Post for Beginners Article and What is a Side Deck?

by **B@TMAN** Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:41 am

Table Of Contents:
Intro
1) What is a Side deck?
2)What do you Need for a Proper Side Deck?
3) How to Build a Competitive Side Deck?
4)Examples of Side Decks
5) Why is a Side Deck and Using it Properly is important in competitive duels?

Intro
Siding in Yugioh is very important for not only on large stages such as YCS and World Championships, but also academy testing results to get into higher dorms. It not only shows how much you know about the current meta but shows your knowledge in cards that can wreck your opponents deck leaving him or her with very few if any options.

1) What is a Side Deck?:

It is a collection of between 1 and 15 cards, separate from the Main Deck. The Side Deck is used in Matches between Duels, to alter the contents of the Main or Extra Deck. Previously, the Side Deck could not be used to alter the contents of the Extra Deck, though this has been changed.This is done to better suit a strategy against an opponent's Deck.

2) What do you Need for Proper Side Deck:
15 cards that can wreck your opponents deck or prohibit certain cards or moves.

3) How to Build a Competitive Side Deck?
1) You need knowledge of proper meta decks and what makes the decks work
2) You need to find cards that either prohibit moves or shutdown the deck completely.
3) Put those cards in the Side Deck.

4) Example of Side Decks:

Examples:

5) Why is a Side Deck and Using it Properly is important in competitive duels?
It is important because most decks that are competitive are high tier decks and siding vs them will allow a better chance to win vs those decks. It also important for Testing purposes because it is 10% of the testing results here which can be the difference between a great dorm and a not so great dorm.

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