yeah the switch game definitely made it look supernatural lol
#duel_links
robust void
timber river
I'm dueling Yu-Gi-Oh itself
dapper grotto
Having a Comeback victory against Romin seems pretty difficult right now. How are you guys doing it to unlock her?
dapper grotto
Ahh. I only have one Dragias, but the problem is having my LP go down enough that doesn't lead to her killing me with Guitarna lol
sleek garnet
You can just set stuff vs her at lv10
quick axle
But then you won't get the better rewards.
timber river
I just pass and let her attack me for 1-2 turns, then summon my biggest monsters
quick axle
As easily.
frigid kiln
Is using all your cards in 1 go a bad move
timber river
For Rush Duel you genuinely wanna empty your hand each turn so you can draw up to 5
white stirrup
Honestly the only format where setting a Normal Spell is a good Idea other then setting it as a decoy lol
timber river
that being said, I've had games where I'll keep something like a Torna in hand to answer my opponents boss monster
quick axle
From what I can get, RD is solving a puzzle.
And getting through a puzzle to beat your opponent little by little.
@robust void Dunno if that sounds about right.
timber river
its alot more back and forth then usual yugioh
robust void
i dont really see it. theres barely any effects in the game. you either draw into good enough beaters or you dont
conserving blowout cards was at least sometimes relevant in early DM, here everythings too low impact to really care about preserving and youre encouraged to use them to draw into beaters faster
dapper grotto
Yeah, it's basically whoever gets a lucky hand wins sadly. Though I do think saving your ace can be important here, especially on your first turn.
robust void
thats reasonable enough, since the alternative would be running more high level monsters for late game but being more liable to brick
legend draw kind of supports this theory, just being a way to crash into dragias a lot of the time on command lol
akin to holding a monster
also i saw some guy saying voltcondor is broken with some skill they added. regardless of if its true its even broken, wtf skill are they talking about
timber river
115 packs later and i've finished the box... for the first time
dapper grotto
Damn, grats. I had to get through 130 packs. 
timber river
oof
pastel lotus
so it retains the strategy and luck-based elements of the game while eschewing a lot of text reading?
and no cards that can be used in the graveyard?
timber river
bruh
timber river
and no cards that can be used in the graveyard?
yeah there are no card effects that activate in the GY
timber river
5 packs in
small fern
i love the counter trap response being applicable to all rush offensive/defensive traps
hazy crow
pastel lotus
how do i look for rd replays in game?
timber river
i think you have to go to sevens world
timber river
if you wanna unlock it early you can go to the shop and get the free structure deck
robust void
man I forgot about this format of having to wait days for a full event to unlock. I need Mimi since I already hit level 20 with everyone else
young viper
man I forgot about this format of having to wait days for a full event to unlock...
I need luke and Gavin level 20
timber river
which deck should i buy on duel links
Right now the best deck is Tenyi, but Rokket is also decent
young viper
Right now the best deck is Tenyi, but Rokket is also decent
Tenyi ain’t shit
I have beaten every single one I play
timber river
im just going off what Duellinksmeta says
small fern
being someone with NO ranked experience, i wanna say raging pendulum is only beatable by shooting star road or by ultra-rich decks, or if the raging pendulum player has faulty internet.
fallen kestrel
meanwhile im trying to build a rokket deck
Focus on one deck at a time
stone portal
Focus on one deck at a time
Ok but i wanted to buy an structure to play
fallen kestrel
You need three of most structure decks for them to be playable, and only good ones require other multiple structures or other investments like boxes or selection boxes
pastel lotus
pretty sure good staples can carry anything now
monster-heavy decks are hampered by the field size
robust void
damn my second box popped off. I got all URs with like 55 packs remaining
I might get a full playset
sleek garnet
Got a dragias during the 10 first packs of my second box, and gravity press dragon and draconic pressure in the 10 packs after
It may be a sign to something
timber river
Hoping Mimis deck will be good, I got 2 Carriers from drops and gonna get the third from points
sleek garnet
So some of yall may have realized that bug in the mobile version that some rush npcs make the game crash during the draw phase infinitely
This might be the reason why
swift jasper
for the gamers who haven't unlocked mimi yet can peek at what they'll get
a bio that contradicts everything we know because of the unlock event's story and a deck that will promptly be replaced with three multistrike dragiases by 71% of duelists
white stirrup
Btw what the hell is even the stradegie of her Boogie Deck?
Stall with LP gain until your opponent decks out?
timber river
Seems like it
white stirrup
Disco Fever doesn't sound that bad I guess
robust void
her cards are pretty dogshit
idk what they were thinking with her boss monsters only effect being lp gain and it's a discard cost
the fact they didn't give her her field spell either is ridiculous
weak bough
whats the setup to do over 3k in one attack in rush
sonic nimbus
Prima Guitarna
rich ingot
or just sevens road magician against a low level npc
timber river
Or a Beetle deck
weak bough
beetle deck?
timber river
A deck built around Diabolic King Beetle, playing most of the Level 1 Normals to boost their attack to high levels
timber river
btw apparently Disco Fever isnt translated right, the total level of the monsters has to be 10 or less
pastel lotus
tag rush duels when?
white stirrup
Lmao
robust void
also his skill
sleek garnet
Shout outs to the real gatekeeper skill being "activate 1 field spell"
The only one in the game is forest and it's in the box exclusively
robust void
lmfao that's amazing
btw since tbis game came out I started playing the switch game again
as bad as it is it's so much better than DL in terms of deck variety even though dragias is still the best deck etc
is there not a single down and down left or down right link 2 for pendulums to use
I can only find one for cyberse exclusively
mighty bramble
You know it really grinds my gears a good chunk of Rush Normals that have voice lines attached to them aren’t in the game yet
jaunty radish
🫠
robust void
damn they had to make the ultimate event opponent Yosh bc Mimi's deck sucks too hard
white stirrup
Tbf is Yoshs any better?
dapper grotto
The Dream is over. No Good Yosh as Legendary Duelist.
