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[robust void]

you do

[sleek garnet]

Neat

[dapper grotto]

😊

Aww.

[robust void]

Kawaii

[young viper]

are the 3 character rolls random or is it just a curtain hiding the same outcome every time

[dapper grotto]

For the green 3-Character rolls, yes.

Oh, and the purple challenge ones as well.

The regular blue ones are actually random.

[young viper]

fuckiiiiiin
phooooneys

[young viper]

so ive run into a confusing problem

i dueled this guy who brought out unchained soul of rage
i used my ability to pull out 2 monsters from deck which were faced down, then flipped one up

{unchained soul of rage}

[unchained soul of rage]

[vivid wave]

Unchained Soul of Rage

DARK • Rating: Link-2 (⬆⬇)
[ Fiend / Link / Effect ]

ATK 1800

Effect

2 monsters including an "Unchained Soul" monster
During your opponent's Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-up Special Summoned monster your opponent controls; immediately after this effect resolves, Link Summon 1 DARK Link Monster, except "Unchained Soul of Rage", by using only that opponent's monster and this card you control as material. If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can target 1 Fiend monster in your GY, except "Unchained Soul of Rage"; add it to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Unchained Soul of Rage" once per turn.

F/L Status: Unlimited (TCG/OCG/MD)

[young viper]

it says target 1 face up special summoned monster, so how did it get a monster i flip summoned?

[modest hinge]

well nice to see zombies still work after a very long break from the game.

[dapper grotto]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DuelLinks/s/Wo6BW6fetU

GC2025DL serial code nets us some useless packs, but a cool Gamescom chronicle stamp. 👀

[supple valve]

sup could someone help me make a deck

[astral wraith]

hi, someone has a friends code?

[young viper]

ive got to admit, im actually having a lot of fun with dark magician

[young viper]

which skill do you use for it?

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[dapper grotto]

Lmao, so that's where all the missing Duel Quest gems went. 💀

A shame the Worlds campaign have such standard campaign rewards. Would've been nice to get a UR Dream Ticket too.

[young viper]

thats the neat part! im not using a skill

[potent ravine]

you need battle chronicle

[young viper]

try bane of darkness

the truth is you're just putting yourself at disadvantage by not having a skill

oh iknow

but im using it to level up characters. mi wanted to try a new decl and came across DM

i got aigami to 30, on bakura now

[young viper]

fair enough

you play the way you want - personally, i would recommend certain farm decks for grinding characters

[robust void]

The baseball deck seems pretty good

[dapper grotto]

Only if you got Player #39 in your hand. 😭

[modest hinge]

honestly i would start with a deck that can be mostly made if you buy 3 structures and such.

the black rose one was quite popular way back.

[young viper]

I don’t find it fun to use farm decks. I like trying out other ways to play when I’m leveling up characters, then if I like the deck, I try playing them on their actual character

The only deck I use really to farm is an elemental hero deck that I use to draw through every card within 2-4 turns and pull out as many point gains as I can so I can get UR and SR cards off legendary duelists

[potent ravine]

if you mean a duel assessment farm deck, you really don't need to bother

i haven't cared about duel assessment in years

if you can auto through like half the duration of an event you'll get all the rewards easily enough

you just need a consistent auto deck

[modest hinge]

zombie deck is also quite good.

[small fern]

it's either egyptian god spam (clunky and inconsistent) or 2000 ATK beatdown (only weak to decks with trap in the name)

for singleplayer content anyway

[young viper]

No like just dueling legendary duelists for their exclusive cards, like kaiba for blue eyes or yami yugi for dark magician (as examples)
I farm events like clockwork in and out of my job. The past three events have gotten me over a dozen characters to level 30 and some to level 45

[young viper]

good shit brotha

[potent ravine]

i just spend tickets on legendary duelist drops

[robust void]

That's a choice

[sleek garnet]

https://www.duellinksmeta.com/articles/news/aug-21-2025/mini-box

[robust void]

Jesus dude it's about fucking time

[robust void]

Was spending my rocks on doubles for the baseball deck but I guess I'm going all in on music princess

[dapper grotto]

I went right back to Ancient Gears for this season. Just not feeling Despia being very fun atm. 💀

Once I get to Legend, I'll probably find its fun again.

[young viper]

Despia is not fun

It’s not fun to play or go up against
After making your board it’s either “watch the opponent slowly die” or “I guess I’ll just forfeit cuz my wincon is gone”

[young viper]

Ra decks on the other hand
Those feel very fun

When you’re using ra you really feel like you’re using an Egyptian god
When you’re losing against it you feel like you’re losing against a god

[robust void]

Can't say I've ever felt that

[dapper grotto]

Me neither lol. There's an occasional high in tributing your opponent's monsters for Sphere Mode, but most of the time, Ra just feels like another big stick to whack people with.

Phoenix Mode can feel pretty nice sometimes though.

[dapper grotto]

Really liking Tiger's theme, reminds me of the Swordsoul Duel Field theme in Master Duel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOs9sBqUi9I

[robust void]

She's rad

I'm kinda loling about her inclusion because I remember being told that music princess was likely to be added early on because they're attached to such a minor character that wouldn't make the cut. And then they ended up being super late because of that

But at least we'll get a skill for them in exchange

[robust void]

Incredible job Konami just incredible keep hitting those home runs absolutely amazing phenomenal never fix any problems ever

[small fern]

***uba's Deck
Magician'* **liance

and i don't even know what ||mok or sal|| mean in japanese

[potent ravine]

of course its not japanese lol

it's some random thing in some random language

[small fern]

fairz

some things in english also surprise me though, like Goblin not being an appropriate name for middle-earth even though weapons can be named

[robust void]

@sleek garnet yo where's blazing chestnut

[sleek garnet]

In cross duel where it made the game go EoS immediately after release

[robust void]

Lmao...

Y tho

Cuz the whole game is normals?

[sleek garnet]

it had a completely different effect, it just so happened to release on the last box of the game

[sleek garnet]

@robust void bro i dont want to spend at the new box but my will is being tested

[robust void]

lmao

its a pain getting the 3 of music princess fusion spell

[young viper]

Is duel links crashing out for anybody else?

[young viper]

apparently it was

[dapper grotto]

Oh damn, you don't play the new UR?

[sleek garnet]

You can but like

[dapper grotto]

I guess being a maximum-focused deck, you'd prefer to just use the maximum instead.

[sleek garnet]

Its just a beater that doesnt progress your gameplan, this is a deep draw build

Maybe if you're just on wildgleam you play it

[modest hinge]

hmm

[dapper grotto]

Goated Impachi gamemat.

🪵

[young viper]

ive not gotten to deep into their card pool but cubics seem horribly nerfed by only getting 1 seed

[dry widget]

their usual skill adds 3 vijam to their deck
and notably, it doesnt say "max 3 copies" like usual so you can play 4 actually!

[young viper]

Oh ok that definitely helps

[young viper]

is auto duel stupid on purpose?

[potent ravine]

yes

[quick axle]

First time?

[young viper]

it seems to work ok if you let it autoduel the whole duel

but if you duel manually then turn on autoduel, its awful

[quick axle]

Or just use a vanilla beatdown deck.

[potent ravine]

this isn't true by the way

like yes if you give it a complex gamestate it'll probably stall and then start messing things up

but it is also perfectly good at messing things up on its own

[quick axle]

Which is why I didn't trust auto-duel with complicated decks.

I used always a vanilla beatdown deck with Equip Spells and some ATK-reducing traps.

[potent ravine]

like, 9 out of 10 times it can duel, if you give it a simple deck

but 1 out of 10 times it will fuck things up in ways you think shouldn't be possible

also it's missing a lot of basic logic

[quick axle]

Like, my deck was super simple.

Only Level 4 monsters.

No tributes to mess me up.

I could play Synchros and Xyz monsters, but mostly stuff that would do well in a simplified stat for the auto-duel AI.

[potent ravine]

like for example, if it has rainbow neos and another monster on field, let's say an 1800 beater

it'll send that other monster off for rainbow neos's effect

and then it'll normal summon another monster that's in its hand (let's say kiteroid)

lmao

[quick axle]

Yeah, no, I didn't trust auto-duel AI with those kind of cards.

