Yata-Garasu Lockdown

The Yata-Garasu Lockdown involves 3 Cards:


 * Yata-Garasu
 * Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End
 * Sangan or Witch of the Black Forest

Sangan or Witch of the Black Forest must be on the field, preferably Special Summoned. Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End must then be Special Summoned, and it's effect activated. Sangan/Witch of the Black Forest will go to the Graveyard, and either one is capable of picking out Yata-Garasu. Normal Summon it, since you are still in your Main Phase, then switch to your Battle Phase. When Yata-Garasu attacks, your opponent cannot draw a card on his/her next turn. When it comes to that turn, he/she has no cards in his/her hand, thanks to Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, and cannot draw a card thanks to Yata-Garasu. It then passes back to the other player, who summons, and attacks again with Yata-Garasu, thus creating an inescapable Lockdown conditon. However thanks to the September 2004 list, this lockdown was eradicated in Advanced Format Duels.

A good way to get the lockdown set up is three cards, Painful Choice, Monster Reincarnation, and Monster Reborn. First, use Painful Choice and pick out of your deck Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, Sangan (or Witch of the Black Forest), a dark monster, and 2 light monsters. If any thing but Sangan is picked, use Monster Reborn and revive Sangan. If Sangan is picked, use Monster Reincarnation, discard Sangan, and bring Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End to your hand. Either way, make it so that Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End is in your hand, and Sangan is in the graveyard, then is special summoned by Monster Reborn. Special summon Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, and use the effect to send everything to the graveyard then bring out Yata-Garasu.

The Yata-Garasu Lockdown could also involve these Cards:


 * Yata-Garasu
 * Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo-Daedalus with Umi or A Legendary Ocean
 * Demise, King of Armageddon
 * Sangan or Witch of the Black Forest

Another way is to have Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, Sangan in your hand and Double Summon, all the while, having at least 1 Light and 1 Dark monster in your graveyard. Either set Sangan or play Double Summon first. Since you are given a Normal Summon per turn and you activate Double Summon from your hand, you get to summon an additional time. Therefore, after setting Sangan and activating Double Summon, or activating Double Summon and setting Sangan, Special Summon your Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End and use its effect. Because Double Summon was played, you can bring Yata-Garasu to your hand, summon, and do it over and over again until you win.