Duel Links Meta Snapshot February 2026 Week #2

Published on February 17th, 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 February 02, 2026 to February 16, 2026

  • Speed Format
  • Rush Format

Performance Metric

Remarks

Two-week snapshot this time. Despia and Beetrooper switching spots with Traptrix and Tachyon.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Meta Weekly #413 SE/No Side 30 Eldlich Beetrooper Despia Traptrix
Starry Cup #106 SE/No Side 71 Tachyon Despia Tachyon Beetrooper
Duel Links Grand Prix #134 Swiss/No Side 102 Traptrix PUNK Tachyon Beetrooper
Suisen Weekly #187 SE/No Side 66 Tachyon Drytron Beetrooper Shinobird
Sky Striker Cup #79 SE/No Side 59 Traptrix Beetrooper Traptrix Tachyon
Starry Cup #107 SE/No Side 62 Traptrix Despia Tachyon Beetrooper
Quantum Dailies #507 SE/No Side 61 Traptrix Despia PUNK PUNK
Quantum Dailies #509 SE/No Side 54 Despia Despia Traptrix Despia
Starry Cup #108 SE/No Side 83 Tachyon Shinobird Blue Eyes Traptrix
Seal Cup #56 SE/No Side 29 Despia PUNK Despia Shinobird
JTVCUP Speed #7 SE/No Side 32 Blue Eyes Beetrooper Tachyon Red-Eyes
Quantum Dailies #510 SE/No Side 49 Despia Starlight Drive Traptrix Tachyon
Battle Phase! REVIVAL #2 Swiss/Side 212 Traptrix Traptrix Tachyon Despia
Meta Weekly #414 SE/No Side 20 Despia Starlight Drive Shinobird Tachyon
Quantum Dailies #511 SE/No Side 48 Traptrix Beetrooper Thunder Dragon Traptrix
Starry Cup #109 SE/No Side 62 Tachyon Traptrix Beetrooper Tachyon
Jinzo Frogly #26 SE/No Side 73 Traptrix Traptrix Tachyon Traptrix
Suisen Weekly #188 SE/No Side 57 Tachyon Traptrix Traptrix Shinobird
Cloudy City Weekly #62 SE/No Side 91 Traptrix Beetrooper Traptrix Eldlich
The Wolf Series #81 SE/No Side 38 Tachyon Dark Magician Traptrix Despia
Starry Cup #110 SE/No Side 56 Traptrix Despia Traptrix Tachyon
Sky Striker Cup #80 SE/No Side 61 Traptrix Starlight Drive Beetrooper Despia
Quantum Dailies #512 SE/No Side 59 Shinobird Traptrix Sky Striker Tachyon
Duel Links Dynasty #47 SE/No Side 56 Traptrix Tachyon Despia Tachyon
Fraud Nexus Circuit #28 SE/No Side 60 Beetrooper Despia Despia Traptrix
Starry Cup #111 SE/No Side 41 Tachyon Dark Magician Despia Beetrooper

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Meta Weekly #413 - norentino
1st Place in Starry Cup #106 - Diuan
1st Place in Duel Links Grand Prix #134 - Snyffus
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #509 - vaelrix
1st Place in JTVCUP Speed #7 - Mastercards
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #512 - Naku_10
Skill Shinato's Judgment
30 cards
Shinobaroness Peacock
Shinobaron Peacock
Shinobaron Peacock
Shinobaron Shade Peacock
Shinobaroness Shade Peacock
Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion
Effect Veiler
Effect Veiler
Effect Veiler
Fenghuang
Aratama
Aratama
Nikitama
Nikitama
Nikitama
Sakitama
Yaksha
Shinobird Crane
Shinobird's Calling
Shinobird's Calling
Shinobird's Calling
Pre-Preparation of Rites
Forbidden Droplet
Forbidden Droplet
Stars Align Above the Shrine
Stars Align Above the Shrine
Book of Eclipse
Book of Eclipse
Book of Eclipse
Stars Align across the Milky Way
Super Starslayer TY-PHON - Sky Crisis
Number 60: Dugares the Timeless
Tornado Dragon
Abyss Dweller
Knightmare Unicorn
Salamangreat Almiraj
Underworld Goddess of the Closed World
I:P Masquerena
Knightmare Phoenix

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
Don't show this again
- Manually
  1. Click here to copy the export code
    2.
  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

1st Place in Fraud Nexus Circuit #28 - Sebastian W.
Skill Beetrooper Raid
30 cards
Traptrix Myrmeleo
Kumongous, the Sticky String Kaiju
Doom Dozer
Supply Soldier of the Indestructible Insects
Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior
Retaliating "C"
Retaliating "C"
Retaliating "C"
Beetrooper Scout Buggy
Beetrooper Scout Buggy
Battlewasp - Sting the Poison
Beetrooper Sting Lancer
Beetrooper Sting Lancer
Mother Spider
Scary Moth
Battlewasp - Arbalest the Rapidfire
Resonance Insect
Resonance Insect
Gokipole
Beetrooper Fly & Sting
Beetrooper Landing
Book of Eclipse
Monster Reborn
Beetrooper Scale Bomber
Heavy Beetrooper Mighty Neptune
Beetrooper Assault Roller
Gokibore
Beetrooper Descent
Battlewasp - Twinbow the Attacker
Beetrooper Light Flapper
Ultra Beetrooper Absolute Hercules
Heavy Cavalry of the Indestructible Insects
Beetrooper Cruel Saturnas
Inzektor Picofalena
Inzektor Picofalena
Traptrix Atypus
Giant Beetrooper Invincible Atlas
Seraphim Papillion
Beetrooper Armor Horn

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
Don't show this again
- Manually
  1. Click here to copy the export code
    2.
  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

Performance Metric

Remarks

Another consecutive box with zero impact in the metagame. I hope Konami starts releasing real boxes again and stops the build box madness.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Quantum Rush #94 SE/No Side 31 Aqua Music Princess Level 8 Pile Jointech
Rush Duel Links Weekly #55 SE/No Side 28 Music Princess Red-Boot Volcalize Red-Boot
Quantum Rush #95 SE/No Side 26 Red-Boot Aqua Level 8 Pile Aqua
Rush Duel Links Weekly #56 SE/No Side 25 Red-Boot Music Princess Music Princess Aqua
Rush Duel Dynasty #34 SE/No Side 24 Music Princess Aqua Level 8 Pile Aqua

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Quantum Rush #94 - iZirius21
1st Place in Rush Duel Links Weekly #55 - elchicokozmo
1st Place in Quantum Rush #95 - Yuchiro

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