>buy brick-eyes on a whim because i haven't normal summoned aleister in around 2 years
>play a lot of friendlies because i want to learn the deck (HOTU doesn't allow it)
>join a serious tournament
>2nd place at locals (1st was ryzeal ritual, 3rd was maliss who got shat on by lancea every other game and still managed to place high)
I wasn't running the most optimal list ever, but like i mentioned earlier i just wanted to use aleister again shaddoll support in the next terminal world please and i got pretty far. Konami overtuned the fuck out of this deck.
>neo kaiser can be full combo because maiden sends herself from hand AND field (aleister is still the better normal, it either resolves or soaks up a handtrap) to place true light from almost anywhere
>true light sets almost every spell from deck
>wishes can grab the other normal summon of the deck, the extender or a handtrap, plus any trap/spell you want, it also sets up neo-ultimate's negate with ease
>the link-1 that literally, unironically searches the field spell, can tribute itself to summon blue-eyes from deck or hand
>maiden summons herself from GY when you summon the dragon from anywhere, she also summons it when targeted by anything
>because you always need a discard and the cards can summon brick-eyes from anywhere, it's literally not a brick anymore
>roar and majesty have "secret" effects that render ultimate fusion and chaos form obsolete
>the old synchro has a new target in the form of crimson dragon, who lets you cheat out sifr/blazar, ultimate spirit and spirit in the same turn
>if you're willing to splurge on it, the deck gets even better with primite because it lets it establish a board with very few summons
It really says a lot about how good the support was when its worst cards are the aforementioned neo kaiser, and the xyz that is a better DRNM on legs that can summon a 4k blue-eyes by detaching a material.