half sphinx
Tbf, it doesn't mean they can't add him later
See Quinton, for example
Or the Supreme King
robust void
the deck display for level 40 mimi is glitched
that's not an event deck it's my deck and shows up as such when the duel starts
fire someone
small fern
a GohaCorp product shouldn't bend so easily
(then again it's already bent if people are rushdueling on it)
midnight fable
freedom, got my third magenta horse
timber river
oh... this is gonna be rough
dapper grotto
Looks like the easiest if you know what you're doing...unless you got no 2500 beatsticks, then yeah. Gonna be a rough one.
sleek garnet
Hmm
40 packs left in witches sorcery and i get a playset of altergeist marionetter
But idk if i want to play geist or not
Hmmmmm
dapper grotto
Better to wait until whether they'll add a Pick-Up box for Altergeist reprints imo
sleek garnet
Iirc this is the only light spellcaster in the entire dl rush pool
So it has that going for it
robust void
uhh is that useful
it's a minor attack boost for sevens road
but that could just be a generic slot
weak bough
is that a level 5, 1200 atk normal monster as a UR
i never watched sevens anime so there has to be some anime reason for that
sleek garnet
There isnt
fallen kestrel
Konami makes loads of normal monsters with horrible stats 
As in the vast majority of them
sleek garnet
If anything it's a good thing the good card is an sr because sr ranked tickets are far easier to get
fallen kestrel
Also, what has happened lately in dl, havent touched it since rush release to be honest 
fallen kestrel
Do we know who?
fallen kestrel
Vrains character 
fallen kestrel
Ur or sr, or both?
sleek garnet
5 urs, 3 srs
sleek garnet
You would be surprised by how long you can keep kogging with hero
fallen kestrel
I assume u have spellbook engine thn
sleek garnet
I do
fallen kestrel
Lancea then ig 
In terms of meme choices
Either get loads of a staple, or just pick some random joke card ig
sleek garnet
I could pick up a playset of jet synchron which i ignored while i was building blackwings
Do i want to spend my sr tickets on tunings tho
fallen kestrel
Tru
sleek garnet
Wish i could get a dystopia since i have all the d hero stuff except for him
I think i could also build crusadia from tickets alone if i wanted to
sleek garnet
I need to learn how to play bls
Have the deck on point but idk what do turn 1
Could kog with that this month
I could also get genex undines
Only have 1
fallen kestrel
Have the deck on point but idk what do turn 1
Make super soldier, set 3
sleek garnet
Or maybe screw serpents
fallen kestrel
I do not jest
sleek garnet
Make super soldier, set 3
This deck is awful holy shit
Does magistus improve anything?
I do have those
fallen kestrel
Give it a draw 1, to dig for more staples t1 and more bls names t2
Its good going second, plays thru stuff
Turn 1 it literally just sets and prays
sleek garnet
Society if dl would let you blind second
fallen kestrel
Society if dl would let you blind second
Dark hole 
But yh, rlly need to be able to pick first and second like in MD
sleek garnet
I could maybe play toons
But i only have 1 bookmark
So that's rough
I wish i could have 5 sr dream tickets instead
Mini box archetypes have like
10 main deck srs and 1 ur in the extra deck
On another note
I got all my character to level 29/30 recently
So i'm having to do stuff like getting weevil to level 44 to get gems
It sucks
white stirrup
DL Subreddit is smth else
Imagin struggelimg so hard on Blue Eyes that you need to make a rant Post
robust void
get rid of blue eyes and what's next, another one?
white stirrup
It's just 3000k beater spam on a good day
quick axle
And Brick-Eyes on an usual day.
In which you look at your hand and say: "What a load of bricks."
white stirrup
Even the best Blue Eyes Deck Bricks just because of the need to run so manny High Level Dragons that can't Special Summon themself lol
If they had effects like "you can sent 1 Level 1 LIGHT Tuner from your Hand or Field to the GY; Special Summon this card from your hand" it would be different
But we don't live in a World where Kaiba gets good Skills lol
atleast I don't remember him having anything good
fallen kestrel
Only reason bewd was ever playable was bcs of legacy support and non archetype cards
white stirrup
Yup
white stirrup
Omg that was the same Guy?
Yeah pretty much then
Damn
That's uh
Interesting Deck to say the least
white stirrup
best part is OP in the comments trying to say their deck has "Synergy"
You don't understand. Equipping a Monster with a shitty Spell is Synergy
dapper grotto
So good, even not having a skill based on it like Blue Medicine did not deter it from being the most used card ever kekw.
I dunno why Blue Medicine pours it onto a fancy glass either like it's an amazing drink lol.
white stirrup
It's just Gatorade
dapper grotto
True, Gatorade does taste as good as medicine.
sleek garnet
I had gatorade for my first time ever last week
It LITERALLY tastes like medicine
How do people like this?
dapper grotto
Like medicine, they ingest it in hopes of gaining the benefits and ignoring the terrible taste.
...What that benefit is is beyond me lol.
Energy?
sleek garnet
No idea, but my doctor told me to drink it so i could regain electrolytes or smth
pastel lotus
is speedroid t2?
they have problem maintaining control of the field if their boss monsters are disabled
pastel lotus
their main deck monsters are mostly ed fodder
disrupt their routine and you win
they have no defensive "save user" effects besides tri-eyed dice
sleek garnet
Problem is that clear + crystal wing is just not a good board this format
Tenyi, trickstar, d hero and bls play around it very easily
dapper grotto
Eeeyup, shame. We need better support. 
And the restriction to Wind Synchros really hurt.
sleek garnet
Baronne next box trust
pastel lotus
i had [summon breaker] up and they couldn't even produce crystal wing
vivid wave
pastel lotus
modified be
sleek garnet
Blue eyes?
sleek garnet
While on modern skills
I'm surprised dinos dont have one yet
Considering 3 different characters played them
quick axle
Rex, Hassleberry... who's the third one?
sleek garnet
Gore
pastel lotus
i wanna play titan showdown now
now the skill requires a dinosaur on your field
i like to build decks on vague ideas rather than established strategies
quick axle
Gore
A shame that the Dinowrestler archetype is crap.
The only good monster from that archetype is Pankratops.
sleek garnet
People experimented with the level 3 that summons itself
Very little results but they exist nonetheless
People also played the field spell to summon pank sometimes funnily enough
quick axle
But Pankratops isn't in Duel Links.
And if it was, it would be as a bundle card.
As it's quite too powerful to be roaming free.
sleek garnet
While on bundles
What do you think they will do for altergeist?
