Duel Links Meta Snapshot: July 2026 - Week #2

Published on July 14th, 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 06, 2026 to July 13, 2026

  • Speed Format
  • Rush Format

Performance Metric

Remarks

Are we finally free from this awful metagame? By the way, new way to display the data. Now with percentages instead of raw numbers so you can compare between snapshots easily.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Quantum Dailies #548 SE/No Side 31 Stardust Centur-Ion Rokket Destiny Hero
Sky Striker Cup #100 SE/No Side 43 Stardust Stardust Stardust Chimera
Duel Links Grand Prix #148 SE/No Side 44 Destiny Hero Stardust Stardust Stardust
Suisen Weekly #209 SE/No Side 34 Stardust Stardust Destiny Hero Stardust
Meta Weekly #432 SE/No Side 16 Stardust Destiny Hero Stardust Stardust
Duel Links Dynasty #58 SE/No Side 31 Vaalmonica Vaalmonica Stardust Stardust
Aive Weekly #7 SE/No Side 21 Stardust Stardust Stardust Destiny Hero

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Quantum Dailies #548 - Joshfishyg
1st Place in Duel Links Grand Prix #148 - Snyffus
1st Place in Duel Links Dynasty #58 - Sano
Skill Whispers of Good and Evil
20 cards
Lava Golem
Lava Golem
Lava Golem
Selettrice Vaalmonica
Selettrice Vaalmonica
Angello Vaalmonica
Angello Vaalmonica
Dimonno Vaalmonica
Dimonno Vaalmonica
Dark Ruler No More
Vaalmonica, the Agathokakological Voice
Vaalmonica, the Agathokakological Voice
Vaalmonica Scelta
Vaalmonica Scelta
Vaalmonica Invitare
Vaalmonica Disarmonia
Vaalmonica Creation
Vaalmonica Ereditare
Vaalmonica Followed Rhythm
Vaalmonica Versare
Super Starslayer TY-PHON - Sky Crisis
Number 60: Dugares the Timeless
Steelswarm Roach
Zebufera, Vaalmonican Hallow Heathen
Zebufera, Vaalmonican Hallow Heathen
Duralume, Vaalmonican Heathen Hallow
Duralume, Vaalmonican Heathen Hallow
I:P Masquerena
Varar, Vaalmonican Concord

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

Oh no, Konami why

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Starry Rush Cup #23 Swiss/No Side 23 Wyrm Wyrm Ether Dragon Wyrm
Quantum Rush #113 SE/No Side 20 Wyrm Wyrm Gradius Hero
Rush Duel Links Weekly #73 SE/No Side 25 Wyrm Wyrm Skysavior Wyrm
Rush Duel Dynasty #45 SE/No Side 25 Wyrm Wyrm Wyrm Skysavior
Quantum Rush #112 SE/No Side 20 Wyrm Wyrm Gradius Wyrm
Rush Duel Links Weekly #72 SE/No Side 26 Wyrm Wyrm Sevens Road Wyrm
Go Rush!! Grand Prix #31 SE/No Side 27 Wyrm Dark Magician Ether Dragon Gradius

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Starry Rush Cup #23 - Yudias

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