New Segment: Card of the Week

As many people know, _______ of the week is a segement which highlights a specific target for the theme of the website, blog, etc. Here at YFTP, I'll showcase cards for vintage factor, use in todays meta, and overall coolness.

To start off this segment, we're going back to the dawn of Yu-Gi-Oh! Everyone had this card, and it was one of the best, but its printing is discontinued except for the usual throwback sets Konami throws at us. The legendary, relentless, awesome, first mascot for a TCG set, BLUE-EYES WHITE DRAGON!!!!!!!

Yes we all know Seto Kaiba used this card in all of his anime and manga appearances, but this card was the nuts. If you didn't have this, you didn't have a shot to win. The most powerful monster of its time, old Blue-Eyes boasted 3000 ATK and 2500 DEF, easily running over Yugi's Dark Magician. I give this card props because it is vintage and overall awesome. I also have sentimental attachment to it because it was my first card, given to me by a dear friend many years ago. It's what got me started in Yu-Gi-Oh! and was always with me at my locals as for good luck. I no longer possess it due it being stolen along with my entire deck, at a YCS event. I dearly miss it, and I hope one day to get another one. But the rest of you guys just remember the card for other reasons. Anyways, I also felt that since this is the first installment of this segement, I should start with the very first Yu-Gi-Oh! mascot for the TCG.

First Printing in Starter Deck: Kaiba

Second in: Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon, Duelist Collection Tin: Kaiba, and Starter Deck: Kaiba Evolution

Third for various promos, and reprinting in Structure Deck: Dragons Collide

Fourth for the Anniversary Pack (My Personal Favorite Re-Print)



Most current for Gold Series: Haunted Mine

Like many other cards in Yu-Gi-Oh, it went through many reprints, but I will always remember the original Starter Deck Ultra Rare print. I miss you Blue-Eyes! Hope that thief at least took care of you. :/



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Deck Profile: Gate HERO

I run this deck EVERYWHERE. I love HEROS even before Absolute Zero and The Shining. Even the Vannillas. But to keep up with the meta, I have created an all-around great deck that's cheap, easy to play, and once again CHEAP. I don't have the money for overly expensive cards, and so does most of the community. So here it is;
Monsters:
Effect Veiler x2
Thunder King Rai-Oh x2
E-HERO Stratos
E-HERO Heat
E-HERO Ice Edge x2
E-HERO Neos Alius x2
E-HERO Voltic x2
Spells:
Fusion Gate x3
Miracle Fusion x3
E-Emergency Call x3
Mystical Space Typhoon x3
Super Polymerization x2
Terraforming x2
Pot of Duality x2
Dark Hole
Heavy Storm
Book of Moon
Reinforcement of the Army
Traps:
Mirror Force
Solemn Judgement
Solemn Warning x2
Starlight Road
Torrential Tribute
Card Total: 40 Cards

Side Deck:
Cyber Dragon x2
D.D Crow x2
Neo Spacian Grand Mole
Dimensional Fissure x2
Chain Disappearance x2
Dimensional Prison x2
Royal Decree x2
Shadow Imprisoning Mirror x2

Extra Deck:
Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
E-HERO Absolute Zero x3
E-HERO The Shining x3
E-HERO Nova Master x2
E-HERO Escuraido (when available)
E-HERO Gaia
E-HERO Great Tornado
Stardust Dragon
Number 39: Utopia x2

I always play this on duelingnetwork.com, and do fairly well due to the unpredictable nature of the deck. Yes I am aware there is no Monster Reborn. There is no need for it, as the entire deck is based on banishing monsters, and 41 cards is such a weird number and it bothers me deeply. :/

Legenday Collection 3

"All the more reason to get excited for the last Quarter of the Year! A Stunning closer last year, LC02 was a phenomenal product bringing the duel closer to more duelists around the world. Overflowing with deck staples and other hard to get cards, Konami has hit home time and time again by creating unique and player friendly sets. Look no further, because for 2012 Konami’s gonna top themselves again by creating Legendary Collection 3: Yugi’s World, slated for release at the beginning of October. Combining the best of both predecessors, the Yugioh Legendary Collection 3 will be given the Mega-Pack treatment. Each pack will contain 9 cards (including 3 foil cards per pack) from a whopping 306-card Mega Set, the largest Yugioh TCG Booster EVER! Konami has also left us with an intriguing statement; saying that there will be a brand new card the Duelist have desired but never released anywhere on Earth till now!"
Konami Official Press Statement

I have to admit, I was surprised at the content of this set. I thought we would be getting a 5 D's mass set reprint, with either the Signer Dragons or Earthbound Immortals (useless cards, but cool nonetheless) being the poster promos. This collection if lived up to the press statement, this could be the most popular set ever released, giving us an opportunity to get cards from vintage sets, in their "original rarities". (Check on the Konami website it says so.) With a slated $30 price tag, I'd suggest we start preordering now, because it'll be harder to get as time goes on just like its predecessor. The game mat looks pretty impressive as well, and may be my game mat for all of future Yu-Gi-Oh! events. Can't wait until October!

Will Maxx C see a Reprint?

With Tour Guide from the Underworld, Pot of Duality, Solemn Warning and Wind-Up Zenmaines all given reprints, one has to think if Konami will decide to reprint the ever so expensive Maxx C. Currently going for $80 and up, and needed against pretty much all decks that constantly special summon. This card has popular use against Wind-Ups due to the constant use of Special Summoning to utilize the infamous hand drop loop. So Konami, will you answer the call of the people, and reprint this so we can defend ourselves without having to risk losing the rent money? :/

Welcome to the Blog!

Hi, my name is Andrew C., resident of New York, and diehard Yu-Gi-Oh! fan. I'll be the first to admit that the Yu-Gi-Oh! wiki is great site and is better than mine. But what I bring to the table is personality and the voice of the people. The wiki can't give you the attitude of a real player and gives you the usual robot treatment of the website. I'll be uploading deck profiles, YCS winners, Regionals and Nationals winners, and maybe I'll ask for some famous YugiToobers to write some posts of their own. They can give you some insight from big events, and deliver their own decks and opinions on the meta. Help me get a huge fanbase, and get me recognized by the community.