High-Speed Riders is just around the corner, and with it comes a new purely Psychic-Type Deck theme: PSY-Frame! Psychic monsters have made a splash in the past in themes like Gusto and Ritual Beast, but finally have a full group of monsters that are dedicated to reading your opponent’s thoughts and controlling every action they make in the Duel. Next you’ll say: “There’s no way such a thing is possible!” and then click “read more” to find out what I’m talking about. Read more…

Synchros are back! Synchro Summoning Decks like Infernoids and Yang Zings are making big showings in Regional Qualifier tournaments this season, and the powerful effect of Elder Entity Norden revives a Tuner for instant Synchro Summoning. Assembling Synchro Materials has never been easier.

That’s great news, because the High-Speed Riders booster has lots of all-new Synchro Monsters, plus several more that up until now, were only available as manga promos. That meant they weren’t legal for play in places like Europe and Latin America.   But that’s all in the past now, as two powerful Synchros make their worldwide debut – Stardust Spark Dragon and Black Rose Moonlight Dragon. Read more…

Level 6 Synchro Monsters have always been very powerful, but not very plentiful. They particularly excel at getting rid of enemy monsters. In fact, there’s kind of a pile-up in that department. You’ve got your Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier that maintains its Forbidden status to this day, Goyo Guardian which has made its return from the Forbidden Realm, and then things like Orient Dragon, Metaphys Horus, HTS Psyhemuth, and Vulcan the Divine. A rarer sort of Level 6 Synchro excels either only in or only against certain strategies, like Naturia Barkion or Psychic Nightmare. Today’s monster showcases a new sort of Level 6 Synchro Monster, something that we’ve never really seen on before! Read more…