Subject: 6 Common Deckbuilding Mistakes

Hi. I'm Barrel Dragon, the one who wrote the articles "11 Steps for 
Deckbuilding" (August 6) and "21 Tips for Balance in Decks" (August 15) 
Today, I bring you another set of tips that you can add to those, this one 
on common mistakes made when building a deck. So, without further adieu, I 
bring you __ common deckbuilding mistakes.

1)The deck's strategy is Same Type/Attribute (ex. Dark/Zombie). Using the 
same type is NOT a sufficient strategy. The type powerups will have become 
obsolete by mid-September, when Magic Ruler comes out, and the strongest 
cards are spread among several types.
2)Overloading a deck. 45 cards is PLENTY. I'm sure you can take out 
SOMETHING.
3)Trying to do everything. Focus on ONE main strategy.
4)Not using support cards. For example, if your main card is Barrel Dragon, 
you should probably use denial as your theme. Support cards for the example 
would include Magic Jammer, Seven Tools of the Bandit, Tribute to the 
Doomed, and Trap Hole.
5)Basing the theme on the main card. You need to do the opposite, basing the 
main card on the theme. Don't choose Barrel Dragon and then decide on a 
denial deck, choose a denial deck and then decide on Barrel Dragon.
6)Using your favorite cards just because you think they're cool. Okay, so 
Curse of Dragon looks cooler than Summoned Skull. That doesn't mean you 
should put in 3 CoD and no SS.

I know this wasn't much, but maybe it'll help. Later!
~Barrel Dragon
email: barreldragon126@hotmail.com
AIM screenname: barreldragon126
Don't be afraid to contact me!

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