Forum:Decks for Free!

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General Information
This page is dedicated to helping all duelists out there that need help with their decks. If you're a duelist that needs some help, we'll build you a deck. All you have to do is post here and tell us what kind of deck you want and how much money you're willing to spend getting the cards. If you already have a deck, if you post it in the Deck Template form, we'll revise it and give you our insight. We'll also make a side deck on request, but most likely you'll be directed to this list.

Example Requests

 * Example 1: Hi, could you make me a Gishki deck? I have a money limit of $350. ~


 * Example 2: Hey, would you look at my Gishki deck for me? ~

We'll make it a personal project and try to make sure that you're pleased with the final product. Each deckbuilder will only take one deck at a time and they will mark it by adding their part of their username to the header of that section and will let you know when they're done with a project by replacing their name with "Finished" on the request.

Please note that it's your job to collect the cards, our job is to create the perfect decklist for you.

Rules and Guidelines

 * 1) Please check the top of this page to see if Decks for Free! is "Open", if we are "Closed", then we will not accept requests.
 * 2) Make all requests in their own section and not directly beneath another person's request. Click here to start a new request.
 * 3) Have a direction for your deck (Examples: Dark World, Burn, Spellcaster, Bounce, etc.). Random strings of cards will not be helped. Remember that if you ask for a generic theme, such as Swarm or Chaos, you're leaving your deck up to the deckbuilder's preferences. If you don't want that, be more specific in what you want.
 * 4) Please don't post a request and ask for a Meta deck, you can find a decklist for almost any meta deck on most major Yu-Gi-Oh article sites, like TCGPlayer.com or Alter Reality Games. OCG decks can be found at Shriek.com. However, if you want to post a request for a meta deck, but want a unique twist to the deck to make it less meta, you may post that, just have something in mind when you do post.
 * 5) Give us at least 2-3 weeks notice if you plan to take a deck to a tournament, it is very difficult to make a deck for a tournament with only a few days of notice.
 * 6) Remember that we do build decks on a budget, but we can't make a great deck for under $20, the modern world doesn't work like that any more, so try to have a budget closer to $40 or $50.
 * 7) Do not ask for more than one deck at a time as others will have to wait longer for the deckbuilder to get to them. If you do post more than 1 request, we will close one of them, until the other one is finished, or just remove it. Also, don't post many requests back-to-back, as that creates more work as well.
 * 8) You may request a deckbuilder to help you, please note that it will only ensure that deckbuilder's help. It will not ensure the immediate help of that deckbuilder.
 * 9) This is a free service, but we are taking time out of our lives to help you. Be courteous and respectful to us, and please don't leave us waiting for you to answer a question.
 * 10) If we believe a duelist has abandoned their request, we'll place a notice on the request warning of it's removal within 24 hours unless some activity happens, but don't count on a notice, as a request can be removed without one.
 * 11) Decks that are not signed with 4 tildes (~) will not be helped, and the request may be removed without a notice.
 * 12) We reserve the ability to delete any and all requests for with or without a reason, including having an attitude toward a deckbuilder(s) on this wiki, abandonment, or failure to follow rules.
 * 13) Completed decks will be moved to the archive after a few days. Also, if you saw a deck on your post, but your post is now gone, check the most recent archive.
 * 14) We expect that you'll have access to and/or be able to buy cards from online retailers or hobby stores, we base all card prices on TCGPlayer or Google Shopping. We can, on request, verify prices on other sites. We will automatically chose the lowest card price for you.
 * 15) This page is not a page for people to post their opinions. Please, if you want to give your opinion on someone's deck, post it on the user's talk page.
 * 16) It is highly recommended that you browse the deck galleries or archives before requesting, you may find what you're looking for there before requesting our assistance. Also, please try to update the builds in the archives or galleries by yourself before asking us, you may ask us if you don't know how to update a deck, but it helps us if you do update an old deck by yourself.
 * 17) Please post all requests at the bottom of this forum, and not at the top of the Requests section, this is for archival purposes, and makes it easier on the staff.
 * 18) Please use proper spelling, grammar, and capitalization. Don't posts requests that have "I hav dek tht nds impvmt", it will be removed without further consideration. This also applies to the title of your request.
 * 19) Remember to use a Template:Decklist for all requests, if you are posting your own deck. You can also post a Screen Shot of your deck from Dueling Network, if that's quicker. But a template is preferred.
 * 20) Please do not ask about the status of your request. When a deckbuilder has taken your request they will tell you that they have taken it, and you'll see a part of their username in the request title. Again, please don't ask about the status, but do at times comment on the deck, otherwise it may be removed because there is no activity from you or a deckbuilder.

ANY REQUEST THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW THESE RULES WILL BE GIVEN 24 HOURS TO COMPLY.

Contacts
''For more information or questions concerning this page, please visit the talk pages below. Do note that names higher up on the list are veteran members of Decks for Free!, and the most active members are listed.''

