Vanquish Soul K9

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Dark/Earth/Fire, Rank 5 XYZ

Vanquish Soul K9

- VSK9 is a control deck that gains advantage each turn through searches ( Vanquish Soul Razen, Vanquish Soul Jiaolong), Special Summons ( Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue), and draws ( Vanquish Soul Heavy Borger). It disrupts the opponent’s board on their turn with destruction from Vanquish Soul Razen (monsters on same column), Vanquish Soul Caesar Valius (any card on field), and Vanquish Soul Snow Devil (all monsters), while also stealing monsters with Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue.

- K9 help the deck to insulate against monster hand traps, and easier access to Rank 5 pool, with many powerful monsters like:

++ K9-17 "Ripper" (negate monster effect in hand/GY). Also can search K9 card for extender, and set K9-X Forced Release - Quick Play Spell XYZ Evolution tool and non-targeting destroy, and can return every turn from GY.

++ K9-66X "Jacks" (pop monster)

++ N.As.H. Knight (non-targeting, non-destruction removal) (which can be overlayed to CXyx N.As.Ch. Knight and SS Number C104: Umbral Horror Masquerade (quick eff negate mons'eff on field +hand rip+ half opp LP)

++ Vallon, the Super Psy Skyblaster: quick eff facedown monster

- VS monsters activate it's effect by having the right combination of attributes in their hand (among Fire, Dark and Earth)

- Can play "turn 0" (on your 1st turn with Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue and K9-17 Izuna and K9-ØØ Lupis.

- VS can bridge to K9 by Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue SS Vanquish Soul Jiaolong, overlay to K9-17 "Ripper" and search any K9 card.

General Counter Tips:

- Pay attention to the cards they revealed, since that is crucial info on what they have and plan your plays accordingly.

- VS monsters can easy dodge targeted effect, by bouncing it to hand with big VS monsters ( Vanquish Soul Caesar Valius & Vanquish Soul Heavy Borger (note: Rock of the Vanquisher is not a Vanquish Soul monsters, so cannot by bounced). However, it is in Main Phase only, and only up to 2 times per turn (with 2 big VS monsters)

- Monster hand trap generally is ineffective against K9, due to it can trigger K9 monsters's effect, and K9-17 "Ripper" can negate monster effect in hand and GY

- Monster-destruction-type board breaker is ineffective against Vanquish Soul, due to Vanquish Soul, Start! and Vanquish Soul Snow Devil can protect VS monsters. However, it still can clear K9 board (including XYZ monsters)

- VSK9 don't have Omni negate or S/T negate. So most of the time, your S/T can be resolved successfully. Take advantage of that for S/T board breaker (Evenly Matched, Book of Eclipse...)

- Pay attention to collumn when summon monster, to avoid by destroyed by Vanquish Soul Razen (monsters on same collumn). The rule of thumb is playing your monsters in column already occupied by their monsters, especially the Rock or Caesar/Borger.

- Baiting out Ash Blossom makes it harder for them to access a FIRE Attribute monster for their effects, and it also reveals a target for Stake your Soul! to search Vanquish Soul Razen, their main starter. FIRE is the hardest Attribute for the deck to access.

