Any Deeper Meanings to Your Decks?

[Krein]

I feel this thread might be complementary to BlackBeartic's "favorite decks" thread, where some of us obviously talked about our favorite decks. Here, I'm wondering if anyone's developed and/or attached any deeper meanings to their main decks (playstyle, monsters, main attributes or types, etc) to represent certain aspects of themselves or ideals they admire. I'm aware this sounds pretty dumb and is likely just roleplaying, imaginitive thinking, and pseudo-psychology, but I still think it'd be interesting to see what people have to say. I've actually had this conversation with some people a few times and have gotten some interesting and coincidental responses, so yeah.

 

Post if yall want, and mods can feel free to move this elsewhere if it doesn't belong here.

[Blake]

Fableds. Attachment. Not going into details.

[The Warden]

Crashbugs. Operating under the notion that even crap can do well if given a chance. Was garrotted when TGU went to 1. Which just served to prove that TGU made the deck.

 

Also Yubel, because I love turning other people's power against them.

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

HEROs because that was the first proper Deck I ever built [in grade school], albeit somewhat crappy due to lack of bosses and stuff.

So yeah, that one because of GX and stuff.

 

I suppose MPBs are an implicit reference to what I'm studying degree-wise (no, I am not going into aerospace), but probably because airplanes are awesome.

 

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Not sure if there are any other Decks I use with a deeper connection though.

[Trebuchet MS]

I just like how certain decks work. Chain Burn gives me glee as I can still technically hold the opponent at gunpoint with my backrow. I may not have the best monsters or board state around but that doesn't necessarily mean the opponent is safe. When opponents begin sweating over how their usual tactics no longer apply to me or whether my set cards are landmines or duds, my Korosensei grin is at its widest.

 

I've only put Crystal Beasts together after opening an Ulti Rare Rainbow Dragon from a stray TAEV pack. The advent of Xyz Monsters and the Pendulum support has encouraged me to work on them.

 

Machina Gadget was something I got by getting 3x Machina Command for the 3 Cyber Valleys and Blast Spheres, but I then chose to put together a Gadget Deck with the supplies I got. Needless to say its self-sufficient hand advantage pleased me.

 

The concept of Qliphorts appeals to me, like the Septentriones and Triangulum from Devil Survivor 2. Alien, mechanical-looking monstrosities that are very difficult to be rid of with an at-the-time unknown purpose or directive. The fact that they don't necessarily require an Extra Deck to operate also pleases me, knowing that I can run them just fine without needing to invest in one. After actually experiencing them and seeing the opponents rage at me for running Qlips, I understand their inherent mechanical problems and now it's a mixture of fascination and disgust.

[宇佐見 蓮子@C94]

No. I dont really hold any sentimental attachements to decks, I just play whatever's the best deck I can build with my current budget.

 

That and, well, Ripples because Bishies.

[Dova]

Jurracs. The first deck I ever built.

[Maeriberii Haan]

Crystal beast. first actual deck. still hold a lot of sentiment to that deck.

 

Shaddoll. Partner in crime for more than a year, until we got separated. RIP.

 

Ritual Beast and Infernoid. For some reasons playtested them hundreds of time or so before their TCG release. Got attached to them a lot.

[mitchermitcher]

X-Sabers. The meta may abandon you but I never will.

[ihop]

No. I dont really hold any sentimental attachements to decks, I just play whatever's the best deck I can build with my current budget.

 

Basically this, except I play whatever deck happens to be available to get easily and cheaply (I only played Dolls because a friend sold it me cheaply, same with Yang Zing)

[Kanashimi]

Ehem*

[spoiler= '']SHADDOLL!!!

 

My best, and always be my best friends and partner, going through hardships and difficulties at rated duel, and the only meta deck that i love during my competitive play there at DN. Quite sad they got hit "badly" next format, but my love for them is still intact! <3 ｡･ﾟヾ(;´∩`;)ﾉ｡ﾟ･｡

 

Umm for those who don't know, i'm not playing any TCG irl (YGO too), but instead play it on simulator (through game or website like DN).

[(GigaDrillBreaker)]

I currently love anything with Ariadne for the same reason I played the sheet out of Infernity before it was murdered: I want to play all the yugiohs, and don't want my opponent to play any.

 

​Part of me wishes I was joking with this, and the other part thinks it is funking hilarious that I'm not.

[vla1ne]

screw you giga.

