Notes & Combos

Oh hey, I’m finally back at Master 1!

After a Master Duel hiatus during the heart of the Maliss format (which was dreadful), I was excited to play one of my favorite decks this year! Pure Mitsurugi!

This is a more “hard mode” deck than the wombo combo build I played to Master V (check my profile for that one). This one tries to play a midrange game with a lot of layered interactions, and most importantly, Dominus Impulse.

I continue to play NSS as an extra body for rank 4’s and link material. This deck can play Proto, but it’s a lot more awkward IMO. I also have the trap. I don’t have the discard power that you get with a card like Forbidden Droplet (Great Purification’s GY effect can come in really clutch. The extra deck is just staples and some doubles in case I draw the 1 of Extrav. I like Thrust in this deck to search/set Talent or Impulse. Droll was never in my Pure deck, but it’s not super necessary in Master right now since I played a lot more Orcust than Ryzeal. That isn’t what you should do for a tournament, but on the middle of the month ladder, you can try not playing Droll.

It’s great to be back at Master 1, and I’m excited to……….oh, you see it, don’t you? Pachy. Yes, this deck is playing Granite and Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo to floodgate my opponent. It’s still Master Duel, and in a BO1 with high power decks like Ryzeal and Maliss (and even Orcust) running around, you need to find ways to stop your opponent from playing. I find it uncivilized, but it’s necessary IMO.