Notes & Combos

same decklist as for M5. I decided that donner was the better link 2. shes not amazing, but better than other link 2s, and good utility to have (as seen in the replays). similarly, M7 is limited to only being made by magnamhut, but I wanted to squeeze out as much utility as possible out of one of the most broken handtraps in the game. when i do make m7, iirc, i don't ever lose. recycle magna, zoo, or just straight up bounce makes it too flexible and worth the keep – its situational sure, but not more than the 2nd vespenato that would take its place (even though ive been trying to accommodate that too). UDF is too good; clops is no longer a tower as meta threats have searchable spell/ traps that get rid of it, so its not worth the investment, as it used to be auto win vs branded and swordsoul, and even mathmech if you could prevent the laplacian. On top of that, UDF is much more versatile and much more efficient to make.

In general, i feel zoo is in a good spot, mainly thanks to Fenrir, which allows us to cut Zoodiacs in favour of panks and fenrirs, so that if you draw multiples they arent necessarily dead (same goes for monster reborn, which has been solid in many duels). Also, most our our best handtraps aren't dead right now, and ogre and nib are out of the format too, so thats nice. There's only so much HTs we can run, and filling out 19 slots is gonna be tough when i have to cut the GY hate thanks to kash. maybe more veilers, nibs and ogres would do the trick. The deck isn't at its best, but its the best its been since the release of branded imo, would 100% recommend it!