Posted on July 30th, 2009 |
For those intrigued by the title…….. today I’m going to be posting about a Zombie Lightsworn deck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just kidding.
Now depending on who you ask, the curse of the Lightsworn can refer to two ideas.
The first refers to the fact that a Lightsworn-based build has never won a major Shonen Jump Championship or Nationals in the United States. Seeing as how the set was released around the same time as Phantom Darkness, Lightsworn have been given ample opportunity to win an event. So what gives?
Well I personally feel the curse is rather arbitrary and meaningless. The Lightsworn archetype has swept multiple Nationals tournaments this past year in big markets such as Great Britain. And while it’s never actually won a major tournament in the United States, that’s in a relatively small sample of tournaments. Part of the problem was the dominance of Tele-DaD. Another huge problem was the otherwise kind-hearted Jeff Jones, a frothy-mouthed, rabid anti-Lightswornite who dashed the hopes of an entire generation in the finals of SJC Anaheim!
Nevertheless, some of the best duelists in the world (Anthony Alvarado and Dale Bellido to name a couple) showed up with Lightsworn at the biggest tournament of the year. I actually agreed with them, deciding to run a Lightsworn deck myself. Here is my build:
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Posted on July 27th, 2009 |
As many of you know, I have put together numerous team battles that feature the greatest players in North America dueling each other for fame and fortune. While watching these top players, I have developed a keen eye for different talents. At the start of each interview, I will profile the player sitting down and describe the player’s style (so you can use these elements in your own game). On with the interview!
Dale Bellido is our subject for the day. As a core member of Team Overdose, Dale is one of the best players on the best team in all of Yu-Gi-Oh! monsters. His list of credentials is enormous. Double-digit Shonen Jump Championship day two’s (it’s difficult to verify the exact number due to Metagame’s collapse). A runner up finish at the Canadian Nationals, in addition to another top eight finish at the second-biggest North American tournament of the year. Dale also won SJC Chicago, thoroughly dominating future teammate Paul Levitin (another superstar) on his way to victory.
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 |
Pojo.com has just put up an article written by your humble author discussing the current Yu-Gi-Oh! Metagame and its implications for original strategies. Unfortunately due to the nature of the Pojo beast, you’ll have to wait for part two later in the week if the link interests you.
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