Numeron

Duelist Cup DLv. Max from on March 16th, 2024
cp-ur 870 + cp-sr 330
40 cards

Notes & Combos

I wanted to play spell-focused/handtrapless Numeron because I've been vibing with the Sky Striker Package lately. And by that I mean I've rediscovered my love of zero handtrap decks because I can AFK the entirety of my opponent's turn and be none the worse for it. It's fantastic.

I do think it's worse than typical builds because Maxx C is busted, and I'm a huge fan of Small World as a toolbox which relies on a large monster lineup. But it's chill to play, so I'm happy to eat the winrate penalty. It's also pretty funny to see interaction get wasted on the Striker package and immediately pivot into activating Network.

There's a pretty strong anti-synergy between Calling's requirement of having no monsters and the Sky Striker package making and stealing monsters as part of its advantage loop, which probably explains why currently only 2/278 of main ladder+tournament Numeron submissions run Striker stuff. Since those two submissions, Donner came out, who effectively sends two of my monsters to GY to pop one of the oopponent's, which is perfect for clearing my board and bridging the gap between the packages.

Getting two monsters on my field through the Striker package usually assumes Kagari goes un-negated, which isn't that safe of a bet. But even then I still have the option of having/drawing into a normal summon/Dark Hole/Droplet/an extra Striker spell that Kagari getting stuck hasn't been a huge issue.

Relatedly, I keep Hayate in the ED mostly as a hail mary way to bait interactions if my cover hasn't been blown that I'm not a Striker deck. One time, relinking into her managed to take up a Promethean Princess pop, which was quite convenient since I drew no other means of addressing either of them.

Misc other thoughts:

  • The Striker links being machines mean that I can use Limiter Removal early to pad my spell count for a recycled Engage if need be, which was neat.
  • Azalea is mostly something else to do with the remaining Gates after battle phase if Avramax/Sunya aren't relevant. I'm giving preference to her over Accesscode this time because of the other Sky Striker Stuff. One time she was able to live into turn 4 and I linked her off into Kagari to recycle a Widow Anchor.
  • Since I'm running Limiter Removal, I'm begrudgingly also running Megaclops but it never meaningfully came up for me. I kind of want to run Shizuku or a second Kagari in its slot.
  • 2 Lava Golems is probably more correct since 4 normal summons would be the standard ratio for a 40 card blind second deck, but I just can't seem to quit my addiction.
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