Arctic55 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Personally, I stink at making side decks. So, I decided to ask all you kind folks what you think is the ideal side deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 It really depends on what the common threats are in the game, and what you cannot fit into the Main Deck that works nicely. Personally, I tend not to use a Side Deck, but generally staple cards are things to consider, like MST, Vanity's, etc. Right now, you would probably be fine siding cards that can screw BAs and Necloths up, if you end up facing them (the latter is more/less definitive at this point). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delibirb Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 There is no single ideal side deck because different side cards can't be used by every deck. The only perfect side deck would be in a deck built specifically to be anti-everything, with further floodgate options in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic55 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Well, the reason I asked, is "YourYugiohChannel" on youtube made a few videos where he suggested certain cards that he thought should be run in a side deck. His decisions were based on the common decks being run at that time, or were just good to deck in general. Since I'm not into the Yu-Gi-Oh competitive side (local competitions/official competitions), I really don't know what is generally being run today or how to counter them. That's kinda why I asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Max Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 To me the ideal Side Deck would contain maybe a Extra Trap Stun or two just incase your opponent is Trap Happy. Also perhaps some Spell Negation or to get rid of them. Like I think that 3 MST for example sometimes bloats a Deck so I would run say 2 and have 1 in the Side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihop Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Well, the reason I asked, is "YourYugiohChannel" on youtube made a few videos where he suggested certain cards that he thought should be run in a side deck. His decisions were based on the common decks being run at that time, or were just good to deck in general. Since I'm not into the Yu-Gi-Oh competitive side (local competitions/official competitions), I really don't know what is generally being run today or how to counter them. That's kinda why I asked. The top 3 decks, by quite a ways, are Nekroz, Qliphort and Burning Abyss, particularly Nekroz. Mistake is the side card of choice as it hammers Nekroz, so it's worth siding almost anywhere that, basically, isn't Gadgets or Nekroz. Shared Ride, Flying C for Burning Abyss, Spell-Shattering Arrow and other stuff like that, probably a load of stuff I forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireofDarkness Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 The top 3 decks, by quite a ways, are Nekroz, Qliphort and Burning Abyss, particularly Nekroz. Mistake is the side card of choice as it hammers Nekroz, so it's worth siding almost anywhere that, basically, isn't Gadgets or Nekroz. Shared Ride, Flying C for Burning Abyss, Spell-Shattering Arrow and other stuff like that, probably a load of stuff I forgot. I will go with this, however, Flying C isn't as ideal of a solution anymore I don't think. Maxx C is also rather good this format. Book of Eclipse and Book of Moon will cover BA and Nekroz alongside many other random matchups, Light-Imprisoning Mirror or Shadow Imprisoning Mirror depending on your Deck also covers a wide range, and Mischief of the Gnomes does a few things although I'm not 100% sure about its effect on Nekroz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhat Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 The ideal Side Deck is mostly floodgates against the top Decks (Vanity's Emptiness, Macro Cosmos), especially if they don't harm you (Soul Drain in Qliphorts, Mistake in Yang Zing). Also Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell because it screws over a lot of Decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihop Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 The ideal Side Deck is mostly floodgates against the top Decks (Vanity's Emptiness, Macro Cosmos), especially if they don't harm you (Soul Drain in Qliphorts, Mistake in Yang Zing). Also Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell because it screws over a lot of Decks. Vanity's is a main deck card, not a side card. Macro is very good, however, I missed that. D Fissure is also fairly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhat Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Also important: Main Decking 2 copies of a combo card, and keeping 1 in the Side Deck for certain matchups (e.g. 2 Artifact Scythe mained, 1 sided), means that you haven't balanced your Deck's numbers. Why would you run less than 3 Scythe? Too situational? Then adding a third will reduce your consistency. Probably not worth it. So is siding 1 copy of a situational searchable card (Satellarknight Rigel). You can search it when you need it. Why wait to side it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic55 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 So, here is the list I've compiled from what y'all said. 1. Trap Stun 2. Mystical Space Typhoon 3. Shared Ride 4. Flying "C" 5. Maxx "C" 6. Spell Shattering Arrow 7. Book of Eclipse 8. Book of Moon 9. Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell 10. Flash of the Forbidden Spell 11. Dimensional Fissure 12. Vanity's Emptiness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhat Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I don't think I've ever seen Flash of the Forbidden Spell accomplish anything. Raigeki and Dark Hole are available and most Decks don't max them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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