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.