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 February 23, 2026 to March 02, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
We can't measure the real impact of the ban list until the skill changes are applied. But probably (without counting the new box), this tier list is accurate because the Despia skill hit is a very hard hit.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suisen Weekly #190 | SE/No Side | 39 | Tachyon | Despia | Despia | Despia |
| Sky Striker Cup #81 | SE/No Side | 37 | Traptrix | Red-Eyes | Blue Eyes | Red-Eyes |
| Starry Cup #114 | SE/No Side | 61 | Dark Magician | Tachyon | Floowandereeze | Traptrix |
| Latam Showdown #225 | SE/No Side | 38 | Beetrooper | Traptrix | Tachyon | Thunder Dragon |
| The Wolf Series #83 | SE/No Side | 44 | Traptrix | Traptrix | Tachyon | Traptrix |
| Starry Cup #115 | SE/No Side | 64 | Dark Magician | Tachyon | Traptrix | Tachyon |
| Quantum Dailies #514 | SE/No Side | 57 | Traptrix | Traptrix | Traptrix | Traptrix |
| 6K Duelist Kingdom #8 | SE/No Side | 41 | Shaddoll | Tachyon | Shaddoll | Tachyon |
| The Freshy Cup #1 | SE/No Side | 55 | Beetrooper | Tachyon | Red-Eyes | Traptrix |
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Suisen Weekly #190 - amagi
1st Place in Sky Striker Cup #81 - 翔太@
1st Place in Starry Cup #114 - Zaine tros
1st Place in Latam Showdown #225 - JoshfishyG
1st Place in 6K Duelist Kingdom #8 - Nanashi
Performance Metric
Remarks
Rush needs more content, rather than soft hits, so it's unlikely the metagame will change with this ban list only.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Rush #97 | SE/No Side | 24 | Aqua | Jointech | Music Princess | Red-Boot |