CARDS: YU-GI-OH! Call to Arms!

 

Duelists! O Duelists!

Come, pointy-haired Duelists! Get your Spell Cards ready! Have you your Monsters? Have you your sharp-edged Traps? Because this month, Shonen Jump Alpha wants YOUR original strategies!

Pushing the Limits
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is about three things: Friendship. Adaptability. Strategy. Gruesome monsters fighting to the death. (Okay, that’s four.) All of these depend on Duelists swapping ideas, on the battlefield or off, so this month, it’s your turn to go global. Pioneer the way and send us your favorite strategy or card combo. Think you can knock our socks off with your ingenious strategy? Then our socks stand at the ready!

Guidelines
Tell us about your favorite card-combo in the comments section below, and we’ll feature the top five next month! When selecting strategies, we'll keep the following in mind:
Originality: Can you think of a way to use a card that always seemed pointless? Maybe you can find a shortcut that makes your strongest monster super-easy?
Playability: Yu-Gi-Oh! heroes always draw the cards they need when they need them.  Too bad that you need luck and Deck building skills in real life. Make sure someone could realistically play a combo, then double-check it on the Forbidden and Limited lists.
Effectiveness: What does your combo do? Is it worth the time, skill and luck you’ll need to set it up? Are there any other cards that can do the same thing more easily? Think about all these things before submitting. You may find a way to make your strategy even better than it is already!

To Pay or Not To Pay
Not all costs are bad. When you look at a card with a high cost, try to think of a way this could help you. Could having lower life points be a good thing? Would lowering or raising a monster’s Level help with more than just summoning Synchros or Xyz monsters? The answer may surprise you!

Mix and Match
Card archetypes support themselves, it’s true. But can you find a way to make two archetypes support each other? Would adding a Lightsworn improve your Amazoness deck? Could a Naturia help your Warriors? Go on, get crazy. You might strike strategy gold!

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Submitted by mknapp212 on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 19:31

1. 2 monsters of the field regardless of lvl with galaxy eyes
2. play the trap alchemy circle...reduces all monsters atk to zero
3. play star light star bright. choose GEPD and overlay to summon neo galaxy eyes photon dragon

Submitted by Terracon417 on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 21:31

Or drop step 2 and 3, replace those cards with Galaxy Queen's Light. A lot simpler, and more consistent.

Submitted by HolyPaladin on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 20:43

Rank 7 and 8 monsters only
set scapegoat
wait until your opooent finished their battle phase to activate scapegoat
Your turn
summon gagaga magician
use the effect to change gagaga magician to level 7 or 8
Activate galaxy queens light
then xyz 2 monsters with the 5 level 7 or 8 cards you have
lv 7 recomendation
Number 11 Big Eye, Uses 2 matereals
Number 7 Lucky Straight, Uses 3 matereals
lv 8 recomendation
Number 40 Gimmick Puppet Heaven Strings, Uses 2 matereals
Number 88 Gimmick Puppet Destiny Leo, Uses 3 matereals

Submitted by Terracon417 on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 21:29

http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Token_Monster

Submitted by HolyPaladin on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 21:35

now i know

Submitted by BEARSDENNJ3566 on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 17:08

Alright, I run a warrior deck that's focused on Xyz Summoning Utopia, Shark Drake, and Excalibur( or the other 19 Xyz monsters I have. This is my MAIN strategy:
1: Summon Marauding Captain
2: Activate Double Summon
3: Normal Summon Trident Warrior
4: Trident eff: Special Summon Shine Knight in Defense mode so it's treated as lv4
5: M Captain eff: Special summon Blade Knight
6: Overlay lv 4 Blade Knight+ Shine Knight+ Trident Warrior= No.32 Shark Drake
7: Attack the opponent's monster and Use Shark Drake's effect: detach Blade Knight: special summon opponent's monster in attack+ it looses 1000 ATK.
8: Repeat your attack.
9. End Turn
10. On your next turn, summon Warrior Lady of the Wasteland
11. Activate Monster Reborn on Blade Knight
12. Overlay Warrior Lady+ Blade Knight for No.39: Utopia
13. Attack w/ Shark Drake + use his effect: detach Trident: spec summon opponents monster: losses 1000 ATK
14. Attack again+ use Utopia's eff
15. Quick- Play Double or Nothing
16.Attack w/ Shark Drake( 5600 ATK)
17. Attack w/ Utopia (that should end the duel)
This strategy can get a good lead on your opponent, especially if this could be done on the first or second turns of the duel. :D

Submitted by FANSOFSAMCROW1313 on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 12:25

Needed x1 asura preist 1x ojama trio 1x black pendant 1x zero gravity
Fist activate ojama trio then summon asura priest and then activat zero gravity and eqipet a.p. with black pendant zero g swiches all def monsters to attck attak all threetokens with a.p. this dose a total of 7500 damage and then calse a.p. is a spiret monster end your turn blsck peendant is destroyed dealing the last 500 in damage