Multifaker? Imperm even?
sleek garnet
Honestly wouldnt be surprised if a skill added imperm from outside the deck during your turn
quick axle
Who did use Imperm in canon?
quick axle
But it wasn't used in the anime until months after release.
But it could qualify.
I'm worried that perhaps it would be too powerful, since it can work as a handtrap going second.
sleek garnet
But it wasn't used in the anime until months after release.
Yugo didnt use crystal wing day 1 either
Btw
quick axle
Touchè.
sleek garnet
If faker did make it into a bundle, it would be the first one that doesnt have generic applications, wouldnt it?
quick axle
What about Luster Pendulum?
sleek garnet
Works in any pendulum deck theoretically
Even though it has its own archetype
Same with stormforth, cwing, and berserker
pastel lotus
haven't seen monarches spike up in usage
armed dragon users also mostly evaporated
i am in gold which i suppose is generally a repeat of last month's platinum?
sleek garnet
armed dragon users also mostly evaporated
New toy syndome wore out probably
quick axle
Stormforth doesn't help them on their gameplan, except making Ehther live in the opponent's turn, but otherwise...
And the only cards that they're missing are floodgates.
Monarchs were mostly known for putting out floodgates with their tributes. No Domain and no The Monarchs Erupt, and also, none of the Vanity Level 6 monsters.
Mega Zaborg would probably be a bit much, same with Mega Raiza.
We know we're getting Mega Caius, but doubtful it will help.
@sleek garnet I dunno, correct me if I'm wrong-
white stirrup
Speaking of Zaborg
Why is he the only Level 5 Monarch?
sleek garnet
Same reason that absolute zero can use any hero as material instead of only elemental heroes
sleek garnet
Monarchs were mostly known for putting out floodgates with their tributes. No Do...
Extra deck monarchs were as popular, if not more than flood monarchs
But we dont really have the tools that made that good
A.k.a. brilliant fusion
Speaking of
There's more relevant ed monsters missing in dl than i remembered
Pleiades, ultimaya tzolkin, ab zero
pastel lotus
void ogre dragon is revolver's de facto ace monster
sleek garnet
101 is a huge one but it's not in the game due to lore reasons
pastel lotus
the anime galaxy-eyes that was also a number that was in zexal ii is not in
sleek garnet
Not much used number 62 outside of like
Dark matter dragon piles
And galaxy eyes themselves
I'm also surprised by how early we got the knightmare removal trio
I guess they wanted to push the world legacy storyline early tho
The only stuff missing from there is avramax, the stuff surrounding him, and post reset cards
white stirrup
We are also still missing a few Krawlers I guess
The 3rd Link and the Level 6 I think was it?
sleek garnet
Oh yea right
qualiark, survivor, and mind meld
Soma is post reset
Knightmare goblin and gryphon are also missing i guess
quick axle
I don't think we're getting Goblin. After all, look what happened to Mermaid.
sleek garnet
The chances of us getting goblin is not 0 because we got mermaid, imo
quick axle
Maybe, but... that makes me wonder what kind of shenanigans it would be allowed with Goblin in the game.
white stirrup
They probably give him to us via Trade till the next Banlist if not even earlier lol
Still funny to me that they thought Mermaid was fine even for that little time
white stirrup
Though I really want to make a "pure" Knightmare Deck some day
I guess Gobie and Mermaid will never get unbanned in any Yugioh variant be it MD or DL
sleek garnet
Still funny to me that they thought Mermaid was fine even for that little time
Tbf mermaid without orcust is fine
white stirrup
We didn't? Weren't the Main Deck Monsters in DL way before we even had Links?
sleek garnet
We didnt even have mekk knights when mermaid came out iirc
sleek garnet
We didn't? Weren't the Main Deck Monsters in DL way before we even had Links?
Well, fair
Meant the stuff in solflare lightning
quick axle
We had Harp Horror and some Orcust monsters, but no way to abuse them.
sleek garnet
Looking back at it
Photon of galaxy is probably the most well aged box in the entire game
dapper grotto
True that, generic Rank 4 XYZs are some great tools even until now.
I'm glad my love for Galaxy made this box even more worth it to me.
...Though I hope we get more support for them once Mizar comes around.
white stirrup
I am just happy I finally got my 3rd Tour Guide and Sangan
Now I can play the Budget version of the Deck I use in MD
sleek garnet
wind ups?
white stirrup
Stone King mostly
Well and the 2 Necrofear Versions
Wonder if we ever get the 2 Dark Spirits as a Limited 2 Bundle
Probably too annoying to be added
timber river
So close
robust void
real talk I'm coming around on the best deck of the rush duel format actually being yamiruler
sleek garnet
Tecnically the first rush duel deck to get buffed since people are finally getting a 3rd copy of bonded bowing
Btw can we just talk about how condor has some of the worst conversion rates ever?
Deck is just unable to top
robust void
it's good for a free (lol) deck but the fact it's focused on numbers and not card advantage really limits it in comparison to yamiruler and dragias
also I don't have a third bonded bowing 
man I know it's an old point but it SUCKS how the level up and drop cards are the same
did they need to make the card rollout any slower
sleek garnet
Voltcondor is weird because it tries to be an otk deck but it cant actually otk
robust void
idk if it even tries to do anything since technically a whole bunch of early rush bosses just do attack mods
prima guitarna can otk and even then it's just barely sometimes lmao
robust void
yeah that's true too, it's not as good
if your opponent is turtling it can't do anything
it's really unfortunate it's not a gain for you
btw choccy do you think there's any chance we get the go rush game now that the dub is confirmed
sleek garnet
I dont think so
Since the first game didnt get any of the updates even after the dub
robust void
yeah but I think that's more to do with it flopping, and they might consider their odds of go rush succeeding higher bc DL is going to advertise for it to an extent
did you know the first game got an update right after the DL world launched lol
robust void
||nothing||
at least no one has found out what
I'd guess it's a copyright update or some kind of localization consistency with DL but in a best guess scenario they're prepping for a joint promotion with DL to try and squeeze more sales out of it
if that succeeds and the update comes out it could pave the way for the go rush game
is the go rush game even still updated
sleek garnet
Hasnt been since january apparently
robust void
that's unfortunate
I thought it would be like master duel for rush
it's also far better than it lol
they have the ability to see the opponents hand in replays and I had to do a double take
pastel lotus
is def points important in rd?
the only character events that matter to me are dennis,rin,tsukikage,chojiro,masumi,fujiwara (gx)
timber river
in Rush Duel not really
sleek garnet
is def points important in rd?
