The Principle of Inevitability

The principle of inevitability states that all things being equal one deck will beat another given enough time. If I say that a deck has inevitability it means that the longer the duel goes on the easier it is for that deck to win. This should not be mistaken with having a good grind game because they are totally different. Having inevitability means that you will gain advantage from a long duel whereas having a good grind means that you are able to survive a long duel. Remember this concept only applies if the two decks are equal in strength.

If you have ever played Yang Zings then you know that they have inevitability. You will gain advantage in the longer duels. This is why Yang Zings are generally considered to slow for this format. Most of the time they will have trouble with Nekroz, BA, and Satellars because those decks are to fast. Now lets look at the bigger picture. Suppose you are playing BA and and the duel goes on for 15 or 20 turns. You would be very low on resources while if your playing against Yang Zings they will have significant advantage over you.

So, do you think that the principle of inevitability exists or not? I would love to hear what you think in the comments. 

Could Heroes Be The Next Best Deck?

The hero strike structure deck will be coming out soon and the question still remains: Could Heroes be the next best deck? Heroes are arguably the most consistent deck. Of course Qliphorts are also very consistent. The deck can make Darklaw, which is very good against all meta decks this format.

There are two ways to play heroes: Control and OTK. The control build is less aggressive, but runs more backrow and uses the fact that Darklaw kills all the meta decks. The control build is very strong but is a little to slow. The Otk build as you might have already guessed focusses on finishing the game by turn three. It can make. It also makes first turn Darklaw to screw over their opponent while they set up for otk. This build is better because we are in a format were you have to finish the game by turn 3.

Is running little to none backrow the right way to go? The answer is no. If we look at all the current meta decks they are running 5 to 8 traps. By running more traps you combine aggressiveness and control to fix the flaws of both builds.

So, could Heroes be the best deck? No. At least not until they get Blazeman. He plays a key roll in heroes that makes them stronger. He can dump a hero in the grave and copy it's stats.

To sum everything up: You need to run otk Heroes but, also run 5 to 8 traps. They won't be good until Blazeman comes out in the tcg.

Do you think they will be the best deck?

Meta Post Secret Forces

Secret Forces will have a lot of impact on the meta when it comes out. Its Important to be prepared for what happens. 

Right now we have a 3 deck format consisting of Burning Abyss, Qliphort and Shaddolls and Nekroz will take the place of shaddoll as the third best deck this format. Burning Abyss and Qliphorts are both better than Nekroz but, none the less Nekroz will still be a strong deck this coming format. As we look at the previous OCG formats we can see the Qliphorts and Nekroz were constantly battling for the tittle of the best deck (mainly because OCG didn't have burning Abyss). I personally think that Qliphorts have an edge on Nekroz because Qliphort Stealth's effect to bounce a monster to the hand without letting your opponent respond to it with Trishula's effect.

I don't think Shaddolls will be completely shoved out of the competitive scene by Nekroz. I just think that there will be less shaddoll players. The top tiers will be arranged in this order of the best decks.

1 Burning Abyss

2 Qliphorts

3 Nekroz

4 Shaddolls

The reason I put Burning Abyss as the best deck is because it can gain card advantage fast and cycle through it's cards, giving it infinite resources.

We also know by looking at the previous OCG formats, that Heroes played a big role as one the top decks that format. In the TCG we will be getting the hero structure deck around the same time we get Secret Forces; Which means Heroes will join the fight for the best deck. I also think heroes will come in the top deck list under Shaddolls. The next few weeks will have a huge impact in the TCG meta.

You may be thinking Where do Spirit Beasts come in the picture?. I think that Spirit Beasts are very subpar compared to the other decks I mentioned earlier. Don't get me wrong, Spirit Beasts are still a good deck. They just aren't good enough to compete in this format unless they had 3 Macro Cosmos. They are a lot like Yang Zings; they are good, but not good enough to top an event.

Tell me what you think about the impact that Nekroz will have on the upcoming meta.

Ritual Based Burning Abyss

Secrets of Eternity will be coming out soon, so I'm going to give you a look at my ritual based Burning Abyss deck. It uses the new ritual card to make the deck more aggressive and control at the same time.

Monsters 20

3 Tour Guide From the Underworld
3 Cir, Malebranche of The Burning Abyss
3 Graff, Malebranche of The Burning Abyss
3 Scarm, Malebranche of The Burning Abyss
2 Libic, Malebranche of The Burning Abyss
1 Farfa, Malebranche of The Burning Abyss
1 Rubic, Malebranche of The Burning Abyss
1 Djinn Releaser of Rituals
3 Malcoda, Netherlord of the Burning Abyss

Spells 11

3 Good & Evil In the Burning Abyss
3 Upstart Goblin
1 Allure of Darkness
1 Mystical space typhoon
1 Rank-Up Magic Astral Force
1 Foolish Burial
1 Snatch Steal

Traps 9

3 Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss
3 Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
1 Karma Cut
1 The Traveler And The Burning Abyss
1 Solemn Warning

Extra 15

2 Virgil, Rockstar Of The Burning Abyss
3 Dante, Traveler of The Burning Abyss
2 Number 47: Nightmare Shark
2 Downerd Magician
1 Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction
1 Wind-up zenmaines
1 Chronomaly Chrystal Chrononaut
1 Number C69: Heraldry Crest of Horror
1 Ghostrick Alucard
1 Number 17: Leviathan Dragon

Djinn Releaser Of Rituals?

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Amazingly Djinn Releaser of Rituals has a lot of utility in this deck. Being able to lock down your opponent and swarm the field is amazing. You may be thinking, "If it's so good, why are only playing one?" The reason is I always have access to it via Tour guide, Scarm and Dante.

Ritual Summoning
I don't ritual summon that often, but you can get to your ritual cards using dante after you mill them. I also use "Good & Evil in The Burning abyss" second effect to add fire lake and trigger a Malebranche at the same time.

There are a few really cool plays with "The Traveler And The Burning Abyss" in this deck. I can ritual summon Malcoda and then bring both cards used for the ritual summon and overlay them for a dante. By using this combo you put a lot of pressure on your opponent.

The new Malebranche Monsters
Libic and Farfa are the new Malebranche monsters From
Secrets of Eternity. Farfa banishes a monster on the field until the end phase And Libic summons a monster from the hand but negates the effect. They both have their spot in the deck. Libic is good for a lot of aggressive plays and Farfa is extremely good in the mirror match and the Shaddoll match-up.

Tell me what you think about the ritual based version and your opinions on Farfa and Libic.