Forum:Gusta Swap!

The Gusta were a pretty bizarre archetype when they were released in Duel Terminal - Raid of the Inverz!! Basically, there were a bunch of recruiters, and then some cards to do stuff with those cards going to the graveyard - Calm, Silent Gusta would let you shuffle them back to the deck and get a draw, while Gusta Empathy instead let you shuffle two back to destroy an opponent's card. They were interesting, but as far as I could tell they weren't particularly powerful.

But now, with Duel Terminal - Judgment of Omega!!... they're still not particularly powerful. But they've gotten a boost, and a large enough one that maybe - just maybe - they're viable. I present to you my Gusta Swap deck!

As you can see, this deck has a LOT of recruiters. As in a $h1+load. 3 Gusta Garudos search out Eagle, Squirrel, and Wynnda. 3 Gusta Eagles search out Wynnda, Calm Silent Gusta, and Thunbolt. 3 Wynndas search out Garudo, Eagle, and Squirrel... 2 Thunbolts search out Reeze, Wynndarl, Wynnda, and Calm Silent... 2 Squirrels search out Reeze and Wynndarl... and finally, 2 Flying Kamakiris search out Thunbolt, Wynnda, Garudo, Eagle, AND Squirrel. Whew!

Now, that's a lot of cards going to the graveyard, so the rest of the cards are mostly about taking advantage of this. Calm Silent Gusta turns two Gustas in my graveyard into an extra draw, once per turn. Wynndarl allows me to special summon some of the weak monsters in my graveyard when it destroys something by battle. And Reeze... well, it's an odd case. At only 1900 ATK for one tribute, it doesn't seem that good, but remember this - she's a monster version of Creature Swap! And what is Creature Swap often used with? Recruiters! Considering that I have FIFTEEN, Reeze should be pretty useful. (Plus, I can press some sweet battle damage through my recruiters.)

Speaking of Creature Swap, I've got three copies of the original right here! It's probably going to be even better than Reeze is. 3 Gusta Empathies take advantage of those cards going to my graveyard, by using them to destroy my opponent's cards. Hand Destruction can automatically load my graveyard with two Gustas, to be used with Calm Silent Gusta, Wynndarl, or Gusta Empathy. Mystical Space Typhoon is close to being a staple, so of course I have two. Dark Hole is also something of a staple, but I love it in this deck especially - it triggers the effects of Squirrel and Garudo. Finally, Monster Reborn is an absolute must for any deck.

I have two Solemn Warnings as part of my trap lineup, as a way of helping keep my monsters safe. A Prayer to Gusta is some interesting revival that gets recruiters back to my deck to be used again. Torrential Tribute combos with Squirrel and Garudo, and again keeps me safe. Finally, there's what may seem like an odd pick - Royal Oppression! Seems odd, but besides synchro summons, A Prayer to Gusta, and Monster Reborn, I'm virtually unaffected by the card, since most of my special summons happen during the damage step.

The extra deck has a bunch of staple synchros which I won't discuss, and the much more important Daigusta series! I've got three Daigusta Spheres to start, and they're pretty phenomenal. They allow me to add a Gusta card (including Gusta Empathy and A Prayer to Gusta) from my graveyard to my hand when they're synchro summoned. And the other effect? It's like a vindictive version of Blackwing Armor Master - Sphered can't be destroyed by battle, and all battle damage from battles involving Gustas is redirected to my opponent. Hilarity ensues as I attack my opponent's high-ATK with low ATK monsters such as Eagle and Garudo! Daigusta Eagles is a high-ish ATK monster that lets me remove WIND monsters from my graveyard to destroy my opponent's face-downs during my end phase, and Garudos allows me to destroy my opponent's face-up monsters with ITS effect.

Tell me what you think! Runer5h (talk • contribs) 02:52, November 23, 2010 (UTC)Runer5h