Roberto Aranda from Northridge, CA, currently holds a 6-1-1 record with his Burning Abyss Deck. Except, it isn’t exactly a Burning Abyss Deck so much as it’s an EARTH/Rock Deck! Check it out!

Main Deck: 42

Monster Cards: 39
3 Block Dragon
1 Tour Guide From the Underworld
2 Mathematician
3 Gallis the Star Beast
2 Kumongous, the Sticky String Kaiju
1 Sea Archiver
1 Gizmek Orochi, the Serpentron Sky Slasher
3 Gigantes
1 Fiendish Rhino Warrior
1 Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion
1 Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo
3 Orbital Hydralander
2 Performapal Hat Tricker
1 Giant Rex
1 Glow-Up Bulb
1 Psychic Tracker
1 Psychic Wheeleder
1 Edge Imp Sabers
1 Cagna, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Calcab, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Barbar, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Draghig, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Libic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
1 Farfa, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss

Spell Cards: 3
3 Sekka’s Light

Trap Cards: 0

Side Deck: 15
3 Evenly Matched
3 Twin Twisters
1 Chaos Hunter
3 Artifact Lancea
3 Vanity’s Fiend
2 Dinowrestler Pankratops

Extra Deck: 15
2 Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss
1 Knightmare Phoenix
1 Knightmare Unicorn
1 Saryuja Skull Dread
1 Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal
1 Cherubini, Ebon Angel of the Burning Abyss
1 Naturia Beast
1 Borrelsword Dragon
1 I:P Masquerena
1 Abyss Dweller
1 Gallant Granite
1 Dante, Pilgrim of the Burning Abyss
1 Borreload Dragon
1 Topologic Trisbaena

He chose this Deck because he felt like it was a very strong combo Deck. He also mentioned how his Deck beats the other top strategies, particularly because no one can get over Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo boosted by Saryuja Skull Dread, and the fact that no one is playing around Kaijus.

He’s also very enamored with Block Dragon and the fact that its effects are not limited to once per turn. Block Dragon protects itself and your other Rocks, and replaces itself when it finally leaves the field. It can search for a combination of Pachycephalo and Gigantes, or it can simply search for another Block Dragon.

There are a ton of ways to quickly Special Summon monsters in this Deck, with Gallis, Gizmek, Gigantes, and Tour Guide just to name a few. In particular, he noted that Mathematician sending Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion to the Graveyard is basically a one-card Cherubini.

You can watch Roberto Aranda use his Deck in the Round 9 Feature Match over on YouTube!