From: GASCHCLAN@aol.com [mailto:GASCHCLAN@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:20 PM
To: yugiohcrew@pojo.com
Subject: Oh yeah? Well I don't care that you have 10000 LP! I still won! - DaGman



Hello again party peoples! Today we will be taking a look at one of my older and recently modified decks, my Exodia deck!! Yay! Exodia as a decktype has been losing popularity as of late on the basis of gaining and maintaining a large hand is difficult and often a poor play-style. So this Exodia deck will be focusing on thinning your own deck while providing stall against your opponent’s deck. Generally this deck does extremely poorly against burn and deck control decks, so bear in mind that this is a good deck against general beatdown, and attack based decks. Here we go!



Monsters:

The monsters are the main focus of this deck; most monsters replace each other or disadvantage the opponent. The other five monsters are Exodia pieces, so they don’t really count. The “replenishing” monsters are Nimble Momongas (squirrels!!), Giant Germs, Troop Dragons, Gravekeeper’s Spys, and Mystic Tomato. That is the basic idea of this deck, to thin itself out to allow for the eventual drawing of Exodia. These monsters maintain field presence while at the same time keeps the deck active. Lots of shuffling with this deck! The other few monsters are there for support. Spirit Reaper is fun for stall and draws the opponent’s attention. The Emissary of the Afterlifes brings Exodia pieces to the hand. (Note: Beware E-Hero style decks that would also benefit from Emissary’s ability!) The other monster is a Penguin Soldier who, aside from being an incredibly cool card, provides great stall for an opponent’s field that is getting too crowded. As for Sangan? Well he is a searcher for anything (except the Emissaries!) in this deck, but more specifically Exodia pieces.



Spells:

These cards are pretty basic to an Exodia deck, all eight of them. Swords, Messenger of Peace, The Dark Door, and Scapegoat all provide extra stall. Heavy Storm is there just in case you need to stop an opponent’s spell/traps, whatever they might be. Graceful Charity is basic draw power, and the Dark Factory of Mass Production provides an easy way to retrieve potentially lost Exodia pieces that may have unfortunately found their way to the graveyard. (Note: Dark Factory will NOT retrieve the head of Exodia, so if given the option, you should try to get the head last when building Exodia as this deck has no safe way to retrieve in from the graveyard.) The last spell is Premature Burial, which is able to revive a spent Sangan or Emissary of the Afterlife for another go at its effect.



Traps:
Not too many traps in this deck either, just seven. Gravity Bind is further stall. Both Good Goblin Housekeepings provide for just basic draw and a potential way to trick your opponent into wasting an MST or a Breaker. Backup Soldier is also quite capable of retrieving lost Exodia pieces; though it cannot get the head back either. Call of the Haunted has the same purpose as Premature Burial, which is to revive a spent Sangan or Emissary. Magic Jammer prevents a potentially lethal Card Destruction or DD Designator, so it must be used cautiously. The last trap is Sakuretsu Armor, but if you have a Mirror Force, you should use that. Sakuretsu is one last chance to destroy an opponent’s monster you don’t like, for example, a Horus lv8 that might be terrorizing your monsters.



So here is the entire deck list:



Monsters (25):

Nimble Momonga X3

Giant Germ X3

Troop Dragon X3

Mystic Tomato X3

Emissary of the Afterlife X3

Gravekeeper’s Spy X2

Spirit Reaper X1

Sangan X1

Penguin Soldier X1

Exodia, The Forbidden One X1

Right Leg of the Forbidden One X1

Right Arm of the Forbidden One X1

Left Leg of the Forbidden One X1

Left Arm of the Forbidden One X1



Spells (8):

Graceful Charity X1

Scapegoat X1

The Dark Door X1

Messenger of Peace X1

Swords of Revealing Light X1

Heavy Storm X1

Dark Factory of Mass Production X1

Premature Burial X1



Traps (7):

Good Goblin Housekeeping X2

Gravity Bind X1

Magic Jammer X1

Backup Soldier X1

Call of the Haunted X1

Sakuretsu Armor X1



I hope you enjoy the deck and can use it for yourself! As always I am happy to hear feedback and suggestions from you at my email address: Gaschclan@aol.com.

Later!



-DaGman