Deck Theme's - List'em. Who said this game is getting boring?

[notasperfectasyou]

In an effort to combat the argument that this game is getting boring and that everyone is playing the same kind of deck, I proposed that we make a list of commonly played (and some not so commonly played) deck styles that exist. I have edited this post weekly to collect new thoughts into this first post which is continued at The New Deck theme’s List.

HOW TO GET YOUR DECK LINKED

1) Post your deck in the deck forum. Your post must be neat and organized. Only post one deck per posting, I do not link to deck galleries. Your post must include some explanation about how your deck works. The key cards in your deck should also be noted and explained.
2) Do not post traditonal format decks. Only post advanced format decks.
3) Decks must be unique to the list. Do not post decks that are already in the list, they are listed. If you have a deck that is vastly improved over a posted one, let me know when you recommend it and please indicate which deck you want replaced and why your's is better.
4) Only post decks that are viable. I'm not going to link to silly decks, decks that are not designed with a winning intent or decks that have no clear purpose will not be linked.
5) See a good post before you post. If you want to see exactly what I mean, The Warrior Ben Kei deck near the end is an exceptional post. Here is a link to another great post: Primary Lotus' The King Deck

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Alternate Win Decks

Destiny Board (added by ToonBakuraryou)
Destiny Board (F), 4x Spirit Messages (I,N,A,L), Solemn Judgment, Spirit Reaper, Pyramid Turtle ToonBakuraryou's Destiny Board Deck

Final Countdown
Final Countdown, Pyro Clock of Destiny, Gravity Bind, Dark Door Turtle's Final Countdown Deck

Last Turn
Last Turn, Jowgen Taco Fiend's Last Turn Deck

Exodia
5 Exodia Pieces Puit's Exodia Deck
speedxodia (added by Hazen)
Morphing Jar, Shallow Grave, Book of Moon, Book of Taiyou Hazen's Exodia Arise Deck
princess exodia (added by icepick)
Fire Princess, Heart Of The Underdog, Reload, Solemn Wishes
icepick's Princess Exodia Kill Burn Deck

Deck Out/Destruction (added by JTakaS4)
Needleworm BobDoily's Deck Destruction Deck
cookie jar (added by Kansashoops)
Cyber Jar, Book of Taiyou, Card Destruction, Serial Spell Kansashoops Mill Deck
zombie tower cyber cycling (added by Quedknight)
Needleworm, King of the Skull Servants, Soul Absorbing Bone Tower, Shallow Grave Quedkinght's Zombie Deckout Deck
undead mill (added by Masque)
Soul Absorbing Bone Tower, Inferno Reckless Summoning, Malice Ascendant Masque's Undead Mill Deck

Atribute Based Decks

Fire
Solarflare Dragon Master Paine's Fire Deck
fire aggro (added by LegendaryFlameLord)
Sacred Phoenix of the Nephthys, Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch, Spirit of the Flames, Ultimate Baseball Kid, Solar Flare Dragon LegendaryFlameLord's - Fire Deck From the Inferno

Water
A Legendary Ocean
gagagigo (added by BigDeuce)
Gagagigo, Familar Possed Eria, Kozaky BigDeuce's Gagagigo AOL Merger Deck
waterlock
Tornado Wall
waterburn (added by Ieatemokids43)
Amphibious Bugroth - MK 3 aNiMe's Bugroth Annihilation Deck

Earth (added by KWilson25j)
insect
Insect Barrier, Insect Queen Rizzo's Insect Deck
earthswarm (added by savetheocean)
Giant Rat, Nimble Momonga savetheocean's Re-Vamped Deck
earthcontrol
Enraged Muka Muka Siphonx's Earth Control Deck

Dark
zombie destruction (added by Avatar of the Apophis)
Womby's Hand Destruction Zombie Deck
spirit of the pharoah (addedby Avatar of the Apophis)
Undrave's Spirit of the Pharaoh Deck

