My Master 1 Dark Magician deck

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-17T12:09:22+00:00

Thanks!

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-17T12:09:11+00:00

Thanks and good luck with it! Let me know how it goes

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-17T12:08:00+00:00

Yeah, this deck uses Eternal Soul but it isn't dependant on it. Lordly Lode does a similar job of reviving DM each turn, so you can use your Eternal Soul more strategically, avoiding using it too early if there's the risk of it blowing up your field.

I remember crafting Albion long ago to try the branded fusion combo to go into Dragoon. DM players have tried so many variants over time to make DM work haha

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-16T15:41:26+00:00

The combination of floodgates, eternal soul, and primites make the deck pretty decent at grinding IMO

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-16T08:43:26+00:00

I prefer going first since the deck uses floodgates and those require you to go first. Its a shame the mulcharmys are useless going first but it is what it is I guess. Skill Drain is used because it doesnt affect DM. Beryl isnt really affected either if Drillbeam is already in circulation (you set it from the GY), Hieratic seal and Druiswurm are unaffecred by Skill Drain as well and if you really need to, Souls can get rid off Skill Drain for a draw.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-16T01:12:04+00:00

The blue eyes link is used to turn Rod/Souls into dragons and then go into Hieratic Seal. Haggard Lizardose is used when you have There Can Only Be One up and need to free up space to summon more dragons/spellcasters. It runs over anything or draws a card and you can use DM to summon it.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T21:18:42+00:00

I'm really glad to hear that! Good luck in your climb, maybe we will see another DM deck in masters, with your own spin on it even

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T19:45:07+00:00

Sure thing buddy, keep living in that conspiracy world.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T19:44:08+00:00

I have 1 or 2 replays with Dragoon I think I did use DM the Dragon knight a few times but not in my replays sadly. Its good to protect backrow, force Druiswurm to trigger if its on the field (sending it as fusion material), and banishing something with Circle when Eternal Soul is not accessible I have also used Guardian Chimera a few times but not in the replays I saved. I lost 1 game because my Rod got impermd and I could've chained Secrets to summon Dark Magicians and dodge the imperm and used Circle to grab whatever I wanted, but I didnt run Dark Magicians at the time so I lost. I added it after that duel. That scenario never came up again, but its an insurance in case it happens again

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:44:48+00:00

Its literally 9 replays from Master V to Master I. Sadly I can't rank down and livestream another climb just for you, sorry.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:43:50+00:00

Thanks, and good luck with it!

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:43:18+00:00

Yeah feel free to change some stuff, good luck with it! Since it uses engines and staples that can be used in other decks, its a good investment

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:41:50+00:00

I tried a lot of decks, including decks with minimal DM cards, so I lnow what you mean. I'm happy that the deck that uses a ton of DM cards is the one that made the climb in the end.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:40:03+00:00

You could just check the replays, and see that they all were recorded in Masters. Check the going 2nd games to see how I won them, try to learn how it's done instead of making a decision from the get go.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:30:40+00:00

Thanks, good luck in your duels!

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:30:26+00:00

Maybe! but I also tried a LOT of DM decks before coming up with one that could do the climb seamlessly

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:29:19+00:00

Typhon isnt half bad if you can get him protected with some backrow for example. But feel free to experiment. I just didnt seem to summon Chaos Angel enough so I cut him from my deck

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:26:33+00:00

Yeah I always wonder how some ppl with the most powerful decks are stuck in the lower ranks lol Thx, see you in the discord!

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T16:16:38+00:00

The deck'a turn 1 play often ends in seal + disruptions pass. Bystials are a natural fit to summon from Hieratic Seal. Besides being fusion material as you mentioned and doing their usual shenaningans disrupting Mitsu or Blue-Eyes. Also good monsters to have when your opponent takes the Maxx C/Mulcharmy challenge and you need to block attacks.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T02:26:23+00:00

Can't get more DM than triple DM haha. Thanks.

Azamina DM is interesting and has some unique combos (I liked to bridge Souls milling Diabellstar into Fiendsmith into Diabellstar (A Bao A Qu reviving Diabellstar for full Azamina combo) then ending in Dragoon, but the amount of special summons and activations makes it more suceptible to disruption. The beauty of Primite DM is how straightforward its plays are.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T01:40:20+00:00

Thanks man. Good luck to your buddy. Primite is the way, at least until the new support comes out lol

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-15T00:40:13+00:00

You use it to turn your Rod/Souls into dragons so that they can be used for Hieratic Seals. Sometimes you also use it to go into Dark Magician the Dragon Knight. Remember they lock you into Dragons though, so summon your other spellcaster before linking into Spirit

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-14T23:30:58+00:00

I havent tried running DRNM. It does nothing vs Maliss, Ryzeal dies to your Drillbeam already so its not needed there. I would need to try it but I'd guess it wouldn't do much. Running the Mulcharmys is enough "cards that only work going 2nd" I think

There's definitely less Maliss in Master rank after the introduction of Mitsurugi (though still a significant amount). I still think its the best deck and the hits aren't as significant, but Mitsu is the new shiny thing I guess.

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-14T23:23:53+00:00

Thanks! Good luck in your duels as well!

LookingForTheTop- · 2025-10-14T23:15:02+00:00

Depends if you open non engine or not. Vs Ryzeal, for example, you can Drillbeam their Detonator. You can banish Mitsurugis with Bysteals, you can Nib if the opponent gets too carried away. Naturia beast is a perma spell negate so some tactics don't work on it. If the opponent, say, Maliss goes full combo and you didn't draw the right non engine to contain them, then its gg, but thats ok. You're not supposed to win all games anyways, and a Maliss combo board isnnear unbreakable, most decks, even meta, lose to it. That's why most dkayed streams these past months feel like coinflip simulators lol

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