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*Huuuuuh, wha? I just got back late from a party and trying to sleep, who is knocking on the door to my house ;o;*

Loud OBNOXIOUS knocking. With a bat. A big bat.

*Oookay... that sounds like they're more trying to break in. Juudai gets more cautious as he reaches out and opens the door a little*

Outside, there's nothing except a bat with a note taped to it.

*....okay... what? Juudai picks up the bat and takes the note off to read it*

Dear Mr. Yuuki,

First off, I apologize for the racket I will doubtlessly cause, and the running I will doubtlessly do after said racket. It's better if our communication is kept strictly to this letter. Trust me on this one.

I am two things. First and foremost, I am an Elemental Hero enthusiast. Secondly, I am something of a fan of yours. These two facts are not unrelated, I assure you. Not since Hibiki Kouyou have I seen somebody wield Elemental Heroes with the...style that you do. So, naturally, I was very happy to learn that you would soon be entering the Pro Leagues with Mr. Kouyou as your manager.

Thus, and I hope you do not find me to be too forward with this, but I have observed many of your duels at Duel Academy, and have found that while your style and cleverness in Duels are top-notch, the technical side of your deck is...lacking something. Thus, taking notes of your deck choices, I have assembled what I hope will help you. I will completely understand and not take offense (although, obviously, I'll never know) if you crumple this letter, toss it over your shoulder, and go about your business.

First things first. Base E-Heroes aren't very good, but unfortunately, for a lot of the fusions, they're essential. So, cut out one each of Featherman, Burst Lady, Sparkman, and Clayman. Ocean and Forestman's effects aren't all that reliable either, so, ditch one copy of both of them. Friendog is okay, but again, his effect isn't as reliable as it should be, compared to what you could be running, so drop both. King of the Swamp is a great card, but with the other stuff you're gonna be doing (like Synchro), the focus on him will hurt more than help. Ditch one.

Necro Darkman...he can be ditched for Thunder Giant or Plasma Viceman, and then you can drop Edgeman yes, but it's just way too situational, and most of the time he'll just be dead weight in your hand, so get rid of him. Neos has practically no utility in this deck since none of his support is showing up (which is a good thing, since the Neo-Spacians are all balls). He's a very iconic card, yes, but...he's just not very good. Ditch him.

Three Polys when you have two Kings of the Swamp doesn't bode all that well for you. Drop one Poly. O - Oversoul can only revive normal E-Heroes, so I'd just forget it entirely. The only E-Heroes you're gonna wanna revive are gonna be the ones with effects. Ditch both Oversouls. Skyscraper is a very handy card, but you don't need two with Captain Gold. Ditch one. And there are better choices for S/T elimination for R - Righteous Justice. Drop one. Hope of Fifth is good drawtech if you can get into a good groove with ditching heroes, and then constantly recycling them, but unfortunately it clashes HORRIBLY with Miracle Fusion. Ditch one.

A Hero Emerges is a pretty jank card. Yes, it fits thematically, but not very much beyond that. Drop both. Hero Signal's a good card in its ability to instantly tutor Airman, Prisma, etc. from your deck, but there's better. Ditch one. Hero Barrier is a perfect example of "Dozens of other cards do this in far better ways". Ditch both. Elemental Recharge is interesting, but when you get to the point where you need the life points it grants, you're probably only gonna have one or two E-Heroes on your field, if that. Ditch two.

That's all for subtractions. Let's get to additions.

First off, Hane Kuriboh. You're probably already running it, but, just to make sure. Add it in.

Secondly, Elemental Hero Prisma. It is, literally, the BEST Elemental Hero card, and the best fusion support card in the entire game. You want to run this card. You want to run two copies of this card. If you don't, then the only people running it will be those dirty Gladiator Beast users. You don't want that, do you?

Then there's Elemental Hero The Heat. He's good. You don't use him for fusion, he's there for pure brawn. Just one Elemental Hero besides him and he's at 2000. That's pretty goldarn good. Add one.