Light

Wind
harpie beatdown (added by Phinch)
Elegant Egotist, Rising Air Current Phinch's Harpie Beatdown Deck
harpie control (added by smt6669)
Garuda The Wind Spirit, Slipheed, Flying Kamakiri User #27's Wind Control Deck

Ritual Decks

End Of The World (BigDaddySkeletor)
Demise King Of Armageddon, End Of The World, Sacred Phoenix Of Nephthys, Manju of The Ten Thousand Hands
BigDaddySkeletor's Armageddon Deck

Relinquished (added by Arsenicsonly)
LordFolken's Relinquished Deck

Zork
Dark Master Zork, Dice ReRoll, Manju of Ten Thousand Hands Szat'sNightMare'sDark Master Zork Deck

Shinato (added by Avatar of Apophis)

Masked Beast (added by Venny)

Ritual Weapon
Relinquished, Hungry Burger, Paladin of White Dragon

Chaos Ritual (added by Vicious Fost)
Vicious (Fost)'s Chaos Ritual Deck

Fusion Decks

Vehicroid (added by busterblitz)
Vehicroid Connection Zone, Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill busterblitz's Jumbo Drill Control Deck

Master of Oz Morph (added by xeris2)
Moisture Creature, Metamorphosis xeris2's Master of Oz Morph Deck

Master of Oz (added by undrave)
Des Kangaroo, Big Koala Undrave's Master of Oz Deck

Scientist OTK/FTK (added by undrave)
Magical Scientist, Catupult Turtle, Dark Flare Knight, Last Will, Apprentice Magician

B. Skull Dragon
Summoned Skull, King of the Swamp

The Last Warrior from Another Planet
Maryokutai, King of the Swamp SiphonX's Assault from Another Planet Deck

Fusion Weapon
Magical Scientist, Thousand Eyes Restrict, Roaring Ocean Snake, Sanwitch

Booster Set Sub-Theme Decks

Six Samurai (added by Overload Emperor)
Grandmaster of the Six Samurai, Return of the Six Samurai, Marauding Captain Overload Emperor's Great Dynasty Deck

XYZ (added by Strizen)
X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, Z-Metal Tank, Giant Trunade, Frontline Base Strizen's Megazord Deck

Guardians (added by undrave)
Belisareus' Guardian Deck

Amazoness (added by kaospengin)
Amazoness Swords Woman, Freed the Matchless General, Reinforcement of the Army kaospengin's Amazoness Uberness Deck

Dark Scorpions (added by Avatar of Apophis)
Vicious (Fost)'s Dark Scorpians Deck

Toons
Toon World

Sphinx
Pyramid of Light RADRyand's Sphinx Deck

Spirit (added by undrave)
6th Pi's Spirit Deck

Archfiend (added by undrave)
Pandemonium Vicious (Fost)'s Archfiend Deck
mazera deville (added by Shadow88)

Angels (added by undrave)
Sanctuary in the Sky
life gain (added by JTakaS4)
Agent of Judgment - Saturn
archlord zerato (added by Shadow88)
mars attack(added by The Red Queen)
Agent of Force - Mars, Poison of the Old Man The Red Queen's Sanctuary Deck

GraveKeepers (added by tatersalad)
tightsavage4ever's Gravekeeper's Deck

LV (added by Ov3rBl4st)
horus the black flame dragon Des Onji's Horus The Black Flare Dragon Deck
mystic swordsman (added by undrave)
Command Knight, Marauding Captain, Mystic Swordsman LV2,4,6 Chayned's Elite Warriors Deck
armed dragon

Special Combo Theme Decks

Not so Little Swordsman Aile (added by Overload Emperor)
The Little Swordsman Aile, Black Ptera, Ultimate Offering Overload Emperor's Little Swordsman OTK Deck

... and Now For Something Comletely Kuriboh (added by Overload Emperor)
Winged Kuriboh LV10, Flute of Summoning Kuriboh, Winged Kuriboh, Final Attack Orders Overload Emperor's Complete Kuriboh Deck