It matters for 1 deck exactly
And not really for the rest of them
robust void
is it yamiruler lol
timber river
which we sadly dont have yet
robust void
it's a really fun deck I'm glad I picked it up
having to weigh when you should try and use bonded bowing vs pushing offense is more decision making than any other rush duel deck atm lol
pastel lotus
do all new characters have at least 1 rerun?
quick axle
Gate Auto Duel has been a blessing
New feature?
quick axle
I see.
timber river
Got the starting cast up to Lv 20. now just Mimi
dapper grotto
Yeah, pretty easy to level them up when you're grinding in ranked
robust void
yo I thought that gate auto duel shit wasnt there before
now if only it applied to non events
dapper grotto
True that, though that would be too good for us with all these Gate Keys kekw.
robust void
I just want my third bonded bowing without wasting my life on it
pastel lotus
mizael used random dragons right?
only his ace was strong
Once per Battle Phase, at the start of your Battle Phase: You can detach 1 material from this card; negate the effects of all other face-up monsters currently on the field, also their ATK/DEF become their original ATK/DEF. During the Battle Phase, if you activated this effect this turn, each time an opponent's card effect resolves, this card gains 1000 ATK until the end of the Battle Phase, also, it can make a second attack during each Battle Phase this turn.
another yoshida-esque battle phase only effect
doesn't deal with backrow
sleek garnet
mizael used random dragons right?
Pretty much
pastel lotus
even being a generic rank 8 doesn't do it much favors
what's a useful mu for this besides timelords
at least the negate doesn't write until the end of this turn
box b8 fo sho
sleek garnet
@robust void got my second yamiruler
also got a dmg, a kimiruler, and a bassist in the same 10 packs
sleek garnet
Gonna need to stock on pierce when maximums arrive
robust void
did I tell u yet I'm on my third box pull
I'm almost at a playset of everything
when maximums come maybe they'll just give us cranked to ten
sleek garnet
Lol
robust void
really wonder how they'll balance maximums
wouldn't be surprised if anything can run them but you need a skill equipped to actually maximum summon
pastel lotus
i forgot the implication of rd getting representation in kcc
robust void
catch me at the top with my p2w deck
pastel lotus
i like how you can choose never to play rd but you still have to download all the files related to it anyways
timber river
Finished. Next goal, KOG
pastel lotus
is d-hero also rogue?
with or without sunrise
i get the feeling they do just enough
robust void
dang could I take pure destiny hero on ladder
brisk pawn
Does anyone have a decklist for triamids
quick axle
There's no recent Triamids decks, sadly.
Most recent list in DLM is this, and it's a spicy deck.
https://www.duellinksmeta.com/top-decks/spicy-win-streaks/august-2023/triamids/d4rkl0r3/WfXws
And that was back on August.
sleek garnet
Finally got sevens stage 30
Now i have literally 0 reason to touch this world other than ranked, sadly
And the "summon this guy 100 times" mat
Only have dragias' atm
@robust void LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
timber river
yea ppl cheating sadly
white stirrup
Wtf
pastel lotus
see i knew they wouldn't be able to enforce the card segregation very well
sleek garnet
Funnily enough
If you face one of these yourself you can copy their list
Wouldn't recommend it, though
pastel lotus
i dont play rd so
i am still hoping for windwitch to make their debut
idk how similarly they function to speedroid
i just know snow bell grants some protection to the resultant synchro
timber river
just gotta report them
robust void
<@139548529478729728> LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
yeah I've heard of this. I've never actually seen it though myself lol
also there is nothing inherently difficult about separating the card formats. konami is just incompetent. there was no reason to expect this happening other than that
pastel lotus
this be why rd has extra deck disabled
so that when glitches like this happen they can't sneak fusion/synchro/xyz in
robust void
it's not a glitch it's probably just bad programming. they didn't use some basic server side verification methods to prevent non-RD cards being used. I find it irreconcilable that the company that would neglect simple exploits like this would be the same company that's devious enough to disable the ED for a problem they predicted but somehow couldn't prevent
mighty bramble
What’s maintenance for
pastel lotus
new data
maybe even box leaks
next event be tag duel
which is one of the few extant events that isn't pvp
quick axle
Also, they changed LP amounts for Rush Duels, it seems?
quick axle
For Ranked Duels it's going to be 8K.
timber river
Change hasnt been implimented yet
quick axle
Advance Notice it is, then.
This reeks of that change they did for a season to 5k LP for Ranked Duels... just to rescind it on the next season
robust void
I was actually thinking 6k was unnecessary myself
it also makes the first two turns extremely impactful because you might not be able to risk counter attacking without putting yourself in range of lethal
I think yamiruler will benefit from this the most fwiw
sleek garnet
So they rewrote mimi's character bio after they revealed the plot twist in game
Only problem is that instead of saying that her ace is dian keto, they put in wyrm excavator instead
Aka asana's ace
dry widget
Also, they changed LP amounts for Rush Duels, it seems?
huh?
where was this said
timber river
Bruh do they just have 1 person working on Rush Duels?
dry widget
Bruh do they just have 1 person working on Rush Duels?
its more like 1 person working on all of duel links
but yeah ill have to give a citation needed on the 8k lp thing
and are you sure its not fur tag duels and not ranked duels? because there's a tag event coming up and it includes sevens world
speed tag duels have 6k lp so rush tag duels having 8k lp would make sense
small fern
they have 1 developer, 1 Roland!, 1 "hey uhh where's the voice actors"
sleek garnet
Asana's ace being mentioned, even if by accident, raises a couple of questions
Is she the next character? Are they going to just skip Roa and Nail?
dapper grotto
Doubtful, maybe they planned very far in advance for these characters.
pastel lotus
the rate is still one character per month
that's never changed
too busy with other mmo to play dl
dapper grotto
Been failing hard at both Speed and Rush Duel lately...might need to take a step back for the month.
robust void
Is she the next character? Are they going to just skip Roa and Nail?
