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 August 17, 2026 to August 24, 2026
- Speed Format
- Rush Format
Performance Metric
Remarks
Branded is again at the top. With no banlist before KC, it's expected to see Snake-Eyes, Vaal, and Branded competing for the 1st spot. Mulcharmy Purulia starts to see more and more play.
Tournaments considered
| Format | Players | 1st | 2nd | Top 4 | Top 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Links Africa #1 | SE/No Side | 38 | Branded | Vaalmonica | Floowandereeze | Marincess |
| Starry Cup #177 | SE/No Side | 86 | Branded | Snake-Eyes | Snake-Eyes | Snake-Eyes |
| Starry Cup #176 | SE/No Side | 80 | Vaalmonica | Infernity | Mathmech | Branded |
| Starry Cup #175 | SE/No Side | 61 | Branded | Snake-Eyes | Mathmech | Vaalmonica |
| Quantum Dailies #562 | SE/No Side | 55 | Branded | Branded | Branded | Branded |
| Starry Cup #174 | SE/No Side | 59 | Vaalmonica | Snake-Eyes | Branded | Snake-Eyes |
| Suisen Weekly #216 | SE/No Side | 69 | Vaalmonica | Thunder Dragon | Destiny Hero | Centur-Ion |
| Quantum Dailies #561 | SE/No Side | 58 | Swordsoul | Snake-Eyes | Branded | Branded |
| Starry Cup #173 | SE/No Side | 63 | Branded | Branded | Vaalmonica | Centur-Ion |
| Meta Weekly #439 | SE/No Side | 16 | Vaalmonica | Snake-Eyes | Vaalmonica | Branded |
Top staples (by % of Top 4 decks using them)
Winning Deck Examples
1st Place in Duel Links Africa #1 - Madara
1st Place in Starry Cup #176 - JoshfishyG
1st Place in Quantum Dailies #561 - CryoCyber
Performance Metric
Remarks
No tournaments this week.