[YGO - OCG] Tactical Evolution - First Impressions

[Alucard]

This has took me like 4 hours to type out. I started it a few hours ago, then went for a shower, a shave, watched some cartoons, watched some anime and then came back to it. I'm so fucking lazy its shameful.

The set was released yesterday and all of the cards are known. The new Dual mechanic is already being play tested, old decks are being updated and new ones are being made.

Behold Tactical Evolution


Rather then going through the set and pointing out card after card, i'll just post up a quick paragraph on which decks can be created or boosted.

Neospacian/Cacoon Deck
One would imagine it'll be played with for a small time and then forgotton about. Something new to have a little fun with but nothing that's going to change the metagame. The only thing I could see coming from this, would be Ground Mole/Black Panther abuse.

Venom/Poison Deck
Awefully fun to play with. I proxied the Venom cards before there release and I do enjoy playing with it. Not terribly hard to build and pretty easy and consistant to run aswell. It wouldn't surprise me if this started popping up in Miso-G and the such.

Dual
What's there to say? Obviously it's going to be used due to being something new, innoventive and fun. [Hell Kaiser Dragon] being the main card that'll see play duel to the 4800 damage per turn it can deal.

Drug Allergy/Bad Reaction to Simochi
Since the file hasn't been updated yet with the card that boosts this decktype. [Giftcard]'s effect has been confirmed as:

GiftCard
[Normal Trap]
Your opponent gains 3000 Life Points.

Dealing 3000 damage to your opponant is nothing to be laughed at.

Alien
Standard 1900 Level 4 vanilla beatdown monster. It gives Alien decks another monster to fight along side [Alien Warrior]

Cyber Dark Dragon
[Hound Dragon] giving the Cyberdark monsters a much needed low level dragon they can abuse. Upon summoning they become 2500 level 4 monsters with there included effects. There's also [Cyberdark Impact!] which is a nice little fusion support card.

Vanilla Beatdown
This theme already has strong support and with some more support from this set, it's moving up the ranks of a serious deck type. The addition of [Jewelry of Usurpation] makes weenie rush become unstopable monsters.

Jelly Beans Man Base Attack = 1750
Jelly Beans Man Level = 3
Difference In Level Between Cyber Dragon = 2
Difference In Level Between Emperor Monsters = 3
Level Difference = 2x500 = 1000
Level Difference = 3x500 = 1500
Jelly Beans Man Attack Becomes = 2750 or 3250

Mad Lobster, Sonic Duck & Hound Dragon all do the same. Anybody still wanna play with the 1900 vanillas? No? I thought so.


There's a few other cards which I could mention, but I won't. I'll wait untill somebody else brings them up then give my opinion on them.

Overall, a very nice set indeed.

[Blademaster]

I'm curious to see how that Broken Bamboo Sword could be used in combos - I can see potential use with Ben Kei, Gearfried, and Eternal Rest, myself, but I'm probably thinking along the wrong lines...

[Alucard]

I'm curious to see how that Broken Bamboo Sword could be used in combos - I can see potential use with Ben Kei, Gearfried, and Eternal Rest, myself, but I'm probably thinking along the wrong lines...

It's a totally useless card. ANY other equip is better then it. Some of us think it'll have some insane combo with a card in a future set.

GONDORA posted his awesome scans for the set. Only 4 cards are missing but that's no problem:

For those who still want my scans.

[Alucard]

[Alucard]

Fucking image post restriction.