Forum:Gaap the Divine Soldier - Ultimate Beatdown

I absolutely love beatdown decks. Those of you who know me should know this by now. And what better card for beatdown than Gaap the Divine Soldier

If that deck name isn't right, 1+1 does not equal 2. I run most of my decks as beatdown decks, and Gaap is the single most awe-inspiring card a beatdown deck could ask for. So, let's see the deck.

3 Gaap the Divine Soldiers are a must here. I've also got some powerful fiends. Giant Orc and Goblin Elite Attack Force are both beatsticks, while Slate Warrior and Evil Hero Infernal Gainer provide very powerful effects. Tragoedia provides emergency defense, as well as a very nice theft ability.

But there are some non-fiends too, and the most important is Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress. Look at her - with Gaap out, she's Harpie's Feather Duster! Nightmare Penguin also comes in at 2, with an instant bounce effect when its summoned which will come in handy.

The Spells are either for speed or problem-solving. Well, except for one, but I'll get to that in a minute. Allure of Darkness and Pot of Duality (I almost never Special Summon here) provide speed. Shrink and Burden of the Mighty allow me to run over anything i want in battle, including Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow. Forbidden Chalice works as a temporary power boost, an effect negater for my Orcs and Goblins, or a tech card against my opponent's effects. Lightning Vortex is instant total removal with Gaap out, and Monster Reborn can bring him back. Lastly, Savage Colosseum helps replenish my LP, and forces my opponents into battles they are almost certainly going to lose.

The first thing you should notice about the traps is the exclusion of Bottomless Trap Hole. Think about it - while Gaap is out, my opponent can duck under it by setting their monsters, then having Gaap do the 'summoning' for them. On the plus side, this means that my opponent's trap holes will be wasted against me. Anyways, for traps, I've obviously got 3 Final Attack Orders, since its like a mini-Gaap. I've also got Call of the Haunted to revive Gaap, and Dark Bribe as negation. I didn't want to pay for my negation since using Gaap makes me quite vulnerable to damage.

Go forth, use the power of beatdown to crush your opponents, and then report back to me with fixes for the deck. Battlemaniac (talk • contribs) 19:36, September 13, 2010 (UTC)