Blackwings are a really powerful theme, but sometimes with these themes, one or two cards can make a huge difference. Skye's deck is pretty good, but there's some easy ways to make it even better.
As a note, some people think that themes reduce skill in the game by making deckbuilding a lot easier. I would have to somewhat agree with this, but I'd also like to point out that this somewhat increases skill since it makes you think harder on your slight difference cards.
1 Dark Armed Dragon
1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
3 Sirocco the Dawn
3 Shura the Blue Flame
3 Bora the Spear
3 Kalut the Moon Shadow
1 Gale the Whirlwind
3 Blizzard the Far North
1 Vayu the Emblem of Honor
3 Black Whirlwind
2 Allure of Darkness
1 Brain Control
1 Mind Control
3 Book of Moon
1 My Body as a Shield
1 Heavy Storm
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Mirror force
1 Torrential Tribute
3 Icarus Attack
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Waboku
As a note, some people think that themes reduce skill in the game by making deckbuilding a lot easier. I would have to somewhat agree with this, but I'd also like to point out that this somewhat increases skill since it makes you think harder on your slight difference cards.
1 Dark Armed Dragon
1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
3 Sirocco the Dawn
3 Shura the Blue Flame
3 Bora the Spear
3 Kalut the Moon Shadow
1 Gale the Whirlwind
3 Blizzard the Far North
1 Vayu the Emblem of Honor
3 Black Whirlwind
2 Allure of Darkness
1 Brain Control
1 Mind Control
3 Book of Moon
1 My Body as a Shield
1 Heavy Storm
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Mirror force
1 Torrential Tribute
3 Icarus Attack
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Waboku
It looks pretty standard, but there are some slight errors in it, which I'll list. (No Royal Oppressions, Book of Moon tends to be better than Waboku, I don't know why he's teching one in when playing a playset of this or a playset of Book is best, and also no Crows or Grephers. Crows are really good since they help stop LS and Zombie decks. He can also be used with Icarus to devastating effect against other decks as well. I would say that playing D.D. Crow is an absolute staple in here.
He noted to me that he only has a single Vayu, so I would have to say that Dark Grepher won't make the cut in here. He should also play Royal Oppression. Blackwings can instantly SS themselves, so you should either SS first, then Oppress, or wait until you would lose if you don't Oppress. With Oppression, he should be playing Solemn Judgment as well.
He noted to me that he only has a single Vayu, so I would have to say that Dark Grepher won't make the cut in here. He should also play Royal Oppression. Blackwings can instantly SS themselves, so you should either SS first, then Oppress, or wait until you would lose if you don't Oppress. With Oppression, he should be playing Solemn Judgment as well.
The Fixes
-1 Blizzard of the Far North. (Playing Blizzard in 3's isn't that good anymore with the release of Vayu. Even with a single Vayu, extra Blizzards mainly succeed in taking up space that is better used putting in other stuff.)
-1 Mind Control (Not as needed, seeing as we only have 2 Blizzards now)
-1 Waboku (Book of Moon outclasses Waboku in my opinion. Some people would prefer 3 Waboku no Book of Moon though. Waboku has a lot of obvious advantages, but Blizzard can stop effects,etc.)
-1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness (It's not as good with Royal Oppression as it would be with only Black Whirlwind.)
+2 Royal Oppression (as previously discussed)
+2 D.D. Crow (as previously discussed)
-1 Mind Control (Not as needed, seeing as we only have 2 Blizzards now)
-1 Waboku (Book of Moon outclasses Waboku in my opinion. Some people would prefer 3 Waboku no Book of Moon though. Waboku has a lot of obvious advantages, but Blizzard can stop effects,etc.)
-1 Gorz the Emissary of Darkness (It's not as good with Royal Oppression as it would be with only Black Whirlwind.)
+2 Royal Oppression (as previously discussed)
+2 D.D. Crow (as previously discussed)
Side note: The issues with themes.
Themes are a blast. They are incredible fun to play. Having more fun is really important.
These are already correct. But an issue is that themes today allow for very little deck deviation. For example, Blackwings pretty much decide all the monsters for you, and also they decide about 10 of the S/T, including staples. This leaves basically 5 slots open for deviation. LS has 10 spots for deviation. GB is somewhat more flexible, but it's still only about 15 spots for deviation. I would say that 10-15 spots should be the absolute MAXIMUM allowed for deviation. Themes are really fun, but they reduce deckbuilding skill, especially LS and Infernity, since so much gets milled/discarded.
These are already correct. But an issue is that themes today allow for very little deck deviation. For example, Blackwings pretty much decide all the monsters for you, and also they decide about 10 of the S/T, including staples. This leaves basically 5 slots open for deviation. LS has 10 spots for deviation. GB is somewhat more flexible, but it's still only about 15 spots for deviation. I would say that 10-15 spots should be the absolute MAXIMUM allowed for deviation. Themes are really fun, but they reduce deckbuilding skill, especially LS and Infernity, since so much gets milled/discarded.
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