Introduction: New Blogger Joining Trigger Capital

Hello, I am Richard.  It is very nice to meet all of you.  I want to thank team Trigger Capital for accepting me as part of their team.  I will try my best to help out with their page by creating my own blogs based on my passion of Cardfight Vanguard.  Wish me luck!  This is my first time blogging, and I am really excited but somewhat nervous because of my shyness hehehe.  However, I will do my best to post my experiences and opinions on the card game and the anime.  Also, my deck profiles of some of my favorite clans.  Without further ado, let us begin.

I'm back!

Back from vacation in Beijing.  And guess what?  Cardfighting not only cured my depression last year, but also cured my jet lag this year.  Honestly, it works better than prescription drugs!

But, enough of that.  I should actually start putting more content on this blog.

Upcoming deck lists:

-Soul Paladins (2 or 3 versions of)
-Spectral Duke
-My budget 'unwanted vanguards' Narukami deck (oh god, I heard Guld is $5 now)
-Pale Moon (pressure build for Sarah first, then maybe I'll do a build for Luquier)
-Dark Irregulars (turbo soul charging, Reijy)
-Spike Brothers (Emperor build; this deck is really fun-- I said FUN, not GOOD --with no perfect guards or heal triggers)
-Maelstrom (been meaning to do this for a while, but maybe Rin can do this)
-'The hell am I supposed to ride?" Granblue (oh yeah....THIS deck)
-Great Nature (my Apt deck and a standard Leopald one)
-Nova Grapplers (I'm building a Rutile based deck)

Kagero - Iron Fist of the Dragon's Fury (Lawkeeper)

It IS my main deck (and forever will be, perhaps).  I love it.  It does so many things with a single limit break. Many small, subtle things that add up in a cohesive manner; IT'S BEAUTIFUL!

And it finally showed up in the anime.  For about 2 seconds.  And it was great.

I'd put some snappy comment here, but I'm too busy staring at the awesomeness that is Lawkeeper.
(Oh, and Rin made this GIF for me!  Isn't it great?)

To commemorate this event, and "celebrate" the arrival of crossrides.  I give them a warm welcome with 23k and 18k rows EVERYWHERE!

Umm, yeah, so no unit of the week for that past Sunday either...been busy lately...

BUT, I will have posts this week...somehow.

Box opening will NOT be posted because it was such a disaster (that box wasn't worth its own price...ugh...$2 RRR...)

My personal Lawkeeper deck will get an update soon.

Updates for the week?

No, I didn't do a unit of the week article last Sunday.  I was busy.  BUT, I will be working on something special (besides my homework)!  Should have a box opening to do tommorow and a video from that, along with Rin's "Sh** Cardfighters Say!!" video which will be complete soon.

I also recently added a Raindear deck list and a Coco deck list to the pile.  Enjoy.

Unit of the Week - 2/3/2013

Oh boy, I have to do a Gold Paladin now...

Rabbit armor bearers made Gold Paladins at least 20% cooler.

Some happy news for me...

It's always a happy occasion when a deck I build on paper/online proves itself worthy in real card form.  At a certain point, theory becomes practice and all works out for the best.  And my Royal Paladin deck is about to reach that point.

Quick Tips for Playing Competitively

You finally got a deck together, played a few games, entered a few tournaments, but you feel something is not quite right. You seem to be losing quite an awful lot than you would like to. Yes, we should be playing games like Cardfight!! Vanguard for fun, but let's admit it: losing constantly gets boring and irritating after a while. Well, allow me to give you a few quick pointers on some things you can do to redeem yourself from that losing streak.

Losing sucks, doesn't it? Well, stop moping and read on
to find out how to better your gameplay!

Update: January 13, 2013

Hey, thanks again for keeping up with us! We have posts that have been edited since their original post time along with some changes:

• Trigger Capital has now received 2 additional writers: myself and Barrel. I will mainly be writing articles about playing competitively, strategy, and maybe a few deck profiles (which may be done in video form as an accompanying tool or instead of a post altogether) while Barrel's articles will be more geared towards the anime. 
• The Deck Weaknesses article has been updated with info on almost every clan.
• Unit of the Week updated!
• New articles uploaded
• Cardfight!! Vanguard Episode 104 Review by Barrel
• Tournament Etiquette by myself
• Upcoming articles
• "About" page so you can find out more about the writers behind this blog which may get you to stay and even share with your friends.
• "Quick Gameplay Tips" (tentative title) by myself - This will be an article in which I give you some easy tips that should improve your game overall.
• "Starting Vanguard Analysis" by Dragon∞Blade

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Rin Dunois

Tournament Etiquette

You bought some cards, made a deck, bought more cards, made some changes to it a few times or so, and played enough with your friends to the point where you think you are ready for something larger. Well, as eager as you may be to enter your first sanctioned tournament or a local tournament for the 25th time, there are some things to keep in mind. Having participated in several Cardfight!! Vanguard tournaments myself including the World Championship Qualifier in Los Angeles, I can assure you that playing competitively is vastly different from playing with friends. Here are some guidelines on how to conduct yourself in a competitive setting while still enjoying the game.

Please do not upset the store clerks just because you do not know how to properly act in a competitive setting.  Continue reading this article for some quick and easy tips so you can make the game fun and enjoyable for everyone!

Welp. Stuff happens.

So I'm sure a lot of you have heard about Cardfight Capital getting a cease and desist order.  I'm going to remain neutral about that (although I will say that I liked Cardfight Capital a lot and will miss it).  In any case, this means that my "theory" deck lists will be even MORE theoretical until I can somehow proxy test them.  Please don't yell at me for things that looks stupid.

And a lot of other minor stuff happened today too.  Annoying minor stuff.

Welp, can't be helped.

BUT, that's not gonna stop me from writing this blog or coming up with new decks and whatnot.

In fact, it just means that I will work extra hard to make this card game seem awesome to everyone around me and then one day everyone will be cardfighting, just like in the anime, and I won't need an online simulation to test decks!

YES, CARDFIGHTING SHALL BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF ALL OF OUR LIVES ONE DAY!  THAT IS MY DREAM AND IT SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED!

*ahem* Uh, got a bit carried away there.  ANYWAYS, I'll be spending the next month writing articles and spreading the word about this blog to anyone who cares.

Testing? New vanguard blog.

So I finally decided to make a Cardfight!! Vanguard blog.

It's going to include some discussion of gameplay, as well as decklists, anime discussion, and maybe some rants about other things.