Forum:Tragic Crystal Beasts

What an interesting set Absolute Powerforce has turned out to be. Just a few days ago I put out a deck that uses Super-Nimble Mega Hamster as a star player. This time, I'm using another card - Dragon Queen of Tragic Endings. And what is the support for this card? Why, Crystal Beasts!

Here's the lineup. Dairy Queen of Tragic Endings is run at three, because it's one of the main cards of the deck. It provides major advantage - a plus 2, in fact - it can revive itself, and all in all it's a dangerous card. Then, 3 Sapphire Pegasus - this should be obvious, as it's the star monster in any Crystal Beast deck. Topaz Tiger, Amber Mammoth, and Amethyst Cat are also all run at three - I needed plenty of Crystal Beasts, and I didn't really want Carbuncle, Eagle or Tortoise. The 3 Airbellums, 1 Rescue Cat and Summoner Monk give this deck synchro opportunities. Rescue Cat also can summon two Amethyst Cats and crystallize them when the turn ends - two-thirds of the way to a Queen. Monk also searches out Sapphire Pegasus for some serious deck-thinning action. Gale the Whirlwind is a generally useful tuner, and its Shrinking effect makes using the Queen's effect that much easier. Finally, Card Guard is a beatstick that can protect some of my cards.

The first spell card is Burden of the Mighty. Yes, it's a continuous spell card in a Crystal Beast deck, but it's very useful. It allows Queen to take down cards like Stardust Dragon and Blackwing Armed Wing, any Monarch, and more. Crystal Release is a great equip spell card, maintaining card advantage even after it leaves the field. Promise combos well with Sapphire Pegasus, and Blessing is an easy way to start fulfilling the requirements of Dragon Queen. MST is the staple removal... then comes Wild Nature's Release. This is a good card because it can buff my CBs up to huge levels - Mammoth to 3300, Pegasus to 3000 - and in the end phase they simply crystallize. Upstart Goblin is classic deck filler, and finally Allure of Darkness is draw power. I think I have enough DARK monsters to use it.

There are no traps in this build because they would clog up S/T zones - zones that I need for the summon of the Queen. As for the synchros, they're only put in because it wouldn't make sense not to, with 4 tuners. Tell me what you think of this concept deck. Runer5h 20:04, February 14, 2010 (UTC)Runer5h