Gustaph Max OTK

Let me start by saying first and foremost, I am not a fan of Xyz Monsters. I feel they were unnecessary after Synchro Monsters, I feel they displaced Fusions and Synchros too heavily, and most of them really are not worth their salt. That being said, they have become a staple of the metagame, and with good reason.

For this article to make sense, let me begin by describing a card to you - "Super Dreadnought Cannon Express Gustaph Max". Long name, short effect:


2 Level 10 monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; inflict 2000 damage to your opponent.

When I first saw this thing, I wasn't really impressed. 2 Level 10 Monsters? Who the fcuk would invest that? Then I thought about some Level 10 Monsters that drop very easily - Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord, Cyber Eltanin, etc. Then I remembered Metal Reflect Slime. Then... I actually went to the Wiki's Tips page to see what random garbage was written as "useful" suggestions.

What I actually found was one of the more brilliant things I've seen done with Xyz.

There was an OTK loop listed on the site that is not only plausible, but rather viable. So, I decided to test it out, and early indicators are good.


Here's how the loop works:

It is possible to create an OTK with 2 or more of this card, Chain Material, Fusion Gate, and 2 or more Elemental HERO Electrum in your Extra Deck with the proper Fusion Materials.

• 1) Activate Fusion Gate, Flip Chain Material
• 2) Fusion Summon Elemental Hero Electrum (Shuffle all the Materials Back)
• 3) Fusion Summon Elemental Hero Electrum again (Shuffle all the Materials Back)
• 4) Xyz Summon Super Dreadnought Cannon Express Gustaph Max
• 5) Inflict 2000 damage (detaching 1 Electrum in the process)
• 6) Grave Electrum + Super Dreadnought Cannon Express Gustaph Max = E-HERO Gaia + Electrum in Graveyard
• 7) Grave Electrum and Gaia = Another Gaia
• 8) Fusion Summon Elemental Hero Electrum number 3(Shuffle all the Materials Back plus 2 Electrum, Gaia and a Super Dreadnought Cannon Express Gustaph Max
• 9) Summon 2nd Electrum Again
• 10) Xyz Summon Super Dreadnought Cannon Express Gustaph Max again
• 11) Inflict 2000 damage + 1 Electrum in Graveyard
• 12) Loop to create an OTK.

So, why do I like this loop? First of all, E-HEROs are one of my favourite archetypes because they use Fusions, especially the older ones. Second, this OTK uses unconventional cards that are actually really hard to counter - once gate is dropped it's hard to counter, same with Fusion material once it's activated. Even if they Effect Veiler one Electrum, you can summon a second. To stop you, they must have all 3 Veilers in opening hand if you go first. Finally, it's a train with a cannon. How awesome is that?

That's all for now. I'm M telling you play hard and play fair.