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Article 11: World Championship 2004 Deck Analyzation #1

OK, after the OFFICIAL deck list finally being release...I, for once, would start "bashing" all the deck for now...

ANYWAY...first of my 8 articles, the Runner-Up deck, or, Nat Chan's deck.
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Tribute: 3
Chaos Soldier - MoB -
CED - MotE -
APS

Non-Tribute: 14
Berserk Gorilla x1
Reflect Bounder x1
DWG x3
Mercenary Troops x1
Don Zaruug x1
Tribe-Infection Virus x1
Magic Warrior - Breaker x1
Witch x1
Critter x1
Magical Scientist x1
Magician of Faith x1
Killer Snake x1

Magic: 18
Jar of Greed
Angel's Gift
Mirage of Nightmare
Apostle of Obliteration
Black Hole
Theft
Cyclone x3
Tempest
Monster Reborn
Early Burial
Forced Transfer
Scapegoat
Sealing Swords of Light
Calling Reinforcement
Confiscation
Steadfast Guard

Trap: 6
Holy Barrier - Mirror Force -
Cry of the Living Dead
D-Ring
Tidal Wave x2
Thunder Break x1

Fusion Deck
1 Black Demon Dragon
2 Black Paladin
2 XYZ-Dragon Cannon
2 XY-Dragon Cannon
1 XZ-Dragon Catepillar
1 YZ-Catepillar Cannon
3 Black Flare Knight
1 Death Demon Dragon
2 Dragon Warrior
3 Demon - Dark Baltar
3 Musician King
1 Dragon Knight - Giltia
2 Flame Swordsman
1 Darkfire Dragon
1 Dragoness the Wicked Knight
3 Reaper on the Nightmare
3 Thousand-Eyes Restrict

Side Deck:
Tribute: 1
Black Magician Girl

Non-Tribute: 4
Berserk Gorilla
Spirit Banisher - Kycoo
Tsukuyomi (Moon Diviner)
Magician of Faith

Magic: 4
Apostle of Obliteration
Scapegoat
Creature Swap
Book of Moon

Trap: 6
Magic Cylinder
Tidal Wave
Dust Tornado x2
Hellish Trap Door Gun
Skill Drain
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FIRST of all....ignore his fusion deck, he put some wierd Fusion in it for no reason...maybe just to look at the beautiful Black Paladin when he search for a TER.

Anyway, when I saw this deck list, I find many flaws...and those flaws probably cost him the game.
HOW?
Monster:
- In my way of building deck, don't EVER put a bunch of cards with only 1x. That is what happening in this deck. Other than the restrict cards, only DWG is 3x. WHY? I really have NO IDEA. It seems to me that it is just some randomly chosen Light/Dark monster...well...with the exception of Bershek...I really don't get why...
- Also, with Fiber gone...I don't see why he don't use Bazoo or Gustav
- So...don't blame luck for him to bad draw all 3 games in the final...I just see million ways for this deck for bad topdecking

The Magic:
- Standard Controlling Magic...really no comments
- I don't know why...but...running Forced Transfer with only ONE Goat, Snake and ONE Magician of Faith and nothing else seems stupid IMO.

The Trap choice:
- Thunder Break?? Come on...that's old...and really, this card is not really useful IMO.

The side deck is where the problem came...
- If you want to humiliate people with DMG, or just look at her art...oh well, this is WORLD...dude...
- Hellish Trap Door Gun...I just cannot recount how many times this card could save you from D-Ring or CED burn...it have proof to be NOT USEFUL, I don't see any reason why he run it...
- Sand Tornado: Yeah yeah...more M/T removal...yeah yeah...waste 2 spaces here IMO
- Skill Drain: It have proof to be killing yourself first before opponent...
WHAT HE FORGOT?? Cards like Abyss Assassin is really good for this deck, also, a second Calling Reinforcement would be good.
- WHY not run Enemy Controller when you have 2x Scapegoat in total....
- Yet the 3rd Tidal Wave...what the heck is your problem...2x is enough for most of the deck, ESPECIALLY CHAOS CONTROL.
- Really, this is where he "lose control"