Duel Links Meta Snapshot: June 2026 - Week #5

Published on June 30th, 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 June 22, 2026 to June 29, 2026

  • Speed Format
  • Rush Format

Performance Metric

Remarks

The banlist seems to have little impact on the metagame. Stardust retains its tier 0-1 status, and Vaamonica performs the best after Stardust. D-Hero losing Dominance is huge but remains a competitive deck, and new box decks are not shining enough yet.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Quantum Dailies #546 SE/No Side 38 Vaalmonica Vaalmonica Stardust Stardust
Fraud Nexus Circuit #34 SE/No Side 30 Stardust Beetrooper Swordsoul Destiny Hero
Speed Duel Dynasty #57 SE/No Side 35 Rokket Destiny Hero Stardust Stardust
Pro Arab Tournament #8 SE/No Side 82 Stardust Stardust Gimmick Puppet Stardust
Quantum Dailies #545 SE/No Side 41 Stardust Stardust Stardust Rokket
Sky Striker Cup #98 SE/No Side 33 Stardust Stardust Stardust Stardust
Duel Links Grand Prix #147 Swiss/No Side 51 Stardust Stardust Stardust Destiny Hero
Quantum Dailies #544 SE/No Side 31 Stardust Stardust Stardust Stardust
Suisen Weekly #207 SE/No Side 34 Stardust Stardust Stardust Stardust
Starry Cup #149 SE/No Side 45 Vaalmonica Vaalmonica Traptrix Stardust
Meta Weekly #430 SE/No Side 16 Stardust Stardust Stardust Stardust
Fraud Nexus Circuit #34 SE/No Side 33 Tachyon Destiny Hero Stardust Stardust

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Quantum Dailies #546 - Javii
1st Place in Fraud Nexus Circuit #34 - Naku_10
1st Place in Speed Duel Dynasty #57 - Freitas
1st Place in Fraud Nexus Circuit #34 - Diuan
Skill Barian Battlemorph! Galaxy-Eyes
27 cards
Nibiru, the Primal Being
Nibiru, the Primal Being
Nibiru, the Primal Being
Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Primal
Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Primal
Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Primal
Chaos Dragon Levianeer
Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill
Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill
Effect Veiler
Effect Veiler
Effect Veiler
Droll & Lock Bird
Droll & Lock Bird
Droll & Lock Bird
Schwarzschild Infinity Dragon
Schwarzschild Infinity Dragon
Schwarzschild Infinity Dragon
Galactic Spiral Dragon
Nebula Dragon
Starliege Seyfert
Tachyon Cloudragon
Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One
Infinite Impermanence
Tachyon Transmigration
Tachyon Spiral Galaxy
Tachyon Spiral Galaxy
Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon
Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon
Number C107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon
Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon
Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon
Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon
Divine Golden Shadow Dragon Dragluxion
Number 46: Dragluon
Galaxy Satellite Dragon

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

The banlist major impact is the buff of Music Princess, returning strong again with the release of Axtion. Hero, Gradius and Dark Galaxy lost consistency, but the last one gained access to Dark Hole Device.

Tournaments considered

Format Players 1st 2nd Top 4 Top 4
Quantum Rush #110 SE/No Side 20 Music Princess Sevens Road Royal Rebel Hero
Rush Duel Links Weekly #70 SE/No Side 25 Dark Galaxy Ether Dragon Music Princess Music Princess

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Quantum Rush #110 - Sak
1st Place in Rush Duel Links Weekly #70 - Diuan

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