[potent ravine]

no it's fine rainbow neos makes the duels go super quickly

it's definitely worth to include

[dapper grotto]

My personal Auto-Duel deck will always be Masked HEROs with removal staples like Compulse and maybe something like bottomless trap hole.

[potent ravine]

i use trains on one account and dinomist on the other it generally works

[modest hinge]

think mine for a very long time was a basic blue eyes deck.

[dapper grotto]

Masked HERO Anki getting to direct attack is such a boon for me.

[robust void]

@sleek garnet I am not impressed with the music princess skills

I feel like any other deck would have gotten a skill that has both of the latter two's effects

Everything else gets a skill to shuffle garnets back too

Sux Konami monitors everything I play and targets me specifically

[sleek garnet]

deck has this kinda glaring issue of milling its good cards but not being able to recycle them

this is specially glaring with battle ballet

not being able to splash hero which was its best side engine also sucks

[robust void]

Yep

It rules how this is the one recent rush deck they didn't make obnoxiously consistent

It really is always the shit I take an interest in lmao

[sleek garnet]

wildgleam

would it have killed the game to at least buff max overload to allow mirror innovator?

[potent ravine]

you know what isnt obnoxiously consistent

metarion :P

[sleek garnet]

it should be!

[modest hinge]

milling reminds of good old lightsworn.
think i still got a old deck around here somewhere.

[dapper grotto]

Man, that is such a throwback.

[sleek garnet]

levianeer my beloved

[dapper grotto]

I remember when people also used Block Dragon Turbo way before Adamancipator came in.

Using Amano-Iwato with that Yuya skill so it stays on the field forever lmao.

[sleek garnet]

search gigantes

[robust void]

Gdi dude I'm still mad lmao. Man what if there was a skill that milled 3 every turn and let you grab whatever you wanted from your gy. Shit would be crazy. Can't go that far

[mighty bramble]

Any idea what the big update is gonna be

There’s nothing they can use for a new world I think

[young viper]

They should make a world exclusive to duel links

New duel links lore

[modest hinge]

for the love of god pls let it be a level up reward revamp for older characters.
have you seen how bloody horrible they are card wise?

[young viper]

New cards, more gems or just reasons to play them would be preferable, yeah

When’s the next big update suppose to be?

[potent ravine]

they are adding cross duels to duel links

[young viper]

Idk what cross duels are but my prayers are that it’s 1v1v1v1

[young viper]

end of september

[young viper]

this would be cool actually

[quick axle]

We'll probably get news around World Championship.

[dapper grotto]

DM Anime world pls. 🙏

[robust void]

Do we even know there's a big update coming or are we assuming

[sleek garnet]

We do, upcoming events for sept came out today

[robust void]

Neat

Maybe they'll start doing series crossover worlds

[modest hinge]

yep still love this deck

[young viper]

i got messed up by a zombie deck once
I didnt realize changing the monster type would deny rank up monsters from working

[small fern]

just use limited force, ez

[young viper]

Well my skill gives me rank up magic barian force

i cant really change that

[young viper]

beating the occasional despia with battlin boxers puts a smile on my face

[young viper]

I got internally hurt watching predaplant lose against branded because of a fucking deck out by 2 books of eclipse

Predaplant deserved that win and it was stolen from them

Holy shit 2 of my bets got first place
Let’s go

Oh my random rush duel bet got in first to
Nice

[dapper grotto]

WCS2025DL

Right, this stamp looks ass. But at least you can get better rarities using it in PvP lol.

[young viper]

i think ill put that one on my battlin boxer desmphy

[robust void]

This is a thing?

[sleek garnet]

When you have any special processing on your card you can unlock the sepia/damaged/noise foils in pvp, yea

So you can like, throw in some borders or a stamp you dont care about

[young viper]

be careful with the stamps tho. i dont think you can remove them

[sleek garnet]

You cant

[young viper]

nice to see restrictions loosened on salamangreats

[young viper]

I’ll be completely honest
I didn’t expect a clear wing dragon deck to win the tournament

The last finals being a mirror match between shaddolls made me roll my eyes

Congrats to Snyffus

[quick axle]

Expect probably massive hits to the top decks.

[young viper]

Oh I’m expecting them

I don’t play them either so I’m fine

I’m gonna assume the biggest hit is going to be against branded/more shaddoll

I wonder if any decks will have their restrictions loosened

[quick axle]

Maybe the ones that won't have any impact.

[young viper]

It would be odd to see chimera get hit
They seem alright as they are

[dapper grotto]

Wait, were there any Despia in the tournament?

I didn't get a chance to see much today. 🙁

[young viper]

Despia was in the finals

[dapper grotto]

Bless be. They shall be hit.

[young viper]

Oh yeah

[quick axle]

Shaddoll was also there, I think?

[young viper]

The last match was a shaddoll mirror match

The guy who went first won

Then Despia beat the fuck out of a Utopia deck

[quick axle]

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X · Aug 30, 2025, 2:45 PM

Seems like a new world based on anime lard is coming.

[young viper]

The two wild cards in the tourney I think were skystrikers and ancient gears

There was someone who was playing Crystal beasts
I saw him lose twice

[dapper grotto]

I think it's just revamping the DM World with anime DM stuff.

But pretty alright.

[quick axle]

https://www.duellinksmeta.com/articles/news/august-2025/filler-arc-confirmed

[modest hinge]

oh come on...

[robust void]

lmao a filler arc world

that's so funny

i think people joked about that shit

[quick axle]

Actually, from what I can understand, it's a DM World renewal.

Since the former only included the manga continuity.

[robust void]

thats what filler is

[dapper grotto]

Basically Anime-only arcs that weren't adapted in the manga.

[quick axle]

The teaser had Noah and Dartz in the silhouettes.

With Siegfried being mentioned as well.

Noah and Siegfried have it easy.

Dartz? He only has a few Orichalcos cards.

[dapper grotto]

Even with Anime-only cards in mind?

Though I guess they never put anime-only cards in a box before.

[scenic grove]

I mean Siegfried and Noah also don’t have it easy per day either considering a most of their cards are really really behind power curve b we got most of it already

[young viper]

with no new obvious worlds to add, now is the perfect time for renewing DM world to go from manga-only to include anime stuff

[young viper]

next event is themed around season 0

[small fern]

or if not, get to a whole lotta different styles

dunno if japanese yami yugi has a problem but i'm sure american yami yugi sure wouldn't have a problem with expanding voice set

[young viper]

I’m going through a bit of an acceptance arc for my deck

Next to leave is probably knightmare pheonix

[modest hinge]

eh it will do

and done

[young viper]

I’m definitely investing into a zombie deck for bakura once sales go on

Gotta gives my white hair man some proper deckage
Probably pull some ghost tricks for bonez on the side

[young viper]

yesss

[mighty bramble]

I used my SR Ticket on Nekroz Of Unicore mainly because I didn’t know what else to invest in

Is a Nekroz/Dogmatika combo deck a good idea

[young viper]

i dont know if theres much synergy between those archetypes but you can always try

[quick axle]

https://www.duellinksmeta.com/articles/quick-news/2025/sept/crystal-currency

[young viper]

Should I rank drop?

[dapper grotto]

I really hope the Crystal currency doesn't mean they're gonna use this as an excuse to raise prices for everything.

[sleek garnet]

Its so weird to add that 9 years into the game

[dapper grotto]

I'm guessing it's to get around some gaming laws or something. Though I don't remember what sort of laws has been passed regarding gacha like this...

[young viper]

eu anti gambling?

[sleek garnet]

If anything aint it the opposite?

Middleman currency obfuscates how much a thing online actually cost

[young viper]

thats my thought process

[sleek garnet]

Not to mention the whole "bundles actually have a little leftover so you never get to buy exactly how much you want"

[dapper grotto]

Oof, are they gonna make the crystal prices similar to Master Duels'?

[quick axle]

I dunno, but this seems like obfuscating the real value of something.

[sleek garnet]

I mean, the worlds bundle was 15 bucks

[dapper grotto]

We get 3 Breakers and 10 packs in DL, though for MD, they get only 1 Royal Rare Breaker and the Exodia packs.

