In the Yu-Gi-Oh card game, you create your deck of 40 cards and fill it with monsters, spells, and trap cards. These cards are then used to duel against another opponent with his own deck. If you want to compete in a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament, however, you will need to construct a tournament deck. Yu-Gi-Oh tournament decks must follow a set of rules to be considered tournament legal. This ensures that players don't exploit powerful cards for an unfair advantage.
Instructions
1. Determine the type of tournament you will be competing in. Contact the tournament holder for this information. If you are entered into a Sealed Pack tournament, an unopened Yu-Gi-Oh deck will be supplied to you. A Constructed Deck tournament requires the creation of your own deck.
2. Check if the Constructed Deck tournament is following the Traditional or Advanced format. Traditional tournaments do not ban cards but limit the amounts of certain cards in your deck. Advanced tournaments forbid certain cards entirely and limit others.
3. Remove any cards from your deck that are marked. Marked cards are illegal in a tournament deck, as players can tell that these cards are different from the others in the deck--which leads to an unfair advantage.
4. If you are participating in the Advanced format tournament, take out all forbidden cards from your available cards. As of June 2010, there are 43 forbidden cards, which include Victory Dragon, Magician of Faith, Confiscation, Ring of Destruction and Last Turn.
5. Remove all but one copy of the limited cards from your card pile. There are 72 cards on the Advanced limited list and 114 cards on the Traditional limited list. Cards on both lists include Exodia the Forbidden One, Mezuki, Rescue Cat and Monster Gate.
6. Remove all but two copies of semi-limited cards from your pile. There are 19 semi-limited cards on both the Advanced and Traditional list. These include Honest, Dandylion, Chain Strike and Bottomless Trap Hole.
7. Select at least 40, but no more than 60, cards from your remaining pile for your primary deck. The deck should include around 25 monster cards and 15 cards each of trap and spell cards. Only three copies of any one card outside of the limited lists can be in your deck.
8. Choose 15 cards to create your Side deck. This deck contains additional cards that can be switched into your Tournament deck between duels. Select trap, monster and spell cards of different elements to keep your deck well rounded.
9. Pick up to 15 Fusion and Synchro monster cards to create your Extra deck. Use Fusion and Synchro monsters that can be created with the monsters included in your primary deck. This deck is optional.
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