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Deck Profile: Anti-Cure
Actually, seeing this particular nurse at your doctor’s appointment would spell bad news. As a children’s card game demonstrates, Nurse Reficule the Fallen One has a different idea of “treatment.”
The Anti-Cure (also known as other things like Anti-Heal) deck offers an alternate win condition in a unique way: you defeat your opponent by hurting them through healing. I decided to put together my own take on the deck strategy on YGOPRO.
Though gimmicky, this deck catches people off-guard. It could probably compel some opponents to seek medical attention when they are on the receiving end of this deck’s devastating combos.
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The Deck Recipe
Nhan-Fiction Note: Each card shown below is subject to change. This is just the current deck recipe as I am writing this post out.
Monsters
Mystic Tomato x1
Nurse Reficule the Fallen One x3
Marshmallon x3
Mask of Darkness x3
Cardcar D x1
Morphing Jar x1
Maxx “C” x1
Spells
Heavy Storm x1
Dark Hole x1
Rain of Mercy x3
Upstart Goblin x3
Soul Taker x3
Monster Reborn x1
Pot of Duality x2
Traps
Gift Card x3
The Paths of Destiny x3
Starlight Road x1
Bad Reaction to Simochi x3
Solemn Judgment x1
Dark Bribe x2
Extra Deck
Stardust Dragon x1
Photon Papilloperative x1
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Card Me: The Madolche Kingdom
Leave it to a children’s card game to have an archetype comprised of food people and creatures. Royal food people and creatures to be exact.
Welcome to the kingdom of Madolche (mah-DOL-chay). Yu-Gi-Oh! has a huge variety of archetypes out there, and the Madolche are quite interesting to say the least. Literally, the entire archetype is packed full of cards that revolve around a food/royalty theme, specifically about desserts and other sweets.
Just take a gander at the names of those who live in this kingdom.
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| Royalty (Fairy) | Title | Dessert |
|---|---|---|
| Madolche Queen Tiaramisu | Queen/Tiara | Tiramisu |
| Madolche Puddingcess | Princess | Pudding |
| Servant (Warrior/Spellcaster) | Occupation | Dessert |
| Madolche Chouxvalier | Chevalier | Choux à la Crème/Choux pastry |
| Madolche Messengelato | Messenger | Gelato |
| Madolche Butlerusk | Butler | Rusk |
| Madolche Magileine | Magician/Witch | Madeleine |
| Madolche Marmalmaide | Maid | Marmalade |
| Pet (Beast) | Animal sound | Dessert |
| Madolche Cruffssant | “Ruff” | Croissant |
| Madolche Mewfeuille | “Mew” | Mille-feuille |
| Madolche Baaple | “Baa” | Maple syrup |
| Madolche Hootcake | “Hoot” | Hotcakes |
| Madolche Chirpolate | “Chirp” | Chocolate |
| Architecture (Field Spell Card) | Building | Dessert |
| Madolche Chateau | Château | Gâteau/Château |
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So darn adorable and creative. For instance, say out loud Madolche Queen Tiaramisu‘s name real fast (mah-DOL-chay queen tiara-mi-su).
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Madolche Queen Tiaramisu
2 Level 4 “Madolche” monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then targetup to 2 “Madolche” cards in your Graveyard; shuffle those cards into the Deck, then shuffle cards your opponent controls into the Deck, up to the number of cards returned.
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Anime Recommendation: Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan)
English Translation of Lyrics
They’re the food, and we’re the hunters!
No one remembers the names of the trampled flowers
Fallen birds await the next wind before they try again
Prayers won’t save us
Only the will to fight can change our world
Ignore those pigs who ridicule you for having the will to step over dead bodies and move on
Our complacence as livestock strengthens their false reality
We’re as free as starving wolves!
Channel the humiliation of imprisonment into your fists and fight the oppression
Far beyond the confining walls, you’ll slay your prey!
As your body burns with an overflowing urge, pick up your burning bow and gash through the twilight!
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Truly High in Quality
Gosh, I just love how cool and epic the above anime opening is. The music greatly reflects how intense Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) is on so many levels.
For this current anime season, Attack on Titan is my favorite show to watch, bar none. I look forward to each new episode with bated breath. Call me hooked, captivated and so intrigued by the story that I do not even want to read the manga (just yet) and am wary of browsing the internet for potential spoilers.
The plot is quite unique.