[sleek garnet]

They also get double the cosmetics

[dapper grotto]

Mmm, true. MD gets an icon, a coin, and wallpaper iirc. DL gets a gamemat and icon. 💀

Tbh, neither are worth it. Like do people really enjoy the museum aesthetic of these cosmetics? I personally don't.

[sleek garnet]

Tbh the bg does look sick in md

Its our only 3d one too iirc?

[dapper grotto]

Don't all MD wallpapers have some 3D elements in it? Would've been great on the DL Gamemat like they do gamemats in Chinese DL...

[sleek garnet]

Most of them are just artwork cutouts no?

[timber river]

Literally what is the point of this? What was wrong with just buying the items directly

This is just adding an extra step

[young viper]

im going to assume with my limited knowledge that its so payments can go directly to another source

it wont bump the normal costs of gems down but itll make deals a lot less desirable

[modest hinge]

hmm cybers seem quiet fun even unfinished

[robust void]

could this be them trying to obfuscate changes to the US dollar's value in the coming years

havent read too much into it

or about it, rather

[quick axle]

We'll see what the deal is.

[dapper grotto]

Yeah, this is gonna be a painful month to wait through to see.

[sleek garnet]

Month? Its gonna be next week

[dapper grotto]

Just a week away!

[young viper]

can you believe it guys?

[young viper]

I’ll be honest, I was hoping for a PVP event

Guys how do I do this mission I’m a little confused

[modest hinge]

oof.. paying for waifus doesn't pay it seems

[dapper grotto]

Good. Even as someone who spent a ton of gems for it, I'm glad new players get most of the core for free.

You still have to spend on that third Raye and Engage tho for optimization.

Also, new mini box came out.

[tough sonnet]

can u get Timegazer and Stargazer magician now from Log In UR tickets?

[young viper]

no i think they are in the millenium duel box

[dapper grotto]

Site's not clear, but it is acquirable with Tickets.

[tough sonnet]

which tickets?

[dapper grotto]

Were you able to get UR Tickets from the Champion campaign today? Check those ones.

[tough sonnet]

yup i checked em

[young viper]

nvm i was thinking of the nightmare magician and nightmare apprentice

[mighty bramble]

Correct me if I’m wrong but aren’t Myutant and Generaider kinda ass

[sleek garnet]

Yea they're infamously pretty bad

[quick axle]

Generaider has some bright spots... but with a limited field space?

It's a decent Level 9 engine.

[modest hinge]

yea did the trail deck thing, some of the cards make tokens and with only 3 monster slots it can get cloged up really fast...

[mighty bramble]

Chat Generaiders are incredibly fun

[spring pebble]

Chimera or Sky Striker

[dapper grotto]

Sky striker if you find a new or returning player to enter your code.

[spring pebble]

I already got the pack, I'm asking if its worth a struggle to get the pieces of it when chimera is cheaper and also tier 2 meta

[dapper grotto]

You might as well play Despia if you're going through the Chimera pack by that point tbh.

But true. Sky Striker still needs Linkage and maybe a third Engage.

[spring pebble]

I want to play something without getting into the meta, it's like having fun but not getting destroyed at once

[dapper grotto]

Yeah, I get it.

[spring pebble]

the major problem is the 2 thing I need is lock behind a bundle

The kagari and the spell card that steals enemy monster

[dapper grotto]

Yup, painful. And it doesn't even dig into the Chimera box either... 😔

Yeah, I guess Chimera box is the way to go then.

[spring pebble]

can chimera Destroy sky striker if I once fought against them?

[dapper grotto]

A shame it's a main box though, so it's going to be a gem drain anyhow if you need more than one Nightmare Apprentice.

Well....

Cornfield Coatl can protect you once from targeting, along with being able to dodge effects with Chimera Fusion, so probably? It really depends how well you play, I guess.

I suggest looking up a few guides on Chimera on YouTube to see if there are any matchups against Sky Striker

[spring pebble]

But on the card itself tho (no skill included as in skill of the player)

which will stand against each other

[spring pebble]

I already saw how to play chimera that's literally my goal but I got the Sky striker package along with the heros

I'm not even far to building Chimera, I have 3 copy of each thing needed just not the SR fusion monster

I also have 2 UR and SR dream ticks

[dapper grotto]

Oh, right. Chimera also has weird tech like Farfa and the Vision Resonator/Fiendish Golem package. You have those?

You really need to lay out the exact cards you need for either of these decks.

[spring pebble]

I don't have resonator not fiendish

I came from harpies so the only I have is Dweller

[dapper grotto]

Oof. Maybe it's not so clearcut after all.

[quick axle]

So, who does not have the campaign deck?

[dapper grotto]

Me. 🙁

[quick axle]

I could help with that.

I need to re-download the game first.

[dapper grotto]

002nw3ttzrqn

Here's my code once you do.

[quick axle]

I'm just connecting to get the campaign decks.

And since I haven't touched DL in a hot minute...

[dapper grotto]

I'm at least glad it doesn't require the new player to reach Silver or something to get the new decks.

[quick axle]

I think MD required for the player to get to the first Bronze rank to get some additional rewards?

[dapper grotto]

I definitely know some of my code entrants there didn't even get that far lol.

[quick axle]

Can the code only be put once?

[spring pebble]

If an old player put the code

does that mean you won't be able to get the sky striker?

[quick axle]

@dapper grotto Did you get the deck?

The only thing that I don't have somehow, is the Sky Striker deck.

[young viper]

to get the sky striker deck, the new/returning player has to hit stage 7 in DM world

to get the hero and light galaxy deck, the new/returning player has to just input the code

[quick axle]

I'm already in Stage 7.

In fact, I'm in like what... Stage 45? I don't remember.

[young viper]

are you the new/returning player?

[quick axle]

I probably have to check DM World.

[young viper]

if so, then the person whose code you input will get the sky striker deck

[quick axle]

And how do I get the Sky Striker deck?

[young viper]

for you to get the sky striker deck, someone new has to input your code, then the new person gets to stage 7 DM, then you get the deck

[quick axle]

I inputted the code.

I got two decks.

But I also need the third deck.

[young viper]

yes, now give YOUR code to someone new, they must get to stage 7 DM, and then you get the sky striker deck

[dapper grotto]

Yup, I got the decks. Thanks fam. 🙂

[quick axle]

But I still didn't get the Sky Striker deck for some reason.

And you're in a higher DM Level.

[dapper grotto]

Wait...the new player now has get someone to use their code to get the Sky Striker deck? Wtf?

[young viper]

yes

to get sky striker, someone new has to input your code, and get to stage 7 DM, then you get the deck

[quick axle]

But Dally got all the decks.

What gives?

[young viper]

bc the new player reached lvl 7

[quick axle]

This doesn't make a lick of sense.

But I was higher than Lvl 7.

And Dally is certainly higher than Lvl 7.

[young viper]

but dally is not a new player

a new player has to use your code and hit lvl 7

[dapper grotto]

Literal Pyramid scheme Konami is running. 💀

[quick axle]

Good luck trying to find a new player.

[young viper]

the easiest way to do this is simply make an alt, lvl it to 7, and use that alt to get your main the decks. thats what i did

[quick axle]

I would be better off running a separate account in a phone.

@young viper Seems like we both shared braincells.

[young viper]

you might be able to do it thru this btw: https://www.bluestacks.com/

get that as a phone game emulator and make a DL alt with it

[quick axle]

No need for that.

I have a phone.

[potent ravine]

there is no need for it

duel links is on steam

[sleek garnet]

Time to make 5 alts this weekend ig

Shouldnt take too too long

Wish i still had my second phone tho

[robust void]

I wouldn't call generaiders infamously bad by any stretch

Myutants though...

They were on some crack with that archetype. Well, not crack. What's the opposite of crack

Man how does everyone but me always find someone to get them all the campaign rewards

[quick axle]

I play on Steam.

I mean, doing an alt account on phone.

