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also the 160 reward is but 30 gems as opposed to 50, rip.

well, screw that all to Hell and back then.

yeah same.

either way the stage 1 rewards are much more worth, very likely the only thing you get from stage 2 is an icon and a prismatic sr ticket.

H E L L O

at least I get lucky with random LD spawns.........even the ones I've used Slifer to get 7000-8000 points hasn't yielded much worthwhile (except an SR stone or two   and the occasional single gem).    wierd 

not yet, but they're on my hit list

thanks, konami.

I guess these even out with the times when I've won because of the opponents bad connection, so I can't complain too much.  Just so close to 120.  Also, sent another Vagabond your way.  You still want the 1-card in the hand challenge?

yup. the reason 1card challenge is preferred, is because it gives you the most exp. like, even if you win against most challenges, it gives less exp than a loss against 1card hand. this is why sent vagabonds always do 1card hand.

otherwise defriend, block and hire assassins

1)Some counterarguments

Still, it really depends.  I was a bit peeved when I wrote this, which I'm sure shows.....not completely objective.

I would argue that I did technically reach 19, but I was beaten out of it so quickly I don't think it counts.  Still, thanks for the support.   I have become a bit addicted, so I've been spending most of my free time on it.....

I did manage to get a second Wall of Disruption without spending too many gems.   I've exhausted most of the low-hanging gem you can get (except for the loaner decks) so have to go on save mode and start trying to farm LD's.  Time for the grindfests to level 30 for everyone else.    

What stragey do you use for getting 7000-8000 points for LD's?  So far, I've used Slifer, which works for the level 10 or 20's that appear outside the gate occasionally----even a 30 or two.   I know it won't work on 40's.

2) Well, since typing my responce I at least decided to do the three KC cup daily duels, even though I dropped down to 17.  I got somewhat lucky and snagged 3 victories and am back up to 18.  One was an actually a Sylvan deck, but they got unlucky and only got didn't nuke my backrow----the Disruption Wall was saved and beat their turn 3 swarming.   That was so cathartic. 

counterargument to the counterargument

usually you do not want cyber angels to remain on the field longer than one turn, so them recycling really quickly is exactly what aliens are able to stop. a cell recombination device is able to add six a-counters to a dakini (with overlord), effectively making them lose 1800 attack for every alien monster on the field when battling an alien. which means, if you use a recombination device, banish it next turn to search for an alien overlord, special summon it to the field by removing two a-counters from dakini, leaving her with only four, then activate its effect to add another a-counter to dakini, bringing the total up to five, and lastly summon another alien like alien warrior or alien telepath, even a cyber angel dakini buffed by idatens effect and at 3700 attack will lose no less than 3000 attack when battling an alien monster. and when you shut down cyber angel dakini, cyber angel decks usually crumble into dust, unless they recycled idaten the previous turn with dakinis effect and used it to ritual summon saffira. sniping backrow shouldnt be too hard either- most cyber angel decks run barely to no backrow, with enemy controller being pretty much the only of said backrow. sometimes sphere kuriboh too but you cant snipe that one.

the toughest thing against cyber angels is surviving turn 2, when you go second. and ESPECIALLY so if theyre the variation that spams hey, trunade. cyber angels still have powerful otk potential, and turn 1 field swarming from aliens isnt so much a thing. however, wall of disruption, powerful rebirth, enemy controller and most importantly the recombination device + brainwashing beam combo stops their otk turn 2. hell, if you have recombination device and brainwashing beam set against cyber angels on turn 2, you pretty much already won the duel. im honestly not lying when I say that cyber angel players consider aliens one of their toughest matchups, due to their ability to survive turn 2/3 most of the time and strike back hard with a-counters.

as for gears, they may be able to shut down your spell/trap zone during the battle phase, but theres only one card that in practise actually gets shut down that way- that card being wall of disruption, as it can only be activated during the battle phase. potentially brainwashing beam too if you were planning for warriors effect to do its stuff. just make sure you have self-chain on and either auto or toggle as your activation confirmation, so you can pop your spells/traps at the end of the main phase or the start of the battle phase. gears are strong at shutting down backrow like wall of disruption, but recombination device can be activated before that. if you use it at the end of the main phase, you effectively stop them from still changing their battle position AND from attacking, since it will only end up devastating their own monster. gravity blaster, the equip youre talking about, can be tough- however, it only negates monster effects of a monster it battles with during the battle phase. meaning far from every effect gets shut down, and the majority is actually still usable.

ultimate ancient gear golem is just kind of bullshit. theyre usually not used for ranked since they have huge bricking potential, but youve always got hipsters that try it anyway, get their ass kicked five times in a row because bricks and then suddenly get their combo off against you and win.

