The Six Samurai Deck

A Six Samurai Deck focuses on getting two or more Six Samurai monsters on the field at a time so as to use their effects. These effects range from monster destruction, to Spell and/or Trap Card destruction. Any card with "Six Samurai" in its card name is considered a "Six Samurai" monster.

Strengths
The Six Samurai can be very good at swarming if you start with the right hand. They are also quite versatile when it comes to Monster, Spell and Trap Card destruction. With these effects, Six Samurai monsters can help the player maintain Field Advantage. Most of them have an effect where if one would be destroyed, they can send another Six Samurai to the Graveyard instead. All of the powerful cards (Level 5 or higher) in a Six Samurai Deck can be Special Summoned by their own effect(s).

They are also able to take advantage of standard Warrior support cards, such as "Reinforcement of the Army" and "The Warrior Returning Alive", in addition to their own Support Cards. Reasoning or Mask of Restrict also works extremely well with a Six Samurai deck. "The A. Forces" also works extremely well with the Six Samurai, as the Samurai rely upon having multiple monsters on the field and some of the more useful Samurai have low ATK for their level.

Weaknesses
The Six Samurai can sometimes have a problem with consistency (but usually this only applies to samurai decks built to be highly aggresive/offensive). If the player doesn't start off with a good hand, he or she will often run into problems mid-to-late game. The player can combat these types of problems by praticing a balance between both offense and defense. Playing conservatively and using defense-based cards such as "Shien's Footsoldier" may help solve consistency problems. They are also very vulnerable to mass destruction because they are unable to shield themselves when all of them would be destroyed via a Card Effect.

They are also quite vulnerable when on the field by themselves. Double Summon and Marauding Captian can help alleviate this and players are advised to run a high ratio of Monster Removal (Fissure, Smashing Ground, Hammer Shot, Sakuretsu Armor, etc.) to help combat this. The commitment of multiple Samurai to the field can also drain the hand quickly, although the release of Six Samurai United and the union monster Spirit of the Six Samurai has helped to alleviate this problem.

Edited by Sean K.