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 13, 2026 to July 20, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
Transition week, Stardust is playable in some tournaments while the skill changes are applied, and a new box is coming, so it's hard to predict the real state of the game. Nibiru and Droll are staples from now on.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraud Nexus Circuit #35 | SE/No Side | 45 | Centur-Ion | Traptrix | Destiny Hero | Resonator |
| Speed Duel Dynasty #59 | SE/No Side | 52 | Centur-Ion | Destiny Hero | Branded | Centur-Ion |
| Pro Arab Tournament #11 | SE/No Side | 110 | Destiny Hero | Vaalmonica | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero |
| Quantum Dailies #550 | SE/No Side | 50 | Vaalmonica | Rokket | Stardust | Destiny Hero |
| Starry Cup #153 | SE/No Side | 55 | Vaalmonica | Destiny Hero | Gimmick Puppet | Chimera |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #149 | SE/No Side | 70 | Destiny Hero | Branded | Beetrooper | Centur-Ion |
| Suisen Weekly #210 | SE/No Side | 39 | Centur-Ion | Destiny Hero | Gimmick Puppet | Vaalmonica |
| Duel Links UX Stadium #3 | SE/No Side | 39 | Tachyon | Vaalmonica | Labrynth | Traptrix |
| Quantum Dailies #549 | SE/No Side | 44 | Stardust | Vaalmonica | Gimmick Puppet | Centur-Ion |
| Starry Cup #152 | SE/No Side | 54 | Vaalmonica | Shaddoll | Traptrix | Branded |
| Meta Weekly #433 | SE/No Side | 18 | Centur-Ion | Vaalmonica | Tachyon | Centur-Ion |
| Aive Weekly #8 | Swiss/No Side | 35 | Traptrix | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero |
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Fraud Nexus Circuit #35 - nosorrentino
1st Place in Pro Arab Tournament #11 - Amr
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #550 - JoshfishyG
1st Place in Duel Links UX Stadium #3 - annova
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #549 - nosorrentino
1st Place in Aive Weekly #8 - Keepcalm
Performance Metric
Remarks
Dark Magician recent results are promising; with the release of Thousand Knives to 2, the deck has more tools to clear the board.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Rush #114 | SE/No Side | 23 | Dark Magician | Dark Galaxy | Wyrm | Wyrm |
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #74 | SE/No Side | 32 | Wyrm | Wyrm | Hero | Dark Magician |