"(Traptrix Sera hired) Traptrix" Deck 2018

Playing

A Traptrix Deck that uses 《Traptrix Sera》that appeared in LVP2.
First, let's start with the card details of the new Link Monster, 《Traptrix Sera》.
《Traptrix Sera》
EARTH/Plant/Attack 800/LINK-1
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1 "Traptrix" monster other than Link Monster
You can only use each of the ② and ③ effects of this card name once per turn.
①: This Link Summoned card is not affected by Trap cards.
②: Can be activated when a Normal Trap card is activated. You can Special Summon 1 "Traptrix" monster that does not have a card with the same name from her Deck.
③: Can be activated when the effect of your "Traptrix" monster other than this card is activated. Select 1 "Hole" Normal Trap card or "Trap Hole" Normal Trap card from the Deck and set it on your field.
If it's Link Summoned, it's resistant to the effects of Trap cards, so it works well with his Trap cards, such as 《Torrential Tribute》, which involve your own monsters.
In ②, when the Normal Trap card is activated, you can recruit "Traptrix" monsters, so you can earn board advantage while obstructing your opponent with Trap Hole type Trap cards.
In addition, in ③, when the effect of her Traptrix monster other than herself is activated, you can set "Trap Hole" Normal Trap from the Deck. If he activates the Special Summoned monster's effect with the second effect, it can be used as a trigger for the activation of this effect.
And above all, it's "easy to put out". A single Traptrix monster can be Link Summoned, so you can easily place it in her Traptrix Deck, which has low deployment power.
As you can see from the above description, it is a very good Link Monster that greatly supports the movement of the traditional "Traptrix" Deck, and will be a must-have monster for her Traptrix Deck in the future.

Strength

Basically, it's a meta-control Deck centered on Trap, so there's no clear combo.
Your first move should be to summon a Traptrix monster, set a Trap Hole Trap, and Link Summon Traptrix Sera to prepare for your opponent's turn.
From the middle stage onwards, while using the effects of the various Traptrix recruited for Traptrix Sera, prepare Trap Hole Traps one after another to immobilize your opponent and decide to beat down.
《Mystic Macrocarpa Seed》is used in the main deck, so using this to overwhelm you with a large S monster would be one way.
For the time being, if I were to introduce a combo-like combo, there would be one that uses three cards: 《Traptrix Mantis》, 《Double Summon》, and 《The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine》.
《The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine》is not a very famous card, so I will explain the details of its effect.
《The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine》
[Normal Trap]
"The Phantom Knights Shade Brigandine" can only be activated once per turn.
①: If there is no Trap card in his GY, this card can be activated even on the turn it is set.
②: After activation, this card becomes a Normal Monster (Warrior, Darkness, Star 4, Attack 0/Protection 300) and Special Summons it in the Monster Zone in the Defense Position (it is not treated as a Trap card).
There are two things about this card that go well with Traptrix.
The first is that although there are conditions, it is a Normal Trap that can be activated on the set turn. Thanks to this, it is possible to activate the 2nd effect of Traptrix Sera from the first turn.
Second, he is Special Summoned as a level 4 monster. Thanks to this, even after doing a Special Summon, it won't be wasted, and you can X summon "Traptrix Rafflesia" together with the monster you recruited with "Traptrix Sera".
◯ Combo using 3 cards: 《Traptrix Mantis》, 《Double Summon》, 《The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine》
1. Summon Traptrix Mantis → search for 《Traptrix Myrmeleo》with effect
2. Link summon using 1 《Traptrix Mantis》as material→
《Traptrix Sera》
3. Activate 《Double Summon》
4. Summon 《Traptrix Myrmeleo》from your hand
5. 《Traptrix Myrmeleo》effect activate → Search 1 "Trap Hole" Normal Trap from Deck (《Treacherous Trap Hole》is fine) → 2nd effect of 《Traptrix Sera》→set 1 "Trap Hole" Normal Trap from Deck
6. Set the "Trap Hole" Normal Trap searched with "Traptrix Myrmeleo"
7. Set 《The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine》in your hand and activate as it is → Activate the ② effect of 《Traptrix Sera》→ Recruit 《Traptrix Nepenthes》
8. X summon with 《The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine》and 《Traptrix Myrmeleo》on the field → 《Traptrix Rafflesia》
With the flow from 1 to 7, you can set 2 "Trap Hole" cards while placing "Traptrix Sera", "Traptrix Nepenthes", and "Traptrix Rafflesia" on the field.
In addition, enter the opponent's turn
8. Activate the "Trap Hole" card that was set against the opponent's move
9. 《Traptrix Sera》effect → Recruit the second 《Traptrix Dionaea》⛓ 《Traptrix Nepenthes》effect → search for 《Traptrix Mantis》
※《Traptrix Dionaea》must be Special Summoned with Chain 1!
10. 《Traptrix Dionaea》's ② effect → Set 1 "Trap Hole" Normal Trap that GY used earlier ⛓《Traptrix Sera》's ③ effect → Set "Trap Hole" Normal Trap from the Deck
With the above move, just by activating Trap Hole, you can recruit 1 time, search 1 time, and prepare 2 Normal Trap cards again, including the reuse of the used one. In addition, since "Traptrix Mantis" is being searched, if "Traptrix Sera" remains in the next turn, the effect can be activated further. Since it is possible to return the set Trap Hole Trap, it is possible to prevent the disadvantage of excluding the Trap set in the distance.