Des Frog (added by Aarikku)
Des Frog, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Mother Grizzly, Des Croaking Aarikku's Des Ribbit Deck

Defense Swap (added by Myrmidon)
Shield & Sword, Black Stego, Chorus of Sanctuary Myrmidon's Total Reversal Deck

Gyaku-Gire Panda OTK (added by CaitSith)
Dimension Fusion, Skull Lair, Gyaku-Gire Panda, Milus Radiant, Ojama Trio CaitSith's Return Of The Panda Deck

Batteryman AA (added by JFrog)
Batteryman AA, Battery Charger JFrog's Batteryman OTK Deck

Huge Revolution (added by Spoontang)
Masterkajo's Huge Revolution Deck

Ojama Trio (added by desmock)
Ojama Delta Hurricane, Ojama King

Weenie Rush (added by undrave)
Law of the Normal, Enchanted Fitting Room, Triangle Power
Avatar of Apophis' Law Of The Normal Deck

Gradius
grademes (added by soraokuyt)
Emes the Infinity, Gradius Option, Limiter Removal soraokuyt's Gradius Deck
gradstall (added by kile)
Mirror Wall, Shining Angel, Maurading Captain kile's Burning Heat Gradius Deck

Gate Guardian (added by Logikax)

Valkyrion The Magna Warrior - Alpha/Beta/Gamma the Magnet Warriors Slayer's Valkyrion Deck

DNA Surgery
warrior manipulation (added by undrave)
Kinetic Soldier
the goblin court (added by The Red Queen)
Goblin King, Opti-Camoflage Armor, ScapeGoat and Gravity Bind The Red Queen's Goblin King Deck

Gear Golum OTK (added by Mehman)
Shield and Sword, Limiter Removal

Reasoning and Monster Gate Cycling (added by JTakaS4)
Avatar of Apophis' Reasoning Monster Gate Deck

Major Riot (added by User#27)
Major Riot, Card Destruction, Compulsory Evacuation Device, Penguin Soldier The Royal King's Major Riot Deck

Monks (added by creepy judgeman)
Monk Fighter, Master Monk, Lone Wolf, Kaminote Blow creepy judgeman's Monk Deck

Style of Play Decks

Beatdown
skull servant beatdown (added by Primary Lotus)
King of the Skull Servants, Skull Servant, Pyramid Turtle Primary Lotus' The King Deck
chaos beatdown
Black Luster Soldier EOB Obeliskhunter's Chaos Beatdown Deck
beastdown (added by DLD)
dinorepdown (added by RevRaptor6)
Ultra Evolution Pill
spirit ryu factory (added by exodia424)
Spirit Ryu, Dark Factory of Mass Production exodia424's Spirit Ryu Deck
skill drain (added by lucamon)
Goblin Attack Force, Fusilier The Dual Mode Beast, Zombyra The Dark User #27's Draino Deck
blue-eyes white dragon (added by undrave)
Dark Paliden's Blue Eyes White Dragon Deck
equip beatdown (added by Silentline)
Mataza the Zapper
clearfield beatdown (added by EVO KAI)
Berserk Gorilla, D.D. Warrior Lady, Smashing Ground, Compulsory Evacuation Device EVO KAI's Clearfield Beatdown Deck

Control
swap box control (added by ATX (bRoKeN)
Fire Sorcerer, Creature Swap, Mystic Box, Treeborn Frog, Steamroid ATX (bRoKeN)'s Total Swap/Box Control
grizzly drainage control (added by MasterSniper999)
Skill Drain, Fusilier Dragon, Nobleman of Extermination, Yomi Ship MasterSniper999's Not Your Ordinary Skill Drain Deck
soul control (added by kansashoops)
Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch, Soul Exchange, Mobius the Frost Monarch kansashoops Soul Control Deck (and article)
clown control (added by DragonKnightXO)
Dream Clown, Peten The Dark Clown, Horus The Black Flame Dragon LV6
DragonKnightXO's Clown Control Deck
skull lair rfp (added by Venny)
Skull Lair, Magical Merchant, Dimension FusionVenny's Skull Lair RFP Deck
the last warrior from another planet (added by Spoontang)
bounce control (added by undrave)
Guardian Sphinx
swarm control (added by The Kneumatic Pnight)
Swarm of Scarbs, Dream Clown The Kneumatic Pnight's Swarm Control
water control (added by User#27)
Abyss Soldier, Metamorphosis, Mother Grizzly User#27's Wet Goats Deck