i said in the survey my most wanted character was asana
and since im probably the only one who filled it out
i get my wish
really though i dont think shes coming even this year. shes tied to maximums and wyrms are a powercreep unless you skip so many of their cards that theyre not a real deck
sleek garnet
i said in the survey my most wanted character was asana
I dont even remember what i filled in during that part
sleek garnet
I think it was dennis, blood shepherd (let me cope), otes, and nail
robust void
i actually dont know those first two, they prob werent in the switch game
otes would make a lot of sense to come quickly given the opportunity to shill for blue eyes
dapper grotto
My most wanted change in the survey is to fix that damn bluetooth earphone audio!
robust void
whats up with it
dapper grotto
I can't listen to anything in-game with my bluetooth headphones anymore.
robust void
lol
sleek garnet
Apparently turning the in game notifs off helps
robust void
how the fuck
sleek garnet
Yea
dapper grotto
I'll have to try that.
robust void
man i really wish this and MD had an autoclear notifications after 24 hours setting or some shit
i fucking hate loading every individual one with their crap servers
sleek garnet
But yea like
Blood shepherd's deck is currently anime only but HOLY SHIT HE IS SO COOL
dapper grotto
lmao, he lost alot of cool factor when he started whining about wanting to be a lone wolf.
robust void
what deck is that, i thought they had all the vrains shit by now
sleek garnet
Drones
sleek garnet
lmao, he lost alot of cool factor when he started whining about wanting to be a ...
Fair
But yea like, look at this fucking guy
sleek garnet
His deck basically boils down to "Do X, if this effect would be negated, it isn't, and you get to do Y on top"
robust void
he's in link evolution and in challenge mode his deck is spyral
he was one of the ones I played against the most because even with that games dogshit AI double helix and sleeper pops were among the most challenging things to deal with
very low bar but I needed something
https://duellinks.konami.net/att/031d63a196ea226afdc1a9e0f7dfa13dc1f77f0101
really good duel replay by me for my homies who love good duels
probably the best RD I've had so far
also you can save another 10 replays for the format
you know a duel is good when both players send a Nice
sleek garnet
Yea they're basically edgier trickstars in how they play
robust void
ghost guy
sleek garnet
They had a duel together and it basically boiled down to
robust void
too bad they almost never design anime original cards anymore for the games first
sleek garnet
GG: "i negate your effect"
BS: "Lol, lmao"
Turn 1 was literally ghost gal having imperm and multifaker in hand
And not a anime only trap that activates in hand, LITERALLY IMPERM INTO FAKER
timber river
"I negate your effect-"
"No."
robust void
dragons need to be hit so badly in rush duel
giving them dragias, the attack lowerer, the dark hole, and the attack/level raising skill was nothing short of psychotic
but ofc konami HQ is full of scalies so
robust void
just played against a guy who passed their first turn in gold and I checked their deck
white stirrup
Joey would be proud
robust void
I'm proud of them they helped me rank up
pastel lotus
does rd have turn-dictating skills
aka you can do this this and this but you have to follow the restrictions outlined in the skill text
sleek garnet
robust void
this guy gets it
quick axle
@robust void If they don't care about that, then I think this is pretty much the end of DL.
I dunno how has been the reception of Rush Duels, but doesn't seem all that hunkydory.
robust void
a bunch of people in the comments are treating it as normal
quick axle
Yeah, I don't think that's normal.
In my concept, it's a sympton of the game dying (the rampant cheating).
Probably it won't be too long until Konami shuts down Duel Links for good.
robust void
this hack has existed for the main game for years
I also haven't ran into a single cheater and I'm almost at kog
it's not rampant
half sphinx
DL makes too much money while requiring a relatively small amount of money to be put into it
They won't kill it in the next 6-7 years minimum
robust void
lmao i cant believe anyone is still reporting the chess accusation as fact
quick axle
Uhh... probably not something to show here?
Remember we have young people here as well.
robust void
there are young people on Reddit too
timber river
last too URs foir my second box were literally in the last 2 packs... ughhhhh
pastel lotus
dl was always a side venture that became more relevant due to covid isolation
i rly wish it weren't built on unity tho
takahashi actually did art for gx release
now almost nothing in dl is hype unless u rly luv the upcoming char
i don't play to re-experience vrains
pastel lotus
in fact i hardly played since climbing out of gold
sleek garnet
I wonder if climax beat is playable with only 2 prima guitarnas
robust void
the skill? sure why not
I only had 1 for a while
btw it's cute how many people on ladder run every single level 7 monster lmao
they def ran through the box once
robust void
arrrrgh I can't get over how we only have 1 romanpick its so fucking important to the design of psychic musicians. they can't just not have it. they drew the line there but dragons get like 5 ban worthy things
timber river
man I wish DL had a feature that filtered out monsters that dont work with your skills
rich ingot
my baxia is looking a bit metal today any guidance
timber river
I swear ever since i got my third Yamiruler my chances of drawing it have gone DOWN
I can go through half my deck without seeing one copy
robust void
ive been running a spellcaster engine for that reason
you cant go over 1300 attack though so it's just mystic dealer and el doriado
small fern
infinitrack ishizu
loud aurora
Could someone help me with my deck it's a bit brickyard unless I'm playing it wrong but I don't believe so
#ShareDeck #DuelLinks
https://duellinks.konami.net/att/02cdf179bbddd69b68e66c8538dc9d711eeacd7faf
young viper
any advice for first deck ?
pastel lotus
get staples
book, compulsory, lance, x cyclone, etc
then research understandable archetypes and skills
sleek garnet
I've been playing on ladder with both bls and salad
Salad feels better to play despite being considered weaker
Suppose it's a matter of preference on my part tho
sleek garnet
any advice for first deck ?