[young viper]

and instead of making an entire alt steam account you can just use that emulator to make a quick DL alt instead

[potent ravine]

yeah but

instead of downloading a whole ass emulator

i could just make a quick steam alt

[young viper]

i made a steam alt for the first friend campaign, never used it after so its now a returning user and used it for this friend campaign so i'm gucci

but yea easiest way to actually do this is just make an alt and do it urself

[young viper]

i dont think im ever getting those decks lmao

locked behind the friendwall

[potent ravine]

make alts

[young viper]

i dont like to bother with making alts unless i actually use them

so many clash of clan accounts..

[young viper]

i might just make an alt for you so you can get those decks then. i dont want you missing out bro

Ah you don’t have to. Making accounts just for rewards was never really my thing

It did influence a massive resurgence in skystriker players though

[spring pebble]

2 or 3 engage

[robust void]

Well it's a copy of every other card in your deck so I'd assume 3

[spring pebble]

is there any particular reason? some dudes said 2 is enough

[robust void]

Basically the reason I said. Maybe they're just saying the deck is playable with only 2, not that it's optimal. The only reason I can think of to not run it is potentially running out of targets to search but a single extra copy of one of those doesn't strike me as important as always getting it to be what you want so idk

[spring pebble]

Thank you for clarifying, I'll go use one ur dream for it

[sleek garnet]

2 is enough if you're just using the starter, but there's no reason not to run 3

[young viper]

i dont mind doing it tho

[robust void]

Is that offer open to anyone?

[young viper]

you're fine, its alla lright

[young viper]

lol sure, i will have time tomorrow. if you still need it, i got you

[young viper]

same for you goat

[crisp wing]

If you don't mind, I just need one invite (including the DM world stage 7 thing, of course) for this code

0026hbk6v3p8

Thank you 🙂

[robust void]

001abxxp1abw that's my code by the way

[thorn halo]

I HEARD SHIRANUI WAS UNHIT

https://tenor.com/view/sad-sorry-gif-23912532

[quick axle]

That happened ages ago. Shiranui is not all that good nowadays.

[thorn halo]

huh usually there'd be a lot of dream tickets for logging in

[dapper grotto]

Saw some guy playing this gem of a deck and decided to snag it. I do love dumb beatstick decks like this.

[mighty bramble]

I kinda wanna use Colossal Fighter in a deck because it looks cool but I completely understand that it’s pretty ass by today’s standards

[dapper grotto]

Yup, its last relevant usage in the TCG is back in Edison. Here, it never got its day unless they give him some busted skill or something lol

[potent ravine]

it's a deck some people have been throwing around, usually looks like this

[crisp wing]

As a bonus, Meeeg-chan doesn't trigger shady

[young viper]

This is possibly the best pull I’ve ever had

[spring pebble]

is there even a way to beat despia using sky striker 🥹

[young viper]

Hoping and praying

[sleek garnet]

Its possible yea

You have a native counter to branded in red with shark cannon, widow anchor can steal the masq, afterburners and jamming wave should break the board enough to enable an otk, and hamp is a clean the first darklord out

Going first is arguably much harder but its just a matter of living to t3

[quick axle]

Sky Striker is rather better going second than first.

[spring pebble]

Thnx, I'm new to SS and just knew some few basics

[quick axle]

That looks like 1999 Hunter x Hunter.

[young viper]

[nibiru]

[vivid wave]

Nibiru, the Primal Being

LIGHT • Level: 11
[ Rock / Effect ]

ATK 3000 / DEF 600

Effect

During the Main Phase, if your opponent Normal or Special Summoned 5 or more monsters this turn (Quick Effect): You can Tribute as many face-up monsters on the field as possible, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand, then Special Summon 1 "Primal Being Token" (Rock/LIGHT/Level 11/ATK ?/DEF ?) to your opponent's field. (This Token's ATK/DEF become the combined original ATK/DEF of the Tributed monsters.) You can only use this effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being" once per turn.

F/L Status: Unlimited (TCG/OCG/MD)

[young viper]

Man
I hate nibiru

[dapper grotto]

I'm still waiting for its epic reprint. Definitely gonna be next month's box right?

[young viper]

Reprint? Please
That shit is gonna stay behind its paywall for the next 3 halloweens

[robust void]

good

the less people have it the better

ban nib in every format

[spring pebble]

how strong is the guy

[simple hare]

I have a friend campaign code for those who want to invite me...
So if you want, please let me know so I can send it.

I'm looking to obtain these decks as i speak.

(And you'll get them as well too)

So please if you can, let me know 🙏

[simple hare]

https://tenor.com/view/angry-anime-neko-funny-funny-anime-gif-16420737

[modest hinge]

well... wind witches seem fun

[spring pebble]

I face up 2 dudes with the skill "theater of the branded opening" they surrendered when they see me using sky striker, is there any explanation? I'm literally scared against Despia

[quick axle]

[Non-Fusion Area]

[vivid wave]

Non-Fusion Area

Continuous Trap

Effect

Neither player can Fusion Summon.

F/L Status: Unlimited (TCG/OCG/MD)

[quick axle]

Sky Strtiker are starting to play this, IIRC.

[spring pebble]

Ion run that

I literally run a sky striker without a outside staple

[small fern]

it's ishizu necrovalley all over again

[mighty bramble]

How necessary is [Linkage]

[vivid wave]

Sky Striker Mobilize - Linkage!

Quick-Play Spell

Effect

If you control no monsters in your Main Monster Zone: You cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, except "Sky Striker Ace" monsters, also send 1 other card you control to the GY, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Sky Striker Ace" monster from your Extra Deck to the Extra Monster Zone, and if you have at least 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK "Sky Striker Ace" monsters on your field and/or in your GY, the Summoned monster gains 1000 ATK.

F/L Status: Unlimited (TCG/OCG/MD)

[sleek garnet]

You only need 1 but its your main otk enabler

[modest hinge]

well this seems quite good

[young viper]

I can invite you

I can introduce you

To the world of yugemon

[young viper]

I saw this used at the World Cup actually

[simple hare]

Oh?

[simple hare]

If so then do you want me to give you the invite code?

Sorry for the late reply BTW, @young viper

[spring pebble]

finally reach silver to legend, I love raye so much 🤩

[robust void]

@sleek garnet is vi-frnd worth a damn?

[sleek garnet]

Ehhhhhh

The wincon works, its doesnt take too much to setup

But your card quality is pretty bad and you have to manage a ton of resources at once like names in gy and LP

And its just underpowered enough to not be able to compete with the fusion decks/baseball

[robust void]

Sounds about what I expected

With the card quality being what it is it really needed a broken skill

Thanks

[dapper grotto]

Welp. Crystals are here.

Also, for some reason, the Chronicle chip sale with the 10 packs are somehow cheaper than the SR Sale lol.

[quick axle]

So pretty much a thin-veiled paywall. Great.

[dapper grotto]

Well, the thing is; 50 crystals is about one dollar, so you're spending $2 cad to get those 10 packs and chronicle chips, which is very generous compared to before, which was $8.49 cad. 💀

[sleek garnet]

I guess they just figured out people werent buying those

[mighty bramble]

I think I’m gonna mainly use Despia this KC Cup. Like yeah they’ll likely be the meta but I only got into them because the designs were cool and I genuinely have fun with it.

[young viper]

You’re fine, I haven’t been on either as of recent. I’m ready if you are

I’ve actually never done this before but I’ll follow anything I need to

[simple hare]

So I give you the campaign code and you enter it

However it works only if you're a new or returning player after 30 days

But let's see if it works.

Lemme get the code

[young viper]

Oh wait I thought you were returning

[simple hare]

No no I'm giving YOU the code so you can put it in.

[simple hare]

Here's the code.

Lemme know if it works

[young viper]

No yeah ok so I can’t put yours in cuz I’m not a returning player

Or new

I thought it was something different, my bad man

[simple hare]

Guess we'll wait 30 days.
No worries. It's not your fault

[young viper]

Glad I know about that now tho
Guess I’ll never get those rewards lmao

[dapper grotto]

Dammit. They fixed the Chronicle chip +10 pack sale price back to 400. 😭

Should've known it was a mistake.

