Forum:Banifrog Monarch - Need Help

Okay, so after several attempts trying to figure out how to revive my Monarch Deck after the September 2011 ban list - and after a lot of research - I came up with the following build.

My thoughts, in no particular order ...
 * I'd prefer to use D.D. Sprite when I have control of my opponent's monster. My substitution would be Mobius the Frost Monarch, or some other Aqua/Sea Serpent card I have no immediate use for.
 * Love the Genex engine, so decided to hang onto that.
 * Sangan searches out a wealth of cards. Seems too valuable not to include.
 * Swap Frog is necessary for its searching capabilities and filling the graveyard as fodder for Ronintoadin.
 * Deep Sea Diva is incredible in this deck. She can bring out another copy of herself, thus enabling me to summon a rank 3 XYZ monster, or she can pull out Lost Blue Breaker which I see as a replacement for Light and Darkness Dragon.
 * Lost Blue Breaker helps me get rid of those pesky trap and spell cards.
 * Sea Lancer is my bus to bring back Ronintoadin, Swap Frog, and any other of my banished Aqua/Sea serpents and at get them back into the graveyard.
 * Battle Fader .. well, why not? I couldn't think of what else to put here.
 * Oh F!sh! This card seemed like fun, and it's a counter trap card.  Thought it might work out well.

In my minimal testing of this deck, it still runs a little rough. Some of that is my getting use to the possibilities. Still, I find that I'm able to pull off some incredible moves.

Helpful comments on how to tune this concept deck would be appreciated. I'm not all that familiar with the XYZ monsters, so ideas for my extra deck would help as well. Thanks in advance. -- Kungfu-mama(talk) 14:40, September 3, 2011 (UTC)