Welche the crab Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Number_56:_Goldrat"][img]http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/7/73/Number56Goldrat-WJMP-JP-UR.png[/img][/url] [left]3 [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Level"]Level[/url] [color=#3A3A3A][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]1 [/size][/font][/color][url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Monster_Card"]monsters[/url][/left] [left][color=#3A3A3A][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]Once per [/size][/font][/color][url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Turn"]turn[/url] [color=#3A3A3A][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]: You can [/size][/font][/color][url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Detach"]detach[/url] [color=#3A3A3A][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]1 [/size][/font][/color][url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Xyz_Material"]Xyz Material[/url] [color=#3A3A3A][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]from this card; [/size][/font][/color][url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Draw_a_card"]draw[/url] [color=#3A3A3A][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]1 card, then shuffle 1 card from your [/size][/font][/color][url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Hand"]hand[/url] [color=#3A3A3A][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3]into the [/size][/font][/color][url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Deck"]Deck[/url][color=#3A3A3A][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][size=3].[/size][/font][/color][/left] [quote] Now many people overlook Gold Rat at first making comments about how 3 level 1s is hard to do or that the effect is weak but Gold Rat, and the entire Rat archetype have suddenly become a viable option to use today, maybe not at a YCS tournament but for a nice local tournament. What makes this possible? The two cards that are defining this format. Rescue Rabbit and Tour Guide from the Underworld. A combination of these two monsters makes normal monsters easy to pull out of the deck and believe it or not, Rats have amazing synergy with these cards as you will soon find out. Before we can go on I must mention in passing Tri-Wight Zone which as made Gold Rat possible as you will soon find out. Now, onto the main monsters of the archtype. Rats have first their very own recruiter, the well known [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Giant_Rat"]Giant Rat[/url]. This card is way too slow for the deck. Your goal for this deck should be to spam monsters with Rabbit and TGU so really wasting deckspace on a monster Rabbit can't search that will never be useful is silly. Another bad Rat is [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Wind-Up_Rat"]Wind-Up Rat[/url] which has 0 synergy so I wont even talk about it. Next is a card any Gold Rat build should max out on. [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Volcanic_Rat"]Volcanic Rat[/url]. This is a vanilla and so it is searchable via Rescue Rabbit but you will rarely being doing anything with VR right when you summon it unless you pull off some interesting combo using a Leviair from the previous turn to get the Rabbit then normal summon the third Rat to make your Gold Rat. This is possible but normally you will be using the Rabbit this turn to thin your deck sending double V-Rat to the Graveyard setting up a Tri-Wight play. Moving upwards in terms of levels you now have the [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Armored_Rat"]Armored Rat[/url] which is the level three of the deck. This card effectively turns your Rescue Rabbit into a level 3 exceed monster. This can be immensely useful for making a Leviair which next turn will revive the Rabbit or simply into something like Zenmaines which can be great for defensive or offensive plays. Another amazing card to max out. The final rat I suggest you play is [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Prevent_Rat"]Prevent Rat[/url]. At 2000 defence, this is a good card to choose to play first turn because something like TKRO cannot run over it. It also has synergy with Rabbit because of course you can use Rabbit to grab 2 of them opening a number of exceed options for you. The first is the Daigusto Emeral which will allow you to revive a normal Rat from your graveyard, or restock your deck for more Rabbit plays. It also opens the door to a Lavalval chain play which would let you stack your deck with a TGU or Rabbit on top or it would let you dump a Volcanic Rat to the graveyard setting up a Tri-Wight Zone play. Then there is your boss in a way, [url="http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Number_56:_Goldrat"]Number 56: Gold Rat[/url]. Now this is a very interesting creature. The first thing to observe here is that Gold Rat can easily be summoned in this deck. That means I don't want to hear any of that discussion here. Now look at this effect. He basically let's you take a dead card in hand and replace it. Think of the options this allows. You can take a dead normal monster and place it back in your deck meaning you can use Rabbit on it. Gold Rat can recycle basically any other card you don't want at the time making it so useful. [/quote] Ya Rats are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadenxAtemYAOI Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I want to make a vermin deck now. Built in duality seems nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted January 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Oh I didn't mention Wind-Up Rat. Imma fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'm confused. This doesn't seem like a very good card. I mean, it doesn't seem like you should go to all of the effort of 3 Level 1 monsters just to get a Rank 1 Xyz with a measly 500 ATK that has a watered-down version of Magical Mallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Zero Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Volcanic Rat is cute. <3 What's the goal of the deck? Like, BLS or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted January 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 The goal is simply to make exceeds and and use them to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 [quote name='Welche' timestamp='1326051227' post='5754902'] The goal is simply to make exceeds and and use them to win. [/quote] Then why Gold Rat at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted January 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Because if you want to run just any deck that spams exceeds run Dino Rabbit. This card is used in Gold Rat Turbo which focuses on spamming generic rank 4s and never dead drawing with Gold Rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 But you can only use Gold Rat's effect once per turn, and only three times. And how are you protecting it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted January 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Well you don't really need to tbh. If you got Gold Rat out with nothing else of your field for offense you did it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 You didn't answer my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 [quote name='Welche' timestamp='1326051227' post='5754902'] The goal is simply to make exceeds and and use them to win.[/quote] OP pretty much summed up a lot of my decks now-a-days. Rabbit into Emeral, then use Emeral to spam Vanillas all over the place for your to use for additional Xyz monsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted January 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 f*** you want defence? Honest, Waboku, T-Roar, blah blah blah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANDAA BORUTO Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Rank 1 Pseudo-Number 10? Bad, considering Number 10 is already bad itself. At least Number 10 has more ATK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberCruncher Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Clearly Rats are going to be the top of the metagame and win every competition. (Except Wind-Up Rat, who needs him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted January 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I hope everyone is reading my lovely article on the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord200 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 As I've said before, the worst Number. Not worth the trouble. I'd rather summon Tiragon or Galaxy Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greiga Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hey guaiz Quickdraw can consistently get out Rank 1s. But Galaxy Queen is far better in Quickdraw so this still is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord200 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 [quote name='GreigaBeastDS' timestamp='1326071438' post='5755489'] Hey guaiz Quickdraw can consistently get out Rank 1s. But Galaxy Queen is far better in Quickdraw so this still is bad. [/quote] Please explain. This sounds interasting. Level Eater I'm guessing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greiga Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Because you should be running 3 Volcanic Shell and 2 Level Eater and 1 Unknown Synchron, plus Glow-Up and Spore too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Quickdraw doesn't need V-Shell. It's liek bad and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greiga Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I've been running Shell in Quickdraw since the dawn of time and it makes the deck really awesome, so not sure if serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberCruncher Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 [quote name='GreigaBeastDS' timestamp='1326076274' post='5755650'] I've been running Shell in Quickdraw since the dawn of time and it makes the deck really awesome, so not sure if serious. [/quote] You never can tell with Welche. He just made a Rat deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welche the crab Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Made that ages ago. I took the last number tournament 10x more serious than anyone else and decided I would take my deck and keep working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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