Goat Format Championship 3v3 Deck Tech: Beastdown!
This article provides a deck tech for the Beastdown strategy, highlighting its strengths against common meta decks and potential weaknesses, as seen in a 3v3 event with player Jeix.
Beastdown decks have long been a staple in Goat Format. The piercing power of Enraged Battle Ox and the oppressive summoning restrictions set by King Tiger Wanghu have ruined the day of many Scapegoat players. These powerful and agressive cards seem to have found their home in the hands of Jeix today, who has (with the rest of his team) currently fought to a 3-1 record in our 3v3 event!
Deck List
Overview
All out aggression is the name of the game. With Ox and Tiger leading the charge, it's difficult for many decks to get a foothold before they cave to the pressure. Indeed, Beastdown was partly designed as an anti-meta deck with Scapegaot domination in mind. Even Berserk Gorilla, a mainstay of Beastdown, has a place in the Goat Control Match up! With 2000ATK on a four-star monster, it's easier than ever to trample over Goat's boss monster of choice: Airknight Parshath. This being said, the Goat Control matchup is not entirely free. Because of the low defense stats of Beastdown's monster lineup, Tsukuyomi can be an issue. Similar to Monarch decks, this is one of
the reasons it is common for the deck to pack cards like Trap Dustshoot or Sakuretsu Armor, which can help keep Tsuku at bay. Of course, Beastdown can dominate against other decks as well. Traditionally, the strategy packs plenty of monster and spell/trap removal. These often include Sakuretsu Armor, Smashing Ground, Dust Tornado, and even Chiron the Mage! This makes it difficult for many archetypes to feel completely comfortable in the matchup.
Player Insight
Jeix echoed many of these ideas when talking about why he played the deck:
It's really good against Chaos Turbo, combo decks, and any Beatdown deck. Unfortunately, it loses hard against decks with Metamorphosis and Tsukuyomi, which is why I felt like I needed to shift my game plan post side.
There's certainly some spice in Jeix's sideboard, as well as the main! Cards like these help to keep the opponent guessing, and can take them by surprise. It's for these reasons, as well as the deck's general simplicity and speed, that he entered today's event with Beastdown in hand. On the topic of spice, as well as general strategy, Jeix was more than happy to fill us in!