Then, there's tuners. The Synchros you're gonna wanna focus on are Gaia Knight, the Force of Earth, Goyo Guardian, and Colossal Fighter. Since both Goyo and Gaia are level six, add in two Jutte Fighters. They're level 2, so they tune with all the level 4 E-Heroes with ease.

Lastly, there's Card Trooper. He mills cards for Miracle Fusion or Hope of Fifth, jumps to 1900 in the process, and replaces himself when he's destroyed. He's just, all around, a GREAT card. Add in one.

The first thing for spells is that you want more ways to search. The good thing about Heroes is that you can get it to the point where you don't NEED to worry about drawing the right card because you can just grab whatever you want from your deck yourself. Reinforcement of the Army just became unlimited, so add two copies. Remember that in a pinch, Reinforcement can grab Jutte Fighter as well as E-Heroes.

Next up is Skyscraper II - Hero City. Once per turn, revives an E-Hero that was destroyed by battle. It can't grab fusions, obviously, but the ability to continuously grab Airman, Prisma, etc. is amazing and should be capitalized on.

Speaking of revival, Monster Reborn. It's awesome. Run it.

Mystical Space Typhoon is also awesome. Run it as well.

You'll also need drawtech. You technically -can- go with Pot of Greed or Graceful Charity, but if you wanna avoid the banned cards (which all the cool kids do), add in a copy of Hand Destruction. It combos with Miracle Fusion and Hope of Fifth very well.

Now, traps. You'll want negators. First off, attack negators. Add in one Negate Attack, one Mirror Force. Spell/Trap negation, add in one Dark Bribe. Lastly, for all purpose negation, add in two copies of Solemn Judgment.

Lastly, Synchros and Fusions. The only fusion you'll want is Elemental Hero Gaia. Add in two copies of him. As for Synchros, add in two copies each of Gaia Knight, the Force of Earth, Goyo Guardian and Colossal Fighter.

All told, after it's done, your deck should look like this:

01. Hane Kuriboh
02. Elemental Hero Airman
03. Elemental Hero Burst Lady
04. Elemental Hero Clayman
05. Elemental Hero Forestman
06. Elemental Hero Ocean
07. Elemental Hero Featherman
08. Elemental Hero Sparkman
09. Elemental Hero Captain Gold
10. Elemental Hero Captain Gold
11. Elemental Hero Wildman
12. Elemental Hero Wildman
13. Elemental Hero Prisma
14. Elemental Hero Prisma
15. Elemental Hero The Heat
16. King of the Swamp
17. King of the Swamp
18. Jutte Fighter
19. Jutte Fighter
20. Card Trooper

21. Elemental Hero Edgeman

22. Polymerization
23. Polymerization
24. Miracle Fusion
25. Miracle Fusion
26. E-Emergency Call
27. E-Emergency Call
28. Reinforcment of the Army
29. Reinforcment of the Army
30. Mystical Space Typhoon
31. Hand Destruction
32. Skyscraper
33. Skyscraper II - Hero City
34. Hope of Fifth
35. R-Righteous Justice
36. Monster Reborn

37. Hero Signal
38. Hero Signal
39. Negate Attack
40. Mirror Force
41. Dark Bribe
42. Solemn Judgment
43. Solemn Judgment

Extra Deck:

Elemental Hero Elixirer
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman
Elemental Hero Mudballman
Elemental Hero Necroid Shaman
Elemental Hero Necro Darkman
Elemental Hero Rampart Gunner
Elemental Hero Sailorman
Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman
Elemental Hero Steam Healer
Elemental Hero Tempest
Elemental Hero Thunder Giant
Elemental Hero Wild Jaggyman
Elemental Hero Wild Wingman
Elemental Hero Darkbrightman
Elemental Hero Plasma Viceman
Elemental Hero The Earth
Elemental Hero Gaia
Gaia Knight, the Force of Earth
Goyo Guardian
Colossal Fighter

Happy duels, Mr. Yuuki!

*Juudai stands there and blinks at the note. He wonders who this is from. A fan it seems.
He smiles, guess it can't hurt to build this deck and give it a try to see how he fairs with it. Thus he folds the note back up and goes back inside his house*