Hand Assault
Often colloquially (and confusingly) referred to as "Hand Control," Hand Assault decks play high amounts of discard effects with the hope of disrupting the opponent's game plan and gaining easy card advantage, while still playing aggressively.
Overview
Often colloquially (and confusingly) referred to as "Hand Control," Hand Assault decks play high amounts of discard effects with the hope of disrupting the opponent's game plan and gaining easy card advantage, while still playing aggressively. Don Zaloog and Spirit Reaper are the most common monsters played, but White Magical Hat and Mefist, the Infernal General sometimes make appearances. Besides the omnipresent Delinquent Duo, Drop Off is the most popular non-monster discard effect played.
In order to prevent opposing players from setting as many cards as possible and nullifying the deck's discards, effects that bounce cards back to the opponent's hand are a must. Compulsory Evacuation Device does this well, as well as answer Thousand Eyes Restrict, clear the way for Don and Reaper to hits, and can protect allied monsters from removal. Abyss Soldier and even Giant Trunade see play, too, though more rarely.
Deck List
Mystic Tomato searches out Don and Reaper for consistency. Asura Priest clears goat tokens, and together with Tomato makes Creature Swap viable. Mefist is another answer to tokens. His tribute summon is made easy Spirit Reaper and recruiters in the list. Abyss Soldier is a beat stick that bounces cards back to the opponent's hand for discard. Mystic Tomato searching for Sangan can result in Sinister Serpent + Abyss Soldier abuse.
Smashing Ground destroys Gravekeeper's Spy and other walls that the deck's smaller monsters can't get over. Drop Off functions as an easy one-for-one that keeps the opponent on the backpedal after card advantage and/or board presence has been established.
Monsters
2x Abyss Soldier
2x Asura Priest
1x Breaker the Magical Warrior
3x Don Zaloog
1x Mefist the Infernal General
3x Mystic Tomato
1x Newdoria
1x Sangan
1x Sinister Serpent
3x Spirit Reaper
Spells
2x Creature Swap
1x Delinquent Duo
1x Graceful Charity
1x Heavy Storm
1x Mystical Space Typhoon
2x Nobleman of Crossout
1x Pot of Greed
1x Premature Burial
2x Smashing Ground
1x Snatch Steal
Traps
1x Call of the Haunted
3x Compulsory Evacuation Device
3x Drop Off
1x Mirror Force
1x Ring of Destruction
Additional Card Options
Cards which have the effect of forcing the opponent to discard cards, or which return their cards to the hand, are what Hand Assault is looking for. Hyper Hammerhead is another answer to Spy, while White Magical Hat provides additional Light monsters, in case you want to include some chaos monsters.
Big Bang Shot is an option for lists similar to the one above which play both Asura Priest and Abyss Soldier. Soldier can turn the equip spell into a removal spell by bouncing it back to your hand after equipping it on to an opposing monster. Asura Priest can turn a defense of Scapegoat tokens into a feast, potentially ending the game on the spot. Giant Trunade is also played in this lists, as it also allows Big Bang Shot to be used as removal, and it can clear backrow for Priest attacks.
- Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow
- Hyper Hammerhead
- Kelbek
- Legacy Hunter
- Toon Gemini Elf
- White Magical Hat
- Big Bang Shot
- Card Destruction
- D.D. Designator
- Giant Trunade
- Necklace of Command
- Spiritualism
- Lightforce Sword
- Mind Crush
- Robbin' Goblin
