Burn

Overview

Separate from Lockdown Burn decks, Burn tries to deal lethal damage to the opponent through the effects of its monsters, spells, and traps. This is all done without attempting to protect itself with floodgate cards common in other burn strategies, like Gravity Bind or Level Limit - Area B.

Des Koala is the most popular monster of the strategy, able to dish out large amounts of damage while still protecting life points thanks to its beefy 1800 DEF. Big Shield Gardna is also well-liked because it eat Nobleman of Crossout and can still deal respectable damage when attacked by a unsuspecting opponent. Giant Germ, Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive, and ​Mystic Tomato are also played. 

For spells and traps, the triplicate set of Ojama Trio, Just Desserts, and Secret Barrel are almost always played in full numbers. 

Deck List

Without floodgates for protection, this list plays a fairly high monster count to keep its life points intact. Giant Germ puts extra bodies into play while dealing 500 damage on death, and Dekoichi draws into more burn. Gardna and Sunlight both stop Nobleman of Crossout, and have their own synergy together. If an opponent attacks a Gardna which has been forced into attack position, Sunlight can be played to change it back into defense, saving Gardna and likely dealing extra damage to the opponent in the process. 

With the high number of flip monsters, both Night Assailant and Book of Moon are natural inclusions. 

Monsters

Monster:
3x Big Shield Gardna
1x Cyber Jar
3x Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive
3x Des Koala
3x Giant Germ
1x Morphing Jar
2x Night Assailant
1x Sangan

Spells

3x Book of Moon
1x Graceful Charity
1x Pot of Greed

Traps

1x Ceasefire
3x Desert Sunlight
2x Jar of Greed
3x Just Desserts
1x Magic Cylinder
1x Mirror Force
3x Ojama Trio
1x Ring of Destruction
3x Secret Barrel

Variants

Speed Burn

Speed Burn decks eschew almost all protective measures in order to inflict as much damage as possible as fast as possible. Meteor of Destruction and Tremendous Fire are staples of the variant, with Dark Room of Nightmare, Poison of the Old Man, and Restructor Revolution all being favored as well. 

This list makes use of Card of Sanctity to reload its hand after firing off all of its burn. Sanctity only needs one other card (either in your hand or in play) to be activated. So, it's great for ditching dead Meteor of Destruction, spent Koalas, Gardnas, or Dark Rooms to close out the game. 

Monsters

3x Big Shield Gardna
1x Cyber Jar
3x Des Koala
1x Morphing Jar
1x Sangan

Spells

3x Card of Sanctity
3x Dark Room of Nightmare
1x Graceful Charity
3x Meteor of Destruction
1x Poison of the Old Man
1x Pot of Greed
3x Tremendous Fire
3x Wave-Motion Cannon

Traps

1x Ceasefire
3x Just Desserts
1x Magic Cylinder
1x Mirror Force
3x Ojama Trio
1x Ring of Destruction
3x Secret Barrel

Additional Card Options

Cannon Soldier and its toon cousin are often paired with Scapegoat for an easy 2000 damage blow. Though not always easy to set up, this can be a powerful and unexpected play. Amazon Archer is alternate part of this combo that is occasionally seen alongside Big Shield Gardna lists, since both are searchable with Reinforcement of the Army. 

• Balloon Lizard
• Cannon Soldier
• Gravekeeper's Spy
• ​Magician of Faith
• Mask of Darkness
• Mecha-Dog Marron
• Mystic Tomato
• Princess of Tsurugi
• Reflect Bounder
• Solar Flare Dragon
• ​Spear Cretin
• ​Burning Land
• Card of Sanctity
• Mask of the Accursed
• Ookazi
• Poison of the Old Man
• Restructor Revolution
• The Shallow Grave
• Wave-Motion Cannon
• Attack and Receive
• Destruction Ring
• Minor Goblin Official
• ​Nightmare Wheel