Meta Report Week 26/02-03/03

Events:

  • 169th Next Play Cup 35 players
  • 1st Ninety-nine Crab Cup 44 players
  • Haikou Champion Card 32 players
  • Bliss Pool Competition 47 players
  • Six Martial Arts Gate 57 players
  • Dragon Road OCG 36 players
  • Stardust Card OCG 58 players
  • 1923 CS 35 players
  • BCVN HDA 52 players
  • The China City Tour 2023 Special Event Shanghai 1200 players

Meta Report: 98 Decks (Only top 3/4):

 

  • 36 Fire King (36.73%)
  • 14 Tenpai Dragon (14.29%)
  • 11 Snake-Eyes (11.22%)
  • 9 Voiceless Voice (9.18%)
  • 3 Branded Despia (3.06%)
  • 3 Centur-Ion (3.06%)
  • 3 Ritual Beast (3.06%)
  • 3 Chimera (3.06%)
  • 2 Runick(2.04%)
  • 2 Sky Striker (2.04%)
  • 2 Synchro GS (2.04%)
  • 1 Floowndereeze (1.02%)
  • 1 Thunder Dragon (1.02%)
  • 1 Dinosaur (1.02%)
  • 1 Cyberse (1.02%)
  • 1 TrapTrix (1.02%)
  • 1 Zefra (1.02%)
  • 1 Melodious (1.02%)
  • 1 Orcust (1.02%)
  • 1 Raidraptor (1.02%)

Fire King

This week’s list doesn’t feature any significant changes, except for the addition of a single copy of Pot of Prosperity to enhance the deck’s consistency.
Furthermore, it’s worth noting that Droll & Lock Bird has completely disappeared from the main deck, indicating a shift towards a more generic approach and better adaptation to the Snake-Eyes matchup.

Winner of Bliss Pool Competition:

 

Tenpai Dragon

This week’s Tenpai Dragon list adopts an approach that mixes hand traps and quick spell board breakers, providing it with particular versatility whether going first or second.
The inclusion of Santa Claws and Forbidden Droplet aims to counter Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale, which is becoming an increasingly common tech choice in Snake-Eye decks to prevent OTKs.
An interesting strategy employed by this week’s list is to play the Worldsea Dragon Zealantis OTK package, using Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze for link climbing into Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames.
This strategy provides additional OTK lines to the deck, making it more versatile against opposing end boards.
The gameplay line utilizing Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames also offers an additional end board accessible when going first, allowing players to play around hand traps like Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.
In this scenario, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring becomes an extender for Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze, ultimately ending with an end board that includes Amphibious Swarmship Amblowhale and Princess in the graveyard.

Winner of Haikou Champion Card piloted by 工具:

 

Snake-Eyes

This week’s version follows a more common trend of removing the synchro package to give the deck more flexibility if interrupted by hand traps.
The inclusion of a second copy of Divine Temple of the Snake-Eye aims to provide the deck with more follow-up options. In the extra deck, we find a second copy of S:P Little Knight, necessary to interact with the opponent’s field, reducing the number of special summons under the effect of Maxx “C”, and Pitknight Earlie to add a new layer of interruptions to the endboard.
In the side deck, alongside hand traps for going second to interact against various matchups and board breakers for floodgates like Anti-Spell, we find a card that is gaining popularity lately, The Black Goat Laughs, whose lingering effect allows it to be used against a wide range of decklists.

Winner of 169th Next Play Cup piloted by ギャグナ:

 

Conclusion

While some decks maintained their core strategies with minor tweaks for consistency, others explored new tech choices like The Black Goat Laughs to counter emerging threats. The prominence of hand traps and quick spell board breakers reflects the importance of disruption and versatility in navigating both aggressive and defensive matchups.

If you want to access more deck lists and delve deeper into this week’s tournaments, check out this spreadsheet: [link to the spreadsheet]. 📊

Stay tuned for more insights and updates on the evolving Yu-Gi-Oh! competitive scene!

The Sources to each Event have been posted on our Website under “OCG Tournament Reports” Category.