Notes & Combos

Playing this deck was great fun! I almost got a spicy win streak in Legend a dozen times but that 5th win has eluded me so far :feelsBadMan:

Card Explanation / Combos

• Field spell searches BLS rituals and Gaia, and the second effect of Gateway to Chaos adds counters whenever a monster is sent to the GY, allowing you to search the ritual spell to maintain momentum.
• Expendable Dai can be used to tribute Gaia to destroy, draw, and search a BLS monster (including Envoy of the Beginning!)
• Silent Swordsman synergises well by tributing Gaia to instantly search a BLS monster, and the skill can add a ritual spell. It also provides a negate on the field for BoM etc. Being searchable with RotA is a bonus.
• Envoy of Chaos is a hand trap that won me many games. It can be used to push for OTK with any BLS on the field as its ATK becomes 4500. It can also be used on Gaia which caught many people off guard as they assumed they had easy game with only a 1900 ATK monster on the field but this boosts it to 3400 ATK whilst also debuffing them – for example, Gouki Finishing Move would be useless and they lose their Master Ogre in the process!

Tips

• The ritual spell sends 1 monster from the hand and 1 from the deck which allows for a lot of flexibility. I would use Djinn/Gaia to make BLS trap immune which caught many people off guard. Using both Beginning/Twilight Knight for the summon was the most powerful move as BLS can banish 2 monsters on the field, 1 card from the hand, and also attack twice if it destroys a monsters! This was really useful vs Timelords and I won most of those matchups.
• Envoy of the Beginning (EotB) can banish Beginning/Twilight Knight from the GY for its summon then search another BLS ritual monster and spell for next turn. Occasionally, I used EotB to banish a monster, then Xyz into Galaxy-Eyes and pop two more cards on the field.
• Phoenix came up often, as BLS can link, destroy a backrow, then summon BLS again from the GY.
• The Dark Armed Dragon Xyz saw occasional play, as it could be summoned if the opponent destroyed Super Soldier, which floats into a Gaia.
• The skill not only improved brick hands but also sets Super Soldier Rebirth (activate same turn) and can push for OTK on turn 2 or dodge a BoM. The second effect to banish from the GY and add any BLS monster from the GY to the hand was useful, especially to dodge IDP etc.

I'll keep playing this on the ranked ladder and aim to reach King of Games with a spicy streak!