[young viper]

Babies first discount shaddoll deck (:

[robust void]

I started playing windwitch since I had at least 1 of every card in it

[young viper]

I started playing Exosisters

They’re pretty fun
Also taught me they implemented looking up any card during a game to negate it

[robust void]

I love exosisters

And that card even though it's their worst one lol

Naming specific cards always makes me feel like I'm doing some JoJos bizarre adventure shit

[young viper]

I still need to work on my cyber dragons

I have enough Ra cards to have a somewhat playable ra deck

I learned the heartbreaking truth about my goat Nova Kaiser as well
he has a when effect for his destruction summon

[mighty bramble]

Would I be fine with one of Tempest and Pile Armed

[spring pebble]

how to beat ancient gear using Sky striker when I go first, since I can't activate quick play spell once he got that continues spell set up that makes ancient gear untouchable the first time it was summoned

[sleek garnet]

You flip non fusion area

[spring pebble]

the thing is, ancient gear heavy damage not only comes from Fusion monster, and mostly my 2 non fusion area only appears in my hand during despia encounters 🥲

[mighty bramble]

Oh

[potent ravine]

well at least you do draw them into despia lol

that's good

[spring pebble]

I could win without Non fusion area against despia

Just a lot of work to deal with tho

[young viper]

fusions seem to be running the meta rn

chimera, shaddoll, despia

HEROs to a lesser extent

[dapper grotto]

Just gotta have that Droplet or Book of Eclipse. 😏

[robust void]

I'm playing boxers again for the kc cup gems. They genuinely did a really good job with the barian battlemorph skill. It's the perfect mix of a boost to consistency and ceiling tailored for that exact archetype. It's nice how it made them viable and fun, though it does make me frustrated at how much the actual card game sucked at designing competent support. Like they had to go this far to make the deck work in duel links with modern fucking cards. They needed help even in an older, lower power format because the support was so weak. That's pathetic man

[young viper]

man

1 nibiru cripples you into the ground though

kaijus of any sort do that

[young viper]

im realizing how good forbidden droplet can be for countering negates and i hate it

[dapper grotto]

Faced an Ancient Warriors deck, with Droplet saving me from their relentless bouncing.

[quick axle]

Okay, who does remember the Koa'ki Meiru meta?

[dapper grotto]

Me, I was not fond of facing the Drago bro.

🙁

[quick axle]

Drago isn't in Duel Links, but Maximus was.

[dapper grotto]

Right, all I knew it was the big silvery dragon guy that resembled Blue-eyes kinda.

[quick axle]

Yeah, Maximus was a menace.

[dapper grotto]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap1qlUiqEb4

Holy crap, also seeing Dinos felt so nostalgic too, especially when I remember their Survival's End Trap doing some pops.

[young viper]

There’s a way to make a deck with cards you don’t own right?

I found out how

[young viper]

I have a theory deck

[young viper]

Running this sense I don’t have all the cards

[dapper grotto]

Enjoy your free 10gb data!

Also congrats.

[robust void]

I don't think I'd run avarice. So many of their stuff wants to be in the gy that you're probably partially hurting yourself if you play it early, but it's also a brick if you don't

[young viper]

Avarice is a reload because the loop can run dry and kaijus existing can turn a completely fine board into everything goes into my gy and I have no way to stop it

There’s a lot of times I’ve used avarice to save my ass and other times I’ve wished I had it
Experience has taught me it’s a good card, but it’s not one I get on demand so it can be a brick

It is also the only draw power I have sense I have 0 XYz gift
Still hoping and praying for that half off gem pack sale

Fattening up my GY is also extremely easy thanks to announcer, Dempshy, shadow and to a lesser extent
General Kaiser

[mighty bramble]

Are Fossils and Adams a good combination

[hazy crow]

Ooof there are changes with the "in-game" currency

[sudden cargo]

#DuelReplay #DuelLinks
https://duellinks.konami.net/att/0277f1d45076553e80a273567cfbbf9de80639e542

this might of been my fastest loss yet. I don’t even know what happened to be honest

I was trying to use the classic Rose Dragon deck but I couldn’t, for the life of me, draw the cards I needed, so I’m back to using less meta decks since meta decks get super boring

[dapper grotto]

Yup, though if you had the chance, there was a 100 crystal bundle for 10 packs and 100 chronicle chips, which was super generous compared to before everything changed into crystals. But that bundle price became 400 crystals now. 🙁

Personally, for the most part, the crystals change was pretty mixed, sometimes it's slightly more expensive, sometimes it's slightly less.

[robust void]

I've been tuned out of that whole thing. Has this had ripple effects for the f2p economy yet? Like have our gems dropped in value

[sleek garnet]

Not at all

[robust void]

My greatest enemy playing battlin boxers is STILL the goddamn timer

Thanks choc

[small fern]

I've never seen flower cardians lose to other means except by the Vagabond

[young viper]

Fuck man playing XYz decks is a pain in the ass because you have to think through your plan of attack/defense and it takes way to long most of the time

Battlin’ boxer, lyrulisc, those water based XYz decks
Sucks man

It’s super unrealistic but

[chest commissioner]

[vivid wave]

Battlin' Boxer Cheat Commissioner

FIRE • Rank: 3
[ Warrior / Xyz / Effect ]

ATK 0 / DEF 1300

Effect

2 Level 3 monsters
All monsters your opponent controls must attack, if able. While you control another "Battlin' Boxer" monster, your opponent's monsters cannot target this card for attacks. When an attack is declared involving another "Battlin' Boxer" monster you control: You can detach 2 materials from this card; look at your opponent's hand, then Set 1 Spell from their hand to your field.

F/L Status: Unlimited (TCG/OCG/MD)

[young viper]

If this guy could prevent BB monsters from being tributed he’d be so worth running

[small fern]

my half-baked sharks aren't too bad to plan around, ...assuming there's a match

[young viper]

I lost to those shark decks a fair bit when I was first making BB
I took one on at its full power during this KC tourney and beat it to the point where the guy left on his turn

Also I pulled chaos chimera dragon off a single pack and was like aw hell yeah
Then I read his effects and was like
This cards kind of bad

Do you guys think there’s any card here I could get rid of or should get rid of maybe for jolt counter

[jolt counter]

[vivid wave]

Jolt Counter

Counter Trap

Effect

During the Battle Phase, when a Spell/Trap Card, or monster effect, is activated while you control a "Battlin' Boxer" monster: Negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card.

F/L Status: Unlimited (TCG/OCG/MD)

[young viper]

I’ve been considering it again

Also considering taking out one of the two star cestus
I may be able to find a card that can work with the deck that isn’t a link

[spring pebble]

how to beat chimera using Sky Striker

[small fern]

forgor illusion is a thing now

[green coral]

I’m dirt poor. I only got weak cards. What should I improve? This is duel links.

Most of the time, I try to go for Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon or Kachi Kochi Dragon for an easy and quick victory.

Chaos Hunter is there if someone decides to pull some hyper modern shenanigans as well as the field spell. The warriors are there to stall or tribute. The spells are for anti bricking, and the traps are for dealing with hyper modern shenanigans

[dapper grotto]

You're going to need to build a more dedicated competitive deck than what you've got right now. This won't get through Ranked beyond Bronze imo. 😔

https://www.duellinksmeta.com/gem-guide

From what the gem guide recommends, it's Chimera, though I'm not sure about digging further into the Resonator pieces.

[dry widget]

it's better to stick to 20 cards if possible, your deck will be more consistent if you trim the worst cards from the list to stay at 20 instead of playing 30 cards and things like reload... it hurts me to see card trader be chronicled up, that card's exceptionally bad
simultaneous loss, black pendant, magical hats, and fusion substitute are also weak cards that don't really contribute to any gameplan

where did you get the blue-eyes stuff, did you buy the blue-eyes structure decks? if so, you should have protector with eyes of blue, azure-eyes silver dragon, and dragon spirit of white; those are good cards on a budget that can replace some of the warriors. blue-eyes alternative white dragon and melody of awakening dragon are good free cards (from lifetime missions & character level ups respectively)
and tornado dragon is a valuable xyz monster available from the card trader, keep an eye out for that one

[mighty bramble]

I kinda wanna rebuild Unchained but I forgot the ratios for it

[sleek garnet]

2-3 aruha 2 rakea 3 sarama 3 of the UR spell 1-2 of each high level monster, how many of each trap you run is format dependant

[green coral]

Dude, I got all of these either from dueling, or from the card collector. No in between (except for the Kings Knight trio)

And Gagaga Cowboy

And the fusions

[dry widget]

where are karma cut, sage, twin burst dragon, white stone from then?

