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 January 26, 2026 to February 02, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
A slightly improved performance on Traptrix, but overall, the results remain the same as last week.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Dailies #506 | SE/No Side | 51 | Despia | Traptrix | Despia | Beetrooper |
| Sky Striker Cup #78 | SE/No Side | 50 | Shinobird | Kaiju | Shinobird | Beetrooper |
| Suisen Weekly #186 | SE/No Side | 59 | Despia | Traptrix | Shinobird | Despia |
| Quantum Dailies #505 | SE/No Side | 61 | Despia | Beetrooper | Orcust | Despia |
| Meta Weekly #412 | SE/No Side | 32 | Beetrooper | Despia | Blue Eyes | Blue Eyes |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #133 | Swiss/No Side | 90 | Despia | Traptrix | Despia | Blue Eyes |
| Starry Cup #105 | SE/No Side | 78 | Despia | Beetrooper | Despia | Blue Eyes |
| Fraud Nexus Circuit #27 | SE/No Side | 83 | Beetrooper | Despia | Despia | Despia |
| Duel Links Dynasty #46 | SE/No Side | 60 | Despia | Traptrix | Shinobird | Drytron |
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #506 - Cyclone_valli
1st Place in Sky Striker Cup #78 - Help_Me
1st Place in Meta Weekly #412 - T0 Sebastian W.
Performance Metric
Remarks
Red-Boot had good results this week. The reason is Aqua/Music are Tier 1 decks but they are not indestructible decks, so other decks can top from time to time.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Rush #39 | SE/No Side | 30 | Aqua | Red-Boot | Gradius | Red-Boot |
| Quantum Rush #93 | SE/No Side | 31 | Music Princess | Music Princess | Aqua | Sevens Road |
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #54 | SE/No Side | 36 | Aqua | Aqua | Music Princess | Red-Boot |
| Rush Duel Dynasty #33 | SE/No Side | 36 | Red-Boot | Hero | Baseball | Music Princess |
