Here’s a look at Nicolas Ortiz’s 3^rd place Sky Striker Deck!

Main Deck Total: 40

Monster Cards: 7
3 Sky Striker Ace – Raye
3 Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
1 Toon Cyber Dragon

Spell Cards: 27
1 Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole
3 Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage!
3 Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor
3 Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero
2 Sky Striker Mecha – Shark Cannon
1 Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones
1 Sky Striker Mecha – Eagle Booster
1 Sky Striker Mecharmory – Hercules Base
1 Sky Striker Maneuver – Jamming Waves!
1 Sky Striker Maneuver – Afterburners!
3 Toon Table of Contents
2 Cosmic Cyclone
1 Terraforming
1 Upstart Goblin
1 Reinforcement of the Army
2 Pot of Desires

Trap Cards: 6
3 Infinite Impermanence
3 There Can Be Only One

Side Deck: 15
3 Artifact Lancea
2 D.D. Crow
2 Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit
2 Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion
3 Shared Ride
3 Typhoon

Extra Deck: 15
1 Sky Striker Ace – Kagari
3 Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku
3 Sky Striker Ace – Hayate
1 Sky Striker Ace – Kaina
1 Knightmare Phoenix
1 Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze
1 Ningirsu the World Chalice Warrior
1 Topologic Bomber Dragon
1 Borrelsword Dragon
1 Barricadeborg Blocker
1 Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon

The main bulk of the Deck is the same as your average Sky Striker Deck. You’re looking to control the Duel with cards like Widow Anchor and Shark Cannon, shutting down your opponent’s plays while you keep amassing more and more advantage through Engage and Multirole.

The big difference here is the Toon lineup. Most Sky Striker Decks take a bit to get three Spell Cards in the Graveyard to make the most of their cards. Ortiz’s Deck can use Toon Table of Contents, searching for each other, and finally getting Toon Cyber Dragon. That automatically puts three spells in the Graveyard and amps up the power of the Deck.

The Toon Cyber Dragon isn’t just there for show. It gives him immediate access to Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon to remove any problematic Extra Deck monster in the Extra Monster Zone and replace it with a huge monster of his own. Toon Cyber Dragon also gives him a free Summon if he needs to go for a different Link Monster.

The Deck brought him to a strong 3^rd place finish out of over 1300 Duelists, proving that a little innovation can go a long way.