[green coral]

That’s about it.

[green coral]

The tickets we get when we return every month after uninstalling. I have been abusing this feature.

basically

Uninstal

Wait 1 month

Reinstall

[dry widget]

those tickets don't have any of those cards in them

[green coral]

They do.

I have a thing called a brain. It contains memories.

[dry widget]

those are box-only cards, you can only get them from dream tickets, or from boxes/structure decks

[green coral]

Lil bro has never tried this feature

More like big unc

[dry widget]

the free tickets for returners don't contain those, they only contain other free cards from events or drops

i have, actually

[green coral]

Memory serves me right.

I just returned too. It’s how I got my common charity cut

I did not spell that right

Imma look it up again

Wow it is Common Charity

[dry widget]

if these cards are from tickets, then very likely you got them from other giveaways that you'd have gotten whether you played during that month or not

[green coral]

Common Charity is my favorite because it sends my stuff to the cemetery

GY

Ultimate Fusion carries. Should I re add Common Charity?

I removed it for Monster Reborn

Imma take that silence as a no

[modest hinge]

well this is fun.

[green coral]

Imagine bro has mirror force

Or Threatening Roar

That’d be so funny

[modest hinge]

not a issue

[green coral]

The situation right now:

[dry widget]

quintet kills through mirror force and threatening roar doesn't actually help when you still have to remove the 4 monsters from the board

[green coral]

Card Trader carries ngl. The amount of times I gambled EVERYTHING for the one card I needed with it is insane. It’s my favorite because I always luck out.

I also have a crippling gambling addiction

99.9% of gamblers quit before hitting big, and I’m the %.1

This is how it feels when using Card Trader.

Either straight euphoria or disappointment

[mighty bramble]

Besides Bloom what other Zombie stuff should I get with Box Chips

[mighty bramble]

Should I grab a Zombie Master or is it not needed nowadays, I have a single copy already

[urban kindle]

@sleek garnet @half sphinx

[robust void]

I do cuz you're often able to set 2 counters. Tornado dragon might be worth running over a second cestus or kaiser

Lol at gusto rep

[young viper]

I did do tornado dragon way back when. I do to Kaiser’s because if 1 gets destroyed then I can recoop the losses into another for nova Kaiser

I must say forbidden chalice has saved my ass so many times it’s nuts

Blizzard as well

[mighty bramble]

Am I valid for wanting to do a Zombie deck without Shiranui

[sleek garnet]

Solitaire is a pretty hard pass since its just lonefire blossom for any zombie

But it can work, yes

[mighty bramble]

I moreso mean having them be the main focus

[sleek garnet]

yea zombie red eyes lord and badelroch are very good bosses

[mighty bramble]

Is Solitaire something I should use no matter what

[sleek garnet]

you can cut it, some other engines have popped around

mainly the assault mode one

[mighty bramble]

Doesn’t the Red Eyes Zombie skill restrict what I can summon making it harder to use the main deck bosses

[sleek garnet]

it does

https://www.duellinksmeta.com/top-decks/wcs-dlv.-max/june-2025/zombies/2byron5/A8aU0

https://www.duellinksmeta.com/top-decks/spicy-win-streaks/july-2025/zombies/icygamerz/RaaF6

https://www.duellinksmeta.com/top-decks/king-of-games/june-2025/zombies/elma-tapitos/xKIZQ

the baseline looks about like this

depending on how you wanna go

[modest hinge]

i kind of liked doing everything in a zombie deck so somehow i ended up with this.

[young viper]

This has to be one of my least favorite images rn

I just lost a winnable game because of this
Bitchhhha

[young viper]

Fighting chimera at full power
Really wish I could have multiple negates per turn

[spring pebble]

that card is strong? that's easy to get rid off (for me)

[scenic grove]

It’s not hard to get rid of but that’s not really the problem it being able to remove your monster is

[hazy crow]

Confuse them

#DuelReplay #DuelLinks
https://duellinks.konami.net/att/03f649170cb29a2deedb3da28ae39d4f77ed057c0f

[young viper]

Well it has decent protection and a big bar
The problem is though that yes, it can pretty much get rid of a card you have at 0 cost

It’s like an on demand kaiju but you keep the kaiju and it has some hurtles
Hurtles people don’t mind going over at all

Also

I JUST reset the packs

This is a fucking 10 pull on a freshly reset box

[dapper grotto]

One Thousand more years of Ancient Gears!!

[fading violet]

I want to collect more cards, but I can't use real money for them anymore. How do you earn those pink gems they're using now?

[scenic grove]

You buy them

[young viper]

Reading this and then reading “you buy them” kind of made me depressed because man
I felt that

[young viper]

Question for what I can only assume are game mechanics

[king dempshy]

[vivid wave]

Battlin' Boxer King Dempsey

FIRE • Rank: 4
[ Warrior / Xyz / Effect ]

ATK 2300 / DEF 1800

Effect

2 Level 4 monsters
If this card is Special Summoned: You can take 1 Level 4 or lower FIRE Warrior monster or 1 "Battlin' Boxing" Spell/Trap from your Deck, and either add it to your hand or send it to the GY. (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from a monster you control, and if you do, apply the following effect.
●Your opponent cannot target "Battlin' Boxer" monsters you control with card effects for the rest of this turn.
You can only use each effect of "Battlin' Boxer King Dempsey" once per turn.

F/L Status: Unlimited (TCG/OCG/MD)

[young viper]

Whenever I have him out on for field, sometimes it’ll allow me to activate his quick effect and sometimes it won’t during like the opponents draw phase
Why is that?

[dry widget]

go into your settings, make sure you have the toggle button for activation prompts
toggle on when you want to activate in draw phase

its an unconditional quick effect, it can be activated in draw or at any other time, the client will just skip most opportunities by default so as not to slow down gameplay

[young viper]

I’ve been held back

The game has artificially held me down

I shall now be stronger then ever

https://tenor.com/view/i-had-strings-but-now-i’m-free-ultron-age-of-ultron-avengers-avengers-age-of-ultron-gif-10567460379020232508

[young viper]

I did have it on tap before, I might be reading into it wrong but would tap not be enough to ensure I put my effects in manually?

[dry widget]

idk, should also be? might just be harder to do reliably, toggle-on should guarantee you don't miss an activation window

[young viper]

I think I’ve got the toggle on locked down cuz now the activation prompt is showing much more regularly

I’m gonna do one more test duel, but my only assumption is that with tap it says “in addition to auto” so maybe it’s a package deal in that case

Toggle works better confirmed

[karmic crescent]

tap means tap and hold

[robust void]

I don't trust anything so for Dempsey I always immediately turn the toggle to on so I can get it during draw phase lol

[young viper]

You really can’t

I’m going to have it on for that exact reason

[young viper]

Can’t even get to dl20
All I see is chimera and branded

[sleek garnet]

GLORY TO THE BARIAN ARMY

[young viper]

Peak

[young viper]

I’m going to make a deck and I’d like some opinions on it

It’s going to be one pit specifically against the meta

[young viper]

This is a small basis

I’m working and haven’t implemented everything I want to but this is the start

[young viper]

Looks so fugly

[sleek garnet]

Only 6 ed slots?

[young viper]

I haven’t pinned what I want there yet

The biggest headache with BB is their lock into “only BB monsters can be summoned”

This is the current iteration

I’m horribly ashamed to admit I spent 2k gems to get 1non fusion area

Things id like to change:
replace veil with a second book of eclipse
Figure out ED
Slim down the deck as much as possible, maybe 26 cards

[young viper]

My almost complete vision

[young viper]

I’m considering adding counterpunch back

Not entirely sure

[spring pebble]

🫶🏻

[dapper grotto]

Raye Supreme.

