Notes & Combos
It took me 70 games to go from D5 to M1, 51% of those were against Maliss, 25% against Ryzeal, and 24% against everything else.
In my opinion, this variant is the best version of Tenpai to climb in the current meta. Traditional handtraps aren’t really that good this format, so I basically just maxed out the turn-skip HTs and replaced everything else with broad breakers. Striker Tenpai is stronger against Ryzeal but not great against Maliss, plus I hate having to watch my opponent full combo every game.
Since the majority of my games were against Maliss, maxing out Lancea and Meowls was a big help. However, there’s probably a disproportionately high amount of Maliss this early in the season in Diamond/Master, if you’re lower on the ladder or later in the season those are probably pretty bad.
Thrust is very good with the Blaster/Sarc package since you can also use it as an extender. Ultimate Slayer with Ferrijit makes the Blaster Package a lot less bricky since you can just shuffle Blaster back into the deck. Red Reboot is also insanely good against Maliss.