Basically, picture a messed-up world where terrifying giants have long hunted humans for many years. These “titans” devoured so much of mankind’s population, that the last bit of the human population had to construct really large walls (50 meters high = 164.041995 feet) to keep the menacing monsters at bay.
Think about this for a second. Mankind is confined to one area that probably only covers the distance of one American state. And this is all because the titans are literally all roaming outside, just eagerly waiting to snack on some humans.
But for a century, humans have lived in peace of the titans because of the protective walls. The humans have felt safe and secure, to the point where they were complacent.
Of course, what happens when these sacred walls are ever breached? A really big problem. That’s for sure. As you can guess, this becomes the driving force behind Attack on Titan’s plot when the titans begin to invade mankind’s remaining territory. All of a sudden, humanity’s haven becomes its own cage.
Survival of the fittest. Only those who fight can live.
Warrior Woman
Nhan-Fiction Note: I wrote this in terms of opinions of how this character plays on Summoner’s Rift.
Meet Xena Sivir
Sivir, the Battle Mistress, was the very first champion I ever won a game of “League of Legends” with, which was many, many, MANY games ago. I was still transitioning from DotA, so LoL was extremely new to me in terms of mechanics and game flow.
Sivir by LoL standards is extremely “dated,” or “classic” as I would prefer to call her. She still to this day is only 450 Influence Points to unlock, plus I would label Sivir as extremely basic for her ranged carry role.
I still am trying to sift through different champions to readjust my Fantastic 15, but I still think I should keep Sivir where she is on the list for now. Every time I play Sivir these days, I can experience a lot of nostalgia from the awe of learning LoL for my first few games, so that is always fun to relive. However, I will admit that Sivir is certainly outdated as a ranged carry in many aspects. Other carries on the current LoL roster like Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover, are better at the role than she is (and by a lot in most cases).
I believe Sivir is due some tweaks to bring her up to par as a ranged carry, but I still love this champion, regardless. Read the rest of this entry »
Hot Dog
When it comes to canines, I have a lot of things I judge for a given dog’s merit. One thing I always “joke” about (or maybe I am not) is how effective a dog would be in saving someone’s life in a fire.
On a scale of one to five 
, with one meaning the dog would leave you to die and five meaning the dog would heroically pull you out of the scorching inferno and revive you with their puppy breath, it’s time I gave the two dogs I live with their respective ratings.
Fresh from his grooming, there is Tramper, the Yorkie.
- He is an old puppy at 12+ years of age.
- He is a lapdog by the definition.
- Can be deceptively adorable and gives the sad-pathetic-puppy-dog eye stare with his tongue jutting out.
- Extremely loyal to “his mommy.”
- Super bossy and likes to “bully” people for treats.
- Frightened by the treadmill.
- Very yappy.
- Can hold grudges with people who bother him.
- Has a habit of bringing his kibble to the living room and dropping it on the floor to get “credit” for a treat.
- Doesn’t take crap from other animals, but is easily intimidated by a human scolding him. Read the rest of this entry »
Sylphie, the Butterfly Faerie
I have posted Sylphie’s concept to LoL Wiki! Complete with lots of original artwork and a full voice set, I am very happy how this concept turned out. Without the help of so many amazing people, this all would not have been possible. In addition, there is still more to come.
Sylphie, the Butterfly Faerie, is a custom champ idea for “League of Legends.”
Please show your support by spreading the concept around for the rest of the LoL community to see. 
Card Me: Sleep & Ætherize
When I first got into Magic: the Gathering awhile back, Sleep has always found its way into a deck slot at some point.
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Card Text: Tap all creatures target player controls. Those creatures don’t untap during that player’s next untap step.
Flavor Text: “I give them dreams so wondrous that they hesitate to return to the world of the conscious.”
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A relatively simple card, Sleep has been a key reason why I can emerge victorious in my games of Magic. I particularly like how the card art shows Mr. Horse getting some quality, dreaming time as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Showstopper: Kitchen Nightmares
Nhan-Fiction Note: As described in yesterday’s post, I am attempting to make each day of the week have some kind of “scheduled” post theme to go along with the other random stuff I post. For today, I will be starting the Showstopper series for Wednesday.
I watch all kinds of different shows, so I guess it is good that I talk about some of the things I like. Also, please note that some of the videos shown below do contain swearing. Just for your information.
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Gordon Ramsay is my favorite celebrity chef in the world. I will always take his word when it comes to the culinary arts.
