I am curious and would like some input on Deck Thinners. The first, and most obvious at least to me, is Toon Table of Contents. Another I wonder about was Gather Your Mind. Are there any others that could be considered for deck thinning?

Spell wise? the ones you mentioned, TToC would be the one I would choose. There are plenty of Monsters that you can use with a deck thinning effect as you know.

I guess it depends on the type of deck.

I'm sure HDI will chime in sooner or later.

Monster:

Sangan
Morphing Jar
Morphing Jar #2
Magical Merchant
UFO Turtle
Mother Grizzly
Giant Rat
Flying Kamakiri #1
Mystic Tomato
Shining Angel
Nova Summoner
Giant Germ
Nimble Momonga
Hyena
Troop Dragon
Masked Dragon
Howling Insect
Pyramid Turtle
Hydrogeddon
Thunder Dragon
Volcanic Bullet/"Shell"
Apprentice Magician
Goblin Zombie
The Agent of Creation - Venus + Mystical Shine Ball
Green Gadget + Red Gadget + Yellow Gadget
T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
Bubonic Vermin
Hero Kids
Mechausa/"Mecha Bunny"
Black Feather - Shura of the Azure Flame/"Blackwing - Shura the Blue Flame"
Summon Priest/"Summoner Monk"
D. Hero Diabolic Guy/"Malicious"
Lonefire Blossom
E. Hero Prismer
etc
etc


Magic:

Toon Index/"Table of Contents"
Gather Your Mind
Mana Seize/"Spell Power Grasp"
Allure of Darkness (with DARK)
Veil of Darkness (same)
Solar Recharge (with Lightsworn)
Charge of the Light Brigade (same)
Common Charity (with Normal)
Heart of the Underdog (same)
Golden Chest of Sealing/"Gold Sarcophagus"
Different Dimension Capsule
Foolish Burial
Upstart Goblin
Card Destruction
Hand Destruction
Reasoning
Monster Gate
Terraforming (with Field Magic)
Reinforcement of the Army
etc


Trap:

Magical Hats
Lair of the Needle Insects/"Needlebug Nest"
Jar of Greed
Skeleton/"Legacy" of Yata-Garasu
Reckless Greed
Good Goblin Housekeeping
Line of the Soul/"Soul Rope"
etc

I've been playing this game for 8 years and have never built and Exodia Deck. Decided it was time to give it a go! Thanks for the help.

Well if you are building Exodia, don't forget that Toon Table of Contents can get Blue Eyes Toon Dragon which is Level 8 making it perfect to be discarded with Trade-In.

Well, for Exodia, then there's also, of course, Emissary of the Afterlife to thin the Deck while getting 1 of the Limbs.

oh well, if thats the case i kno a perfect deck for making Exodia

Of course, always some of the older Monster Card draw things too...Cyber Vary...Skelengel...Dekoichi...Dark Mimic LV1...Des Lacooda...etc

Exodia decks are a double edged sword. There are SO many types to go for, that strategy can get convoluted. I have seen people trying too many things at once, and a GOOD Exodia deck has to have focus. You don't need to worry about what "might" happen in a duel, because that is where you make the deck lose focus. I have a TOP-SHECRET Exodia deck, that I have been working on for so long. I used it at Locals a few times, and I don't let anyone look at it. The deck has only lost once. Out of 20 or so duels. Everyone has wanted to take a look at it, and I say nay. Now, with the new list, the Manticore Exodia deck can have some consistency. Wait, didn't they knock CoSR down to 1? I can't remember, and I am too lazy to go look. There is also always the Heart of the Underdog version. I am working on a Light/Fairy version with Tethys (card from CRMS), and so far it is working out alright. Its a counter Trap deck with Tethys. So, when you have Tethys on the field, and Bountiful Atremis, and you can do some damage. This version though is one with a back-up plan:

Fairy Beatdown i.e.- Airknight Parshath, Honest, etc.
Exodia i.e.- Draw power from Bountiful Artemis, Parshath, Tethys, etc.

It just kinda fits, and I like it. These are just some other options/ideas or whatever. I have been playing Exodia decks for so long, and I just wish that they would see some more airtime. Hope this sparks an idea for ya. Good Luck, C.

1.) Locals are usually very different from the bigger, "competitive" levels unfortunately. While some of the same Decktypes are used, the "skill" isn't always the same. So just because something may work locally, that doesn't mean it will work in something like Shonen Jump or Worlds.

2.) Yes, Card of Safe Return is restricted, though Manticore itself is unrestricted now.

3.) I hope you're remembering the Tethys rulings in that drawing a Fairy must be the very last thing to happen in order to activate Tethys's effect.

http://www.ccgrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=510035


4.) Only the least experienced Exodia players would make such a mistake of trying to cram in a bunch of different strategies at once in the Deck. These days, Exodia usually MUST be done in 1-2 turns quickly if one wishes to pull it off, especially with how fast the game can move along.

i have no constructive comments, just good luck with an exodia deck. a kid at my school runs one and its horrible! so good luck to you!

.....a bit late there....last comment was me from...last year...