Related Decks: Vanquish Soul, K9

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Card	Chokepoint	Explanation	Impact	Link
		VSK9 don't need banish for their effect	Bad	View Edit
	- Their turn: Stake your Soul! reveal a Fire or Dark monster - Your turn: + Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue on SS & reveal Fire & Dark + K9-17 Izuna on SS effect	Stake Your Soul reveal: - Fire monster: add Vanquish Soul Razen and start combo - Dark monster: add Vanquish Soul Dr. Mad Love, who search Field Spell Vanquish Soul, Start!, which set Vanquish Soul Snow Devil at the EP. - Earth monster is not feasible, since Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue cannot start directly - Starter like Razen or Dr. Mad Love: Do not do because they can still playthrough it. K9 line: - K9-17 Izuna will Dump K9-ØØ Lupis who can self SS and SS a Rank 5 monster in your turn	Usable	View Edit
	Start of your turn, then clear their field with your main engine. (don't chain it to Borger/Caesar effect, since facedown monster still can be returned if it was target first)	Disable XYZ monsters + K9 monsters + Forced Release. Also VS monters cannot be bounced and protected by Snow Devil when be facedown.	Great	View Edit
	Vanquish Soul Dr. Mad Love or Vanquish Soul Heavy Borger in GY	Very few target and almost no impact if they're banished	Bad	View Edit
	- K9-ØØ Lupis - Vanquish Soul Razen in GY	- Stop Lupis effect to SS from GY, then XYZ to access Typhoon or Rank 5 toolbox. - Razen: Disable recover Razen by Rock of the Vanquisher for SS in your turn, and access to Fire attribute	Usable	View Edit
	- Vanquish Soul Snow Devil - Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue	Negating Snow Devil's 2nd effect can also negate its 3rd effect (that Raigeki your whole board)	Usable	View Edit
	After their 1st search	The deck search a lot with Razen, Dr. Mad Love, Jiaolong, K9 17 "Ripper"...	Great	View Edit
	- To bait K9-17 "Ripper" for other high impact hand traps. - Rock of the Vanquisher (chain to effect active)	Not Yet	Weak	View Edit
	Go directly to end of your MP	Evenly Matched is an actual trap card, so cannot be negated by Ripper. Banish the whole field stop their grind game. Normally, the only card they keep is the trap Snow Devil, and you have to deal with it, another VS monster it summon, and high possibility of Hollie Sue summon Razen pop, Caesar Vallius pop.	Usable	View Edit
	- K9-ØØ Lupis - Rock of the Vanquisher	Negating Lupis stop his effect to SS from GY, then XYZ to access Typhoon or Rank 5 toolbox, especially K9-17 "Ripper" can extend the board, and negate another hand trap. Rock can take back Razen for Fire attribute.	Usable	View Edit
	'''Their turn:''' - Vanquish Soul, Start! - K9-17 Izuna '''Your turn:''' - K9-ØØ Lupis	- Vanquish Monster can easy tag out to avoid Ghost Orge. Destroy Field Spell will avoid monster protection effect, and set Trap at EP - Destroy Izuna will prevent SS Ripper, who can negate monster hand traps. - Destroy Lupis will prevent quick effect XYZ, and also banish Lupis from the game	Usable	View Edit
	Start of your MP1	Can remove 1 time destroying-monster-protection Vanquish Soul, Start!; 2 points of interaction points in form of K9-X Forced Release - non targeting destroy and Vanquish Soul Snow Devil - Rageki your board, and potential 1 additional interaction by the VS monster SSed by 2nd effect of Snow Devil (Razen / Ceasar pop, Hollie Sue steal...)	Usable	View Edit
	- K9-17 "Ripper" if you have other high impact monster hand traps in hand, and want it be resolved. - Rock of the Vanquisher (chain to effect active) - Otherwise, can target Vanquish Soul Razen to stop VS combo if they do not another extender (risky since it can be bounced with Heavy Borger or Caesar Vallius)	Not Yet	Usable	View Edit
	Start of your MP1 (select effect depend on hand and field)	Not Yet	Usable	View Edit
	Right after normal summon VS monster (before making Rock), or chain to effect that SS from hand (VS Hollie Sue, VS Jiaolong, K9 Izuna, ...)	The deck need SS to establish field.	Great	View Edit
	In their Standby Phase	To bait their Ash Blossom. They can stop the combo with 1-2 draw for you	Usable	View Edit
	In their SP	The deck need SS a lot monsters from hand, for engine start running, like Rock of the Vanquisher, Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue, Vanquish Soul Jiaolong, K9 monsters. At least you can bait their Ash Blossom, or draw 1 off their Normal Summon.	Great	View Edit
	After bait K9-17 "Ripper"	They should able have K9-17 "Ripper" before 5 summon. Nibiru have Great impact if pair with another hand trap like Effect Veiler or Imperm, to bait Ripper. Resolving Nibiru will clear the monster - their main interaction, also denying access to Snow Devil by Field Spell in the EP (due to not have 2 VS monsters)	Weak	View Edit
	Start of your MP1	Destroy K9 line up and XYZ monsters, and may able to force activate Vanquish Soul Snow Devil if they do not have Vanquish Soul, Start! on field. However, you still need to deal with VS monster line up	Usable	View Edit

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