Forum:Is There Anything That will Take Down Blackwings?

I guess this is part question and part rant. You see, my 12-year-old works very hard on his decks (and those who have seen my name popping up here and there in this wikia know I work very hard to learn this game so I can help him. I even try to build decks so I can play with him). The nearest tourney place for us is 20 miles away, so we go only every two weeks to allow him to try his deck(s) out.

Now the metagame that seems to be going on here is ... you guessed it ... BLACKWINGS! And I can understand why - it's a very strong archetype. But the problem we're facing is, most the people dueling in our area are 20+ on up (no, I am not kidding), and they have a fairly disposable income. They can afford these bloomin' high-priced cards (<&^!$$%^&> sorry) that we're having trouble countering.

Then there's my 12-year-old, whose dependent on what we can afford to spend on his hobby. He takes it all on the chin - he evens wins a duel now and then. I'd just like to be able to come up with something that would let him win more than ONE duel now and then (not talking going to the regionals, just being able to win two duels in a given session).

Now, I know some of this is simply getting used to thinking about different combos, and how to play the cards you've got. We're also playing catch-up from the old-style dueling and early Yugioh days. But can someone please tell me - has this game become nothing more than spending tons of money to get the best cards without putting too much strategic thinking into it? Or does applying yourself and building a great (though not too expensive) deck count for anything?

In otherwords ... if you were to build a deck to counter Blackwings, what type of deck would it be?

Thanks for listening. And for any comments you care to make.

Kungfu-mama 17:57, October 9, 2009 (UTC)