Genesys

How it wins

Puts Blue-Eyes White Dragon on the field fast, then turns it into Synchro dragons that stop the opponent and hit for 2500 and more.

Key cards

• Sage with Eyes of Blue
• Maiden of White
• Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon

Tip

Sage with Eyes of Blue finds the Tuners. Keep Maiden of White in the GY: she comes back when you Special Summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Lessons

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How it wins

Summons small Tuners and their partners, then Synchro Summons bigger monsters every turn. Stardust Dragon protects the board, Junk Warrior hits hard.

Key cards

• Junk Converter
• Junk Synchron
• Stardust Dragon

Tip

Junk Converter discards with a Tuner to search, and comes back from the GY when used for a Synchro. Count your Levels before you start.

Lessons

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How it wins

Swarms the field with Plant monsters and Rose Dragons, then Synchro Summons Black Rose Dragon to wipe the board or other Rose Synchros to take over.

Key cards

• Lonefire Blossom
• Black Garden
• Black Rose Dragon

Tip

Lonefire Blossom tributes a Plant to bring another Plant from the Deck. Black Rose Dragon destroys every card on the field when it is Synchro Summoned, so use it when you are behind.

Lessons

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How it wins

Special Summons Blackwings from the hand one after another, then Synchro Summons Black-Winged Dragon and Assault Dragon to overpower the opponent.

Key cards

• Blackwing - Simoon the Poison Wind
• Black Whirlwind
• Black-Winged Dragon

Tip

Most Blackwings Special Summon themselves when you control another Blackwing. Black Whirlwind searches a weaker Blackwing every time you Normal Summon one.

Lessons

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How it wins

Thunder monsters destroy your own cards on purpose to trigger effects, building a board while removing the opponent cards.

Key cards

• Whisker Blitzclique
• Grain Blitzclique
• Hideout in the Sky, Coulomb

Tip

Blitzclique cards get stronger when one of your cards is destroyed by a Blitzclique effect. Hideout in the Sky gives them targets.

Lessons

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How it wins

Summons the three Sacred Beasts by Tributing or sending Fiends, then fuses them into The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts to finish the duel.

Key cards

• Infinity of the Sacred Beasts - Raviel, Lord of Phantasms
• Martyr of the Sacred Beasts
• Sacred Beasts Released

Tip

The Sacred Beasts need three Tributes or a special condition. Martyr and the Sacred Beasts Spells and Traps skip those costs.

Lessons

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How it wins

Summons pairs of Exosister monsters, then Xyz Summons Exosisters that punish the opponent for using the GY.

Key cards

• Exosister Elis
• Exosister Martha
• Exosister Mikailis

Tip

Each Exosister brings its partner from the Deck. Keep a pair on the field so you can Xyz Summon on either turn.

Lessons

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How it wins

Fusion Summons Invoked monsters using cards from either GY or field, while Fairy Tail and Endymion cards slow the opponent down.

Key cards

• Aleister the Invoker
• Invocation
• Invoked Mechaba

Tip

Invocation can banish materials from your GY or the opponent field. Use it on their best monster to remove it and summon at the same time.

Lessons

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How it wins

Crowler's deck: Ancient Gear Golem (3000 ATK) hits through Defense Position monsters, and the opponent cannot use Spells or Traps while an Ancient Gear attacks.

Key cards

• Ancient Gear Golem
• Ancient Gear Wyvern
• Ancient Gear Castle

Tip

Ancient Gear Castle counts every Normal or Special Summon. Tribute it instead of a monster to summon Ancient Gear Golem without losing your field.

How it wins

Syrus's deck: little vehicle monsters called Roids team up through Polymerization into Super Vehicroid fusions that pierce through defenders.

Key cards

• Expressroid
• Vehicroid Connection Zone
• Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill

Tip

Vehicroid Connection Zone makes your Roid Fusion Monster impossible to destroy by card effects. Expressroid brings two Roids back from the GY.

