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https://imgur.com/MetSa0c First draft of sky strikers, deck is common enough I should carry a list. Draft 1.

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https://imgur.com/FafQGZo Old Cyber Dragon list
Main: -1 cyber dragon nachster +1 In finite Impermanence
Side: -1 Infinite Impermanence -2 Dinowrestler Pankratops +3 Artifact Lancea
https://imgur.com/kxCgNWt Current List

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https://imgur.com/Gu7hYPu Someone was looking to make a trickstar list, so I made a list to see what I could come up with. Draft 1 of my trickstars.

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Cyber Dragon Inferno Replays
https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10397784

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10398077
https://imgur.com/cO5p0uE

A couple of True Draco matches, the first was one I wanted to give up but pushed through and won, despite not maining overflow nn the inferno build. The second was a grind vs true Draco that ended with me pulling out ahead game 1 and blasting through game 2 with what seemed to be a few misplays on both ends.

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Cyber [YGOCARD]Inferno[/YGOCARD] Replays
https://www.duelingbook.com/log?id=407264-10412404
https://imgur.com/R1ckxmk

Don't normally only give 1 replay in these, but since I'm making an update, need to have this mentioned before the change. Did a quick mop-up of salamangreat, some misplays made.

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https://imgur.com/yDjIgR9 Old Cyber Dragon Inferno List
Extra: -1 Gaia Saber, the Lightning Shadow +1 Cyber Twin Dragon
https://imgur.com/b7QDLUD Current List

https://imgur.com/zNFJbVR Old Cyber Dragon List
Extra: -1 Gaia Saber, the Lightning Shadow +1 Cyber Twin Dragon
https://imgur.com/vxuASsm Current List

Put up two changes on decks since they were mirrored for very similar decks. Mine burn is seeing less play so I decided to include cyber twin as a card who has a BP usable effect for the quick-play cyberload fusion tactics I had overlooked. Don't think it will come up much, but we shall test it out.

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Cyber Inferno Replays
https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10412404
https://imgur.com/R1ckxmk

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10413467
https://imgur.com/5Ey5OEK
https://imgur.com/ehmOQiq

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10414525
https://imgur.com/o3tsNgV

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10414984
https://imgur.com/9HyMh1R

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Stupid me, overlooking vier boosting itself trolls IRS. Didn't come up that much I don't think, but still, ugh, dumb me. Hit me in the middle of a game, didn't come up, but I was so irked when I realized it.

https://imgur.com/yDjIgR9 Old Cyber Dragon Inferno List
Main: -2 Cyber Dragon Vier, +1 Cyber Dragon Nachster, +1 One for One
https://imgur.com/83EGT6w Current List

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https://imgur.com/G5ffM6c Old Salamangreat List
Main: -1 Salamangreat Roar -1 Salamangreat Rage -1 Salamangreat Fowl +3 Called by the Grave
Side: -2 Gnomaterial -3 Called by the Grave +3 Artifact Lancea +1 Fantastical Dragon Phantazmay +1 Salamangreat Fowl
https://imgur.com/zJJ7TMT Current List

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More Cyber Dragon Inferno Replays

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10416028
https://imgur.com/AbUbTxN
https://imgur.com/DI4J7oO

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10416703 Disconnected
https://imgur.com/Xs6fvmi

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10416766
https://imgur.com/l1mrxah

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10417359
https://imgur.com/YpdshTG
https://imgur.com/RiZf2w8

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One more Cyber Dragon Inferno Replay

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10418839
https://imgur.com/2Z3M7Zz
https://imgur.com/3C57rAF

Going to mull over the deck a bit, but play something else for a while now.

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Salamangreat Replays

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10419233
https://imgur.com/qKJH9Kt
https://imgur.com/iUgHEA2

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10419606
https://imgur.com/uCr0uG6

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https://imgur.com/mJAj17l Old Salamangreat List
Just swapped fowl and second jaguar from side to main, etc.
https://imgur.com/HIh4zW8 Current List

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Two quick announcements
1. Cyber Dragon Inferno is gonig to be deleted
https://imgur.com/QSGeW16 The list.

That said, it will soon be replaced by something very similar, doing a revamp of my card choices, expect only minor changes, just want a perception refresher.