Get something that's both really cheap and that you like
Most of your early dl experience will be trying to get staples
So having something you can use from the get-go will be really helpful
dapper grotto
Shame you can't get the Pick Up box anymore. BLS would've been a decent first deck.
sleek garnet
Yea
dapper grotto
Let's hope they bring back the Pick Up Box for Altergeist. Maybe that'll be the next best thing...
sleek garnet
I dont think we'l get one though
Considering that geist already got reprinted in the super mini selection box
On that note tho,
The selection boxes and the half gem sale will end at the end of this month, will they not?
dapper grotto
Considering that geist already got reprinted in the super mini selection box
Wait what? Wasn't it just Monarchs and Mekk Knights that got reprinted?
sleek garnet
The one we got at vrains' launch
robust void
whats a pick up box
sleek garnet
This is the only one example
40 packs, each pack costs 50 gems, no limit on how many packs you could open
robust void
oh this fuckin thing
I had no idea what to make of it
I'm on the verge of cutting bonded bowing entirely
you need it and one other card for it to not be a brick in a game where not putting down three monsters means you can get OTK'd
also since you're wanting to use it when yamiruler is first summoned you essentially need two more cards to be tributes for him
it's a lot to ask for something that is mainly good for drawing into a second yamiruler
quick axle
Shame you can't get the Pick Up box anymore. BLS would've been a decent first de...
Fudge, so it was time limited?
dapper grotto
Ain't that a thrill?
Duel Links implementing even more FOMO like the gacha game they're meant to be. 
quick axle
At least in MD you could craft those cards.
dapper grotto
At least in Duel Links, the duels are shorter. 
white stirrup
At least in MD you could craft those cards.
Can you even make that new Blackwing Armor Master Level 10 Synchro?
Or was that just a one Time thing they handed out?
Cause I am sure I was not able to craft it myself
quick axle
Can you even make that new Blackwing Armor Master Level 10 Synchro?
Or was that ...
I think that was a lifetime mission on a campaign?
I dunno if you can get it currently. It came with a campaign in regards of that BW structure.
robust void
you can def make it as I've seen people summon multiples
sleek garnet
you can def make it as I've seen people summon multiples
I assume they meant obtaining it and not summoning it
robust void
well you can obtain more of them if you can summon multiple of them
you were only given 1 for free
anyway I'm one rank from kog and I'm gonna switch to dragon spellcaster pile fuck it
in any format of ygo this is legitimately one of the most broken decks I've seen
it's just no one cares about this format lol
sleek garnet
well you can obtain more of them if you can summon multiple of them
Fair lol
robust void
the number of dimensions to how much better the deck is than anything else is amazing and whoever allowed it to exist in its current state shouldn't be in game design. like unless it's nerfed into oblivion I dont see how it's not the best deck in the game for months
we're not even one full set in and this is gonna be beyond anything I'm aware of on the immediate horizon
robust void
do you mean romanpick? cuz guitarnas unlimited and I don't think she needs to be hit
what's SRM
sleek garnet
Sevens road magician
sleek garnet
do you mean romanpick? cuz guitarnas unlimited and I don't think she needs to be...
Guitarna mainly she's the one getting put in aggro piles along with dragias
Climax beat is like, fine
robust void
SRM should definitely be at 3 right now. dragias clearing the field for SRM to hit for over half LP is insane and it's really easy to set up. I don't think guitarna is comparable because adding SRM gives you more access to the spellcaster engine and the psychic one kind of sucks because of 1 romanpick
torna is in a weird spot because it's going to help the strongest deck in the game if it's freed. I think the dragon skills in the game right now should be 100% xenophobic before that's even considered
sleek garnet
I mean, you arent playing pick in aggro
robust void
yeah exactly
robust void
so guitarna is just an awkward extra chance to brick
sleek garnet
Which doesnt exactly come up often
robust void
also by herself she can't get over 2500 walls unless there's more than one monster out. granted that's likely but dragoncaster pile is so hyper consistent and high power level that I don't think more is gained than lost by running her
you could even run that ticket level 7 dragon instead cuz at least that can be used in a grind game and gets over 2500 with that stupid skill
sleek garnet
Like, if srm is put to 3 but prima isnt dragoncaster is just gonna run her instead and its still the best deck by a longshot
Also, the dragon skill IS xenophobic, wdym?
robust void
the ultimate thing is that you cannot fix dragoncaster with only one nerf
what are dragoncasters running when they have SRM, I don't remember
just legend draw?
sleek garnet
Yes
sleek garnet
But yea, all dragons
sleek garnet
dragias to 1
Would that actually make the game better?
It would just feel sackier if they do pull up dragias early
robust void
I love how celerity has more restrictions on it even though it's effectively the same function a lot of time of just removing a high attack threat
it'd be better than dragias at 3. I'd say ban it if I thought that was even remotely likely
I don't think they considered what the 30 card deck size does for dragias
well they didn't consider a lot of things
robust void
not launch with the dark hole, the huge stat reducer single tribute, the highest attack single tribute monster, and one of the best skills
sleek garnet
Everyone that played rush at irl launch knew that dragoncaster being the best by far was kinda inevitable given the early pool
sleek garnet
not launch with the dark hole, the huge stat reducer single tribute, the highest...
That's not dragoncaster tho?
What deck are you complaining about?
Pure dragons or dragoncaster?
robust void
dragoncaster can run all of those
they're both huge problems
there's a lot of overlap as to why
casters themselves are largely included just to get to dragons faster because they're the problem cards
sleek garnet
dragoncaster can run all of those
They literally cant run the skill, spell is bricky in dragoncaster, pressure isnt good in caster, and summoned skull is not a problem inherent to dragons
robust void
I wasn't talking about the summoned skull skill, I meant dragonic resonance
the spell being bricky isn't a huge deal when you can run the easiest draw power and have stuff like the sports dragons and kuribot to get tribute fodder even if you don't draw all monsters
sleek garnet
Ok
Let's set one thing on the record first
Which deck are we discussing?
First deck uses draconic pressure, the other is legend draw
robust void
I'll discuss either one but both are degenerate
sleek garnet
Because like
You're discussing a deck while using negative points from the other
It's kinda confusing
robust void
yeah my bad
I didn't get everything straight
though I will say I see a lot of variety in dragoncaster builds
most are just pure dragons running 3 dealer 3 golem and however many copies of SRM
I've prob seen them try the aqua engine like twice ever on the ladder so far
sleek garnet
most are just pure dragons running 3 dealer 3 golem and however many copies of S...
Are they?
