Infernity Deck Video, Infernity strategy and updates on some decks

I recently came across videos of Infernity vs Blackwings in oyatunozikann's youtube channel, courtesy of Zack Legacy's blogpost:

http://zacklegacy.blogspot.com/2010/03/good-match-between-infernity-and-bf.html

They are all interesting battles and if you navigate to the youtube channel, you will see 1 more latest Infernity-Blackwings battle for a total of 4. However, the newest one has some cuts in between the duel, making the video incoherent. Nevertheless, there are loads of Yugioh Duel videos, mostly Blackwings I think:

http://www.youtube.com/user/oyatunozikann

The most interesting video I wanted to point out is this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4SkkyXPHwM

There were no Infernity Demon/Archfiend used in that duel! (The player had them in other games but just did not draw into them this time.) There is hope for budget Infernity players! The game was played at a slow pace and the Infernity player still managed to swarm the field. I think Heavy Storm was the turning point of the match. If he had Infernity Revenger summoned during that swarming session, he would be able to go for the Colossal Fighter loop as the Blackwing player had a Sirocco on the field. Refer to this alternate version of Infernity OTK:

http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Infernity_OTK

I have another idea on how to play Infernities, other than the OTK versions which we usually see - play it card for card destruction so that both players are down to zero hands. Similar to Gadgets in simplifying the game but instead of holding on to card advantage we try to make both players lose cards to an equal state of handless and resort to top decking. This play style will be slower, controlled and more defensive and the deck will less likely be stopped by Battle Fader/D.D. Crows. This is just an idea and I have not tested yet.

Blackwings

Blackwing Gust and Breeze seems to have increase the synchro swarming ability of the deck, making the deck explosive.

Spore Lightsworns

The deck is tested to be working fine against Blackwings and GB.

Alchemic Fader

I've tested and sometimes the Battle Fader and Dimensional Alchemist does not draw out well: drawing Dimensional Alchemist without Faders or drawing Faders and no Alchemist.

Updates to the Chaos, Spore Lightsworns and GB decks

Chaos

I notice by the end of the post, the deck modification changed from Chaos to monarchs. I'm guessing Chaos won't be as viable with only one Chaos Sorcerer... but on second thoughts, 5 Monarchs are too much for a deck with no Treeborn Frogs/Level Eaters so I am sticking with the lone Chaos Sorcerer. The deck name should be called Alchemic Fader because of the 2 key card combo.

Here are 2 nice reads on Battle Fader by Michael Kohanim from the Konami Yugioh Blog:

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/articles/?p=1525#more-1525

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/articles/?p=1545#more-1545

Spore Lightsworns

I did not always get to use Brain Control to steal monsters and synchro but it did help in matches nevertheless. One for One was not very useful as I usually draw them after or with the 2nd Spore.

- One for One

+ Lightning Vortex

Lightsworns are considerably slow now and losing Lumina and Charge seem to reduce the chances of milling. Spore will have a bigger impact if both were still around. It is now currently only effective during the late middle game or late game where most of your deck has been milled and thus both copies have a higher chance to be in the graveyard. I did manage to synchro a 8-star with Celestia, Ryko and Spore normal summoned.

GB

There is another GB "deck template" from SJC Nashville, by Travis Bibbs:

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=1856#more-1856

It looks almost the same as See Huang Yeem's build except for the Dimensional Fissures. I wonder if they are teammates.

Chaos for the next format

Check out Henry Su's Chaos deck from SJC Nashville (penultimate deck):

http://www.konami.com/yugioh/blog/?p=1856#more-1856

Although the deck was named as Chaos and looked like the old Chaos Return, I think the main engine in the deck is the Battle Fader/Dimensional Alchemist combo to reuse Battle Fader's effect. I first saw this combo from Cliff Richard Georpe in the Philippine Weekly Tournament over at shriek.twoday.net:

http://shriek.twoday.net/stories/6119624/

He named it Perfect Circle. Back to Henry Su's deck, I think the deck suffers quite a bit from losing a boss monster like Chaos Sorcerer in the new format.

