Psyk0ch1kn's Retest

by **Ciphermask** Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:05 pm

Match Results
Ciphermask vs Psyk0ch1kn
U.A. vs. Dark World
Result of the Duel: Testee won: 2-0 (10/10)

Deck Rating Total: 28/45

Main Deck Structure: 8/15

Main Deck Synergy: 8/10

Side Deck: 4/10 -
The Angineer and Giant Grinder in the side would be much better off in the extra deck. Most of your side cards aren't all that good for the format at all. Light Imprisoning Mirror may seem like a good choice in some match-ups, but you'll be far better off using Shadow Imprisoning Mirror (sarcasm) if you insist on running one. Reckless Greed doesn't help you in siding against opponents, and Prohibition will not help you all that often, but it can make some stall. Honestly, the best card in your side is Mind Crush, which can be useful in a Nekroz match-up. The Skill Drain isn't bad either, but it's better main decked to be honest, it makes a great floodgate. I would suggest running more backrow hate, like a third side MST, Spell Shattering Arrow, or Fairy Wind for the Qli match-up. Cards like Shared Ride may also come in handy for when you face a deck that does a lot of searching, like Qli, Nekroz, or possibly Tellars. Your side was also incomplete, so please consider some of these suggestions.

Extra Deck: 8/10 -
To be honest, I'm not too concerned about the extra deck for Dark Worlds, but it helps to have some situational outs, which you have for the most part. Felgrand will cover you for the most part for your rank 8s and 3s, but your situational rank 4s could use some changing up. Just add in a few more modern choices, like Castel, 101, etc. instead of Utopia And Evilswarm Thanatos, and you should be good here.

Notes on Deck:
The deck isn't too bad, certainly not the worst Dark World deck I've seen (you use). It is good at putting Graphas on board (in theory) and it has good draw power as well as discard. Cards like Hate Buster and Sinister Yorishiro are a bit wonky, so I would advise you to reconsider using them. The lone Upstart would likely be better off being replaced by something like Terraforming, considering how much your deck makes use of Gates of the Dark World. The deck is a bit old, but it still has some good power considering how well it could stall out against me, just revise your side, extra, and a few of your techs, and you should be Goldd.

Match Performance Total: 26/35

Use of Cards: 7/10

Concentration: 6/10
Forgot that my Perfect Ace could negate cards once per turn, which lost him one of his Gates. Made a few other questionable plays in a similar vein.

Control of the Duel: 5/10
It was very back and forth for the most part throughout, though he was on the receiving end for a while in round one.

Siding Skills: 5/5
Didn't end up needing to side against me, so I can't really count off here. He relied chiefly on his deck's main strategy throughout both rounds, which ended up getting him the win.

Ruling Test Score: 3/10

Notes on Performance:
Testee made some questionable choices, likely due to not reading my cards when he should have, though he did show good instinct when he held off when he thought he may be running into a trap (which he would've been). He showed great knowledge of how his deck ran and had no trouble showing that he knew what his cards did, however, a few push plays seemed rushed and not thought out.For example, testee used double Tour Guide to make Leviathan Dragon when he could have made Leviar to bring back a banished Broww, which would've put more damage on board with Gates. I would advise you to think out your plays a bit more beforehand so that you can make the most of your options.

Final Score: 97/100
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