Gem Guide
Overview
This is a living guide which automatically updates itself based on new tournament decks and current Power Rankings to give you the most up-to-date gem investment advice possible. The green/red arrows — / — found on cards throughout the guide represent recent trends in those cards’ usage rates. For more info read the analysis details.
WARNING: Considering the most recent banlist, the meta still hasn’t settled. As such the Tier List is in a volatile state and is subject to rapid change over the next few weeks. Bear that in mind before you make any long-term investments.
Recommended Deck
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- Blue-Eyes (Tier 1)
– 38000 gems + $4
- The White Dragon of Legend: 1000 gems
- Blue-Eyes Evolution: 1000 gems
- Magician's Chronicle: 1000 gems + $4
- Starter Deck (Friend Invitation Campaign): 500 gems
- Infinite Ray: 1000 gems
- Shining Hope: 9000 gems
- Link Revolution: 500 gems
- Solflare Lightning: 4500 gems
- Zillion Thunder: 13500 gems
- Deep Emotion: 1000 gems
- Tachyon of Galaxy: 5000 gems
- The White Dragon of Legend:
- Zombies (Tier 1)
– 33000 gems + $11
- Tachyon of Galaxy: 11000 gems
- Zombie Necromancy: 1000 gems + $11
- Phoenix Blaze: 4500 gems
- Ghost Reunion: 500 gems
- Anniversary Box Vol. 01: 7500 gems
- Tech cards: 9000 gems
- Tachyon of Galaxy:
- Tech Genus (Tier 2)
– 59000 gems–
- Antinomic Theory: 11000 gems
- Striker Expansion: 9000 gems
- Witch's Sorcery: 4500 gems
- Tornado of Phantoms: 500 gems
- Truth Universe: 9000 gems
- Valhalla Calling: 9000 gems
- Tachyon of Galaxy: 2500 gems
- Tech cards: 13000 gems
- Antinomic Theory:
- Sky Striker (Tier 2)
– 47000 gems + $37–
- Striker Expansion: 18000 gems
- Future Circuit: 4500 gems
- Fortress of Gears: 2500 gems
- Link Revolution: 4500 gems
- Raider's Requiem: 2000 gems
- Selection Box Vol.07: $37
- Tech cards: 15000 gems
- Striker Expansion:
- Shaddoll (Tier 2)
– 34000 gems + $76–
- Phoenix Blaze: 16000 gems
- Solflare Lightning: 13000 gems
- Future Circuit: 4500 gems
- Selection Box Vol.07: $76
- Phoenix Blaze:
These are decks whose best versions involve cards currently exclusive to Selection Boxes. Such cards are extremely expensive and not currently available. It is unknown when these cards will be available to purchase again.
Note: Before investing in a deck, take the time to look into the play-style of the deck as well as general opinions on the deck. Be sure that you’ll enjoy playing the deck and that it’s not in danger of suddenly becoming irrelevant.
Analysis Details
This page works by analyzing recent tournament decks from the past few weeks, automatically accounting for any changes to the Forbidden/Limited List and Power Rankings. Only cards which are used in those decks above a certain “usage threshold rate” are counted on this page, so the cards you see above are guaranteed to have been successful in multiple top decks from multiple players.
A “staple” card is classified as any card which is commonly used in multiple top-tier decks. Cards may shift from being staples to being classified as “archetype-specific support” if all but one of the decks using that card fall off the Tier List. Similarly, cards may become staples as other decks that use the card are promoted on to the Tier List.
The recommended deck is the best, most accessible deck on the Tier List, perfect for new or returning players. The price of each deck is estimated by looking at the “core” cards and then factoring in how expensive common “tech” cards are. If you’re instead looking for information on one of the non-recommended decks, the deck-type pages have full statistical breakdowns of the cards used in every deck.