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I have never ran frogs in any deck ever before. I was a fan of Formula Monarchs, back with Fishborg, Formula, and Pot of Avarice were all at 3, but I have never actually played the deck. With some internet exploration I discovered Sea Lancer frogs, and I decided to build it. The core components of the deck are very easy to get and most of them are commons. The extra deck consists of starter deck Xyz monsters and you can add on to that with Synchros of your choice. This makes Lancer Frogs a super easy deck to make with great payoff.
So how do Sea Lancer Frogs work?
1) Swap Frog and Ronintoadin easily outshine Treeborn Frog for tribute fodder. By removing copies of Poison Draw Frog and Dupe Frog, you are fueling Sea Lancer's effect. Poison Draw and Dupe are notorious for missing the timing, however in the case of destruction effects, you are most likely sending the cards equipped to Lancer after everything has resolved. With Poison Draw, you will draw a card(obviously); with Dupe, you can add a Frog from your deck or grave to your hand. Even though Lancer will only be 2300 with any amount of frogs equipped to him, being able to out-sustain your opponent is key to this deck.
2) The existence of Gachi is a very important part of this deck. And guess what? Ronin can make Gachi Gachi Gantetsu with ease. In fact, it is so easy to make Gachi, it is almost scary that it is legal. (It is legal because the only rank 2 Xyz monsters are Gachi and No.96 Dark Mist. Dark Mist costs 3 level 2 monsters, but will destroy 3 monsters by battle.). Instant Gachi turns Lancer into a 2700, Caius into 2800, and Gorz into a 3100. Many of the most popular cards have a maximum of 2800 ATK, so Gachi enables you to match that power. The only way to recycle used Gachi is with Pot of Avarice; Swap Frog can't return monsters to the extra deck for its 3rd effect.
3) Gaining an extra Tragoedia has helped a lot of decks out that don't want to commit more monsters to the field than they need to. Decks like this can run hand-traps galore. Especially with the amount of OTKs from synchro decks, having bonus turns against huge fields is always a plus. Tragoedia is also Xyz material in disguise, as his 4th effect can change him into a frog or a lancer. Hilarious plays will ensue when you overlay Trag onto a used Sea Lancer to make Tiras. Be careful though as your equips still miss the timing if you use Sea Lancer for anything.
After the basic skeleton of the deck, there is a lot of room for more cards. Since the deck doesn't rely on Treeborn, you can run as many trap cards that don't interfere with Salvage and Enemy Controller. Right now, I am running 1 copy of Oh F!sh! and 1 Spiritual Water Art - Aoi. These could actually be anything, I just used them because it seemed like a lot of fun and fits the theme. After the mandatory 9-spell lineup, any number of cards can fill in the remaining 3-9 slots. Solemn Warning may be a bit dangerous with Gorz and Trag awaiting a hit, but other traps so really easy to throw in since Ronintoadin is the main star amongst the frogs.
-Mind Crush
-Treacherous Trap Hole
-Dimensional Prison
-Torrential Tribute
-Trap Dustshoot
-Solemn Judgment
I ran the deck at locals yesterday with an incomplete side deck and extra deck. After letting a karakuri deck gain a full field of machine synchros, I realized that the extra deck for Lancer Frogs is just as important as any other deck. So far, I have the basics:
-Maxx C
-Lava Golem
-Chaos Hunter
-Gemini Imps
-Leeching the Light
-Creature Swap
Other people who play similar decks like to side in cool tribute monsters that shut down opposing decks. Extra copies of LaDD, Vanity's Fiend, even things like Delg just to disrupt your opponent. You also have room for more Spell/trap destruction in Dust Tornado or even Twister if Necrovalley is screwing you up. Lancer Froggies don't make up a very fast deck, but any deck that tries to run at its speed will have a tough match.
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