Just a random sort of deck..?

[Mikeyyy,]

Okay, so.. It's been atleast a year since I've played Yu-Gi-Oh, And most of my cards are old-school xD. I just wanted to know if this deck here is decent or not. :D (Sorta limited on cards here. Criticism is welcome. :p)

-----5+* Monsters.(3)------
Red-Eyes Black Dragon x1
Blue-Eyes White Dragon x1
Maju Garzette x1


-----4-* Monsters.(24)-----
Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab x1
Sasuke Samurai #4 x1
Gray Wing x1
Luster Dragon #1 x1
Gaia Soul the Combustible Collective x1
Asura Priest x1
Mirage Dragon x1
Man-Eater Bug x1
Penguin Soldier x1
Ancient Lamp x1
Princess of Tsurugi x1
Mecha-Dog Marron x1
Jigen Bakudan x1
Dancing Fairy x1
Space Mambo x1
Dark Blade x1
Gagagigo x1
Mystical Elf x1
Gravekeeper's Curse x1
Skelengel x1
Mystical Lamp x1
Grave Ohja x1
Archfiend Soldier x1
Red-Eyes B. Chick x1


-----Magic Cards.(21)-----
Ookazi x1
Share the Pain x1
Meteor of Destruction x1
Shrink x1
Megamorph x1
Axe of Despair x1
Fissure x1
Black Pendant x2
Monster Recovery x1
Mask of Brutality x1
Monster Reborn x1
Brain Control x1
Heavy Storm x1
Tribute to the Doomed x1
Swords of Revealing Light x1
Block Attack x1
Guard Penalty x1
De-Spell x1
Red Medicine x1
Dian Keto the Cure Master x1


-----Trap Cards.(18)-----
Dragon's Rage x1
Trap Jammer x1
Enchanted Javelin x1
Waboku x1
Sakuretsu Armor x3
Compulsory Evacuation Device x3
Cemetary Bomb x1
Jar of Greed x1
Trap Hole x1
Robbin' Goblin x1
Secret Barrel x1
Magic Cylinder x1
Minor Goblin Official x1
Fatal Abacus x1

[Attentiontodetail]

Try this

Monsters 18

3 lustre dragon
3 archfiend soldier
2 sasuke samurai #4
3 man eater bug
3 peguin soldier
1 sangan
3 mirage dragon

spells 12
1 heavy storm
1 monster reborn
1 mystical space typhoon
1 fissure
1 smashing ground
1 swords of revealing light
1 brain control
3 axe of despair
2 nobleman of crossout

Traps
3 sakuretsu armour
3 compulsory evacuation device
1 magic cylinder
3 trap hole

Anyway should run much smoother and serve as a starting point until you get more cards and pick up on recent trends.

[Fidamania]

I would highly recommend looking at the "Adv. Constructed Decks - TOURNAMENT" for deck ideas. This deck seems way to big in my mind, and to slow for todays meta game. My recommendationw ould be to drop it down to 40, add some draw power stuff, and a base strategy.

[Mikeyyy,]

That'd be a good idea, never really thought of that =P.

I don't seem to be doing too terribly bad with my current setup though. But then again.. I'm in dire need of an upgrade. And as far as Strategy goes.. I usually just try to put out as much damage as possible, and then hope for some of my better cards to pop up. And so far.. That hasn't really failed me yet. But going to go test it at a Local this weekend and see how badly I get owned. :D

But got any Idea's on what I could possibly get rid of for what I got right now?

[Lord Raiden]

That'd be a good idea, never really thought of that =P.

I don't seem to be doing too terribly bad with my current setup though. But then again.. I'm in dire need of an upgrade. And as far as Strategy goes.. I usually just try to put out as much damage as possible, and then hope for some of my better cards to pop up. And so far.. That hasn't really failed me yet. :D

But got any Idea's on what I could possibly get rid of for what I got right now?

Heh, that deck brings back memories......

I had one very similar to it a long time ago, before I understood how to make really good decks for this game.

I suppose it was sorta painful gutting all those cards from that fat ol' deck (which I liked at the time), but the end result was far far more powerful than what I previously had. If you really like this deck and it's fun to play with friends, then keep it, but if you want to perform well in tourneys and stuff, you need to have a deck focused around a single idea (i.e. GB's, Monarchs, Lightsworn, ect..). It doesn't have to be "cookie cutter"; many of the best decks ever created were created by experimenting, and you can add some of your faves to a deck to make it more personalized (as long as they do something besides "tribute/discard fodder", which is just a bad excuse for useless cards).

If you don't understand what is going on in the game right now, and you want to know more, I suggest trying the yugioh wikia. It has a good list of current gameplay terms, advanced facts and basic strategies that aren't in those crappy booklets that come wiht starter decks, and good explanations and rundowns of card attributes/types/subtypes ect...(but I wouldn't use it for decklists - since it's a wikia, anyone can post anything and change anything, so the ones on the wikia aren't too reliable. If you want some good sample decklists, start here in the advanced format subforums).

Also, if you want to make a deck that will work well in this meta, but is easy to understand and use for someone who's been away from it all for awhile, maybe you should try out some of the new monarch builds. The cards are fairly easy to get, and the general strategy isn't too complicated.

Hope this wall of text helped.

[Mikeyyy,]

I think I got a general Grasp on what's going on for the time being :P But hey, I think I might try a Monarch out, Thanks. :)

[Mikeyyy,]

I'm working on getting cards for a Monarch, but my local Hobby Stores don't carry any Monarchs. D:

Anyways, I've updated my deck some.

-----Spells-----
-Ookazi x1
-Meteor of Destruction x1
-Shrink x1
-Fissure x1
-Black Pendant x2
-Monster Recovery x1
-Mask of Brutality x1
-Block Attack x1
-Guard Penalty x1
-De-Spell x1
-Red Medicine x1
-Dian Keto the Cure Master x1
+Nobleman of Crossout x1
+Necrovalley x1
+Soul Exchange x1
+Card Rotator x1

-----Traps-----
-Dragon's Rage x1
-Sakuretsu Armor x1
-Compulsory Evacuation Device x1
-Robbin' Goblin x1
-Fatal Abacus x1
+Remote Revenge x1
+Defense Draw x1
+Attack of the Cornered Rat x1

-----Monsters-----
-Gray Wing x1
-Luster Dragon #1 x1
-Gaia Soul the Combustible Collective x1
-Asura Priest x1
-Mirage Dragon x1
-Mecha-Dog Marron x1
-Jigen Bakudan x1
-Dancing Fairy x1
-Space Mambo x1
-Dark Blade x1
-Gagagigo x1
-Mystical Elf x1
-Mystical Lamp x1
-Grave Ohja x1
-Archfiend Soldier x1
+Strong Wind Dragon x1
+Sangan x1
+Old Vindictive Magician x1
+Speed Warrior x1

It's missing Draw Power still, but it flows quite nice. It's also nice to do around 9k damage with AotCR/Speed Warrior. And it flows really nice to boot imo. :D