Beatdown Deck

From Yu-Gi-Oh!

A Beatdown Deck is a strong deck which concentrates on using high ATK powered monsters to bring down the opponents Life Points as quickly as possible. To have a successful deck, players must be able to apply pressure to their opponent at the outset of the game, before any real strategies can be employed. A common misstep in such a deck is to use powerful monsters simply for their power. A successful deck will include monsters that are not only powerful, but have powerful effects to ensure the safety of your monsters. Very few safety cards should be included in Beatdown Decks (Waboku, Hallowed Life Barrier, etc. are not good choices). While a select few, such as Magic Cylinder, may be used, Spell and Trap Cards should focus on clearing the opponent's field as quickly as possible in order to provide for the full potential of the monsters. Monsters should also be Summoned to the Field as quickly as possible.

Recommended Cards:

• Guardian Angel Joan is a wonderful Level 7 (Two Tribute) Monster to include in the Beatdown Deck. Cards such as Blue-Eyes White Dragon and other powerful, Normal Monsters should be left out, as they contribute little to the overall function of the Deck. Sacrificing a couple hundred points in Attack Power is well worth the added effects of Guardian Angel Joan, etc.

• Level Five and Six Monsters, such as the Monarchs, Summoned Skull, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6, Jinzo, Dark Ruler Ha Des, and White-Horned Dragon.

• Impressive Four-Star Monsters like Gene-Warped Warwolf, Gemini Elf, Luster Dragon, Slate Warrior, Vorse Raider, Insect Knight, Alien Shocktrooper, Sabersaurus, Mad Dog of Darkness, Archfiend Soldier, Elemental Hero Neos Alius, Volcanic Rocket, Harpie Queen, Warrior of Atlantis, Gladiator Beast Andal and any other cards with around 1900 ATK Points or more (Even using cards like Chainsaw Insect, Goblin Attack Force, Goblin Elite Attack Force, Giant Orc, Cave Dragon, Zombyra the Dark, Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast, Berserk Gorilla, Infernal Dragon, Jirai Gumo and Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei in conjunction with Skill Drain).

• ATK-boosting Equip Cards such as Axe of Despair, Mage Power, or United We Stand.

Deck Archetypes

Aggro - Beatdown - Burn - Exodia - Mill - Stall - One Turn Kill