Trades

1. DEN gives 1.9, 3.71, and 2022 1st to ATL for 1.4, 5.132
2. MIA gives 2.36 and 3.82 to NO for 1.28
3. NYJ gives 1.23, 3.87, and 5.130 to AZ for 1.16
4. TB gives 2.61, 3.93, and 2022 6th to IND for 2.54 and 5.149

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Draft

Round 1 (and explanations)

1. JAX Jaguars -- Trevor Lawrence, QB 1, Clemson

Self-explanatory
2) NYJ Jets -- Zach Wilson, QB 2, BYU
Fields and Wilson are neck and neck in terms of who deserves to be QB 2. While Fields has more upside, Wilson as more immediate impact and a more polished game. Consider this a high floor, high ceiling versus lower floor, heigher ceiling debate. And in the draft, you don't want to take a risk, especially early on. Wilson is the "safer" option, and will become a New York Jet.
3) MIA Dolphins -- DeVonta Smith, WR 1, Alabama
I agonized over this pick, because in many respects, this ought to straight up be Penei Sewell. You're not supposed to use the 3rd pick for a need based selection, but I think Miami can get away with it here. Smith's production was absurd -- so much so it landed him the Heisman. We've seen Alabama receivers dominate in the NFL, and while you select a player and not their collegiate helmet, there is a good correlation between success as a wideout in Alabama's program, and developing at the NFL level. Lastly, the Fins need playmakers. Give Austin Jackson another year to develop at LT, and use one of the many other draft picks this year to select a top lineman anyhow. Yes, its tougher to guess which linemen will be successful, but Smith feels like a guarantee to be something special with the way he gets separation despite his size.
4) DEN Broncos -- Justin Fields, QB 3, Ohio State
Whether Fields or Wilson is left on the board is irrelevant, Denver should move up and take them. Atlanta is looking to trade back with Ryan under contract through 2022, and contrary to popular belief, it is not optimal to move him just yet. The Broncos need someone not named Drew Lock slinging the football, but they don't need someone to fill in immediately. Fields can sit back, learn their playbook, and prepare for making NFL reads at NFL speeds. He will also get some phenomenal weapons with Fant, Jeudy, Hamler, and Patrick.
5) CIN Bengals -- Penei Sewell, OT 1, Oregon
Don't get me wrong, Sewell is a top 3 prospect easily enough. Teams ahead of the Bengals value the QB position a lot considering it's importance in the modern NFL, and the DeVonta Smith pick really sets the Bengals up nicely. Save Joe Burrow's career by actually protecting him. That's the gameplan for the Bengals to win and turn around their franchise. If Sewell is not here, in my opinion, you trade back and take Slater or Darrisaw.
6) PHI Eagles -- JaMarr Chase, WR 2, LSU
Yes, I know there's a Smith hype train right now. I've been on it since well before DeVonta was going to win the Heisman. And yes, I understand that Chase is the "better" prospect. But taking a year off from watchable football makes evaluating him and comparing the two receivers quite difficult. So in a sense, I have Chase dropping to WR 2. As for the Eagles... JJAW and Reagor haven't exactly blown away the competition. They still have some solid pieces, but a true WR 1 would go a long way in restoring the franchise. You can also consider corner here, but frankly, I think Chase is a better player than either Farley or Surtain.
7) DET Lions -- Micah Parsons, LB 1, Penn St.
Detroit has glaring holes on defense that absolutely need to be filled. Parsons is the type of player that can change a culture, and maybe even a franchise. He can do it all -- run stop, pass rush, pass cover. I see him taking on a Justin Simmons type role, and he might even have a similar slow start. The Lions should only consider defensive selections here with both Smith and Chase off the board.
8) CAR Panthers -- Trey Lance, QB 4, NDSU
Another top 10 caliber QB going top 10. Lance has measureables to translate successfully to the NFL level. He's a genetic specimen. I don't think he can come in and compete for a starting spot right away, but under Matt Rhule and behind Teddy Bridgewater, he can learn an offense quickly, and will likely get playing time by the second half of the season. Lance would be an investment into Carolina's future, but his upside is so incredible, its hard to justify passing on him.
9) ATL Falcons -- Caleb Farley, CB 1, Virginia Tech
I could see Farley, Surtain, or Horn, as well as Rousseau and Kwity Paye all going here at 9 to the Falcons. Personally, I see Farley as the best corner, and the corner position feels more complete than this year's edge rushers. Also, you technically, and I mean theoretically here, don't need pass rush if you can lock down the receivers. This isn't really true, but it's a nice thought with some practical applications. The short of it is, there aren't really any elite edge rushing prospects this year, but there's plenty of top end talent that can be selected later on. The Falcons have an extra Third due to their trade down, so expect them to pursue an Edge Rusher a little bit later.
10) DAL Cowboys -- Patrick Surtain II, CB 2, Alabama
The Cowboys' secondary is bad, and I think that's sugar coating it. Diggs was a nice piece last year, but this year, you need a corner who you can put on an island with a wideout. Surtain is that lockdown guy, and even if he's not, he's the closest thing this draft has to a complete CB prospect.
11) NYG Giants -- Greg Rousseau, EDGE 1, Miami (Fl)
The Giants have a few options here. Jaycee Horn comes to mind, although it's a little early for him. You can go and get Jaylen Waddle, but with Shepherd and Slayton on the team, you'd essentially have all speedy and technician type receivers. Pass rush is something the Giants sorely lack, and Rousseau is a diamond in the rough. His speed, power, and length are so much fun to watch. Rousseau is missing technique, but he did take the entire season off to improve his draft stock. We can't really say more until we see the combine, but for now, Rousseau is the top edge in this draft.
12) SF 49ers -- Jaycee Horn, CB 3, South Carolina
Remember when I said it's a little early for Horn? Well, yea, it was, by a single pick. I do think this selection is a bit of a need-based reach, however with no QB available and few other major holes on the Niners team, a need-based reach is fine in my book. The Niners are going to be losing some corners in FA and Jason Verett and Richard Sherman are only getting older. Some fresh blood needs to pump in that cornerback room, and Horn is the perfect developmental piece to learn from such established vets.
13) LAC Chargers -- Christian Darrisaw, OT 2, Virginia Tech
I wasn't too high on Darrisaw until recently when I watched his tape. I thought he seemed undersized, but he sure doesn't play like it. The Chargers ought to protect Herbert, and need help all across their O-Line. Expect Darrisaw to be the first of a few O-Line related draft picks in 2021.
14) MIN Vikings -- RaShawn Slater, OL 1, Northwestern
Slater can project to play any O-Line position in the NFL, which is why I think he'll be such a good fit for the Vikings. They have multiple gaps inside, and Slater's versatility will ease that reconstruction process. The Vikings offense is lethal when operating a full strength, so whether it's protecting Cousins or pancaking someone for Dalvin Cook, Slater should have his hands full.
15) NE Patriots -- Kyle Pitts, TE 1, Florida
Pitts deserves to be a top 10 selection. His catch radius is astounding, and he's basically an oversized, elite wide receiver. The Patriots need receivers too...badly. Instead of going with Jaylen Waddle or Rashod Bateman, I could totally see Bellichick and Co. drafting who could essentially be the next great New England tight end.
16) NYJ Jets -- Jaylen Waddle, WR 3, Alabama
The Jets have a lot of draft capital with which to rebuild their franchise, and I'm sure new Head Coach Robert Saleh wants to do exactly that. But there's only a few ways to win an NFL draft, and one of them is taking the right player at the right time to maximize your value. Waddle is better than a fringe top-16 selection, but he gets pushed down due to need and injury history. It was really nice to see him back in the title game, and that should set a positive tone heading into the draft. The Jets trade up to get an explosive weapon for Trevor Lawrence,
17) LV Raiders -- Kwity Paye, EDGE 2, Michigan
The Raiders' fatal flaw is defense. It feels like they trot out 5-6 players instead of the normal 11, and that's often reflected by the game score. The quickest way to improve a defense is through pass rush. Clelin Ferell is elite at run stopping, and Maxx Crosby is a solid player in his own right, but neither have that killer instinct to go after the QB and dismantle an entire play. Paye, on the other hand, is known for doing just that. Extra pressure will also help out the weak Raiders secondary.
18) MIA Dolphins -- Jeremiah Koramoah-Nwosu, LB 2, Notre Dame
I'm going to keep putting JOK in this same draft spot almost automatically until draft day. JOK is a fantastic run stopper who can diagnose plays like House from, well House. He works well enough in coverage as well, and I think with some Brian Flores coaching, he can shine at the next level. The Fins could use some help in the linebacker room, and JOK can elevate the entire position group if he's coached up right.
19) WAS Football Team -- Rashod Bateman, WR 4, Minnesota
If Waddle wasn't taken at 16, this pick would've been even more obvious. Get Heinicke a big receiver who can go up and get the football. That unlocks McLaurin to streak down the sidelines or run a deep slant through the middle of the field. Bateman essentially stretches the field, into wear safeties have to remain wary of both recievers, plus both of Washington's running backs who have good hands and often pop out of the backfield.
20) CHI Bears -- Liam Eichenberg, OT 3, Notre Dame
I said player, not helmet, and in Eichenberg's case, I kinda gave him points for both. Notre Dame tackles typically translate really well to the NFL, the same way Bama receivers and Iowa tight ends do. Eichenberg himself is next up in a long line of successful ND linemen, with excellent length, good hand-fighting technique, and plenty of bulk. The Bears need an anchor who can give whomever their signal caller is some extra time in the pocket. Eichengberg joins his old buddy Cole Kmet in Chicago.
21) IND Colts -- Jaelen Phillips, EDGE 3, Miami (Fl)
The second of three top Edge rushers coming from Miami finds his way onto the Indy Colts. I will admit, I am extremely biased when it comes to my Colts, and being a Miami fan, I kinda just threw a dart with this choice. But hear me out because there is some justification to the selection: First, Ballard said he will be slow and methodical when selecting a QB, that its not about getting a guy, but the right guy. The right guy won't be here at 21, and the Colts aren't moving into the top 8 this draft. Second, with Eichenberg off the table, the next best OT is Cosmi. While he fits, it feels like a reach just to get someone to fill AC's shoes. The Colts have some picks later on, and I'm confident that the middle-tiered OTs are just as suitable as Cosmi would be. Third, the Colts' biggest hole is at Edge Rusher. Turray is not the player Indy hoped he would be, Houston is aging and on the way out, and Autry is kinda meh. Ballard said it himself, Banogu needs to come online. With all those question marks, it seems to me, the best choice is taking a high upside Edge rusher. Phillips has amazing length, speed, technique, strength, you name it. I would only be skittish about his injury history, but after the season he had at Miami, he's worth the risk. A former number 1 overall recruit nationally from highschool and a Second Team All American deserves a first round selection. He has tools for days, and if he can get onto a veteran, playoff team, he just might win the DROY. The caveat is: so long as he can stay healthy.
22) TEN Titans -- Joseph Ossai, EDGE 4, Texas
Ossai is a really good player, with a few gaps in his game that he would need to patch before starting in the NFL. The Titans desperately need pass rush, especially considering how good their defensive backs look on paper. EDGE is the last key to the puzzle which would take the Titans from a perennial AFC South contender to a perennial AFC Championship contender.
23) AZ Cardinals -- Tyson Campbell, CB 4, Georgia
