Forum:Rate my new Blackwing build

This is my new take on the Blackwing Archetype. It's fast in theory, and should be able to go through the deck fairly speedily. I'm debating finding space for RoTA to search out Grepher, since he adds so much to the deckthinning. Now, to explain some of my choices in cards.

Swallow's Nest is an incredibly underlooked card in Blackwing decks, and it can create plus's quite easily, though it's initially a minus. It's good for pushing for game as well, and gives me some better synchro variety. For example, run over a monster with Shura to SS Vayu, Swallow's Nest Shura for Shura, run over another monster to bring out Kalut, and you've got an 8-star monster, which has been difficult for Blackwings to do traditionally.

Blackwing - Elphin The Raven is another harshly underlooked card. With Black Whirlwind active, he can search out any Blackwing you have in your deck. With Blackwings great swarming capability, it shouldn't be hard to have a monster on the field to activate his ability to normal summon without a tribute. He also activates Grepher's effect, and makes Armor Master with Vayu. I'm thinking about going down to 2 of them, and making room for some of the Duelist Pack Crow cards, but I don't really want to go lower than that so that he's a target for Swallow's Nest.

Blackwing - Breeze the Zephyr is yet another harshly underlooked Blackwing. She can summon herself any time she is added from the deck to the hand, including when she is drawn. She can only go into a Blackwing Synchro monster however, which is somewhat of a bummer, but she can be Swallow's Nest'd for Gale, which is by no means a bad trade-off.

Doomsday Horror is really the oddball here. This card is incredible for recycling your used Vayus and targets, setting you up for even more summons and swarming. When he's destroyed and sent to the graveyard, it returns ALL removed from play dark monsters to their owner's graveyards. If you have enough monsters removed, it can even be a decent beater, though that won't show up too often.

The rest of this deck is fairly standard. It allows Blackwings to play (at least almost) as recklessly as they used to. I'm open for any suggestions that you have, and I won't be building this until Duelist Pack Crow comes out, so you can include some of the cards from there if you wish. I'm really liking the look Zephyros and the 4-star tuner, because Zephyros on field and a Swallow's Nest makes an 8, which as stated was hard for Blackwings to do traditionally. Thanks!67.168.166.194 (talk) 06:57, May 4, 2011 (UTC)