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About Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
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Expertise
On vacation until August 16th. Will fix decks at that time, and discuss options regarding the Forbidden/Limited lists when they are officially posted.


I can answer any question based on the English Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game.

Rulings questions are my specialty. Ask me about ANY ruling for ANY card or combination of cards. If there's a valid ruling or a way to deduce a valid ruling, I'll be able to help you.

I'll also be willing to do deck fixes, but ONLY on decks that actually show some promise of possibly becoming good. Decks that are just random cards that aren't very good will be rejected, and I'll link you to a page where you can look at some better decks for ideas. Decks that are not in Advanced Format, or not competitive, will be sent to the Question Pool. IF YOUR DECK INCLUDES DARK MAGICIAN, BLUE-EYES WHITE DRAGON OR RED-EYES BLACK DRAGON, I WILL IMMEDIATELY REJECT IT. These are CASUAL decks, not tournament-competitive ones. Please take decks including those cards to our casual deck experts. Also, I may or may not do fixes on other themes that would be consider non-tournament worthy. (Basically, if your deck is not a Blackwing, Gladiator Beast, Vayu Turbo, Dark Synchro, or Lightsworn deck, AND I don't think it has the promise of being able to compete with any of the above five decks, I'll be hesitant to offer a fix.)

I should also be able to give you general values of cards if you`re looking to buy or sell, or answer whether a certain trade was fair or not. Please limit value questions to 15 cards or less. I'm not going to appraise your entire collection. Additionally, please only list Super/Ultra/Secret/Ultimate rares, and make sure they do not come from structure/starter decks.



Experience
Player/trader/collector for 7.5 years

Publications
Writer for Beckett Yu-Gi-Oh Collector, Beckett Anime Collector, Beckett Pokemon Collector, and various books produced by Pojo.com

Education/Credentials
Player of the American TCG since January 2002, tournament player since March 2002

Awards and Honors
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) Qualified for 2005, 2006, 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh Nationals

Non-gameplay Yu-Gi-Oh Credentials:
Have made over $120,000 in the past 6 years from dealing in bulk quantities of Yu-Gi-Oh collectibles
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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SubjectDate AskedExpert