I'm just going to say that Campbell is longer than Stokes, more physical, and I think his build will translate to the NFL better. Campbell, to me, is the clear cut CB 4 and Arizona wants a corner in the first round. Trading back from 16 makes a lot of sense considering Campbell is certainly the beginning of the 2nd tier corners and should not go as early as 16. The Cards add an extra selection in both the third and fifth round and still get their guy.
24) PIT Steelers -- Samuel Cosmi, OT 4, Texas
If there's one thing I've learned from this sub, it is that Pittsburg's offensive line is overrated. They're about to get a physical hulk in Cosmi, who by weight alone is tough enough to push past. Cosmi will be great for buying Big Ben some extra seconds in the pocket, and could be an anchor for a decade if he plays up to his potential.
25) JAX Jaguars -- Davion Nixon, DT 1, Iowa State
Shocker to have Nixon, and not Barrmore or Tufele as my DT 1, but I really liked how athletic and natural he looked at the position. I mean, this man rumbled for a pick 6 in one of the most impressive big man touchdowns I've seen at the collegiate level. He just plays instinctively, and that always feels like what the Jags look for in a prospect. Ramsay, Henderson, Chaisson, Allen. All previous instinctive players taken by Jacksonville in recent memory, and I, for one, am a big fan.
26) CLE Browns -- Zaven Collins, LB 3, Tulsa
You can make a bunch of arguments for where the Browns should go with this pick. Safety, CB 2, inside and outside linebacker all have a case. Zaven Collins is the best safety/CB/LB available at this point in the draft, and he would be a massive upgrade over some of the current starters like B.J. Goodson and Malcolm Smith. Easy choice here, don't overthink it.
27) BAL Ravens -- Wyatt Davis, OG 1, Ohio State
So, this is a bit of a toss up, in part because I want Baltimore to take a receiver in the first round, and in part because Davis just simply should not be there at 27. He is a unit, and clearly the best guard in the draft. I penciled him in to Minnesota for my past mocks, but the rise of Rashawn Slater gave birth to Davis' plummet. He is also the second best player remaining on the draft board behind Etienne and is a clear and present need for Baltimore. Sorry Ravens fans, or you're welcome. Whichever.
28) MIA Dolphins -- Travis Etienne, RB 1, Clemson
Remember how I said Etienne was the BPA at 27? Well, that was true for a while. Running backs aren't really worth what they used to be, but a player like Etienne can absolutely change a team's landscape the same way Dalvin Cook, Todd Gurley, Derrick Henry, Alvin Kamara, and CMC did for their respective teams. Miami trades away some of it's cached draft assets to get a bluechip runner with feather-soft hands and a knack for finding open space. This is going to be a scary Dolphins team, considering they just went 10-6, and would be getting two of the very best skill position players in the draft. Something to watch out for, especially if Etienne falls this far. (Also, by moving up to 28, Miami hops the Buccaneers who would absolutely take ETN at 29).
29) TB Buccaneers -- Azeez Ojoulari, EDGE 5, Georgia
I don't really know what to say about this pick, aside from that it feels like a consolation prize. Ojoulari has some great pass rushing skills, and with Suh and JPP aging, getting a young DE seems like a smart play.
30) BUF Bills -- Christian Barrmore, DT 2, Alabama
I've been up and down with Barrmore, but after seeing his college playoff performance, I think he's the best player remaining on the draft board. I figeted with Freiermuth and Leatherwood, but ultimately settled on Barrmore because Buffalo continued to get gashed along the D-Line by opposing RBs. Basically, Barrmore is a Quinton Jefferson replacement, not that they need it.
31) KC Chiefs -- Carlos Basham Jr., EDGE 6, Wake Forest
Frank Clark has underperformed given his hefty contract, Kpassagnon has been downright bad. I understand he's a rookie and has time and room to grow, but you should never say no to healthy competition. It's also too early to draft a center, although Landon Dickerson is on my mind if I'm the Chiefs GM. Basham Jr. is a strong, technique driven player that can bully an opposing LT.
32) GB Packers -- Chris Olave, WR 5, Ohio State
This is my draft darling. I watched Olave play in both playoff games, and absolutely fell in love. I watched his highlight reel and I can't stop raving about the dude. I honestly don't know how he wins some of his matchups, he just seems to see the field differently. He just knows when to turn on/off the jets and he's the type of player I can see forming an instant connection with an elite QB. If he does go to the Packers, he will put up some crazy numbers. I'm talking thousand yard receiving, 7-10 TDs, and 70 + receptions. (That's also pending a Will Fuller signing, which would obviously hurt Olave's opportunities).
Round 2
33) JAX Jaguars -- Alex Leatherwood, OL 2, Alabama
34) NYJ Jets -- Alijah Vera-Tucker, OG 2, USC
35) ATL Falcons -- Patrick Jones II, EDGE 7, Pittsburg
36) NO Saints -- Mac Jones, QB 5, Alabama
The Saints traded down from their first round selection to the early second to nab an extra third round pick. With their new pick, they take Drew Brees' ideal successor in Mac Jones. Jones has solid arm strength, makes good reads, but runs a simple offense. He has a high football IQ, and I think he would pair really well with Slants-McGhee (Michael Thomas) and Alvin Kamara. He's more of a game manager than a win-it-yourself QB, but he can excel at management the same way Alex Smith did in SF and KC.
37) PHI Eagles -- Asante Samuel Jr., CB 6, FSU
Not a typo, Samuel is not the 5th best corner in this draft, but he will be the 5th one taken according to this mock. Something about his moxie and personality screams Philly Philly to me.
38) CIN Bengals -- Shaun Wade, CB 5, Ohio State
39) CAR Panthers -- Chazz Surratt, LB 4, North Carolina
40) DEN Broncos -- Dillon Radunz, OT 5, NDSU
41) DET Lions -- Rondale Moore, WR 6, Purdue
42) NYG Giants -- Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR 7, USC
43) SF 49ers -- Kyle Trask, QB 6, Florida
44) DAL Cowboys -- Jay Tufele, DT 2, USC
45) JAX Jaguars -- Trevor Moehrig, S 1, ATCU
46) NE Patriots -- Terrace Marshall Jr., WR 8, LSU
47) LAC Chargers -- Eric Stokes, CB 7, Georgia
48) LV Raiders -- Jevon Holland, DB 1, Oregon
I feel like I ought to explain that Holland is listed as a DB because I project him to play either corner or safety. His size is underwhelming, but his speed makes up for it to secure a day two selection. Vegas wants some versatility and flexibility, which is what gets Holland drafted over some better safeties.
49) AZ Cardinals -- Pat Freiermuth, TE 2, Penn State
50) MIA Dolphins -- Trey Smith, OG 3, Tennessee
51) WAS Football Team -- Jaylen Mayfield, OT 7, Michigan
52) CHI Bears -- Elijah Moore, WR 10, Ole Miss
Again, not a typo. I believe there is a better WR on the board, but I think the Bears rock with Moore instead, in part due to production, and in part due to rising draft stock.
53) TEN Titans -- Nick Bolton, LB 5, Missouri
54) TB Buccaneers -- Najee Harris, RB 2, Alabama
First, let me say I believe Harris is going to be the best tailback drafted. He moves like a flowing river, crashing into some opponents and bending around others. I am extremely impressed with him, and I don't think he deserves to fall this far. The thing is, a lot of teams have secure RBs at the moment, with exceptions being Miami, Arizona, New England (to an extent), Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Buffalo, and Tampa. Tampa has Jones II for another year after this one, and will start thinking about moving on. They trade up for an absolute gem in Harris, who can be their feature back behind one of the best O Lines is football right now. Tampa doesn't sacrifice too much, just their third and a future pick, and they get back a 5th this year as well. For those of you who think they give up a little too much, I plugged the values into the Johnson trade chart to be certain. Tampa loses a bit of value, but they get to catapult Pittsburgh to secure their RB of the future.
55) PIT Steelers -- Javonte Williams, RB 3, North Carolina
They settled for the next best back in Williams, who runs like a wrecking ball but still has really nice hands. Not a bad James Connor replacement at all.
56) SEA Seahawks -- Levi Onwuzurike, DT 4, Washington
This is a mix of best player available and filling in a need. Onwuzurike is heavily underrated and should be touted as an early day 2 selection. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a steal, but its definitely good value for someone who can run stuff for years to come.
57) LA Rams -- Deonte Brown, OG 4, Alabama
Brown is critically underrated. He looks like Blastoise from Pokemon, his arms are like cannons, and he's basically an impenetrable shell. I like him a lot, and I think Cam Akers and Jared Goff will too. I don't know if the Rams need a center, but Creed Humphrey could also slot in here.
58) CLE Browns -- Derion Kendrick , CB 8, Clemson
59) BAL Ravens -- Kadarius Toney, WR 9, Florida
60) NO Saints -- Elijah Molden, DB 2, Washington
See explanation for Jevon Holland
61) IND Colts -- Walker Little, OT 7, Stanford
Little reminds me of Anthony Costanzo, and he will likely be available if the Colts do trade back from 54. Little is anything but, he's actually pretty large. On top of that, he is very, very smart, and not just because he attends Stanford. If the Colts want to avoid maneuvering Quinton Nelson, this is who they should draft.
62) BUF Bills -- Spencer Brown, OT 8, Northern Illinois
63) KC Chiefs -- Landon Dickerson, C 1, Alabama
64) GB Packers -- Baron Browning, LB 6, Ohio State
Is it bad that the team I think is going to win the Superbowl also ends up with two of my favorite prospects? That's just kinda how my board fell, but I'm starting to think I need to shuffle it in case they see this.
Round 3
65) JAX Jaguars -- Brevin Jordan, TE 3, Miami (Fl)
66) NYJ Jets -- Paulson Adebo, CB 9, Stanford
67) HOU Texans -- Sage Surratt, WR 11, Wake Forest
Finally got to the Texans pick, and they take a large and in charge receiver in Surratt. It's tough to predict what the Texans will do while they sort out the whole Watson situation.
68) ATL Falcons -- Jaime Newman, QB 7, Georgia
69) CIN Bengals -- Quincy Roche, EDGE 8, Miami (Fl)
May not be the best pick in the darft, but certainly the nicest
70) PHI Eagles -- Dylan Moses, LB 7, Alabama
71) ATL Falcons -- Hamsah Nasriladeen, S 2, FSU
72) DET Lions -- Jayson Oweh, EDGE 9, Penn State
73) CAR Panthers -- Rodarius Williams, CB 10, LSU
74) WAS Football Team -- Charlie Kolar, TE 4, Iowa State
75) DAL Cowboys -- Rashad Weaver, EDGE 10, Pittsburgh
76) NYG Giants -- Josh Jobe, CB 11, Alabama
77) NE Patriots -- Forfeit
78) LAC Chargers -- Tyler Linderbaum, C 2, Iowa
Replaceable with Creed Humphrey as well
79) MIN Vikings -- Andre Cisco, S 3, Syracuse
80) AZ Cardinals -- Marvin Wilson, DT 5, FSU
81) LV Raiders -- Jabril Cox, LB 8, LSU
82) NO Saints -- Paris Ford, S 4, Pittsburgh
I know I gave them Molden earlier, but Ford is really the BPA at this spot. I also think he is criminally underrated and initialy had him as my S 1 over Moehrig. My only concern is that he had one of the best pass rushing units in the country pestering opposing QBs, so I'm not totally sure his production is 100% legitimate. Still a phenomenal player.
83) WAS Football Team -- Pete Werner, LB 9, Ohio State
84) CHI Bears -- Kenny Pickett, QB 8, Pittsburgh
85) IND Colts -- Israel Mukuamu, CB 12, South Carolina
86) TEN Titans -- Tylan Wallace, WR 12, Oklahoma State
87) AZ Cardinals -- Josh Myers, C 3, Ohio State
88) PIT Steelers -- Shakur Brown, CB 13, Michigan State
89) LAR Rams -- Daniel Faalele, OT 9, Minnesota
90) CLE Browns -- Richard LeCounte III, S 5, Georgia
91) MIN Vikings -- Jackson Carman, OT 10, Clemson
92) CLE Browns -- Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE 11, Michigan
93) IND Colts -- Kellen Mond, QB 9, Texas A&M
94) BUF Bills -- Hunter Long, TE 5, Boston College
95) KC Chiefs -- Cameron McGrone, LB 9, LSU
96) GB Packers -- Jaret Patterson, RB 4, Buffalo
Compensatory Picks
97) NE Patriots -- Sam Ehlinger, QB 10, Texas
98) LAC Chargers -- Dazz Newsome, WR 13, North Carolina
99) NO Saints -- Seth Williams, WR 14, Auburn
100) DAL Cowboys -- Ar'Darius Washington, S 6, TCU
101) TEN Titans -- Kenneth "Kenny" Gainwell, RB 5, Memphis
102) LAR Rams -- Charles Snowden III, EDGE 12, Virginia
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Note: I'm posting this without proof reading, so kindly lmk if I messed something up.

