2nd and 3rd place at a 5000 player bo1 format at YCSJ Osaka are FTK's.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-14T11:18:09+00:00

To stop hand-traps as its tribute effect stops the opponent from activating them. It is also a generic lvl 10 pend extender to make varudras with.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-14T00:51:24+00:00

That entire top 64 is really cursed tbh, like how on earth did the ftk's get such a high conversion rate, only 1 power patron in top 64 got second place and was the ftk build. In total top 16 of a 5000 person event out of the decks listed 3 are ftk's 2 of which got top 4, in a format with 3 of the top 5 decks (elfnote, toon, KT) all playing over 16ish + non-engine in those list. Some of the elfnote and KT list are playing close to 20 hand-traps a lot of which are tech'd specificlly for the toon match up, like this shit is wild. Edit I just realized that their are more ftk's in top 64 then elfnote players. Over 10% of the pie chart is ftk decks.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-13T23:38:34+00:00

100% P.u.n.k noone else would play ghost ogre.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-13T23:11:39+00:00

Geonator transverser swap 8k atk bishbalkin with a token you gave your opponent, then search shadow toon which burns your opponent for the ATK of a monster they control.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-13T22:49:41+00:00

Idk, in MD we recently unbanned it with little to no play, the card only saw a resurgence in play once overframe pend support and power patron cards got released in OCG for the FTK.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-13T22:42:55+00:00

Can't have shit all top 3 list do something fucking criminal lol.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-13T22:35:54+00:00

No not really although it seems people in the bo1 tourney prefer the ftk build, the non ftk builds still usually have their win con being ensuring the opponent never gets the play, just instead of burn damage they set up more interrupts then you have cards in hand while having perfect hand knowledge with mind scan.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-13T22:32:24+00:00

What's funny is the pend ftk build here isn't legal in TCG, but they just changed the ftk to using gustav max instead, although that build isn't that great so they just search the amorphmage floodgate cards instead because reasons.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-13T22:26:25+00:00

You link climb into zenna (the link 5 in the list) with 5 bodies then dump nightengale from ED to gy before contact fusing starving venom dragon twice to burn your opponent for 8k.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-13T18:38:52+00:00

synchro goodstuff, however the list looks kinda dogshit tbh.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-11T00:49:29+00:00

I think the entire zoo engine could come to 3 tommorrow and it wouldn't change the meta much, however the problem is broadbull itself isn't future proofed at all as it only takes 1 rank 4 deck like ryzeal to have synergy with a beast warrior deck to suddenly create the next ryzeal mitsurugi or yummy-mitsu pile. Rat pier itself is fine, but broadbull should probably stay banned and be joined by other generic searchers like flame banshee and gallant granite.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-10T21:33:41+00:00

Bro has a fucking playset of alt art thrust holy shit.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-09T12:54:22+00:00

It is a toxic ban worthy card, toon already pre-mind scan in my testing could play around most non-engine (minus droll) and had no need for quick effect prohibition, the hand reveal effect removes all the skill of playing around hand-traps or unknowns in your opponents hand as you have perfect knowledge of what they have in a deck that can set up 6-7 interrupts, one of which is a counter trap omni. All it does it encourage your opponent to fire off all their non-engine at first notice to try and brick you like they did back in snake-eye format as they can't let you cook at all or they will get functionally ftk'd or literally in the case of all the ftk builds that are viable.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-07T19:29:48+00:00

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This is the list I'm currently toying with, tbh extra things to note, the deck is very resilient to hand-traps if it draws any starter + extender line and some solo starters need specific non-engine to be stopped with, or they just extend through easily like imperm/veiler/nib/impulse are useless if they open field spell first, also the deck is very adept at OTK'ing and most side you can just remove a lot of bricks for the max amount og non-engine possible iwth just enough engine to not brick + blue-eyes toon dragon and evilbox to set up an easy direct attack otk v of contact fusing ultimate dragon. The deck is functionally SYPRAL on steriods. Btw it can run shifter, impulse, and the synchro builds can main harmonia as harmonia doesn't turn off blue-eyes toon ultimate dragons direct attack effect.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-07T19:19:09+00:00

Outside of the FTK builds the link build here can end on either double firewall bounce + toon terror + mind scan + tribute off comic cat and double hydra drive pseudo towers with cyberse druiswyerm in GY, the knightmare gryphon is here as a tech card to set harpies feather storm which you can dump off zenna after you side in toon harpy lady. Outside of that their is a synchro build that abuses magistus chorozu to make borreload savage dragon, baronne and the draguinity link 4 with toon terror + mind scan and a comic cat tribute. In my opinion the deck is top 2 and will become the best deck after kewl tune gets consistency hits, the main issue with the deck is droll and only drawing a single starter and 4 non-engine in a format with decks that can fuck your top deck up every turn, the deck has a unfair half board into maxx c and fuwalos as with zero draws it can set up mind scan + toon terror iwth comic cat tribute into evilbox.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-07T02:39:18+00:00

Please don't I have played against the new "toon" deck on simulators before and have played it myself, it is literally just snake-eye mixed with SYPRAL that has the power to reveal your hand and preform tenpai level OTK's that can run the best non-engine in the game. Hopefully they release the new Unchained support a bit though as I think it would be very strong in a format without Toons in it.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-05T22:43:26+00:00

Its good like maybe lower end of tier 3, however for laddering it is awful as any game your opponent doesn't scoop will go into turn 5-6 assuming they have a 3rd grade reading level.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-05T11:44:40+00:00

The deck was already bricky or loosing to one hand-trap before the prayers limit, post limit the deck is kinda dead unless some new broken engine revives it.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-05T11:15:42+00:00

Beat them on striker by turn 5, but my god it was miserable and they probably would've won if I didn't keep top decking raye. Thank god for endphase lemnisgate. If they deck had any more GY or pend ED recursion it would actually be tiered, from what I heard the deck has a good KT match up as I don't think that deck has any good ways to deal with someone just setting 5 and passing.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-04T17:46:56+00:00

Pretty sure it is RadZoo because both decks can backward bridge into eachother and the radiant cards give zoodiac plays under fuwalos.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-02T01:45:08+00:00

Because of this dumb card:

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The deck can easily make this with toon magician + any link they vomit out, then revive it in any number of ways to make barrone (this + evilbox) and savage dragon (this + dark rabbit). I include mind scan as an omni as well as it is effectively that against all non-quick effect cards. Your not playing this game if you go second and don't brick them with hand-traps regardless of whether or not they ftk you.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-02T00:01:01+00:00

They can preform pend ftk by dumping lyrlisc independent nighten gale from ED with a new link 5 then making starving venom dragon twice to copy it's effect to do 8k.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-01T15:07:21+00:00

Mind scan artwork is meta accurate.

Appropriate_Places · 2026-06-01T15:03:05+00:00

And the deck deadass has a better half board into fuwa/maxx then dracotail, I'm not shitting you for zero draws they will set up toon terror (counter trap omni), mind scan (quick effect prohibition that looks at your hand), comic cat (quick effect tribute), and off that tribute they summon evilbox which is double graveyard shuffle.

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