Burn (added by undrave)
Lava Golem, Wave Motion Cannon
kuriboh burn (added by BlackWerewolf)
Transcendent Wings, Winged Kuriboh LV10, Winged Kuriboh, Kuriboh BlackWerewolf's Winged Kuriboh's Wrath Deck
pikeruburn (added by Inu665)
White Magician Pikeru, Curse of Darkness Inu665's Pikeru Burn Deck
burn lock (added by desmock)
Solar Flare Dragon Thousand Eye's Burnlock Deck
monsterless lock (added by Logikax)
Wave Motion Cannon, Nightmare Wheel, Magic Reflector
dora burn (added by kenshimEtErNaL)
Dora of Fate, Lava Golem, Fusilier Dragon kenshinEtErNaL's Dora Fusilier Deck
ectoplasmer (added by Silentline)
Malice Doll of Demise
stallburn (added by Catapultturtle38)
Gravity Bind, Level Limit Area-B
balloon burn (added by KWilson25j)
Balloon Lizard KWilson25j's Exploding Balloons

Hand Destruction (added by Mystic Gohan)
devine lockdown (added by Mystic Gohan) Back to Square One, Drop Off
Mystic Gohan's Divine Lockdown Deck

Direct Attack (added by User #27)
not so wennie rush (added by User #27)
Raging Flame Sprite, Mucus Yolk User #27's Not So Weenie Rush Flame Yolk Deck
power of weakness(added by SereneShadows)
Jinzo #7, Machine Duplication, Limiter Removal, United We Stand SereneShadows' Power of Weakness Deck

Trample (added by undrave)

Removed from Play (added by Avatar of Apophis)
Gren Maju De Eiza, Skull Lair, Return from the Different Dimension
return of the dark ruler (added by BigDeuce)
D.D. Survivor, Macro Cosmos, Dark Ruler Ha Des, Return from the Different Dimension, Dimension Fusion BigDeuce's Cosmic Oblivion Deck
different dimension survivors (added by mightymage)
Lava Golem, Inferno Tempest, Return from the Different Dimension, D.D. Survivor mightymage's Survivors of the Rapture Deck

Luck (added by Spoontang)
Dice ReRoll, Second Coin Toss
dice jar stall (added by johnnycakes)
Dice Jar, Des Wombat, Shallow Grave, Spell Shield Type 8 johnnycakes' Craps Deck
luck in light (added by User#27)
Second Coin Toss, Shining Angel, Time Wizard, Goddess of Whim User#27's Lucky In Light Deck

Loops and Locks

Butterfly Dagger (added by JTakaS4)
Gearfried the Iron Knight, Royal Magical Library, Magical Marrionette fr33styler's Butterfly Dagger Deck

Feedback Loop (added by Ryken)
Dark Magician of Chaos, Dimension Fusion, Cannon Soldier, Spell Economics Ryken's Feedback Loop Deck

Mystical Knight of Jackal Lock (added by JTakaS4)
Mystical Knight of Jackel Ieatemokids43's The Lock of Jackal Deck

Paricite Paracide Lock (JTakaS4)

Monster Type Based Decks

Dinosaurs (added by solid snake)
Tyranno Infinity, Bazoo the Soul Eater solid snake's Jurassic Bazoo Deck

Rocks (added by drgray)
Megarock Dragon
monks (added by drgray)
Master Monk, Monk Fighter, Lone Wolf drgray's Lotus on the Rocks Deck

Fiends (added by undrave)
Dark Necrofear
direct fwennie (added by Ieatemokids43)
Opti-Camoflage Armor, Goblin King
dark world (added by nicholascobalt)