I also am a huge fan of one of his signature shows called Kitchen Nightmares. I have seen every episode for both the UK and American versions of the TV program. There is something about restaurants that appeal to me. I have always been fascinated by the inner workings of the food service industry, from how the servers take your order to how a restaurant’s kitchen service “line“ is set up to create (hopefully) tasty dishes for the customers.
The premise of Kitchen Nightmares, of course, involves Ramsay checking out a failing restaurant to analyze and devise a plan of attack at saving the business.
The show follows a consistent structure in most cases: a restaurant is drowning in debt and is in need of dire help, Ramsay comes into the restaurant and starts to pick apart the restaurant’s shortcomings (bad food, hideous decor, inept management and so forth), Ramsay has to convince the owner(s) of the failing restaurant to change, the relaunch/restaurant renovation occurs next and then everything (presumably) looks like the given restaurant is back on track toward success.
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Power Girl
Such a Baller
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign, has gradually turned into my favorite mage in “League of Legends,” even beating out Mordekaiser, the Master of Metal.
I have been going through various champions to adjust my Fantastic 15 character pool, and Syndra has been my go-to gal for a while now. She is actually very fun to play once you get the hang of her unique play style and various nuances.
Though very unpopular as a champion choice, especially among mages, I believe Syndra has some genuinely cool aspects to her design that appeals to my “Johnny nature.” People are going to look down on you for picking Syndra, but you can have the last laugh when they are taking a ball bombardment to the face.
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Sotsugyou
Random Kanji Knowledge time! This past weekend, I went down to a wonderful place called Pullman to attend my younger brother’s college graduation at Washington State University, which is my alma mater as well (if it is not obvious already, the cougar is my favorite animal in the world).
It is thus fitting that today’s kanji is 卒業 (sotsugyou — pronounced sow-tsu-gee-yoh), the Japanese word for graduation. 卒 can refer to stuff like “soldier” or “graduate,” whereas the 業 can refer to aspects like “vocation” or “arts.”
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This World Has Been Waiting for Us
Nhan-Fiction Note: Suisei no Gargantia is one of the best anime series this season for me.
English Translation
Fly high, to the far reaches of your dreams
That’s where our future lies
This world has been waiting for us
My true wishes can no longer be contained
We’ll proceed as we please
No place is beyond our reach if you’re with me
We’ll run past it all, for our hearts are free
The power I wish for lies within me
Your smile told me that
Fly high
We’ll approach the light, just you see
The night sky burns with hope
At the far reaches of the dream I once had
We can find our future
This world has been waiting for us
Butterflies on the Brain
Nhan-Fiction Note: Photon Papilloperative is my favorite Xyz Monster in Yu-Gi-Oh!
As Cool as 氷 (Ice)
Nhan-Fiction Note: My favorite jungler in “League of Legends” just got much cooler.
Unfinished
English Translation by Gendou’s Anime Music Lyrics
We are tossed by the waves of pain and tears
I’m tossed into the fray tossed by various fortune
Wake up your brain! Flashed in the sky
It’s a burst of sensation
“Giving up” gave comfort to this stagnant world
When did it all start?
(And my monochrome morning) suddenly started to shine
-I wish for you to never change-
-Yet we live in an ever-changing world-
Our real voices… A dream that can’t be put into words…
Let them resound in the sky that connects you and me!
Stronger… With these hands, if I can wipe off all my tears
“This time I will…” I whispered
Right now, even my scars will not go to waste
Someday, I’ll go to the place that you pointed to
Even if my thin feathers will be burned up
Deep inside my brain, I’ll open my mouth and say
To “the truth,” I’m accelerating
Stronger… With these hands, if I can wipe off all my tears
“This time I will…” I whispered
Right now, even my scars will not go to waste
Faster… To where you are, even if my feathers will be torn off
Run to the end of this distorted world, beyond my senses
Together with “the truth,” I’m accelerating
Random Kanji Knowledge: Kandou
Today’s kanji compound is 感動 (kandou), which is pronounced like con-doh.
感 represents emotion/sensation. 動 means motion/movement. As a result, 感動 thus refers to being moved emotionally.
For instance: 私はその音楽で感動しました. = Watashi wa sono ongaku de kandoushimashita.
Translation: I was deeply moved (emotionally) by that music.
The steps for writing out 感動 are shown below.
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