Master of Oz - Raikoo




---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: SilverCross2020@aol.com
Date:  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:00:09 EDT

Hello hello, I'm back with my 3rd little article type thing.  First 
and foremost, let me apologize, I didn't actually use the Common 
Exodia deck at the tournament I went to. I tend to have trouble 
sticking with one deck for any length of time.
  Now when you think of 'playable fusions', what comes to mind? Dark 
  Paladin? 
 Thousand-Eyes Restrict?  XYZ-Dragon Cannon? King Dragun? Fusionist?   
 Well 
it's certainly a matter of opinion, they're all good fusions with good 
effects after all.  My personal favorite fusion, aside B. Skull Dragon, 
is Master of Oz.  This card is one that I'm suprprised the good people 
at Pojo haven't reviewed yet so allow me to anyliz it for those that 
don't know this rather interesting card.

Master of Oz
9-star
Earth
Fusion/Beast [Des Kangaroo + Big Koala]
ATK/4200
DEF/3700
Normal Rare/Ultimate Rare
SOD-EN035

It's a beatstick and then some with stats that shadow even Gate 
Guardian, makeing it the strongest monster in the English game stat 
wise. (Base stats, not effect boosters like Dark Paladin or Red-Eyes 
Darkness Dragon)

Now I know many people frown upon fusions due to bad hand management 
and judge a fusion often times by what pieces make it up.  In this 
case you've got a 4-star with a decent effect, and a 7-star no effect  
with 2700/atk.  And some of those people will immediately see the 
no-effect 7-star and declare that MoO is a bad fusion.  of coarse 
that's why we have fusion substitute monsters, namely King of the 
Swamp and The Earth-Hex Sealed Fusion in this case.  And for anyone 
dareing enough to play a Moisture Creature deck, you can use 
Metamorphisis to bring out the big beast.  Also  in a beast deck, 
this allready sick monster becomes just plain wrong with an Enraged 
Battle Ox on the feild.  As my deck proved at the tournament, a 
4200/atk with trample just should not be allowed especially when so 
many people ran Spirit Reapers, Magician of Faith, ect.
Something I still can't get over is the fact that Konami made the 
strongest monster (stat-wise) in the english game a normal rare 
and it's only draw back? 
It's a fusion.  Now for a 4200 beast, is that really such a draw 
back?  I've found that no, it isn't.  My Master of Oz deck got me 
2nd place at the tournament and I encourage more people out there 
to try out fusion decks.

Questions? Comments? Contact me by e-mail at SilverCross2020@aol.com  
or by AIM at SilverCross2020