Archive Maintenance Notes
This section is for staff only. If you want to browse the archives, please look in the above section.

tag has been removed from Archive 17 to help with moving to galleries.

Deck Galleries
All the decks built on DFF, are in the galleries.
 * If you want a deck based around a monster, such as Yubel, look in the Monster Gallery.
 * If you want an Archetype, such as Gladiator Beasts, look in the Archetype Gallery.
 * If you want a deck based around a specific Type or Attribute, such as Beast or FIRE, look in the Attribute and Type Gallery.
 * If you want a deck based around a specific Theme, such as Chaos or Ritual, look in the Theme Gallery.

Deck Gallery Maintenance Notes
This section is for staff only. If you want to browse the deck galleries, please look in the above section.

= Requests =

SM10 - Vampire Deck
Hey guys I'm back again. This time, would it be possible for you guys to make a Vampire deck which includes the cards from Shadow Specters? Thank you very much again. Kwkws (talk • contribs) 02:45, June 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * Adding links. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  03:07, June 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * No one take this, SM10 might do it, so let's leave it open until he tells me otherwise. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  03:16, June 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * SM10 will do it. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  13:26, June 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks, and I don't care if it includes other zombie cards.Kwkws (talk • contribs) 15:40, June 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * If SM10 doesn't reply by the end of next week. I'll try to finish this one. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  15:21, July 6, 2013 (UTC)

Finished - Skill Drain & Imperial Iron Wall
I am needing some help with an idea for a deck but don't really know where to take it. I want to use both Skill Drain and Imperial Iron Wall at the same time. I can't use Malefic's, Gold Sarcophagus, Bottomless Trap Hole or anything that removes cards from play. Besides the standard Skill Drain deck standards (Barbaros and Fusiler) what could I go with?

Thanks Rch2trex (talk • contribs) 05:13, July 2, 2013 (UTC)

Budget is not the big concern but what works best. Rch2trex (talk • contribs) 05:19, July 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I can make some changes to my Fire King Drain deck to have Imperial Iron Wall in it. Really I just need to replace Yaksha to make it TCG legal, so Barbaros or Fusiler could be added in his place. Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 06:51, July 2, 2013 (UTC)

I'm excited to see it. Rch2trex (talk • contribs) 08:24, July 2, 2013 (UTC)

I wasn't able to test it too much, for some reason my computer has been acting up lately. So if you have any problems with it, please tell me so I can change it to something that will work.

Basically since both Barong and Garunix have effects that activate in the grave, Skill Drain won't touch them. So you have a 2700 Atk recurring beatstick that will take a little effort to get over without effects. Blaster usually just blows stuff up for you when you have a Garunix or Barong in hand. If you have any other questions I will answer them the best I can. Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 20:02, July 3, 2013 (UTC)

Ace - Hopeless Dragon Refurbishing
Hey there, I've been away from YuGiOh for over a year now and was trying to improve my old deck before giving it to my younger brother. Turns out that I have no idea what great new cards have been introduced to the game. I was hoping that you could improve the deck below for me. I don't have a budget other than $20 max for a single card. Also, I'd like to keep the deck dragon based.

As far as I remember this deck worked pretty well some time ago. Thanks in advance. Muhammad1290 (talk • contribs) 03:23, July 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * I might take this. Anyway, the main thing on budget is that no single card can be over $20, right? Not necessarily that the budget for the entire deck is $20, right? Anyway, most recently, Dragon Rulers have come out in Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy booster packs, and Konami was nice and made them all rares. So a single copy of any one of the Dragon Rulers is anywhere from $9 to $5, but usually TCGPlayer.com has them at lower prices than that, just kinda depends. Anyway, where I'm going with this is pretty obvious, but the original creator of the Disaster Dragon variant actually updated the deck concept with by using Dragon Rulers. Also, if the deck doesn't have to go to your brother right away, all the Dragon Rulers are being reprinted in tins, but they aren't expensive at their Rare status either. I'll probably use about 6 Dragon Rulers total to update the deck a bit. So expect around $30-$60 for the 6 Rulers, and the rest of the deck you kinda have, or if you don't have it's going to be commons in the form of Exploder Dragon, 1 more Koa'ki Meiru Drago, and some Masked Dragon. I'm going to assure you that the deck will be affordable.


