Summary:
Tiger Stun is a narrow-hate, anti-meta aggro deck that uses King Tiger Wanghu primarily to counter Scapegoat, Tsukuyomi, Thousand-Eyes Restrict. The Tiger Stun deck has many parallels with the Warrior deck, but it is considered to be more effective at countering Goat Control. The two decks can easily be converted from one to the other via side decking. Historically, Tiger Stun was less commonly played that Warrior, but it did finish in the top 8 of SJC Los Angeles. In the Modern Era, it is a strong pick to counter Goat Control, but it is considerably less popular than the Warrior deck at the moment.
Details:
The Tiger Stun deck is centered around the unique effect of King Tiger Wanghu, which acts like a floodgate to destroys monsters with 1400 ATK or less when they are normal summoned or special summoned (they can, however, be flip summoned). This essentially counters many commonly played cards in the format, including Scapegoat, Metamorphosis, Tsukuyomi, Gravekeeper’s Spy, Mystic Tomato, Shining Angel, and Exiled Force. This effect creates virtual card advantage for the Tiger Stun player, who is free to rush the opponent before they can out King Tiger Wanghu.
Because King Tiger Wanghu affects both players, it can interfere with the Tiger Stun player, too. Thus, Tiger Stun players either choose not to include or wait until King Tiger Wanghu is gone to play cards like Mystic Swordsman LV2, Don Zaloog, Exiled Force, and Tsukuyomi, despite the fact that these cards are often used in Warrior decks. This is basically the opportunity cost of playing King Tiger Wanghu.
Note that some of the cards that conflict with King Tiger Wanghu are the Warrior deck’s typical outs to facedown monsters. This makes dealing with set monsters more problematic for the Tiger Stun player by comparison. One common solution to this problem is to include the Water package (2 Abyss Soldier, Tribe-Infecting Virus, and Sinister Serpent) in the Tiger Stun deck, as Abyss Soldier is an excellent way to remove facedown monsters when King Tiger Wanghu is on the field.
As it follows, set flip-effect monsters and Chaos monsters are the main weakness of the Tiger Stun deck. This makes Chaos Flip Turbo a particularly troublesome matchup for the Tiger Stun player, as it includes both types of cards and has a method to dump Light monsters into the graveyard that gets around King Tiger Wanghu, Nobleman of Crossout, and even Abyss Soldier. Since Chaos Flip Turbo is so popular, it has likely contributed to the increasing popularity of Warrior as the anti-meta aggro deck of choice rather than Tiger Stun, as the Warrior deck has good matchups against both Chaos Flip Turbo and Goat Control.
For more information on the Spell and Trap lineup, as well as the general play theory of Tiger Stun, read our profile on the Warrior deck, as the overlap between the two decks in these areas is almost 100%.
Tiger Stun is a narrow-hate, anti-meta aggro deck that uses King Tiger Wanghu primarily to counter Scapegoat, Tsukuyomi, Thousand-Eyes Restrict. The Tiger Stun deck has many parallels with the Warrior deck, but it is considered to be more effective at countering Goat Control. The two decks can easily be converted from one to the other via side decking. Historically, Tiger Stun was less commonly played that Warrior, but it did finish in the top 8 of SJC Los Angeles. In the Modern Era, it is a strong pick to counter Goat Control, but it is considerably less popular than the Warrior deck at the moment.
Details:
The Tiger Stun deck is centered around the unique effect of King Tiger Wanghu, which acts like a floodgate to destroys monsters with 1400 ATK or less when they are normal summoned or special summoned (they can, however, be flip summoned). This essentially counters many commonly played cards in the format, including Scapegoat, Metamorphosis, Tsukuyomi, Gravekeeper’s Spy, Mystic Tomato, Shining Angel, and Exiled Force. This effect creates virtual card advantage for the Tiger Stun player, who is free to rush the opponent before they can out King Tiger Wanghu.
Because King Tiger Wanghu affects both players, it can interfere with the Tiger Stun player, too. Thus, Tiger Stun players either choose not to include or wait until King Tiger Wanghu is gone to play cards like Mystic Swordsman LV2, Don Zaloog, Exiled Force, and Tsukuyomi, despite the fact that these cards are often used in Warrior decks. This is basically the opportunity cost of playing King Tiger Wanghu.
