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 April 06, 2026 to April 13, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
Therion's performance was not as good as last week, thanks to people heavily countering it. D-Hero FTK is increasing its success too, and we are seeing interesting techs like Dark Ruler No More.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Weekly #421 | SE/No Side | 20 | Traptrix | Gimmick Puppet | Dark Magician | ABC |
| Suisen Weekly #196 | SE/No Side | 44 | Traptrix | Tachyon | Therion | Blue Eyes |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #139 | SE/No Side | 65 | Therion | Therion | ABC | Tachyon |
| Sky Striker Cup #87 | SE/No Side | 36 | Therion | Traptrix | Therion | Destiny Hero |
| Starry Cup #129 | SE/No Side | 39 | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero | Therion |
| Quantum Dailies #528 | SE/No Side | 43 | Traptrix | Despia | Chimera | ABC |
| Speed Duel Dynasty #52 | SE/No Side | 51 | Destiny Hero | Traptrix | Therion | Dragonmaid |
| Quantum Dailies #527 | SE/No Side | 37 | Therion | Therion | Lyrilusc | Destiny Hero |
| Latam Showdown #226 | SE/No Side | 27 | Traptrix | Destiny Hero | Therion | Therion |
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Meta Weekly #421 - Mizar
1st Place in Duel Links Grand Prix #139 - Kamishiro ryoga
1st Place in Starry Cup #129 - rhaaa
Performance Metric
Remarks
After the last banlist, it seems like you can be competitive with almost any deck.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Rush #102 | SE/No Side | 22 | Royal Rebel | Red-Boot | Hero | Music Princess |
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #62 | SE/No Side | 27 | Jointech | Gradius | Hero | Red-Boot |