Warriors of Gondor Sup people, names Josh, u may remember me from tourny reports and yes all of my send ins is named after LotR. I thought that i would help any person that was going to build a warrior deck (like mine hehehe). Here are some of what i consider to be good warrior cards and a rating of each card. First well talk about the heavy hitters: Goblin Attack Force(GAF for now on)- This is the biggest level four attacker of all the warriors, and for that matter all level 4 monsters. With a 2300 attack he wipes the floor with your opponents 1900 attack monsters. Now to the down side, after he attacks he goes into defense mode and cant be switched back until 2 turns and with a defense of 0 he wont stop any attacks on his own. All in all GAF is a good attack monster till Blade Knight comes out but unless your running a pure warrior deck and be protected by Marauding Captians effect then id only suggest using one. In a warrior deck id give it a 8 out of 10 Beatdown- 4.5, theres better level 4 mon. out there next ill talk about the strongest 1 sacrifice warrior out there at this time Freed the Matchless General. Freed the Matchless General- "Ride now ride now to Minas Tirith" just had to say it With a attack of 2300 for a one sac. and with an effect to get one level 4 warrior into the hand is GREAT!!!! His first effect wont be used to often and can sometimes be his own undoing but the second effect is what makes him a General. His stats are half decent but being unable to be searched by any cards makes it a very slow card. Warrior- 9 staple and at least a side deck card other decks- 2 dont use it, his effect is for warriors period. Now for the Captain of the Army Marauding Captain- this is the heart and soul of the warrior deck onslaught. Not only does he create the warrior lock when u get 2 on the field at the same time but he is able to special summon any yes thats right ANY level 4 or lower monster from your hand. MC isnt only a warrior staple but he can be used in beatdowns, archfiends and any deck that relys on speed(if your wondering about the archfiend deck Terrorking Archfiend cant be normal or flipped summoned but nothing is preventing it from being special summon "wink,wink"). His stats or decent for a level 3 monster. warrior-10 out of 10 just use him, he was restricted to 2 for a good reason, ask the people that lose to the combo other decks-7 hes ok in most decks D.D is up next- she can be used in just about any deck for she can take out monsters and change the field advantage in your favor. But in warrior decks, until Blade Knight comes out, she is the best light warrior out there and is great bait for Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of Beginning, but more on that later. D.D. Lady's stats are good, but compared to Gemini Elf she wont last long. warrior- 7 others - 7 Don Zaloog- King of Hand Destruction and Decking ability I think that says it all, leaving your opponent with less options is always a great thing and his stats are good to serve the purpose plus hes a dark and BLS bait. warrior- 7 others- 5 outside of warrior and hand destruction hes ok Strike Ninja- this card will have limited uses but in combo with the right cards (D.D. Scout Plane)this guy can be devistating and can make your opponent think twice about activating a Raigki, Dark Hole, and other such cards. Plus its chainable making this guy assume. With a 1700 atk. is good now in days but like D.D. his atk is nothing compared to Gemini Elf. warrior-6, good attack but better BLS bait other-3 .....not that good to get ride of your own monsters Exiled Force- is one of the warrior staples and can be used in most decks. Searchable by every warrior related and Witch/Sangan. His stats arnt to impressive but...who needs stats when you have a built in Tribute to the Doomed. warrior-10 USE HIM, TRUST ME HE WORKS others-10 read above Mataza the Zapper(i really like his Japanese name Surprising Matasa alot better)- Dont let the small attack power fool you this is one of the strongest warriors out there. At first glance u think a 1300 attack thats not going to take out anyone but the ability to attack twice in one turn with out a magic/spell card is amazing making him a 2600 if both attacks go thoutgh and add a UWS with 2 MC on the field......WOW. Plus as long as hes face up your opponent cant take control of it. warrior- 8 other- 7 still a good monster. Last but not least the one the only BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER-ENVOY OF BEGINNING!!!!!! BLS- Now this is a warrior if i have ever seen one. Able to be special summoned, can remove that pesky Jinzo or attack Jinzo and then attack your opponents life points directly. I see a single flaw with this guy his isnt able to be searched by any searching cards, a 3000 attack and a 2500 def. is great, but a slow card. warrior-10 staple just use him other-9 u need the cards to back it up to use it. Now for the warrior magic/spell section: Reinforcement of the Army- gets MC, Exiled Force, GAF, Don, D.D., Mazata, and well just about every warrior that is level 4 or lower. Plus it thins your deck by one, that is always good. Plus a free warrior for one card can make all the difference. warrior-10 its a staple, theres a reason it was semi-restricted other-1 unless you have at least 4 warriors in your deck. Now for the last card (thank god my hands are starting to hurt from all this helping) The Warrior Returning Alive- This is a card built for a warrior deck and only a warrior deck. Bring back the warrior that you were forced to dump due to Graceful Charaity, MoN, Painful Choice and TIV. warrior-10 its a great card in a warrior deck other-0 yes a big fat 0, like i stated earlier warrior deck only. OK theres the cards and heres a deck full of warriors, it is good if i do say so myself and if i want to copy it, id take it as a honor to have a deck copied after me. Tribute Monsters: 2 BLS 1 Jinzo 1 NON tribute: 19 GAF 2 MC 2 D.D. 2 Breaker 1 TIV 1 Don 1 D.D. SP 2 Strike Ninja 1 Fiber/Cyber 1/1 Witch/Sangan 1/1 Sinister 1 Exiled Force 1 Mataza 1 Spell/Magic- 20 7 Staples RotA 2 MST 3 Painful Choice tWRA 1 UWS MoN Premature Burial Snatch Steal Heavy Storm NoC 1 Traps- 7 IO Mirror Force Waboku 3 CotH RoD Well thats it i know its long but if u though it was hard to read think of how hard it was to write. If u need to contact me look at the latest tourny reports. Peace out and hope my tips helps all u warriors out there.