Mirror Force: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Hello everyone.  I’m Lord Tranorix, and if posted, this will be my third 
tip on Pojo.  Today I’m writing something that I think will be VERY 
controversial: that Mirror Force, long considered the best Trap there is 
and one of the best cards out there, is, in fact, not.
In the ever-changing game of Duel Monsters, players are (and have been for 
a while) limiting the number of Traps they use.  Why?  Because of two 
things: Jinzo and Magic/Trap removal.  So then everyone realized 
something…there are some Traps that can be chained to Magic/Trap 
removal!  Ring of Destruction, Imperial Order, and Waboku are perhaps two 
of three most popular Traps there are now.  Time Seal is also used 
sometimes in disruption decks because of its chainability, and Call of the 
Haunted also has (limited) potential to chain (you can revive a Witch of 
the Black Forest or Sangan and get their effects again).  Magic Cylinder, 
once considered a deck staple, has begun to drop from more and more 
people’s decks.  Why?  It isn’t chainable, and it doesn’t give you field 
advantage even when it is used.  Mirror Force, though also not chainable, 
WILL give you field advantage.  But I ask, who here actually has Mirror 
Force’s effect go through when playing a skilled duelist?  How many people 
will just attack when they see a face down M/T?  It’s a gamble.  If they 
haven’t already removed your Mirror Force, and they see a face down card on 
your field, chances are (if they’re good) they will not attack 
you.  They’ll wait until they draw Mystical Space Typhoon, Heavy Storm, 
Harpie’s Feather Duster, or can summon a Jinzo.  It’s plain and simple.  Is 
Mirror Force still a good card?  Yes! By all means, it is!  But in an 
environment where people play 3 MST, Heavy Storm, and HFD, non chainable 
Traps simply aren’t what they used to be.  That’s why Cylinder went.  I’m 
wondering…is Mirror Force next?  It very well could be.

On a side note, I personally DO still play Mirror Force (and Magic 
Cylinder).  I like the cards, so I play them (I play a LOT of cards that 
people don’t like though…hehe).

Well, there you have it.  Until next time, this is Lord Tranorix (Jason 
Cohen), signing off.

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