Yu-Gi-Oh/Expert Profile

Expertise

I'm able to answer any and all questions related to the English Yu-Gi-Oh! game itself. This includes, but isn't limited to:

Deck Fixes: These can either be making suggestions and improvements on a deck you've already built, or building a deck from scratch for you. In either case, please give an idea of the kind of deck you're building, the level of play you're planning to use it in (fun games, small tournaments, regionals etc), and roughly the kind of budget you're on.
Please format decks in a way that's easy to read. The standard way is to put each card name on its own line, with a number before it indicating how many you're playing. Please split decks into Monsters, Spells and Traps.

NOTE: A level of reasonability is assumed with this. I cannot build you a nationals winning deck based on monsters whose name starts with the Letter 'A' on a budget of £4($6)...

Rulings: On any card interacting with any other card(s). Just tell me the scenario, and I'll tell you what happens.

I won't be answering questions on whether a trade is fair or not, or on how much X-card is worth, as both these kinds of question can be answered by using Ebay's completed listings page.

NOTE: I do NOT buy or sell cards, and do not recommend buying cards from anyone, 'Expert' or not, from this site. Any cards bought online should be bought from licensed retailers that will provide you with a receipt for your transaction.

Experience in the area

Level 2 Judge Qualification,
Level 1 Player Management Qualification,
Konami Rules Certification 1,
Regularly Head Judges Local Events,
Tournament Wins/Top 8 placements too numerous to detail here

Education/Credentials

BSc (Hons) Degree in Mathematics

What do you like about this subject?

Over the last few months, no less than 15 different decks have topped major events. This means there are more top decks around than there have ever been before.
The game is currently in a state of constant change that we've not seen since Phantom Darkness. Every set released brings new decks to the forefront of the game while boosting those that already exist.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

The phrase "I Call Priority" is incorrect.

Priority is the ability of the turn player to ensure that their effect is Chain Link 1 of the chain in response to any action.
It's not something you call, you naturally have it just by being the turn player.

When you jump in the air, do you "Call Gravity" to fall back down? No, Gravity is just there. Priority is the same.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

There is no such thing as originality in this game.
Despite how strange and outlandish you believe it to be, any deck you intend to build has already been tried. In fact, it's usually in my past questions...

Notably, the reason such decks do badly at regionals is not that they're so rare that no-one has tried before, but simply that they can't compete with the top decks.