With strong showings at YCS Seattle and YCS Barcelona, the new Mermail strategy was quickly recognized as one of the deadliest Decks in Dueling today. Cards like Mermail Abyssmegalo and Atlantean Marksman combine to create unpredictable combos, demolishing your opponent’s field with destruction effects and putting big monsters on the warpath. In order to play them properly, or battle back against them, you need to know what the strategy can do. While we’ve talked about some of the simple combos before, recent YCS action showed off a handful of powerful moves that are a little more complicated. Here are some powerful plays that Mermail Decks can unleash out of nowhere!
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WATER Decks are back in a big way thanks to Mermail and Atlantean monsters, which have taken Duelists to the top tables of YCS events in recent weeks. While that Deck is quite elaborate and has many different combos, it’s not the only way to use WATER-based cards. Here’s an outline of a basic WATER strategy, some of the cards you can use, and the kinds of plays you can make.

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Duelists! It has come to my attention that the enemies of my Dark World armies are rallying around their Graveyards, leveraging their fallen in a desperate bid to outwit me. How foolish is that? By now all should recognize that none rule the Graveyard like I – Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World!
To punish their impudence and reclaim our rightful place, I have arranged a special treat for my most loyal supporters, to help you combat this ostentatious trespassing. In Abyss Rising Special Edition, you may find a Super Rare Dark Smog – the perfect weapon in our war for dominance over the Graveyard!
Am I not generous?
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Remember when Yugi switched his Giant Soldier of Stone into Attack Position and attacked the moon in the first season of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series? Now you can do the same!
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A strong Deck consists of not only a powerful set of monsters, but a solid set of Spell and Trap Cards to back them up. Certain Spells and Traps are powerful and versatile enough to fit into a lot of Decks, which means that you need to play around your opponent’s copies while also making the most of your own. Playing against the same Spells and Traps that you use yourself can get a little tiring, so why not give your opponents a good reason to not play the same cards you’re using by turning the tables on them with Retort!
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