Noble Knight Decklist (Suggest Fixes!)

Here's a deck I've been playing around with, switching cards in and out and trying new approaches. Here's my first draft.

Monsters - 20

3x NK Artorigus

3x NK Gawayn

3x Alexandrite Dragon

2x Rescue Rabbit

3x Elemental HERO Neos Alius

1x Elemental HERO Stratos

1x Gorz the Emmisary of Darkness

1x Maxx "C"

2x Effect Veiler

1x Honest

Spells - 14

2x Gemini Spark

1x E-Emergency Call

1x Reinforcement of the Army

2x Miracle Fusion

1x Heavy Storm

2x Mystical Space Typhoon

1x Monster Reborn

1x Dark Hole

1x Pot of Avarice

2x Pot of Duality

Traps - 7

2x Solemn Warning

1x Solemn Judgment

2x Torrential Tribute

1x Dimensional Prison

1x Compulsory Evacuation Device

Extra Deck - 15

1x Blade Armor Ninja

2x Heroic Champion Excalibur

1x Maestroke the Symphony Djinn

1x Number 16: Shock Master

1x Number 32: Shark Drake

1x Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon

1x Number 39: Utopia

1x Number C39: Utopia Ray

2x Elemental HERO The Shining

1x Elemental HERO Gaia 

1x Ally of Justice Catastor

1x Stardust Dragon

Comment on fixes or what you like about the deck. Once Ignoble Knight Laundsallyn gets put on DN I will find space for it.

TheTCGLover Out!

Yu-Gi-Oh Card Review: Ignoble Knight of Black Laundsallyn

Hello readers. The Abyss Rising Sneak Peek has been announced, and with that, the Promo card which you will receive per entry into the sneak has been revealed too.

Check out my channel on the right side of this blog to see the video. But if you prefer to read, then stay awhile and listen. Presenting, Ignoble Knight of Black Laundsallyn

"You can send 1 Face-Up Light Normal monster you control to the graveyard; Special summon this card from your hand or graveyard. You can tribute 1 "Noble Knight" monster: add 1 "Noble Arms" card from your deck to your hand. You can only use the effect of this card once per turn. You can only control 1 of these on the field at a time."

So by giving up a light normal monster, you can put a 2000 beater on the field. It doesn't have to be a Noble Knight so it does have versatility outside of the deck. By summoning it from the hand, you take a -1, but that's okay if you have to do that to get over their Thunder King.

Now you can tribute it or another Noble Knight to add a Noble Arms card. So far there's only one, Gallatin. It's not that great but I'm 99% sure that Abyss Rising will pack some Noble Arms cards as TCG Exclusives. Hopefully something that will make use of this card.

The best way to get it on the field without taking too much of a neg is by using Rescue Rabbit. It puts 2 monsters on the field in one card, then you tribute it to summon this, then tribute the other Noble Knight to add Gallatin. So overall you make back 1 of the two cards you had in your hand, and you have a 2000 beater on the field. It's not great but getting it on the field efficiently is the only way this card is going to find itself in any deck.

But once it dies, it's true power comes into play. It's ability to turn all normal summons into 2000 beaters is nothing to scoff at. 2000 is a magical number. It goes into 8000 four times and almost any normal summon can't get over it. So being able to summon this card over and over again can be devastating against an open field. It's just that initial "getting it out the hand and into the graveyard" means you should only run 2 of them maximum. 

So yeah, this is a very interesting card that will surely get better once we know what the new TCG Exclusives are. Definitely watch this space!

Yu-Gi-Oh Card Review: Noble Knight Gawayn

Happy Monday Readers!

With the REDU sneak peek coming up soon, as well as the ban list, a whole lot of changes are happening in the coming month. Are we going to be forced into playing against Dino Rabbit, Wind-Ups, Chaos Dragons and Inzektors for another 6 months? Is Alive Hero going to become tier 1? All the answers will be revealed in just a couple of months.

Anyway Noble Knight Artorigus was the sneak peek promo card for Galactic Overlord. It was a simple 1800/1800 Vanilla Light Warrior. While all of that is great, the fact that it had no effect and no synergy with any deck meant it was just going to sleep in binders.

However, to kick-start the Noble Knight Craze, we have been introduced to Noble Knight Gawayn

Dat ARTWORK!

With the same attribute and type as Artorigus, it's assumed the Noble Knights will all follow suit. At 1900 it's good a decent amount of power on it's own. At 500 defence though, it seems that he is all offence and not really a good defence. 

So if you control a LIGHT Normal Monster, you can special summon Gawayn from the hand in Defense Position. This makes that 500 defense much more of a problem, but fortunately with how the game is it wont be on the field for long.

It can be special summoned if you control Artorigus, meaning you can make a quick Rank 4. However due to them both being warriors, you have access to Blade Armor Ninja, which if timed correctly can rectify that -1 used to make it.

"But TCG Lover, there's a problem" I hear you scream. "That combo SUCKS ASS!"

Fortunately, there's more than just Artorigus. It works with ANY Light Normal Monster. You can summon it with Blue-Eyes White Dragon on the field. That sucks too, though.

However in the midst of all the crap cards, there is a Light Normal monster that many people are playing. Can you guess which one?

The Answer is Elemental HERO Neos Alius

Neos Alius is perfect. It's a level 4 light normal monster and it's a freaking warrior. AND the card is used in multiple tier 1-2 decks. Gawayn is like Bubbleman except you don't need to commit your hand to summon it and Gawayn can actually stand on it's own.

While the card can't be searched like Bubbleman, it does make for a light target for Elemental HERO - The Shining after you have made a Heroic Champion - Excalibur.

So while at this point the Noble Archetype has still got a long way to go, it can be used in other decks (Even Agents with their balls) in the meantime. It can only get better from here. With that in mind, it's worth picking up a playset just incase (or you can just enter 3 times in the sneak peek).

Until next time folks, TheTCGLover Out!