Puddulz of YouTube and I were discussing Junk and Debris and the conversation magically changed into one about side decking against Lightsworn (we did talk about siding against other deck types, but Lightsworn was the main one). It was pretty interesting, so I thought that I'd share some of the things we discussed.
Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer. It's an all-around good card. Stops Necro Gardna, Mezuki, Vayu, Dark Armed Dragon, and other cards. It also lets you control the opponent's Graveyard a little bit. The problem I have with Kycoo is that he's too hard to protect. Lightsworn have Jain, Garoth, Honest, Ryko, Wulf, etc.; Blackwings have Sirocco, Shura, Blizzard, and Kalut; Zombies have Ryko, Zombie Master, Raigeki Break, stuff recruited through Pyramid Turtle, etc. Otherwise, it's a good card.
Soul Release/The Transmigration Prophecy. They both do essentially the same thing: get cards out of the Graveyard (at least for a little while). Aurkus can stop them, but there are ways around it. Soul Release is particularly good against Lightsworn, but is a bit situational. Usually best used when they just got four different Lightsworn into the Graveyard. "Ha ha! I can drop double Judgment Dragon next turn for game!" Yeah... no.
Mind Crush. "I attack your Stardust Dragon with Lumina!" It stops Honest, duh. It can also rip cards from your opponent's hand after they have gotten them with Beckoning Light/Monster Reincarnation. What I don't like about this card is that if you mess up, you'll have lost two cards. Generally, it'll be great against Lightsworn, and can help against Blackwings and Gladiator Beasts.
Light-Imprisoning Mirror. Stops everything in a Lightsworn deck except Honests, Necro Gardnas, Plaguespreader Zombie, Aurkus' Continuous Effect, and Jain's Continuous Effect. Their only hope against this is drawing into Heavy Storm, Mystical Space Typhoon, or whatever other Spell/Trap removal they play.
There's certainly other cards you could side (or main deck), like Skill Drain, Royal Oppression, D.D. Crow, and what not, but I think that the ones discussed above are the more effective ones.
Edison Deep Dive: Gladiator Beast
6 months ago
hmm interesting analysis - however one card - if you do not already use is Divine Wrath - discard fodder aside which can be beneficial to Light / Dark decks, Zombies, BW, L-Sworn, Chaos etc the negate ffect is good and unlike LIM or Solemn does work well against most if not all of the L-Sworn crew - Honest, JD, Lyla especially as well as against Rai-Oh, DCK etc i myself am using this ti replace the 2 empty slots in my deck left thanks to the limitation of Solemn..
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