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 June 29, 2026 to July 06, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
Speed metagame is horrendous.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Arab Tournament #9 | SE/No Side | 93 | Stardust | Stardust | Centur-Ion | Stardust |
| Starry Cup #151 | SE/No Side | 33 | Stardust | Stardust | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero |
| Quantum Dailies #547 | SE/No Side | 33 | Stardust | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero | Gimmick Puppet |
| Sky Striker Cup #99 | SE/No Side | 36 | Destiny Hero | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust |
| Suisen Weekly #208 | SE/No Side | 37 | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust | Spright |
| Cloudy City Weekly #68 | SE/No Side | 48 | Destiny Hero | Stardust | Destiny Hero | Evil Twin |
| Duel Links UX Stadium #2 | SE/No Side | 39 | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust |
| Meta Weekly #431 | SE/No Side | 20 | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust |
| JTVCUP Duel Links #10 | SE/No Side | 24 | Stardust | Dragonmaid | Rokket | Rokket |
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #547 - Cyclone_valli
1st Place in Sky Striker Cup #99 - シャークKudoAb
Performance Metric
Remarks
First week of the post-banlist metagame, but before new box. Gradius is nowhere and Hero is (once again) the deck to beat. Probably this won't be the metagame in the next Snapshot, due to new box release.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Rush #111 | SE/No Side | 20 | Hero | Royal Rebel | Dark Galaxy | Music Princess |
| Rush Duel Dynasty #44 | SE/No Side | 23 | Dark Galaxy | Red-Boot | Sevens Road | Royal Rebel |
| Starry Rush Cup #22 | SE/No Side | 20 | Music Princess | Red-Boot | Sevens Road | Ether Dragon |
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #71 | SE/No Side | 20 | Hero | Hero | Music Princess | Dark Galaxy |