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 July 7, 2025 to July 14, 2025

  • Speed Format
  • Rush Format

Performance Metric

Remarks

Shaddoll is a very versatile deck with a lot of combos, ways to dodge interruptions, and ways to deal with enemy monsters, so the idea of also having Loading... as a extra deck floodgate is just ridiculous in my opinion.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd
Meta Weekly #390 SE 17 Shaddoll Utopia
Jinzo Frogly #13 SE 52 Shaddoll Speedroid
Quantum Dailies #448 SE 58 Ancient Gear Speedroid
Suisen Weekly #157 SE 59 Shaddoll Shaddoll
Grand Prix #119 Swiss 71 Shaddoll Ancient Gear
Sky Striker Cup #54 SE 42 Ancient Gear Ancient Gear
Starry Cup #52 SE 48 Shaddoll Utopia
Wolf Series #70 SE 40 Shaddoll Ancient Gear
Dynasty #26 SE 50 Speedroid Shaddoll
Solid Tournament #1 SE 51 Ancient Gear Speedroid
Duel Links Empire Accession #65 SE 53 Shaddoll Shaddoll
Starry Cup #53 SE 53 Speedroid Salamangreat
Quantum Dailies #449 SE 54 Ancient Gear Shaddoll
Kuma Bear Weekly #96 SE 21 Hero Ancient Gear

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Meta Weekly #390 -
1st Place in Sky Striker Cup #54 -
1st Place in Starry Cup #35 -
1st Place in Kuma Bear Weekly #96 -
30 cards

Performance Metric

Remarks

Light Galaxy is the dominant deck by far. Probably in a scenario where Light Galaxy doesnt exists a wide meta would exist (Hero, Red-Boot, Sevens, Dark Galaxy)

The main difference between decks like Elemental Hero or Red-Boot in comparison with Light Galaxy is the OTK consistency. Red-Boot needs to find Loading... , Elemental Hero needs to find more pieces (Loading... , Loading... and Loading... ) but they have draw tools like Loading... or Loading... . Still Light Galaxy not only can mill the deck fast, but the galaxy fusions are very generic, with only one of the two materials named in every fusion.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd
Rush Duel Links Weekly #32 SE 34 Hero Light Galaxy
Rush Duel Dynasty #21 SE 33 Light Galaxy Hero
Cloudy City Rush Weekly #33 SE 31 Light Galaxy Hero
Quantum Rush #72 SE 31 Light Galaxy Baseball
Galaxy Rush #20 SE 32 Light Galaxy Light Galaxy
Go Rush!! Grand Prix #24 SE 33 Light Galaxy Light Galaxy

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Rush Duel Dynasty #21 -
30 cards