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 04, 2026 to May 11, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
Is this format worse than the previous one?
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Weekly #424 | SE/No Side | 18 | Therion | Therion | Therion | Therion |
| Starry Cup #136 | SE/No Side | 49 | Therion | Sharks | Chimera | Destiny Hero |
| Quantum Dailies #536 | SE/No Side | 56 | Therion | Therion | Traptrix | Therion |
| Suisen Weekly #200 | SE/No Side | 49 | Therion | Vaalmonica | Destiny Hero | Swordsoul |
| Starry Cup #137 | SE/No Side | 45 | Vaalmonica | ABC | Destiny Hero | Swordsoul |
| Sky Striker Cup #91 | SE/No Side | 35 | Swordsoul | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero |
| Pro Arab Tournament #2 | SE/No Side | 88 | Traptrix | Traptrix | Therion | Therion |
| Speed Duel Dynasty #54 | SE/No Side | 49 | Therion | Therion | Therion | Therion |
| Fraud Nexus Circuit #32 | SE/No Side | 31 | Therion | ABC | ABC | Dino |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #142 | SE/No Side | 46 | Therion | Destiny Hero | Destiny Hero | Therion |
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Meta Weekly #424 - X-SHOMA
1st Place in Starry Cup #137 - Freitas
1st Place in Sky Striker Cup #91 - Diuan
1st Place in Pro Arab Tournament #2 - Dr Hawkeye
Performance Metric
Remarks
Mostly a two-deck format with Red-Eyes and Gradius. New product can shake the meta, so it's possible the meta is changing in the upcoming weeks.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #66 | SE/No Side | 29 | Gradius | Aqua | Red-Eyes | Gradius |
| Rush Duel Dynasty #40 | SE/No Side | 27 | Red-Eyes | Gradius | Red-Eyes | Red-Boot |
| Quantum Rush #106 | SE/No Side | 27 | Red-Eyes | Gradius | Gradius | Sevens Road |