Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Blackwing Tutorial (Various Match-ups)

So, before I start, I wanna say that I can't legally tell you to CLICK THE ADDS ON THE SIDE. Anyways, on to the blog.


Since Blackwings are one of the best decks in the format right now, I feel as though a tutorial is in order. I'll be teaching you guys how to play the deck and some play scenarios that may occur against certain match-ups.

To blatantly put it, the goal of a Blackwing player is to force your opponent to minus themselves heavily and run out ofoptions while you continue to have "all the outs."

Blackwings are one of the few decks that hasversatile and effective destruction & advantage:




I apologize for how uneven this looks, but I'll start explaining.



Icarus Attack: We all know this card is good, but I commonly see players make the same mistake with this card. If possible, you never want to play this card as a "one-for-one." Usually, Monsters are important in Blackwings, and unless you're blowing up 2 back row because you have a big explosive play next turn, try not to play this card as a one-for-one; try and play it as a chain if possible. When you're opponent tries to bottomless, mirror force, etc., then play it.


Delta Crow: I like this card. Nobody plays Starlight Road anymore, so this card serves a high purpose. There's nothing better than your opponent setting 4 back-row then you Delta Crow at the end phase. Plays like that make me happy. Anyways, play this card, it's a Heavy Storm.


Black Whirlwind: Every time I draw this card, I remember how broken it was to play 3 of these. It's important to play Dualities in this deck so you can get to this card faster. Not a lot of people play MST anymore because they don't like going blind. Because of that, this card will usually survive more than 1 turn and give you a lot of pluses.


Blackwing Shura: Almost every deck has a few floaters in it; Lightsworn, X-Sabers, Zombies, Absolute Zero, etc, and because of that, Shura wrecks. Plus, almost no monster can get over 3,200 (Shura + Kalut). This card usually searches a Vayu for me and sets up for Icarus Attack plays. But it's versatile in the sense that you can search for Gale, Vayu, or Kalut--which in a lot of cases helps me synchro for 6's and 8's.


Dark Armed Dragon: This is probably one of the most underrated cards this format. Wow, I never thought I'd say that DaD is underrated. I think that this card is way too good and any deck that can run him, should. It's a win condition and an extra pain in the ass for my opponent to deal with.


I have the deck list on my channel, but I figure I'd post it here too so you guys can get a visual of it. I don't plan on talking anymore after this--because frankly--I'm really tired, lol. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed reading, and here's the deck:


Monsters: 19


3x Blackwing - Sirroco

3x Blackwing - Shura

3x Blackwing - Bora

3x Blackwing - Kalut

3x Blackwing - Blizzard

1x Blackwing - Gale

1x Blackwing - Vayu

1x D.D. Crow

1x Dark Armed Dragon


Spells: 9


3x Book of Moon

2x Pot of Duality

1x Allure of Darkness

1x Black Whirlwind

1x Dark Hole

1x Monster Reborn


Traps: 12


3x Icarus Attack

2x Delta Crow - Anti Reverse

2x Bottomless Trap Hole

2x Solemn Warning

1x Torrential Tribute

1x Royal Oppression

1x Solemn Judgement