Exodia
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Contents 1. Overview a. Deck List 2. Variants a. Appropriate Exodia a. Underdog Exodia 3. Additional Card Options 4. Articles and Reports a. Modern Articles b. Modern Reports c. Historic Articles d. Historic Reports |
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Overview
The OG of all combo decks, Exodia tries to draw through its deck as quickly as possible in order to find all five pieces of Exodia, winning the game on the spot. Upstart Goblin and Jar of Greed are often played alongside the trinity draw spells Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity. Additionally, monsters like Dark Mimic LV1and Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive protect lifepoints while also breezing through the deck.
Emissary of the Afterlife is almost always included as a reliable search effect, since it can grab four out of the five pieces of Exodia, usually with no drawback to speak of.
Exodia is incredibly weak to discard. Delinquent Duo is often considered a staple of the format, and monsters like Don Zaloog and Spirit Reaper see play infrequently. So, Monster Reincarnation, Dark Factory of Mass Production, and Backup Soldier are all run as recovery options should an Exodia limb or head find their way into the graveyard. Still, these cards are not perfect counters. Couple this with the fact that Exodia tends to be much slower than other combo decks, and it's no surprise it's often considered a risk to attempt the strategy.
Emissary of the Afterlife is almost always included as a reliable search effect, since it can grab four out of the five pieces of Exodia, usually with no drawback to speak of.
Exodia is incredibly weak to discard. Delinquent Duo is often considered a staple of the format, and monsters like Don Zaloog and Spirit Reaper see play infrequently. So, Monster Reincarnation, Dark Factory of Mass Production, and Backup Soldier are all run as recovery options should an Exodia limb or head find their way into the graveyard. Still, these cards are not perfect counters. Couple this with the fact that Exodia tends to be much slower than other combo decks, and it's no surprise it's often considered a risk to attempt the strategy.
Deck List
While some versions of Exodia opt for floodgates and other protective cards, this list goes all-in on drawing cards instead. Both Dark Mimics plus Dekoichi provide as much card draw as possible from the monster lineup. Thunder Dragon thins the deck, and Emissary searches for individual pieces. Dragon is also decent fodder for Monster Reincarnation, which is the deck's only way to recover a lost Exodia head.
Monsters3x Dark Mimic LV1 3x Dark Mimic LV3 3x Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive 3x Emissary of the Afterlife 1x Exodia the Forbidden One 1x Sangan 3x Thunder Dragon 1x Left Arm of the Forbidden One 1x Left Leg of the Forbidden One 1x Right Arm of the Forbidden One 1x Right Leg of the Forbidden One Vertical Divider
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Spells2x Book of Moon 1x Graceful Charity 2x Monster Reincarnation 1x Pot of Greed 1x Premature Burial 2x Upstart Goblin Vertical Divider
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Traps1x Backup Soldier 1x Call of the Haunted 3x Jar of Greed 1x Mirror Force 1x Ring of Destruction 2x Sakuretsu Armor 1x Torrential Tribute |
Variants
Appropriate Exodia
Based on the Appropriate + Disturbance Strategy combo, Appropriate Exodia tries to force the opponent to draw large amounts of cards, so that it can draw even more. Hiro's Shadow Scout and Dragged Down into the Grave help to initially activate Appropriate, but The Bistro Butcher can also be used.
Mind Wipe is an alternative to Disturbance Strategy that, while not as powerful, can still produce lots of cards.
Mind Wipe is an alternative to Disturbance Strategy that, while not as powerful, can still produce lots of cards.
Monsters2x A Cat of Ill Omen 1x Exodia the Forbidden One 2x Hiro's Shadow Scout 2x Magician of Faith 2x Mask of Darkness 1x Sangan 1x Left Arm of the Forbidden One 1x Left Leg of the Forbidden One 1x Right Arm of the Forbidden One 1x Right Leg of the Forbidden One Vertical Divider
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Spells3x Dragged Down into the Grave 1x Graceful Charity 3x Mind Wipe 2x Monster Reincarnation 1x Pot of Greed 2x Upstart Goblin Vertical Divider
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Traps3x Appropriate 2x Backup Soldier 3x Disturbance Strategy 3x Threatening Roar 3x Waboku |
Underdog Exodia
Underdog Exodia is a much faster, though equally more fragile, variant of Exodia. It plays an uncommonly high number of normal monsters in order to draw as many cards as possible off of Heart of the Underdog. Should the chain of draws be broken by a spell, trap, or effect monster, Reload can be played from the hand during the Draw Phase to restart it. A previously placed Jar of Greed can also fill the same role.
Monsters1x Exodia the Forbidden One 3x Archfiend Soldier 3x Battle Footballer 3x Charcoal Inpachi 3x Insect Knight 1x Left Arm of the Forbidden One 1x Left Leg of the Forbidden One 3x Luster Dragon 3x Oppressed People 1x Right Arm of the Forbidden One 1x Right Leg of the Forbidden One 3x Soul Tiger Vertical Divider
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Spells1x Graceful Charity 3x Heart of the Underdog 1x Pot of Greed 3x Reload Vertical Divider
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Traps3x Jar of Greed 3x Skill Drain |
Additional Card Options
Slower versions of Exodia which opt for stall cards like Gravity Bind and Level Limit - Area B are also occasionally seen. Des Lacooda is well-liked in these lists for obvious reasons.
Recruiters like Nimble Momonga and Mystic Tomato are often played for their deck-thinning and stall capabilities. The Toon Cannon Soldier + Toon Table of Contents package is also played from time to time for the same reason. In such versions, Last Will will make an occasional appearance since it's so easily activated with Soldier.
Recruiters like Nimble Momonga and Mystic Tomato are often played for their deck-thinning and stall capabilities. The Toon Cannon Soldier + Toon Table of Contents package is also played from time to time for the same reason. In such versions, Last Will will make an occasional appearance since it's so easily activated with Soldier.
- Des Lacooda
- Mystic Tomato
- Nimble Momonga
- Royal Magical Library
- Spear Cretin
- Toon Cannon Soldier
- Card of Safe Return
- Dark Factory of Mass Production
- Last Will
- Level Limit - Area B
- Lighten the Load
- Messenger of Peace
- Reload
- Super Rejuvenation
- The Dark Door
- The Shallow Grave
- Toon Table of Contents
- Gravity Bind
- Good Goblin Housekeeping
- Reckless Greed
Articles and Reports
Modern Articles
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Historic Articles
Historic Reports
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