2. DB replay blitz has ended, back to my old replay views, need to give my matches a better look.

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https://imgur.com/b8QTsfK Cyber Dragon Draft. A similar build to what I have worked with before, just a reboot to get my brain going again.

Cyber Dragon Draft Notes

Main Deck
3 Cyber Dragon: Staple Engine piece and came for plays, machine on board.
3 Cyber Dragon Core: Staple engine piece and name, toolboxing and two bodies if needed.
3 Cyber Dragon Herz: Name, +1 engine piece, combos with soldier and GY utility.
3 Cyber Dragon Nachster: Name, double body for two cards, can revive infinity/rampage.
3 Galaxy Soldier: Level 5 name, 2 bodies with herz, or a +1 level 5 machine. Toolbox option.
3 Cyber Emergency: Staple search engine piece, grabs any cyber.
3 Cyber Repair Plant: Wider range of grabs, but needs cyber dragon in GY, mild recycling.
1 Cyber Revsystem: Revival, searchable machine body and could revive nachster to make it two.
1 Cyberload Fusion: Attritional quick-play fusion off banished cards, also can use cyber twin.
3 Overload Fusion: 1 card Rampage with mild resources in GY, major damage.
3 Machine Duplication: Two cyber dragons out of the deck if you have a small one.
3 Inferno Reckless Summon: Special summon little cyber dragon means giant field vs their field.
1 Foolish Burial: Loads the name for combos for machine dupe, IRS, etc.
1 One for One: Grabs a array of names from deck for machine dupe, IRS, etc.
3 Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring: Staple Disruption that works vs nearly everyone
3 Cosmic Cyclone: Spell/trap Disruption is very strong and needed for certain floodgates.

Extradeck
1 Cyber Dragon Sieger: Cyber name, added damage with multiattack and spreads it
2 Cyber Dragon Nova: Leads to infinity, creates bodies, nachster/sieger revival
2 Cyber Dragon Infinity: Over nova, removal+negate
2 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon: Cyber dragon is machine wipe, 2nd copy for strikers/orcust.
2 Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon: Cyber Dragon monsters are EMZ wipes.
1 Cyber Twin Dragon: 5600 pop off of Cyberload Quick-play when I want other attacks
3 Chimeratech Rampage Dragon: Lethal fusion with machine fuel and some spell/trap wipe, third copy for the really grindy bouts that might be happening, usually only need 2.
1 Constellar Pleaides: Allows for second xyz besides infinity, more disruption and flexibility.
1 Qliphort Genius: Two arrow link 2 with mild disruption and immunity, stats work for otks.


Siding Notes:
Vs Orcusts: Going First: -7 Going Second: None Needed
Vs Salamangreat: Going First: -7 Going Second: None Needed
Vs True Draco: Going First: -6 Going Second: -5
Vs Thunder Dragon Dangers: Going First: -8 Going Second: -3
Vs Sky Strikers: Going First: None Needed Going Second: None Needed



Side Deck:
1 Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju: Strong vs sky strikers and toolbox piece
3 Artifact Lancea: Good vs Chaos Engines and Orcusts
3 Effect Veiler: Vs Combo, (orcusts, salad, dangers), cannot be phoenixed
1 Cybernetic Overflow: Searchable Disruption Going First
3 Red Reboot: Locks backrow for the turn for otk (for Salamangreat and Draco)

Vs Orcusts: First: -3 IRS, -3 Cosmic, -1 Foolish, +3 Lancea, +3 Veiler, +1 Overflow
Second: -1 Nachster, -1 One For One, -3 IRS, -1 Repair Plant, +3 Lancea, +3 Veiler
Vs Salads: First: -3 IRS, -3 Cosmic, +3 Veiler, +1 Overflow
Second: -3 Cosmic, +3 Reboot
Vs Draco: First: -1 Nachster, -1 One For One, -3 IRS, -1 Foolish Burial, +1 Overflow, +3 Red Reboot, +2 MST
Second: -1 Nachster, -1 One For One, -3 IRS, -1 Repair Plant, +1 Overflow, +3 Red Reboot, +2 MST
Vs Thunder Dragon Danger: First: -3 IRS, -3 Cosmic, +3 Lancea, +3 Veiler
Second: -1 Nachster, -3 Cosmic, -1 Repair Plant, +3 Lancea, +2 Infinite
Vs Sky Strikers: First: -1 Nachster, -1 Foolish, -3 IRS, +1 Kaiju, +3 MST, +1 Overflow
Second: -1 Nachster, -1 One For One, -3 IRS, +1 Kaiju, +3 MST, +1 Overflow

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https://imgur.com/oNPtuaW Someone was working on dinosauras, decided I'd try a draft.

