Thread:TAGDavid/@comment-25987603-20160921232035/@comment-24971427-20160922233127

Indeed, break their little toys, and they'll throw tantrums about how (op/boring/fake/etc.) your deck is, when they based their decks off one episode of the anime.

However, Soulguard isn't the only problem. 4 cards is all they need to dominate the field, and 3 of those can be shields. Using Dragonic Grimoire, they can replenish their hand once again. Their setup is forgiving, easy to fix. You've got to be able to field wipe their item, and monsters, while ignoring the player themselves so they can't reach 5 life. But before that, you must be able to deal with evolutions! Mat Flipping Technique, Moon Fang, all very, very important. Being able to rest impact monsters are great, but Bal can stand, so you need to be able to destroy Bal with something else.

My decks are currently Star, Wydar Sarkal, and Ninjas. In Ninjas, I try to destroy any advantage they have. Star, I stall out and try to lower their resources. Unfortunately, some of them actually have half a brain to stop complaining and attack me. In Wydar Sarkal, I simply die. I haven't figured out a way to use it properly yet. But if it works, I try attacking their field, and if I can't clear the monsters, I deal a bit of damage to them. Eventually, when I think they don't have enough lifepoints, I rush them with all my monsters, forcing out shields until they stop, and save the rest of the attacks for their monsters. Now, they'll only have 2 cards in their hand and can't do much to harm me. I would worry for Grimoire, but they just don't have it.