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Top tier

X-Saber

SwarmMedium

How it wins

Summons two or three X-Sabers a turn, Synchro Summons XX-Saber Gottoms to discard their hand and Hyunlei to destroy their Spells and Traps, then attacks.

Key cards

XX-Saber Boggart Knight
XX-Saber Faultroll
XX-Saber Darksoul

Tip

XX-Saber Darksoul adds an X-Saber from the Deck in the End Phase of the turn it went to the graveyard. Use it as Synchro Material.

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Top tier

Blackwing

SwarmMedium

How it wins

Floods the field with Blackwings, which summon each other for free, then attacks with Synchro Monsters and Kalut boosts until the opponent runs out of Life Points.

Key cards

Blackwing - Bora the Spear
Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow
Black Whirlwind

Tip

Play Black Whirlwind before you Normal Summon a Blackwing, so the summon searches another one. Keep Kalut in hand for a surprise 1400 ATK.

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Top tier

Plant Synchro

Synchro comboHard

How it wins

Turns Plants and Fluff Tokens into Synchro Monsters every turn with Debris Dragon and Lonefire Blossom, then attacks with Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon.

Key cards

Lonefire Blossom
Dandylion
Debris Dragon

Tip

Tribute a Plant to Lonefire Blossom to summon Dandylion from the Deck: when Dandylion goes to the graveyard later, it makes two Fluff Tokens.

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Top tier

Gladiator Beast

BeatdownMedium

How it wins

Attacks with Gladiator Beasts that swap themselves for a new one from the Deck after battle. War Chariot stops their effects and Gyzarus clears their back row.

Key cards

Gladiator Beast Laquari
Gladiator Beast War Chariot
Gladiator Beast Gyzarus

Tip

Gladiator Proving Ground searches a Gladiator Beast. Find Laquari first: it has 2100 ATK when a Gladiator Beast effect summons it.

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Infernity

ComboHard

How it wins

Empties its hand fast, then uses Infernity effects that only work with no cards in hand to summon again and again, ending on Synchro Monsters and Infernity Doom Dragon.

Key cards

Infernity Archfiend
Infernity Necromancer
Infernity Launcher

Tip

Infernity effects check your hand when they resolve. Play or Set your last cards first, then start the chain.

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Rogue

Hero Beat

BeatdownEasy

How it wins

Attacks every turn with solid monsters. Gemini Spark and Hero Blast destroy their cards while drawing or adding more, and Effect Veiler stops their key effect.

Key cards

Elemental HERO Neos Alius
Gemini Spark
Thunder King Rai-Oh

Tip

Thunder King Rai-Oh stops both players from adding cards from the Deck to the hand except by drawing: summon it before they search.

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Rogue

Machina Gadget

ToolboxMedium

How it wins

Gets a free card from every Gadget and Gearframe summon, trades one for one with removal and traps, and wins once the opponent runs out of cards.

Key cards

Machina Gearframe
Machina Fortress
Green Gadget

Tip

Machina Fortress can be Special Summoned from your hand or graveyard by discarding Machines whose Levels add up to 8 or more.

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Rogue

Lightsworn

GraveyardMedium

How it wins

Sends cards from your Deck to the graveyard every turn. Wulf and other Lightsworn profit from it, and Judgment Dragon destroys everything else on the field.

Key cards

Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
Solar Recharge
Judgment Dragon

Tip

Count the Lightsworn with different names in your graveyard. At four, Judgment Dragon can be Special Summoned from your hand.

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Rogue

Vayu Turbo

Graveyard comboHard

How it wins

Fills the graveyard fast, then uses Vayu there to Synchro Summon without using the field, and finishes with Dark Armed Dragon or Chaos Sorcerer.

Key cards

Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor
Armageddon Knight
Dark Grepher

Tip

Blackwing - Vayu works from the graveyard: banish it with non-Tuners there to Synchro Summon, and your field stays as it is.

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Rogue

Gravekeeper

ControlMedium

How it wins

Plays Necrovalley so neither player can use the graveyard, then beats down with stronger Gravekeepers while Royal Tribute and the traps keep them clear.

Key cards

Necrovalley
Gravekeeper's Commandant
Royal Tribute

Tip

Gravekeeper's Commandant can be discarded to add Necrovalley to your hand. Keep a copy of the field spell ready in case it is destroyed.

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Fun

Scrap

SynchroHard

How it wins

Destroys its own Scrap cards with Scrapstorm and Scrap Dragon to trigger their effects, makes Synchro Monsters with Scrap Chimera, and grinds out the field.