Using all of the cards- TDuelist Hi, this is my first tip. I'vee read alot of these tips and rants that made me want to share some of my ideas. I have read these articles dating back to May of 2003 and they made me go and look at both of my decks. I have realized a way to use the "Bad" cards in the game. In LON, there are alot of cards like Aqua spirit and Soul of Purity and Light that require you removin cards of a certain attribute from the graveyard out of play. I have plenty of these cards and thought that if i had to get rid of some of my monsters, I would end up in trouble. so, it then struck me, my <1000 cards. You know the drooling lizards and dark grays, thae cards no one uses. If I played them in defense mode, they'd be destroyed and in the graveyard. Then I could remove them from play without suffering a major loss. I could use a Niwatori and get a Rock Spirit. This way, it won't take up space that could be used for a good card that could bring me close to victory and I won't have to get rid of a card that I could use later on. Another idea I thought of is to power up your monsters with the best equip cards. In my Earth/Light deck, I have a Swordsman of Landstar(You must think I;m crazy for liking it). I also have 2 Dragonic Attacks, which boost a Warriors attack and defense by 500 and it gets the benefits of a dragon. So in a duel, if I'm lucky, I will equip SOL with both DA's and it's stats go to 1500/2200. I also add in an Axe of Despair to make it 2500/2200! Those are some good stats for a level 3 monster. Plus, if your opponent plays mountain, it'll get the 200 point boost a Dragon type would get. Lord of D. can be used with it to keep it protected. That's all I have to say about the lesser end of the YGO cards. I don't think there are bad cards just alot power hungry duelist who don't use alot of strategy. Those lowsy cards are made to get us thinking on how we can surprise our opponents and get our brains working. Thaddaeus TBurtbrooks@aol.com