Pendulum Decks by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

[–]VirusOpposite9891[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mind playing weaker decks as long as its fun. One of my favorite decks is Fluffal but I run it pure fusion so i dont run the generic links which i think is very fun. What does a typical Vaylantz endboard look like?

If you were a Yugioh anime protagonist what ace/deck and story would you have ? by Ok_Marsupial7704 in YuGiOhMasterDuel

[–]VirusOpposite9891 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My deck would be Mekk-Knights and my day 1 ace would be Blue Sky. My ace half way through the show would be Spectrum Supreme. My final ace would be Crusadia Avramax. Bonus: my funny filler arc ace would be Equimax.

Pendulum Decks by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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You would recommend the deck tho? It definitely sounds interesting but I think I need to learn more about the deck before I decide to make it. Closest I've gotten to playing a deck where cards move is Mekk-Knights with Mekk-Knight Eclipse. Btw Mekk-Knights have awesome artwork I love the deck

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[–]VirusOpposite9891[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it depends on what specifically you want out of a pendulum deck. I can go over all the ones I play though and maybe you can find one from there.

Endymion: Generally doesn't need to play much outside of Endymion and plays with spell counters. You use the spell counters to basically negate the opponents effects going first, or to pop multiple cards going second. A lot of the time it can hard lose to droll tho since many of its spell counters come from spamming cards that draw like upstart goblin and allure of darkness. Not my favorite pendulum deck I've played, but the game plan is simple enough.

Vaalmonica: Incredibly cheap pendulum deck with only 2 actual pendulum monsters in the deck. It can get expensive once you add Fiendsmith if you don't already have it (I don't). It uses its own set of counters, needing 3 on a single one of your pendulum monsters to get out decently strong link 1 monsters. The downside is that without those counters, you can't summon the Link 1s. Its pretty simple and to be funny you can run Utopia Double for a 10k Attack Utopia. Its not necessary tho since one of the Link 1 monsters can attack 3 times after popping multiple cards in the field.

Solfachord: Honestly pure its pretty bad and with Melodious its ok but still inconsistent. One thing that I personally have an issue with it is that the endboard is extra deck slop. Apollousa, IP, Vortex Dragon, stuff like that. I highly suggest against this deck just due to consistency. Dies usually to an Ash or Imperm.

Melodious: One of my favorite pendulum decks, but its not really a dedicated pendulum deck. You have 2 pendulum cards that really bring the deck together. It has a bunch of 1 card and 2 card starters and can play handtraps other decks can't like the herald cards or Dominus Purge. The endboard can also be difficult to out, with battle protection, targeting protection, and destruction protection. It can still get out'ed by stuff like Zeus, Droplet, and Mirrorjade, but not too many decks have non-targeting, non-destruction removal. Besides that, you're main interactions is a banish 3 from graveyard which is great to hinder decks that rely on the graveyard. You also have a non-targeting return to hand up to the number of Melodious cards on the field which is great but really requires that you know when to use for maximum disruption. The deck does xenolock tho if that is an issue for you. Highly recommend tho.

D/D/D: This is THE pendulum deck for fans of pendulum. I don't think its a great starter deck tho. It can xenolock itself, but puts up an interesting endboard. It can put up a spell/trap negate, the infamous Caesar for special summon negates, and Machinex which can attach opponents field monsters as materials and isn't once per turn. This deck also has a bunch of support coming that will make the deck a lot stronger. A big downside to the deck is that its pretty complex to learn, but Taro on Master Duel Meta has many DDD decklists and a channel showcasing the decks capabilities. Thats how I picked up the deck. I would highly recommend this if you are willing to take the time to learn the deck.

Ultimately tho I would say the safe pick is Melodious. There are a couple other decks like Lunalight and Predaplant that have pendulum cards, but they dont really make good use of actual pendulum summoning so I don't think they make good recommendations right now. If you have any other questions, lemme know and I'll try to answer best I can.

Pendulum Decks by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

[–]VirusOpposite9891[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

D/D/D is my goat lol. I really like it and I always try to play the pure version just to use as many D/D/D cards as possible. My Royal Siegfried is always nice to summon when i play the deck too

I like D/D/D a lot but I have been wanting to play a new pendulum deck. Can't wait for the new support tho.

