Junk & Debris & Doppel... Tier 0?

This deck has been around for quite a while, since before I stopped playing. It's good to see it is going strong and has now evolved thanks to Doppelwarrior, Formula Synchron and TG Hyper Librarian. In fact, I think the deck should be called Doppel Librarian as those 2 are the key cards. I think Librarian should be banned while Doppel might get limited. The deck can still function without Librarian as you can see from the recent Singapore World Qualifiers 2011.

There is a prediction, by TeamPurplePanda, that it will top the Worlds. (Is the Librarian allowed?)

Machina Gadgets Roll Out!

I was trying out Rauzes and DSummon's Machina Junk and Debris (J&D) built and I find Debris Dragon a dead draw most of the time and I happen to draw into them in the early game a lot. It could be due to bad shuffling but overall I find Junk Synchron to be more playable. The deck is good overall and Machina Fortress makes a great boss card. I think the card makes Machina Mayhem one of the most competitive structure deck. You could buy 3 and add some staples to make a powerful deck, unlike the previous structure decks.

From the Machina J&D deck, you can take out the Junk Synchrons and Debris Dragon and replace them with the standard 6 Gadgets (2 x Red, 2 x Green and 2 x Yellow) as well as replace some spells and traps and you will get Machina Gadgets, which is really close to using 3 of the same structure deck. I just come across this Pojo 13 March 2010 Garden City Regional Report posting by Gambit01 who piloted the deck to top placing:

http://www.pojo.biz/board/showthread.php?t=819366

The thread includes his decklist, his report as well as him answering questions regarding the deck and competition. Here's my take on his Machina Gadget:

Monsters (19)

2 Red Gadget

2 Green Gadget

2 Yellow Gadget

2 Scrap Recycler

2 Machina Force

3 Machina PeaceKeeper

3 Machina Gearframe

3 Machina Fortress

Spells (13)

3 Machina Armored Unit

3 Book of Moon

2 Smashing Ground

2 Fissure

1 Heavy Storm

1 Mystical Space Typhoon

1 Limiter Removal

Traps (8)

2 Roll Out!

2 Bottomless Traphole

1 Phoenix Wing Wind Blast

1 Mirror Force

1 Torrential Tribute

1 Solemn Judgement

I intend to keep the deck size to 40. I am missing Oilman, Tragoedia, Starlight Road and the 3rd Smashing Ground. Of the missing cards, I think Starlight Road make the biggest impact as it can be game-breaking. There are no Cyber Dragons and also the choice of 3 Machina Armored Unit which is like an alternate Black Whirlwind for Machines. There are some Pojo forum posts saying that it is a slow card over at the Official Machina Discussion Thread but an interesting note is that having more than one out stacks the effect. Gambit01 should be replying to more queries over at that thread linked above so do check back there.

March Banlist 2010 - This looks like it!

Shriek.twoday.net usually posts it on 18 February for the Yugioh March Banlist. It comes out on the newest issue of V-Jump on 20 February but according to posts mentioned on the Pojo Boards, subscribers receive it around this few days.

There are many threads on banlist which are not real but I was looking out for post linking to Japanese blogs, as they will most likely provide the latest information. There was one Pojo thread that was deleted but fortunately I had the link to the blog in my history:

http://hikari0302.seesaa.net/article/141247177.html

No list here but a picture of the V-Jump along with details of the number of cards banned, limited, semi-limited or unrestricted. This was posted on 16 February midnight.

Right now (around 3pm), there is a latest post with a link to another blog which contains a list this time:

http://www.pojo.biz/board/showthread.php?t=808361 (I don't know if this will get taken down)

Blog post with Banlist: http://blog.livedoor.jp/mitsu713/archives/51636991.html

The number of cards match the numbers given in the first blog and blogged at 2:57PM. I think this looks like the list!

For those who are trying to translate, putting the words on those translating tools may return weird names that make it hard to guess the actual card. I suggest putting each word on google and checking the images returned or the searched link from yugioh-wiki.net/index.php which is usually the first few links. If you have the OCG card, you could check for the wording directly to be sure.

For your convenience (In the same order as it appears in that blog):

Limited

- Judgement Dragon

- Lumina

- Necro Gardna

- Necroface

- Mezuki

- Tragoedia

- Chaos Sorcerer

- Charge of the Light Brigade

- Allure of Darkness

- D-Draw

- Burial from a Different Dimension

- Magical Explosion

Semi-Limited

- Cyber Dragon

- Dandylion

- Treeborn Frog

- Honest

- Demise, King of Armageddon

- Solar Recharge

- Black Whirlwind

- Skill Drain

- Royal Oppression

- Royal Decree

Unrestricted

- Mask of Darkness

- Smashing Ground

I've been trying out Lightsworns with the previous list I posted below and I already found Lightsworns weakened. This list adds Lumina and Necro Gardna to the restriction and I am not sure if Lightsworns can be competitive now. Twilight versions loses 2 Tragoedia and 1 Chaos Sorcerer.

Blackwings lose an Allure and a Black Whirlwind but will gain more support in the upcoming Shinning Darkness set including Blackwing Treasure. Royal Oppressions are usually run in 2 so that semi-limitation does not affect much.

Gladiator Beasts do not gain much from this list: no semi-limited Bestiari or semi-limited Solemn Judgement. Smashing Ground is now at 3 but I think they will more likely be run at 2.

Zombies lose their 2nd Mezuki and I think the remaining card in the limited list is Burial from a Different Dimension. The previous format, Mezuki was at 1 and there were not much zombie decks around.

Dimensional Eatos deck lose a Skill Drain, Rituals deck gain another Demise (I think this is to support all the ritual cards released nowadays), Absolute Zero decks lose 2 D-Draws?, Monarch and Junk and Debris decks gain one more Treeborn Frog, a Cyber Dragon, a Dandylion.

That sums up most of the current meta's decks. Let's wait a few more days and we'll see the list from shriek soon.

UPDATE: The first blog above has been updated with a new post with the same list! The missing card is Burial from a Different Dimension.

http://hikari0302.seesaa.net/article/141328101.html

The card names here are even more accurate as the full name is given for each card. Googling their images give the card right away.

Junk Destroyer

Junk and Debris deck by Rauzes just got a boss monster!

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

I think this is going to help sell the latest Starter Deck 2010. This card can possibly destroy from 2 to 4 of your opponent's cards. However, it has to be tuned by either Junk Synchron or Quickdraw Synchron and the latter reduces the number of cards you can destroy due to the higher amount of stars. Using 1-stars (Tuningware gives even more card advantage) and tokens from Scapegoat or Dandylion will obviously make the card more effective. Level Stealer can help to offset 1 star off Quickdraw or other 5-stars monsters like Cyber Dragon/Oracle of the Sun. Throw in a De-synchro and you can potentially clear 8 cards off your opponent's field.

Decks using Junk Synchron/Quickdraw Synchron should definitely pack at least 1 in the extra deck. Decks based on Junk Synchron/Quickdraw Synchron will use 2-3 of these. I hope there are other good cards coming in Starter Deck 2010!