Most people only play dragias
robust void
certainly seems that way
they're just MDM submissions though, it's not the ideal sample
sleek garnet
I mean
If we want to talk about only ladder then we should discussion how dark magician is all over speed ladder
People play more dragon stuff because its cheaper
robust void
I'm at the second to highest rank, I don't think you'd run into a lot of DM in the speed ladder at gold 1
robust void
lol
welp
I'm not convinced that means it's a better build in any case
I value my own experience more after how much I've been playing
sleek garnet
I do think that dragons are over represented on ladder due to their comparatively cheaper cost though
robust void
that definitely factors in
sleek garnet
Mulligan dragon is a ticket card, fire phoenix can replace dragias if you only have 1
robust void
being relatively cheap + arguably the best deck is super bad for diversity
sleek garnet
Pressure and gravity dragon can be obtained at 2 copies with a single box opening
robust void
and they made really bad decisions like not giving other decks tools they would need to reach comparable power levels (1 romanpick lol)
sleek garnet
I think the main problem stems from the fact that we only have 1 box rn
Cant do much about that
sleek garnet
being relatively cheap + arguably the best deck is super bad for diversity
I would argue it's 3rd best, honestly
robust void
they couldve just not included gravity press or dragonic pressure in the first box
but they did
look at how badly everything else trades into gravity press for instance
sleek garnet
look at how badly everything else trades into gravity press for instance
About as well as everything trades with prima/srm, if not better
robust void
it's a single tribute for a type with its own tribute engine and leaving it on the field is leaving effectively a 2200 attack monster on the field, likely more with the skill which pushes it over every two tribute monster
those are two tributes
changes everything
sleek garnet
Fair
A more apt comparison would be road witch and splat
Big during their turn, small during theirs
robust void
and on top of putting on so much pressure with a single tribute they can just nuke your field if they somehow can't out you with the stat difference they have
road witch at the very least is dependent on two cards, there's more scenarios where it can't carry you
gravity press literally punches over any threat unless you've got a really good phantom bind chance
as long as you discard 1 which is fine
sleek garnet
road witch at the very least is dependent on two cards, there's more scenarios w...
The spellcaster skill pushes it to 2400
And you get srm for basically free
Gravity also has a discard cost tho
Also to be completely honest, the dark hole feels worse in practice, you're not exactly accomplishing much with it except a 1500 atk push in most circumstances
robust void
honestly can even turn that into a positive since dragons are incentivized to run many tribute monsters and they can discard a brick with confidence they'll draw another beatstick because they only need 1 kuribot or sports dragon or any tribute monster
sleek garnet
Dragons cant run kuribot btw
robust void
they can if they just give up the skill
builds are so diverse you never even know what you're playing into
sleek garnet
If they are giving up the skill then gravity gets way worse
Which kinda makes your previous point moot
robust void
pressure is also nuts for closing out games. if they hit you with SRM like once it's extremely easy to just finish you there
sleek garnet
pressure is also nuts for closing out games. if they hit you with SRM like once ...
Cant you say this about any deck tho?
robust void
they don't need kuribot though, it's just an example of how many options they have
no, cuz other decks don't have field nukes
sleek garnet
Beet atk increase, guitarna pushes, srm with a bazillion atk
sleek garnet
no, cuz other decks don't have field nukes
How are they closing out games after the nuke?
robust void
if you set 3 they're not otking with attack alone
robust void
2000 LP is not that uncommon a situation to be in after they get a single hit in with SRM on top of whatever battle damage you might've taken from dragias or whatever else accompanies it
sleek garnet
Tbh
The main point i'm hearing is that "dragons are the best deck because they can also be a completely different deck"
Which doesnt really make sense to me
robust void
nah, it's more like 80% of their best traits can apply to multiple variants and even if you don't include that 20% they're still in desperate need of being nerfed
what's the name of the magician skill you mentioned btw I want to double check it
sleek garnet
nah, it's more like 80% of their best traits can apply to multiple variants and ...
I dont think they can, personally
sleek garnet
what's the name of the magician skill you mentioned btw I want to double check i...
Sevens accel road
Like
Gravity, the dark hole, and the sportdragons are not things you can throw around outside of dragons
robust void
I've seen them no shortage of times though
sleek garnet
Representation≠Viabilty
robust void
also reading sevens accel road this is still nowhere near as good as dragonic turbulence and losing access to dragias etc
it doesn't mean they're unrelated though
sleek garnet
also reading sevens accel road this is still nowhere near as good as dragonic tu...
I've played a couple of tournaments, it's a bit anecdotal, i'll admit, but pure spellcasters perform a lot better than pure dragons
robust void
that would genuinely surprise me but I don't doubt your experience
sleek garnet
The main advantage being that they they're more consistent, and can punish setting 3 better than dragons can
robust void
how's that work? since they can only attack 1v1 whereas dragias gets them 4 attacks. there's torna and just punching straight on with SRM but that's relying on drawing into a 1 of
I'm not saying you're wrong I just don't get it
sleek garnet
how's that work? since they can only attack 1v1 whereas dragias gets them 4 atta...
Getting access to torna/pierce is deceptively consistent because dealer and recovery force is drawing you stuff every turn
Pure caster is always running 3 torna and 3 srm, no reason not to
robust void
ngl I completely forgot how the banlist in DL worked lmfao
you get 3 torna that's right
ok that's fair
sleek garnet
Also like
robust void
perhaps the gap between the two is smaller than I thought
robust void
yeah that card is gross
nothing else has that level of recursion
that's what's so frustrating about the game currently I feel
like in the tcg it's perfectly normal for decks to be better at certain aspects than others but in RD they put shit like the recursion spell or dragonic pressure in and it's not just a case of those deck types being superior at recursion or field wiping, it's that they're virtually the only decks with access to those tools period. and then they get gravy on top of it
sleek garnet
It works for me, personally, each deck feels different to play with and against, which in the format with 1 box, i'd say that's a good thing
robust void
I think too many are just miserable to play as against dragon/dragoncaster piles for me to enjoy them
the power level difference and access to certain plays is so palpable, and the already superior decks lose nothing in exchange for those
sleek garnet
I think my main gripe with this format is lack of backrow
robust void
oh yeah that reminds me
sleek garnet
People tend to feel like aggro decks are better because they have no interaction on their turn
robust void
dragoncasters play into phantom bind better than anything else and it's literally your only way to interact on their turn
it's really weird they didn't do shit like give aquas access to party ball or jewelry trap hole lol
they didn't have to make the level ups or drops shitty
sleek garnet
I think they should get city nights and bubble burst, personally
robust void
yeah that would be preferable
it's just an example
and they're traps (albeit xenophobic as hell)
I'm surprised we didn't get basics like the attack target changing one
it would've offset the hyper aggro meta somewhat
sleek garnet
I think they wanted psychics and warriors to be the control based decks
But those simply dont have much to do
Warrior feels like the worst deck ever if you dont get to yamiruler, and psychics have no ways to deal with castling
robust void
warriors sort of work it's just that their defensive line is broken with ease and psychics just.... don't do anything unique besides severing psychic wall
and yeah no yamiruler soon enough is a death knell
if you're playing dragons for instance you don't necessarily need dragias because every tribute option you have is among the best in the game lol
psychics don't even have a one tribute effect monster right now do they
like wtf
psychics might've been fun with more romanpick for trying to otk with self burn and folder blitz/prima guitarna immediately
but nope
sleek garnet
One thing i'm really curious about is the level cap though
I think they will be increased once neil rolls around
robust void
no one's gone above 35 in speed right? I hope theyre not too stingy rolling out more romanpicks or psychics are fucked
only 10 more levels for 2 copies of a high demand card doesn't feel great
sleek garnet
no one's gone above 35 in speed right? I hope theyre not too stingy rolling out ...
