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From: CoolMatt51489@aol.com [mailto:CoolMatt51489@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 11:51 PM

Subject: The Proper Use of Cyber Dragons- Matt



Hello, my name is Matt, and I have been playing Yu-Gi-Oh! for five years now, since I was in seventh grade (I am currently a Junior in High School). I am writing today to address the use of the popular "Cyber Dragon" card. Now don't get me wrong, I think it is a great card... However, it is being used in the wrong way by many people, most notably those with cookie-cutter decks.

I personally have a Cyber Dragon deck, and notice I said "Cyber Dragon deck."

I, and I am sure a few other as well, am trying to make a dedicated Cyber Dragon deck, similar to the one used by Zane on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. This I believe was the true intended purpose of Konami when releasing Cyber Dragons, to have them be made into their own decktype, and not just be thrown into every deck because it is good. Honestly, when you really think about it, the card is not that good. Its effect allows it to be Special Summoned

when the opponent has a least one monster on the field, and you have none. Once the card is on the field, it is basically just a regular 2100 ATK monster, with no effect to help you.

When put into a cookie-cutter deck, it really serves no purpose, other than providing the player with a one-time free Special Summoned when used correctly. With no support cards for it, the Cyber Dragon is unable to thrive during the duel, and waits until it is sacrificed for a monster or just regularly used to attack, but will probably be killed eventually.

In my deck, I try to use cards that supports Cyber Dragon, by incorporating Power Bond and Polymerization to fuse into Cyber Twin Dragon and Cyber End Dragon (and yes, I have done it quite a few times). I am also planning on using three Proto Cyber Dragons when they are released, as well as Cyber Barrier Dragon and Cyber Laser Dragon.

To conclude my thoughts, I would just like to say thank you to those who read my article, thank you to Pojo for posting it, and I hope I gave my readers a greater understanding of the true use of Cyber Dragons.





Thanks again,

Matt



If you have any questions, comments, or just feel like discussing Yu-Gi-Oh!, then feel free to e-mail me at CoolMatt51489@aol.com