All I know what to do anymore is summon Elpy, it's been so long. I don't know what yugioh is anymore. The other day, I summoned my monsters to set up Guardragon arrows. In goat format. Everything has become dragon to me. There are no other types, no other monsters besides for Fibrax. I have seen God, and I have seen the devil, but they are one and the same. I stared into the abyss and screamed, and it screamed back: "carrier target savage"
 
This post will give recommendations for decks that can generally do well while generally remaining in the $50 to $150 price range.

• Estimated pricing includes a sample completed main deck and some or all of an extra deck, but no side.
• Pricing is based mainly on singles and you can easily save a lot of money by buying cores for most of these lists all at once.
• Decks were chosen usually based on having some degree of success in recent TCG formats. Thus, many of the frequently recommended budget decks like Deskbots and Graydle Kaiju will not be on here.
  • As we have had virtually no IRL events in the last few months, these deck choices and rankings are heavily based on online tournaments such as Konami's Remote Duel Invitationals, LCS, and other assorted online events.
  • Remember that these events are pretty small and high in variance. Don't immediately condemn a deck as being sub-par because it hasn't shown up in online events - there are around 20 decks on this post and not all of them are going to be able to compete with Dragon Link and Dogmatika.
  • Performance on DuelingBook's ranked ladder also slightly factors in to the placement of these decks, with data taken from Ygoscope.
• Many decklists will include some middle-range power cards that might drive the price point up, such as Ash Blossom and Borrelsword Dragon. These can be cut for players on an extreme budget. For instance, a set of Ash is $30 currently, but Ash is included in many of these lists as a generic staple that players might already own.
• Conversely, decklists are oftentimes easily upgraded by adding power cards such as Forbidden Droplet and Triple Tactics Talent.

Not all decklists are perfect and this post is not an F. Unless there is a particularly offensive deckbuilding error that you want to point out, please don't use this thread to nitpick at the sample decklists provided. Decklists were built prioritizing simplicity and effectiveness on a budget. At the same time, if you want to try one of these decks, don't treat them as if they're perfect, either - you should experiment and play cards that feel comfortable and/or optimal to you.
Do feel free to leave suggestions for budget players, whether it's a budget tech choice for one of the decks on this list or whether it's a different deck that you think can compete in the coming months.
[Last updated: 18 Oct 2020]
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S Tier

The best bang for your buck. Decks in this category have the capacity to top premier events, though they're almost always supplemented with expensive power cards.
 

Dragon Link

Price: $100-150+ (depending on Extra Deck) Imgur | DuelingBook

• Dragon Link is a Link-centric combo deck that has dominated competitive play since the September banlist. Though it's optimally played with Crystron Halqifibrax and Linkross, the deck is still very strong without these power cards, and is deadly even on a budget.
• The provided budget version of this deck actually has a ton of extra deck flexibility due to not needing to play Synchro/Link cards related to the Halq/Kross package, meaning that you can play Knightmares, anti-Dogmatika cards, etc.
• This deck has seen a great deal of variation online, playing a variety of different engines and tech cards. A few of these include Vylon Cube + Smoke Grenade, the Rose Dragons, several different Dragonmaid cards, and even an FTK variant involving Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu. However, few of these are viable for budget players, especially if you do not own a copy of Halqifibrax.
• Optimally, this deck plays Dragunity Divine Lance + Dragunity Phalanx, as part of a combo involving Linkross to help establish a negate very early on and make this deck much more resilient. While we can cut this package since we don't play Halq/Kross, it also means that the budget version of this deck is more fragile by comparison.
• As the strongest deck in the meta, Dragon Link is also the deck that everyone prepares for, so you should expect opposing decks to play tech cards designed specifically to beat this deck. Additionally, this deck is extremely likely to be hit on the next banlist, though there's no way to know for sure.

 

Dinosaurs

Price: $100+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Dinosaurs are an aggressive deck with consistent access to Evolzar Laggia/Dolkka and Ultimate Conductor Tyranno, a formidable boss monster with incredible OTK power and disruption.
• Dinos are one of the only decks that can claim a major win at an official Konami event during the pandemic (with Dragon Link being another), as TeamSamuraiX1 won the first NA Remote Duel Invitational with the deck. It's also seen consistently strong performance in online events for the past several months, able to compete with extremely strong combo decks such as Adamancipator last format and Dragon Link.
  • Sam, like many other players this format, ran Pot of Extravagance, and played strong going-second cards like Dark Ruler No More and Mystic Mine. As the Extrav version doesn't rely much on the extra deck, it's capable of going second into decks that establish the Buster lock, such as Dragon Link. Ultimate Conductor Tyranno then makes it extremely easy to clear the opposing board.
  • Mystic Mine is particularly deadly in this deck as you can use it to force disrupts before killing them with Conductor. In the event Mine sticks to the board, you can then make an extremely powerful push with Oviraptor on a later turn and sometimes kill them outright with Conductor. Or just deck them out if they don't have a way to get rid of Mine.
• The deck can also be played as a Synchro combo deck, making use of Crystron Halqifibrax + Linkross like many other combo decks this format. These cards aren't played in the sample list due to the high price of Fibrax, as well as other cards required in synchro Dino combos such as Jurrac Aeolo and Garden Rose Maiden.
  • The combo variant was piloted to notable success by Jack Verma at LCS 3, where he finished top 8 playing a Fibrax-centered list running cards like Cockadoodledoo.
• Budget Dino must deal with the lack of Animadorned Archosaur, as well as the lack of essential combo cards like Halqifibrax and power cards played in other versions like Pot of Extravagance and Forbidden Droplet.
• The provided list plays the Simorgh combo, bringing out the WIND barrier statue on turn 1 to steal games. Though a full extra deck is provided, very few cards are actually needed, as the deck typically plays Extravagance anyway.

 

A Tier

Strong decks, but limited either by a lack of access to powerful staples or by the natural ceiling of the deck. You could still top a regional with one of these decks on a good day.
 

Subterror (Numeron)

Price: $100+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Subterrors are a control deck with a focus on flipping monsters face-down and generating constant advantage with Subterror Guru.
• Numeron cards aim to make Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL going first or simply OTK going second. S0 is an extremely powerful card that can prevent the opponent from playing the game entirely if it resolves.
• Subterror tends to want to resolve Subterror Guru as often as possible, and you can still do so after Numeron Calling restricts your ability to summon. You can simply set Guru and then flip it face-up with The Hidden City, so both parts of the deck can work in tandem.
  • Red-Eyes Fusion + Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon are frequently played in other Subterror decks for the same reason (however, Dragoon is not budget-friendly).
• Though Numeron cards were hyped up before their release, they have seen little success in competitive play. S0 is a card that's better in theory than it is in practice, and Numeron variants have in general shown that they're not nearly as scary as some of the other decks out there. Subterror's notable event top this format, a top 16 finish at LCS 6, did not involve any Numeron cards and used Dragoon instead.
• Pure Guru control without Numeron cards or Dragoon is also a viable option. Subterror can be extremely oppressive if it's allowed to establish its resource loop, particularly when backed up with There Can Be Only One. An example budget list is provided in the previous budget post, linked at the top of this post.

 

Salamangreat

Price: $50+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Link-based midrange deck with a lot of recursion and a special in-archetype technique, where 1 Link Monster is used as the entire Link material to summon another copy of that monster, granting bonus effects
• The deck is somewhat halfway between control and combo, establishing respectable boards turn 1 with a fairly compact engine, allowing many handtraps to be played. Their real strength comes in turn 3 and beyond, where their arsenal of free summons from the GY, coupled with their stellar resource recycling, easily overwhelm the opponent.
• The majority of the deck is dirt cheap and is mostly able to be built with commons from SOFU+SAST supplementing 3 copies of Structure Deck: Soulburner.
• Accesscode Talker is a huge part of this deck's success online, able to steal games easily with the help of Update Jammer. Accesscode is not at all affordable on a budget, so the sample list plays Zeroboros instead. Owning one copy of Accesscode is an enormous improvement to this deck's strength.
• Salamangreat has found little competitive success in bigger online tournaments this format, but still regularly performs well in smaller events, remote duel locals, and the like. It's also a fairly safe choice, as it's somewhat unlikely we see further Salamangreat hits on the next banlist.

 

Megalith

Price: $50+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Combo Ritual deck that searches basically everything in its deck, accruing a ridiculous amount of advantage
• Famously piloted to a 2nd place finish at LCS 5 by Lundrity, making it farther than all of the Adamancipator players (the other deck from last format that abused Block Dragon). You can watch his deck profile here. Though the Block Dragon ban was a huge blow to this deck, it's still quite strong without it and can turn to Magician of Black Chaos MAX along with Megalith Bethor as its primary forms of disruption. None of the Megalith cards are expensive whatsoever, making this deck ludicrously cheap for how powerful it is.
• The competitive version of this deck generally plays Fibrax combos, with 1 copy of Adamancipator Researcher teched into the main deck to get tuner access off of Gallant Granite. This opens up additional options, allowing you to go into cards like Hot Red Dragon King Calamity, but requires HalqKross and Researcher - which combined, cost more than the entire provided decklist.
• High skill floor and weakness to Droll & Lock Bird could be a deterrent for some players.

 

Zoodiac

Price: $100+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Formerly an incredibly dominant deck, current Zoodiac has established a small niche for itself in the current meta despite having only 1 Drident. Part of this is due to Infinitrack Fortress Megaclops, which can be easily brought out through several one- and two-card combos. Megaclops can be immensely troublesome for many decks to out, and is extremely effective at closing games.
• Plays a compact engine combined with around 20 slots dedicated to handtraps, traps, and draw power. Makes extremely effective use of the recently unlimited Pot of Avarice, as you can simply stack Xyz monsters, link them off for Gravity Controller, and easily fulfill the activation requirement for Avarice. Recent variants sometimes incorporate the Dogmatika cards as well, though the price of cards like Nadir Servant makes this option impossible on a budget.
• The deck hasn't seen a ton of success in this format, but neither have most other decks. One reason it's high up on the post is in anticipation of Negalogia AA-Zeus, an extremely powerful card in Phantom Rage that has propelled this deck to tier 1 status in the OCG. Note that OCG has a generally slower metagame than us, and that OCG Zoo also has Utopic Future Dragon.
• Zoo's price has gone up lately due to hype around the deck, notably with Chakanine being around $15 each in NA right now. Some people are speculating a Chakanine reprint in Maximum Gold, which would make this deck a lot cheaper. At the moment, the sample list only plays 2 Chak for budget reasons - ideally, you'd run 3.

 

B Tier

Like the above category, but generally weaker, less consistent, and/or impacted harder by a lack of access to a certain card(s).
 