How it wins

Chazz's deck: Armed Dragons level up from LV3 to LV10, the V to Z machines combine into VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, and the Ojamas get in the way of the opponent.

Key cards

• Armed Dragon LV3
• Armed Dragon LV5
• VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon

Tip

Armed Dragon LV3 becomes LV5 in your Standby Phase. Keep it alive one turn, then LV5 can destroy a monster by sending a card from your hand.

How it wins

Bastion's deck: Hydrogeddon calls more Hydrogeddon when it wins a battle, and two Hydrogeddon plus Oxygeddon become Water Dragon (2800 ATK) through Bonding - H2O.

Key cards

• Hydrogeddon
• Oxygeddon
• Bonding - H2O

Tip

Bonding - H2O needs 2 Hydrogeddon and 1 Oxygeddon on your field. Water Dragon then sets every Fire and Pyro monster to 0 ATK.

How it wins

Alexis's deck: Cyber Girls and Cyber Angels. Machine Angel Ritual turns Tributes into Cyber Angel Ritual Monsters that destroy cards and come back stronger.

Key cards

• Machine Angel Ritual
• Cyber Angel Dakini
• Cyber Petit Angel

Tip

Cyber Petit Angel and Cyber Egg Angel search the Ritual pieces when summoned. Machine Angel Ritual can also save your LIGHT monsters from the GY.

How it wins

Axel's deck: Volcanic monsters are fuel for Blaze Accelerator, which fires them to destroy the opponent monsters and burn them, then Volcanic Doomfire lands on their field.

Key cards

• Volcanic Shell
• Blaze Accelerator
• Volcanic Doomfire

Tip

Volcanic Shell brings another copy from the Deck when you pay 500 LP from the GY. Feed Volcanic monsters to Blaze Accelerator every turn.

How it wins

Jesse's deck: the seven Crystal Beasts turn into Continuous Spells instead of going to the GY. Gather them, then call Crystal Beast Rainbow Dragon to sweep the field.

Key cards

• Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus
• Crystal Beast Rainbow Dragon
• Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins

Tip

Sapphire Pegasus places a Crystal Beast from your Deck in your Spell & Trap Zone. Those gems power up Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins and Rainbow Dragon.

How it wins

Aster's deck: Destiny HEROes help from the GY as much as from the field. Tribute for Destiny HERO - Dogma, or fuse into Dystopia to blow up the opponent monsters.

Key cards

• Destiny HERO - Malicious
• Destiny HERO - Dogma
• Destiny HERO - Dystopia

Tip

Destiny HERO - Malicious banishes itself from the GY to bring another Malicious from the Deck: free Tributes for Dogma, Plasma and Dasher.

How it wins

Zane's deck: Cyber Dragon summons itself for free, then Power Bond fuses Cyber Dragons into Cyber Twin Dragon or Cyber End Dragon with doubled ATK for a one hit finish.

Key cards

• Cyber Dragon
• Power Bond
• Cyber End Dragon

Tip

Cyber Dragon Special Summons from your hand when only your opponent controls a monster. Power Bond doubles ATK but costs you LP at the end of the turn, so finish them.

How it wins

Jaden's deck: Elemental HEROes fuse in many ways. Flame Wingman burns for the ATK of what it destroys, and Miracle Fusion makes fusions straight from the GY.

Key cards

• Elemental HERO Sparkman
• Polymerization
• Elemental HERO Flame Wingman

Tip

E - Emergency Call adds any Elemental HERO from your Deck. Look at your Polymerization first, then fetch the HERO it needs.

How it wins

Yubel's deck: Yubel cannot be destroyed in battle and hits back for the attacker's ATK. When Yubel is destroyed it returns as Terror Incarnate, then The Ultimate Nightmare.

Key cards

• Yubel
• Nightmare Pain
• Yubel - Terror Incarnate

Tip

Nightmare Pain destroys a DARK monster to search a Yubel card. Destroying Yubel on purpose is how you reach its stronger forms.