Maths Power!

[Falzar FZ]

Inspired by the thread "The Calculator, Potential abuse" I started putting this deck together.


Monsters: 21
3x The Calculator (Deck supposedly based on this card and it's awesome ATK boosting effect)
3x Beast King Barbaros (Very Flexible, either no tributes or tribute + field clear, either way it's a high level monster. A key in this deck, sometimes proves to be more useful than the calc)
1x Cyber Dragon (Can be free levels x5)
3x Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord (Special Summons itself, level 10 boost, first effect can be used to recycle cards like the Gravekeepers Spy and Lonefire/Tytannial, second effect can send calc to grave later to be summoned with Graceful Revival)
1x Gorz (If the opponent clears your field and attacks, drop this. When it's your turn, summon the calc and it'll get ATK boost from both Gorz and its token)
3x Gravekeepers Spy (Thins deck, usually adds to level 8 after effect)
3x Lonefire Blossom (Get's a monster in grave for Exodius if there are no monsters there already. Thins deck)
3x Tragoedia (Special summoned fairly easily, very high level)
1x Tytannial, Princess of Camellias (A little protection for things, nice beatstick, easily summoned)

Spells: 10
3x Card Trader (Returns Tytannial, double Tragoedias, dead draw Cyber Dragon or Gorz, etc. Also get's Calc faster and gives second chance to get a combo like with Trunade or Cold Wave)
2x Cold Wave (Good as long as you activate slime at the end of your opponent's turn before using this, then attempt to OTK)
1x Giant Trunade (Nice if you have Monster Reborn or Reasoning, not too good with Slimes, recycles Swords once)
1x Heavy Storm (Clears back field for OTK)
1x Monster Reborn (Gets back calc or a high level monster to power up calc)
1x Reasoning (Free monster... most of the time, if not, set's up for Exodius)
1x Swords of Revealing Light (Sometimes you need to protect Tragodia, Exodius or Calc)

Traps: 9
2x Graceful Revival (Get calc, summon strong things, make come back)
3x Metal Reflect Slime (Instant level 10, nice defence)
1x Mirror Force (Clears opponents monsters and prepares for OTK, stops attack as well)
1x Torrential Tribute (Clears monsters, works nicely with something like a combo of Graceful Revival, Exodius, Barbaros (no tribute mode))
2x Ultimate Offering (Barbaros, Lonefire -> Tytannial, Exodius, Calc, Kill, Win. or something like that)

Total: 40 Cards

Side Deck: (more like a list of cards that can be used than a side deck)
3x Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast (not mained cause it dies easily)
3x Honest (yeah, you can use this with the Calc, or against someone that has one, basically drop it upon attacking and the opponent won't want to drop theirs)
2x The Wicked Avatar (Cold Wave effect for opponent only for 2 turns, high level so super boosts the calc, highest ATK so can't be killed, even bigger beatstick than the calc, not mained cause it's hard to summon)
1x Brain Control (Free levels and sometimes lets me attack directly, I should main it if I can see what to take out)
1x Dandylion (Can be send by Exodius to grave for 2 tokens to feed Barbaros or Tytannial, not mained because it's low level)
2x Lightning Vortex (Destroy opponents monsters, also dumps monster for Exodius)
1x Shooting Star Bow - Ceal (I have 1 of these, allows you to attack directly so I'll just throw one in here for now... and it looks cool)
1x Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce (Same as above card except attack twice but not directly)
3x Bottomless Trap Hole (not really needed but allows more monster removal)
1x Magic Cylinder (Sometimes you just need that extra damage to finish the game, also it stops an attack)
3x Staunch Defender (Protects weak Exodius and Tragodia, forces opponent to attack the calc)


A Few of The Calculator's Attack Strength Combos
(including his own 2 levels)

Special summon Cyber Dragon, Special summon Exodius, Summon The Calculator = 5100 ATK

Special summon Exodius, Summon The Calculator, Exodius ram something in DEF, take damage Special Summon Tragoedia = 6600 ATK

Summon The Calculator, let opponent go, when they attack, Metal Reflect Slime = 3600 ATK

Same as above, but chain 3 Metal Reflect Slime = 9600 ATK (then they hopefully choose not to attack in replay leaving an attack postition monster, your turn, summon something, attack that monster and win)

Any of above, add Reasoning or Monster Reborn for even more ATK power.