Altergeist

Price: $100+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Control + backrow deck with incredible recursion and the ability to come back from almost no resources
• Altergeist has seen sparse success ever since FLOD, and are a respectable budget contender. They've have had a fairly modest showing online, notably getting top 32 at the third online Luxury Championship Series.
• Budget players are most hurt by a lack of Pot of Extravagance, Infinite Impermanence, Evenly Matched, and Linkross. The first three of these cards have reprints, but none are quite cheap enough yet to be easily accessible on a budget.
• Be on the lookout for whenever Altergeist Pookuery gets imported to the TCG, as the ability to make Hexstia on turn 1 and then trigger its search effect with Linkross is insane for the deck's consistency.
• The extra deck is extremely flexible (as Altergeist are typically played with Extravagance, anyway) and several options are simply tech cards, such as Elder Entity N'tss.
• Main deck trap choices are also extremely flexible. Torrential is quite powerful against Dragon Link, but this could easily be swapped out for many other cards depending on your budget, available card pool, and locals demographics.
• Some players have opted to include Dogmatika cards in this deck, which is viable even on a modest budget. It's possible to simply play Dogmatika Punishment as a powerful trap capable of utilizing your extra deck, and even a single copy of Ecclesia (around $20 each right now) goes a long way for improving the power of this package.

 

Sky Striker

Price: $100-150+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Spell-heavy control deck that usually maintains only one monster on the field at a time, in the extra monster zone.
• Striker isn't affected too badly by many of the commonly played handtraps like Nibiru and go-second tech cards like Dark Ruler No More. It no longer accrues infinite resources through resolving Engage multiple times, but instead is easily able to kill you with an Accesscode Talker push after whittling down your LP and resources for a turn or two. The standard combo involves laddering from Halqifibrax -> Selene -> Accesscode and then dismantling your opponent's board before swinging for game.
• You may have noticed a problem: if you're on a budget, you can't use Accesscode. This is a pretty big blow to the deck's overall strength. The provided sample list uses the Utopia Double package instead to steal games, a combo that some players are still using in their Sky Striker decks. For example, Zoé Weber played Double in the second EU Remote Duel Invitational, just a few days before this post was written.
• Focusing on going second and resolving Mystic Mine as much as possible is also still a viable way to play this deck (and is more affordable with the Mine reprint), but you may struggle against decks that play Smoke Grenade of the Thief, like Infernoble and sometimes Dragon Link.
• Yet another way to play this deck involves (surprise) Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon and multiple copies of Red-Eyes Fusion. Instead of using cards like Widow Anchor and Afterburners to muscle through disruption and stick a Mystic Mine on the field, you use them to get to your Dragoon and either win the game immediately or put yourself in a position where your opponent can't play through the Dragoon disrupt.
• Roze is the most expensive card in this list, and 2 is generally considered standard. If your budget is tight, you can definitely cut her down to 1.

 

Traptrix

Price: $100+ (higher w/ Dogmatika package) Imgur | DuelingBook

• Control deck with an extremely power Link 1 monster, Traptrix Sera, that pumps out constant advantage.
• Commonly played as an Extravagance deck, but also makes solid use of its Extra Deck. In particular, Parallel eXceed is really nice for this deck, letting it end on multiple Rank 4s turn 1.
• The sample list takes an interesting approach and incorporates a very small Dogmatika engine. Though the full Dogma engine is very expensive (with Nadir Servant clocking in at around $70 per copy right now), Dogmatika Punishment itself is very cheap, and is one of the best generic traps in the game right now. The addition of just 1 copy of Ecclesia (around $20) provides a substantial power boost to this mini-engine, as dumping one copy of Titaniklad with Punishment and grabbing an Ecclesia for next turn is extremely powerful.
• If you can't get Ecclesia, you could simply play just Punishment as a generic trap, but this would still require 1-2 copies of N'tss (around $5-6 each). Another option is to play pure Traptrix, incorporating more power traps/handtraps, and quite frequently the Utopia Double package as well.
• Like every other backrow deck on this post, you have a great deal of flexibility regarding which trap cards you play. This applies particularly to the Trap Hole options, as cards like Bottomless and Time-Space Trap Hole are also both viable. In the sample list, Floodgate is played at 3 due to being extremely powerful, and Traptrix Trap Hole Nightmare was thrown in as it can negate cards like Verte Anaconda.

 

Burning Abyss

Price: $100+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Versatile control-based Graveyard toolbox deck that has been swinging in and out of meta relevance since its release way back in 2014.
• Was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the September banlist, with Graff and Cir coming back to 2, Tour Guide coming to 3, and Rusty Bardiche being unbanned.
• Generally played as a combo deck from 2018-2019, incorporating a multitude of options. This was considered the "standard" version of BA until Dinh-Kha Bui won a 130-player online German tournament in April with a much slower trap-heavy list.
  • The strategy is quite simple - set up Beatrice on turn 1 with backrow set, try to search a Tour Guide for turn 3, and push to win the game. The discard traps have good synergy with Farfa and Scarm in hand, and Fiend Griefing is powerful GY disruption that also dumps any BA, Rhino Warrior, Back Jack, or even Token Collector to stop Linkross combo decks.
• The trap lineup can be customized to deal with different decks; cards like Torrential Tribute are strong vs. Dragons, while Ice Dragon's Prison is extremely powerful in several different matchups (but might be a little pricey for some).
• This deck was frequently mixed with Phantom Knight cards back in 2016 (often called PK Fire), and the unbanning of Rusty Bardiche opens that up as a viable option once again. However, this variant is not shown due to cards like Fog Blade and Bardiche itself being a few bucks. PK Fire is also not substantially stronger compared to the regular trap variant.
• Yet another possibility is a Synchro wombo combo deck involving (drumroll)... Halqifibrax, Linkross, and Dragoon. This is not covered here for obvious reasons.
• The Mega-Tin reprint of I:P Masquerena is really nice, as a standard opening results in Masquerena + Beatrice off of Tour Guide alone. Players on a tight budget might not be able to pursue this option, as Masquerena and Knightmare Unicorn are both hovering at $10-13.

 

Madolche

Price: $100+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Combo deck with several one and two card OTKs that can rip apart established boards. Plus, everything is based on dessert puns.
• Madolche got some fantastic support in recent years that dramatically boosted the power of this deck. Petingcessoeur in SAST and Salon/Promenade in ETCO are all amazingly good support cards.
• Saw varied levels of success in online tournaments over the last two formats, with some occasional breakout performances like Ryan Yu winning the Luxury BLM charity event with this list (pre-ETCO), as well as Dinh-Kha Bui getting top 4 at an HTS tournament with Madolche, winning a Madolche mirror in top 8 to get there.
• Has a weird niche as a viable going second deck that can break the Buster lock with the help of Puddingcess. Typically, you will also require a powerful going-second card like Dark Ruler No More.
• Reprints of key Madolche cards such as Anjelly in BLAR and Magileine in DUOV have made this deck reasonably affordable again after many of its cards spiked earlier this year. There are still some strange aftereffects, such as Hootcake still being around $12 in NA. The deck is very commonly played with Extravagance, which is not included on this budget list, but even Extrav has also gotten substantially cheaper.
• The sample list runs Dimension Shifter, which is devastating against Dragon Link, Infernoble, Dinosaur, and Eldlich. While it makes your own combos awkward, you might consider the trade-off to be worth it. Shifter is, of course, easily substituted for another, more conventional handtrap.

 

C Tier

Decks in this category have the capability to be just as good as the ones above at times, but often tend to suffer from multiple problems including consistency and power.
 

Gouki

Price: $80+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Aggressive Warrior-based combo deck that takes advantage of the Gouki monsters all searching other Gouki cards upon leaving the field. With the unbanning of Rusty Bardiche and the release of some solid generic Warrior support in ROTD, Gouki has seen a small resurgence online.
• The general goal is to resolve Isolde and then summon Apollousa to protect you from handtraps, before using Gouki Rematch to then go into the Codebreakers. Codebreaker Virus Swordsman, Virus Berserker, and Zero Day can effectively vomit out 6 Link rating worth of monsters off of just the two Goukis revived with Rematch. Competitive versions of this deck usually play Verte Anaconda + Dragoon, Linkross, and sometimes even a small Synchro package to go into the Infernoble synchros. A great resource for current Gouki combos is this combo video from SirEmanon - note that it utilizes Dragoon.
• Most of the warrior stuff is surprisingly cheap, but the reason Gouki is on this post instead of Infernoble is due to a heavy reliance on Halq + Linkross in competitive Infernoble strategies. The provided list plays a few Infernoble cards, but more as generic warrior extenders - Durendal is great for searching Fire Flint Lady as well as Oliver, which help to put extra bodies on board.
• Budget players may find that a lack of Verte + Dragoon leads to the end boards being quite underwhelming, and less resilient in the face of disruption. A weakness to Droll & Lock Bird also doesn't help.

 

Unchained

Price: $75-100 Imgur | DuelingBook

• Floaty destruction-based archetype that generates advantage when its cards are destroyed, enabling its gimmick of using your opponent's monsters to Link Summon.
• Can be built to go first or to go second, although the sample list prefers to go first since you probably want cards like Dark Ruler No More, Lightning Storm, and Evenly Matched for going second.
• Mega-Tin reprints of Abomination's Prison as well as their Link 2 have helped make this deck a great deal more affordable. I:P Masquerena being more affordable is also a nice boost, though it's by no means essential in this deck.
• Fairly modest online performance, doing alright at smaller events and more recently finishing top 8 at the second YuGiJoe online series as well as occasional Luxury events.
• This deck's best weapon is its opponents being unprepared for it. Playing improperly into Dark Spirits or Unchained floats can very quickly be fatal. It also matches up decently into some Dogmatika variants, which rely on destruction-based removal from Dogmatika Punishment and Elder Entity N'tss.

 

Plunder Patroll

Price: $100+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Pirate archetype with ridiculous recursion and a unique tag-out and equip mechanic based on Attributes being used in the game
• The pirates become equips for one of (currently) three Patrollships, extra deck monsters that can all discard Plunder Patroll cards in hand to fuel powerful effects. The ships become stronger when manned (equipped with) a Plunder card, with bonuses such as ignition effects becoming quick effects, or being able to replace the discarded card with a new one from the deck.
• In terms of performance, Plunder has been doing decently at smaller tournaments (particularly PPG weeklies) but has failed to replicate those results in larger online tournaments such as LCS.
• Toadally Awesome + Bahamut Shark is another option for players who are able to afford Toad, which is currently sitting at around $20 on TCGPlayer. This has been mixed in some builds with cards like Tenyi Spirit - Shthana.

