Notes & Combos
Running back Serial Striker one more time for the non-believers!
This season was by far my fastest to M1, making there on the 4th of the month! I was very motivated to ladder quickly this season as I am leaving for my honeymoon in a couple days and my wife will murder me in cold blood if I play Master Duel during it lmao
Anyway, onto the list! This is actually the same list I ran for Rated Duels last season so I was very confident it works but hadn't yet showcased it for an ENTIRE season's climb.
There were times of the day I like to call "FTK hours", where people play absolute solitaire decks that you die to without a handtrap (shoutout to the Magnet player that I met twice on ladder and FTK'd me both times, I don't like you), and if I noticed that I would play the Radiant Typhoon Sky Striker build with a few more handtraps
Explaining the details of this particular list is a little difficult because it's quite weird compared to most Sky Striker lists and requires more characters than this short description will allow for me, so please check what I wrote in my Rated Duels list:
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I will explain a few things that I did not have the space to talk about in the above link!
Super Poly: Is the only card that will beat certain endboards like Orcust or Magnets. It of course also forces Killer Tune to play with an arm tied behind their back as well.
Super Poly Targets: Mud/Garura are non-negotiable, as well as Theseus for KT at the moment. 4th target is optional but I really like Flux as it hits BOTH the magnet endboard as well as VSK9 (Rock + any of their earth monsters)
Clockwork Knight: You don't have to play this but it's for linking off Cyanos in the case she gets trapped in your MMZ. This can be accomplished by Almiraj if she gets negated but not if you summon her and Roze gets popped because you're machine locked. You could also just be careful and not play this.
Currently this is pre-ban list (because they don't want to implement at beginning of month for some reason), so sometimes you will just need to "draw the out" vs Rosewhip.
Ultimately I think the Radiant Typhoon Striker list is much more consistent because every game you win with this list going second feels like you waged a war, but **** if this ain't fun!
Replays
I always upload my runs to M1 on my youtube channel so please check it out! I already have a video with this exact list from Rated duels last season if it helps you try it!