How to Farm Level 30/40 Super Joey [5/15-5/27]

Overview

Hey there, ladies and gents. If you came to see how to farm everyone’s favorite Brooklyn goofball, you’ve come to the right place. However, this isn’t your regular Graceful Dice / Time Wizard’ing Joey. Rather than rely on RNG, Super Joey shifts his focus toward Red-Eyes B. Dragon, complete with specialized support cards only previously seen with the likes of BEWD and Dark Magician.

Always living in BEWD’s shadow, REBD was inferior in every way until now. With support like Red-Eyes Spirit and Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact, Red-Eyes decks can start to take shape.

Another interesting SR reward could be Divine Knight Ishzark, D. D. Warrior’s older brother who banishes monsters it destroys rather than sending them to the Graveyard. This could stop Recruiter revivals by Chiefs or keep the necessary Desert Twister materials out of play.

 

Level 40 Super Joey:

As far as brute force goes, Super Joey boasts considerable power, such as the ability to OTK with 2 REBD’s. In addition to this, he also packs monster removal, backline removal, and an Enemy Controller analog(heh). This makes us adopt very specific strategies for getting to our end game win combos.

Cards to Watch Out For:

• Kunai with Chain
  • Position changer and 500 ATK equip all in one
  • Important to note: when Storm’ing the backline
    • Joey will panic chain, meaning he can only activate the 500 ATK boost effect
    • this leaves you free to target the other Set backline
• Spiritual Wind Art-Miyabi
  • nasty monster removal that can mess up the farm if not dealt with
  • Note: tribute must be Wind type, meaning the 3 Vanguards and 2 REBD do not qualify
  • He WILL use this on Unhappy Girls, do not toss your 3rd copy
• Stamping Destruction (x2)
  • DO NOT set any important farm spells until both copies have been used
  • can lower you to lethal range while removing your defense
  • its necessary to run bait to draw these out
• Red-Eyes B. Dragon
  • if it finds its way to the Graveyard, it can come back via Spirit, Vanguard, or Wyvern
  • can OTK if 2 REBD’s find an unguarded Unhappy Girl
• Desert Twister
  • another reason why we can’t blow through his frontline
  • inevitably, he’ll tribute some monsters for REBD, so Earth/Wind monsters will end up in the Graveyard
  • still, the odds of seeing this are pretty low, as the field is usually locked down as 2 REBD & a 4 star
  • curiously, even if he has a full hand and you have some Set backline, Joey won’t opt to use DT’s effect on some occasions

Core Cards:

• The Unhappy Girl (x3)
  • locks down Joey’s frontline without destroying it
  • important since half his cards involve pulling Red-Eyes from the Graveyard
• Rai-Mei (x3)
  • searches for Unhappy Girl when destroyed in battle
  • thins your deck, ensuring you deck out first
• Crystal Seer (x2)
  • Skelengel 2.0
  • thins your deck and gives some draw power
• Enchanted Javelin (x3)
  • Stamping Destruction bait
  • you’ll probably use at least one Javelin to prevent a lethal hit
• Storm
  • necessary to deal with Kunai/Miyabi/misc.

Defense/Stall Cards: Prioritize glossies/prismatics

• Windstorm of Etaqua: Level 25 Mai Reward
• Enemy Controller: Check out this guide if you’ve been having trouble with Kaiba
• Security Orb: Enemy Controller/Wild Tornado rolled together

 

Piranha Oz (no Union Attack)

The tried and true Piranha/Oz. If the recent Yugi Moto event still has you Union-less, this method will never let you down.

You’ll want to get out 3 Unhappy Girls ASAP, with a spare Rai-Mei/Crystal Seer on the side in case he pops Miyabi early.

Set any Javelins/E-Con/Windstorm/Sec Orbs. Anything not essential to the final Win Combo is Storm ammo.

Unless both Stamping Destruction’s have been popped, DO NOT set any farm spells. If you do, be sure to use the farm spells BEFORE Storm’ing.

Don’t forget to leave 1 open slot for Storm!

Fusion Gate can be replaced with a regular Poly.

Important: When given the chance, activate 1 Javelin to keep your LP out of lethal range. The 2 SD’s will take you to 3000 LP, and without cover you will die to REBD+any other monster.

Win Combo

On your 2nd to last turn:

• With 2 Set defense cards (usually Javelins), activate Storm
• With 3 monsters on the field, tribute 2 for Des Koala

On your last turn: 

• Summon Piranha Army
• Fusion Summon Master of Oz
• Use Secret Pass to the Treasures on Piranha
• Use Gift of the Martyr: Oz ⇒ Piranha
• Attack directly for 10000 clean

Serket Vassal

For those of us able to nab Union Attacks, this deck has an easier time hitting 8000.

Same game as the Piranha version, except you only need 2 monsters on the field at a given time, with 1 in reserve for Miyabi.

1 of the 2 will be tributed for Serket, who will in turn be tributed for BEUD.

Note: For those without 2 Union Attacks, you can use Spell Reclamation.

Win Combo

On your 2nd to last turn:

• With 2 Set defense cards (usually Javelins), activate Storm
• Activate Temple of the Kings
• With 2 monsters on the field, tribute 1 for Mythical Beast of Serket
• Use Temple’s effect, sac Serket for Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon

On your last turn: 

• Summon Gravekeeper’s Vassal
• Use Secret Pass to the Treasures on Vassal
• Pop both Union Attack on Vassal
• Attack directly for a nice Win by Effect Damage Only bonus

Level 30 Super Joey

This version of Super Joey is significantly less scary, packing less powerful 4 stars and less ways to pull REBD from the Graveyard. Still, Level 30 Joey makes use of some annoying spells/traps that Level 40 does not.

That being said, the decks used for Level 40 can also be used here, although farming Level 30 is arguably a waste of time as the reward pool is heavily diluted.

Cards to Watch Out For:

• Kunai with Chain
  • stops your final attack cold
• Stamping Destruction (x2)
  • can lower you to lethal range while removing your defenses
  • bait them out and you’ll be golden
• Magical Arm Shield
  • Funnily enough, the AI will pull your UG instead of Oz/BEUD, hoping you’ll destroy your own monster
  • A fully boosted Piranha/Vassal will still kill, but Storm this away anyways
• Dragon’s Gunfire
  • pops a UG for no additional cost

Konami seems to have upped the spawns rates of Super Joey compared to Yugi Moto, as well as a healthier mix of Level 30’s/40’s. Definitely a step in the right direction, so make the most of it and have fun building your REBD decks!

As always, thanks for reading! Good luck and happy dueling!