The conclusion on yesterday's North America WCQ was intriguing: A straight Tech Genus deck claimed the spotlight of being the best. It's definitely an accomplishment for a deck that isn't Plants, Six Samurai, Fairies or Gravekeepers to win Nationals despite what everyone thought. I toyed with the notion of Tech Genus monsters a little in the past but I never stuck with them. Now for the sake of playtesting and experimenting I will build a couple of decks with the Tech Genus engine including the straight build, a plant build, a zombie build, a fairy build and a water synchro build.
However this post is about a different topic. I will analyze the game-winning cards of the WCQ. I have read and disected all of the feature matches and I know what cards won games there. The most intriguing game was the finals between the Tech Genus deck and the Tengu Plant deck. I mention this simply because the winner did not summon Librarian once. In fact, he barely synchro summoned throughout the duration of the match. His opponent summoned two Hyper Librarians during the last turn of the second game and the advantage he gained from them wasn't absolutely necessary to become victorious. Anyway I'll start with the cards from that particular match then I'll list the rest.
Reborn Tengu - Is it a surprise that more than half of the top 6 used Reborn Tengu? It's broken and allows for multiple plays and a great defense. It also goes well with the next card I'd like to mention:
Pot of Avarice - Shuffling your monsters back into your deck, including 2 Reborn Tengu with a 3rd sitting on the field, allows for more plays and two extra cards.
Giant Trunade - Clears the opponent's defense (minus Effect Veiler and D.D. Crow) for one final explosion.
Royal Oppression - This card shuts down many of the popular, powerful cards of the metagame to prevent explosions and preventing fulfillment of particular strategies. Certain cards include Gravekeeper's Spy, Master Hyperion, Kageki, DEST, Debris Dragon, Junk Synchron and Monster Reborn. There are definitely more cards that Royal Oppresion kills.
Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier - It greatly reduces the opponent's resources and victory is much easier accessed.
Debris Dragon - This versatile card can synchro summon Black Rose Dragon, Stardust Dragon, Scrap Dragon and Trishula (along with a couple others).
Master Hyperion: The Fairy Boss! It destroys defense with his effect so victory can follow shortly. Not to mention it's ridiculously simple to summon.
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier - This card has been able to win games since the beginning of time. He still wins games by bouncing defense back to the hand and pushing for game (similar to Giant Trunade...)
T.G. Hyper Librarian - In the right deck you can draw enough cards to overwhelm your opponent with more offense and defense.
Solemn Judgment - It can negate the one card that would prevent you from winning the game (unless that card is D.D. Crow or Effect Veiler).
Caius the Shadow Monarch - If it banishes an important card that your opponent needs it becomes easier to win.
Dark Hole - Clears the field of monsters and the more work the opponent put into establishing the field, the more likely victory will follow after a Dark Hole.
Royal Tribute - If it kills enough monsters first turn you win.
Gateway of the Six - It's raining Six Samurais!!!!
Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En - It's ability to negate a spell or trap is ridiculously good in this metagame. The more Shi En you control the better.
TG1-EM1 - This trap switches your Tech Genus Monster with any monster you choose from your opponent's side of the field. In other words, give them a shitty creature that let's you search at the end phase you destroy it and take a really powerful monster to rape your opponent with.
Monster Reborn - Brings back any monster from any graveyard and abuse it in any situation you need. It can win games.
These are the major cards that win games a majority of the time. The more of these cards that are utilized in your deck the better.
Mario
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