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 November 02, 2026 to November 09, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
We have reached the final meta state in this format, with Memento as the dominant deck. There are a lot of good decks like Snake-Eyes, Dark Magician, Centur-ion, and so on but behind a Memento deck with tools for every situation.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Striker Cup #106 | SE/No Side | 32 | Memento | Cyber Dragon | Branded | Stardust |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #160 | SE/No Side | 72 | Cyber Dragon | Cyber Dragon | Stardust | Dark Magician |
| DTZ Cup #2 | SE/No Side | 67 | Memento | Memento | Snake-Eyes | Snake-Eyes |
| Quantum Dailies #580 | SE/No Side | 45 | Memento | Memento | Dark Magician | Snake-Eyes |
| Suisen Weekly #226 | SE/No Side | 43 | Dark Magician | Memento | Memento | Icejade |
| Quantum Dailies #579 | SE/No Side | 56 | Memento | Dark Magician | Memento | Vaalmonica |
| Starry Cup #210 | SE/No Side | 71 | Dark Magician | Snake-Eyes | Cyber Dragon | Stardust |
| Quantum Dailies #581 | SE/No Side | 44 | Memento | Snake-Eyes | Shining Sarcophagus | Memento |
| Starry Cup #208 | SE/No Side | 54 | Branded | Snake-Eyes | Stardust | ABC |
| Starry Cup #209 | SE/No Side | 70 | Centur-Ion | Snake-Eyes | Icejade | Snake-Eyes |
| Duel Links Dynasty #68 | SE/No Side | 48 | Branded | Memento | Centur-Ion | Memento |
| Duel Links Weekend League #18 | SE/No Side | 39 | Memento | Icejade | Snake-Eyes | Branded |
Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Sky Striker Cup #106 - 100yen
1st Place in Duel Links Grand Prix #160 - X-Ray-Eys
1st Place in Suisen Weekly #226 - プラスカス
1st Place in Starry Cup #208 - Naku_10
1st Place in Starry Cup #209 - Tesla
Performance Metric
Remarks
Konami please, we need new content.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #82 | SE/No Side | 24 | Ether Dragon | Ether Dragon | Wyrm | Wyrm |
