Update Deck: Link Joker (Messiah)

... "Lock"...

So now we start the week of control deck!(Just kidding, I'm still having residual side effects from the last week of rush...). I was looking through my stuff and found that I had a nearly complete Messiah deck sitting in my box.

Which inspired me to write this post. And I was also reminded to do so by a commenter, so yeah.

Messiahs are great. The strong defensive capabilities already inherent with Link Jokers, along with the ability to be on the offensive, it gives you the best of both worlds. Sure, CBD has Chaos Universe available to them so that they have a stronger control, but that doesn't mean Messiahs are overshadowed. It's also pretty funny, since Messiahs counter Chaos... lol...

And since Chaos is a thing, Messiahs have been sitting in the backseat and slowly getting cheaper... Slowly... At least the Amnesty reprint brought it from $100 to $12... at least... And we have a TD available to us, so yay.

Budget Deck: Link Joker (Messiahs)

I've seen so many people playing Messiahs wrong. Actually it's not that. It's that Bushi designed Messiahs wrong. Link Joker was supposed to be defensive, but this is being offensive. This is clear seeing cards like Amnesty Messiah that was meant to be a "finisher", in the cost of all of your defense. This guy... Isn't worthy of being a $40 card. If it wasn't for the rarity, he'd be at most, $5. After a bit of time at least.

So, going back into the topic, this offensive mechanic in a defensive clan isn't such a good idea. So how do you use it? Use it defensively. This is actually extremely easy because Messiahs can lock like there's no tommorow. Like, really. Making 3 turns of Triple lock? Easy peasy.

So the basic premise of this deck is that you'll buy 2 of G Trial Deck 5: Fateful Star Messiah, and "evolve" your deck from there. With keeping in mind that you're trying to make a defensive deck. It's actually easy because the TD gives you most of the and key cards, like Alter Ego Messiah, Duskblade, and Lightspeed Cheetah.