User:スリー/Pleiades Deck Guide/Black Beethoven

Introduction
Michael: Hello. Welcome to the first Deck Intro of the Pleiades Deck Guide.

Jonathan: We're here to guide you through the decks that we deem interesting.

Karma: ...... (This is the first page, so please give any suggestions that may help improve this list.)

Seyfried: And for our first deck, we will be introducing one of Michael's favourite decks. Black Beethoven.

Revia: It's called Black Beethoven since it consists of Red, Green and Blue, the colours for the typical Big Mana, and Black Touches. The same applies to White Baki and Black Baki.

Key Cards
Beethoven, Zenith of "Horror" Michael: The key card of this deck!

Jonathan: High power, Eternal Omega, Mana Recovery and a wall that blocks opponent's creatures.

Levia: This deck revolves around his abilities to recover dragons and boost mana, then going for an all out assault once the parts are complete.

Michael: With his Eternal Omega giving abilities, you can spam Hanzou all day long and not be afraid of your dragons being removed.

Jonathan: With his 13000 power, he can stop a lot of things in their tracks the turn he is summoned, and recover the one-shot kill parts needed from the mana while at it.

Karma: ...... (He can also stop Gaiginga and be bounced back to the hand to be summoned again.)

Artorigus: Without him, the deck would be harder to roll around. So make sure you put enough copies in your deck!

Codeking Wilhelm Michael: The dragon that is the embodiment of "advantage". Great removal, landdes (mana burn), plus mana boost. And he's a Triple Breaking beatstick with Darigaaz Colors.

Revia: Darigaaz means Red, Green and Black~

Jonathan: A tempo booster, system creature and beatstick all rolled into one. Just one in your early stage mana would be a great help. If you ever need him from your mana, just ask Beethoven.

Galamuta, Matchless Fear Lord Karma: ...... (Another key card in this deck...)

Seyfried: The one-shot key part that leads you to victory...with the help of Eternal Ryuusei Kaiser.

Jonathan: Once you boost enough mana and have Beethoven out, be sure to have him, Bolbalzark Ex and Eternal Ryuusei in your hand.

Michael: With him, Shield Triggers are nothing to be feared of!

Levia: But just be careful of the rare Strike Back~

Artorigus: Even if Strike Back removes your creatures, Beethoven would be sure to return them to your hand.

Michael: If the opponent happens to have Punish Hold or Dead=Bracchio to stop you from delivering the final attack, don't be afraid, since Beethoven should be there to stop your opponent from attacking you.

Hanzou, Menacing Phantom  Michael: A great removal to save you or your creatures from being attacked. Plus, he can be returned to your hand with Beethoven's ability at the end of the turn.

Jonathan: He gets rid of Perfect Madonna, Glenmalt and various other stuff too. He also makes sure that your creatures have greater power than the creatures attacking them to save them from being destroyed. Truly a handy card to have in this deck.

VAN Beethoven, Zenith of "Fighting"  Artorigus: One of the greatest creatures out there. Lockdown, mass bounce and being a dragon himself.

Michael: He's here for the field control and lockdown, so you can safely set up your field and go for the kill. He's also recoverable with Pixie Life and Beethoven's ability, so make sure you get him when your opponent is spamming commands and dragons!

Jonathan: His illustration is really cool too.

Artorigus: Heh, although he can't do much against Everlast and Wald Bracchio!

Michael: Grr...

Ryusei Kaiser, the Eternal  Seyfreid: Another finisher for this deck. It probably can't live without Ryuusei.

Karma: ...... (Tap-in lock, madness, SA for all of your creatures...)

Michael: He's the key part for achieving one turn kill with this deck. Even if you don't have all the parts, it's alright to have him on the field just to stop Glenmalt and other SAs.

Jonathan: If he gets discarded during early phase, feel free to go beatdown on your opponent. In the case he gets sent to the mana or graveyard with STs, don't worry, since Beethoven can pick him back up for you.

Levia: Once you have him and Galamuta on the field, with 2 other fatties, one turn kill would be possible!

Bolbalzak Ex  Michael: Successor to the name of Bolbalzark! Untaps all mana and helps you summon more creatures, especially helpful when you're having tons of mana.

Seyfried: He's the key for spamming dragons once you recover them with Beethoven. He's also great for working as a free SA beatstick in case you ever need him to be.

Karma: ...... (He helps spamming dragons a lot after Beethoven is summoned, so him, Eternal Ryuusei and Galamuta would almost guarantee a one turn kill...)

Support Cards
Faerie Life, Pixie Life Jonathan: Your friendly neighbourhood Fearie Life Man!

Michael: The staple of Big Manas, your ever green lubricant at the second turn.

Jonathan: Pixie Life is so useful that it picks a card back up for you while working just like Faerie Life. And the recovery is optional too, so you don't have to worry about decreasing mana for early game.

Karma: ...... (If you want to pick up Dragons, you may want to consider Blossom Shower...)

Levia: But cost 3 makes it slower, and Beethoven can salvage the dragons anyway, so Pixie Life is the recommended card here.