 

Pendulum Magician

Price: 100+ (varies) Imgur | DuelingBook

• Pendulum deck centered around Level 4 Spellcaster monsters that recently got a new breath of life with Double Iris Magician being unbanned.
• Magicians are featured here instead of Endymion as they're newer and haven't been on this post for a while. Both of them have similar online results (which is to say, practically none) and Endymion has a greater weakness to Droll. For an example Endymion list, consider something like this.
• The example list is a Magician-heavy list featuring Tuning Magician, abusing it in conjunction with cards like Selene and Halqifibrax to spam monsters to the board before your Pendulum Summon. Though I'm not sure who created this build, Trif Gaming has been a big proponent of it online, utilizing Linkross as well as several Synchros designed to draw cards.
  • A more budget-friendly version of this list cuts Fibrax and Tuning Magician entirely, and adds in other solid Pend cards like Endymions. The list shown runs a few moderately expensive cards like Fibrax, Apollousa, and a playset of the new Odd-Eyes Revolution Dragon, but Pend easily accommodates a smaller budget. Plenty of budget Pendulum resources exist online, so those versions aren't covered here.
• Tornado Dragon is utilized to great effect in this deck, oftentimes popping Double Iris on your own turn 1 and then popping Artifact Scythe on turn 2 to lock your opponent out of the extra deck. Incorporating the Dagda + Scythe engine gives this deck some much-needed resilience against board breakers like Dark Ruler No More, a classic weakness of build-a-board Pendulum.
• Plenty of other viable options exist for Pend, including incorporating Guardragons, a Phantom Knight engine, playing Dracoslayer cards, adding a heavier focus on Odd-Eyes, etc.
• Pretty much every Pend variant suffers against Droll right now, including Magician, Endymion, and others. There's not really a way to play around this due to the nature of Pendulum as a deck, so just don't worry about it :)

 

Shaddoll

Price: $75+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Classic Fusion-based archetype from 2014, debuting in Duelist Alliance. Somewhat of a midrange combo deck that can slow the game down with El Shaddoll Winda or be very aggressive with El Shaddoll Construct
• Winda is a troublesome floodgate that many decks struggle to out, especially combo decks. Shaddoll cards are currently played in several Dogmatika variants due to the sheer power of Winda and the utility of Shaddoll Schism, released in ROTD.
• In the OCG, Dogmatika Shaddoll without any other engines is one of the top meta contenders, commonly playing even cards like Gale Dogra to use Apkallone and get to Schism as soon as possible.
• Since the Dogmatika package is extremely expensive, the included decklist is more of a pure Shaddoll list. Schism is still an absolutely fantastic power boost for this deck, regardless of what version. Also possible is the inclusion of just a few copies of Dogmatika Punishment and maybe 1 Ecclesia (around $20), around with some utility extra deck cards.
• The deck's biggest problem has always been its inability to consistently resolve a fusion spell on turn 1. Pure Shaddoll are somewhat prone to bricking on all monsters or all spell/traps, and not being able to afford the Dogma cards is also a blow to consistency.
• Another hybrid build that existed before Dogmatika cards debuted was Invoked Shaddoll, which is still a powerful variant currently (though Dogma cards are always splashed in as well). Meltdown protects Schism, making it an extremely powerful combo that can out cards like Dragoon. However, Invocation is still $20 each, despite its multiple reprints.

 

Up-And-Coming

Decks here will usually be decks that recently started seeing success (usually online) or upcoming decks that might become viable budget decks, oftentimes due to new support or even new reprints. Some might also be decks that could potentially be on the main body of the post, but need a little more time to prove themselves. These decks are also going to be covered in less detail.
 

Buster Blader

Price: Varies Imgur | DuelingBook

• Control deck that abuses the interaction between Buster Dragon and the Buster Blader fusion monster to set up a very annoying lock similar to what Bagooska does. Prologue sending Memories and then Memories's GY effect will accomplish this lock if you have any Dragon in the GY, meaning that Buster Whelp sets it up by itself.
• Has seen a surprising amount of online success, particularly in high-rated DB. Part of this is due to the prevalence of Dragon Link, which the BB Fusion is strong against on its own.
• Buster Blader cards are typically played as an engine, almost always mixed with a heavy Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon package and frequently also mixed with Dogmatika or Eldlich cards. None of these options are budget-friendly, so the price is simply listed as "variable". The sample list takes the deck in a playable direction, using a small Rokket engine to supplement the Buster Blader cards and to help get Dragons in GY for Memories. However, generally, I would not recommend trying to play this deck without Dragoon.

 

Prank-Kids

Price: $150 Imgur | DuelingBook

• Floaty combo/control deck with 4 maindeck Prank-Kids that all float into any other Prank-Kid when used for a Link or Fusion summon
• Phantom Rage comes with Prank-Kids Meow-Meow, a Link 1 Prank-Kid monster that makes this deck incredibly consistent and turns any single Prank monster into full combo. This deck has been popping up a bit in the OCG, so it's worth keeping an eye on.

 

Fluffal

Price: $50+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Aggressive Fusion combo deck capable of making ridiculous boards going first and easily OTKing going second. Previously known as just an OTK deck, its ROTD support have made its going-first options quite terrifying, and this deck has picked up some steam online
• Frightfur Whale being level 9 enables easy access to Calamities, which can singlehandedly win games. This deck's other possible win conditions include Apollousa / Toad / Dagda+Scythe / Dingirsu+Winda / Punching you for 12000 damage
• Almost every Fluffal card besides Kraken is dirt cheap. Only the generic main/extra deck cards really cost anything substantial.

 

Monarch

Price: $50+ Imgur | DuelingBook

• Classic Tribute-based deck that was one of the best decks in early/mid 2016, and recently was brought back to full power after Pantheism came back to 3.
• Monarch has some new toys to play with as well, including Seleglare the Luminous Lunar Dragon, Magicians' Souls, and the entire pool of Link monsters.
• Notably pulled off a 2nd place finish at the EU Remote Duel Invitational last weekend, piloted by Lithium2300. You can watch his deck profile here.
• Though Extra Deck Monarch is very strong, the Domain build is absolutely dirt cheap and doesn't require an extra deck. Monarchs in general have been performing quite poorly on DuelingBook and in online tournaments, but you're still able to easily steal games with cards like Domain and Vanity's Fiend, and the deck is perfectly fine for smaller events (as we saw from Lithium's performance).

 

Honorable Mentions

• Orcust, Mermail Atlantean, Magical Musketeers, PaleoFrog, Crusadia Guardragon, ABC, D/D, Generaider - Decks that are fairly decent but have been left off of the post to make room for other decks that have seen more recent success or have fewer budget resources online.
• Dragonmaid, Infernoid, Cyber Dragon, Invoked variants, HERO etc - Decks that are pretty good but are sorta in limbo due to some expensive individual cards, such as Kitchen Dragonmaid, Verte Anaconda/Cyber Dragon Nachster, Invocation, etc.
• Cubics, Phantasm, Chain Burn, Evilswarm, Yosenju, Dinomist, and much, much more - Unfortunately, there is not enough room to cover every single decent, super-cheap deck.

 
 
I hope to keep this post updated for the foreseeable future. Feel free to leave any comments or suggestions. Sorry this one took a little longer than usual to publish, I've been busy IRL and the format also needed some time to settle.

