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Beatdown


Contents
1. ​Overview
‎‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎a. Deck List​
‏​2. Additional Card Options
3. Articles and Reports

‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎a. Modern Articles
‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎b. Modern Reports
‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎c. Historic Articles
‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎​d. Historic Reports
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Overview


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Everybody's first deck; there is no underlying strategy, no archetypal support, no complicated synergy or combos. It's just pure Aggression. Beatdown is made up of the biggest and fastest threats in the format, and couples them with some of the best spells and traps around. What it lacks in strategy, it makes up for in simplicity. 

Berserk Gorilla is by far the most common Beatdown monster, but there is no real vetting process when it comes to what monsters can be included in a Beatdown list. As long as they have a higher-than-average attack stat, they've probably been played. Even vanilla monsters like Luster Dragon see action from time to time. Slate Warrior is popular because of the potential to grow itself or weaken others, and Jinzo makes attacking a carefree endeavor, though it does cost a tribute. 

Because ATK is so central to the beatdown strategy, equip spells are also popular. The most powerful of these are Mage Power and United We Stand. Others, like Axe of Despair and Big Bang Shot, are also used. 

Deck List

As is common for beatdown, most monsters in this list were chosen specifically for their damage potential. For example, Skilled Dark Magician has great stats all around, and Goblin Attack Force threatens 2300 damage in a single summon. Of the more strategic choices, Kycoo prevents Chaos monsters from being summoned, and Mirage Dragon keeps beaters alive against backrow.  

Compulsory Evacuation Device answers Thousand Eyes Restrict (TER), but can also just make way for a direct attack. Smashing Ground kills anything the monsters can't, and Sakuretsu Armor and Widespread Ruin keep Tsukuyomi at bay. 
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Monsters


3x Berserk Gorilla
1x Breaker the Magical Warrior
2x Goblin Attack Force
3x Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer
3x Mirage Dragon
3x Skilled Dark Magician
3x Slate Warrior
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Spells


1x Delinquent Duo
1x Graceful Charity
1x Heavy Storm
1x Mage Power
1x Mystical Space Typhoon
2x Nobleman of Crossout
1x Pot of Greed
1x Premature Burial
1x Smashing Ground
1x Snatch Steal
1x United We Stand
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Traps


1x Call of the Haunted
2x Compulsory Evacuation Device
1x Mirror Force
1x Ring of Destruction
3x Sakuretsu Armor
2x Widespread Ruin


Additional Card Options


Many monsters have found a home in beatdown decks over the years, each with their own special flavor. Blindly Loyal Goblin is one of the more notable choices. Its control can't be changed, which means he's immune to TER and Snatch Steal. There's also Regenerating Mummy, which makes Delinquent Duo, Card Destruction, and Don Zaloog less threatening. While it can't swing into a player's life points, Zombyra helps clear the path against opposing Gorillas or Gravekeeper's Spy, though it can only do so once. 

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Nobleman of ​Extermination​, Dust Tornado, and Solemn Judgment keep Beatdown's threats from dying to battle traps, while ​Enemy Controller clears away blockers and works great against Scapegoat. Ceasefire answers flips outright, and even gives extra damage. 
  • Asura Priest
  • Blindly Loyal Goblin
  • D.D. Assailant​
  • ​Injection Fairy Lily
  • Jinzo
  • Pitch-Black Warwolf
  • Regenerating Mummy
  • Spear Dragon
  • Zombyra the Dark
  • Luster Dragon
  • Axe of Despair
  • Big Bang Shot
  • ​Enemy Controller
  • Nobleman of ​Extermination
  • Dust Tornado
  • Ceasefire
  • Compulsory Evacuation Device
  • Magic Cylinder
  • Solemn Judgment

Articles and Reports


Modern Articles

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Modern Reports

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Historic Articles

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Historic Reports

  • Pojo Tournament Report (4/24/05)​
  • Pojo Tournament Report (4/26/05)​
  • ​Pojo Tournament Report (5/23/05)​
  • Pojo Tournament Report (6/2/05)​
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