Duel Links Meta Snapshot: August 2026 - Week #2

Published on August 11th, 2026 by Bismut

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

Very good week for Snake-Eyes, finding a competitive build thanks to Mind Control and Nightingale. Mind Control and Dark Hole in the metagame encourage players to use the new Triple Tactics Thrust.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Starry Cup #163 SE/No Side 60 Branded Branded Centur-Ion Traptrix
Quantum Dailies #556 SE/No Side 59 Branded Branded Branded Vaalmonica
Pro Arab Tournament #13 SE/No Side 94 Vaalmonica Branded Snake-Eyes Snake-Eyes
Latam Showdown #228 SE/No Side 32 Snake-Eyes Branded Snake-Eyes Branded
Starry Cup #162 SE/No Side 66 Vaalmonica Destiny Hero Branded Destiny Hero
Duel Links Grand Prix #151 SE/No Side 85 Branded Branded Infernity Branded
Suisen Weekly #213 SE/No Side 59 Infernity Gimmick Puppet Blackwing Chimera
Duel Links UX Stadium #4 SE/No Side 36 Snake-Eyes Destiny Hero Centur-Ion Chimera
Starry Cup #161 SE/No Side 51 Snake-Eyes Centur-Ion Rikka Stardust
Quantum Dailies #555 SE/No Side 61 Snake-Eyes Branded Branded Rokket
Starry Cup #160 SE/No Side 41 Vaalmonica Branded Blackwing Branded
Meta Weekly #436 SE/No Side 17 Branded Branded Vaalmonica Snake-Eyes
Starry Cup #164 SE/No Side 36 Infernity Snake-Eyes Branded Branded

Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Starry Cup #163 - REDZIN11
1st Place in Pro Arab Tournament #13 - JoshfishyG
1st Place in Latam Showdown #228 - zdm_c
1st Place in Suisen Weekly #213 - さんだるふぉん

Performance Metric

Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)

Remarks

Not much to talk about, Rush. The next banlist is late September after the KC Cup, and I don't think a new product can fix the Wyrm broken skill. The format is in its worst state since release, I think.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Quantum Rush #116 SE/No Side 15 Wyrm Gradius Wyrm Wyrm

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Quantum Rush #116 - MFMJ
Skill Activated Wyrm of Black Metal
30 cards
Wyrm Excavator the Heavy Cavalry Draco (L)
Wyrm Excavator the Heavy Cavalry Draco (L)
Wyrm Excavator the Heavy Cavalry Draco (L)
Wyrm Excavator the Heavy Cavalry Draco (R)
Wyrm Excavator the Heavy Cavalry Draco (R)
Wyrm Excavator the Heavy Cavalry Draco (R)
Wyrm Excavator the Heavy Cavalry Draco
Destructor Wyrm Bakhamut
Destructor Wyrm Bakhamut
Destructor Wyrm Bakhamut
Infinite Heavy Cavalry Buildragoon
Infinite Heavy Cavalry Buildragoon
Destructor Soldier Haken
Destructor Soldier Haken
Destructor Soldier Helmet
Destructor Soldier Helmet
Destructor Soldier Helmet
Destructor Soldier Canteen
Destructor Soldier Canteen
Pot of Greed
Primal Howling
Primal Howling
Primal Howling
Destructor Claw Shield
Autumn Leaves of Blisstopia
Trap Hole
Shiny Shady
Shiny Shady
Shiny Shady
Forever Freeze
Destructor Detonator Heavy Contractor
Destructor Detonator Heavy Contractor
Destructor Twin Princesses Haut-de-Chausses
Explosive Destructor Wyrm Dangerous Bakhamut
Explosive Destructor Wyrm Dangerous Bakhamut
Destructor Emperor Bakhakaiser
Destructor Emperor Bakhakaiser
Destructor Emperor Bakhakaiser

Prerequisites

  • A registered Konami ID linked to your master duel game
  • Must login to Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards DB using the same Konami ID
  • If the Yu-Gi-Oh! DB website asks to login with Game Card ID just click "I don't have a game card ID" and fill some basic information to proceed

Export Guide

- Via the MDM extension (Recommended): Download on Firefox, or Chromium Browsers
For Chromium browsers (Chrome/Edge/Opera/Brave...etc) just click "Add to chrome" on the store page and it'll work on most if not all chromium browsers.
After using the extension, go to the Master Duel game => Main menu => Deck option => The Card database option at the top right corner => locate the deck you exported and copy it
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- Manually
  1. Click here to copy the export code
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  2. Go to Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards DB and click My Deck => Add a Deck
  3. Once the deck page loads click Edit then do one of the following based on the platform your device is running:
    • (PC Only): Press F12 to open the DevTools window => Navigate to the Console tab in the window => Paste the export code => Hit Enter
    • OR (Other platforms/PC): In the address bar of the current tab remove the URL and type "javascript:" without the quotations then paste the export code, then if you're on mobile look for the *globe* icon and tap on it to run the code (Chrome only), for PC users just hit enter.
  4. The deck will save automatically
  5. Go to the Master Duel game => Main menu => Deck option => The Card database option at the top right corner => locate the deck you exported and copy it

Click here for a more detailed guide

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