Tournament Analysis

Hello! This Tournament Analysis article series aims to summarize the tournament-winning metagame based on data from a weeklong period (for both Speed and Rush formats).

Today's report is based on tournaments held from August 18, 2025 to August 25, 2025

  • Speed Format
  • Rush Format

Performance Metric

Remarks

Based on previous week when Shaddoll was an absolute dominant deck, it was predictable that Utopia could enter the fray to counter this situation. Despia remains consistent, not dominant but as a powerful threat. Meta variety keep high too, with a lot of different decks winning or reaching finals (Sky Striker, Gusto, Ancient Gear). Second consecutive week with Chimera performance being very low, almost inexistent.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd
Meta Weekly #393 SE 15 Utopia Chimera
Quantum Dailies #462 SE 55 Utopia Shaddoll
Starry Cup #58 SE 63 Utopia Shaddoll
6K Duelist Kingdom #4 SE 53 Utopia Ra
Cloudys Birthday Bash SE 210 Utopia Despia
DU Meta #3 SE 68 Sky Striker Despia
ZC King's Tournament #4 SE/9 Card Size 43 Shaddoll Ancient Gear
Evil League DL S13 #6 SE/9 Card Size 33 Utopia Chimera
DL Weekend League #9 SE 23 Despia Resonator
Super Latam Weekly #5 Swiss 89 Gusto Crystal Beast

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in ZC King's Tournament #4 - Nexaygo
1st Place in DL Weekend League #9 -
1st Place in DU Meta #3 -
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #462 -

Performance Metric

Remarks

Another week with low tournament presence. A new box is coming this week, so probably we will see a boost in competitive activity again. From the new box, there are decks with potential, but I think they won't have a big impact if we don't have a banlist first.

Loading... is a 'Loading... ' like floodgate, but decks like Hero can out the Maximum very easily with Loading... , sevens have Loading... , etc. Decks like Light Galaxy may have to adapt though because they don't have a way to out a 4k monster without Loading... .

Music Princess deck has potential too, thanks to Loading... at 3 copies, so the deck can fusion summon from GY easily. The boss monster Loading... has piercing damage and big attack, so the deck has, at first glance, consistency and power to be a meta contender.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd
Galaxy Rush #26 SE 33 Hero Light Galaxy
Yaden Cup #14 SE 16 Hero Hero

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Galaxy Rush #26 -