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

Winning Deck Examples

1st Place in Rush Duel Dynasty #40 - iZirius21