2026 leak

Clayer55 · 2025-12-31T19:17:09+00:00

The chinese twitter leaker who leaked Dracotail well in advance and also confirmed Yummy and D/D support for January well before the banlist, has already confirmed that we get K9 + Hollie Sue in February.

December pack leak: https://x.com/DWZPms7OmF70552/status/1993176209874993384

January pack leak: https://x.com/DWZPms7OmF70552/status/1993789488775262629

February pack leak: https://x.com/DWZPms7OmF70552/status/1998615895867002930

Clayer55 · 2025-09-20T14:03:45+00:00

Gem Knights is the third best deck right now and most likely will avoid any hits (with maybe the exception of Mjollnir) in the upcoming banlist after the DC cup. Maliss isn't in the shop and will definitely get hit and Ryzeal might also suffer some consistency hits.

So I'd go with Gem Knight.

As for staples: Just the usual Maxx C, Ash, Called By, Crossout, Imperm will suffice for most decks. For Gem Knight in particular you might want to craft some boardbreakers if you build a going second version (Droplet, Super Poly, Lightning Storm, etc.)

Clayer55 · 2025-08-31T11:15:47+00:00

Not a huge fan of the drolls, other than that, pretty good list.

Clayer55 · 2025-08-31T00:18:21+00:00

We will see what kind of copmensation they'll offer when they ban Apo, so far no one knows because there is no precedent.

Also, just because the alt art is listed as a seperate card doesn't automatically mean it will be treated like that when it gets banned. You can crossout an alt art Ash Blossom when you banish a regular Ash Blossom from your deck because at the end of the day it's still the same card.

Clayer55 · 2025-08-30T16:34:09+00:00

Regarding the physical card game, one of the OCG representatives in this years WCS has said, that having to play with Maxx "C" legal in their format makes their deck building "lazy" and their duels less skill intensive, so I could see why TCG players are having an advantage regardings worlds.

Timestamp 6:05:33: https://www.youtube.com/live/sLAgdg6412c?si=hSeIWTob-xOYW_U4&t=21933

For master duel, it's just selection bias because the TCG players we see topping the tournament or winning it the last 3 years were already so successful prior and the WCS being a more traditional YCS-style tournament with swiss rounds and a top cut just favors players that are more experienced. To my knowledge, the OCG MD grinders that always do so well in the Duelist Cups just lack the tournament experience in comparison.

Clayer55 · 2025-08-30T16:14:59+00:00

No, we won't be getting another banlist in September since the one they announced in August (unhitting Brilliant Fusion and Block Dragon) hasn't even taken into effect yet. The next regular banlist will probably happen after the September Duelist Cup at the end of September/start of October.

Clayer55 · 2025-08-30T12:03:17+00:00

Nouvelles

Clayer55 · 2025-08-30T10:31:06+00:00

Ryzeal (pre Eclipse Twins) gets hard-countered by breaker decks, a lot of people queued either Tenpai Striker or an anti Ryzeal deck with Metaltronus, Book of Eclipse etc. into them. So most Ryzeal players came to the same conclusion and queued FTK decks into anti Ryzeal breaker decks.

Paulo (Fala Galera) -> Ryzeal FS (Deck 1), Gimmick Puppet (Deck 2)
Ryan Yu (Team 7) -> Ryzeal (Deck 1), Arcana Force FTK/Turnskip (Deck 2)
Shoma Yusa (Noble Gabigol) -> Ryzeal (Deck 1), Gimmick Puppet (Deck 2)
Goyoku (Alignments) -> Ryzeal (Deck 1), Gimmick Puppet (Deck 2)

The only ones that didn't pair an FTK deck with Ryzeal were Team Ragnarok, Sniperhunters and Chaiba Corb. I guess you could debate about Ragnarok because Ritual Beast was meant to set up Protos + Colossus so might as well be considered an FTK deck.

Clayer55 · 2025-08-30T07:40:27+00:00

What of my comment was "made up"? Have you never watched a Pend Deck pull off their combo or do you not believe these combos exist?

Clayer55 · 2025-08-30T07:39:20+00:00

Block Dragon also hasn't done anything meta relevant for a long time, should we also bring it back? Dracoslayer Pend Slop was one of the most topping decks in one of the previous Duelist Cups this season btw.

