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Legendary Duelist Ace Monsters
Summon each of the monsters 100 times to obtain their respective Game Mat! Note that Fusion/Synchro/Xyz monsters must be summoned with their respective Summoning mechanics, otherwise it won't count as a summon.
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Legendary Duelist
Play 100 duels using the specified legendary duelist.
Character Level-Up
Stage Missions
Event Reward
Card Shop
Box/Structure Deck Sale
Campaigns
World Championship
KC Cup
Miscellaneous
Unreleased
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KC Cup
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Disclaimer: This article only serves as a guide to show decks that are closer to optimal summons and an easier time to understand and use. Not every card or deck recipe is listed. Feel free to tweak or create your own methods that fit to your situation. If you need any assistants on understanding the decks that are shown or need help creating a different deck, do not hesitate to contact me in Discord (soup8#8320). You can @ me in the DLM Discord and I'll do my best to reply in short notice. Thank you and happy farming!
Overview
In Duel Links, We have a maximum of 50 turns: 25 of which you can act in. When it hits the 51st turn, the Duel will end in a Draw. This gives us a time frame in which we need to summon the correlated monster that we are trying to farm the mat for, in order to get the maximum amount of summons in 1 Duel. Note: If the Duel ends in a Draw, Win or Lost. All summons are still counted do not worry if the Duel ended in a Draw.
For about half the monsters, Flip Summons, Special Summons and Normal/Tribute Summons all count towards the summon for the mat. However, Xyz, Synchros, Fusion and Ritual monsters are excluded from this and must be summoned with their proper summoning mechanic. In addition, monsters that have the following text: Must be Special Summoned, needs to be summoned with the requirements that it is asking. (e.g.) Loading... has to be summoned by Loading... . Loading... also follows this rule.
We also have to keep in mind the amount of cards in a Deck. The AI is limited to 20 cards to their deck in LV 10, while we can have a maximum of 30. So we need a way to keep us and the AI from decking out. (e.g) Loading... , Loading... , Loading... , Loading... and Loading... . Draw power is an optional element that thins your Deck, giving key cards and allowing us to set up the summoning loop much quicker. (e.g.) Loading... , Loading... , Loading... and Loading... .
Generally, you want to use mat decks against LV 10 but more specifically against Tea LV 10 as she is the easiest to deal and duel with. LV 10 AI keep their monsters in attack position and Tea only has the maximum ATK on a monster at 1000. So Loading... is safe to be set and will not die if you take the route to use Loading... as a draw power card. In terms of what skills to use, most decks can use the skill Destiny Draw but you do not entirely need the skill, especially those who do not have it or wish to farm for it.
Disclaimer: During the time of Axel Brodie unlock event. The event D.D. Castle changed LV 10 AI where they do not activate any flip effects monster other than the first time. In doing so we now have to duel against LV 20 AI. Téa Gardner is still the safest as only 1 monster she has is over 1000 ATK and she runs 3 of said card, so only a 3/20 chance she will summon this monster. Run a different draw card over Loading... if you do not want to run into this issue.
In addition, the lvl 20 AI will not use Statues or Brachions effect similar to the behavior of the lvl 10 AI if you give the monsters face up. Activate the monsters effect to put them face down before you give them away with mystic box. As well sometimes Brachion regardless of face up or down the AI will simply not activate the effect. In cases like this, simply just don't give Brachion to the AI and flip your own monsters down and up.
This is subject to change if Konami's AI is related to events and works again if said event is gone.
Sauropod Brachion
The following core cards are needed for the Brachion mat farming deck.
How it works is you give the AI Loading... and the AI every turn will use Brachions effect to put all monsters face-down then pass. In your following turn you flip up your monsters and use your anti deckout card and repeat until you hit turn 50 or Draw.
Example Deck
Loading... works for the following monsters:
[box](Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon; Red-Eyes Black Dragon; Dark Magician Girl; Gandora the Dragon of Destruction; Insect Queen; The Legendary Fisherman; Barrel Dragon; Embodiment of Apophis; Dark Magician>36996508; Pumpking the King of Ghosts; Jinzo; Elemental HERO Neos; Ancient Gear Golem; Yubel; Ultimate Tyranno; Maiden in Love; Fortune Fairy Hikari)
Things to note, when you use this deck for the following monsters: Loading... , Maiden in Love , Loading... and Loading... . You must need a minimum of 5 balloon counters. Loading... will swing over the face-down Hikari and Maiden if you don't and you will lose additional flip summons. In addition, You can also just not give Brachion to your opponent and flip your own monsters down and up and only use 2 zones for the dedicated monster, for Gandora and Yubel you can use Loading... to avoid their self destruction effect.
Videos
Loop Video
Gandora/Yubel Loop Video
Recycle Spell Card Summon
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The following core cards are needed for the Recycle mat farming deck.
Loading... , Loading... or Loading... and 2x of the summoning spell card (e.g.) Loading... , Loading... , Loading... , Loading... .
How it works is you Recycle 1 of the needed Spell summoning card that summons your monster every turn to loop the spell and to avoid deck out as well. Each version has its own way to bounce or destroy the monster for the mat, which will be shown.
Relinquished Example Deck
Relinquished Loop Video
You can also replace Loading... for Loading... and simply tribute Loading... and get it back with Soul.
