Tier 1
TPC Comments
Phantom Knights are without a question still the best deck. The deck dominates every single tournament and league there is. Phantom Knights will always have more backrow than you and they aren't afraid of trading backrow until they eventually grind you out. Being able to consistently make Loading... every turn combined with one of the most powerful rank 4 Xyz Monsters in Loading... , makes Phantom Knights a major threat to every deck.
There's nothing new to say: Phantom Knights are still the best deck of the format and probably require a large banlist hit to keep them off of generic staples. Loading... is incredibly strong for the deck, able to mill Loading... for making plays or Loading... to push for lethals. PErsonally, I expect a Limit 2 and a Limit 3 hit to the deck alongside another staple going to Limit 3 to curb the power level of Phantom Knights.
Tier 2
TPC Comments
Gandora remains at Tier 2 this week, the deck has proven that it's able to perform even in Side Deck format. Although there are many Side Cards that are strong against this deck, its still a solid deck. Spamming Rank 4 and Rank 8 Xyz Monsters to force out backrow, then following-up with a boardwipe in Gandora is a strong aspect of this deck that most decks just fall apart against. Usually, it takes two or even three disruptions to be able to survive Gandora's big push, making it hard for most decks to compete. That being said, the deck still does have some weaknesses, Side Deck being one of them. Even though it proved to do well regardless, cards like Loading... and Loading... are two examples that stop this deck from popping off. The deck also relies on going plus with cards like Loading... and Loading... , so disrupting those plays is quite problematic. When considering this strong explosiveness and mild vulnerability to Side Cards and Disruption, Gandora remains at Tier 2 for now.
Tier 3
As long as Gandora remains tiered, so will Buster Blader. Enough has been said about the deck at this point and as always its unique mode of lockdown and ability to search in-engine Graveyard banishing can give several decks nightmares just thinking about it.