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https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10429429
Cyber Dragon Draft Vs Salamangreat (1-2)
My opponent wins game 1 and starts us off with a very secure engine with dweller, ash, and a set roar. I know the roar is set and see dweller go off, but it means little. I easily disable the trap by taking out the wolf. They do not realize repair plant is my vulnerability, (not that they should, given I have numerous starters and normal summons that all could have made ash on such a card dead.) Once I have core effect activated, it is pretty much over. I grab an unneeded fusion spell and easily force their ash with my IRS. An overload sieger otk wraps it up nicely.
https://imgur.com/vqc9c6F I side ready to star, getting disruption to maintain control.
I am surprised game 2 to see them choose to start, but most of my disruption works going second as well. I draw none of it. I have an opening fragile to lacking a cyber, but draw nachster. I am glad to see the card, it being a special letting me using my repair plant to get core, but it gets striked, ruining my plans. I am only left wit a megafleet and they establish strong disruptive control to win it.
https://imgur.com/ef0rjD4 I switch out the ashes and trap disruption, leaving veielrs as they are not OPTed and can hit wolf. I quickly see they opened strong with some sets, but draw no cybers. I do not fault the techs in the deck for this, as I maintained a high cyber count, but drew none of my names. Such hands are never going to work short of numerous level 5 techs to make infinity without using any cybers, an improbable task. A brick is a brick.

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10429974
Cyber Dragon Draft vs Bad Lightsworn Mix (2-0)
They win RPS and make me start. I infinity with herz under it. No mained overflow makes my core a bit weak. I stop their solar and consider if I can make a better field, but decide to keep infinity. They have nothing worth noting and scoop.
https://imgur.com/HOkhMyM Go for some disruption, no need to take risks.
They start weak, easy otk.

https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10430246
Cyber Dragon Draft vs Pendulums
I win RPS and go second to them opening insane. I push, but can’t break the field, despite running through many negation.
https://imgur.com/f6yUf3B
Game 2 I side to start, but I think I misplay in my disruption, under valuing my trap to take care of his stick, and popping phoenix instead of letting it stay as a thorn. They go for damage but screw up and fail, I manage to finish the job, misplaying, but still getting the kill.
https://imgur.com/chI5uNV I mistaken side to go second, I should have kept spell/trap hate over IRS, which would have taken game 3, oh well.
They choose me to start and break through my ash infinity, eating ash with cerb and I get my infinity baited by pankratops. I end up getting pushed over as they just squeak over with ravine, and so go off. Dead IRS costs me.

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https://www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=407264-10432846
Cyber Dragon Draft vs Pran-Kids (1-2)
Otked them game 1.
https://imgur.com/qq1g712
Got disrupted out games 2-3 and reshot. Siding was the game. Perhaps should have gone first, I didn’t really know what this deck did at all tbh.

https://www.duelingbook.com/log?id=407264-10433527
Altergeist vs Orcusts (2-0)
They play poor game 1 and fail to do anything despite having two monsters. Easy win.
https://imgur.com/EvmErJS
Game 2 no hand traps, but they do a garden opening and stall themselves out. Poorly played match overall, but their poor technical skill allowed me to take what probably should have been a lost match.

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A constant struggle for me is dealing with people who don't use the resource they have to effectively confirm rulings they have no business not knowing, especially when confronted by such resources. (As opposed to just making a simple mistake and after a google check fixing it.) It does me no good to lash out and break down these players though, all it will do is make things worse for everyone. It was a struggle I recently had in the prior duel, and while the player played poorly and made many mistakes, I let things accelerate beyond what they needed to. I later apologized. Just another post to remind myself of what I'm trying to do. To see my failings and work to improve them.

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Is this another internet "mystery" attempt as Cicada 3301?