Monday, June 15, 2015
My deck is a simply an updated version of the Arboros chain ride. Yes, the good ol' chain ride. May not seem much, but it does work wonders with the new support from the TD and G-Booster 2.
Here's a quick breakdown of my photocopier deck! It's pretty much...the same as most old Arboros decks, but with a twist!
Grade 0:
- 1 x Arboros Dragon, Ratoon
- 4 x Draw trigger
- 8 x Critical trigger
- 4 x Heal Trigger
Grade 1:
- 4 x Arboros Dragon, Branch
- 4 x Maiden of Blossom Rain (Null guard)
- 3 x Snowdrop Musketeer, Pilkko
- 3 x Valkyrie of Reclamation, Padmini
Grade 2:
- 4 x Arboros Dragon, Timber
- 4 x Maiden of Rainbow Wood
- 3 x Maiden of Gladiolus
Grade 3:
- 4 x Arboros Dragon, Sephirot
- 4 x Ranunculus Flower Maiden, Ahsha
Grade 4:
- 4 x Flower Princess of Spring, Arborea
- 3 x Sacred Tree Dragon, Multivitamin Dragon
- 1 x Snow Element, Blizza
As you can see, this deck is not meant to be very competitive, but it can hold itself up in a match.
I play the standard starter for ALL Arboros decks, Ratoon. If you ride Branch on him, you can look at the top 7 of your deck, look for Timber or Sephirot and put it to hand. Trigger line up is pretty much the same as most decks. However, you could also play Maiden of Daybreak, to pump in more power to your rearguards at almost no cost.
Grade 1 is pretty simple. 4 Branch is a must for the chainride to work. I opt for the normal null guard instead of Maiden of Passionflower as defence against cards like The End/X and Commander Laurel. Despite having the chance to unflip a card in the damage zone, it can't guard attacks against rearguards. Pilkko is the famed limit break remover. She can be pretty scary with Sephirot since you gain the pluses very early in the game. Padmini is a simple stride fodder and also a good card for change of plans when the chain ride is looking grim. If you have Sephirot in hand but not Timber as your G2 vanguard, call out Padmini, reveal Sephirot and search out Ahsha. Pretty much a good backup plan I say.
It does look like I'm still stuck with BT08 for my Grade 2s. I play Timber, the G2 chain for Arboros. I also kept Maiden of Rainbow Wood instead of any other new units. She's a really good card since she does not require any condition (GB or Legion). Just hit, counterblast 2, and draw a card. In fact, because the deck is not that counterblast heavy, she's really a good card to play. She also pressures the opponent to guarding as you would net a plus with her rather too easily seeing that she's simply needs to hit so you could just aim a rearguard or a vanguard with her. I've also added in Gladiolus for more copying power. Maiden of Lost Memory can replace Rainbow Wood or Gladiolus but she is limited to hitting a Vanguard. But being 8k, it won't be easy for her to hit 16k boosted unless using Sephirot or Ahsha's effects.
I've mentioned these two quite a bit, so let's introduce the Grade 3 line up! Sephirot gives a chance of copying units in the field to call out another one when you ride him as long as the chainride is successful while Ahsha is your Vanguard with on stride ability. Both are equally good and strong with good effects. In fact, both are simply a copy of each other...But, Ahsha is slightly stronger for late game than Sephirot as she give 5000 worth of power instead of 3000, as opposed to Sephirot. The idea is to ride Sephirot first if the chainride is successful then, finish up with Ahsha. In the event you can't stride but have a Pilkko in the field, Sephirot's limit break abilities are active, giving your rearguards a large boost. Both cards are equally strong, but requires conditions like LB4 or GB2.
As mentioned, the deck is not very competitive, but it's still fun to play with so knock yourselves out. Just don't expect to top whatever tournament you'll be in.