hazy flame sphynx, just like most other hazies, cannot be targeted by card effects. decent difference between that and being immune to effects overall. a good example I could give is the comparison between man-eater bug and yomi ship, for example. man-eater bugs effect says that when its flipped face-up, youre allowed to target one monster on the field and destroy it. since this card requires you to put in a target for its effect, you cannot use this effect against hazy flame monsters. when yomi ship is destroyed, it automatically destroys the monster that destroyed it by battle. since this card does not require you to select a target, you can use this effect against hazy flame monsters. its the same thing with econ and wall of disruption- econ requires you to put in a set target, whereas wall of disruption doesnt. hope that kind of clears it up.

this is also why aliens have such trouble against hazies- their ace card is the recombination device, but every hazy flame monster is immune to recombination device. same thing with brainwashing beam.

reaching 19 is reaching 19. you hit the thing, you got the reward, you got to 19. well done.

farming for rewards is a thing when dueling legendary duelists. there are quite a few good farming decks, but the deck you want to use usually depends on the legendary duelist youre facing. for example, the elements unite skill from the parabros basically locks down certain legendary duelist lv40 decks, because they literally cant get over gate guardian. this is the easiest way to farm. other farming decks I personally often use are dark paladin and legendary fisherman/spirit barrier lockdown. the latter is rather potent because the majority of legendary duelists cant do much to it once the combo is there, but it does suffer from consistency issues at times.

theres a core must-have for farming decks, though. first off, having gravekeepers vassal, the reward you get for leveling ishizu to 7 or something, is absolutely mandatory. this, paired with two union attacks and secret pass to the treasures, is used in nearly every farming deck. another card that is very often used for farming decks is anti-magic arrows, but you got that one so you should be fine.

Then it's just me...

Sent one vagabond your way.     

Are duel orbs something given fairly often?   I got almost 90 in not even three week of playing, mostly (entirely?) from the events.  Spent a good many getting the Paradox Bros and Jaden to level 30 while the 1.5 exp event was still there........well 29 for Jaden, but still in the middle of the three gem-heavy levels (28-30).   

They helped reach Stage 42 (dm) and Stage 30 (gx) too........hopefully more gx stages coming soon.  

Well, made it to dlv 19 before getting knocked back down, though I did get 3 wins in row in 19 first...............if it was the same progression as the lower levels, I could have gotten to 20 there (probably).  

After actually using it, I found out the flaw that keeps Alien Hunter out of the recomended list for the deck.  I didn't know it had to specify the A-counter condition on the card for it to be considered 'alien'.    Well, at least it's easily replaceable.   After this 10 lose streak, I'm gong to see what other decks I can make with what I've got and try to rotate.     

Too bad I'm religiously against Sylvans in PVP now or I could use the ones I have.

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Question:  Is it wise to use the duel orbs I've been saving while this 1.5x  EXP event is going?  I don't know if they will be more useful down the line or in the higher stages (+40)

it depends. does the stage youre currently at already allow ten standard duelists to roam in duel world? usually its optimal to use duel orbs while getting maximum profit from it, but if youve only got, say, nine, it wouldnt make too much of a difference. I usually try to save my duel orbs until I got a duelist I really want to level, though.

aliens are really fun. at least, ive had fun playing them. theyre not the standard 'unga bunga' as people call them, but theyre very good against offense-oriented decks that arent sylvans mrmgmrmrmgr

hazy flame is also a tough matchup for them, since the 'not targeting' basically shuts down your "a"-cell recombination devices, brainwashing beams and enemy controllers. wall of disruption is pretty much the only chance for aliens to defeat hazies, unless they brick really hard, which is also a possibility because hazies are notorious for being the biggest brickfest of all meta decks.

update: the deck has been tested and I approve. five wins in a row in kc cup, which elevated me from dlv 15 to 17. two of my matchups were against sylvans, who were shut down turn 1 by metamorphosed insect queen appearing on the field, as not a single sylvan is able to match the 2800 attack points of metamorphosed insect queen. sylvan hermitree comes the closest, but sits at 2700.

my other matches were against some weird fish deck that I first thought would be golden flying fish, but then the dude pumped out a goddamn levia dragon daedalus which nearly beat me. however, after one field wipe, daedalus didnt have the power to match metamorphosed insect queen anymore, so that was that. archfiends was easy because the dude didnt seem to be aware that neither my insect queen, nor my insect token, nor my hazy flame cerbereus could be targeted by effects, so he was forced to destroy his own escape from the dark dimension with his effect. read cards, children. last duel was against dark world, in which the opponent tried to field wipe me turn 3, but once more, insect queen to the rescue with an immunity to being destroyed by card effects, and 300 attack points over reign-beaux.

liking this deck.