Warrior
armed samurai - ben kei equip (Primary Lotus)
Fusion Sword Murasame Blade, Axe of Despair, Big Bang Shot Primary Lotus' Bloodline Limit Deck
earthswarm (turkeyspit)
Marauding Captain, Elemental Hero Wildheart, Gaia Power turkeyspit's Warriors of Gaia Deck

Zombies (added by User #27)
zombie aggression (added by User #27)
Vampire Lord, Ryu Kokki, Pyramid Turtle User #27's Aggressive Zombie Beatdown Deck

Spellcasters DanTheTimid's Spellcaster Deck
dark magician(added by undrave)
exodia424's Dark Magician Deck
sorcerer of dark magic
Sanwitch, Magical Scientist, Mind on Air, Neo Aqua Madoor
dark magician of chaos (added by JTakaS4)

Dragons
red eyes black dragon (added by Catupultturtle38)
Red Eyes B. Chick
red eyes black metal dragon (added by Etna iCe)
Red Eyes B. Metal Dragon, Metalmorph, Wystic Tomato Etna iCe's Red Eyes B. Metal Dragon Deck

napay

[TaterSalad8921]

Gravekeepeer's
Zombies
Final countdown

[Undrave]

Angel you mean the Agents?

Gravekeepers
Beastdown/Trample
Harpy
Archfiend
Ninja
Wave Control
Fiends
Scientist OTK/FTK
Last Turn OTK/FTK
Machines
Law of the Normal
Zombie
Bounce Control
Dark Magician
Blue Eyes White Dragon
Red Eyes Black Dragon(post SOD)
Spell Counter
Guardians
Burner
Attribute Specific
Type Specific
Spirit

Those all those I could think of... some aren't as broad or often used as others but still.

[Pharaoh Atem]

Moke Moke Machines A and B (A = Angry Moke Moke + 3 Moke Moke + Direct Attacking/Delta Attacker: B = King Moke Moke's Burn Machine)
Satelite Cannon (Currently exists in Japan, and is quite good if used right)
Cute Monster (Watapon, Kuriboh, Marshmallow, etc...)

[JTakaS4]

atk deck fire princess
lava golemn
wing sage falcos/mystical knight jackal lock decks
paricite paracide lock
deck out (unbelivable that i heard about a guy at my place who decked out someone in 2 turns. crazy)
cannon soldier and amzon archer shooters
gyaku gire panda
Reversal of Worlds/Exchange of the Spirit (too bad this isn't released here yet)
Dimension decks (using ddw lady, dimension fusion, return frm dd, dd dragon, anything)
Imortal of thunder and barrel behind the door
bistro butcher, creature swap, swarm and search monsters.
magical marionnet + plus butterfly dagger
Dark Magician of Chaos
Reasoning and Monster Gate cycling
Life Gain deck
Trap Deck (loaded with as many traps as possible)
Pure Monster deck
Pure Magic and Trap Deck (mainly burn cards, no monsters)

that's all i cna think of

[KWilson25j]

No one listed Earth?

[Spoontang]

First off, every attribute and type can do a deck based on that alone, so they should all be added.

Here are some more:

Aggression Wave
Inferno Tempest
The Last Warrior From Another Planet
Luck
Reversal Quiz
Huge Revolution

More to come, undoubtedly.

[Undrave]

I mentionned 'Attribute Specific' and 'Type Specific'

[SolidSnake]

Archlord Zerato, anyone!? POST IT! please ?

[Arsenicsonly]

Mazera deville, and relinquished.

[notasperfectasyou]

Originally Posted by Spoontang

First off, every attribute and type can do a deck based on that alone, so they should all be added.

Here are some more:

Aggression Wave
Inferno Tempest
The Last Warrior From Another Planet
Luck
Reversal Quiz
Huge Revolution

More to come, undoubtedly.

What is an Aggression Wave and Reversal Quiz decK?
napay

[Undrave]

How about we put Zerato and Mazera under 'Zera Decks' and Relinquished and Zork under 'Ritual Decks'.

