Buster Blader DNA Surgery: deck recipe

We all joked about how Buster Blader is able to “counter” Blue-Eyes, we all laughed at how inconsistent the deck was and how miserably it failed when DNA Surgery wasn't available, but now the Mini BOX Power of Bravery has been officially announced and it's bringing two of the best support cards the “Destruction Sword” archetype has ever seen, Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman and Destruction Swordsman Fusion.

Combining the new support with the heavy presence of the aforementioned Legendary Dragon in PvP, Buster Blader has all the tools it needs to actually become a competitively viable deck.

This deck is created by みなみうり

Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman is a Level 1 Tuner that, when Normal Summoned, can add a “Destruction Sword” card from your Deck to the hand; this card is used primarily to add the Quick-Play Spell Destruction Swordsman Fusion to your hand, but you could also search Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster with its effect since, unlike the original Buster Blader, he is also part of the archetype.

You can Tribute Buster Whelp to Special Summon a Buster Blader from your hand or Graveyard; this effect can Special Summon Buster Blader, the Destruction Master from the Graveyard, since its name is “Buster Blader” while he’s on the field or Graveyard, but not from the hand.

If you control a Buster Blader, you can Special Summon Buster Whelp from the Graveyard by discarding a “Destruction Sword” card, giving you access to the Level 8 Synchros Stardust Dragon. Keep in mind that you can only use one of these last two effects per turn and only once during that turn, which means that you can’t Special Summon a Buster Blader or Buster Blader, the Destruction Master by Tributing Buster Whelp and then Special Summon the Level 1 Tuner from the Graveyard with its effect.

Emblem of Dragon Destroyer offers the possibility of adding a copy of Buster Blader to the hand from your Deck or your Graveyard; the second part prevents it from becoming a dead card once no more copies of the Level 7 Warrior-Type monster are present in the Deck.

Destruction Swordsman Fusion is essentially a Quick-Play version of Polymerization that can only Special Summon Fusion Monsters that specifically list Buster Blader as Fusion Material, meaning Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman and Dark Paladin, but, unlike Polymerization, it allows you to use as Fusion Materials monsters from your hand or either side of the field.

It's pretty clear already that this is an amazing card: it can be searched by Buster Whelp and, if you combine it with DNA Surgery, you can use it to Special Summon Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman while also getting rid of a monster on your opponent's side of the field.

Destruction Swordsman Fusion obviously doesn't target nor destroy, which means that Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon can't provide protection against it and, thanks to the incredible rise in popularity that Blue-Eyes has seen after the release of the Structure Deck The White Dragon of Legend, it's not always going to require DNA Surgery to be effective.

If all of this wasn't enough to convince you of how good this card really is, its secondary effect allows you to add it back to your hand from the Graveyard by discarding a card, similarly to Gem-Knight Fusion.

You can only use each effect of Destruction Swordsman Fusion once per turn, which means that you can't add it back to your hand after using it via its effect and utilize it again.

Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman and DNA Surgery are a very powerful combination of cards that can essentially shut down a good portion of the current top-tier decks; Buster Blader locks all Dragon-Type monsters on the opponent’s side of the field into Defense Position and prevents them from activating their effects and this Continuous Trap can turn all monsters on the field into Dragon-Type monsters.

Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each Dragon-Type monster the opponent controls or is in their Graveyard, it can’t attack directly, but its effect does give it piercing damage.

Dark Paladin allows you to negate the activation of Spell Cards by discarding a card; this effect is not limited to a “once per turn” use like Wiz, Sage Fur Hire or Silent Magician. You can Special Summon Dark Paladin using either Polymerization or Destruction Swordsman Fusion and King of the Swamp and Buster Blader as Fusion Materials.

Cosmic Cyclone is one of the most effective, if not the most effective, forms of removal we have in the game due to the fact that it banishes the card it targets, pretty much permanently getting rid of cards such as Amazoness Onslaught and Sea Stealth Attack, which might otherwise cause some trouble when going on the offensive.

The activation cost for this Quick-Play Spell gives it synergy with Cyber Style, the Skill we are using, and, thanks to DNA Surgery, it gives us easy access to multiple Dragon-Type monsters that can then be used to Fusion Summon Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman.

Cyber Style is great in combination with DNA Surgery as it gives you access to up to three Dragon-Type monsters to use for Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman and it has synergy with Cosmic Cyclone.

Draw Sense: LIGHT allows you to draw Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman, which then gives you direct access to Destruction Swordsman Fusion.

Destruction Swordsman Fusion can easily get rid of the vast majority of the monsters this deck runs without even having to rely on DNA Surgery, Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman gives you direct access to the Quick-Play Spell and Emblem of Dragon Destroyer can search Buster Blader or recycle it from the Graveyard; consistency is not an issue anymore and the only things I’d worry about are Cosmo Brain and Treacherous Trap Hole.

Vampire decks rely on Vampire Kingdom for removal and, in order to activate its effect, they need to either inflict damage to the opponent’s Life Points with Vampire Lord or, more commonly, activate Vampire Grace’s effect; the combination of Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman and DNA Surgery can almost entirely shit down Vampire decks, but Treacherous Trap Hole is still an option and, given how fast an consistent they are, I can see them winning more often the matchup.

Masked HERO Anki can’t attack as long as Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman keeps it in Defense Position and Vision HERO Witch Raider can’t get rid of DNA Surgery with its effect either, but Destiny HERO Decider is enough to prevent any your high Level monsters from attacking the opponent and Cosmic Cyclone is a fairly common card in Masked HERO decks, especially after Hey, Trunade! ends up in the Semi-Limited List. Masked HEROes are fast and, thanks to Masked HERO Anki’s ability to search Mask Change from the Deck, they definitely have the upper hand, but I can see Buster Blader winning with the right combination of cards.

Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman prevents Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys and Yubel - Terror Incarnate from activating their effects, but the protection from destruction by battle and battle damage of the latter are a Continuous Effect, so essentially you can’t attack get rid of it; your best bet is probably ending the duel early by attacking into a face-down Fire King Avatar Yaksha.

Turning all monsters on the field into Dragon-Type monsters essentially means that a Spellbook player can’t activate some of their most important cards (Spellbook of Fate), making them significantly less threatening; Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman can freely destroy Silent Magician since its Silent Magician LV8 would just be turned into Defense Position after being Special Summoned, but it’s also true that a Turn 1 Silent Magician can prevent you from activating Destruction Swordsman Fusion or Polymerization.

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