Weakness

Weaknesses are also obvious because of the meta control centered around Trap.
1. Trap card meta
● As long as it mainly utilizes traps, it is very weak against cards that block the use of traps. With 《Royal Decree》, it is possible to activate the Trap card itself, and it can be removed with 《Traptrix Myrmeleo》, so it is possible to deal with it. The problem is "Red Reboot", and if you activate this, you will be overwhelmed and defeated as it is, after blocking all interference with "Trap Hole" Normal Trap. If you have 《Traptrix Atrax》, you can take care of it, but you should not let your guard down as it may come flying in unexpected situations triggered by the activation of Trap cards other than Trap Hole Trap.
2. Low hitting point
●Almost all of the main deck is low-class monsters, and the extra monsters have low hit points, so they are weak against simple monsters and are very bad at cutting down the opponent's LP. Especially for large monsters that have already been put up in the field and large monsters with complete resistance, the means of dealing with them is extremely limited.
3. Low recovery ability
Even if it doesn't go as far as the Trap meta, eating simple sweeper spell cards like Harpie's Feather Broom and Dark Hole will quickly weaken your board and leave you unable to do anything. Even if you manage to survive that turn, it will be extremely difficult to recover from the next turn onwards, and it will easily lead to defeat.

Customize

As a means to overcome the above meta, there are the following methods.
1 → Evasion method that does not rely on Trap, or return 《Red Reboot》
If you think that 《Red Reboot》is the biggest meta, you can adopt cards such as 《Swift Scarecrow》and 《Battle Fader》that can definitely surpass that turn, or conversely adopt 《Red Reboot》. It's a good idea to be prepared for
2 → Enhancement of extras, adoption of "Kaiju"
The optimal solution for dealing with troublesome large monsters and overcoming the deck's RBI is still the above. Traptrix's deck deployment power itself is low, but assuming that the duel will be stiff, adopt "Troymare" Link Monster and "Borrel" Link Monster to create the possibility of breaking through. should. For the opponent's troublesome resistance, you can use Kaiju as a stepping stone to remove it, and hit her Kaiju with "Trap Hole" to bring the flow to this side. increase. As for her Kaiju, Kumongous, the Sticky String Kaiju is the most likely candidate for this deck.
3 → Overall removal measures
For simple sweepers like Dark Hole and Harpie's Feather Broom, Starlight Road and The Huge Revolution is Over are the best. In addition to being able to recruit 《Stardust Dragon》, the former can support the activation of the effect of 《Traptrix Sera》as it is a Normal Trap card. It is excellent in terms of looseness.