This Exodia deck for Master Duel uses the Crooked Cook to stall before winning the game. Check out the core deck list, key combos, how to play & beat as well as F2P or budget options!

Crooked Cook Exodia Deck List

Main Deck: 40 cards
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1
x3	x3	x3	x3	x2
x2	x2	x3	x3	x2
x2	x2	x1	x1	x1
x2	-	-	-	-
Extra Deck: 15 cards
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1
x2	x1	x1	x3	x2
x1	-	-	-	-

Crooked Cook Exodia Breakdown

Monsters

Spells

Traps

Extra

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Astral Kuriboh	3
	Maxx "C"	3
	Beautunaful Princess	3
	Exodia the Forbidden One	1
	Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju	2
	Buzzsaw Shark	3
	Right Leg of the Forbidden One	1
	Left Leg of the Forbidden One	1
	Right Arm of the Forbidden One	1
	Left Arm of the Forbidden One	1
	Right-Hand Shark	2
	Left-Hand Shark	2

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Dark Ruler No More	3
	Lightning Storm	2
	Called by the Grave	2
	Harpie's Feather Duster	1
	One for One	1
	Foolish Burial	1
	Raigeki	2
	Piri Reis Map	3

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Red Reboot	2

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon	1
	Elder Entity N'tss	1
	Prank-Kids Battle Butler	1
	Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder	1
	Linkuriboh	3
	Prank-Kids Rip-Roarin-Roaster	1
	Number 59: Crooked Cook	2
	Linguriboh	2
	Barbaroid, the Ultimate Battle Machine	1
	Chimeratech Fortress Dragon	1
	Cyber Dragon Nova	1

Tier Evaluation

Tier Ranking
Rogue Tier
Deck Archetype		Deck Difficulty
Alternate Win		Easy
Deck Evaluation
Deck aims to bottleneck from the opponent from any act with Crooked Cook being extremely hard to remove Allows the player to slowly draw and get the multiple pieces of Exodia Extremely reliant in getting Crooked Cook on the field unscathed and uninterrupted

Crooked Cook Exodia Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

The tricky thing with Exodia decks are that you'll need to either be lucky enough to get all five Exodia Cards in your hand, or at the very least, survive long enough to get all five of them.

Though there are a number of Exodia decks out there, this deck seems safer due to Number 59: Crooked Cook. The key to this deck isn't to win on the first turn, but rather keep your opponent from damaging you, while you keep drawing cards to complete all five Exodia cards.

And once you've collected all five Exodia Cards in your hand, you instantly win!

Starting Steps

To get things moving, summon Right-Hand Shark onto the field. If it gets sent to your GY while waiting for the other cards you need, you can Special Summon it from the GY as long as you have no other monsters on the field.

Astral Kuriboh

Next thing you'll need to do is to summon Astral Kuriboh.

Special Summon Astral Kuriboh by revealing Number 59: Crooked Cook, and once on the field you'll have a Level 4 Astral Kuriboh.

Number 59: Crooked Cook

Now, with both Right-Hand Shark and a Level 4 Astral Kuriboh on the monster field, Xyz summon Number 59: Crooked Cook on defense position and place it on the field. Summoning it in Defense position so that you your LP won't decrease even if monster with a higher ATK than 2300 attacks..

Where Things Get Interesting

Normally, using Right-Hand Shark as material for an Xyz Summon will protect the Xyz Monster from being destroyed by battle but you'll need to use only Water Monsters as Xyz Material. Using it in tandem with Left-Hand Shark will give whatever Xyz Monster summoned using both monsters as material protection from battle as well as card effects.

However, using the Astral Kuriboh as material will protect it from battle & card effects giving the same effect of using both Left & Right-Hand Sharks together, basically making your Number 59: Crooked Cook pretty much invincible as long as it's the only monster on your field.

So, if you have any other monsters on your field, use Number 59: Crooked Cook's ability to destroy all the cards you control aside from this one.

Waiting Game

Now that you have a pretty much impregnable wall to hide behind, you can now just sit back and keep drawing cards until you have all five Exodia Cards.

Exodia, the Forbidden One

As soon as you have all 5 Exodia Cards in your hand, you automatically win the Duel.

Core Combos and Interactions

Astral Kuriboh

Astral Kuriboh

Number 59: Crooked Cook

Astral Kuriboh starts out as a Level 1 monster. But, you can Special Summon it as long as you reveal a Number Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck, in this case Number 59: Crooked Cook. Revealing Number 59: Crooked Cook will turn your Level 1 Astral Kuriboh into a Level 4 Astral Kuriboh.

