Talk:X Trial Deck 1: Decimating Black Dragon/@comment-11200850-20170829191532/@comment-6102960-20170831093632

To give my little insight on Bal-Zam.

He can also destroy set spells and items, like Obituary, which makes the reach even better than if he would just go for monsters. It has been a staple card since it was released (just looking at all the topping decks for BlackDerg), because at the very worst, you're using 2 cards to end up with a monster on the board, drawing a card and gaining a gauge. That's a plus. A small one, but it also digs for even more advantage cards in your deck, like Black Ritual.

Sorry I can't explain further, but the card is way better than what you give it credit for Lawyer.

And as for Retaliation...it just feeds into Bal-Zam and other enablers, it comboes amazingly well with cards like Remade and Daylepard. Think of it like how Oriental Jo works for DCE, just not as streamlined

But it also seems that most players have ditched Retaliation in favor of Purple Rag, over in Japan. Take of that what you want.