Before I proceed to the main topic of this post, I would like to re-answer how does Soul Drain can stop the Rabbit Laggia combo. I have make a wrong answer regarding this question and I apologize based on the wrong answer that provided by me previously. Soul Drain can't stop the effect of Rescue Rabbit from activate due to its effect is activate from the field.
Now we left with 4 more weeks to prepare for the World Championship Qualifier at Malaysia. Hopefully, everyone will think of their side decks carefully and many Tier 1.5 or 2 decks will compete in this event thus please over-rated of the Malaysia's environment. I can predict that TG Agent Fairy, Six Samurai, Gravekeeper, Dark World, Machina Geargia and etc will enter the top 16 due to many players will not well prepare for their side to against these decks.
Okay, let's me introduce some OCG Official side cards that can be used to against most of the META decks.
1. Overworked/Compulsory Evacuation Device
With the overwhelmed of Inzektor and some Heroic OTK deck, you can shut them down instantly with Overworked. CED can be included in your side if you lack of Forbidden Lance and it is good to get rid of most of the Synchro or Xyz monster.
2. Chain Disappearance/Mischief of the Yokai
Chain Disappearance is one of the best cards that should be included in your side deck to against most of the META deck such as Rescue Rabbit, Inzektor and etc. Apart from that, it can help to combo with Mind Crush. Mischief of the Yokai can be used to interrupt most of the META decks so that they can't Xyz or Synchro summon so easily. Eg, Inzektor, Rabbit Laggia, Hieratic, Wind-Up and etc.
3. D.D Crow/Maxx C/Effect Veiler
D.D Crow is a must for almost every deck and this card can be put in side at almost any format. Useful against Dark World, Machina, Inzektor and etc. Maxx C is useful when you meet with Wind-Up, Hieratic, HC OTK, Machina or etc deck that heavily rely on OTK/FTK whereas Effect Veiler is extremely useful in this environment because you can shut down almost any monster effect that activate on the field.
4. Royal Decree/Trap Stun
Many of the META decks will focus on the amount of traps in their deck and this card can shut the trap plays for several moments.
5. Forbidden Lance/Forbidden Chalice
Most of the time when you enter 2nd match, your opponent will side in a lot of spell/trap and you can stop those spell/trap by using Lance. In order to shut down yours or your opponent monster effect, you can use Chalice to temporary shut it down.
6. Cyber Dragon & Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
Cyber Dragon is one of the machine monster that almost can be fill into any deck so that you can get rid of Machina Fortress, Geargiganto X, Wind-Up Zenmaines and etc machine-type monster easily with the fusion summon of Chimeratech Fortress Dragon.
7. My Body As Shield/Safety Zone
A cheaper substitution card for players that lack of Forbidden Lance since so many cards capable to destroy your monster nowadays. Eg, Dark Hole, Torrential Tribute, BTH, Lair Wire and etc.
8. Soul Drain/Skill Drain
With Soul Drain, you can against most of the META decks because some of the META deck monster effect is activate from the graveyard or banish zone. Eg, Hieratic, Dark World, Madolche and etc. Skill Drain can help you to lock down most of your opponent's monster effect from resolving and with protection of traps you able to generate advantages.
9. Snowman Eater/Ryko
Both of them capable to destroy any monster on the field or slow down the tempo. Useful when you meet with Rabbit Laggia, Machina and etc.
10. Puppet Plant/Electric Virus
Both cards capable to steal your opponent monster for a turn. However, due to the increase of OTK in the OCG environment, both cards may not be as effective as we thought now.
11. Morhing Jar 2/Neos Grand Mole/Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
Morphing Jar 2 capable to shut down the OTK of Hieratic or Machina Geargia, I think Hieratic player will feel pain when they saw this card during the 2nd game. Neos Grand Mole is a card that can beat any monster that have higher attack than it whereas Galaxy-Eyes is almost flawless & undead during the Battle Step.
12. Swift Scarecrow/Battle Fader/Tragoedia
These cards are useful when you meet with Hieratic, Machina, HC OTK and etc. They can save your life on time. However, Japanese more prefer Swift Scarecrow because it won't occupy your monster zone thus you can have 1 more monster slot to do your combo. Tragoedia is a bit risky to be used in most of the decks because it rely on the number of hand that you are controlling.
13. The Transmigration Prophecy/Fiendish Chain
This card can slow down the play of Hornet, Hieratic, Wind-Up or Grapha and most important part is it is chainable thus it can be used to bait MST, Grapha, Heavy Storm, Raigeki Break and etc. Fiendish Chain may be included to against most of the META deck especially Wind-Up, Inzektor, Machina and etc.
14. Mind Crush/Macro Cosmos/Banisher of the Radiance
Mind Crush is best card for Dark World because they can use to combo DW monster or stop their opponent play for a while. Nowadays, most of the META decks will show their hand through the effect of searcher such as ROTA, Sangan, Centipede, Snoww and etc thus you will less having blind activation anymore. Macro Cosmos and Banisher of the Radiance can banish any card that is sent to the graveyard so that some of the combo can't be play normally.
15. Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror/Light-Imprisoning Mirror
Most of the META decks are surrounded with the Light or Dark attribute monster thus this card can negate their effect and slow down their play. Some time, it may even cause your opponent lose the game.
16. Summon Limit/Mask of Restrict
As recommended by LGQ, this card is quite useful to against current META such as Hieratic, Rabbit Laggia, Gadget Offering, Machina Geargia, Wind-Up, Six Sam and etc. Mask of Restrict is one of the card that can stop the combo of Hieratic, Frog Monarch and any decks that heavily rely on releasing monster so that can gained the effect of the monster.
17. Tribe-Shocking Virus/Gozen Match
Tribe-Shocking Virus is useful when you are having mirror match and nowadays many of the META decks surround with the same type of monster. Gozen Match useful to against Six Samurai, Rabbit Laggia, Wind-Up and etc.
18. Raigeki Break/Phoenix Wind Wing Blast/Lair Wire
These few cards quite important and can be see in almost many deck today because it is chainable and can target any card on the field with little or no cost due to the effect of CardCar D. Lair Wire is quite helpful in Inzektor due to it can helps to banish your Dragonfly so that Leviair combo can be perform and destroy your opponent monster on the field instantly.
Besides that, I will share a latest ruling from Konami. The latest ruling regarding Number 25: Focus Force have been updated not long ago and its effect cannot be activate during the Damage Step thus it is a much more weaker version of Photon Streak Bounzer. Apart from that, I can see the rise of a new force that runs the same engine as Junk Doppel after the applied of September 2012 ban list. Thus please be ready for it.
Okay, that's all I wanna share for today. Thanks for your precious time and wish you guys have a nice day. Please stay tuned for my next post.
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