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From: Akusu Porter <maxakusu@hotmail.com>
Date: Aug 17, 2005 4:41 PM
Subject: Akusu's Top Ten Fiend Deck Cards
To: tranorix@gmail.com


Why make a list like this for a deck that is not top tier? Because I think it has the potential to be. With the new ban list coming out, I am simply not worried because this is a deck that can only profit from bannings and restrictions, whereas other, slightly easier to construct and run decks like Chaos cringe at the thought of the new ban lists.

10. Dark Jeroid

This card is not one of my favorite cards. It is a portable, searchable beatstick, but top decking it against an open field yields a 400 attacker or 1500 defence. Used properly, it can easily lead to victory however, given its swapping potentials.

9. Goblin King

This is getting a mention because I like it. Its the only morphable, swappable anti-stall humongus beatstick I can think of. The best combos involve Dimension Fusion and Dark Ruler Ha Des, with a max of 4000 attk in a normal situation, it can end games and make DF more worthwhile a payment.

8. Mefist the Infernal General

This is a card I was sceptical about at first but it combats a major problem for Fiends: Resource Management. While Airknight gives you trampling draws, he gives you trampling discards. As a fiend he is more useful though. With a decent defence of 1700 attack, its a worthwhile investment in a scapegoat infested metagame.

7. Metamorphasis

This card is used alot in decks to bring out TER. Well in a deck that doesnt need Magician of Faith, this is still useful, if not more useful. It can morph goblin kings and tokens into TER, and Byser Shock and Mefist into a multitude of hard hitting monsters like Balter, who doubles as a fiend in the graveyard!

6. Mystic Tomato

This monster has a deck in its own name, where a large portion of the monsters it searches are fiends! There are alot of ways to use it, and though it pales in comparison to my personal favorite of the elemental searchers, Giant Rat, it's versatility it often useful or gamebreaking.

5. Newdoria

Lets flash a little ingenuity into the mixture! This neat little monster's effect is yours to use no matter how it got triggered. It sits in defence mode just waiting to pounce on an appropriate monster. When top decking, I would rather have this to attack an open field than a beatstick. It can (rarely) backfire when an opponent rams it and you have to use it on your own monster, but more often you run it into a monster to kill the most harmful one!

4. Creature Swap

This is quite the card for alot of decks, but what would happen should scapegoats get banned or restricted? Fiends would still soldier on, thanks to the ingenuity of Fiend control decks! Newdoria, Mystic Tomato and Dark Jeroid all present perfect opportunities to creature swap and take advantage of their effects!

3. Dark Ruler Ha Des

When he comes out, all Fiends get a taste of his power. His disadvantages are actually advantages in my eyes: His death means an easy choice for Necrofear, and his return with my number 2 card, Dimension Fusion, means that until his destruction, you only fear Spells and Traps.

2. Dimension Fusion

This is the most gambreaking card a Fiend deck can run. Along with its best friends, Dark Ruler Ha Des and Dark Necrofear, it usually ends the game(one way or another). While it can be a horrible top deck late game, it can make the middle game the end.

1. Dark Necrofear

A little obvious, but its the best card for a fiend deck for a multitude of reasons. It is never the point of a fiend deck to bring her out, yet she helps out so much when she does come out. She provides field presence better than any other monster except one, BLS. Upon her appearance you can be certain that your opponent will not be willing to outright destroy her unless you cannot steal a monster from them, either by placing monsters facedown or having none!


Well, there it is. I hope that this gives you some kind of idea of what the best cards are to run in a fiend deck are and the combos they're capable of. Honorable mentions go to Sangan, Slate Warrior, Goblin Elite Attack Force and Night Assailant for their combo potentials and usefulness.

Akusu
maxakusu@hotmail.com