Submitted by FANSOFSAMCROW1313 on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 12:33

Needed 1x quick draw sincron but any tuner will do 1 or more quillbolt hedghog but i dont seethe point in more than 1 1x mass driver 1x imperial iron wall
Activate i.i.w. and mass driver must have tuner on feild for it to work tho summon quillbol sacrifice it for mass driver bring it back by its iwn effect repeat anb thanx to i.i.w. monstets cannot be removed from play so just infanately repeat until you win

Submitted by NoelV on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 20:48

i like the acid hero combo

1. activate chain summonig
2. play polymarization ( with water +e HERO ) summon absolute zero
3. use mask chage
4.when absolute zero leaves all monsters r destroyed
5.summon masked HERO acid he destrots all spell and traps
6.cuz of chain summonig u lose points so activate megamorph equip it to acid
7.unleash your rage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Submitted by NoelV on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 20:55

try baby triagon and meklords

Submitted by dust1 on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 21:45

i use mausoleum of the emperor and another card (forgot name) makes it so i dont have to pay my life points and ultimate offering and then summon raviel lord of phantasms, uria lord of searing flames, and hamon lord of striking thunder all in one turn(if you have all three monster in hand)

Submitted by mknapp212 on Wed, 09/12/2012 - 18:13

spell economics is the card ur thinking. u can play mausoleum of the emperor but the ultimate offering still hits you. i use solemn wishes.

Submitted by SithGuild on Mon, 09/03/2012 - 09:46

1) use call of the haunted x3. that will give you 3 monsters and continuos traps
2) use the 3 monsters as tribute to summon Sliffer. this will send 3 continuos traps to the grave and allow you to summon Uria.
3) now that 3 cont.traps are in your gave summon Uria.
4) Rain down the flaming pain

Submitted by JohnnySyn on Mon, 09/10/2012 - 22:57

First summon Lava Golem on your opponents field, then once you end turn and they start theirs....use Nightmare Wheel. Basically 1500 lifepoints worth of damage per turn. If you want to make it a little more potent then make sure you have Dark Room of Nightmare in play....it bumps up the damage to 2100

Submitted by TechGenusMaster on Mon, 09/17/2012 - 18:20

For 3100 damage per turn.

Submitted by BODMAN on Mon, 09/17/2012 - 16:43

a good neos knight combo is to summon terra firma and another elemental hero. use T F's effect, mainly a strong fusion, and fuse neos with terra firma for a 3750+ neos knight

Submitted by TechGenusMaster on Mon, 09/17/2012 - 18:22

Terra Firma, use his effect, tribute an in play Absolute Zero, bump ATK to 5000, and destroy all monsters opponent controls, 5000 direct damage, whereas Neos Knight does no damage, but is good a clearing field.

Submitted by NoelV on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 21:01

im sorry i think it might be chain energy

Submitted by RowbotFresh on Sun, 10/14/2012 - 21:49

Mahunder or Pahunder , Vylon Prism, Assault Beast or Assault mode Acitvate, call of the haunted in hand.
1. normal a Hunder
2. activate eff Normal Vylon Prism
3. discard Assault beast to get AM Activate or just set activate.
4. Synch for stardust
5. (optional) set call to reborn the stardust during opp. turn.
6. End turn, then activate AM Activate when they draw Trololol.

Also another combo with Scrap dragon
1. summon hunder
2. eff normal vylon
3. synch for Scrap Dragon
4. Vylon eff 500 to equip to scrap
5. Scrap Dragon eff pop an opp. card.
Trollsanity!!!!

Submitted by C0mK1ll3r on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 12:14

when hundred eyes would be sacrificed, he would lose the effect he gained.

Submitted by C0mK1ll3r on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 12:16

comment ended up in the wrong spot

Submitted by SepulchresApprentice on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 15:59

I'm not sure if this counts as a combo, but heres what i do with my hero deck whenever i play it:
1) Summon Neos Alius
2) Set 5 in the backrow including at least one each of Starlight Road, D-prison, Gemini Spark, Bottomless trap hole, and mirror force.
3) Win the duel (usually).