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Good morning /fantasy, I’m atlacoya aka Casey Lucas, author and mostly-lurker. You might know me from my greatest hits such as “asks questions in AMAs sometimes” and my web serial, Into the Mire, which has gotten some attention on here in the past.
If you don’t follow the con scene news much, a crop of New Zealand authors nominated for our national science fiction and fantasy awards, the Sir Julius Vogels, were recently on the receiving end of some rather rough treatment from WorldCon. Our awards ceremony aired in a competing time slot against the Guests of Honour talk and then we discovered our voter packet of free books was not even sent out to con attendees. I wrote about it for the news here, but that TL;DR is enough, really.
The lovely mod team at /fantasy have given me this opportunity to highlight some New Zealand authors who have kindly offered links to free works, excerpts, or downloads of their books for you all. Thirty-six authors contributed to this directory, and I’m thrilled to be able to share their work with you!
This is a huge list to navigate in alphabetical order, so I’ve asked the authors to tag their work, so that you can control+f and search in page to find authors who write your fave subgenres of fantasy. We’ve got everything here from YA to sword and sorcery to gamelit to romance–I hope you find a new author to love!
Here’s a list of the most common tags authors are using to highlight their works: children’s, comics, cozy fantasy, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, fairy tale, fantasy comedy, gothic, grimdark, high fantasy, historical fantasy, humour, LitRPG, LGBTQIA, low fantasy, magical realism, manga, paranormal, political fantasy, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, fantasy romance, weird fiction, witches, mythology, SJV nominee, SJV winner
Enough from me, enjoy exploring the list!
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AJ FITZWATER - One thousand unicorns pedaling furiously inside a meat suit from Christchurch, New Zealand. Clarion 2014. Winner of two SJV Awards. Author of No Man’s Land, and The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper about a lesbian capybara pirate and her found fam.
Tags: Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, historical fantasy, SJV Nominee, SJV Winner
Highlighted Work: No Man’s Land, Paper Road Press No Man’s Land is a WW2 historical fantasy novella about the land girls of Aotearoa New Zealand, intertwining self discovery, shapeshifting, and love.
Other Links: Author Website | Twitter
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AJ LANCASTER
Tags: fantasy romance, cozy fantasy, fae, SPFBO5 semi-finalist, SJV nominee
Highlighted Work: The Lord of Stariel - think Downton Abbey with fae and magic.
Returning home for her father’s funeral after a long exile, Hetta plans to leave again as soon as her family’s magical estate chooses its new lord. But danger lurks in the faerie realm, and whoever Stariel chooses will have bigger problems than eccentric relatives to deal with. The Lord of Stariel is FREE on Kindle 10 Aug-14 Aug only.
Other Links: https://ajlancaster.com/
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A.J. PONDER - A.J’s notable and award winning stories are from multiple genres, and include: The Sylvalla Chronicles (epic fantasy humour); Dying for the Record (futuristic science fiction); Ahi Kā (Prose and interwoven sonnet); and Frankie and the Netball Clone (children’s science fiction).
Tags: SJV winner, SJV nominee, Epic Fantasy, YA, children’s, humour, science fiction, horror, short stories
Highlighted work: The Secret Story. Discover the secret story of Amarinda, a not-quite Cinderella, whose closest thing to a Fairy godmother is, alas, old Granny Earwax. The Secret Story is free here A.J. can be found at ponderbooks.com
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ANDI C. BUCHANAN - writer, editor, part-time space lobster. Powered by coffee. Winner of this year’s Sir Julius Vogel Award (novella/novelette category) for From a Shadow Grave from Paper Road Press, a story of possible futures and ghosts, based on Wellington’s history.
Tags: fantasy, cozy fantasy, paranormal, historical fantasy, weird fiction, LGBTQIA+, found families, imagining accessible spaces, succulents, SJV winner, SJV nominee
Highlighted Work: Invisible City
After a daring escape from a brutal regime, Persson built a new life for himself and raised a family. But unlike his comrades, he chose not to forget what had happened. And now one of them has come looking for him. Invisible City is a novelette about trauma, memory, and one last chance to change the future. It is available for free on Kindle from August 10 to 14 PDT.
Other Links: Author website | Twitter | Free to read short story: “Even the Clearest Water” | Free to read extract from From a Shadow Grave
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ANNA KIRTLAN - Anna Kirtlan is a writer who lives in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her fiction is a mixture of fantasy, paranormal, horror and humour, often with a nautical bent. Her non-fiction work focuses on mental health advocacy and attempting to sail.
Tags: fantasy, paranormal, horror, humour, urban fantasy, nautical fantasy
Highlighted Work: Ghost Bus - Tales from Wellington’s Dark Side is a collection of paranormal short stories featuring ghosts, sea monsters and a rest home for troublesome witches. You can read a sample story for free here: The Oriental Bay Piranhas
Other Links: Author website, Anna Kirtlan Writes Facebook, @Seamunchkin on twitter, @Seamunchkin on Instagram
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BARBARA HOWE - A fantasy writer with a day job as a software developer in the film industry, I live in Wellington, New Zealand in a house overflowing with books, games, and puzzles.
Tags: epic fantasy, YA fantasy, noblebright, hopepunk, SJV nominee
Highlighted work: Reflections on a World was my contest entry for GeyserCon, New Zealand’s Nation Sci-Fi and Fantasy Convention held in Rotorua in 2019.
Other links: Author website | Facebook
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CASEY LUCAS - Winner of the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Short Story, Casey is an author, game developer, and voice actor who splits her time between writing fiction and working on award-winning games Mini Metro and Mini Motorways with Dinosaur Polo Club. She also localises manga for English publication.
Tags: adventure, fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, low fantasy, sword and sorcery, occasional grimdark, LGBTQIA+, SJV winner, SJV nominee, web serial, comics, manga
Highlighted Work: Consisting of one finished novel, one in-progress novel, one novella, and various short stories, the web serial Into the Mire was a 2020 Sir Julius Vogel finalist and is available free to read online. Into the Mire follows a crew of mercenaries who journey into a cursed eldritch swamp where the only thing more dangerous than the plant life is the secrets they’ve kept from one another. One of them sabotaged the mission. One is a practitioner of forbidden blood sorcery. And one of them isn’t even human. When trust breaks down, crew leader Riss must choose between allying with the abominations in her midst or fending for herself against the ones in the wild.
Other Links: A Shriek Across the Sky - SJV Best Short Story Winner (audio available too)
She’s @CaseyLucasQuaid on twitter and has a mailing list which updates very infrequently.
In 2021, she will be localising DAI DARK, the new speculative horror manga from Dorohedoro creator Hayashida Q, for Seven Seas Entertainment.
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CHRISTOPHER KEENE - LitRPG, Fantasy and Sci-fi writer. Published in NZ and in America under Future House Publishing. Known for the Dream State Saga and War of Kings and Monsters.
Tags: LitRPG, epic fantasy, grimdark, cyber thriller, gamelit, board games.
Highlighted Work: Chapter 1 of my LitRPG book, Stuck in the Game, was published in Flash Frontier under ‘Dream State Drug’ and also in audiobook form here. The 1st chapter of my epic fantasy, Gods of the Mountain, can be found as an audiobook here. Full versions can be found on Amazon (or contact me for a freebee).
Other links: Amazon, blog, and @lazarinth on Twitter.
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DAN RABARTS – Dark fantasy novelist and short story writer, works include the Children of Bane fantasy series and the Path of Ra crime-noir supernatural thriller series (co-written with Lee Murray), winner of the Australian Shadows Award and New Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel Award.
Tags: Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Grimdark, Fantasy Comedy, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Horror, Science Fiction
Highlighted work: Brothers of the Knife, Book 1 in the Children of Bane series
Blurb: “Akmenos only ever wanted to bake a perfect soufflé, but the murder of an elvish prince at his banquet table sweeps him into a spiral of intrigue, deception and betrayal which is bigger than even his biggest casserole dish. Caught in a desperate struggle between warring nations and shadowy organisations, Akmenos must stay one step ahead of the sinister figures intent on hunting him down ‒ his own brothers among them ‒ while he tries to clear his name, unmask the true killer, and find a decent cup of tea. Stumbling from one misadventure to another across continents and planes as the world and his family crumble around him, Akmenos will need to be stronger than he ever thought he could be ‒ stronger even than the blue cheese down the bottom of the larder that should’ve been thrown out months ago. “ Read the opening chapters and subscribe to my newsletter at my website.
Other links: Brothers of the Knife
Author website
Facebook
@rabarts on Twitter
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DEB E. HOWELL - Fantasy stories that grab you by the feels.
Tags: Wild West, Fantasy Romance, SJV nominee
Highlighted Work: The Guardian, a short story from the SJV 2020 nominated “Beyond The City Limits”. Ekon is a Lycan, destined to lead his pack as Alpha. But when he refuses to leave his playboy antics behind, he is cursed to remain in wolf form until the day he falls in love with a human woman–something that will never happen. His pack is destroyed, Ekon alone. And then he meets Anais, the new source of all magic in the realm, and she needs a Guardian.
Link to free work: https://deberelene.com/the-guardian-free-read/
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DENIKA MEAD - 16 year old NZ author of fantasy books for children aged 7-14. Her first book was released in 2019. Denika has won and been a finalist in several youth writing competitions, and was also a finalist in the Best New Talent category for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards in 2020.
Tags: fantasy, high fantasy, dragon, magic, adventure, SJV nominee
Highlighted work: Royal Orchid, Into the Flames, a prequel Frantic to save the young Crystal Kingdom princess from the clutches of the dragon, King Leor and Queen Charlotte embark on a rescue mission. But Leor has other enemies, and they have finally caught up with him. Charlotte must make a choice: save her husband from a terrible fate in the desolate Dark Plain, or rescue their child. With the help of a Mystic Wolf and a few unexpected allies, the separated monarchs navigate an unfamiliar wasteland and fight the battle of their lives to save their family. However the dangers are far from over. Within the Kingdom hides a threat no one anticipated, one perhaps, even greater than the dragon. What price will they have to pay to ensure their daughter’s safety?
Read more here.
Other links: https://www.denikameadauthor.com
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EILEEN MUELLER is a multi-award-winning author of heart-pounding fantasy novels that will keep you turning the page. Multi Sir Julius Vogel winner, Storylines Notable Book Awards — Ezaara and Dragon Hero, 2019 Epic Fantasy Fanatics Readers Choice Awards Semifinalist
Tags: fantasy, dragons, epic fantasy, YA, SJV nominee, SJV winner
Highlighted Work: Bronze Dragon: A routine hunting trip turns into a nightmare when Hans discovers a dead dragon rider and strange beasts in the forest. Then his family goes missing. When he tracks the dangerous beasts to find his mother and sister, everything goes wrong. What must he sacrifice to save his kin? Join thousands of readers on the Riders of Fire adrenaline ride with strong heroes & heroines, nail-biting action, sword & sorcery and dragons. Read Bronze Dragon, the free prequel in this best-selling fantasy series on Amazon or get Silver Dragon and Bronze Dragon free on Eileen’s website.
If you love dragon related fun, please join keen the dragon riders in Eileen’s Riders of Fire Facebook Group.
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GARETH WARD a.k.a. The Great Wardini is a magician, hypnotist, storyteller, bookseller and author.
Tags: steampunk, YA, SJV nominee, SJV winner
Highlighted Work - The Clockill and the Thief - SJV Winner - Sin is dying, poisoned by his blue blood. His troubles deepen when the traitor who poisoned him escapes from the custody of the Covert Operations Group and sets out for revenge. COG tasks Sin, his friend Zonda Chubb and their frenemy Velvet Von Darque with recapturing the traitor, whatever the cost. Taking to the air in pursuit, they must battle skypirates and the terrifying Clockill to complete their mission. But with his condition worsening, can Sin survive long enough to save his friends, himself and the day? Buy links on http://garethwardauthor.com/
Other links: https://garethwardauthor.com/tales-of-bravery-by-tarquin-the-honest/
https://www.facebook.com/GarethWardAuthor
Instagram: garethwardauthor
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GRACE BRIDGES - President of genre writers’ association @SpecFicNZ, novelist, editoco-editor of 7 NZ and international anthologies, writing community activist, chair of @Geyser_Con2019, actual cat herder, volcano aficionado, professional fiction editor and linguist.
Tags: Urban fantasy, NZ settings and mythology, young adult, ace, noblebright, SJV winner, SJV nominee
Highlighted Work: EARTHCORE is a NZ fantasy adventure series. Legendary hot-springs guardians give mystical powers to an all-ages Kiwi cast, who fight eco-terrorists and supernatural anomalies. Scooby-Doo meets X-Men in the real Middle Earth. Free short story on the front page at www.gracebridges.kiwi. Newsletter signup = read Book 1 for free.
Twitter: @gracebridges / FB & Insta: @gracebridgesbooks
SJV winning titles 2018 & 2019
Acceptance speech for 2020 SJV Award for Services to Fandom: https://youtu.be/uSqmPgMoAzs (includes link to a free NZ themed anthology)
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HELEN VIVIENNE FLETCHER Children’s and young-adult author, playwright, spoken-word poet and creative writing tutor. Known for her award-winning play, How to Catch a Grim Reaper, and YA thriller novel, Broken Silence.
Tags: fantasy, urban fantasy, supernatural, suspense, LGBTQIA+, disability representation, SJV nominee Highlighted Work: A prophecy… A new student… A pot plant growing out of control… One of these things could save Toby. The trouble is, which one?
When Toby arrived at this school six months ago, learning magic seemed like a dream come true. Now he’ll be happy if he and his classmates just get out of here alive.
With teachers, other students and their own spells against them, will Toby save his friends from the dangers they face? Or is he the one they should really fear?
Download Reactive from BookFunnel for free (for a limited time).
Other Links: Helen’s website, Facebook Page, Brain Bunny Creative Writing Classes, Goodreads
