Ryan Atlus

Name: Ryan Atlus
Preferred formats: Critter, Synchrocentric

About:

"Hello, readers! My name's Ryan, and I was a casual player for a long time before becoming more competitive in 2016. I've taken several regional tops and my most iconic achievement is becoming the LLDS Champion in 2018. I'm a big fan of the game's history and past formats, which are often a lot of fun to play!"

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Dark Magician After Battle of Chaos

Ryan Atlus | 2022-02-16

Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon are the two most iconic monsters in the game due to their appearance in the original anime. While neither of them have been among the best decks in the metagame save for a brief stroke of relevance in 2016, they are still crowd favorites.

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The History of Fairy Decks

Ryan Atlus | 2022-01-24

When you think about iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! types, most people's minds will wander in the direction of spellcasting mages, fierce dragons, or sinister fiends. However, our game has more to offer than that. Today, we look at some of the more iconic fairy cards and decks we've seen throughout the years.

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Holiday Gift Guide: Presents for Yu-Gi-Oh! Players

Ryan Atlus | 2021-12-06

There are a lot of items that Yu-Gi-Oh! players would love to find in their Christmas stockings. In facts, there are so many products related to our favorite game that for some people, including outsiders, things can get a bit overwhelming. This article is highlighting a bunch of possible gifts.

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Speed Duel Skill Updates!

Ryan Atlus | 2021-11-17

Skill cards are among the things that separate Speed Duels from regular Advanced Constructed. Most of Speed Duel's specifics subtract aspects from the classic game mode, minimizing the card pool and simplifying the rules. Skill cards, however, add a unique element—and now they've changed!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! History: Final Countdown

Ryan Atlus | 2021-11-09

The premise of a Final Countdown deck is simple, somewhat elegant, and mostly infuriating to play against. "Patience is a virtue" is taken to another level with this strategy and today we'll take a look at the few moments when this deck made waves throughout the game's history.

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Boot-Up Soldier - Dread Dynamo - Stronghold the Moving Fortress

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Yu-Gi-Oh! History: The Gadget Archetype, Part 2

Ryan Atlus | 2021-10-18

The last article went over the first six years of the Gadget life cycle. We talked about their initial play in the "Good Stuff plus Machines" deck. We talked about the Machina deck and how rank four xyz monsters improved them. But the Dragon Rulers were coming. How would they fare in that unfriendly landscape?

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Yu-Gi-Oh! History: The Gadget Archetype, Part 1

Ryan Atlus | 2021-10-06

Gadgets are a deck with quite a few years on their counter. This small archetype has seen some moderate rogue success due to synergizing well with different engines and tech cards. Today, let us have a look at that journey. It's a tale with ups and downs, and some of you will recognize chapters in this saga.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! History: Duelist Alliance

Ryan Atlus | 2021-09-20

Some sets have a bigger impact on the game than others. Duelist Alliance, released in August 2014, went down in history as one of the few big sets that heavily shook up the format. Not only was this the first set of the pendulum era, it more importantly introduced several new meta contenders.

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Zombies at the Remote Duel Invitational Qualifier

Ryan Atlus | 2021-09-15

Up until a few days before the Remote Duel Invitational Qualifier, I had no idea if I was even going to play in the event. After all, the weather would be great and my room would be warm. The evening before the event I won my locals with Zombies, and then I wanted to see how far I could take the deck.

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