Best American Starter Deck of all time and WHY --
ExMinionOfDarkness


>
>I've heard a lot of bickering as of late referring to which of the new
>Starter decks is better.  People rate individual cards in the decks, or 
>give an overview of the deck as a whole...but I think I have a better way 
>to rank these decks.
>
>Basically, I looked at every card in the 6 starter decks we have (Yugi,
>Kaiba, Joey, Pegasus, Yugi Evolution, Kaiba Evolution).
>
>I looked at every card that is currently played in tournaments within a
>Deck, and awarded the Deck 3 points for each.  I also looked at cards that 
>used to be playable, or are considered playable by newer players.  These 
>cards earn the deck 1 point.
>
>Starting from oldest to newest:
>
>Starter Deck Yugi (SDY):
>3 point cards:
>Dark Hole
>Monster Reborn
>Change of Heart
>Waboku
>
>1 point cards:
>Summoned Skull
>Fissure
>Trap Hole
>Card Destruction
>Man-Eater Bug
>
>4 * 3 = 12
>5 * 1 = 4
>12 + 5 = 17 total
>
>Starter Deck Kaiba (SDK):
>3 point cards:
>Dark Hole
>Monster Reborn
>
>1 point cards:
>La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp
>Fissure
>Trap Hole
>
>3 * 2 = 6
>3 * 1 = 3
>6 + 3 = 9 points total
>
>Starter Deck Joey:
>3 point cards:
>Sangan
>Dark Hole
>Change of Heart
>Monster Reborn
>Scapegoat
>Waboku
>
>1 point cards:
>7 Colored Fish
>Harpie's Brother
>Gearfried the Iron Knight
>Magician of Faith
>Penguin Soldier
>Fissure
>Seven Tools of the Bandit
>Trap Hole
>
>6 * 3 = 18
>8 * 1 = 8
>18 + 8 = 26 points total
>
>Starter Deck Pegasus (SDP):
>3 point cards:
>Witch of the Black Forest
>Dark Hole
>Mystical Space Typhoon
>Monster Reborn
>Graceful Charity**
>Waboku
>
>1 point cards:
>Man-Eater Bug
>Fissure
>Trap Hole
>Seven Tools of the Bandit
>Magic Jammer
>
>5 * 3 = 15
>5 * 1 = 5
>15 + 5 = 20 total (However, don't let this fool you. This Deck is the 
>only
>way to get Graceful Charity, so players still need to pick this up.)
>
>Starter Deck Yugi:  Evolution (SYE)
>3 point cards:
>Sangan
>Kuriboh (Debatable, but I put it in the 3 column.)
>Dark Hole
>Monster Reborn
>Change of Heart
>Mystical Space Typhoon
>Swords of Revealing Light
>Pot of Greed
>Waboku
>
>1 point cards:
>Summoned Skull
>Dark Blade
>Man-Eater Bug
>Giant Rat
>Fissure
>Last Will
>Card Destruction
>Axe of Despair
>Trap Hole
>Magic Jammer
>Seven Tools of the Bandit
>Backup Soldier
>Disappear
>Raigeki Break
>
>9 * 3 = 27
>14 * 1 = 14
>27 + 14 = 41 points total
>
>Starter Deck Kaiba:  Evolution (SKE)
>3 point cards:
>Witch of the Black Forest
>Mystic Tomato (Well, it is now)
>Monster Reborn
>Change of Heart
>Nobleman of Crossout
>Premature Burial
>
>1 point cards:
>La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp
>Opticlops
>Kaiser Sea Horse
>Fissure
>Megamorph
>Trap hole
>
>6 * 3 = 18
>6 * 1 = 6
>18 + 6 = 24 points total
>
>Totals:
>SDY: 16
>SDK: 9
>SDJ: 26
>SDP: 20
>SYE: 41
>SKE: 24
>
>The Yugi Evolution Starter is clearly the best Deck.  For a new player, 
>it
>has many of the staple cards they will use, and many other cards that will 
>be useful to them until they acquire the "rich man's cards" (IO, MF, etc.)
>
>Michael Lucas
>MewtwoStruckBack@aol.com