version because it is new to me and I can't ... | |
| Anti-Heal | 10/25/2009 |
| Q: I would like your honest answer and your opinion on my deck and any changes you fell that will ... A: for any deck nowadays there is a list of good side deck cards. Shadow Imprisoning mirror, light ... | |
| Q about black whirlwind and bottomless trap hole | 10/24/2009 |
| Q: ok, here's the scenario. I have a "black whirlwind" in play and i summon a blackwing monster. my ... A: Bottomless makes it so you don't actually summon successfully so Black Whirlwind would not be ... | |
| black wing | 10/24/2009 |
| Q: Hey again, so i was thinking about the Dragon synchro deck and decided that i didn't like it so much ... A: I really enjoy Black wing and love their play style. BW focus on swarming the field and maintaing ... | |
| Rate/Fix my yugioh deck? | 10/24/2009 |
| Q: my name is Thomas Ko.I bought the dinosaur deck and i added some good cards. I was wondering if u ... A: OH THATS EASY! You want the summon deck. This deck allows you to special summon a ton, even on your ... | |
| FROGS | 10/23/2009 |
| Q: These are all my frogs: 3 Dupe Frog 3 Unifrog 3 Flip flop frog 3 Submarine frog 3 Substitoad 3 ... A: 3 Substitoad 3 Unifrog 3 Submarine frog 3 Mother Grizzley 1 Treeborn Frog 3 Dupe Frog 3 Flip flop ... | |
| Rate/Fix my yugioh deck? | 10/23/2009 |
| Q: my name is Thomas Ko.I bought the dinosaur deck and i added some good cards. I was wondering if u ... A: Are these all of your cards or do you have more? I only ask because I have a couple ideas. You see ... | |
| Dark fiend deck help | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: here is my dark fiend deck. i'v just stared playing agen so some cards are out of date. I'm all so ... A: If you want a really good and cheap fiend deck I recommend the Dark WOrld. It is fast and effective. ... | |
| old players needing new deck | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: Hey, I haven't played for about two summers. When Crystal Beasts were extremely new, but rainbow ... A: I'd love to give you a hand but i just want to clear up a few things. Dragon's range in many ... | |
| spirit of the six samurai | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: Hey chris if i have a six samurai monster(s) on the field and i equip spirit of the six samurai to ... A: With breaker, he can destroy them because they are designated as equip spell cards once equipped. As ... | |
| Fix Synchro-Assault Deck | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: I just thought of a deck yesterday based around Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode and Stardust ... A: Deck looks good although I would recommend Instant fusion for an easy 4 or 5 star monster and also; ... | |
| iron chain mill deck help | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: i need help on my iron chain mill deck. this is what i have. Monsters-20 night assalint hiro's ... A: I want to start this off by apologizing for the delay. Things have been busy and quiet frankly I ... | |
| IS THIS A GOOD DECK ? | 10/20/2009 |
| Q: I I WAS WONDERING HOW GOOD IS MY WARRIOR TYPE, THIS DECK DOES NOT USES SYNCRO OR GEMINI MONSTES AND ... A: The deck looks good to me. Although Reinforcement of the army has been restricted to 1. And Snatch ... | |
| alien | 10/19/2009 |
| Q: i need some help with my alien deck. Would you be able to fix and give any tips/combos please. ... A: Aliens seem to be making a mark in dueling nowadays. Your deck looks solid and I would say try it ... | |
| wind/armed dragon deck build | 10/19/2009 |
| Q: this is my first time doing something like this so thank you for taking your time in helping me. As ... A: Alright my idea for this deck is to go a bit more to dragons. Easy fix, Take out the creator, spirit ... | |
| mask of restrict/ advanced ritual art | 10/18/2009 |
| Q: if mask of restrict is on the field and your opponent play advanced ritual art the card does not ... A: As of now there is no ruling stating one or the other. However, looking at exactly what the card ... | |
| Deck fix (recommendations) | 10/18/2009 |
| Q: I need a little deck fix and recommendations for my machine deck. The title is Cyber tool break, its ... A: Monsters: 21 1x Cyber dragon 2x Proto cyber dragon 1x morphtronic scopen 2x morphtronic boomboxen ... | |
| D.D.R. Different Dimension Reincarnation | 10/17/2009 |
| Q: Greetings Chris, My question is relatively simple, the card D.D.R. Different Dimension ... A: much like premature burial this card is removed when the monster it is equipped to is destroyed, ... | |
| Glad beast build! | 10/17/2009 |
| Q: Well, this is my gladiator beast deck. I'm going to a sneak peak on November 1st, and i've hardly ... A: well I would be happy to answer your question. I think others are getting tired of hearing about ... | |
| can you tell me if my deck needs any changes | 10/16/2009 |
