Sherif Lewis

Name: Sherif "The Last Pharaoh" Lewis

About:

As a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh! for more than fifteen years, Sherif has been following the game closely and has been writing articles on and off for the past five years. He topped the only regional held in his second homeland, Albania, in 2019. He hopes that one day his other homeland, the land of the Pharaohs, will have official events.

YuGiOh

Generic Cards to Pick Up from Age of Overlord

Sherif Lewis | 2023-11-07

Age of Overlord is upon us and offers a ton of powerful tools that everyone seems to be after! This article specifically focuses on the top generic cards of the set. Some of them have had a major impact on the playing field right away. Others are merely good to have. Let's see what's what!

PickUps

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Report from the Sarajevo Regional Tournament

Sherif Lewis | 2023-10-25

Getting on the road with friends, traveling to another country, and taking part in a Yu-Gi-Oh! regional event always makes for a fun weekend. Branded Chimera was good enough for a 16th place in Sarajevo and more than a few exciting matches. It's time for an old-fashioned tournament report!

MetaDecklistTournamentReport

YuGiOh

Branded Chimera Technology

Sherif Lewis | 2023-10-13

Branded Chimera is one of the best decks in this format, and it leaves a lot of room to incorporate nonengine or additional engine cards. Let us explore some of the tech and discuss the various options' advantages as well as their disadvantages. Just beware of the vicious Chimera!

MetaDeckBuilding

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Best Five Decks After the Bannings

Sherif Lewis | 2023-10-04

A new ban list means that the food chain has been disrupted, and the metagame is about to shift. Some decks gain even more power, while others lose their grip on the top rung of the ladder. Let's explore the top five decks of the format, based on representation, results, and the very small ban list update we just had.

TopXMeta

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September 2023 Forbidden and Limited List Analysis

Sherif Lewis | 2023-09-20

One can just imagine someone at Konami cracking their knuckles and stretching for a moment before typing slowly while glancing out the window into a perfect September afternoon. Konami dropped one of the smallest ban list updates we have ever seen. Let's figure out what this does to the current metagame!

BanListMetaAnalysis

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Deck Spotlight: Altergeist After Duelist Nexus

Sherif Lewis | 2023-09-01

Duelist Nexus keeps pushing different strategies (back) into the metagame. One of them is Altergeist, a deck that was somewhat popular for a time—and probably a little hated at the time too. Now the strategy received a big update to its lineup and play style. Let's explore the changes!

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YuGiOh

Engine Spotlight: Chimera

Sherif Lewis | 2023-08-23

Duelist Nexus introduced us to the Chimera/illusion cards, resulting in one of the most versatile engines that we have seen in a while. The cards can fit into so many different strategies, and they give various decks another dimension, an additional angle. Time to take a closer look!

MetaEngine

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Deck Spotlight: Nemleria After Duelist Nexus

Sherif Lewis | 2023-08-17

Duelist Nexus has given more support to the Nemerlia theme, adding three new cards to enhance the deck. It still remains a casual strategy by and large, but with the right deck building and technology, you can definitely steal some games and make your opponents face their nightmares!

DecklistRogue

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Deck Spotlight: Tistina

Sherif Lewis | 2023-08-09

Tistina is the new TCG-exclusive archetype introduced in Duelist Nexus. The deck still feels somewhat incomplete after only the first wave of support, but there clearly is potential for the future. For the moment one can only play Tistina in combination with other archetypes. One great partner is Eldlich!

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