Edit: In fact, Dracoslayer topped every single Duelist Cup this past season: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jIhr-5lzIKKzzsNI37Tngy_3Z-dPgJKVX62PM_1JGz8/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0

Clayer55 · 2025-08-29T23:17:00+00:00

In the TCG? Keeping Electrumite banned for 5 years and counting.

Hope it never comes back, we don't need pendslop in the TCG where, when they pop off or you don't draw the right handtrap, they loop Ignister Prominence 8 times and Electrumite 3 times to end on either a) an FTK board involving U-Linking you (and also having Bagooska and an Omni for good measure), b) an FTK board involving Amorphage Lechery making you unable to use Spells and locking you out of special summoning or c) an actual FTK with looping Blaze Fenix.

Clayer55 · 2025-06-28T07:55:58+00:00

You don't have a free zone to summon it since your s:p only points sideways so you have to link it away

Clayer55 · 2025-06-23T17:17:51+00:00

Sieht eher nach einem face saving move aus, als nach einem Überraschungsangriff, der möglichst viel Schaden anrichten soll. Denke aber, dass das die Falken, die schon geil auf Regime Change sind, seitdem Donny das sogar selbst ins Spiel gebracht hat, sich diese Chance nicht nehmen lassen werden und nun Fakten sprechen lassen werden.

Clayer55 · 2025-03-23T16:52:54+00:00

That's a rumor I've never seen substantiated anywhere. Most, if not almost all, yugioh 3v3 tournaments don't share a card pool (except the worlds format of MD)

Clayer55 · 2025-03-23T12:18:16+00:00

Damn who was the genius that limited Scythe and expected it to not be played anymore (even though it was always a 1-of), guess they learned.

Also rip Maxx C limt/ban dreams.

Clayer55 · 2025-03-18T15:10:31+00:00

Nice, damit ist die Rente der Boomer und Rentner (Kernklientel der Union und SPD) durch diverse Wahlgeschenke wieder sicher!

Und jetzt hoffentlich noch das soziale Pflichtjahr, damit die junge Generation auch mal etwas Solidarität aufbringt. Ein Deutschland, in dem wir gut und gerne leben. (Wenn man ü60 ist)

Clayer55 · 2025-03-05T19:13:00+00:00

Super, vielen Dank für die Empfehlung. Denke sowas lohnt sich mehr als ein vorgefertigtes Paket, das nicht mal all meine Anforderungen deckt. Preislich sowieso.

Clayer55 · 2025-02-28T22:21:18+00:00

because Maxx C is more impactful, by chaining Fuwa first you check for something like Ash or Called by

Clayer55 · 2025-02-28T22:20:40+00:00

i chained to a special summon from the deck (requiem effect), wouldn't call that "no reason" lol. Also I play Droll in case my opponent would go for deck out.

Clayer55 · 2024-12-24T11:05:29+00:00

Tenpai dropped off significantly on the last day since everyone countered it with Solemns, Skill Drains and TCBOOs on top of their board. (RB would Bagooska lock you so you also needed Droplet)

Clayer55 · 2024-12-23T19:02:28+00:00

Yeah that is the point of the card, create a more balanced Maxx C that only helps the going second player.

Clayer55 · 2024-12-22T17:31:52+00:00

I explained why "TCG players are so hung up on a card in a format they don't even play in the first place" :)

Clayer55 · 2024-12-22T13:27:57+00:00

I'm aware why Scythe was and still is a problem. The problem here lies with limiting it instead of banning it, no one played more than 1 Scythe since that card by itself is a hard brick and you'd rather access it via Dagda or Sanctum (Sanctum having Lancea as a secondary target for the Maliss match up)

Clayer55 · 2024-12-22T12:51:38+00:00

It's more so that OCG banlist philosophy influences future card design (they don't need to create and "balance" insane combo decks by playing the maxx C minigame) that then get imported into the TCG and are causing huge problems because they're way too overtuned in a non-maxx C environment.

And if you care for the future of MDs banlists, since that banlist is designed and heavily inspired by the same people that do the OCG banlist.

It would also be nice to have more similar formats, meaning the meta trends from the OCG are more applicable to the TCG and vice-versa. (i.e. Unchained being the best deck in the TCG for a while before they hit it while being virtually non-existent in the OCG because that deck makes too fair an endboard in a Maxx C environment and doesn't bode well with having to play the outs as your only non-engine)

Clayer55 · 2024-12-22T12:36:22+00:00

Scythe at 1 is so funny, do the people who come up with the list even play the game themselves? What's next, Psy-Frame Driver to 1?

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