| Q: Can you tell me if my deck needs any changes. MONSTERS: Dark Driceratops Ultimate Tyranno Raging ... A: Monsters: 19 Dark Driceratops Ultimate Tyranno Raging Earth Black Stego Black Tyranno Super ... | |
| Ojama OTK deck | 10/16/2009 |
| Q: Hey Chris, I have my ojama otk deck and im going to use it at my locals in a few days. it works ... A: well the deck lloks solid. I have never faced an ojama deck. Well with any deck using a field you ... | |
| Rate my Deck... | 10/15/2009 |
| Q: Can you tell me what i'd need to get to replace or add to make my deck better.?? 3masked dragons ... A: 3 x masked dragons fill the grave and get out LV 3 3 x armed dragon LV 3 3 x armed dragon Lv 5 2 x ... | |
| IMprove my Ben Kei OtK deCk | 10/15/2009 |
| Q: Monsters: 3x ben kei 2x kotetsu 3x peten spirit reaper marshmallon sangan penguin soldier magics ... A: Monster: 17 3 x Armed Samurai - Ben Kei 2 x Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu (get equips) 2 x Marauding ... | |
| Nomi/Semi-Nomi | 10/15/2009 |
| Q: First, I know NOMI monsters cannot be special summoned by any effect except by the condition the ... A: 1) www.netrep.net has the official rulings for cards and I trust it just due to the fact that anyone ... | |
| flip effect deck | 10/15/2009 |
| Q: my friend has a deck that has mostly flip effects, and cards to destroy my spell/trap cards. is ... A: Well before I help you I would like to start off by saying that building a deck for the soul purpose ... | |
| deck fix | 10/14/2009 |
| Q: Monsters: 17 Dupe Frog x3 Unifrog x3 Submarine Frog x3 Penguin soldier x3 Flip Flop Frog x2 Poison ... A: Monsters: 18 Dupe Frog x3 Unifrog x3 Submarine Frog x3 - Mother Grizzly x3 (get out which ever frog ... | |
| Dino-Deck | 10/14/2009 |
| Q: Please rate my dinosaur deck its hard to make it an even 40: Monsters: Sabersaurus x2 Oxygeddon ... A: Dino decks are a rare accurance. However, if you build them right then you can get out a bunck of ... | |
| Morphtronic Forcefield | 10/13/2009 |
| Q: "Negate the activation of a Spell or Trap Card that would destroy a face-up "Morphtronic" monster ... A: cards that "target" are those which only affect one monster. Like fissure, S. Armor, Smashing, etc. ... | |
| Decoy Dragon/ Nomi/Semi-Nomi | 10/12/2009 |
| Q: First, I know NOMI monsters cannot be special summoned by any effect except by the condition the ... A: I'm not sure if you are asking me a question or not. I do apologize. If you are wanting to know if I ... | |
| Paladin of White Dragon | 10/12/2009 |
| Q: If I have a Blue-Eyes already on the field and I summon another one with Paladin does Paladin's ... A: First off I am sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. Truth be told your question stumped ... | |
| MOKEY MOKEY | 10/11/2009 |
| Q: mokey mokey is my favorite card. i have been dueling for a while but i want a mokey mokey deck. ... A: Monster: 22 3 x Mokey Mokey 2 x Emissary of the Afterlife 1 x Guardian of Order 1 x Herald of ... | |
| Zombie World Deck | 10/11/2009 |
| Q: I have 3 zombieworld decks 3 Legacy of Yata-Garasu 1 Shield Crush 2 Return Zombies 1 Javelin Beetle ... A: MONSTERS: 20 3 x Paladin of the Cursed Dragon 3 x Pyramid Turtle 3 x Zombie Master 2 x Ryu Kohki 1 x ... | |
| quick help on the future | 10/9/2009 |
| Q: i would like to see a list of all the best monsters (6 or 7 monsters will do) that best fit in a ... A: The best cards for this becides Fortune lady is probably a macro mill deck. things like d.d survivor ... | |
| Test Tiger Ruling | 10/9/2009 |
| Q: In http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Card_Tips:Test_Tiger it says that i can get a COPY of the same ... A: This is the official ruling on Test Tiger: "Test Tiger's" effect targets 1 "Gladiator Beast" ... | |
| stardust dragon vs ultimate tyranno | 10/8/2009 |
| Q: Can Stardust Dragon's effect kill ultimate tyranno? Ultimate tyranno's effect makes it attack all ... A: No. Stardust Dragon's effect states that when a magic, trap, or monster effect is activated that ... | |
| Help Needed | 10/8/2009 |
| Q: Is this deck ready for a shonen jump tournament? And with red eyes darkness metal dragon...can i ... A: Are you trying to go for a dark deck or a dragon deck? Anyways the Red-eyes darkness metal has to be ... | |
| Trifecta Deck Rate/fix | 10/8/2009 |
| Q: I need some help with my Triple Threat deck. It involves crippling your opponent three different ... A: for a triple threat deck this seems fine. However, the DARK SCORPIONS have all of the effects you ... | |
| TRIBUTE SUMMON | 10/8/2009 |
| Q: IS A TRIBUTE SUMMON CONSINDER A SPEACIAL SUMMON A: In most cases no. However, it really depends on the what the card says. -Some monsters you just ... | |
| acrana force | 10/7/2009 |
| Q: what is the best cards for a arcana force deck A: Well are you wanting to build a pure Arcana force deck? That will chance what you want drastically. ... | |