Number 59: Crooked COok

Right-Hand Shark

Astral Kuriboh

Number 59: Crooked Cook

Both RIght-Hand Shark and Astral Kuriboh have very interesting effects when you use them as Xyz Summon Materials. Using Right-Hand Shark will protect the Xyz Monster from being destroyed by battle. Using Astral Kuriboh on the other hand will protect the Xyz Monster from battle & card effects. This will pretty much make your Number 59: Crooked Cook invincible. But, there's a catch. It has to be the only card you control for the effects to take effect.

Exodia, the Forbidden One

Exodia the Forbidden One	Left Arm of the Forbidden One	Right Arm of the Forbidden One
Left Leg of the Forbidden One	Right Leg of the Forbidden One	-

Exodia the Forbidden One is a unique card that you will need to find all 5 cards to be able to summon it. Another thing that makes it unique is that collecting all five cards in your hand will automatically count as a win for you, immediately ending the match even if both you and your opponent still have full LP.

Budget Crooked Cook Exodia: F2P Friendly

Lower Rarity Replacements

Dark Hole	If you don't have Dark Ruler No More, using Dark Hole may be a good alternative. However, it has a side effect of wiping out all your monsters on the field as well. Though, it may be a benefit if you have Astral Kuriboh in your hand since you can just Special Summon Right-Hand Shark onto the field and Special Summon Astral Kuriboh and summon Number 59: Crooked Cook with his invincible effects taking effect.
Twin Twisters	Though Dark Hole takes care of monsters, you'll still need something to take care of pesky Spells & Trap cards. Using Twin Twisters may be a good alternative to Lightning Storm or Harpie's Feather Duster as you can discard 1 card and target 2 spells/traps on the field and destroy them.
Hey, Trunade!	Another card that will help against those pesky Spell & Trap cards, Hey, Trunade! can act like a budget Harpie's Feather Duster. However, instead of destroying them, it'll return all Spell & Trap Cards on the field to the hand, both yours and your opponent's.
Pot of Duality	Something like a budget Pot of Prosperity, but you won't have to banish any cards to use it. The only downside is that you can at most draw only 1 Card.

Best Decks to Use Against Crooked Cook Exodia Decks

Aggro Deck

The key to beating this Crooked Cook Exodia Deck is to hit it hard and fast.

Going with a deck similar to a Virtual World Deck that can quickly swarm the field and summon strong monsters and deal with your enemy before they can even summon Number 59: Crooked Cook!

Virtual World Deck List and Card Guide

Best Cards to Tech Against Crooked Cook Exodia

	Royal Tribute
	If you're playing a Control Gravekeeper's Deck, you can randomly play Royal Tribute and both you and your opponent have to discard ANY monster cards in both player's hands. If you're lucky enough, you may be able to get your opponent to discard an Exodia card.
	Underworld Goddess of the Closed World
	Though Link Summoning Underworld Goddess of the Closed World may take a lot, you can use your opponent's monster as Link Material to summon her. Easily use your opponent's Number 59: Crooked Cook, and you can now start damaging them, hopefully with enough time before they draw all Exodia cards or before they pull out another Number 59: Crooked Cook.
	Downerd Magician
	If your opponent's Number 59: Crooked Cook is in a defensive position, you can use Downerd Magician to still attack, and it'll deal piercing damage, ignoring Number 59: Crooked Cook's seemingly impreginable defense. Just continue hitting your opponent to reduce their LP to 0 before they can draw all 5 Exodia Cards.
	Triple Burst Dragon
	Again, piercing damage is the name of the game. If your opponent's Number 59: Crooked Cook is in a defensive position, you can use Triple Burst Dragon to still attack, and it'll deal piercing damage, ignoring Number 59: Crooked Cook's seemingly impreginable defense.
	Pentestag
	Another piercing damage card. If your opponent's Number 59: Crooked Cook is in a defensive position, you can use Pentestag to still attack, and it'll deal piercing damage, ignoring Number 59: Crooked Cook's seemingly impreginable defense.
	White Aura Whale
	Though similar to Downerd Magician, Triple Burst Dragon, and Penestag, White Aura Whale has an additional effect of being able to destroy all your opponent's Attack Position monsters, in case they have their Number 59: Crooked Cook on Attack Position instead. Quickly destroy it, and begin to attack your opponent, hopefully depleting their LP before they can draw all 5 Exodia cards.

Hit Hard and Fast

Exodia Decks rely on being able to draw all 5 Exodia cards onto the players hand as fast as possible.

Using a combination of spells and traps to stop those draws from happening while delivering hard attacks one after the other will quickly put the duel in your favor.

Related Packs to Crooked Crook Exodia Deck

Packs
The Great Olds	Number Recall
Shark's Pride	Legacy Pack

The Great Olds Pack is where you can find the Exodia the Forbidden Cards you'll need. Number Recall Pack is where you can get the necessary Astral Kuriboh. RIght-Hand Shark can be obtained via the Shark's Pride Pack, while you can find Number 59: Crooked Cook via the Legacy Pack.

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