 

Out of all my decks, the one i think i have the absolute most fun playing, is my plant princess deck. it let's me determine how i'm going to play, and decide how i'm going to use Synchro, Xyz, and Maindeck boss monsters in combination. It's the deck i play the most often when i'm offline because it let's my opponent show me their best plays, and gives me multiple options to respond with. in short, it lest me create the most interactions possible, and gives me the largest amount of reactions.

 

As some of you already know though, Batterymen are my absolute favorite deck because they're the first real deck i built. I love how a lot of people underestimate them and i even love the fact that my turn 1 field is often completely empty. It gives my opponent the chance to kill me on their first turn, and i actually enjoy giving my opponent that option. but I personally think it's the deck most similar to me IRL, It symbolizes completely how much risk I'm willing to take in order to win, and my over dedication to getting everything settled in one fell swoop.

 

beyond that is frogs, because combining lava golem with penguin soldier/flip flop frog never gets old.

[Krein]

I appreciate the responses, but I think most of you are missing the point of the thread. This is pretty much becoming "What's Your Favorite Deck v.2", and what I wanted to know was if anybody thought that some of their decks could be considered symbolic representations of parts of themselves or of ideals/traits they admire. That's what I meant with "developed and/or attached deeper meanings to their decks". That's also why I said that the whole topic itself is likely just imaginative thinking/roleplaying and "pseudo-psychology".

 

I probably should have explained that better in the OP and given a personal example myself, but it was late and I was too tired to write about everything. Sorry about that.

[Expelsword]

Flamvells, Destiny Hero, /Assault Mode, Lavals, and of course, Infernoids.

 

Before I really got into the game, the best I could put together was a scrub ALO WATER beatdown, but Flamvells were really cheap, and, at the time, pretty effective. Obviously, the thing I liked about them was the fact that no matter how down I was, Rekindling could always turn it around. Now, this is definitely the mark of a poorly designed card, but dang man, when you can come back from an 8000 - 100 LP deficit to win...

 

Destiny Hero, well, I was on Yugiohnetwork one day (man, that place is old news) and I just looked up Dragoon cards. When I saw Destiny End Dragoon, I looked at its Fusion Materials and thought to myself "Woah, these cards are ridiculous!" I hadn't really seen anyone use Destiny Heroes either (this was after the banlist had destroyed them), and looking at Diamond Dude's really unique and cool effect pretty much cemented it for me.

 

/Assault Modes were another thing that I never saw get used, much as I saw Synchros everywhere, their cool upgraded forms were just ignored. Frankly, I don't think we'll ever be seeing /AMs again, since even the anime episode which they appeared in was non-canon, but I'd rather have few of them than have it go through the mass-produced Rank Up Magic garbage that everyone and their mother loves so much. Seriously, does Hope need a bazillion forms that are all the same?

 

Lavals were just Flamvells turned way up in power. Supreme targeted deck thinning had me determined to abuse the Topdeck King Rekindling until it was finally limited. What were they even thinking with that card?

 

Infernoids are the real FIRE successor, given that my other option was lolBattlinBoxers. They have the same comeback on a dime thing going, and they could also pull some real shenanigans with their tributing, but... sometimes it feels a bit uncomfortable to like such blatantly Satanic cards.

 

There's a couple other decks I like in theory, since no one ever uses them, but in the case of Ally of Justice or Cyberdarks, no one uses them because they really are just... not good.

 

tl;dr: I like being anime and pulling the win out of a hat, or cool cards no one uses.

[(GigaDrillBreaker)]

I appreciate the responses, but I think most of you are missing the point of the thread. This is pretty much becoming "What's Your Favorite Deck v.2", and what I wanted to know was if anybody thought that some of their decks could be considered symbolic representations of parts of themselves or of ideals/traits they admire. That's what I meant with "developed and/or attached deeper meanings to their decks". That's also why I said that the whole topic itself is likely just imaginative thinking/roleplaying and "pseudo-psychology".

 

I probably should have explained that better in the OP and given a personal example myself, but it was late and I was too tired to write about everything. Sorry about that.

Ariadne is a symbolic representation of me being an oppressive jackass.

[Wildflame]

Maybe I used to, when I just started. But now I play literally any deck that comes to mind, so there's no bigger meaning to my choices.

[vla1ne]

I appreciate the responses, but I think most of you are missing the point of the thread. This is pretty much becoming "What's Your Favorite Deck v.2", and what I wanted to know was if anybody thought that some of their decks could be considered symbolic representations of parts of themselves or of ideals/traits they admire. That's what I meant with "developed and/or attached deeper meanings to their decks". That's also why I said that the whole topic itself is likely just imaginative thinking/roleplaying and "pseudo-psychology".

