Ninja-In-Training Style - Shuriken
Hey guys Shuriken back with another article, now instead of writing about stealing/originality, I'm going to focus and hope to expand my style of dueling. My style of dueling is what I like to call........Ninja-In-Training, because I don't play extremely fast, or extremely slow, like a ninja learning to be agile. I like to always be cautious, and through this tip, I will show you how to play the Ninja-In-Training style (or whatever you wanna call it, for those of you that already play like me). Hopefully some of you that don't use this style will give it a try, who knows, some of you might like it more than your current style
 
Ninja-In-Training Style
 
Step 1. Always expect the worst, but don't be so cautious that the opponent walks all over you.
 
If your opponent has a card facedown, always expect it to be something like Magic Cylinder or Mirror Force. WIth this in mind, now would prolly be the time to use an MST of Heavy Storm, etc... An easy way to get rid of it is to attack with a weak monster, chances are they won't activate it the first time, but eventually, they will need to, to protect themselves. Unless you are 100% sure it's not a card to destroy mons or hurt your lifepoints, don't unleash a huge attack yet.
 
Step 2: Think about every move, but not for too long
 
Give yourself all the time you need to think about your next move, but don't let it get to the point where the opponent begins whining, if they do that, either they are really impatient, and you should tell them that you can have all the time you want, or you spaced out and forgot what you were gonna do.
 
Step 3: Don't overthink
 
If you think too much, you will keep second guessing yourself, and the game will go nowhere, once you pick something, you should stick with it, unless you realize a flaw right before your going to play it. Overthinking is a problem that usually occurs with unconfident duelists, the way to fix this is to help them out. Give them encouragement, and they will thank you once they become more confident.
 
Step 4: Anticipation
 
This is the most important part of the NIT style. If you flip Cyber Jar, and your opponet picks up Pot of Greed with its effect, chances are that'll be the first card they play next turn, with the possible exception of a spell/trap destroyer. So always save the magic negation for the draw power, you can always replenish your field, but giving them hand advantage is something you don't want to do.
 
Step 5: Play smart
 
The last step in this style is what it says, play smart. This is basically taking the four steps and using them in conjunction with one-another. If you anticipate the worst, you can take precautions.
Example: You think they have Raigeki, you have a choice between Witch of the Black Forest and D.D. Warrior Lady to play from your hand, you would wanna pick the Witch because even if it isn't, it still provides a defense from and attack, and you could pull something you need for later.
 
Example for thinking/overthinking
 
They have a Berserk Gorilla on the field and 4000 life left, you have in your hand Mataza the Zapper, Change of Heart, and Archfield Soldier, they have a facedown m/t, you have 6000 life, what would you do?
 
This would be a bad time to overthink, and the also does pull some into the expecting the worst, and what you should do is ask to look at their graveyard, if you find Mirror Force, Magic Cylinder, and 3 Waboku, then there's a good chance they don't have anything to stop you, either way, I would Change of Heart the Gorilla and play Mataza, and switch Berserk Gorilla to defense mode, destroying it. That way, if they have something like Scapegoat, the Gorilla will not be there to take out Mataza after becacuse it's already dead. So you have gained a major offensive boost and put the opponent way on the defensive.
 
Remember above all, the NIT style is for an experienced duelist that knows all the cards in their deck, and every combo within it. If you have just made a new deck, do not use the NIT style, because you will end up very confused and will prolly make a game-changing mistake. Well that's it for now, look for my next article soon after this.
 
If you send an e-mail, I would love a topic to write about, I'm trying to delve into more topics, because it will help me understand more points of the game, and I can pass the knowledge on to you guys, the people that read my articles.
 
Aaron aka. Shuriken
ShurikenWolf@yahoo.com