Note that some of the cards that conflict with King Tiger Wanghu are the Warrior deck’s typical outs to facedown monsters. This makes dealing with set monsters more problematic for the Tiger Stun player by comparison. One common solution to this problem is to include the Water package (2 Abyss Soldier, Tribe-Infecting Virus, and Sinister Serpent) in the Tiger Stun deck, as Abyss Soldier is an excellent way to remove facedown monsters when King Tiger Wanghu is on the field.
As it follows, set flip-effect monsters and Chaos monsters are the main weakness of the Tiger Stun deck. This makes Chaos Flip Turbo a particularly troublesome matchup for the Tiger Stun player, as it includes both types of cards and has a method to dump Light monsters into the graveyard that gets around King Tiger Wanghu, Nobleman of Crossout, and even Abyss Soldier. Since Chaos Flip Turbo is so popular, it has likely contributed to the increasing popularity of Warrior as the anti-meta aggro deck of choice rather than Tiger Stun, as the Warrior deck has good matchups against both Chaos Flip Turbo and Goat Control.
For more information on the Spell and Trap lineup, as well as the general play theory of Tiger Stun, read our profile on the Warrior deck, as the overlap between the two decks in these areas is almost 100%.
Modern Era (2017 - Present):
The Modern Era of Goat Format coincides with the release of duelingbook.com, which offers a goat format dueling room. These lists are a collection of personal, contributor, and tournament winning decks.
The Modern Era of Goat Format coincides with the release of duelingbook.com, which offers a goat format dueling room. These lists are a collection of personal, contributor, and tournament winning decks.
TIGER STUN - MMF
This is MMF's Tiger Stun deck, which they used to great success in DuelistGroundz winter seasonal warring and the playoffs. MMF frequently included Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer as well, if they expected to face Chaos players, but this is the list that is tailored specifically to a Goat Control dominant metagame. The deck is extremely effective and has an array of dirty tricks, particularly in conjunction with the side deck. It was more than enough to convincingly win the season and knock out Goat Control, losing only 1 in 4 matches to it in the playoffs.
Exarion Era Deck Lists (2012 - 2016):
The Exarion Era of Goat Format coincided with the reign of DuelingNetwork.com, which sparked the revival of Goat Format. Contrary to mistaken popular belief, Exarion Universe was not included in the Historic Era of Goat Format.
The Exarion Era of Goat Format coincided with the reign of DuelingNetwork.com, which sparked the revival of Goat Format. Contrary to mistaken popular belief, Exarion Universe was not included in the Historic Era of Goat Format.
ZOO - TYLER NOLAN
This is Tyler Nolan’s original Zoo deck, which he used to place 2nd at the 2014 ToyWiz Tournament. Tyler gets much of the credit for the innovations made to the deck in the post revival Exarion Era. He also posted a detailed tournament report explaining the philosophy behind the deck’s construction.
Historic Era (2005):
The Historic Era of Goat Format coincided with the Advanced Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournaments that took place between June and August of 2005. The purpose of displaying these decks is to give historical context to the decks of the Modern Era.
The Historic Era of Goat Format coincided with the Advanced Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournaments that took place between June and August of 2005. The purpose of displaying these decks is to give historical context to the decks of the Modern Era.
TIGER STUN - ELTON CHO
This is Elton Cho's Tiger Stun deck that he piloted to a top 4 finish at SJC Los Angeles in 2005, the first major tournament of the format. The deck is well ahead of its time, but for some reason did not appear again in the top 8 for the rest of the format. Notable innovations include playing 2 copies of Book of Moon before it was commonly accepted as necessary to counter Thousand-Eyes Restrict, as well as both Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer and King Tiger Wanghu to stun the typical opponent. Other aspects of the list are certainly outdated, such as the use of tribute monsters and Nimble Momonga.
References:
MMF's 2018 Winter War League Report:
http://duelistgroundz.com/index.php?/topic/172468-war-league-winter-2018-report/
Trynet's 2014 ToyWiz Tournament Report:
http://duelistgroundz.com/index.php?/topic/162856-fuck-goats-get-paid/
2005 SJC Los Angeles Top 8 Deck Lists:
http://kperovic.com/metagame/yugiohab1e.html?tabid=33&ArticleId=1612
MMF's 2018 Winter War League Report:
http://duelistgroundz.com/index.php?/topic/172468-war-league-winter-2018-report/
Trynet's 2014 ToyWiz Tournament Report:
http://duelistgroundz.com/index.php?/topic/162856-fuck-goats-get-paid/
2005 SJC Los Angeles Top 8 Deck Lists:
http://kperovic.com/metagame/yugiohab1e.html?tabid=33&ArticleId=1612
