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Notes & Combos
My M1 Salamangreat decklist is inspired from a player named 夏美子1314 in Chinese YGO BBS (Baidu Tieba). He used this deck (almost the same) in last month and finally climbed to rating 1802. In November 1st, he also used a same deck to reach Master 1, becoming the first M1 player in Tieba. I think this deck is the answer of salamangreat in Tenpai format, it took me 3 days from D5 to M1 with a winrate over 60%
0 MaxxC and 0 Handtraps, except Ash: MaxxC is almost the worst card when you face Tenpai. Even if you face Voiceless and go 2nd, MaxxC won't be enough to bring you victory. Since MaxxC is no longer played in my decklist, the power of Impermanence and other handtraps are also significantly reduced, except for Ash of Blossom. So I remove them from my list.
12 counter traps: This list is notable for containing a large number of counter traps. Without a doubt, counter traps are always your most reliable option when going 1st. Solemn Judgement and Iron Thunder can protect your backrow from Duster and Lighting Storm. Solemn Judgement, Warning and Strike behave well in counter Tenpai and Ritual Beast, especially Judgement and Warining can negate the Normal summon of Tenpai, even after the activation of Sangen Summoning.
Counter traps can also help you cope with MaxxC and other handtraps form your opponent which can stop your combo. Stop and set counter traps is not a bad choice.
2 Flame Bufferlo: Bufferlo is a great normal summon starter if you put lots of counter traps in your deck. You can draw more powerful traps after you link Balelynx with it. Don't worry that you won't be able to complete the combo because you've discarded Lady Debug and Gazelle, Lynx + 2-3 contertraps can also stop your opponent in T2.
Bufferlo has other advantages. It behaves well in front of MaxxC, Psy Gamma and Dimension Shifter. Just draw and set your traps. Lastly, Bufferlo can be summon by Horse Prince. You can draw 2 cards instead of searching Ash of Blossom if she has been in your initial hands.
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MD ID: 129-804-022
I only have 1 "Salamangreat of Fire" and 1 "Iron Thunder", what are good cards to replace them? Or do you recommend to craft them ASAP? I guess i have enough UR cp.
Only 1 Fire is OK, you can replace it with the 3rd bufferlo because Fire is not the key of this deck. I think 2 Iron Thunder = The extra 4th and 5th Solemn Judgement which can nagate Duster of Tenpai. 1 Thunder is also OK but I suggest crafting another one. The order of importance of these counter traps is Judgement＞Warning≈Thunder＞Strike
I'm starting to play salamangreat by watching your replays, it seems fun to play and very consistent.One question tho, why not play code of soul and pyro phoenix? Good job btw, keep it up
thk u for your reply. Actually i played code of soul and pryo phoenix from May to Sept. PryoP could destroy all the cards and it was useful when you play against Yubel and Voiceless. But finally i cut them off because PryoP could do nothing when you face Tearlaments and Brand in Rating Duels over 1600+. Another reason was the newest enemy Tenpai. Sangen Summoning can protect the dragons on the board and sometimes there is no monster on its board before Battle Phase. These shortcommings pushed me to give up PryoP
Also, Tenpai plays tons of hand traps in their deck which can easily stop your full combo. PyroP can be used only if you finish your full combo without interrupt. Compared to the traditional PyroP build, a decklist containing 8 to 12 Conter Traps is more suitable now
Hello, this deck is amazing. I am running a variant with Speedroid monsters instead of exceed. Can you talk about your choice there? Also I am still running two imperms and I only have 1 solemn judgement, I have 1 iron thunder, and one solemn strike. Not running fragrance as I run meowmine and debug so I don’t want to limit myself. I don’t run rage. Can you tell me why you use that as well?