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 27, 2026 to August 04, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
Can you play through Nibiru and Lava Golem bro? No?
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Weekly #435 | SE/No Side | 13 | Branded | Vaalmonica | Destiny Hero | Vaalmonica |
| Starry Cup #157 | SE/No Side | 50 | Stardust | Branded | Centur-Ion | Tachyon |
| Quantum Dailies #552 | SE/No Side | 55 | Infernity | Branded | Snake-Eyes | Stardust |
| Cloudy City Weekly #70 | SE/No Side | 37 | Vaalmonica | Gimmick Puppet | Destiny Hero | Stardust |
| Starry Cup #159 | SE/No Side | 43 | Stardust | Branded | Centur-Ion | Branded |
| Pro Arab Tournament #12 | SE/No Side | 90 | Vaalmonica | Snake-Eyes | Vaalmonica | Vaalmonica |
| Quantum Dailies #554 | SE/No Side | 53 | Branded | Branded | Infernity | Branded |
| JTVCUP Speed #11 | SE/No Side | 29 | Swordsoul | Branded | Destiny Hero | Branded |
| Quantum Dailies #553 | SE/No Side | 54 | Branded | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero | Vaalmonica |
| Latam Showdown #227 | SE/No Side | 28 | Labrynth | Branded | Branded | Blackwing |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #150 | SE/No Side | 74 | Branded | Branded | Centur-Ion | Branded |
| Suisen Weekly #212 | SE/No Side | 51 | Branded | Centur-Ion | Stardust | Centur-Ion |
| Starry Cup #158 | SE/No Side | 58 | Vaalmonica | Branded | Branded | Infernity |
| Duel Links Dynasty #61 | SE/No Side | 39 | Vaalmonica | Snake-Eyes | Branded | Infernity |
Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Meta Weekly #435 - Madara
1st Place in Starry Cup #157 - Diuan
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #552 - Qwerty
1st Place in Cloudy City Weekly #70 - JoshfishyG
1st Place in JTVCUP Speed #11 - Angmar
1st Place in Latam Showdown #227 - asesino987
Performance Metric
Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)
Remarks
No tournaments, the format is dead thanks to Wyrms.