Intense Vacuuming Twist  Artorigus: Another staple of Big Manas, your life saver Donsui!

Revia: Search and bouce, plus ST... It's a true saviour in decks with lots of Red and Green cards.

Michael: I don't even need to describe how great it is. A turn 3 cast after Faerie Life can also work as a semi-search in case you ever need to too. It saved me countless times. And I'm sure a lot of people hate it at the same time.

Gachinko Joker, Lost Soul Michael: One of the reasons by Black Beethoven has its Black colours.

Jonathan: A 2>4>6 curve helps you to take tempo advantage for Gachinko Joker, and Lost Soul just outright discards your opponent's hand.

Revia: Gachinko Joker has a high reusablilty due to the high cost cards in this deck too.

Levia: As Revia said, Gachinko Joker's ability to be reused is of high value in this deck, and the continued 2 handdes (discard) would put heavy pressure on you opponent!

Artorigus: As long as your opponent doesn't have madness, that is. Be careful if you suspect that your opponent has Eternal Ryuusei or Admirals in his hand!

Faerie Shower  Seyfried: ...A turn 3 card (most of the time) that allows you to boost mana while not losing any hand advantage.

Michael: Although it's only 2 cards unlike Lifeplan Charger, the ST makes up for it. And the illustration Shower-chan is cute! As expected of Tanru-sensei!

Karma: ...... *pinch*

Michael: Ouch! What was that for?

Karma: ...... (Hmph)

Funk, Guard of Hope  Jonathan: Weenie and Psychic Removal, useful in countless situations. Gets rid of Time Tripper and other small system creatures, and Victorious Prin and Gaial Kaiser.

Levia: Although he can't get rid of Victorious Ryuusei~ You should be careful of Galaxy too, and he'll Awaken when he comes into the battle zone if you're not careful.

Bolshack Superhero Artorigus: Another great weenie removal and anti-Psychic. And he's a dragon too!

Seyfreid: He gets rid of many small system creatures such as Magnum and Kareiko and Batou Shoulder. A very useful dragon, to say the least.

Revia: Also he can act as an attacker whenever needed to, since his Double Breaker~

Noble Enforcer Levia: Another staple in Big Manas to counter weenies and rushes, though lately a lot of things slip through.

Jonathan: Yeah. An increase of card removals and early beatdowns and rushes like White rush can go past it easily.

Michael: Nevertheless, it still can stop weenies and system creatures from beating down too.

Artorigus: Amaterasu being restricted didn't help eh?

Michael: Just...stop...

Seyfried: As they say, pouring salt on the wound.

Seventh Tower  Michael: Great boost for just 3 mana, and for free if you're lucky.

Jonathan: An easy 7>10 would lead to VAN or Beethoven next turn, or simply a Wilhelm. It's such great boost, and won't be wasted even in the early phase if you're lacking in Faerie Life and Pixie Life.

Other notable choices
Various removal STs

Michael: This deck does not have a lot of removal STs, so if you're afraid, you can put some more triggers like Moel and Super Flaming Hell's Scrapper to counter beatdowns and Malt.

Various Hyperspatial Spells

Jonathan: Out of them, Energy Hole might work best for the draw and Victorious Ryuusei's mana tap-in. Of course, Emperor Hole and Revive Hole are perfectly fine too, for the extra removal from Black Ganveet and Victorious Gaial.

Sr Spellcyclica, Dragment Symbol 

Levia: Great for spell recast such as Seventh Tower, or simply another Lost Soul to keep your opponent pressure. Or even IVT to search and bounce again. And returning the spell to your hand is the best thing you could ever get from this cutey. And also, he's a dragon too.

Codeking Mozart 

Karma: ...... (Darigaaz colour, mass removal and dragon block makes this card very usable...but for his large cost, VAN might be better at the same cost of 11...)

Example Build
Beethoven, Zenith of "Horror" *2

Bolbalzak Ex *1

Bolshack Superhero *2

Codeking Wilhelm *3

Ryusei Kaiser, the Eternal *2

Faerie Life *4

Faerie Shower *4

Forever Princess, Eternal Ruler *1

Funk, Guard of Hope *2

Gachinko Joker *1

Hanzou, Menacing Phantom *1

Hyperspatial Energy Hole *2

Intense Vacuuming Twist *4

Lost Soul *2

Galamuta, Matchless Fear Lord *1

Noble Enforcer *1

Pixie Life *4

Seventh Tower *1

Super Flaming Hell's Scrapper *1

VAN Beethoven, Zenith of "Fighting" *1

Aqua Attack  *1

Ryusei Kaiser, the Victorious *1

Kutt, Temporal Brawler *2

Boost, Crimson Lord *1

Kaiman, Temporal Flower *1

Prin Prin, the Victorious *1

Thunder Tiger *1

End
Michael: Well, that concludes the first Deck Intro! Hope you enjoyed it!

Jonathan: Please do leave comments if you want to! We'd like to hear from you!

Karma: ... (Bye bye...)

Levia: See you next time!

Michael: ...By the way, I thought I fixed Forever Princess' name last time...why did it go back again?

Jonathan: ...Eh...