

Flames of Destruction contains a new card that is immune to all the popular tools used to beat interaction from the hand. Second is that these cards are hard to predict from the opposing side, so when your opponent goes all-in on a play thinking your defenses are down, you can potentially blow them out with a single card. Because of these trends, other choices that can be used to beat this type of card have risen in popularity, such as Amano-Iwato, Called by the Grave, Mythical Beast Jackal King, and PSY-Framegear Gamma. There are a couple big reasons why these cards are so popular at the competitive level. First is that these cards give you a chance to interact with your opponent even when they win the die roll and get to go first, so you have a chance to stop their powerful combo that could be difficult on your game plan.

All sorts of these monsters, including Effect Veiler, Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, and Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries, have been appearing in most of the top Decks in Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series events.

Monsters that can be discarded from your hand to activate an effect during an opponent’s turn have been all the rage lately.
