I want to build an End of Anubis deck. If you look at the metagame right now, he negates alot of things.

Zombie Decks (Vampire lord's effect ((recursion effect)) Pyramid Turtle.)
Pheonix Decks (Negates Apprentice Magician's Search, and Pheonix's Recursion)
The Searchers (Tomato, Kamakiri, grizlly, sangan, etc. etc.)
Recursion cards (Coth, Premature, shallow grave)

He has a Really good atk power (2500 o.o), and has Fiend Support. But he is also prone to alot of things

Book of moon( flip him over and kill him :( )
Enemy Controller (switch him to def and kill him :( )

Then again, the Destruction cards kill pretty much every other monster as well, so it really doesnt count.

Over all, with the right build, I think End of Anubis could do well. I want to make one so if you would plz help me, I would appreciate it :o

If you truly fear the troubles of having End of Anubis put into defense mode consider the following card:

Final Attack Orders
Continuous Trap

As long as this card remains face-up on the field, all face-up monsters on the field are changed to Attack Position and their battle position cannot be changed.

While this won't keep EoA safe from Book of Moon + Nobleman of Crossout, it will mean whenever your opponent attacks EoA it will be in ATK mode.

Try asking Waldo, Squid and DillieO in the Fiend thread. I'm sure they can really help you out.

There is one deck in which End of Anubis shines! GRAVEKEEPERS! Basically, wherever Necrovalley lacks, End of Anubis picks up the slack, and vice versa. I ran 1 in my GK deck, and I really wanted to run 2 but didn't have 2 at the time. It did REALLY well.

I would run a standard GK deck with 2 EoA and 1 Chief. Alongside the standard deck, run some more field control cards like Enemy controller, books of moon, etc... That should work out just fine, not to mention REALLY screw up almost every deck out there! (Except for stall/burn but that's why sidedecks are for). Good luck, and let me know how it goes!

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I too have contemplated an anubis deck. heres a couple of thoughts on the subject that might help.

if I were to build one i would go with a remove from play stratagy. lesser fiend, necrofear (maybe), grave protector.

or possibly, a hinder/negate everything type stratagy. ha des, protector of sanctuary, dark jeroid, ect.

either way disruption would be the theme, I think, to the success of an anubis deck. most likely a competitive anubis deck might contain a combo of both.

these are just ideas though, 'cause I'm still trying to get at least one more anubis before I actually try out these ideas. if you actually try these ideas it would be great to hear your results.

How well versed on End of Anubis rulings are you guys? He does negate a lot. But recently there has been a ruling that is going to make a lot of headaches for you when you try and explain the mechanics of its effect and timing.

What Im talking about is Exiled Force vs. End of Anubis.

It has been ruled that EoA negates Exiled's effect, because Exiled destruction effect resolves while its in the Graveyard, and therefore falls under the territory of EoA. This is DESPITE Exiled having been activated on the field.

Curtis Shultz gave this ruling, apparently under orders, and it coincides with the listing of Exiled Force as a "Graveyard effect" in the rulings on Skill Drain. This has huge reprocusions for other cards like Cannon Soldier, Amazon Archer, and TIV, when they tribute themselves.

*IMPORTANT*!!!!
This does not mean that the ruling is correct. There is a big stink being put up to correct this ruling so that it fits with the mechanics we understand, and coincide with rulings on other cards. some big names like Novastar and John Danker are asking the questions for a recall (so to speak) However, until Konami authorizes it, you may find that a judge rules it as such. And its more likely that you are going to have a fist fight on your hands if your opponent tributes Exiled and you tell them that EoA negates it.=/

Hopefully, that ruling will be corrected quickly. But I wouldnt hold my breath. Anyone remember Troop Dragon? EoA vs. Exiled is a nightmare.

Also, with EoA, if Premature Burial is activated, remember, it doesnt negate activation, just effect. So, the 800 cost will be paid, the effect will fizzle, and Premie will go to the Grave.

So, read up on rulings, because End of Anubis can cause problems.

That being said, you will find its effect, in general to be devastating to decks that revolve around the Graveyard: Zombies, Gravekeepers, any Graveyard triggered searcher or effect (Tomato, Sinister, Sangan, Helpoemer, Premature, CotH, etc) Abusing the Grave has fast become the favorite method of swarming and recycling powerful effects. newer cards like DMoC and Feather of the Phoenix wont get their choices.

Its sheer strength is perfect for straightforward beatdown approach (beware of Sak Armor and Mirror Force) complements Dark Ruler well. And, my favorite, is easily Metamorphed into Dark Blade the Dragon Knight. I pick Dark Blade over Senshi and the others, cause you can time it to stall out Chaos Food, then meta into a monster that can possibly remove that fuel altogether. Talk about ticking someone off.

go for it. Experiment. But, (again) know your rules on EoA, cause most people are still confused on the basics of what it negates, much less that mess that I outlined above.

