Heishin farm FAQ

Heishin farm FAQ

Q: What are you doing?
A: I am trying to win at least 5 rare cards in my 100% speedrun by farming Heishin in campaign. The main five cards are Kazejin, Suijin, Sanga of the Thunder, Harpie's Pet Dragon, and Labyrinth Tank. These cards cannot be bought or reasonably won from any other duelist. I would also like to win Kaiser Dragon, Exodia the Forbidden, Aqua Dragon, Firewing Pegasus, and Bracchio-raidus, but these cards can either be bought or won elsewhere, so they are not required.

Q: How can you farm Heishin in campaign?
A: You can go through campaign a second time after beating the game the first time. At this point, your deck is nearly perfect, with tons of 2500+ ATK monsters and equips. Heishin is the first required duelist in campaign, so you can get there quickly. When you defeat him, he challenges you repeatedly until you lose. It's very unlikely to lose with your nearly perfect deck. However, if you lose, or decide to take a break, you lose the opportunity to continue farming him in campaign -- unless you go through the whole game again, including its many cutscenes.

Q: Why farm him in campaign?
A: The field is changed to Yami. This powers up many of your best monsters, such as Skull Knight and Zoa, and none of Heishin's best monsters. This increases your chance of beating him and your chance of getting an S or A rank (which is required to win the best cards). It also speeds up the duels.

Q: How many times do you have to beat him?
A: About 1150 on average to get the drops I need. This would take about 25 hours. However, I will reset at around 800 duels (18 hours), since at that point it will not be possible for me to get world record. It is about 30% likely for me to get what I need in fewer than 800 duels.

Q: So you have to play for up to 18 hours without stopping?
A: Yes.

Q: How are you going to do this?
A: By eating a big breakfast and stretching beforehand, and preparing snacks to eat throughout. I'll also be able to take mini-stretch breaks during the loading time between duels.