A few days ago YCS Leipzig occured, and was the final YCS of the format. Indeed it has some very interesting results. The European writing team that Konami has did an excellent job recording feature matches, statistics, and the top 16 decklists. This was the top 16:
10 Dino Rabbit decks
4 Inzektor decks
2 Wind Up decks
These statistics clearly show what will be dominating at the start of the upcoming format, since none of the major cards in any of these decks are being restricted in any way. Now, I'm going to go through some of the decklists I thought were interesting.
1st Place: Stephan Sluis (Dino Rabbit)
Monsters: 21
3 Rescue Rabbit
3 Tour Guide From the Underworld
3 Jurrac Guaiba
3 Kabazauls
3 Sabersaurus
3 Maxx "C"
1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
1 Sangan
1 Effect Veiler
Spells: 11
3 Mystical Space Typhoon
2 Forbidden Lance
1 Dark Hole
1 Heavy Storm
1 Book of Moon
1 Mind Control
1 Pot of Avarice
1 Monster Reborn
Traps: 9
2 Solemn Warning
2 Fiendish Chain
1 Solemn Judgment
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
1 Trap Dustshoot
1 Starlight Road
Extra Deck: 15
3 Evolzar Laggia
2 Evolzar Dolkka
1 Number 39: Utopia
1 Number C39: Utopia Ray
1 Wind-Up Zenmaines
1 Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
1 Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
1 Leviair the Sea Dragon
1 Wind-Up Zenmaister
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
Side Deck: 15
3 Macro Cosmos
2 Cyber Dragon
2 Snowman Eater
2 Thunder King Rai-Oh
2 Royal Decree
2 Dimensional Prison
1 Spirit Reaper
1 Smashing Ground
This deck seems like the standard Dino Rabbit template that people will follow for the most part, with some minor changes of course. The deck seemed to be able to handle anything. I read this guy's tournament report and he went into detail about particular things. First, he emphasized that he only played one Wind-Up deck the entire tournament, and played a bunch of Rabbit decks. He seemed to have the best deck, or drew better... Whatever the case, this is second recent YCS win in Europe so obviously he knows what he is doing.
2nd Place: Fabian Renner (Inzektor)
Monsters: 21
3 Tour Guide From the Underworld
3 Inzektor Hornet
3 Inzektor Dragonfly
3 Inzektor Centipede
3 Maxx "C"
2 Spirit Reaper
1 Sangan
1 Dark Armed Dragon
1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
1 Inzektor Giga-Mantis
Spells: 11
3 Mystical Space Typhoon
2 Pot of Duality
1 Heavy Storm
1 Dark Hole
1 Monster Reborn
1 Book of Moon
1 Foolish Burial
1 Allure of Darkness
Traps: 8
2 Solemn Warning
2 Fiendish Chain
1 Solemn Judgment
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Mirror Force
1 Torrential Tribute
Extra Deck: 15
1 Armory Arm
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
2 Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
2 Wind-Up Zenmaines
1 Number 39: Utopia
2 Leviair the Sea Dragon
1 Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
Side Deck: 15
2 Royal Decree
2 Gozen Match
2 Thunder King Rai-Oh
2 Effect Veiler
1 Smashing Ground
2 Forbidden Lance
3 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
1 Dimensional Prison
I like this decklist for a few reasons. Firstly, he plays Tour Guides, which I have strongly considered for this deck. Secondly, double Spirit Reaper is smart. It helps prevent swarms from Wind-Ups and Rabbit, although it is a little weaker in the mirror match. However, Spirit Reaper is another one of my favourable ideas about this. Finally, he sided Forbidden Lance, which is something I personally considered including in the main deck. The card seems to have potential in the deck, which makes me happy. I like Forbidden Lance.
3rd place: Konrad Grünewald (Inzektor)
Monsters: 22
3 Inzektor Dragonfly
3 Inzektor Centipede
3 Inzektor Hornet
1 Inzektor Giga-Mantis
3 Tour Guide From the Underworld
1 Sangan
2 Maxx "C"
3 Effect Veiler
1 Dark Armed Dragon
1 Mystic Tomato
1 Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning
Spells: 10
1 Pot of Duality
3 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Dark Hole
1 Monster Reborn
1 Foolish Burial
1 Allure of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Heavy Storm
Traps: 8
2 Fiendish Chain
2 Solemn Warning
2 Call of the Haunted
1 Solemn Judgment
1 Torrential Tribute
Extra Deck: 15
1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
1 Armory Arm
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Number 39: Utopia
1 Number C39: Utopia Ray
1 Wind-Up Zenmaines
2 Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
2 Leviair the Sea Dragon
1 Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
Side Deck: 15
3 Royal Decree
3 Gozen Match
2 Spirit Reaper
3 Smashing Ground
2 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
2 Chain Disappearance
This is my favourite Inzektor deck in the entire Top 16 because it is only a few cards different of how I would play the deck. I would personally swapped the amount of Veilers and Maxx "C", possibly added Tour Bus, and a Dustshoot (of course that won't be happening starting Thursday).
4th place: Ioannis Mourelatos (Inzektor)
Monsters: 19
1 Dark Armed Dragon
3 Inzektor Centipede
3 Inzektor Dragonfly
3 Inzektor Hopper
3 Inzektor Hornet
2 Effect Veiler
1 Inzektor Giga-Mantis
2 Maxx "C"
1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
Spells: 17
3 Pot of Duality
1 Heavy Storm
1 Monster Reborn
1 Allure of Darkness
3 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Dark Hole
3 Inzektor Sword – Zektkaliber
2 Forbidden Lance
1 Book of Moon
1 Mind Control
Traps: 6
2 Fiendish Chain
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Trap Dustshoot
2 Solemn Warning
Extra Deck: 15
2 Wind-Up Zenmaines
2 Leviair the Sea Dragon
1 Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
1 Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
1 Number 39: Utopia
1 Number C39: Utopia Ray
1 Armory Arm
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
Side Deck: 15
1 Cyber Dragon
3 Thunder King Rai-Oh
1 Effect Veiler
2 D.D. Crow
2 Snowman Eater
2 Dimensional Prison
2 Deck Devastation Virus
2 Royal Decree
This deck... he is the first person that seems to have made Hopper and Zektkaliber good. I'm not gonna lie I kinda want to try it...
Anyway, these are my favourite decks of the YCS Top 16. Yes, I realize they are the Top 4 decks, however, I really like them for reasons other than because they make the Top 4. To be honest, I wasn't really a fan of any of the Wind-Up builds. I have the deck myself and I'm struggling to come up with the best possible build. Anyway, here are some of my other thoughts:
42 Maxx "C"s were played in the Top 16 main decks, where the possible maximum able to be played was 48. It seems people are recognizing that Maxx "C" is a staple this format: Most people played 3 of this card, and now the price will increased. Makes me a little happy I stocked up on spares at Regionals, and I think I will be selling all the spare ones shortly... before it has a chance to be reprinted... probably in May...
I liked how the results of this YCS differed from Atlanta. In Atlanta, Wind-Ups shined a lot more than Inzektors and in Leipzig it was the complete opposite. Still, Dino Rabbit dominated the top tables, so right now it seems to be the best of the three decks.
Those are my thoughts about this YCS. This current format is about to end, and this YCS definitely showed how the next format is going to start. Should be a blast...
No comments:
Post a Comment