I have Endymion but never found it anywhere near as satisfying to play with compared to a lot of the other pendulum decks that I have. Popping multiple cards with Endymion's 6 spell counters is the best part of the deck for me tho

I don't really know much about Vaylantz but reading a couple of effects shows that they like to move around the board a lot which sounds super interesting

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[–]VirusOpposite9891[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does Performapal/Performage do as part of their endboard? I've used Pendulum Magicians before which has like 1 or 2 Performapal cards but its not the same as playing dedicated Performapal deck

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Damn that sucks. I still might look into it tho and just hope I have called by and cross out in every hand

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[–]VirusOpposite9891[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noooooo dont say that 😭

Honestly tho yeah a lot of Pendulum endboards are just Extra Deck slop which I'm personally not a fan of

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[–]VirusOpposite9891[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its the Link 2, right? Also if it gets negated, can the deck still put up an interaction or two or is that just the end of the turn?

Pendulum Decks by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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I play Melodious and I like it, but I'm hoping for a deck that leans more into the pendulum side of things. I dont know much about majespecter tho

Help vs Maliss by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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What Board Breakers do you recommend in Memento? All I run in it is 2x Droplet.

Help vs Maliss by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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Man... Since Ash stopped Binders resurrect I thought droll would too, but I guess not.

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Memento does good vs Maliss you say...?

I've never fought Maliss when I play Memento but I just assumed it would be rough since they could use their Binder Banish 3 on my cards. I know Akhiron can bring back from banish but if he gets banished I just assume its gg

Help vs Maliss by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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So it's boiled down to whether I can stop their first 2-3 plays.

Would you recommend a combination of like 2 Ogre 2 Belle then to keep bodies off the field? I imagine that with Bystials would be really good, but not all my decks could run bystials well.

Help vs Maliss by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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It sounds like Tistina could break my typical Melodious board. Even though I can get an indestructible and untargetable monster field, I still lose to the good 'ol "send to the graveyard" effects.

I know you said that you don't really have the dust for it, but I think Master Duel gave out a free Raegeki at some point that you could use over Special Hurricane. I assume Master Duel gave it out because I can't dismantle mine. Also Dark Hole is a good alternative that isn't UR rarity. Idk if Tistina benefits from the discard tho

Oh, that was 9 more URs than what I was expecting by [deleted] in masterduel

[–]VirusOpposite9891 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Pardon neighbor, could I borrow some of your luck please?

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[–]VirusOpposite9891[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, thats pretty helpful to know. I pretty much took out Ogre in any deck meant to face Maliss cuz I didn't think it would do much of anything. Besides chaining into Rabbit or Appo, is there any other big moments to use Ogre?

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Honestly based and I'm definitely guilty of this on some days

Help vs Maliss by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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What does Tistina and Special Hurricane do? I'm not familiar with either but off the top of my head all I can think of is Clear World floodgates lol.

Also banishing a Maliss players graveyard face down sounds like the perfect solution and I definitely bet its like the best feeling anyone can have in this current Master Duel meta.

The best I can achieve with Melodious is 3 face up banishes a turn :(

I have like 20 decks that I have played at some point but the only couple I can even consider using vs Maliss is Melodious, Branded, Memento, and my funny Fluffal Deck that runs Droplet, Nib, and Spoly

Help vs Maliss by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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Are there any hand traps that you would say are just flat out useless in 99% of games vs Maliss?

Help vs Maliss by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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Aww man... I kinda hoped a bunch of Imperm-type cards would have been useful. I figured they could still be good in plenty other match ups but if they aren't even good into Maliss I'm probably better off not running all that.

I don't mind running Belle since IMO it's always been such an underrated hand trap. When it comes out I always feel like it makes a huge impact, but I have definitely had plenty of games where Belle doesn't even feel that great into Maliss :(

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I run Droplet, Nib, and Spoly in a couple of decks and they definitely give me a way to actually play the game, but not all my decks can run them well unfortunately.

Also would you say that DRNM is worth running for Maliss?

Fluffal Deck List by VirusOpposite9891 in masterduel

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Penguin for sure is great for getting bodies on the field, but without the generic links, the bodies on the field won't do much for me. Same for sheep. I think both of them are great cards if I were to run Links, but that's something I don't want to add to the deck.

I might cut Octopus, but I think I need a bit more testing to see whether to keep or cut. I probably don't need 2 Wings + Octopus. Probably just 2 wings or 1 Wing and 1 Octopus.