Submitted by alexs0623 on Sun, 11/04/2012 - 07:23

1. Discard 3 Blue-Eyes White Dragons, summon Montage Dragon
2. Play Dragon's Mirror to summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon
3. Play Black Luster Ritual, discarding Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon to summon Black Luster Soldier
4. Play Dragon's Mirror to summon Dragon Master Knight

(this combo does take 2-3 turns to pull off, so I don't know if this'll count)

Submitted by Kitsunetails8 on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 18:22

I have many combos but my favorite is this

Noble Man-eater Bug flip summoned then activate Book of Moon

Submitted by ulquiorra12321 on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 18:29

mine is the fusion revoke discard blue eyes ultimate dragon ss blue eyes use monster reborn to reborn ultimate dragon total atk 7500

Submitted by ulquiorra12321 on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 18:30

an that only took 1 turn

Submitted by ShiroiYouso on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 18:56

Hand: Cyber Dragon, [Level 3 Tuner Monster], Dandylion, One for One, [Any other Monster]
1: Special Summon Cyber Dragon
2: Normal Summon the Tuner
3: Synchro Summon Stardust Dragon (Or Red Dragon Archfiend if you roll like that)
4: Activate One for One, sending Dandylion to the graveyard to Special Summon Majestic Dragon to the field from your deck (as well as 2 Fluff Tokens)
5: Synchro Summon Majestic Star Dragon (Or Majestic Red Dragon) using the respective dragon, 1 Fluff Token, and Majestic Dragon.

Submitted by ulquiorra12321 on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 19:19

GREAT COMBO BTW DO U DUEL ONLINE

Submitted by Onmitsu on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 11:31

1) Activate A Hero Lives
2) Summon Stratos and grab Prisma
3) Summon Prisma and send Bestiari
4) Special summon two Test Tigers
5) Overlay for Invoker and summon Darius
6) Gyzarus
7) So many options

Submitted by ulquiorra12321 on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 11:40

hey omnitsu do u duel online

Submitted by Onmitsu on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 12:10

Rarely. Usually only in person since my computer doesn't always want to work.

Submitted by TechGenusMaster on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 12:50

WE GOT EIGHT PEOPLE
4 are GURANTEED

Submitted by ulquiorra12321 on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 12:58

I KNOW I SENT 1 OVER THERE

Submitted by ulquiorra12321 on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 12:59

IS THE TOURNEY TONIGHT

Submitted by TechGenusMaster on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 13:06

Good job

And yes it is.
COME TO LIVE CHAT:
http://yugioh-dueling-squad.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Chat

Submitted by ulquiorra12321 on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 13:12

WHATS LIVE CHAT

Submitted by TechGenusMaster on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 13:20

It is where we can see other comments without having to reload the page.

Submitted by TechGenusMaster on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 13:21

Just like here, except it is "Live"; happening when we are there, and not seen on other pages.

Submitted by TechGenusMaster on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 15:58

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COME ONE, COME ALL!

JUST PUT YOUR NAME IN A COMMENT, AND YOU ARE IN!

Submitted by arcana21 on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 17:15

this is my alltime favorite card combo.
for this to work, you will need; a high level monster (in your hand), a face down magical hats, an active ultimate offering, and another low level monster.

heres how it works, summon a monster and then bait your opponent into attacking, once you do activate your magical hats. now since the cards you whip out with magical hats are treated as monsters until the end phase, you can then use your ultimate offering, if its still your opponents battle phase, and tribute the "hats" for a high level monster. this works really well with the legal god cards.

well, there you have it, its like pulling rabbits (really big rabbits) out of a hat

Submitted by TechGenusMaster on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 17:26

Great Combo!
Too bad Ultimate offering is limited...
Still awesome.
And improvement would be this:
Instead of a god, try Beast King Barbaros.
When he is tribute summoned using three monsters, ALL of your opponents field magically disappears!
Even Better Magic!

Submitted by 001975770 on Sun, 11/18/2012 - 19:08

summon galaxy wizard and raise his level to 8

play galaxy expedition and summon a galaxy eyes from your deck

summon galaxy knight from hand

xyz summon neo galaxy eyes and negate all opponents monster effects

Submitted by alexs0623 on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 17:55

The strategy is utilized in a deck combining Dark World and Yubel

1. Use Dark World Dealings to put Grapha the Dragon Lord of Dark World in your graveyard

2. Use Mystic Tomato/Monster Reborn to summon Yubel from your deck/graveyard

3. Summon Broww/Brron/Snoww and return it to your hand to special summon Grapha

4. Use Grapha to destroy 1 monster your opponent controls

5. Tribute Grapha to keep Yubel alive, making it so your opponent has to destroy Yubel 3 times to get to your life points

6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 every turn until you can either destroy Yubel or until your opponent destroys her.

What do you guys think? This strategy can realistically take only 1 turn to set up or hell even perform, so, what do you guys think?

Submitted by CJNite on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 11:45

I love this combo:
1)Set two anti-attack traps (i.e.:Negate attack and Sakuretsu armor) and a Mind Haxorz
2)Summon Raging Flame Sprite.
3)Engage battle phase.
4)Use RFS's effect to attack directly and gain 1000ATK
5)End turn, protect RFS until next turn.
6)Set a Mind Haxorz
7)Repeat 3/4.
8)End turn, protect RFS untill next turn.
9)Play Mind Haxorz, defend/plan accordingly
10)Repeat 3/4.
11) Repeat as long as possible or until you win.

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