Duel Links Meta Snapshot January 2026 Week #2

Published on January 12th, 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 January 05, 2026 to January 12, 2026

  • Speed Format
  • Rush Format

Performance Metric

Remarks

We are very close (or maybe we are already in) a tier 0 status. You play Despia, or you play a non-Despia deck but with techs to deal with Despia.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Meta Weekly #409 SE/No Side 20 Despia Despia Floowandereeze Swordsoul
Quantum Dailies #500 SE/No Side 43 Swordsoul Shinobird Fleur Traptrix
Sky Striker Cup #75 SE/No Side 50 Despia Despia Despia Swordsoul
Suisen Weekly #183 SE/No Side 57 Despia Despia Shinobird Swordsoul
Quantum Dailies #499 SE/No Side 50 Despia Despia Despia Despia
Starry Cup #94 SE/No Side 75 Despia Despia Despia Despia
Jinzo Frogly Week #25 SE/No Side 77 Despia Blue Eyes Drytron Drytron
Starry Cup #95 SE/No Side 79 Shinobird Exosister Beetrooper Despia
Starry Cup #96 SE/No Side 68 Despia Despia Despia Despia
Duel Links Dynasty #43 SE/No Side 71 Eldlich Despia Despia Swordsoul
Starry Cup #97 SE/No Side 41 Despia Beetrooper Despia Despia
Quantum Dailies #501 SE/No Side 44 Shinobird Despia Exosister Beetrooper

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Meta Weekly #409 - Jay Veasey
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #500 - Becerro
1st Place in Starry Cup #95 - Kamesan
1st Place in Duel Links Dynasty #43 - Diuan
Skill Sanctuary of the King's Treasures
30 cards
Nibiru, the Primal Being
Nibiru, the Primal Being
Eldlich the Golden Lord
Eldlich the Golden Lord
Lord of the Heavenly Prison
The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode
D.D. Crow
D.D. Crow
Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju
Cursed Eldland
Cursed Eldland
Cursed Eldland
Eldlixir of Black Awakening
Swamp Mirrorer
Swamp Mirrorer
Swamp Mirrorer
Conquistador of the Golden Land
Conquistador of the Golden Land
Conquistador of the Golden Land
Huaquero of the Golden Land
Huaquero of the Golden Land
Guardian of the Golden Land
Guardian of the Golden Land
Golden Land Forever!
Eldlixir of Scarlet Sanguine
Eldlixir of Scarlet Sanguine
Eldlixir of Scarlet Sanguine
Non-Fusion Area
Non-Fusion Area
Non-Fusion Area
Number 81: Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Super Dora
Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe
Abyss Dweller
Evolzar Laggia
Evolzar Dolkka
Knightmare Unicorn
Knightmare Phoenix
Skypalace Gangaridai
Gallant Granite

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
    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

The new Red-Eyes support is not enough to make the deck competitive.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Quantum Rush #90 SE/No Side 29 Music Princess Hero Neos Red-Eyes
Rush Duel Dynasty #31 SE/No Side 37 Hero Jointech Gradius Music Princess
Rush Duel Links Weekly #51 SE/No Side 36 Music Princess Hero Music Princess Miss Mutton

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Quantum Rush #90 - Yadensword
1st Place in Rush Duel Dynasty #31 - Yadensword

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