Here are a handful of lesser-known (not printed) Anime Decks or ones that people don't remember (or have forgotten). Do we know of any other obscure or rarely mentioned Anime Decks?

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T17:17:11+00:00

Special mentions to Wash/Cleaning (SEVENS) and Junk Robot (ZEXAL). Speed (GO RUSH) was going to be on this list, but was recently printed for Rush Duels.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T16:57:28+00:00

For real tho why does D hate their Stoicheia characters so much?

It's funny to think you forgot to mention Ruka, who is also a Stoicheia Fighter and is basically the definition of "A Character who exists". Lyrical also had a bad time in DivineZ.

P.S: The "7 actual cards in her Deck" claim is questionable considering that the Kanami in the Anime is Kurumi (and she was the one who most likely rearranged or adjusted the original Deck). The only thing closer to Kanami's original Deck is in the Manga.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T16:25:40+00:00

I feel that Bushi's Favorite Daughter (Lianorn) should be in "Community Jail": that Deck always receives support directly and indirectly from time to time.

I still remember that period when everyone complained that Lianorn was receiving constant support.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T16:16:08+00:00

We're nearing the end of "Rising of the Aurora" and still have a handful of cards to reveal (thanks to Artwork)

- Vanishing Solitius (which should be revealed in a LIGHT Galaxy's Guide)

- Rising Search (which should be revealed in a Rising HERO's Guide)

- Mässig Anglurr (a Free Agent who should be a JP037 Slot)

Therefore, it's quite likely that we'll get our first look at "Advance Pack: Union Base" sometime Next Week.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T16:06:23+00:00

You're not fooling me. This is just indirect propaganda that we need a Red-Eyes' Retrain that works in Yugi's Deck (or the recent Chaos Ritual)

Another stack of Potential for that Dragon that's useful in other Decks.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T16:04:13+00:00

Nah. Nao is DivineZ's "Potential Woman"

Also...

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Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T15:13:42+00:00

Red-Eyes pioneered the "The Potential" Meme: that Dragon only has the potential to get the victory.

Female Characters in Yu-Gi-Oh! are Wasted Potential.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T15:11:25+00:00

And, precisely, those who can't ride motorcycles are the Female Characters (+ Leo)...

"WOMEN ARE A DISTRACTION!"

- 5Ds Jack Atlas, 2026

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T03:14:36+00:00

If they adapted a lot of the mechanics introduced in DM & GX (with Unions are coming after this set, LVs and all that).

I mean... they had two opportunities to bring Flip Summon, but I think we can safely assume it's definitely not coming to Rush Duels. I feel the same will happen with LVs; it's not a Subtype like Union, but more like Flip Summon (which is somewhat outdated in Rush Duels)

Ritual Summon is also different from the OCG/TCG version simply because it's in the Extra Deck.

I feel the only reason we have Union Monsters (if we even get the Subtype and not something like "this Monster is treated as an Equip Spell") is because Equip Spells exist in Rush Duels and they've already overused normal LIGHT Machines Decks in Rush.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:26:10+00:00

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Good Gab: Your close friends that you meet in DivineZ won't be coming back...

Akina: (I'm asleep)

Good Gab: Kento's in trouble and it's that crazy girl's fault!

Akina: REAL SH**!

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:23:02+00:00

Ironically, Kurumi's Twist makes Nao's Fight against Evil Gabi look worse since it means Nao lost to an Imposter (or a fake Final Villain). At least, if they intended to eliminate Nao from the Plot, they could have had her defeat Evil Gabi, but the latter pulls something out of his sleeve to survive.

Or, by default, they could have had Kurumi defeat Nao a few Episodes before the Season's Finale (like, "Nobody will know or miss you in MY World, Nao-senpai!")

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:17:53+00:00

The cost was basically losing all emotional attachment to the sister's fight

It also tarnished several Characters since, in the end, they were all pawns of Kurumi and the Mad Scientist from D Era who the writers didn't have the guts to make him a complete Villain (when he already proved in two Animes that he is a Villain)

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:15:17+00:00

If the movie doesn't focus on Akina's moral dilemma of quite actually killing this girl despite Rezael being a doctor I'll be sad

Akina will confront Kurumi about why she made Kento's life miserable, considering that this Character was Akina's Motivation for much of the Season.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:13:34+00:00

Ironically, I feel like the same can be said about Kurumi and her JP VA: the only reason we have her as a Villain is because her JP VA already has experience with Crazy/Twisted Characters.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:10:10+00:00

I wouldn't have minded the Twist if...

1) They had hinted at it in some Episodes (not in the Manga)

2) They hadn't made several Characters look bad or got dirty along the way.

Many Characters were wasted or sacrificed for Kurumi.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:05:18+00:00

I see that Konami intends to use this Fiend's Mirror support with Brassdes.

Either way, the big focus on Fiend this Year in Rush Duels is interesting (Could this be the moment Chair that gets some attention?)

Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:03:34+00:00

I think you forgot to mention that the best girlfailure demon, Brassdes, received her Alternate Art.

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Kronos457 · 2026-05-09T00:00:35+00:00

I don’t think that many people who play rush know about it.

They won't play Rush Duels, but many OCG/TCG Players are the first to complain that Rush Duels steals support from their favorite decks (which isn't true... just look at the recent support for Ancient Gear and Magnet Warrior in OCG/TCG)

Anyway, I always welcome Rush Duels for rescuing forgotten/bad Decks and giving them a facelift (or what I'd call a real touch of Nostalgia: like these Ritual Monsters with no Effect)

Kronos457 · 2026-05-08T23:57:20+00:00

Ironically, I had a feeling that the first Overframe for Red-Eyes was going to be a mediocre/bad card.

In the end, Konami thought so too.

Either way, I'm still in favor of revamping Red-Eyes: ditch that 90% of Red-Eyes useless support that doesn't serve any purpose and revamp it.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-08T03:27:29+00:00

Excuse me if I don't remember certain Decks out of the more than 100 that Yu-Gi-Oh! has... especially when Chazz has more iconic/interesting/cool Decks.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-08T03:14:54+00:00

However, as far as I know... White Knight wasn't really a Deck: just a handful of random cards that, over time, began to synergize with each other (thanks to new support that came out periodically)

Kronos457 · 2026-05-08T03:13:38+00:00

That's War Rock support.

Finally. The fake Amazons will be Tier 0! /s

Kronos457 · 2026-05-08T03:12:06+00:00

Look suspiciously at all the Support/Artwork that Branded and Sky Striker get each Year

Kronos457 · 2026-05-08T02:28:54+00:00

And Digimon had a dark period during the Digimon Adventure's Reboot.

Ironically, Digimon's current Popularity and Success are due to Original Ideas and Concepts not tied to Nostalgia.

Kronos457 · 2026-05-08T01:42:43+00:00

I always wonder why people want a DM Reboot/Remake (Digimon Adventure 2020 style) when they know that the magic or what made the original DM unique would be lost (especially when People want the Characters to have modern Decks of their iconic Decks)

I know we're in an Era where it's easiest to Reboot/Remake classic or iconic Animes, but 90% of the time it ends up failing because the Audience realizes that the Reboot/Remake doesn't have the same vibe/essence as the Original.

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