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 19, 2026 to October 26, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
No major changes. Memento and Horus are at the top of the tournament tops, followed by a bunch of very capable decks.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTZ Cup #1 | SE/No Side | 79 | Memento | Memento | Hero | Memento |
| Sky Striker Cup #104 | SE/No Side | 55 | Memento | Stardust | Stardust | Dino |
| Duel Links Grand Prix #158 | SE/No Side | 95 | Vaalmonica | Memento | Memento | Hero |
| Quantum Dailies #576 | SE/No Side | 77 | Memento | Horus | Horus | Branded |
| Suisen Weekly #224 | SE/No Side | 67 | Shining Sarcophagus | Memento | Hero | Stardust |
| Quantum Dailies #575 | SE/No Side | 65 | Horus | Horus | Horus | Horus |
| Starry Cup #202 | SE/No Side | 73 | Memento | Horus | Memento | Horus |
| Starry Cup #203 | SE/No Side | 72 | Stardust | Dark Magician | Memento | Shining Sarcophagus |
| Meta Weekly #446 | SE/No Side | 16 | Horus | Snake-Eyes | Stardust | Horus |
| Duel Links Dynasty #66 | SE/No Side | 61 | Branded | Vaalmonica | Red-Eyes | Snake-Eyes |
Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)
Winning Deck Examples
Performance Metric
Remarks
Ether is the deck to beat. Ether turn 2 is very hard to stop if you don't have Star Protection. If you manager to reach late game, Ether loses some power and decks like Wyrm have more chances.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Rush #120 | SE/No Side | 22 | Wyrm | Ether Dragon | Gradius | Gradius |
| GO RUSH!! Duel Grand Prix #34 | SE/No Side | 24 | Ether Dragon | Ether Dragon | Aqua | Gradius |
| Rush Duel Links Weekly #80 | SE/No Side | 21 | Ether Dragon | Wyrm | Ether Dragon | Wyrm |
| Cloudy City Rush Weekly #43 | SE/No Side | 29 | Ether Dragon | Ether Dragon | Wyrm | Dark Magician |
