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 May 25, 2026 to June 01, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
The only change compared to the prev week is the rise of Resonator as a "D-Hero" level of contender. Still a tier 0 format, and a very unfun WCQ to play.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Weekly #427 | SE/No Side | 13 | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust | Destiny Hero |
| Quantum Dailies #541 | SE/No Side | 52 | Centur-Ion | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust |
| JTVCUP Speed #9 | Swiss/No Side | 32 | Stardust | Vaalmonica | Destiny Hero | Sharks |
| Starry Cup #145 | SE/No Side | 44 | Stardust | Stardust | Resonator | Stardust |
| Quantum Dailies #542 | SE/No Side | 40 | Stardust | Stardust | Resonator | Stardust |
| Duel Links Weekend League #17 | SE/No Side | 33 | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust | Stardust |
| Pro Arab Tournament #5 | Swiss/No Side | 119 | Stardust | Destiny Hero | Stardust | Stardust |
| Sky Striker Cup #94 | SE/No Side | 75 | Stardust | Stardust | Therion | Stardust |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #144 | SE/No Side | 78 | Stardust | Destiny Hero | Stardust | Stardust |
| Suisen Weekly #203 | SE/No Side | 53 | Resonator | Resonator | Therion | Stardust |
| Aive Weekly #3 | SE/No Side | 38 | Stardust | Vaalmonica | Stardust | Therion |
Winning Deck Examples
Performance Metric
Remarks
Tournament and KC environments are more different in Rush than in Speed. In Rush, builds can be very aggro, so we will probably see Dark Galaxy and Gradius performing very well despite the good results of Hero and Red-Boot.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starry Rush Cup #20 | SE/No Side | 34 | Gradius | Gradius | Ether Dragon | Hero |
| Rush Duel Dynasty #42 | Swiss/No Side | 40 | Red-Boot | Hero | Sevens Road | Ether Dragon |
| Quantum Rush #109 | SE/No Side | 34 | Red-Boot | Gradius | Gradius | Ether Dragon |
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #68 | SE/No Side | 36 | Hero | Dark Galaxy | Gradius | Ether Dragon |