Introduction
Fire Fist is an archetype that was first released to the TCG in Cosmo Blazer on 25/01/2013. It also featured in the LTGY and JOTL sets. Competitively, they are currently placing on the Tier 1/2 boundary, and are just slightly less competitive than Mermails; however, it should be noted that this research was conducted only a day after the release of JOTL, which saw the introduction of several new and powerful Fire Fist cards, especially "Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Rooster", which made a 3-axis Fire Fist deck competitively viable, and so may not be totally accurate.Fire Fists go hand-in-hand with the Fire Formation Spell/Trap Cards because, although the latter does not explicitly support the former, they support Beast-Warrior-Type monsters, which all of the Fire Fists are. There are several 'classes' of Fire Fist monsters in the Main Deck. Those released in Cosmo Blazer, hence forth referred to as Class 1, send Fire Formation cards on your field to the Graveyard to activate their effects, from monster destruction ("Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear") and Spell/Trap Removal ("Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Gorilla") to Special Summoning Fire Fists from the Grave ("Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Dragon"). It shold be noted that not all CBLZ Fire Fists follow this theme. The 'Class 2' Fire Fists, those released in LTGY, again sometimes focus on the manipulation of Fire Formation cards, but are more heavily based around field presence. 'Class 3' Fire Fists, from JOTL, benefit from their own destruction and also have fairly high DEF.
Fire Formation cards also stretch far beyond Fire Fists, however: Bujin and Phantom Beast decks also use 2 or 3 copies of "Fire Formation - Tenki" for its powerful searching ability, especially in the current meta which sports several decks focssed on lower level monsters with Rank 3 or 4 Xyz Summons.
There are two main types of Fire Fist decks: 3-axis and 4-axis. 4-axis is mainly based around Class 1 Fire Fists, especially "Bear" and "Dragon". "Gorilla", "Buffalo" and "Boar" are also advisable. Also, include at least two copies of "Coach Soldier Wolfbark". This monster lets you Special Summon a Level 4 FIRE Beast-Warrior type monster from your Graveyard with no cost, which is perfect for this deck due to the large number of the aforementioned cards. The deck is based on Rank 4 Xyz Summons, especially for "Tiger King" with its powerful effect and fairly light Material Restrictions. 3-axis is different from 4-axis in that it is far more Synchro-oriented. It uses "Spirit", "Leopard" and "Rooster" to Summon "Horse Prince" quickly and easily. Of the Class 1 Fire Fists, only "Bear" and "Gorilla" are really recommended, although you could potentially run "Dragon" and "Boar" to allow for more Rank 4 Xyz Summons or Level 8 Synchro Summons. Both Decks should run 3 copies of "Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos" and 2 copies of "Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks". "Effect Veiler" should be run at 2, but could be substituted for "Maxx "C"".
4-Axis Fire Fists
As mentioned above, this deck works by quickly getting multiple Level 4 monsters onto the field for quick Rank 4 Xyz Summons. This deck is very fast and adapts to the situation well in the right conditions. It is fairly consistent, but you should not always aim to do the same thing in every duel. The Extra deck is really down to the player, but "Tiger King", "Cardinal" and "Kirin" are advised to take up at least 5 of your Extra Deck slots. Below is the deck I use on DN.Main Deck
Monsters x19
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear x3Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Dragon x3
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Boar x2
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Gorilla x1
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Buffalo x1
Coach Soldier Wolfbark x2
Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos x3
Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks x2
Effect Veiler x2
Spells x13
Fire Formation - Tenki x3Fire Formation - Tensu x2
Fire Formation - Gyokkou x2
Fire Formation - Yoko x1
Monster Reborn x1
Forbidden Lance x2
Pot of Duality x2
Traps x10
Fire Formation - Tensen x2Bottomless Trap Hole (/Compulsory Evacuation Device) x2
Torrential Tribute x2
Starlight Road x1
Mirror Force x1
Solemn Warning x1
Solemn Judgment x1
Extra Deck
Xyz Monsters x11
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King x2Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Cardinal x1
Number 39: Utopia x1
Maestroke the Symphony Djinn x1
Number 16: Shock Master x1
Steelswarm Roach x1
Number 50: Blackship of Corn x1
Gagaga Cowboy x1
Abyss Dweller x1
Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack (/any decent Rank 7 Xyz Monster) x1
Any other Rank 4 Xyz Monsters
Synchro Monsters x4
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Kirin x2Stardust Dragon x1
Crimson Blader x1
Side Deck
Monsters x7
Electric Virus (to combat E.Dragons) x3Maxx "C" (similar to above) x2
Thunder King Rai-Oh (avoid use/ONLY IF NECESSARY) x2
Spells x1
Mystical Space Typhoon x1Traps x7
Skill Drain (avoid use/ONLY IF NECESSARY) x1Soul Drain (to combat E.Dragons) x2
Mind Drain (similar to above) x2
Dimensional Prison x2
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