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ISA PEARL RITCHIE - Isa has a PhD in social science and is a complex systems geek. She writes novels for adults and young people. Her recent Dreamweavers series is a middle grade fantasy set in New Zealand themes around lucid dreaming and coping with anxiety. The first book, Awa and the Dreamrealm was nominated for a Sir Julius Vogel Award. Read the first couple of chapters here.
Isa’s website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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J. RACKHAM - Writer of Fantasy - Comic artist, illustrator, gamer and taiko drummer.
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Epistolary, Adventure, SJV nominee, Comics
Highlighted Work:
From A Dash of Belladonna (SJV nominee) - A collection of letters of a young Potion Master to be about her lessons and dangers she faces in New Zealand.
I looked up at her. Her black hair covered half her face but I’m sure I saw a smile there.
“Thank… you,” I said, I think. If I had any other words to say or ask her, they were eaten away by the rain.
She pinched at her flaring dress of black and bowed gracefully. I wondered if this was what you call star-struck. Amidst the raining death, crashing beams, and the raging cyclone of air that billowed my hair about, I could only stare at her and think how beautiful she was.
Download a free sample chapter here: http://jennrackham.com/a-dash-of-belladonna
Website | Facebook | Instagram
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J.A. GATES - New Zealand epic fantasy author.
Tags: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy.
Highlighted Work: J.A. Gates’ debut novel Legacy of Power, a dark fantasy containing assassins, elves and warlords. Available exclusively here for free for this week only! No email required.
Other links: Website | Twitter: @gatestobooks Facebook: @jagateswrites
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JAMES ROWLAND is a short fiction writer with stories in a variety of places, including Aurealis, Andromeda Spaceways and Compelling Science Fiction.
Tags: literary fantasy, magical realism, slipstream, comedy, mythology, SJV nominee
Highlighted Work: On a Quiet Street, free to read on James's website, is a story of a man’s annual pilgrimage to his abandoned home on a night he has come to think of as being the Danse Macabre. The story is a snapshot of the type of fantasy James likes to write. It is fantasy that is fond of strong imagery and characters living in a magical world, without being too concerned as to the exact nature of how the magic works.
Link to free-to-read work: https://www.jamesrowland.net/on-a-quiet-street
Link to more published works: https://www.jamesrowland.net/published-works
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JANNA RUTH - German import baptized by NZ earthquakes, quit geology to build her own worlds, writes Buffy-inspired urban fantasy, modern fairy tale retellings, and dark fantasy with a high focus on mental health and environmental issues.
Tags: fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, fairy tales, science fantasy, mental health, fantasy maps, SERAPH winner
Highlighted Work: There was nothing petite about Valerie Latendresse. She was close to being 1.85 m tall and refused to avoid high heeled shoes, strutting around the coffee shop like the fashion model she could’ve easily been with her looks. Her head was covered in a cascade of blond ringlets straight out of a German fairy tale. Large blue eyes with thick black eyelashes were enough to make any man swoon. Paired with an outgoing nature, a strong environmental and social conscience, and more magic than Harper could ever dream off, Valerie was truly larger than life. Read a free sample of “Witching with Dolphins” here. The book comes out on Oct 12.
Other Links: Author website | Facebook | Twitter | Kiwiberry Editing
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JEAN GILBERT – Award-winning Author and screenwriter.
Tags: YA Fantasy, SJV nominee, SJV winner
Light in My Dark - 2017 SJV winner
Highlighted Work:
Two boys love her. Two worlds need her. Only she can save them both.
Light In My Dark is an action-packed modern YA fantasy, filled with dark forces, love, and self-discovery.
https://www.jeangilbert.com/books
Twitter: @jean_gilbert
FB: @jeangilbert.writer
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KIM JACKWAYS - Writer of speculative and historical fiction inspired by her background in Psychology and Linguistics. Known for her flash fiction chosen for The Best Small Fictions 2019 and nominated for a Sir Julius Vogel Award in 2020.
Tags: fantasy, historical fantasy, cozy fantasy, SJV nominee, flash fiction, short stories
Highlighted Work: Brand of Magic (comes out September 22nd)
An empath witch should be able to keep everyone happy, right? Hazel has put magic behind her. She is busy enough at her job promoting the city of Dunedin. And no-one has to know about the ghost in the attic. Her neighbour needs her expertise to save his woodworking business and keep his beloved property. Even though he doesn’t want her help, Hazel can’t resist getting involved. But her meddling puts the Redferne witches in danger. When her powerful aunt ends up in hospital, Hazel needs to find a way to get through to her and find out who is behind the attack. She has to tear down the walls she has so carefully built and let the magical world in - and perhaps a little love too.
Read a free chapter of Brand of Magic here.
Other Links: Author website | Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter
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KURA CARPENTER - Carpenter’s debut urban fantasy novel, The Kingfisher’s Debt, a funny, fast-paced urban fantasy full of dark humour and darker magic won the 2019 SJV special award for Best New Talent.
Tags: urban fantasy, SJV winner, SJV nominee, short stories Beyond the City Limits: Fantasy and Science Fiction Anthology was nominated for the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Awards in the category of Best Collected Work.12 Fantasy and Science-fiction short stories from Dunedin authors, Lara M Hewn, Kura Carpenter, Deb E. Howell, Daniel Stride, Justin Elliott, R. L. Stedman, and L. Wilma McKay.
FREE to read for Kindle Unlimited Subscribers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082S853N9
Author website: Kura Carpenter - Dunedin Fantasy Author
Twitter @kura.carpenter
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LEE MURRAY is a multi-award-winning NZ speculative author, editor, and anthologist from Aotearoa-NZ, with twelve Sir Julius Vogel Awards, including three for Best Novel. Three-time Bram Stoker Award® nominee.
Tags: military sci-fi fantasy, urban fantasy noir, fantasy horror, YA, middle grade
Lee’s titles include the Taine McKenna adventures, Path of Ra series, Grotesque: Monster Stories, and several books for children. Subscribe to Lee’s website for Penny Divers & Other Stories (five FREE collected dark fantasy tales, including two Sir Julius Vogel Award winners), or check out Into the Darkness (A Taine McKenna short story). “Lee Murray serves up a nail-biter of a weird-science action adventure. Brava!” — Jonathan Maberry, NYT best-selling author of DEEP SILENCE and V-WARS. Find her at leemurray.info @leemurraywriter FB Monster Readers
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MADS MACKENZIE - historic-, Gothic-, and comic-fantasy writer and game developer, primarily making visual novels and other text-based games.
Tags: fantasy, fantasy comedy, historical fantasy, gothic, LGBTQIA, visual novel
Highlighted Work: Catacomb Prince - Find love. Find your murderer. Or die again trying.
She points to a mirror set at the foot of the bed, clouded with the lab’s detritus. Mother, tired. Father, sick. A skeleton on the bed — a preparation table, really — wired with gold filament and every cavity rimmed with stones, as if sapphire and pearls can replace eyes or a fist-sized ruby can function as a heart. I point to it, and the skeleton points to me. Like my tutors tried to teach me: ‘tu fui, ego eris’. As I am, you will be. We already are.
Other Links: Inverness Nights, @kitsubasa on Twitter
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MARK JOHNSON - Writes Epic Fantasy because it’s the best way of telling the truth without telling the truth. He’s obsessed with old things and old stories. ‘Dual Heritage’ - Prequel and Free Novella. An investigator reluctantly picks up a rival’s abandoned case after her mysterious disappearance. Immortals with unclear motives grow interested in the case.
Read more here!
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MATTHEW J. WILLS - A Wellington, New Zealand based cartoonist and gamedev. Winner of the 2020 SJV Award for Best Professional Publication, for the webcomic Swords.
Tags: fantasy comedy, humour, cozy fantasy, dark fantasy, SJV Nominee, SJV Winner
Highlighted Work: Swords, /SwordsComic
Swords is a comedic fantasy webcomic about a world with magic swords left lying around every dungeon corner and the hilarious consequences of wielding them. Between light-hearted side-stories, a battle for the fate of creation is brewing between the Gods and Demons of this Sword-shaped Universe.
Other Links: http://SwordsComic.com | Twitter | Twitter | /SwordsComic
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MELANIE HARDING-SHAW - Speculative fiction writer, policy geek, and mother-of-three known for her flash fiction and shorts across a range of genres. Special Award for Services to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror at the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Awards.
Tags: fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, SJV winner, SJV nominee
Highlighted Work: Free-to-read short stories include her SJV finalist kaleidoscopic kiwi slipstream short-in-flash ‘The Fisher’ (reprinted in Best of British Fantasy 2019 and Year’s Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy Volume 2), the podcasted contemporary immortal fantasy ‘Strands of Our Tomorrows’, and the story of a rebellious goblin classical pianist in ‘Unrequited Sonata’.
Other Links: Author Website | Twitter | Amazon
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MIKE REEVES-MCMILLAN - Mike Reeves-McMillan lives in Auckland, New Zealand, the setting of his Auckland Allies contemporary urban fantasy series; and also in his head, where the weather is more reliable, and there are a lot more wizards.
Tags: contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, magepunk, sword and sorcery, comedy “Good Neighbours” is set in a (usually) quiet back street far from the big events of the Gryphon Clerks series, but it shows how those events impact very ordinary people, and how those people can be quiet heroes.
Samples of other work can be found here.
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NIKKY LEE - An author of dark fantasy stories who secretly moonlights in comedic fantasy when she thinks no one is looking. Her debut novel, The Rarkyn’s Familiar, is due out in 2022 from The Parliament House.
Tags: fantasy, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, humorous fantasy.
Highlighted work: Discover Nikky’s silly streak in her two flash pieces NAFF and Soup, both of which were shortlisted in the Australian Writers’ Centre Furious Fiction Competition.
Other links: Website and blog | Twitter | Instagram
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OCTAVIA CADE has a PhD in science communication and likes using speculative fiction to talk about science in interesting ways; she is the 2020 writer-in-residence at Massey University.
Tags: contemporary fantasy, historical fantasy, science fantasy, SJV winner, SJV nominee, climate fiction, magical realism
Highlighted work: The August Birds is a short fantasy novel that mashes up science history with Norse mythology. Time-travelling ravens Muninn and Huginn visit a dying boy to grant him his final wish. August desperately wants to be a scientist, and the ravens take him on a journey through history to see science… the science that happened in the month he was named after. But although August doesn’t know it, Muninn has her own reason for helping him… I have popped it up free on Smashwords.
Website link: https://ojcade.com/
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REM WIGMORE - Writer of things, including urban fantasy The Wind City. Upcoming projects include a witchy novella, a trans Tam Lin retelling, and bug necromancy.
Tags: fantasy, urban fantasy, LGBTQIA+, fae, SJV nominee, witches, short stories
Highlighted Work: Grow Green
Grow Green was published in the Capricious Gender Diverse Pronouns Issue, which placed on the 2019 Otherwise Award Honor List. Grow Green is a quiet story about fae, friendship and things that can’t be healed.
Sometimes Nederene was childish and felt young as a flower barely into blooming, like fresh new shoots. Or in the winter like a mad and merry thing, cracking ice and flexing fingers. Sometimes pry felt like how it felt to stand beside an old boulder, or at the bottom of a cliff, by the trees that eight people linking hands couldn’t form a circle around: the comforting, alarming feeling of being near something larger and older than yourself, a tangible ancient thing.
Grow Green is free to read on the Capricious website!
Other Links: @faewriter on Twitter
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ROBINNE WEISS - Educator and entomologist who has never been able to control her writing habit. She writes speculative fiction, non-fiction and poetry for children and adults.
Tags: fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, juvenile fantasy, middle grade, poetry, non-fiction
Highlighted Work: Free-to-read work can be found on my blog under Saturday Stories, and you can have a peek at any of my books using the Look Inside feature of Amazon.
Website: robinneweiss.com. Facebook: AuthorRobinneWeiss. Twitter: @RobinneWeiss
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SASCHA STRONACH – dark fantasy/mycopunk author, part-time cryptid.
Tags: fantasy, dark fantasy, LGBTQIA, SJV Winner, SJV Nominee, short stories
Highlighted Work: The Dawnhounds.
Winner of Best Novel at the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Awards.
“a wonderful queer noir fever dream” –Tamsyn Muir, author Gideon the Ninth
You can buy it (or read the whole book for free on Kindle Unlimited) here. It is on countdown sale for the next seven days. Please leave me a review if you liked it; I base my entire self worth on whether I’m above a 4.0 on Goodreads or not.
Other Links: @understatesmen, theunderstatesmen.com/
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STEPHEN BROUGH – Writer, roleplayer, programmer, moonkin enthusiast.
Tags: urban fantasy, wizards, YA, web serial
Highlighted work: New Horizons, a young adult urban fantasy web serial. New Horizons is the story of Eric, a high school student in a small New Zealand city, who discovers the existence of magic by being dragged into a nightmarish alternate dimension where he and his friends are tirelessly hunted by impossible creatures.
New Horizons is updated weekly at http://lostarcana.net/nameless.html
Other links: http://lostarcana.net, @KiaOraBrough on Twitter.
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TABATHA WOOD - Cat lover. Coffee Drinker. Antisocial butterfly. Lives in the Land of the Long White Cloud and writes weird, dark Spec Fic and satirical Horror.
Tags: Dark fantasy, weird fiction, Gothic horror, urban fantasy, satirical horror, SJV nominee, SJV finalist
Highlighted Work: Dark Winds Over Wellington.