Monsters (22)

1 Spirit Reaper/Gale

1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness/Raiza

1 Chaos Sorcerer/Raiza

1 Sangan

3 Battle Fader

3 Dimensional Alchemist

3 Cyber Valley

2 D.D. Crow

1 Necro Gardna

1 Plaguespreader Zombie

3 Caius the Shadow Monarch

2 Cyber Dragon

Spells (9)

1 Allure of Darkness

1 Mind Control

1 Mystical Space Typhoon

1 Lightning Vortex

1 Machine Duplication/One for One

1 Brain Control

1 Heavy Storm

2 Smashing Ground

Traps(9)

1 Trap Dustshoot

1 Mirror Force

2 Bottomless Trap Hole

1 Torrential Tribute

1 Dust Tornado/Dimensional Prison

1 Solemn Judgment

1 Call of the Haunted

1 Return from the Different Dimension/Dimensional Prison

I've added in Plaguespreader and Gardna although Shinning Angel should still work. I find that the 2 new additions will work with the Alchemist well. I am not too sure about the boss monsters but maybe replacing them with Raiza for a total of 5 monarchs might work. I replace the Scapegoat for Lightning Vortex as there should be more GB now. Lightning Vortex is also good after they commit to the field and you use Fader.

This deck with 3 Battle Faders and 2 D.D. Crows seems dedicated to defending against big pushes, OTKs and Infernities. The Faders are in case the Infernity player do not have Trishula while the D.D. Crows ensure the combo does not go off in the first place. After the big push is stopped, you can counterattack with your monarchs and spells and try to take over the game from there.

Lightsworn: Fade to Black

Nice read here, “CROWSWORN” – A YU-GI-OH! DECK REPORT BY ALLEN PENNINGTON which I saw over at the Irish Duelist's post: Allen Pennington: "Crowsworn". Allen's take on lightsworn is a twilight version that uses 2 D.D. Crows which double as "traps". This reminds me of Rauzes' Silk and Milk post: Latest Craze: Full Monster, where some monsters can actually serve as spells or traps. Lightsworns already have Necro Gardnas and Honest which fulfill those type of monsters.

I wanted to netdeck/build Allen's deck but I do not have any Gold Sarcophaguses so I decide to do away with Gorz and the 2 Gold Sarcos to replace them with 3 Battle Faders. This way the deck is OCG official tournament legal and they serve as "Threatening Roars" and also darks for Chaos Sorcerers if they get milled. I also intend to replace the Bottomless Trap Holes with Mirror Force as I think the deck needs cards other than Judgment Dragon to mass clear threats after dropping the Battle Faders. I will replace the other Bottomless for the third Beckoning Light, as the trap can be a powerful game-ender and 3 graveyard retrieval cards is better for lightsworns in my opinion.

For the sidedeck, I will have to replace the 4 cards in the list which I do not have: 2 Wabokus, My Body as Shield and Kycoo for 2 Threatening Roars and 2 Monster Reincarnations to go with Royal Decrees. I intend to replace Phantom Chaos for another Black Shiny "G" to keep the deck OCG official tournament legal. Black Shiny "G" are also another silk and milk type of card.

Monsters: 27
2 Judgment Dragon
2 Celestia, Lightsworn Angel
3 Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner
1 Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior
1 Ehren, Lightsworn Monk
2 Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress
1 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
2 Wulf, Lightsworn Beast
3 Necro Gardna
3 Honest
2 Chaos Sorcerer
3 Battle Fader

2 D.D. Crow

Spells: 9
3 Charge of the Light Brigade
3 Solar Recharge
1 Heavy Storm
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 My Body as a Shield

Traps: 4
1 Mirror Force

3 Beckoning Light

Sidedeck: 15
2 Threatening Roar
2 Royal Decree
2 Dust Tornado
1 Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid
2 Lightning Vortex
1 Breaker the Magical Warrior
2 Shiny Black “G”
1 Nobleman of Crossout
2 Monster Reincarnation

After reading all the rumors about the upcoming March Banlist, I think Chaos Sorcerer might be put to 1 or 0 and Charge of the Light Brigade, to 2. I think the lightsworns should still be playable after March and the deck will have more space for other cards.

Credits to Allen Pennington for the original deck, Crowsworn.