 * I know that's a lot to process, so I'll give you some time. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  03:53, July 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Dang it...your original was Hopeless Dragon not Disaster Dragon...feel like trying Disaster for a change? -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  03:56, July 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hahaha I just love how this deck works so if possible I'd like to stick to the Hopeless. And yeah, I just don't think it's worthwhile to spend more than $20 on a single card. I was looking to use the deck I already have just so I wouldn't have to buy as many new cards. What you've suggested seems to be relatively small changes so I'm fine with that. Muhammad1290 (talk • contribs) 04:31, July 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Also what are your thoughts on the virus cards? I'm not sure if I should replace them. Any alternatives that would improve the flow of the deck? Muhammad1290 (talk • contribs) 04:41, July 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * The Viruses can be fine tech cards. However, my main issue is with the deck itself, the best mill was Future Fusion, but with Future now being banned due to Chaos Dragon abuse, Dragons have lost the best mill card they ever had. Not to mention that Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon is limited, so it's even harder to make something around Hopeless, as the original point of Hopeless was to abuse REDMD. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  14:09, July 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Well shit, didn't know about either of those changes. Hmm, my brother just plays against me and his friends, none of which care about the official rules, so I'd say ignore those changes. And I might be asking a bit much here so feel free to decline, but if possible could you make a second deck that does follow the official rules? Muhammad1290 (talk • contribs) 22:30, July 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * I don't mind making a 2nd deck that's legal, but it will most likely be the Dragon Ruler variant of Disaster Dragon. If you want a legal version of Hopeless, then ask for that instead, but it's not going to be as consistent as your previous version.


 * As for the first deck, you want me to ignore the F&L list to the last point the deck was playable, right? You don't want me to go crazy and include 3 Pot of Greed, right? -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  13:31, July 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Dragon ruler disaster variant is perfect and yes, the last time the current build was playable. Thanks man! Muhammad1290 (talk • contribs) 02:06, July 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll get started tomorrow then. Note to self: Last list Hopeless was playable was the March 2012 Lists. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  04:06, July 6, 2013 (UTC)

There's the older, March 2012 Hopeless Dragon build. Basically use Monk to spam out Knights, then overlay for Queen Dragun Djinn to revive a Dragon in the grave. Thoughts? -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  14:00, July 6, 2013 (UTC)

And here's the legal Disaster version. Here's the basic rundown. All the Dragon Rulers have four distinct effects, and you can only use an effect of a Dragon Ruler once per turn, so you can't use Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders twice, even if it's a different card effect. That goes for Tempest and Blaster too. Anyway, the big thing is that whenever a Ruler is banished, you can add a Dragon of the same attribute from your deck to your hand, so Gold Sarcophagus becomes an instant search card for almost any Dragon. Tempest is special because you can discard it and another Wind monster to search for any dragon, so REDMD and Yamata become easy to search out. Later in the duel, as early as turn 2, you can start banishing Dragons from the grave to summon back the Rulers and make either Thunder Charger or Tribute off the Rulers for Yamata or REDMD. Anyway, the bottom line is this, in the past, Dragons never really had a search card beside Eclipse Wyvern, but now we have a very large amount of searches. If an opponent's monster is keeping you down, then banishing a Redox with Gold Sarc helps to get Exploder Dragon to kill things. And by now I hope you get how this deck works. Anyway, use Vanity's Emptiness after you've established a good field, it helps stem off comebacks from your opponent, and you can turn it off by activating a Spell card and letting it go to the graveyard after it's resolved. It's going to take time to get used to the deck, but understanding Redox, Blaster, and Tempest will go a long way. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  14:41, July 6, 2013 (UTC)

Hasty - Enthusiastic
Hey could I get deck based around the Enthusiastic monsters? Thanks! Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 18:29, July 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Did you want Fire Fist monsters as well? There's aren't any other good FIRE Beast-Warriors. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  18:57, July 4, 2013 (UTC)

Fire Fists are fine. They are pretty much the best way to make Enthusiastics work Guardmaster (talk • contribs) 21:51, July 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * By the way, I'm hoping Haste can take this one. I need time to work on the 2 decks above. -- Dark Ace SP ( Talk )  23:30, July 4, 2013 (UTC)

I'll get started with a decklist. Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 23:59, July 4, 2013 (UTC)

This has been the deck I've been playing with. Leopard is the main Fire Formation searcher, opening with a Tenki or Leopard will give you 2 extra searches effectively thinning the deck down. Bear and Dragon give you more monster removal and Fire Fist revival, which can put Gaintrainer on the field if Bearman is in your hand and with a Tensu on the field. Blaster gives more general card removal, Circle of the Fire Kings gives you monster recursion from the grave and can put more damage on the board, Onslaught generally grabs Bearman but can grab anything in the deck barring Blaster. Tensen gives Dragon a target, and can offer some more attack when you can't get started right away. The Extra Deck is pretty generic, Tachyon Dragon was pretty much filler and be switched for just about anything. Does this work for you? Hastydemon2 (talk • contribs) 19:16, July 5, 2013 (UTC)

Help a Brother
I would like help with my deck mostly it's consistence i have 3 of every fire fist\formation card except bear, coyote, swallow, dragon, horse, lion and cardinal. all i have is in my deck. i have no price limit. thank for your help.

--Yu-card (talk • contribs) 18:19, July 6, 2013 (UTC)