Strange creatures lurk in the shadows of the Beehive, while a beast From the Deep is determined to destroy us all. Being Neighbourly might just change your life, and if you listen closely you can hear demonic Whispers in the wind. So sit back, take a sip of A Good Cup of Coffee and question all The Things You See. In the city, there are no Second Chances and every chapter might be your last. These thirteen short stories, and other works, can be read for free here.
Other Links: Author Website | Twitter
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Pardon if the formatting is inconsistent and/or wonky, each author typed up their own blurb so they’re all a little different. This is just proof that this is an artisanal handmade post. :P
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So, for those of you who are familiar with REALLY black hat affiliate marketing this wouldn't be a huge surprise, but still.
Basically, i think i found the ultimate way to promote online casinos as an affiliate and make huge amounts of money with it, and basically this is by turning lots of people into temporary (or not so temporary) gambling addicts.
Is this immoral? I'm a diagnosed sociopath and i couldn't care less, we're all adults and we're all responsible for our decisions. Is this illegal? No.
Basically, let's first analyze what a gambling addict is and HOW HE THINKS:
The key factor that distinguishes a gambling addict from an enthusiast is that the addict genuinely thinks he can beat the game, he thinks he knows what the next card coming out the deck is going to be, he thinks he knows that the next roll of the slot machine is going to be the one etc.
So, how do you turn random people into gamblers? You PROVE THEM you found an actual method to actually beat the game, and you prove it in an incontestable way just so that nobody can prove you wrong. This is going to cost you some money btw, let's say 500 bucks, but you'll make a lot more in a day so...
Basically, here's what you do:
1) You create a fake Baypal balance, just log into your Baypal account and select the values, right click, then "inspect". Now you can edit whatever you want and create a fake balance showing fake payments from whatever company you want (name of the casino, will explain later, but you have to put money in the casino, lose some, and then get it back on Baypal so that you know the exact name that will appear when you receive payments). This would only be illegal only if you were selling the method, but you're going to give it away for free (because it's not a method) so no worries.
2) Once you have the fake Baypal set up you record the screen and start talking, say stuff like "Hey everyone i'm recording this video to show you this INSANE method i just found to make money online, i wouldn't believe this because they told me it was a method to make a lot of money easily, but i tried it and wow, this is crazy. BLA BLA BLA. I'm a MATH graduate and i couldn't get a job anywhere, let alone a well paid job. BLA BLA BLA."
3) You then start talking about the money you made while moving your cursor ONTO the numbers so that people will see it's not a screenshot that you could've photoshopped because the page is interacting, because it's a real page, just edited. You basically just say stuff like “so you can see my balance now is 36k which is not all the money i made in this past month/month and a half, you can see i received these payments here, i was testing it first, made the first 221,64 bucks here, then 743,85 (remember not-so-perfect numbers have more impact), then i started doing this seriously and we got to 4k, 13k, and 28k today.”
4) You then keep talking for a bit about how crazy this is and it has changed your life, make sure the whole talk lasts about 3-4mins, then say “let’s not waste any time here, let me show you how this works”. And you stop recording. This will be the first part of the video just save it as it is, you’ll find out why later.
5) Open up whatever online casino you’re going to promote (will discuss on how to get your affiliate link later) on which you already loaded 50 euros or dollars, then start recording again, this will be the second part of the video, but people will not even notice the cut.
Say “this method works in online casinos. Okay i know what you’re thinking, don’t worry this is not one of those black-red tricks that don’t work, they’re scams and we all know that, this is a new method and works, as you saw on my Baypal, but i will show it to you live. Please remind most online casinos are not functional for this method because they will find a way to block you after you keep winning all the time, check the description for the link to this one that i’m using which is the very best. so, let’s go to the roulette section and pick french roulette. this is our workplace, i guess everyone knows how roulette works, but here we’re not trying to get lucky, we’re following a precise sequence which is this one *show sequence image at this point* (which is basically Red Black Red Red Black Black in cycles) and i’ll put a link for this too. Here’s how it works:”
So, you have to apply this cycle while placing your bets, this cycle actually kinda works, but it just makes your chances of winning slightly above 50%, it’s nothing special, but looks like it. What you do is you keep betting the colors of the cycle all the time, while explaining what you’re doing with confidence, betting 0,10€ at a time, saying this is exactly where you started from. If you win you place the minimum bet again, if you lose you double up, if you lose again you double up again, but you keep following the sequence as a cycle.
Explain that this is the classic double-up, but it’s very different because YOU HAVE A PRECISE SEQUENCE THAT CAN’T BE REVERSE-FOLLOWED ALL THE TIME, and thus is 100% winning, all of this while proving it, while still suggesting the more you bet the more money you make.
This might go very wrong and you’d end up wasting 50€, if that happens (took me 6 trys, 300€, to get the right one) record this part of the video from scratch and load 50 more euros, as i said this will cost you money. When you get the right shot and get to let’s say 51€, point out that you just made 1€ in a couple mins, starting from 0,10, which is A LOT, point that out clearly.
6) If step 4 went correctly now say “so, i think you’ve figured out how this works but let me prove you this works for real, i’ll set a stopwatch, do it for a while speeding up the video so that you see what i’m doing, and i’ll be right back” then proceed to activate a stopwatch, go back to the casino page for a couple seconds and CUT the video.
7) Now, in post-production, you’ll take the part where you explained the method and use that video while speeding it up very quickly.
8) Go back to the casino, try until you win one bet so that it will show (that’s really hard to edit), then edit your balance to around 56€. Start the stopwatch again from 0:00, and go back to the casino page.
9) When 5 mins or so have passed start recording FROM THE CASINO PAGE, go the the stopwatch, stop it, and say “so that was 5 mins”. Go back to the casino page and show you are now at 56€, say “we made 5 more euros, and that was 5 minutes, let’s calculate how much WE WOULD’VE MADE if i kept going for an hour.” Pull out whatever calculator you want and divide euros by minutes (in this case 5 divided by 5, could be different in your case depending on what you decide to do) in this case it will show 1€ a minute, multiply x60 and say “guys, 60€ an hour, i know people are getting jobs for like 7€ an hour or less, let’s see how much that’d be if i kept doing it for 8 hours, that’s 480€. In a few days that will be a month of salary, and that’s with 0,10 bets, can you imagine what that would be if we made 1€ bets? this is insane.”
10) Pull out a table you previously created, showing bets, expected earnings and SAFETY RATIOS (totally made up).
Basically, 0,10 lost bets doubling up 9 times (which will look very very rare if step 4 went correctly) will require a 51,20€ balance for ABSOLUTE certainty, 25,20€ for VERY GOOD CERTAINTY and 6,40€ for GOOD CERTAINTY, create the rest of the board according to other bet options. Then on a side of the board show hourly and monthly potential earnings working 2 hours a day, so let’s say 60€ an hour as in hour example (point out that you usually go faster than what you did during the chronometer) and this will result in 3.600€ a month with 2 hours a day.
Explain the table and talk about the great earnings you can achieve with just 0,10 bets or 0,20 bets with just 2 hours a day, and then talk about the earnings you can achieve with higher bets, that REQUIRE CERTAINTY. Say “How do you get certainty, with a higher balance, here’s what we have, for 0,10 bets 6,40€ is good certainty, 25,20 is very good certainty and 51,20 is absolute certainty”. Suggest people to do 1€ bets (that require 512€ for absolute certainty) because they will be able to make 36k a month with just 2 hours IF THEY DO THIS SLOWLY, one hour if they do it faster. Keep discussing the huge earnings they can achieve, and point out you achieved a lot more and that the table underestimates it, as they saw in your Baypal. do some small talk for a while, the whole videos should be 15-20mins long.
11) End the whole video by saying “guys, i’m not joking this is for real, you’ve seen my Baypal, you’ve seen me do this right in front of you, it works, you’ll see for yourself, i’ll put the WEBSITE LINK (avoid saying “go play now” or phrases that directly encourage gambling) and the FREE DOWNLOAD link for the sequence in the description, i changed my life and got my dream life and you can do this too, dreams are not dreams anymore, they’re goals that you can achieve, bye!”
So, this is how you create the gambler-maker video that will turn random people into real gamblers. The cool thing is that the lowest “absolute certainty” balance is 51,20 but they can’t deposit 51,20 because they will be able to deposit 50, so if they comment the video saying they lost their money say the didn’t listen to you and needed 51,20. They will then refill their balance. Lots of people will do the same with the 512 balance. Delete upset comments if they don’t take any “advice” and place some “this changed my life” and “1000€ in 2 hours easiest money of my life” comments with fake profiles during the first week or two.
Most online casinos will pay you a 20% commission on deposits when you’re first starting out as an affiliate and will go to even 300% CPA on deposits, meaning a 500 deposit will make you a 1.500€ commission, or something like that depending on the one you choose.
The problem with them is that they will be very upset if they found out you’re promoting their casino this way (but will enjoy the money) so before you apply for their affiliate program here’s what you do:
You go to Blu3host and purchase 2 domains and hosting for each, about 70 bucks for each (will last 1 year) call one something like “makethatdr3ammoneynow(DOT)c0m” and the other one “casinofunreviews(DOT)c0m”.
Use Blu3host because it has integrated wordpress.
Log into casinofunrevi3ws(DOT)c0m and log into wordpress, go to plugins and search for “pretty links” install that plugin (the logo is a start with blue lines behind it like a comet) what this plugin does is it CLOAKS your link, not for people, but for the casino, this is to make sure the casino thinks you’re promoting them in a legit way. Anyway, with the Prettylinks plugin you can create redirects like “casinofunr3views(DOT)c0m/casino” will immediately redirect to the casino with your affiliate link, you can figure this out very very easily when you have Prettylinks in front of you.
Now, you still don’t have your affiliate link so you’ll only do this when you get it, here’s what you do. Click on “add post” and write a post about a game like “book of ra” making a fake review saying it looks good and it fun to play overall and rate it 7/10 or something and bla bla bla, add a picture of it and that’s it. Do this for a couple more games always WITHOUT ENCOURAGING GAMBLING, they have to look like posts aimed at sunday-gamblers who do it for fun.
When you ask for your application as an affiliate they will ask you for an url, send them your perfectly legit friendly gambling blog (casinofunr3views(DOT)c0m) when they approve you and you get the link create the redirect like casinofunr3views(DOT)c0m/casino or something like that
Now go to your other domain (makethatdr3ammoneynow(DOT)c0m) and basically only write one post writing “link to the website” (create hyperlink to your redirect link, NOT YOUR AFFILIATE LINK, so that the text “link to the website” sends to casinofunr3views(DOT)c0m/casino) and “link to the sequence” that you will upload somewhere for free download and create an hyperlink for that too.
In the video description type “for the website link and download link click h3re: makethatdr3ammoneynow(DOT)c0m” and they will land on your website that just presents them the 2 hyperlinks and that’s it. Perfect.
Then go back to casinofunr3views(DOT)c0m and create a new post and talk about the casino you’re an affiliate of, review it and say it looks very good, good design and all and very fun games, and create an hyperlink for it in the post, right on their name, like, if the casino’s name is “bananacasinogummybear” you write “so, i’ve recently played some games on bananacasinogummybear…. bla bla bla” and the hyperlink sends to “casinofunr3views(DOT)c0m/casino” AGAIN.
The purpose of all this thing is that the casino will see where the new subscribers come from, if you put the redirect right on youtube they’d know you’re using youtube, and they would only have to google the link to find your video. If you do this like i explained to you they will see the traffic is coming from the super legit blog you showed them. THIS IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT.
So, this was my very black hat and highly manipulative way to make lots of money quickly af (just create a fake fb profile, search gambler-games-related pages and add a few people and post a status saying “i will post a video showing you a crazy method to makes lots of money, ask your dearest friends to add me” and keep adding people too, just spam a bit, it will go kinda viral very quickly (because the method kinda looks like it really works, but it doesn’t, so people will be sharing your video even after trying for themselves)
Make sure you make the youtube video “not listed” if you want to be really safe, because even thought this is legal it’s really immoral, and i suggest you to take it down after you made enough money to start a morally legit business, make sure the video doesn’t go super viral or you’ll be forever known in history as the scammer guy, trust me, you might end on tv sooner than you think, so make sure you take everything down if the views start getting out of hand, and my best advice is to take it down anyway after making 200k out of this, that’s enough money to start an insanely profitable online business very easily, a business that would make you 50k a month too, but morally.
I don’t care about morality, but being tagged as a scammer won’t be good for you, so avoid that at all costs.
Enjoy the money you’ll be making by tricking a casino into thinking you're just an amateur blogger who has fun playing games while in reality you're turning strangers into gambling addicts (even tho most people will quit after wasting a grand or so, sometimes less, a grand could be 3k commissions for you tho) and don’t start gambling yourself, the method doesn’t work, i can guarantee, just looks like it if you’re lucky enough to get it on video. it’s just like the dudeperfect videos or the yeahigotskills guy, those are not 1st try shots, but look like it.
ONE LAST THING: make sure you crop the video so that it doesn’t show the url of the casino so that even the smart guys will have to click on your link, when they get there they will just be too lazy and join through your affiliate link anyway.