What exactly are staple cards? A staple card is any yugioh card that is
found across different tournament decks on any given theme. Sometimes,
these rare yugioh staple cards fit across different themed decks.
What exactly are staple cards? A staple card is any yugioh card that is
found across different tournament decks on any given theme. Sometimes,
these rare yugioh staple cards fit across different themed decks. Staple
cards are there for a reason, and that is because duelists understand the
real power behind the card.
Let's say that you're building a dragon themed deck. A staple card would
be a yugioh card called, Cyber Dragon. In case you're new to the game,
Cyber Dragon's text says: "If there is a monster on your opponent's side
of the field and there are no monsters on your side of the field, you can
Special Summon this card from your hand." It's a level 5 with a solid
attack and defense rating of 2100 and 1600, respectively. Experienced
duelists instantly knew this card was really strong. The key to Cyber
Dragon is its ability the balance the playing field, as long as it's in
your hand. Lots of tournament viable decks pack monster removal in spades.
Whenever your board is clear and your opponent has the advantage of at
least 1 monster on his side of the field, you can special summon Cyber
Dragon. This one fact translates into card advantage over your opponent.
So if you're building a dragon deck, would you still build it without a
Cyber Dragon?
Now that you understand the basic principle of a staple yugioh card, there
are really powerful cards that can be used in any type of deck. Take Ring
of Destruction for instance. Just as a refresher, Ring of Destruction's
text says: "Destroy 1 face-up Monster Card and inflict Direct Damage equal
to the destroyed card's ATK to the Life Points of both you and your
opponent." When this card came out in the Pharaonic Guardian set, I knew
that I had to get them into my tournament deck. As it turned out, the Ring
of Destruction became one of the most powerful yugioh cards. So powerful,
in fact, that it's currently banned in yugioh online. But let's examine
why this became a staple card.
Ring of Destruction allowed you to do two things. The first is to destroy
one face-up monster card. The second is to inflict direct damage equal to
the destroyed card's attack rating. The direct damage, however, is dealt
to both you and your opponent. That "drawback" is easily worked around by
ensuring that your yugioh tournament is built around keeping your
opponent's Life Points lower than yours. You can easily see that this rare
yugioh card is a game-breaker and in most cases, a game-ender. It's
monster removal and direct damage rolled into one. However, here are a few
aspects of the card that's not apparent to most in the beginning:
1. The effect isn't conditional. This means that you can chain it to a ton
of other yugioh cards.
2. You can use it against your opponent's monster when it attacks (but
before the damage step).
3. You can use it own your own monster.
By analyzing the strength of each yugioh card, you will be able to
identify which cards are staple cards. Although the above examples are
banned in most tournaments, the key is to find these types of rare cards
whenever a new set is released. Finding them and exploiting the power
within will lead you to your next tournament victory. Good luck!
Caleb is an avid gamer and hobby writer. Aside from actively trading
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also teaches new hobbyists in his local game shop. He's
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rare yugioh cards and loves building all
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