I've never been able to get that deck to work myself though. I guess I'm not used to control decks like this.

[spring pebble]

Yeah that's my problem when I first try using this archetype, once you learn it you can dominate every meta (except chimera for me 🥲)

[young viper]

This next ban list can’t come soon enough

[young viper]

Any tips?

[dapper grotto]

I guess you can't justify pulling another box for Farfa, huh?

Oh wait, you don't have Beatrice.

Fair enough.

Looks solid to me.

[potent ravine]

cut the swords

[dapper grotto]

I didn't even notice he had that lmao. Yeah, maybe cut the Swords for another Eclipse if you have one.

Or an MST/Cosmic Cyclone.

[sleek garnet]

Also cut magician to 1, and berf to 2

[young viper]

How am I gonna cut the swords
They’re literally made of light

[young viper]

First deck I play against with chimera pulls non fusion area

I hate this meta

[spring pebble]

Pull phoenix on them

You should also run Beatrice+ farfa

Beatrice + farfa + tackle crusader

[young viper]

I didn’t have enough monsters on field

[young viper]

Don’t have

[spring pebble]

also have at least 2 radian to remove dweller before it activates

Ion run chimera rn but chimera is the only thing that keep wrecking my Sky striker so I knoe my way around

[young viper]

Yeah I’m going back to battlin boxers

[spring pebble]

I never face a battlin boxer in my whole 30 days of playing

[young viper]

I haven’t faced one in my whole 3 months of returning

Got me to dlv 18

[spring pebble]

what match ups does it struggle to?

[young viper]

As of recent its basically crippled by heros because now they have a monster that can just wipe my board
Sense they get immediate access to super poly

Their advantage is pumping out monsters like hotcakes
Their weakness is an inability to negate effects sense they have literally 0 effect negaters and 1 kind of bad spell removal

[spring pebble]

damn

as a Sky striker, Hero and Utopia are basically a free win

[young viper]

I can beat Utopia somewhat easily

[spring pebble]

Yeah its just dudes with big numbers

[young viper]

And negates

They pull out fucking lots of single negates

[spring pebble]

I think they only have 2 max negates

[young viper]

No max they can have 3 or I think 4

[spring pebble]

The one with zw and that green circle trap card

[young viper]

That’s their very bare minimum

[spring pebble]

I don't think I don't miss any

Chimera on the other hand are so annoying

I face up like 20 of them and 19 of them beat my ass 🥲

[young viper]

I’ve seen them pull out 2 effect negates via XYz, ZW uni for another, their Omni negate trap, another XYz which is basically any generic tank 4, they can also optionally pull out spell/trap negates to

[spring pebble]

I think you should Pursue going chimera

They destroy pretty much everything

[young viper]

I played
I’m not a fan

I don’t enjoy that play style at all
It’s stale as fuck

[spring pebble]

For me I think it looks fun

it contains a bunch of mechanic

[young viper]

I’ve not tried uh

[spring pebble]

adaptable on every situation

[young viper]

The other top tier fusion atm

Not heros not shaddoll not chimera

[spring pebble]

Shadoll and Despia are pure garbage

[young viper]

What was the fourth?

Despia

No I’ve gone on win streaks with Despia

[spring pebble]

You use despia?

[young viper]

I’ve used. I don’t actively but I have a small deck

It’s basically god tier going first and pretty good going second

[spring pebble]

I think I beat both turns

if I have non fusion in my hand tho

[young viper]

Yeah no basing your game plan on 1 card isn’t going to get you to far

Especially with knightmare Phoenix if they’re playing optimally

[spring pebble]

That's chimera gameplay tho

Despia don't have the balls to waste mats for phoenix

also I have cannon to disrupt branded in red

Widow anchor to negates

[young viper]

Chimera kind of gets hard stomped if the opponent plays necrovally

[spring pebble]

just like you mentioned, Phoenix

I literally have dweller and they will always find a way to shit on it

Trust me, once you 100% the chimera deck, it is flexible and adaptable

[young viper]

It depends on the deck, some have access to more tools then others

[spring pebble]

The problem is you lack a bunch on chimera deck, we're the same I'm currently building one

[young viper]

Like the Meta is fusions rn so of course non fusion area cripples the meta

[spring pebble]

chimera doesn't concern about non fusion area too 🥲

they'll find a way to shit on it

which a shadoll and despia couldn't do

[young viper]

Yeah but it takes resources
And if the opponent plays necrovally and non fusion area, if they’re that lucky or have ways to, it locks them down of basically their entire gameplay

[spring pebble]

that's basically locking down a despia and shadoll too tho

[young viper]

Plus non fusion acts as a fusion negate and a potential hand rip

[spring pebble]

Non fusion area can be chained by chimera fusion

[young viper]

Yes that stops that card and gets rid of it

Same with branded and shaddoll fusion

[spring pebble]

Yeah but after that fusion, they can't get rid of it

mind you that chimera runs Tornado dragon and phoenix

3 backrow removal if they stall

Beatrice to banish your current monster or prevent you from using quickplay

That's the beauty of it, if you don't have Beatrice on load out,the deck feels garbage

[young viper]

Wait what were we going on about

I lost track of why we started talking about this

[spring pebble]

chimera being versatile

[young viper]

Oh no the decks versatile absolutely

The skill basically makes sure you get that first negate

[spring pebble]

The deck itself

[young viper]

I’m just saying there’s ways out

[spring pebble]

like how 😭

[young viper]

I just don’t like playing it

[spring pebble]

do you have replays?

[young viper]

I named them both

[spring pebble]

trust me, I tried everything to stop chimera and still can't, I just pray to god that their internet got cut out

[young viper]

If you chain non fusion area to their fusion spell then that fusion spell goes to the graveyard
If you have necrovally then they can’t use their negates or replenish their fusion
They’d have to invest more resources into getting those off the field, non fusion being harder if they don’t get it out immediately

[spring pebble]

[tackle crusader]

[vivid wave]

Tackle Crusader

EARTH • Level: 4
[ Rock / Effect ]

ATK 1500 / DEF 1800

Effect

If this card is sent to the GY: You can activate 1 of these effects.
●Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; change that target to face-down Defense Position.
●Target 1 face-up Spell/Trap your opponent controls; return that target to the hand. This turn, your opponent cannot activate cards with the same name as the card returned to the hand by this effect.

F/L Status: Unlimited (TCG/OCG/MD)

[spring pebble]

🫶🏻

just have Beatrice

[young viper]

This is all on top of the idea that their opponent also has a boarded archetype that has something going for them
Shadolls have an almost on demand special summon lockdown
Heros have super poly
Branded have a lifepoint maintenance and a board wipe
And for lesser extents, battlin boxers have a special summon negate and a spell negate

[spring pebble]

just have Beatrice 😭

it can do anything

absolute anything

From banishing a boss, Negating quick play, and removing face up back row

[young viper]

That’s going off of the idea they go first
If they don’t go first and they have their fusions locked down they have no way into Beatrice

[spring pebble]

chimera is the reason why despia call them a bad match up

[young viper]

The meta rn is literally who goes first and fusions

[spring pebble]

Sky striker who goes second and doesn't fusion

[young viper]

I beat sky strikers with Battlin Boxers and that’s saying something

[spring pebble]

once I get this stupid farfa, I'll run chimera

[young viper]

Not every time but I’ve beat them often

[spring pebble]

I never really try facing a battlin

can we try friendly 1v1

[young viper]

Yeah when I’m off work we can try

[spring pebble]

maybe it will be one of the most annoying match up for me 😆😅

create a room

later

ping me if you're up

[young viper]

Ugh
Yuka Goha is back

“Half off crystals”
Who cares make it half off gems

[spring pebble]

yeah pretty useless for me who don't spend money on game

[quick axle]

...why is Handy Lady an UR?

A Normal monster that doesn't do anything else but being support.

[sleek garnet]

Secret order target, popular, key part of an archetype we dont have yet

[dry widget]

im inclined to say she's a UR mostly because she has an over rush rare alt art that they want to also be UR later

[fading violet]

How do get more Dream Tickets? Or tickets that unlock more characters?