These are the rulings i picked up from Netrep

1# "The End of Anubis" WILL NOT negate the effect of "Fiend Comedian", "Fiber Jar", or "Big Burn".

2# "The End of Anubis" WILL negate the effects of "Night Assailant" (its second effect), "Aswan Apparition", "Nubian Guard", "Sangan", "Witch of the Black Forest" (even if Tributed to Tribute Summon "The End of Anubis"), "Mystic Tomato"/"Giant Rat"/etc., "Sinister Serpent", "Magician of Faith", "Dark Magician of Chaos"' spell retrieval effect, "Vampire Lord"'s ability to return from the Graveyard, "Dark Necrofear"'s ability to return from the Graveyard, and activation of "Call of the Haunted" or "Premature Burial".

3# "The End of Anubis" WILL NOT negate the Special Summon of "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End", "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning", "Dark Necrofear", "Soul of Purity and Light", etc. (because these involve costs, not effects, and "The End of Anubis" cannot negate paying costs). "The End of Anubis" WILL NOT negate "Strike Ninja"'s effect because removing 2 DARK monsters from the Graveyard is a cost.

4# You can chain "Call of the Haunted" to your opponent's effect that targets a card in the Graveyard or activates in the Graveyard to Special Summon "The End of Anubis" and negate that effect.

5# "The End of Anubis" negates the Special Summon effect of "Premature Burial" & "Call of the Haunted", but does not negate the effect that destroys the monster when "Premature Burial"/"Call of the Haunted" is destroyed.

6# While "The End of Anubis" is on the field, if you Special Summon "Gilasaurus", your opponent can't Special Summon.

7# If "The End of Anubis" is face-up on the field when a flipped "Spear Cretin" is sent to the Graveyard, then "Spear Cretin's" effect does not activate. But if "The End of Anubis" was merely on the field when "Spear Cretin" was flipped, but is NOT on the field when "Spear Cretin" is sent to the Graveyard, then "Spear Cretin's" effect DOES activate when sent to the Graveyard because "The End of Anubis" is no longer on the field to negate it.

8# When "Night Assailant" is discarded to activate the effect of "Tribe-Infecting Virus", and Fiend is named, the effect of "Night Assailant" is activated after "Tribe-Infecting Virus" resolves because "The End of Anubis" is no longer on the field.

9# You cannot send "Desrook Archfiend" to the Graveyard for its effect while "The End of Anubis" is on the field, because the effect of "Desrook Archfiend" targets the destroyed "Terrorking Archfiend" in the Graveyard.


I thought of a gravekeeper deck, but I want more of a Hybrid instead of a G-Keeper deck with 2-3 Anubis Splashed in. THanks for all the advice im starting to get an Idea of waht the deck will look like :)

Well about 2 months ago I was in the shower and got this crazy idea while I applied my conditioner. What about an end of Anubis deck that's main strategy is to totally omit the graveyard. Now, it would run 3x Banisher of the light, maybe some soul demoliton/soul absorption(could gain lots of LP) etc....I never got too deep into the deck, because the concept seemed kinda abstract at the time and gave me a headache. Then you would use cards like Return from a Different dimension and another fiend , Gren Maju Da Eiza. If the remove from play went as planned, he would be an incredibly strong 3 star monster.

Maybe a stall deck with gren maju, banisher, d.d. dynamite(i think thats the right card)

A beatdown deck that limits recursion.

Or maybe a complete fiend lockdown deck with(but not all);
effect negation
-Ha Des
-Terrorking
-Ceasefire
Trap/Magic negation
-Jinzo
-Cold wave
-Sonic Jammer(that little fly guy)

etc..

Thanx for the Idea's Zato, I was starting to get off track with the deck :cross-eye

Well the thing about End of Anubis is that he doesn't compliment many decks. He can hurt you just as much as your opponent.

But looking voer those netrep rulins.....necrofear, BLS and strike ninja still work? Well, since they are not negated by it, then itd be best to use some of them for ideas!

Necrofear easily drops into a deck with end of anubis, since you cant do much with the graveyard, might as well remove them from play.

Strike ninja is also another easy choice, end of anubis can come to the field almost free of charge!

It is still hard to base a deck around End of Anubis because he is a tribute monster and running 3 could be trouble..(well I will use 5 in some fiend decks but still lol). I could see some easy use in a strike ninja deck alonside jinzo and mobius.

scapegoat, statue of the wicked, or even a couple of spirit reaper could take care of the tribute problem.

Thanx for the idea Once Again Zato :D Im going for a strike ninja deck. And EOA would negate Necrofear's Snatch steal effect, cuz it activates in the GY