Notes & Combos

This deck has been a new love of mine since playing this on paper and MD! It scratches the itch I have as primarily a combo duelist to play a deck that does well going first and second, is more control-oriented, and can play a decent amount of hand traps without dying to Maxx C.

My list is very standard; I flex in/out 1 veiler, 1 nib since they are so good this format even if they are light attribute, and can be swapped out for the small Kash package and/or the singular DD crow. They also play decently well with small world as starters/bridges; veiler being 0/0 can get you to VS cards and Kurikara through ghost girls etc, and Nib being 300 can work as a decent bridge to Caesar. Additionally, I sometimes swap in Bystials + Chaos ruler as needed.

I also play a very minimal Kash presence in the deck in the form of Fenrir + Riseheart + Wraitsoth. Having a searchable fire makes Stake better and makes it easier for a Jiao turn 1 search without having to reveal ace cards in your hand like a blowout going 2nd monster or a hand trap. The atk/def boost on Wraitsoth also comes in handy more often than I think, and Fenrir is just Fenrir; I would play 3 of him if I could.

Because small world can feel expensive in this deck I play 1-2 but it's an extremely flexible card in this deck and bridging any and all VS cards lead to Razen. Additionally it can search a Kaiju and/or Kurikara which is invaluable. Dogoran can be bounced back by Madlove which is awesome, but I also can play Kumongous at times for another Earth and the lower atk.