card explanation10/23/2007Steven
  Q: Why can you special summon cyber twin dragon using the light-hex sealed fusion effect when its on ...
  A: The difference between Power Band and a ballader card is that Power Bond needs the materials stated ...
Rulings10/23/2007Patrick
  Q: If my opponenet has no spells or traps in the appropriate zones and activates crystal Blessing to ...
  A: So let me get this clear(lol, your question is still confusing): After Carbuncle is special ...
buying cards online10/23/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: heyy i was wandering if you knew a very trusted and good site for purchaing cards. Im living in ...
  A: yeah, i am usually not one to buy cards, i tend to find good deals or good trades. and selling wise ...
deck10/23/2007Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
  Q: Can you fix my deck? Monsters: 20 Cobalt Eagle 2xAmythyst Cat 3xTopaz Tiger 3xSaphire Pegasus ...
  A: The deck looks pretty good as it is...I'm concerned about something though. If you have Rainbow ...
Help with Monarch deck10/23/2007Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
  Q: Could you help me with my monarch deck I really dont know if it would do good at regionals? ...
  A: I went 6-2 with a Monarch deck at my last Regionals. It was something like this: 3x CyDra 7x ...
scaling10/23/2007Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
  Q: Well, I read your new updated version of scaling for foils and the things is I play at 2 different ...
  A: "A hand in the bird is worth two in the bush." ...or in other words, don't blow a good thing you ...
Rulings10/22/2007Patrick
  Q: If my opponenet has no spells or traps in the appropriate zones and activates crystal Blessing to ...
  A: Let me get this clear: Your opponent has no Spells or Traps, then activates Crystal Blessing to ...
cyber questions10/22/2007Pisanidis George
  Q: 1.Can i use cyber phoenix's effect(EOJ-EN009) to negate cyber shadow gardna's effect(CDIP-EN058) so ...
  A: 1. No nothing target anything 2. There no effect to use. It is a continuous effect.It is applied ...
cyber card questions10/22/2007Patrick
  Q: 1.Can i use cyber phoenix's effect(EOJ-EN009) to negate cyber shadow gardna's effect(CDIP-EN058) so ...
  A: I'm sorry, but you need to make your questions clear. If you don't, you're not going to get a clear ...
My Wind Deck10/22/2007William Giang
  Q: I have built a wind deck a couple of weeks ago. It's working out for me, but I wondered if there is ...
  A: 1) If you are going to go traditional, you should use at least 15 banned cards. 2) Dian Keto ...
yugioh deck10/22/2007William Giang
  Q: i dont do this alot but i need to know if my deck is at least local tourniment worthy. could you ...
  A: Take out these cards: parasite paracide x3 nobel man eater bug x1 bombardment beetle x1 millenium ...
what do you think10/22/2007Steven
  Q: well im here to ask you if you can rate my deck. I have 2 sets of gadgets cyber, phoenix and ...
  A: Royals do a great job, but come to think that you have 5 more traps. 5 cards that are useless if you ...
Chaos Emperor Dragon card with misprint10/22/2007Steven
  Q: I have a mint condition Chaos Emperor Dragon card with a misprint. In the description on the card, ...
  A: You are a very lucky guy having a card like this in your hand. It is legitimate to sell your card ...
ruling on jinzo and call of the haunted10/21/2007William Giang
  Q: if you use call of the haunted to bring jinzo back from the graveyard to the field doesn't jinzo ...
  A: If I play Mystical Space Typhoon on your face down Call of the Haunted, you may use it on Jinzo. ...
buying cards online10/21/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: heyy i was wandering if you knew a very trusted and good site for purchaing cards. Im living in ...
  A: ebay is a top of the list site. as long as u check conditions of products in description and make ...
Return to Hand questions10/21/2007Pisanidis George
  Q: if i used goblin out of the frying pan on my opponent's spell card and force it back into there ...
  A: -The spell can be played again. -The trap will open durion the next turn. -No more normsl summons ...
what do you think10/21/2007Steven
  Q: well im here to ask you if you can rate my deck. I have 2 sets of gadgets cyber, phoenix and ...
  A: You said you're having some problems with defense. Here's what I would suggest. Keep 1 copy of Power ...
Exodia deck10/21/2007Adam Bodenshots
  Q: i need help here,I want 2 build a low budget exodia deck in traditional format,but can be easaly ...
  A: here's the best one i can find. Monsters: 35 3 Blue-Eyes White Dragon 3 Gene-Warped Warwolf 1 Right ...
My Cyber Deck10/19/2007William Giang
  Q: Is there anything I need to fix in my deck? Monsters: 3 Cyber Dragon 3 Cyber Pheonix 3 Proto Cyber ...
  A: Take out: 3 Fusiler the Dual Mode Beast 3 Proto Cyber Dragon 1 Satellite Cannon 2 Power Bond 3 ...
Darkness Approahes is card difficult card and a couple of questions.10/19/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: Darkness Approaches is confusing beacuse of its description. It says "Discard 2 cards from your ...
  A: i will answer in order: darkness approaches is literally a break the rules card. if the face up ...
Gadget Decks10/18/2007William Giang
  Q: i want 2 know what the point of a gadget deck is,and if there good,will u build me a tournement 1? ...