Loading... is the simplest of the three, just change the cards above for Harpie Lady Sisters, Loading... , 2x Loading... and its an even more simple loop than Loading... .
Water Dragon Example Deck
Water Dragon Loop Video
Dark Necrofear Example Deck
Dark Necrofear Loop Video
You can also replace Loading... for Loading... .
Lava Golem "Loop"
These are the core cards you will need for the mat farming deck.
Example Deck
Lava Golem "Loop" Video
It's recommended that this should be faced against a LV 10 Bonz as Bonz has Loading... to summon his monsters faster. But it'll slow down once he runs out of monsters to summon twice in 1 turn.
Des Gardius Loop
These are the core cards you will need for the farm.
Example Deck
Masked Beast Des Gardius Loop Video
Indiora Loop
The following core cards are needed for the Indiora mat farming deck.
Example Deck
Indiora Loop Video
Volcanic Doomfire Loop
The following core cards are needed for the Doomfire mat farming.
Example Deck
NOTE: During the time of this video was made. The event D.D. Castle is out and changed lvl 10 AI where they do not activate any flip effects monster other than the first time. In doing so we now have to duel against lvl 20 AI. Téa Gardner is still the safest as only 1 monster she has is over 1k ATK and she runs 3 of the copy, so only a 3/20 chance she will summon this monster. Run Jar of Greed if you do not want to run into this issue.
Volcanic Doomfire Loop Video
Fusion Summon
This section is for all Fusion Monsters.
These are the core cards you will need for the fusion farm.
Example Deck
Fusion Summon Loop Video
You can easily replace the 3 Dreis and Cyber End Dragon for any other Fusion monster and their respective materials that they use to fuse with.
Divine Neos
Fusion Gate will banish the materials used for Divine Neos, Statue bounces Divine Neos then you Parallel Fuse to return the banish pile monsters to your deck. Desmanian Devil can search for Panther when it destroys a monster. Heart of the Underdog will draw into the rest of the pieces, Recycle to shuffle the Parallel World Fusion and you repeat the cycle.
It's recommended to duel against LV 10 Bastion for this Farm as he uses Loading... , that way Desmanian won't kill Bastion while you destroy one of his monsters.
Recycle Monster Summon
This section is for the following monsters:
These are the core cards you will need for this farm.
and 3x 2 Star Normal Fiend Monsters.
Example Deck
Tri-Wight Loop Video
While you won't need Mist Valley Shaman for Raviel. You 100% need it for Plasma and Light Ruler as both have effects to negate Statue from bouncing a monster back to your hand.
Rainbow Dragon
Example Deck
Rainbow Dragon Loop Video
Synchro Summon
These are the core cards you will need for this farm.
and either a lvl 1 Tuner Fiend or a lvl 2 Tuner Fiend. Extra Deck: Any Synchro Monster.
Example Deck
Synchro Loop Video
If you do not own the Synchro Monster you are trying to farm, simply use the corresponding skill that adds the Synchro Monster to your extra deck.
You can use Intrigue Shield in order to farm for Red Dragon Archfiend mat without having your hawk destroyed by not attacking, in addition you could also instead duel LV 10 Bastion for the same reason as Desmanian.
T.G. Halberd Cannon Deck
The following core cards are needed for the Loading... mat farming deck.
or either any lvl 4 Tuner Monster instead of Vylon Prism.
Example Deck
T.G. Halberd Cannon Loop Video
Xyz Summon
The following core cards are needed for XYZ mat farming.
Example Deck
Xyz Summon Loop Video
When using this deck for either Loading... and Loading... . Add DNA Surgery for Fairy Cheer Girl and replace DNA for Loading... for Tin Archduke and add 2 Loading... , just discard both anti mills until you feel safe. Tin Archduke will be a half the summons as you need to wait to get Loading... and anti deck out cards. Draw 4 in 2 turns, then do the summon, set Transmigration, shuffle the other Transmigration and 1 Zombie Master to the deck and repeat.
Alternative Xyz Deck
The following core cards are needed for the alternative XYZ mat farming.
You can use any other Lvl 4 Six Samurai for this.
Example Deck
Xyz Summon Loop Video
An alternative deck using Six Sams and Back to the Wall. Easier condition to meet to Xyz summon Loading... .
Earthbound Immortal
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These are the core cards you will need.
and the Earthbound of your choice.
Example Deck
Earthbound Immortal Loop Video
Lord and God Cards
This section is for
Slifer/Obelisk Deck
Slifer/Obelisk Video
Ra
Example Deck
Ra Loop Video
Uria
Example Deck
Uria Loop Video
Hamon
Example Deck
Hamon Loop Video
Ever wanted to race against your own Worm Linx? well you're in luck!
Be very careful not to deck out, this deck draws insanely fast and you have to keep up with its speed. If you think you are going to deck out USE your Jar of Avarice, no second thoughts on it. Temple of the Kings can alleviate the stress by allowing to use the Jar of Avarice on your turn while you still have 1 card left in the deck. Recycle's primary goal is to put the Jar of Avarice back to the deck. If there is none, bring back any Continuous Spell. Pot of Benevolance is there incase you need to save your self if you can't bring stuff back to stop you from decking out.
And with that we have reached the end. The only Monster that never got a deck was Loading... but you can simply use the skill: Elements Unite! and duel/farm 100 times.
If you have your own game mat farm decks, or found any mistake post it in the comments below!