Dm, gx, and dsod did
robust void
oh what are they at?
sleek garnet
45, 45, and 40
robust void
goddamn
well regardless I don't like the idea of waiting months or years for a playset of the most important card in my favorite deck
for better or worse by then psychics will have other shit lol
but I'd prefer they didn't suck in the meantime for no reason
robust void
yeah I think I saw he got another one since I last checked
which is kinda cool but lmao
sleek garnet
We have 1 copy currently
robust void
cubics are neat so I wouldn't mind playing them but
sleek garnet
Rejoice
sleek garnet
Yea
robust void
welp
sleek garnet
Level 36 i think?
robust void
idk what motivates them to roll certain shit out so slowly when they have the means to distribute them already
sleek garnet
I think they dont want people to do pick into pick x100 so early
robust void
it wouldn't even make psychics the best deck though
sleek garnet
Like, they very clearly want rush currently to be unga bunga
robust void
why overbalance them of all things
sleek garnet
it wouldn't even make psychics the best deck though
It's less about power and more so that they would feel a bit too close to a speed duel deck
robust void
that's an interesting perspective
it would make more sense
beyond that my concern for romanpick being precedented as a level up reward means we won't get the other copies by the time it's still relevant
it's not an insignificant card
robust void
fuck I don't think I'll make the prism
but I have like 6000 normal copies lol
I hope they'll consider breaking form and have romanpick be an event card or something so we don't wait a year for levels to increase twice
sleek garnet
You can throw all your fans at the gate by auto dueling at level 40, could get you enough to prisma it
Maybe
robust void
been trying that but I think it's too much
I bought all the crystals first which was a mistake
sleek garnet
Currently grinding for the R gems you get for points after you get the title
Want a playset of prismatic gaia and curse of dragon
Btw
Just want to point out
Vrains and sevens have the same number of characters currently
robust void
oh so it's progressing faster
sleek garnet
Despite vrains being out for over a year
robust void
hopefully
sleek garnet
Ghost gal will come out this month so that will change, but its funny
robust void
are you on the team that thinks they're just going to shift to DL being the RD app and MD being for the original game
sleek garnet
No
robust void
oh btw part of why I'm tilting today might be because I'm still only running 2 fucking yamiruler
so it's even worse
sleek garnet
If the double character release is to indicate anything is that speed isnt getting sidelined
robust void
people were doomering in here about there being less content but I'm not familiar enough with their recent schedule to tell if that was based on anything
sleek garnet
Boxes are getting alternated between rush and speed
So it has some basis
But it's not going to be the end of the world
It's good thing, in my perpsective
Speed duel was gonna run out of cards to import at some point
robust void
are we likely to be waiting 2 months for each rush box cuz that'd be miserable imo
sleek garnet
Most likely
robust void
goddamn
it's gonna take so long for the meta to develop. especially if they keep minis
sleek garnet
The rush box did get classified as a main box
Probably means mini rush boxes will exist
At 80 or less packs
Possibly 60
sleek garnet
At the bright side, whatever gets put into rush minis will be insanely cheap
Royal rebels perhaps?
robust void
btw I've been grinding nail like crazy in the switch game. he's ranked as a top tier opponent so he gives max money, but yggdrago is probably missing support because his deck is so terrible everything beats it lol. yggdrago seems interesting in theory though, like exodia deep draw as a dedicated strategy
royal rebels became meta at some point didn't they? I know the first wave or two wasn't so maybe that will be cheap
sleek garnet
btw I've been grinding nail like crazy in the switch game. he's ranked as a top ...
Nope, the deck just kinda sucks
sleek garnet
Yggdrago was the first maximum to exist so it didnt try to address any flaws with the mechanic itself
robust void
oh it was before yugas? huh
that explains a bit
I kind of thought it was the other way around since it had a draw engine lol
did maximums ever become viable
sleek garnet
Ocasionally, but nothing too impressive
robust void
that's better than I expected
robust void
they're a really fun concept that goes well with the draw 5 concept, always wondering if you're gonna assemble your giant Kaiju next turn
lol
how does that work
sleek garnet
The individual pieces have their own effects
robust void
oh they're not just vanillas anymore then
I expected that to happen eventually, it's a big drawback
sleek garnet
The individual pieces have their own effects
Basically they have an effect, but the effect gets better if they were maximum summoned
robust void
right
sleek garnet
robust void
my favorite maximum was the wyrm one because the individual pieces were tolerable vanillas
oh yeah I saw the harpie maximum
it's fucking awesome
this is the best maximum deck? I'm really looking forward to it then
sleek garnet
Yea it is
robust void
oh shit I never checked the datamines lmao
sleek garnet
But the maximum was released in like, july this year
robust void
yeah
I know
it's gonna be in a decade
I'm used to MD
btw sorry if I got too argumentative earlier
sleek garnet
I live for petty discourse, no worries
robust void
I don't want to come off as a stubborn casual or anything. and im playing a game at the same time so my arguments were pretty poorly constructed I admit