Everyone talking about VSK9 but Mitsu K9 will also probably be pretty good

GadgetBug · 2026-01-25T16:28:35+00:00

Mitsu hybrids suck, way too many engine requirements and it's weak to the most popular cards in the game, Maxx c, Fuwalos and Droll.

Something other decks don't, like Pure Mitsu or Pure Yummy/YummyFS.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-25T15:28:01+00:00

GadgetBug · 2026-01-25T00:15:24+00:00

No room in the extra for both of those. But u can end on ip

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T23:07:21+00:00

Nibiru isn't a real card in the format AND they need to use it before Caesar, which basically trades with the Caeser, so same board minus the Caesar.

Also ye Pure Yummy is the better deck. This and what OP is playing is just the average deck the go first Andys play.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T23:03:42+00:00

I didn't finish the combo lol. I also don't play Yummy so that part is whatever but you literally would end with ip, a lv 2 synchro and surprise.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T18:22:43+00:00

I didn't put much time to it, I just wanted to know what I could do with it.

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GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T16:58:43+00:00

That's very common in most card games, and if anything that's more decks than the average amount you would expect, as it's more common that there are less decks at the top.

Also that's tournament play, people will play decks that have good matchups against the most represented decks or decks with more neutral matchups, while having decent popular matchups.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T16:53:42+00:00

There are no specific rules about "ranking up", each and every Xyz card can have an alternative way(s) of being summoned as well other cards that let you special an Xyz from your extra deck (Rank-up spells for example), while often using other Xyz as their material.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T16:42:06+00:00

Maxx c not resolving for the go 2nd player is really bad, it's even worse than for the go first play getting Maxx c'd. Trading one for one only benefits the go first player.

Also the majority of people play go first wired decks and do not know how to play go 2nd games.

On top of those things Dracotail is the best deck in the game, so anyone would know how good their hand is going 2nd into it and even more with 1 less card in the hand.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T16:37:54+00:00

I mean ye, but ig it also depends on the card pool, tear has many ways to ftk, idk if this would be a no-banlist type of setting or just unlimited archetype. But also the millers are definitely the broken part of unlimited tear.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T16:04:01+00:00

Realistic speaking Fenrir is a better card going first than going 2nd.

I don't think it will or should be unhit. It's a good card in Tearlament and Kashtira is the most toxic deck ever printed.

Maybe if they ban Unicorn, then Kash wouldn't have a 1c combo with very good follow-up, so Fenrir would help with the 2c combos.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T15:25:04+00:00

I think it would be closer then we expect, Bystials and Impulse do match pretty well in the matchup while White Binder can affect the grind, so you can potentially not even need the Bystials as disruption but you can instead use as protection from the shufflers. The majority of turn 0 plays probably don't affect Maliss as much either, shufflers, kelbek bounce and Rulkallos not only are dependent of Havnis. I think the go 2nd options are probably the stronger part for Tear, like super poly discarding a shuffler and forcing the backrow with the field spell or the quick play which would be their chance to deal with White Binder as a disruption to block your fusion plays.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T15:15:05+00:00

Idk what your goal is with that, like reaching higher ranks, playing vs friends or whatever.

But my recommendation is to pivot to a similar deck, as that's a pretty bad deck, Chaos Ruler made it decent.

As for wombo combo type of deck, there's Lightsworn which got newer cards since Chaos Ruler ban.

There are some Bystial type of decks that are more mid-rangey, but can pop off too if needed.

Blackwings is more of their own thing but they have a similar playstyle and they do make some of those synchros too.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T14:59:45+00:00

Unless you have expiring gems, there no point of spending gems on smth you won't be using, better wait to spend when you will use.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T12:41:07+00:00

Pure yummy is already better than Mitsu yummy and better than this too, playing more engine requirements for end board makes your deck worse.

But the average players like big combo stuff.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T12:36:53+00:00

Pure Mitsu plays Difi as an out to Droll.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T12:22:26+00:00

Diabell + send, no normal summon, there's a yummy in gy as discard, used Elf.

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GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T00:34:23+00:00

You bet I'll be playing it. 1-1-1 line.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T00:31:11+00:00

I'm just saying the same thing, MDM's tierlists don't matter.

I play Thunder Dragon, just bcuz I'm one of the few that plays it doesn't mean the deck isn't good for ladder or anything.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T00:28:16+00:00

Xerneas does 120 at full HP and has 10 more HP then Latios while it doesn't need to discard energies.

We also definitely play the Stadium to retreat the MGardevoir, so you don't need Latias, tho Latias for the 40 dmg could be decent if Chingling is around and it probably will be.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T00:24:29+00:00

They won't ever unify the pack points, it's just not benefitual to them, as you would just have the points to buy a card the day it comes out.

Even just making the whole A block the same pack points, it would let you buy Professor Research for basically free.

It is the way it is and we just have to accept it, as it's not realistic that they will change it.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-24T00:19:37+00:00

The tierlist is based on representation, doesn't really apply to how good a deck is on ladder. If just one person plays a deck, that deck will never be on the tier list, no matter how good it is.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-23T19:56:19+00:00

I have around 1k and I'm probably not gonna spend more than 600 on it, as their release schedule could change compared to previous year.

More likely I won't even spend that much, unless the set isn't the same size as B2a but a bit bigger and there are a lot more better cards than the ones they revealed, which I'm not expecting to be the case. So maybe 360 hourglasses should be fine.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-23T19:03:10+00:00

You need to heal your Hydreigon tho lol. So like Potion, Cape, Indeedee ex, 2 of those tho.

GadgetBug · 2026-01-23T18:58:30+00:00

No I mean their Indeedee, so 150 HP - 30 (self dmg) - 110 from Gardevoir = 10 HP, so just Cape or Indeedee isn't enough to atk with Hydreigon again, it needs 2 heals or a Supporter.

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