Theres more intriaces, with spell and trap cards, and monsters with special effects or summoning requirements (such as Tribute, Fusion or Ritual Monsters), but thats the basic gist of how early Yu-Gi-Oh is played
However, in the context of pre-Synchro dueling, a lot of Seto Kaibas synergies on this deck allow him to switch from his straightforward god-crushing strategy via Obelisk the Tormentor to his ages-old Blue-Eyes Devastation
If you play games with lots of shuffling (deckbuilders, trading-card engines inside board games, or anything that cycles cards constantly), this 100-micron build stands up to heavy use and keeps your cards in good shape
This dog provides mana fixing and ramp that can take off in the midgame
This card's name becomes "Revendread Slayer" while on the field