Lockdown Burn
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Contents 1. Overview a. Deck List 2. Variants a. Bad Reaction Burn b. Drain Burn c. Fire Princess Burn d. Tax Burn 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
Lockdown Burn is a classic strategy that tries to prevent the opponent from attacking until it can win through direct damage. Cards used for both protection and burn vary from deck to deck, but the core strategy is always the same. This being said, Level Limit Area B and Gravity Bind are the most common protection cards seen in Goat Format Lockdown Burn decks. Wave-Motion Cannon, Just Desserts, Secret Barrel, and Lava Golem are all popular burn cards.
Despite the negative connotation held by some members of the community toward the strategy, Lockdown Burn has had both historic and modern success, and continues to be a popular choice for casual and competitive players alike.
Despite the negative connotation held by some members of the community toward the strategy, Lockdown Burn has had both historic and modern success, and continues to be a popular choice for casual and competitive players alike.
Deck List
The most common version of Burn in the format, this is generally speaking what most players think of when picturing a Lockdown Burn deck. All of the popular stall and burn cards are present. Gravity Bind, Level Limit, and Messenger of Peace keep you alive, while Lava Golem, Stealth Bird, Wave Motion Cannon, and Nightmare Wheel slowly win you the game.
Monsters1 Cyber Jar 3 Des Koala 3 Lava Golem 1 Morphing Jar 1 Sangan 1 Sinister Serpent 3 Spirit Reaper 3 Stealth Bird Vertical Divider
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Spells1 Graceful Charity 2 Level Limit - Area B 3 Messenger of Peace 1 Pot of Greed 1 Swords of Revealing Light 3 Wave-Motion Cannon Vertical Divider
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Traps1 Ceasefire 2 Gravity Bind 1 Magic Cylinder 1 Mirror Force 3 Nightmare Wheel 1 Ring of Destruction 3 Solemn Judgement 1 Torrential Tribute |
Variants
Bad Reaction Burn
Bad Reaction Burn relies on finding and abusing Bad Reaction to Simochi, which causes all life gain the opponent receives to be replaced with life loss. From there, it will combine traditional burn cards with cards that will force the opponent to gain life, like Rain of Mercy, Upstart Goblin, and The Eye of Truth.
Monsters3 A Cat of Ill Omen 1 Cyber Jar 3 Des Koala 1 Morphing Jar Vertical Divider
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Spells1 Graceful Charity 1 Pot of Greed 3 Rain of Mercy 1 Snatch Steal 3 Upstart Goblin Vertical Divider
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Traps3 Bad Reaction to Simochi 1 Ceasefire 3 Curse of Darkness 3 Fake Trap 2 Gravity Bind 1 Magic Cylinder 1 Mirror Force 1 Ring of Destruction 3 Solemn Judgement 2 The Eye of Truth 3 Wall of Revealing Light 1 Torrential Tribute |
Drain Burn
Pioneered by Shane in the Format Library Championship Series 3 (in which he got 1st place) Drain Burn is likely the most successful modern Lockdown Burn variant. The deck abuses its namesake card, Skill Drain, to maximize survivability. With Drain in play, Big Shield Gardna never switches to attack position, making it much more difficult to deal with. Additionally, the Continuous Trap answers Breaker, Jinzo (if Drain was in play first), Mobius, and any other monster that might try to break through your Gravity Binds and Wall of Revealing Lights.
Monsters3 Big Shield Gardna 1 Cyber Jar 1 Exiled Force 1 Morphing Jar 1 Sangan Vertical Divider
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Spells1 Graceful Charity 1 Pot of Greed 2 Reinforcement of the Army 1 Swords of Revealing Light Vertical Divider
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Traps1 Ceasefire 3 Fake Trap 2 Gravity Bind 3 Just Desserts 3 Nightmare Wheel 3 Ojama Trio 1 Ring of Destruction 3 Secret Barrel 3 Skill Drain 3 Solemn Judgement 3 Wall of Revealing Light |
Fire Princess Burn
Fire Princess Burn attempts to maximize the burn effect of the eponymous Fire Princess. After using UFO Turtle to search out the Princess, the deck sets up walls with Level Limit, Gravity Bind, and Messenger of Peace to protect her. From there, life gain cards like Solemn Wishes, Life Absorbing Machine, and Cure Mermaid are used to trigger Fire Princess' ability as often as possible. Life Absorbing Machine is particularly helpful in mitigating the otherwise dramatic life loss of Solemn Judgement, My Body as a Shield, and Chain Energy, which are included to protect your namesake card. It can also regularly trigger Fire Princess thanks to Messenger of Peace's Standby cost.
Monsters2x A Cat of Ill Omen 2x Cure Mermaid 1x Cyber Jar 3x Fire Princess 1x Morphing Jar 1x Sangan 3x Solar Flare Dragon 3x UFO Turtle Vertical Divider
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Spells2x Chain Energy 1x Graceful Charity 2x Level Limit - Area B 3x Messenger of Peace 2x My Body as a Shield 1x Pot of Greed Vertical Divider
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Traps2x Curse of Royal 2x Gravity Bind 2x Interdimensional Matter Transporter 2x Life Absorbing Machine 3x Solemn Judgment 2x Solemn Wishes |
Tax Burn
Tax Burn is a Lockdown Burn deck that tries to punish players for using their cards. Apart from the traditional stall package, the deck uses Chain Energy and Toll to burn players every time they play a card or attack. Dark Snake Syndrome and Curse of Darkness work to much the same end. Rounding out the core of the deck's strategy, though, is Des Wombat. With him in play, your opponent is the only one that is actually punished under the bulk of your taxing cards.
Monsters1x Cyber Jar 3x Des Koala 3x Des Wombat 1x Morphing Jar 1x Sangan Vertical Divider
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Spells2x Burning Land 3x Chain Energy 3x Dark Snake Syndrome 1x Graceful Charity 2x Level Limit - Area B 2x Messenger of Peace 1x Pot of Greed 3x Toll 3x Wave-Motion Cannon Vertical Divider
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Traps1x Ceasefire 3x Curse of Darkness 2x Gravity Bind 1x Magic Cylinder 1x Ring of Destruction 3x Secret Barrel |
Additional Card Options
While Gravity Bind and Level Limit are by far the most commonly used lockdown cards, there are other options available that have seen play. These are normally cards that, when used in combination with each other, prevent attacks outright. These combinations are usually interchangeable with other lockdown cards in Lockdown Burn and its variants, though some are much less viable in a competitive setting.
- Astral Barrier + Spirit Barrier
- Dragon Capture Jar + DNA Surgery
- Insect Barrier / Prickle Fairy + DNA Surgery
- Cat's Ear Tribe + Kishido Spirit / Heart of Clear Water
- Stumbling + Gravity Axe - Grarl
Articles and Reports
Modern Articles
Modern Reports
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Historic Articles
Historic Reports
