Flip Control
Flip Control (also known as Flip Flop) decks abuse the power of Tsukuyomi as much as (or even more so than) the infamous Goat Control.
Overview
Flip Control (also known as Flip Flop) decks abuse the power of Tsukuyomi as much as (or even more so than) the infamous Goat Control. Instead of using the spellcaster spirit to recycle Thousand Eyes Restrict's effect, though, the deck combines her with Magician of Faith and Mask of Darkness to infinitely re-play some of the most powerful spells and traps in the format.
The deck has historical significance, as Michael Rosenburg piloted the deck to a top 8 finish at SJC Los Angeles in 2005. His, and many modern versions, used Mask of Darkness to lock the opponent out of the game entirely by recycling and playing Time Seal every turn.
With or without Seal, the deck hopes to gain enough card advantage to overwhelm the opponent, then it will either poke at them with its smaller monsters, or find and play a game-ending Black Luster Soldier.
Deck List
A typical list which maxes out each of the core cards of the strategy. Book of Moon supports Tsukuyomi in the flip department and, along with Compulsory Evacuation Device, answers Thousand Eyes Restrict.
Monsters
1x Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
1x Breaker the Magical Warrior
3x Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive
3x Mask of Darkness
3x Magician of Faith
1x Sangan
3x Tsukuyomi
Spells
3x Book of Moon
1x Delinquent Duo
1x Graceful Charity
1x Mystical Space Typhoon
2x Nobleman of Crossout
1x Pot of Greed
1x Snatch Steal
Traps
3x Compulsory Evacuation Device
1x Mirror Force
1x Dust Tornado
1x Ring of Destruction
3x Sakuretsu Armor
3x Solemn Judgment
3x Time Seal
Variants
Chaos Flip Control
Chaos Flip Control combines the Flip Control core with that of a chaos deck, usually Chaos Turbo. This gives it access to Night Assailant as an additional flip target, as well as Chaos Sorcerer for a more consistent clock. Thunder Dragon and Assailant allow for discard traps, like Phoenix Wing Wind Blast, as well.
Monsters
1x Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
1x Breaker the Magical Warrior
2x Chaos Sorcerer
2x Magician of Faith
2x Mask of Darkness
2x Night Assailant
1x Sangan
1x Sinister Serpent
3x Thunder Dragon
1x Tribe-Infecting Virus
2x Tsukuyomi
Spells
2x Book of Moon
1x Card Destruction
1x Delinquent Duo
1x Graceful Charity
1x Heavy Storm
1x Mystical Space Typhoon
2x Nobleman of Crossout
1x Pot of Greed
Traps
2x Compulsory Evacuation Device
1x Mirror Force
2x Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
1x Ring of Destruction
3x Solemn Judgment
1x Torrential Tribute
2x Trap Dustshoot
Additional Card Options
Apprentice Magician is sometimes played because of its ability to find Faith. Old Vindictive Magician is often used as an additional search target that can act like a Swarm of Scarabs if Tsukuyomi is in hand. This gives more consistency to the deck at the cost of space. These versions tend to have even more trouble closing the game out in a timely fashion.
- Apprentice Magician
- Dark Mimic LV1
- Legendary Jujitsu Master
- Magical Merchant
- Night Assailant
- Old Vindictive Magician
- Back to Square One
- My Body as a Shield
- Smashing Ground
- Swords of Revealing Light
- Ceasefire
- Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell
- Desert Sunlight
- Jar of Greed
- Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
Articles and Reports
Modern Articles
- Old Goatformat.com Deck Page
- Format Library Deck Page
- Yugioh Wiki Article