  A: Gadgets replace themselves. As soon as one is summoned, another is added to your hand, ready to ...
about my rock deck10/18/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: If I summon the medusa worm in face-up attack position,and change it face down and again flip it ...
  A: u seem very confused. here is the layout of all monsters with that type of effect 'when this card is ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! deck building10/18/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: Hey Pat, I really like to thank you one more time for your previous advice you gave me, I only have ...
  A: to play an imaginary game is called 'fishbowling'. playtesting is to actually play someone so u can ...
magical hats10/18/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: if i use magical hats and set cards like black pendant, fuhma shuriken, the statue of the wicked, ...
  A: dark coffin and mask of darkness: mask because remember hats flips a monster facedown, and whats ...
rulings10/18/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: If I have a card trooper and a sangan on my side of the field and then i summon a monster but my ...
  A: case 1. since u r the turn player and both effects are mandatory, u get to select the order they ...
magical hats10/17/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: if i use magical hats and set cards like black pendant, fuhma shuriken, the statue of the wicked, ...
  A: black pendent and shuriken will work. statue needs to die when facedown by magical hats itself, if ...
Effects that deal with Dark World10/17/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: Woould Mad Reloaders effect affect Dark World cards? It's not a cost so the Dark World affects ...
  A: mad reloader says to send 2 cards, and dark world requires the cards to be discarded. not sent, to ...
Spirit Caller10/17/2007Steven
  Q: hey, does spirit caller work in a six samrai deck? Coz it does resummon your Yaichi's. And also, it ...
  A: You cannot use Spirit Caller's effect to special summon Yaichi from the graveyard because Spirit ...
Freed Return10/17/2007Steven
  Q: I recentlt pulled a Freed the Brave Wanderer from a champion pack four and decided to build a deck ...
  A: I like the deck you built, and to be honest I like it a lot. I would chane only one thing. Instead ...
Apprentice Monarchs in New Format10/17/2007Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
  Q: I'm trying to make apprentice usable in the current format. Tribute Monsters (8): 2x Cyber ...
  A: Traps -- only objection is 2x Spell Shield Type 8 maindeck. Unless you REALLY feel that Shield ...
fair trade?10/17/2007Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
  Q: Just recently i traded my 2 card troopers for 2 destiny draws because i'm trying to create a perfect ...
  A: You took a slight drop in value. Trooper runs $40, D-Draw runs $30. Regarding the SJC list -- ...
Dragon Deck Review10/17/2007William Giang
  Q: can you rate my deck? Fusion (1) Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon Monsters (22) Blue-Eyes White Dragon x3 ...
  A: 7/10 Good idea, but some cards should be replaced. Subtract: Armed Dragon Lv 10 x1 Element Dragon ...
PC10/17/2007Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
  Q: sup brah! ok im good but im gonna go to regionals. i need a deck. i have cardz. wich deck should i ...
  A: GK Spies usually run better in normal Monarch. PC has been winning and top 8'ing more events lately ...
Card Rulings10/16/2007Pisanidis George
  Q: I've had several issues at my last tournament (and previous ones) which no one could really give any ...
  A: 1) First of all after Gravity Bind a player can also activate Magic Cylinder and only with this row. ...
proper chaining10/16/2007Pat Sullivan
  Q: I was dueling my friend the other day. He snatched my monster using a Snatch Steal. On my next ...
  A: he can do the tailor trick and swap them both, but if its during an attack the attack is cancelled ...
double coston10/16/2007Steven
  Q: I am about to build a deck around the Wicked God cards. Is it possible to use double coston as two ...
  A: The Wicked God cards require 3 monsters to be tributed. Double Coston says that it can be considered ...
Perfect Circle Deck10/16/2007William Giang
  Q: What does the normal Perfect Circle Deck look like? A deck list plz. Thx
  A: They differ. 3 Brain Control 1 Card Trooper 1 Crush Card Virus 1 Destiny Hero - Disk Commander 2 ...
zombie deck10/16/2007Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
  Q: This is my zombie deck. I already tested it out at some tournaments and it seems pretty good. Any ...
  A: Okay...you MIGHT add a 2nd Vortex maindeck, but you're already running 2 Wind Blast so I understand ...
perfect circle deck10/16/2007Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru)
  Q: I'm going to test out this deck at a local tournament and any deck fixes or suggestions would be ...
  A: I'd probably play six; though if you have a crapton of ways to get D-Heroes into your hand, then 5/3 ...
yugioh10/16/2007William Giang
  Q: can u plz rate my deck and tell me some things that need improvement thanx; monsters; blue eyes ...
  A: 6.5/10 Your on the right track, but you need to replace a few cards. Subtract: element dragon ...

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