Forum:Harpie Control

So, I had an idea for a spin/control Harpie deck, but I'm certain it's nowhere near perfect. If you have any suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.

My Harpies and related cards are for swarming the field and destroying spell/trap cards, while Winged Sage Falcos, Phoenix Wing Wind Blast, Raiza the Storm Monarch and Mist Valley Soldier, are for spinning threats back to my opponent's deck, locking down their draws and slowing them down.

Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds is weak, but it will lock out my opponent's special summons, preventing them from bringing out their strongest monsters, ideally I'll have this out along with multiple Harpie Lady 1 to power it up.

Swallow's Nest and Summoner's Monk allow me toolbox summons, either to summon barrier statue and prevent one of their special summons, or to trade a harpie for one of my spin monsters, or grab a quick level 8 synchro. And Icarus Attack is for removing multiple threats at once, or destroying cards I don't want spun back to my opponent's deck.

That said, I'm looking to optimize this deck, so any suggestions to improve it would be appreciated. Thanks. Thorn of RosenYubel 19:32, April 27, 2010 (UTC)

bump Thorn of RosenYubel 00:31, April 29, 2010 (UTC)

You may want some Hunter Owl &/Or Flying Kamakiri 1 as owl get big, and creates a mini-lockdown, while Flying Kamakiri 1 toolboxes for Harpie Lady 1, Owl, & Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds.And maybe a 3rd Harpie's Hunting Ground.-RESK-11:58, April 29, 2010 (UTC)

I wanted to keep away from beatdown tactics, and make this more spin/control-oriented (utimately direct attacking their empty field for game). If I add Owl Hunter, I'll have to take something else out that loses my control

Same with Flying Kamakiri 1, it's effect is slow, and it doesn't combo with Swallow's Nest either (its an insect). It's a great stall/toolbox card, but Swallow's Nest does even better, whenever I need it instead of having to wait for it to be destroyed in battle

One combo I envision, is chaining swallow's nest to an opponent's special summon effect, tributing and bringing out Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds before their effect resolves, completely preventing their summon.

Another one, is having a weak monster, like Barrier Statue on the field being attacked, and then swallow nesting it to summon Winged Sage Falcos or Mist Valley Soldier to counter their attack, forcing them to stop attacking, or have their monster spun to their deck.

I only have 2 Hunting Ground, because I'm already over 40 cards and Harpie Queen can search it when I need it. Thanks for the suggestions though. Thorn of RosenYubel 12:26, April 29, 2010 (UTC)