[robust void]

This box sucks even for a deck build box

[quick axle]

Campaigns that hold them.

Nothing else.

[dapper grotto]

Got thrashed by the Maximum Deck. Holy hell that floodgate effect completely shuts down my galaxy deck.

[spring pebble]

No farfa, luck is cooked

[dapper grotto]

Yeah, insane that Farfa only got reprinted in some crappy Selection Box, or that expired Pick-up Box.

[spring pebble]

its a rare, I think I Should've gotten it within 10 boxes yet I literally got 3 useless UR and some SR without farfa

[dry widget]

given that its a 180-pack box and theres 6 copies of each R, you shouldnt actually expect to have any given R that quickly
within 47 is unlucky but not extraordinarily so, but to have gotten it within 10 is pretty unlikely

[spring pebble]

I am guaranteed to get an R each time, Within that 47 I should've at least get 1

and damn, I spend a 47 worth of gem just for a stupid rare 🫠

[dry widget]

yeah but theres 28 Rs in the set

strictly speaking you also arent guaranteed to get an R since you can also get a UR or SR, tho you can also get double Rs

[spring pebble]

they better not nerf chimera after I pull that stupid farfa

[small fern]

what about boxes where I just can't get a certain N?

(and why do they make critically banworthy cards N or R)

[young viper]

Waiting for this asshole to be half off

[spring pebble]

I recently just found out this sht 😭

I spend like 2k gems man 🥹

[young viper]

I spent 2k for non fusion area don’t worry
I know the pain. Anger has consumed me once
Never again

[spring pebble]

the resonators box will be cheap too?

[young viper]

It’s up to a specific point

I think once the gems are half up it’ll be all the way up until future circuit

They don’t do half off gems for really recent boxes

[spring pebble]

I'm lacking Vision resonator, crimson gaia, and Fiendish golem on my chimera

[young viper]

That won’t go half off any time soon. That ones to recent

[spring pebble]

The box where kaiju are in gonna be cheap?

[young viper]

I think maybe

[spring pebble]

Nice

I need that stupid Radian, The multidimensional kaiju

I didn't know the skill will lock me up on some specific types

[young viper]

Most skills do that sucks

[spring pebble]

do you know what comes after the big update?

I didn't know they cut the gem price of older boxes every big update, I just played 30 days ago

[sleek garnet]

They generally do

[spring pebble]

Didn't know, Fresh player

[young viper]

So me

Big time speed
Couldn’t care less about rush

[spring pebble]

you guys know what comes when the big update drops?

[young viper]

It’s

Sept 30th

Basically next month

[spring pebble]

its 24th

no leaks roaming around?

[young viper]

I mean besides what’s already been confirmed

[spring pebble]

Istg I wasted 2k+ worth of gems 😭, I need a big gem refund. I can't sleep tight Tonight

[spring pebble]

where did you see that

[young viper]

It was leaks from weeks ago about characters and the duel world

The news sort of confirmed that as of a few days ago, maybe last week

[spring pebble]

new World?

[young viper]

Mhm

[spring pebble]

There's a new anime?

[young viper]

If I recall it’s based on the monsters themselves, not an anime

[spring pebble]

Its fine as long as Chimera or Sky striker doesn't get dethroned

[young viper]

I’m eagerly awaiting the ban list

[spring pebble]

I've seen some skill leaks roaming around

Can't be ask to read them

[young viper]

Keep up with the news and updates from the game, they’ll confirm stuff

Last restrict hit Utopia

[spring pebble]

Why they restricting easy decks

[young viper]

Utopias only competition was shaddolls who got restricted before them

[spring pebble]

I think they will nerd despia a bit despite it being easy

[spring pebble]

Afterburner here afterburner that

Widow anchor this widow anchor that

[young viper]

Despia may get a little reaction but I don’t think they’ll get heavy hits

[spring pebble]

Maybe limiting dark lord

[young viper]

I’m betting Chimera is going to get its fair share of beat ups

[spring pebble]

I'm afraid on chimera being nerf

[young viper]

Naw I’d say the dragon

I’m hoping chimera gets nerfed

[spring pebble]

me too but I already spend a bunch 😭

[young viper]

I thought they were fine during tourney until I started playing against full power ones

They’ll still linger around top tier

[spring pebble]

with Beatrice?

[young viper]

I’d any of their cards get restricted 1 (unlikely) they loose Beatrice or give up something for beatruce

How new are you

[spring pebble]

I don't think anything on the deck will get restricted to 1

[spring pebble]

44 days

[young viper]

Naw that would be to heavy

Damn

Would’ve had an investment opportunity

[spring pebble]

I still have 1 Dream ur and sr

I think the only thing that will limit chimera are the chimera fusions

down to 3

so you can only run 2 with crimson gaia being there

[young viper]

I have

50-60 UR SR tickets

Estimatedly

I’ve got a few dreams sprinkled in there

and about 1100 dream coins

[spring pebble]

Idk what that is

You're pretty OG

my classmate just hooked me up on this because I used to play tag force back then

[young viper]

I

Ugh

[young viper]

The dream coins are the rainbow coins you can trade with the card Trader for older cards

Idk if that’s their name but I’m calling them that

[spring pebble]

ah the box chip

I thought the max is 999

[young viper]

As for me, I’ve gone through about 4-5 accounts

[young viper]

Not if you use the inbox

[spring pebble]

You got the sky striker deck from friend invitation?

[young viper]

No lmao

[spring pebble]

Damn

[young viper]

I’ve never touched that

[spring pebble]

you should get it

[young viper]

I don’t have friends

[spring pebble]

I did

Delete dl

Of course I have my account save on konami Id

And then I use my invitation code on the non registered account

and then log back in on the Main account

Sky striker is fun to use trust

[young viper]

I don’t like doing that

[spring pebble]

are you on KoG now?

[young viper]

I’ve been offered the ‘make account for rewards’ bit and I just don’t do it
I don’t like the idea of making an account just to help another and then leave that account to rot

I’m platinum, works been dragging on me

I worked 7 days straight and did 10 hours on some days

[spring pebble]

Damn

[young viper]

I got kind of pissy over it because my last day until my weekend was also the last day of the KC cup
I missed the second stage by 2 levels

[spring pebble]

2 levels of hell btw

[young viper]

Oh I know

Chimeras! Chimera Everywhere

[spring pebble]

Despia here chimera that 🫩

[young viper]

I saw a despia go on a 38 win streak

Then going first is basically suicide

[spring pebble]

fuck mine goes for 56

he also runs yuma and astral so I was happy that it was another utopia

[young viper]

Like I said, the meta is going first and fusions

[quick axle]

We should be getting a new list, either tomorrow or past tomorrow.

[spring pebble]

ban list?

[quick axle]

Yes.

[spring pebble]

I hope they don't touch chimera

[young viper]

I hope they defile chimera

[quick axle]

How did Chimera perform in the DC?

[spring pebble]

DC?

[quick axle]

Sorry, I meant, KC Cup.

I mixed MD terms, my bad.

[young viper]

It was a top pick

Easily

Top 3 at least

[spring pebble]

It was top 1

Despia even afraid facing those lion

[young viper]

Could’ve sworn skyatrikers was 1

[spring pebble]

but yeah majority goes to despia despite it being terrible

[spring pebble]

🤫

[quick axle]

1st place, huh?

Welp... yeah, it seems like that's getting hit.

[young viper]

I hope

[spring pebble]

wtf??? sky striker?

🫩

[young viper]

Oh sky strikers already hit

I mean chimera

[spring pebble]

What are they gonna do to sky striker? limit engage to 1? 😭🥲

look at this, what could possibly limit chimera? all those are stuff across another box

[young viper]

I’m putting bets on chimera fusion being put to limit 3

[spring pebble]

Dudes on the other dc saying Beatrice about to be banned 🥲

[young viper]

Mmmmm idk about that

What I do know

Is that

I hate fusions
I hate FUSIONS GRRR
I HATE FUSIONS

[quick axle]

Beatrice being banned would line up with the other formats, but... I dunno.

[young viper]

https://tenor.com/view/angry-emoji-face-mad-gif-27250868

As for now, the laundry mat awaits