Crystal Beast Decks

A Crystal Beast Deck, or CBD, is a deck that revolves around the Crystal Beast Archetype, and cards that work along with the Crystal Beasts' effect that makes them Continuous Spell Cards. There are many variations to this deck style, but most generally use at least some of the following cards:

Crystal Beasts Amber Mammoth; Amethyst Cat; Cobalt Eagle; Emerald Tortoise; Ruby Carbuncle; Sapphire Pegasus; Topaz Tiger Crystal Beast Support Monsters: Rainbow Dragon Spells: Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins; Crystal Abundance; Crystal Beacon; Crystal Blessing; Crystal Promise; Crystal Release; Crystal Tree; Rare Value Traps:Crystal Counter; Crystal Pair; Crystal Raigeki; Last Resort; Rainbow Gravity; Rainbow Path Other Recommended Cards Monsters: Dweller in the Depths; Gravi-Crush Dragon; Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder; Magna-Slash Dragon; Seismic Crasher Traps: Gem Flash Energy

One of the strongest CBDs is a Crystal Abundance One Turn Kill (OTK). It utilizes Crystal Abundance and some of the stronger Crystal Beasts to wipe your opponent's field and attack for game. Since you'll need five Crystal Beasts to pull off the OTK, only activate Crystal Abundance when your opponent has five cards on his/her field. Not only do you need five Crystal Beasts, they all have to have 1600 ATK or more for this to be a sure-fire OTK. The only Crystal Beasts with ATK that high are CB Amber Mammoth, CB Topaz Tiger and CB Sapphire Pegasus, so having three copies of each in your deck is highly recommended. You will need to build up your Crystal Beasts in your Spell & Trap Card Zone, and be able to maintain them. Cards like Torrential Tribute and Crystal Tree can fill up your Spell & Trap Card Zone quickly and easily. Different Dimension Capsule can search out Crystal Abundance, and it keeps a space occupied until it gives you your card.