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 October 05, 2026 to October 12, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
Memento slowly taking the first spot, but the meta is very diverse and I think we don't have an exclusive dominant yet for the time being.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Dailies #571 | SE/No Side | 52 | Centur-Ion | Shining Sarcophagus | Memento | Galaxy |
| Meta Weekly #444 | SE/No Side | 21 | Memento | Memento | Horus | Branded |
| Starry Cup #193 | SE/No Side | 68 | Horus | Horus | Vaalmonica | Branded |
| LICHT Sanctuary #1 | Swiss/No Side | 82 | Cyber Dragon | Dark Magician | Snake-Eyes | Branded |
| Starry Cup #194 | SE/No Side | 66 | Stardust | Memento | Marincess | Branded |
| Cloudy City Weekly #74 | SE/No Side | 74 | Centur-Ion | Centur-Ion | Shining Sarcophagus | Horus |
| Suisen Weekly #222 | SE/No Side | 61 | Memento | Centur-Ion | Memento | Branded |
| Sky Striker Cup #102 | SE/No Side | 52 | Branded | Memento | Memento | Memento |
| Starry Cup #195 | SE/No Side | 76 | Stardust | Horus | Horus | Marincess |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #157 | SE/No Side | 96 | Branded | Vaalmonica | Snake-Eyes | Memento |
| Starry Cup #196 | SE/No Side | 84 | Horus | Dark Magician | Snake-Eyes | Centur-Ion |
| Quantum Dailies #572 | SE/No Side | 79 | Branded | Horus | Cyber Dragon | Stardust |
| Speed Duel Dynasty #64 | SE/No Side | 70 | Memento | Memento | Horus | Thunder Dragon |
Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)
Winning Deck Examples
Performance Metric
Remarks
This meta is by far better than the previous one. But I really don't like how Konami is unable to establish a meta where one deck has to be so dominant in comparison to the rest.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #78 | SE/No Side | 27 | Ether Dragon | Music Princess | Dark Galaxy | Gradius |
