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 20, 2026 to July 27, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
Centur-ion is the deck to beat while we wait for the new box. Also, I'm adding a new chart reflecting the most used staples among the top 4 decks.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starry Cup #156 | SE/No Side | 46 | Branded | Centur-Ion | Swordsoul | Destiny Hero |
| Speed Duel Dynasty #60 | SE/No Side | 42 | Destiny Hero | Gimmick Puppet | Centur-Ion | Centur-Ion |
| Yami's Pop Up Tourney #1 | SE/No Side | 57 | Centur-Ion | Centur-Ion | Labrynth | Traptrix |
| Starry Cup #155 | SE/No Side | 51 | Centur-Ion | Centur-Ion | Traptrix | Vaalmonica |
| Cloudy City Weekly #69 | SE/No Side | 53 | Centur-Ion | Vaalmonica | Swordsoul | Centur-Ion |
| Suisen Weekly #211 | SE/No Side | 58 | Centur-Ion | ABC | Resonator | Dragonmaid |
| Quantum Dailies #551 | SE/No Side | 52 | Resonator | Labrynth | Centur-Ion | Gimmick Puppet |
| Meta Weekly #434 | SE/No Side | 21 | Destiny Hero | Resonator | Vaalmonica | Centur-Ion |
| Starry Cup #154 | SE/No Side | 42 | Centur-Ion | Labrynth | Centur-Ion | Tachyon |
Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Starry Cup #156 - PEPE ARGENTO
1st Place in Speed Duel Dynasty #60 - raven
1st Place in Yami's Pop Up Tourney #1 - REDZIN11
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #551 - DZ_JōTäRô🇩🇿
Performance Metric
Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)
Remarks
The rush tournament scene is smaller each week; probably players are not very happy with the Wyrm madness.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Duel Dynasty #46 | SE/No Side | 27 | Wyrm | Wyrm | Dark Galaxy | Red-Eyes |
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #75 | SE/No Side | 24 | Wyrm | Wyrm | Dark Magician | Gradius |
| Quantum Rush #115 | SE/No Side | 16 | Wyrm | Royal Rebel | Wyrm | Wyrm |