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 13, 2026 to April 20, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
No big changes. Therion and D-Hero are the big contenders of this awful metagame and we hope the banlist end this suffering.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starry Cup #131 | SE/No Side | 47 | Therion | Shaddoll | Destiny Hero | Gimmick Puppet |
| Sky Striker Cup #88 | SE/No Side | 26 | Tachyon | ABC | Therion | Chimera |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #140 | SE/No Side | 60 | Therion | Therion | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero |
| Quantum Dailies #529 | SE/No Side | 43 | Therion | Dino | Tachyon | Destiny Hero |
| Meta Weekly #422 | SE/No Side | 16 | Therion | Traptrix | Traptrix | Drytron |
| Suisen Weekly #197 | SE/No Side | 44 | Therion | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero | Therion |
Winning Deck Examples
Performance Metric
Remarks
The Rush metagame is very healthy, with no clear dominant deck. Maybe Royal Rebels is the potential new top tier deck, but with a new build box things have to adapt still.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Rush #103 | SE/No Side | 28 | Gradius | Hero | Red-Eyes | Red-Eyes |
| Rush Duel Dynasty #38 | SE/No Side | 31 | Red-Eyes | Gradius | Hero | Royal Rebel |
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #63 | SE/No Side | 26 | Gradius | Red-Boot | Vi-FRND | Volcalize |