Forum:Have you taken your Marikation?

<''Mundane overused cards. Cards that everyone these days whos serious about dueling uses.

Mirror Force, Lightning vortex, Bottomless trap hole, Trap hole.

Isn't it funny how each of the cards listed above have one thing in common? Each one destroys the opponents monsters. Alot of decks have these cards just thrown in as protocol without so much as a second thought.

Many would argue, "Yeah, those are standard, how are you supposed to win without them?" Honestly,it takes some doing to break away from this style of dueling.

Try using cards that protect instead of destroy. One would assume that most people have magics and traps that destroy monsters. The solution is to place cards in your deck that NEGATE those effects.

I'm not talking about cards like mystical space typhoon because that only destroys it, it doesn't negate it. Cards like Dark Bribe, Solemn Judgement, Destruction Jammer are perfect for decks that want to protect their monsters from nasty magics and trap cards.

If you get nothing else from this I implore you to investigate unique styles of dueling that are not commonly used.>