There are control decks, which control the flow of the game to their benefit.

Theres lockdown decks that stop the opponent from playing.

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A collage of cards that can burn your opponent from the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.

But the one bang out of deck people barely talk about involves burn.

The term burn means inflicting damage without actually attacking with Monsters.

players remember Ookazi for this, a card which hit players for 800 damage.

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TCG has plenty of new and nostalgic cards that have served their purpose over the years.

While burn strategies as a win condition fade away from the Yu-Gi-Oh!

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meta, they can be incredibly useful in tournaments when trying to win due to the time limit.

community as one of the first ever burn cards.

This Spell Card deals 200 damage to your opponent.

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There are no conditions for its use other than damaging your opponent.

This is because it could burn your opponent while you do your combos.

How much damage doesnt really matter, since the burn effect is used for time rules.

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However, they have one sick burn card that drains your opponent of half their life points.

This card makes players take 500 damage each time a card is played.

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This effect is also not once per turn or limited to one copy on the field at a time.

While it may seem cumbersome to keep losing monsters this way, it could actually otk your opponent.

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This is because Catapult Turtle was not a once per turn card in the past.

It’s been OTK focused, Gemini focused, and of course, burn focused.

None of them really stuck, but Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon is great.

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Blazing Mirror Force’s burn damage does affect both players and affects you before the opponent.

Its biggest weakness is it can lead to a dead card if it ever gets destroyed before it used.

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However, if it stays on the field, Wave Motion Cannon can defeat the opponent all by itself.

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During each of your Standby Phases, it gets a counter.

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Then, during the Main Phase, it can use two different kinds of effects.

The first will gain 500 Life Points for each counter.

The other effect is inflicting 300 damage to the opponent for each counter.

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