Did someone mentionned 'Morph'

Also add 'Hybrids' as a general term, i.e. hybrid betweem two other mentionned type.

And Lava Golem fits under the 'Burner' banner.

Let's try not to clutter this with TOO specific deck types ya know...how about

'Single monster centered' like IFL decks or my Gren Maju deck and stuff?

[LeonHeart22]

Weenie Rush, Water Weenie Rush and Earth Weenie Rush are my examples. However, this comes along to another style that was introduced in Ancient Sanctuary, Normal Weenie Rush.

[Undrave]

We could summarise that by 'Low Level Monsters'

Normal Weenie Rush is what I call Law of the Normal deck. I played one, it's fun.

[xelavinas]

i have no clue as how a normal weenie rush can win.
i know santuary gave some support but how on earth are you going to get a bunch of low level normal monsters in your entire field?

most low level normals will get slaughtered by ANYTHING and DDtrainer won't last long enough to get some more normals on the field with effect cards and magic cards flying around.

[Spoontang]

xela- See my Law of the Normal deck in the gallery, it'd probably clear things up...

[Undrave]

You get field prescence through two ways: Human Wave Tactics but especially Enchanting Fitting Room.

HMW: When your Lv 2 or lower normal monsters are destroyed in battle, at the end of the turn you can special summon, FROM YOUR DECK, the same ammount of monsters

Fitting Room: You pay 800 lp then pick the top four cards of your deck and special summon any Lv 2 or lower normal monster on the field then return any other card to your deck.

Then you got Thousand Energy, Triangle Power and Sword of the Soul Eater for power boost, Man Thro' Tro to burn the opponent before Triangle Power or Thousand Energy destroys your weenie and you got Level Limit Area B to protect them. Emissary of the Oasis can protect your LP too.

And Law of the Normal just blow up everything. Use it AFTER Triangle Power and it's a one turn win unless they chain Waboku.

That's how a weenie deck wins!

(there's also Wall of Revealing Light for stall)

All the cards I mentionned, save Triangle and Thousand, are common, the other two are rare.

[BobDoily]

um, how about Dragons?

and Horus?

and Paladin of White Dragon

and........... (don't get me started)

[Undrave]

Originally Posted by BobDoily

um, how about Dragons?

and Horus?

and Paladin of White Dragon

and........... (don't get me started)

*points to his answers that say 'Type Specific', 'Blue Eyes White Dragon' and 'Single Monster Centered'*

They are already there.

[BobDoily]

then why are there so many separate one that fit into those ares listed?

[Chaosmaester17]

Pure Traps
No monster/Control
Remove From Game
Weanie Rush/Direct Attackers
Curse of Darkness Burner
MORPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shield & Sword
Annoyance

More when I think of them

[Undrave]

Originally Posted by BobDoily

then why are there so many separate one that fit into those ares listed?

Because Notasperfectasyou didn't get my comment about just listing broad themes... I'll probably end up doing my OWN deck type list.

[Gonk]

I have these decks, one which i have posted earlier on, view it if you want to....

I have:
2 chaos decks
1 exodia deck which works wonderfully well considering it took me 2 days to make it
1 fiend deck, made it 2 days ago and took me 1 whole day to get the cards...

[notasperfectasyou]

Originally Posted by Undrave

How about we put Zerato and Mazera under 'Zera Decks' and Relinquished and Zork under 'Ritual Decks'.

Did someone mentionned 'Morph'

Also add 'Hybrids' as a general term, i.e. hybrid betweem two other mentionned type.

And Lava Golem fits under the 'Burner' banner.

Let's try not to clutter this with TOO specific deck types ya know...how about

'Single monster centered' like IFL decks or my Gren Maju deck and stuff?

I don't live here 24/7. I have an idea that will help make this cleaner. Will edit original post. Thanks, I appreiate your thinking with me on this. napay

isnt there a pinned thread on this

this game is dead now

where is ftk?