| Some advice on my Psychic deck | 10/6/2009 |
| Q: I have constructed a Psychic theme deck, just something for fun, I haven't used it at a tournament ... A: From what I can see and from what you told me this deck is perfectly fine. I mean you say you ... | |
| Counter-Mill Deck | 10/6/2009 |
| Q: My friend and I having been playing yugioh for a while and he's been using a mill deck and I've been ... A: I feel you pain when it comes to mil decks. Many times my best cards prove to be nothing against ... | |
| Could you please rate/fix my yuigho frog deck. | 10/5/2009 |
| Q: here is the decklist total 40 Monsters 19 Penguin soldier x1 Dupe Frog x3 Unifrog x3 Subsitoad ... A: Sorry ir has taken me so long to get back to you. Well from what I cansee this deck seems to be ... | |
| deck building | 10/5/2009 |
| Q: HEY PLEASE RATE/FIX MY GB DECK HERES THE LIST. MONSTERS 3 LIQAURI 2 SPARTACUS 2 DIMACARI 2 ... A: I was wondering when I was going to get one of these. With Glad beast in the top of the game these ... | |
| vennominaga turbo deck build 40 card deck list please | 10/4/2009 |
| Q: ok i have been trying for the last 2 years or so make a vennominaga turbo deck, (meaning getting out ... A: Well with vennominaga you have two build types. One focuses on all Venom monsters using venom swamp. ... | |
| plz help me | 10/3/2009 |
| Q: krebons x2 armageddon knight x1 dark grepher x1 plaguespreader zombie x1 caius the shadow monarch x2 ... A: Well first off the deck is only 36 cards instead of the required 40. Next Crush Card Virus has been ... | |
| Spellcaster deck building | 10/3/2009 |
| Q: Hey I have a spellcaster deck and some mixed cards to defeat zombie and six-samurai decks and I'm ... A: Okay I will do my best. Here is a deck list using both: MONSTERS: 17 3 x Skilled Dark Magician 2 x ... | |
| Fix/rate my warrior deck | 10/3/2009 |
| Q: I am building a warrior deck, but i do not know if it is good enough, so I want yo to rate it. This ... A: The thing with warrior decks is that there are many different ways to build them. Some focus on ... | |
| Spellcaster deck building | 10/3/2009 |
| Q: Hey I have a spellcaster deck and some mixed cards to defeat zombie and six-samurai decks and I'm ... A: Spellcasters today are far more powerful than they used to be so I wouldn't worry about zombies and ... | |
| deck build???HELP!!!!! | 10/2/2009 |
| Q: i am in high school and i have been playing yugioh for 8 years and i still suck...the only time i ... A: Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, my comuter was being dumb. Okay so a "Dark" reborning ... | |
| alien | 10/1/2009 |
| Q: i need some help with my alien deck. Would you be able to fix and give any tips/combos please. ... A: Well I will say this; this is the first time I have ever seen any one else use an alien deck ever. ... | |
| Heavy DD Monarch Deck | 10/1/2009 |
| Q: Whats up Champ , Well I wana start by saying I Love Monarchs, thats why I build this Deck - It ... A: I would have to agree in saying that the Monarchs are very good. As far as the deck goes, it seems ... | |
| Deck Fix/Deck Idea | 10/1/2009 |
| Q: Ok so I've been away from the game for some time now. The last event/time I bought cards was ... A: The reason I pit in the Fusilier Dragon and Barbaros is because with Skill Drain they are your main ... | |
| deck build???HELP!!!!! | 10/1/2009 |
| Q: i am in high school and i have been playing yugioh for 8 years and i still suck...the only time i ... A: I would love to help you build another deck but in order to really get you a great deck list I kind ... | |
| Deck Fix/Deck Idea | 9/30/2009 |
| Q: Ok so I've been away from the game for some time now. The last event/time I bought cards was ... A: I must say, it has been a long time since I have seen a Dark World deck. The build you have is ... | |
| Volcanic Control Deck | 9/30/2009 |
| Q: Here is my Volcanic Control deck. Volcanic Rocket x3 Volcanic Scattershot x3 Volcanic Counter x2 ... A: I am not sure if you noticed but the deck is only 30 cards instead of 40. Other than that the deck ... | |
| toolbox oppression anti-meta deck | 9/29/2009 |
| Q: Ok this is my build: Monsters(16) E-hero Stratos E-hero ocean E-hero Neos alius x3(see for the ... A: I must say this is an interesting deck. From what I can see the deck is very well put together and ... | |
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Chris Barfield
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Expertise
I can answer most questions as to the rulings of cards as well as deck builds.
Experience
I have been playing Yu-Gi-Oh for about six years now and really enjoy it as both a way to pass the time as well as make money.
Education/Credentials
I have an associates degree in Psychology and am working on my bachelors.
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