Name: Steve Klaus
Hometown: Tempe, Arizona
Shoutouts: Team EGO (Executive Gaming Order), Team ChrisKendricktakesme
Deck you’re playing today: “Teledad” aka Dragunity Rulers"
What made you decide to play this deck? “It’s the best deck and I topped twice with it. Standard is still not as good even with Mythics."
What deck are you most prepared for? Standard Dragon Rulers, Mythic Dragon Rulers aka any dragons.
What deck are you least prepared for? "Evilswarms..."
Best match up: Standard Dragon Rulers
What are your best and worst match ups? "Standard Dragons is the best and Evilswarm is the worst. Along with Blackwings..."
What are the most important cards in the deck: "Uhhhh…Dux…Phalanx…Pot of greed aka Sacred Sword of the Seven Stars"
What is your ideal opening in the deck? 'Anything with Return and no brown cards."
Name: Scott Page
Hometown: Dallas,Texas
Shoutouts: "Team Legacy…shoutout to DJ “Piccolo” Miles"
Deck you’re playing today: Standard Dragon Rulers
What made you decide to play this deck? “I believe it’s the best deck and gives me the best opportunity to win."
What deck are you most prepared for? “Probably any Dragon deck."
What deck are you least prepared for? “Probably Fire Fist because I don’t believe it’s real."
Best match up: “Wait what is my best matchup…It’s Dragunity Rulers…Yea."
Worst match up/difficult match up: Ophion.dek aka Evilswarm
What are the most important cards in the deck: "Sacred Seven Star Sword and all of my traps because the mirror match has evolved so much and you need the defense to stop the offense. Trap stun is my favorite card."
What is your ideal opening in the deck: "Any hand with Sacred Sword of the Seven Stars."
Name: Tyree “Abyss” Tinsley
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
Shoutouts: "To Thomas Vo for making this last minute trip happen."
Deck you’re playing today: "Dragunity Dragon Rulers"
What made you decide to play this deck? “My favorite variant because of the opening that it has opposed to Standard Dragons. Game 2 and 3 are better too."
What deck are you most prepared for? "Dragon Ruler variants and specifically mirror."
What deck are you least prepared for? “Ghostricks…I don’t know what any of the cards do."
Best match up: “Any rogue decks."
Worst match up/difficult match up: “The mirror match is awful."
What are the most important cards in the deck: "Sacred Sword and Dragon Ravine."
What is your ideal opening in the deck: "Sacred Sword, Tempest, Ravine/Terraforming, and a trap."
Name: Paul “Empty Jar” Cooper
Hometown: Kansas City, MS
Local Store: Super Special Awesome Cards
What deck did you choose to play today? Swagatics
Why did you choose to play this today? “Cause it has swag”
What Deck(s) are you most prepared for? E-Dragons/Dragon Rulers because I’m maindecking 3 Electric Virus
What Deck(s) are you least prepared for? Crystal Beasts because I’m not maining MST.
If you took home the first place of $1,500 what would you spend it on?Not traveling to a YCS, but spending it on going to the next ACS event.
What is your favorite card/combo in your deck? The one where I put 8000 on board.
Shout outs: All my supporters of the deck, all my fans, and all my swagians
Name: Michael Klasel
Hometown: Dallas, Tx
Local Store: Epik Cards and Games
What deck did you choose to play today? Justice of Prophecy
Why did you choose to play this deck today? Since San Mateo I’ve been the only Spellbook Player to top a YCS or Open.
What Deck(s) are you most prepared for? Dragons and basically everything. Also Steve Klaus and Scott Page.
What Deck(s) are you least prepared for? The unexpected like Burn or something that I wouldn’t see on a daily basis.
If you took home the first place of $1,500 what would you spend it on?Future ARG events and a Xbox One
What is your favorite card/combo in your deck? Justice of Prophecy and any stand alone Spellbook.
Shout outs: Blake McCrary and Anthony Senegal Jr. scoop yourself 5 times. #FreeMoney
Name: Jackie “Hamster” Bernal
Hometown: Fairfield, California
Local Store: I don’t really have a local store, but if I was to say one it’d be Mages Realm.
What deck did you choose to play today? Dwagons
Why did you choose to play this deck today? Because it’s unquestionably the best deck, and I want to take at least one tournament seriously, instead of playing random stuff.
What Deck(s) are you most prepared for? Evilswarm, my side just wrecks Evilswarm, triple Snipe Hunter GG
What Deck(s) are you least prepared for? Whatever that Ghostrick Deck is.
If you took home the first place of $1,500 what would you spend it on? I’d just go on a free trip *&#$ it
What is your favorite card/combo in your deck? I just like making Gaios and a Spark Dragon just means I win. I don’t care if I don’t have to attack with Spark Dragon, Gaios just wins. I just end up with a safe Gaios, it’s delicious.
Shout outs: Everybody who supports me and people that let me borrow cards and the person that gave me this interview being uber dope.
Name: James Guerrero
Hometown: Jersey City, New Jersey
Local Store: Saddlebook New Jersey
What deck did you choose to play today? Mythic Ruler, if someone tops or wins with Mermails tables will be flipped.
Why did you choose to play that deck today? It’s really good and I feel the most comfortable playing this deck.
What Deck(s) are you most prepared for? Everything. No Fear.
What Deck(s) are you least prepared for? Exodia, Samurais, the Jank.
If you took home the first place of $1,500 what would you spend it on? YCS Italy.
What is your favorite card/combo in your deck? Felgrand turn 1 set three.
Shout outs: YPFL.
Name: Dalton Bousman
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Shoutouts: Marcus, Steinman, Tedmund, #BasedLoli, and Mitch
Local Store: Tempest games
What deck did you choose to play today? Standard Dragon Rulers
Why did you choose to play that deck today? I got bored of Prophecy and Dragons adapted for Dragons. That caused it to be better overall against Prophecy.
What Deck(s) are you most prepared for? “Uhh…The mirror match and Evilswarms."
What Deck(s) are you least prepared for? “Prophecy!”
If you took home the first place of $1,500 what would you spend it on? "YCS Italy."
Name: Azad Deihim
Hometown: Saugus, MA
What deck did you choose to play today: Mean Spellbooks
What made you play that deck today: I was testing against dragons, and took the deck to a regional and did well against all of those matches. I had some issues with Rogue matches but I expect to see less of those here today.
Favorite tech in the deck: Dust Tornado
What makes it so good?: Field Spell wars are key right now. Keeping tower up is the most important thing.
If you took home the first place of $1,500 what would you spend it on? Future event travel to be honest
What's it like being an Admin for one of the funniest Pages on Facebook?: It is honestly kind of hard to come up with new content for people so we have to try harder to make jokes they will appreciate. MST negates is apparently the best thing ever.
Link to page: https://www.facebook.com/doyouevenyugioh
Shout outs: Riga! My best friend who couldn’t make it today.
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