Hello everybody! As promised yesterday, I am going to start discussions as far as the Plant Deck is concerned. Today, we'll be talking about the history of the Plant Synchro Deck, some general characteristics of it, the way it works and others. The format of the article will be Question/Answer, so that it can be more easily understood and enjoyable to read. Let's begin, shall we?
When was the deck widely played for the first time?
Plant Decks have been played a lot since Crossroads of Chaos came out. But it was not until last year when the Plant Synchro deck saw a lot of use all over the world, by several players. It's engine back then was really simple, 2 Dandylions, 3 Debris Dragons, Tytannial and other key cards that helped brining Synchros out really quickly and easily. After the March 2011 Banlist, the Plant deck was hit (Dandylion's limitation, Debris Dragon's Semi-Limitation, etc.) but that didn't stop Plant Players from using the deck. With the addition of Chaos Sorcerers and other 'Chaos materials', then deck was later known as Chaos Plants, and after a few weeks it could still be seen, topping Tournaments and being dominant. But that was just the beginning, as in May 2011 a card that was about to change everything came out. It was Reborn Tengu, a TCG Exclusive card that became an important addition to the plant deck, helping it in a lot of sections (Tribute Summoning, Synchro Summoning, etc.) That was when Plant Decks (known as Tengu Plants) became the most fearsome and destructive deck, if used correctly and controlled by the proper player. In the recently announced September 2011 Banlist, the Plant Deck took a really painful hit (Limitation of Debris Dragon, Pot of Avarice, Lonefire Blossom, etc.) but that still didn't stop it from continuing the Tournament tops and even winning the first YCS of the format (controlled by William Brake, in Toronto). So, here we are, a year and some weeks later with a deck that still hasn't lost its power!
All that sounds incredible. So what's so special about the deck?
As it is now, the deck is truly fast and rather consistent. It's able to spam Synchro monsters really easily (even from the first turn) and maintain control of the field. Furthermore, it can summon powerful Xyz monsters, like Leviair the Sea Dragon, which can help it unleash combos that could have never been achieved before! Last but not least, it is able to use the graveyard for its benefit, as long as it has been set up properly. In summation, it is a great deck that can combine Xyz Summoning, Synchro Summoning, Tribute Summoning (our beloved Caius, the Shadow Monarch) and BLS Summoning (the ability to special summon Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning easily, something truly important during that format)!
And how does it work? What are the criteria that need to be met?
The deck's basic purposes are two:
a) Setting up the graveyard really quickly, by sending there cards like Dandylion, Spore or Glow-Up Bulb, since they can be truly useful there.
b) Adding the proper pieces of the puzzle together, to form a hand with which you can control the field and in the same time swarm the field with powerful monsters. This can be achieved easily by our well-known Tour Guide from the Underworld, which brings out Sangan, thus adding an important piece of the previously mentioned 'puzzle'.
All that sounds pretty easy and common. What makes the deck Special and kind of difficult to use?
The Plant Deck is a deck that requires experience and skill, unlike other decks of that format (like Auto-Pilot Agents). 3 cards can be combined in many different ways in order to bring even more different results. The key in such situations is to know which move is the proper one and what are the advantages it has. For instance, if you are holding a Reborn Tengu, One for One and a Dandylion, you may win the game during that very turn if you play the cards correctly, but you may also lose all of your resources from an opponent's single move, if you miscalculate things or act without thinking enough.
These are the pretty basic things to know about the Plant Deck. Moving on, we will discuss in detail the cards that form the deck, the different combos that each card can create, how to build and use a Plant Deck and so on. I hope you've understood a thing or two by that article, and if you liked it just stay tuned because there's more to come!
Until then,
- Adreus.
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