Subject: Revisiting Last Turn -Wardemon

Last Turn

-This card can only be activated during your opponent's turn when your Life 
Points are 1000 or less. Select 1 monster on your side of the field and 
send all other cards on the field and in their respective owners' hands to 
their respective Graveyards. Your opponent must then Special Summon 1 
monster from his/her Deck in face-up Attack Position and attack your 
selected monster. Any Battle Damage from this battle is treated as 0. The 
player whose monster remains alone on the field at the End Phase of this 
turn wins the Duel. Any other case results in a DRAW.

Now to revisit back on one of the old cards that created controversy.  Most 
people, in fact I've never seen anyone play a last turn deck.  Why 
not?  The card itself is too scenario, you must have 1000- life points to 
activate it.  With all the hand disruption decks out there, this card 
really seems very scenario to play.  Actually, this is not really the 
case.  I have been very successful with a last turn deck I made and 
actually came in third in a tournament recently.

The Element of Surprise -  It is very easy to win with Last turn if you 
retain the element of surprise throughout the most of the duel.  Because 
Last turn is such a rare deck played, no one suspects it.  If you lose this 
element of surprise by confiscation etc.. , your not dead but you really 
lose a very strong advantage on your behalf.  This is also similar to 
offensive Exodia. Hide the fact that your trying to reach Exodia.  Of 
course element of surpise only works on the first duel.  The next two duels 
will have to require more on supporting cards and it still is successful.

Let's take a look at some cards needed in a Last Turn deck.

Jowgen the Spiritualist - You should get two of these guys in your deck. 
Its effect is basically what is needed for the Last Turn instant 
win.  Being under both 1500 atk/def , its easily searchable by witch and 
sangan.

Last Turn - 2, and restricted to 2.

A Cat of Iill omen- No, you're not running Gravekeepers deck, but this card 
is still useful.  You should probably run two of these to get out your Last 
Turns or other traps depending on the situation.

Solemn Judgement - Absolute Gold for this deck.  This is like WotBf of the 
Exodia deck.  Negate a Summon, trap or magic at the cost of half your life 
points.  Basically a magic jammer, seven tools, trap hole packed in one 
which not even might Jinzo can withstand.  Yes you lose half your life 
points, but thats an advantage in this type of deck.  You want to get under 
1K and fast.  Pack 3 of these.

Non-Aggression Area- Its effect is not that bad, and if you somehow lose 
your Jowgens, this is the alternative to Jowgen.  However, you'll still 
need one monster.  Your opponent cannot summon a monster period on their 
next turn.  This activates in your standby phase, and last turn activates 
on your opponents turn.  Game.

Jirai Gumo - 2200 atk, just short of a GAF.  This card is probably useless 
in every other deck but its another treasure in a last turn deck.  Flip and 
if you don't flip right, lose half your life points before attacking.  2 of 
these are good. You can substitute this with Dark Elf.

Injection Fairy Lily - no need to explain.

Mirror Wall - has its uses -2000 lp takes a big chunk out of your lp during 
your standby.  And your oppnents must subtact half the attack power.  Very 
good indeed.

Fairy Box- another great card for this deck that will also drain yourself 
of Lp and discourage opponents from attacking.

Deliquent Duo/Confiscation - hand disrupt + take out more lp of yours.

Imperial Order- drain yourself until your under 1000 and your opponent 
can't use any magics to stop it. Haha.

Basically these are your staples in a Last Turn deck.  Yes, your opponent 
can help take out some LP but dont' allow this to happen too long and do 
not allow them field control.  You should be packing Torrentials, and 
Mirror Force. Tons of traps.  Tribe Infecting Virus, Exiled force + Solemn 
should take care of the Jinzo threat.

This deck is basically large in traps, small in magics.  You still pack 
your magic staples.  Snatch steal is perfect for this deck as well.  You 
won't be winning by Lp anyways.  Spirit reaper is useful if things get out 
of hand.
Magic cylinder is pointless.  Get another torrential instead. Pack Peace as 
well. Little draining.

Basically this is a summary of a last turn deck.  It DOES work.  Just make 
sure you hold on to that first duel element of surpise until mid-game.

Wardemon
Demonwar@hotmail.com

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