 

I probably should have explained that better in the OP and given a personal example myself, but it was late and I was too tired to write about everything. Sorry about that.

Well i think i explained why batterymen symbolize me, i'm the kind of person that wants to crush his opponent after letting them throw their best shot, and batterymen basically live and breathe on that playstyle.

 

As for plant princesses, the deck can recover quickly from setbacks, has multiple options to play in a duel, and lets both players go all out during extended matches, it suits my best quality, i like playing yugioh, and i enjoy the game even more when both people play at their best.

 

as for frogs, i have a slightly sadistic side that's symbolized in the slow torture that flip flop frog and penguin soldier inflict, and climaxes in the form of an obelisk to the face.

[Βyakuya]

Shaddolls will always have a place in my heart. I've played them since the DUEA release, and was my first actual deck I built in YGO, IRL wise. I was very poor then, but I gained some profit, and it evolved from Lightsworns -> Anti-Nekroz/Troll -> Star Seraph -> Performages. I just fell in love with their lore, their ability to create strong and unique fields, their speed to OTK easily, their floaty, fusion-based engine, and just everything about their mechanics that makes them compatible with a plethora of other fun archetypes to make cool hybrids. The deck honestly has no deeper meaning as to my personality, yet it has just grown on me through the year until the banlist came and tore apart our relationship. Managed to win 4-2 in final locals tournament with Shaddoll Mages, and it was the best fun I've had in the deck's last moments.

[Toffee.]

This topic feels like something I would have made, I swear...

 

IRL I play HEROs/"Masked HERO turbo"; Simply put, I'm a guy who hides my true face while also many different faces to convey myself to everyone, and Masked HEROs are all about that.

I'd mention Scraps, but this isn't story time.

[Blake]

Actually, going to add Performapals.

 

Not so much the deck itself, though playing it is fun as all hell, but also just the spirit/flavor of the deck and the character associated. Means a lot to me.

[Dragulas]

Destiny Hero/tele dad, i just love their anti hero designs, who are based of, also decent effects. the deck transforms dark warriors into synchro dragons (most of the times). i ve chaged the deck to the point i had to take out DAD and all the psychics for the sake of consistency (so its no longer tele dad), but as long as i can keep making lvl 8 synchros dont really care.

 

Also before the end of GX era i developed a special hate for malicious because of the mali curse. (I stoped playing IRL before teledad arrives), i returned several years later. Its just ironic the card a card i used to legitimately hate (not the "i hate to go against that card") became the key engine of my favorite deck 

[Tinkerer]

Hmm. I have a few decks that I play(ed) that represent me:

 

Level 1 Chaos - Little guys coming out of nowhere and destroying ones life.

Despite being 6+ feet and 250+ lbs, I've always felt like the little guy. When others perceive what I'm capable of (physically and mentally), they tell me that I'm bound to be successful in whatever I choose. They see my potential even if I cannot see it myself, and that's what the deck reminds me of.

 

"Indestructible" deck - A deck chalk full of monsters that can't be destroyed by battle. You better bring tons of destruction, otherwise you'll deck out!

I... I'm not the biggest fan of convention. I am also one who likes analyzing other players' skills and potential. This deck came around from both of those quirks of mine. I don't use this deck often, and I can't honestly say it's fun to play, but it tends to be able to give me several insights including: what deck they're using, how fast they want to play, their patience, their skill, introvert or extrovert, passive or aggressive, even a guess at the player's age/gender (if I'm facing them via computer).

[I Hate Snatch Steal]

I wanted to build blackwings once, but i never did since they were past prime by the time i had the following reason to do so.

 

In yu-gi-oh 5d's, Crow managed to more or less keep up with Yusei and Jack despite not having a signer dragon or birthmark during his debut season and later only having a basic dragon while Yusei and Jack had at least 1 upgrade for their dragons. I liked that cleverness and tactical thinking that brought Crow victory instead of the )often supernatual) power the others used.

 

In zexal, this would have applied to anyone who consistently defeated number monsters without having their own number monster to use.but everyone got number monsters sooner or later so no one really stood out for that reason,

[King K. Azo]

I play SuperHeavy Samurais (big shock). Honestly, to me, they represent how I don't believe tricks or some sort of magic will get you through life, but the support of your friends and the patience to wait for an opportunity and seize it is the way to get ahead. Hard work and patience will get you farther than raw talent.