Special summon Exodius, chain 3 Metal Reflect Slime (which you set last turn) summon the calc = It's over 9000!!!! (12600 ATK)

Other Tips

With all the special summoning, Tragoedia, Gravekeepers Spy, Exodius, Reflect Slime, etc. you can easily tribute 3 for Barbaros' effect. Nicely combos with Cold Wave, that way, you can summon it without worrying and the opponent get's to watch their field disappear and they can't do anything about it. Nice finishing move as well.

Thoughts

I think I should start calling Metal Reflect Slime, Mr. Slime

[MIDP..]

Summon The Calculator, let opponent go, when they attack, Metal Reflect Slime = 3600 ATK

Same as above, but chain 3 Metal Reflect Slime = 9600 ATK (and win cause they attacked it)

This doesn't work, because when you activate those traps, they count as monsters, and when an attack occurs and the monster number on the field chances, then a replay occurs and the opponent may choose between keep attaking or not.

add in a pair of skill drains and 3 forbidden chalice (for fusilier and king barbaros to be overpowered)

I don't like yubels in here, too many monsters.
Add some speed, like

+ 3/2 trade in
you have lots of targets

and some protection for the OTK

+ giant trunade
+ 2/3 cold wave

[spaceman42]

maybe try forbidden chalice so barboros and fusiler gain their original attacks back.
you could play 2x of each gadgets over the yubels and also play ultimate offering. id also play giant trunade and cold wave for otk turn protection.

[Falzar FZ]

Thanks for the ideas,
Chalice could work, but I'm thinking about taking out fusilier since it gets killed to easily. I added gravekeepers spy in since it usually gives me 8 levels and I can recycle them with Exodius, but works best on turn 1. Lonefire works great with exodius too.

Card Trader is a great idea, it allows me to get the calc to my hand faster and it returns tytannial as well if I happen to draw it.

1 tytannial cause I got exodius to return and reuse it.

Trunade and Cold Wave are nice and I can work with, the only problem is that Cold Wave slows my MR and Reasoning, while Trunade returns my Reflect Slimes. they're still pretty good with the other levellers like Tytannial, Exodius, Slime and Tragoedia.

Gadgets are a maybe, since Ultimate Offering is needed but semi-limited and I have little protection for them. Perhaps a Gigaplant engine (perfect with Ultimate Offering and summons higher levels) if the current format doesn't work.

I totally forgot about the replays, thanks for reminding me, I think I can change it a bit so it works.

(note to self: do not verse or play test against removal decks)

EDIT: Anyone think the Wicked Avatar can be used here?

[Itsuka]

All I want to know is where the protection against the traps are (like solemn judgment). I got my *** handed to me by my friend against a burn deck (those things are bloody wankers (i'm not british. I just love that word)). I almost had him, but my tragoedia attacked his facedown mask of darkness, he got his freaking card that gives me 3000 lifepoints while he had Bad Reaction to Simoichi out, I attacked with my other tragoedia, then when I attacked with my freaking calculator, he played a defence draw. All I'm saying is that extra protection wouldn't be a problem.

[Falzar FZ]

Cold Wave, Giant Trunade, Heavy Storm are your back row protection. As for why you want to use solemn against a burn deck I have no idea.
Barbaros can also clear it, Tytannial can provide slight protection at times.

I haven't tested against a burn deck yet, I'll go do that, but I think the problem is that you're not waiting for the perfect time to strike. Hold and strike at the right time seems to work for me so far.
I use Tragoedia with Exodius for massive boosts but rarely attack with Tragoedia, if the situation isn't right I usually card trader back Tragoedia and hope I get something like Barbaros, Lonefire, Slime or Cold Wave.

Bakura quote from abridged series ftw.

EDIT: test match 1 against cure-burn deck: I didn't even get a chance to get the calc out, won by: Cold Wave then Barbaros (3 tribute mode, tributed 2 spy and slime, demolished Marshmallon, Bad Reaction, Mirror Force and Eye of Truth), next turn summoned Tytannial, both attack, win.
test match 2: Lonefire for Lonefire for Lonefire for Tytannial, end, opponent sets monster and 3 spell/trap, my turn s.summoned exodius, summoned calc, exodius attack defence, was mystic tomato, s.summon tragoedia since I took damage from ramming, he chains gift card and bad reaction, I take damage, Tragodia kills tomato, and he s.summons another tomato, calc attacks (with 9000 ATK I think), kills tomato, get's reficule, Tytannial kill Reficule, win.

EDIT2: added random tips to above decklist.