Vanquish Soul K9

- VSK9 is a control style deck, gains advantage every turn pass by searching by Vanquish Soul Razen, Vanquish Soul Jiaolong, SS by Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue, draw by Vanquish Soul Heavy Borger, and take apart of your opponent board on their turn with destroy effect (Raizen-same column, Caesar Valius - 1 card on field, and Snow Devil - all monsters) and take control their monster ( 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),

++ 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 (2 per turn quick eff negate mons'eff on field +handloop + half opp LP)

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

- 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 K9 card

General Counter Tips:

- 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)

- 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)

- 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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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 to clear their field.	Disable XYZ monsters + K9 monsters. Also VS monters cannot be bounced when facedown.	Great	View Edit
Vanquish Soul Heavy Borger	Very few target and no impact if they're banished	Bad	View Edit
- K9-ØØ Lupis - Vanquish Soul Razen in GY when Rock of the Vanquisher target it	- Stop Lupis effect to SS from GY, then XYZ to access Typhoon or Rank 5 toolbox. - Razen: Disable recover Razen for SS in your turn, and access to Fire attribute	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. - Vanquish Soul Razen (on summon, before active effect) - 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.	Great	View Edit
K9-ØØ Lupis	Stop his effect to SS from GY, then XYZ to access Typhoon or Rank 5 toolbox.	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
- K9-17 "Ripper" if you have other high impact monster hand traps in hand, and want it be resolved. - Otherwise, can target Vanquish Soul Razen to stop VS combo if they do not another extender.	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
Chain to the 1st effect that SS from hand	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	Great	View Edit
After bait K9-17 "Ripper"	They should able have K9-17 "Ripper" before 5 summon. Nibiru is good for board cleaning, but need to pair with another hand trap like Effect Veiler or Imperm	Weak	View Edit

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