Thomas Rose

Name: Thomas Rose

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Best known for his Burning Abyss decks, Thomas has enjoyed Yu-Gi-Oh! competitively since 2010. During is time with the game, he has worked on tournament coverage for official streams and managed to win UK National Championships as well as two YCS events.

This favorite card is Orbital Hydralander.

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Top 10 Card Art in Yu-Gi-Oh!

Thomas Rose | 2021-05-10

With now more than 10,000 different cards printed, the game's catalogue features a huge range of visual styles and themes in its illustrations. Working within the confines of just a 44 millimeter square, the artists really need to optimize their images. Here are a few of the very best.

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How to Clean Up the Forbidden and Limited List

Thomas Rose | 2021-04-23

As of March 2021 there are 185 cards on the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG's Forbidden & Limited List. Konami has made some efforts to remove surplus entries from the restrictions, but there is much more that could be done. I think it would be possible to clear out 20% of the cards with a single sentence.

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Why You Should Encourage Your Kids to Play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Thomas Rose | 2021-03-03

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a trading card game that originated in Japan but can now be found in a wide range of languages across the globe. It can be played casually or in tournaments, from the local level to championships with thousands of competitors. But is it a worthwhile hobby for your children?

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Card Spotlight: Ice Dragon's Prison

Thomas Rose | 2021-01-11

Ice Dragon's Prison is one of my favorite cards of the last year. It became a favorite mainly because it has such an interesting effect. Initially I didn't realize just how strong it would be. I picked up a single copy for my cube, but I certainly regret not buying a set for Constructed too!

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The Top 5 Best-Selling Monsters, Spells, and Traps of 2020

Thomas Rose | 2020-12-20

For our final Insight article of the year, we're revealing the correct answers to our Christmas contests. It's time to show off the monster, spell, and trap cards that were traded the most on Cardmarket.com between January and the end of October. How many of them did you guess correctly?

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Should Broadbull Stay Banned?

Thomas Rose | 2020-11-17

With the recent arrival of Phantom Rage, the TCG is seeing some new contenders to the heavy Dragon Link and Dinosaur metagame that preceded it. While some of the new themes introduced have been underwhelming, the set includes a wealth of support cards for pre-existing archetypes.

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Remote Duel Invitational: Matteo Bertulezzi's 60-Card Dragon Link

Thomas Rose | 2020-10-21

October saw another exciting installment to Konami's Remote Duel Invitational series, this time returning to Europe. The event featured a mixture of content creators and top-level competitive players. Let's take a look at the winning deck, Matteo Bertulezzi's 60-card Dragon Link.

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September 2020 Forbidden and Limited List Analysis

Thomas Rose | 2020-09-15

After an almost nonexistent Forbidden and Limited update in June which saw just three changes, and without any tier two events, updates to the official banlist will always bring out excitement. Despite affecting fewer cards than any new set would introduce, you can expect to see big changes to the metagame.

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How Many Cards Go in a Deck?

Thomas Rose | 2020-09-07

When building a deck one of the most controversial topics is the number of cards to include. Some players swear by 40, often you see lists with a handful more, and sometimes players really pile on the cards. How can you determine the right number? When is it okay to go above 40? Should you play an Upstart?

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