Notes & Combos

🦋Introduction:

꒰(˶• ᴗ •˶)꒱: Hiya, fellow duelists! I have reached Master V with the latest model of Sky Striker, utilizing the newly introduced The Fallen & the Virtuous engine!

🦋Overview/Matchups:

(✨NEW!) The Fallen & the Virtuous (F&V): With the latest selection box of June, duelists have received the long-awaited F&V, a Quick-play spell that not just Branded can use, but any deck can use! From my duels, here are the variety of uses the card can serve in Sky Striker:

• ✅F&V is a quick effect to destroy any face-up cards on the field. This means both you and your opponent's cards are fair game upon activation. Not only can you use it for basic removal, which is strong against decks like Kewl Tune, but also dodge targeting negations such as Kewl Tune RS, Primite Drillbeam, Elfnote: Rhapsodia of Madness, etc. Additionally, you can chain it to Engage when there are already two Spells in GY, granting you the third Spell required for Engage+! This also applies to enhancing other Striker Spells, which can be crucial.
• ✅One of the most intriguing aspects is that F&V can easily recycle itself through Albion the Branded Dragon's End Phase effect, meaning you can use it for more Spells in GY or dodge targeting negations, then set another F&V on the crackback!
• ✅Ecclesia the Black Dragon is the second target for F&V, and when Albion is in the GY, she can serve as a non-target spin removal!

(✨NEW) Branded: I can't provide too much input as I only faced a couple of Branded duelists. However, I will say that the deck is incredibly strong now, with multiple ways to out-gas past Striker's interruptions and boardbreaking.

(✨NEW) Enneacraft: A pesky deck that can handrip multiple cards from you, and has negation disruptions. From one of my duels, I utilized the Battle Phase to not trigger some of their effects. Not sure if it's the most optimal strategy, but it worked for me!

(❌REMOVED!) Super Polymerization: While favorable in Kewl Tune, it does often conflict with the new F&V due to the additional strain on the extra deck. Striker is already one of those decks that can defeat Kewl Tune, so I opted to remove it to try out F&V. Still, a very good card to consider due to its unimpeded removal.

🦋Conclusion:

꒰(˶• ᴗ •˶)꒱: Overall, smooth climb! Not one derank! Sincerest gratitude to Floowooly and the Dungeon! They keep pushing me to be the best person and player I can be, and I cannot be ever more grateful for that!