the meta. wut?

[TheTurtleOnceCalledGod]

Lol.

 

Based on regional results:

 

Tier 1

Flamevell Kat

Blackwings

 

Tier 2 (Or Tier 1.5 by YCM Standards' date=' because it is very close to tier 1)

Gadgets (Standard and Machina)

Lightsworn

Gladiator Beasts

 

Tier 3 (Or 2 by YCM Standards)

Monarchs

Final Countdown

Anti-Meta

Fairies

Plants

Gravekeepers

etc

 

 

Tier Crap

X-Sabers (It's a f***ing 300$ deck that only has 2 tops. Lol.)

[/quote']

 

Don't forget, in Japan, Infernities are near top tier if not top tier right now.

X-Sabers and variants are probably tier 2, but are too expensive for most people to play. It only becomes consistent enough with Emmersblade.

 

There are no such things as "tiers" in Japan. They play whatever they want. And X-Sabers just suck. Emmersblade's price has already dropped so that's not the reason why the fail to top.

 

Eh... I guess I must be behind on the yuginews lately, I thought x-sabers still played good, but apparently they stink now...

[Toffee.]

X-Sabers and variants are probably tier 2' date=' but are too expensive for most people to play.[/quote']

 

BECAUSE US YUGIMONZ PLAYERS WANT SOMETHING INEXPENSIVE FOR ONCE.

 

Srsly, JD eventually became over-rated as it was limited-like.

Same with DAD.

 

I guess this is why Konami can pretend to be Kaiba Corp... no wait, that's Walmart...

Pieces of paper with foil should not be worth 100+ dollars... enough said.

Only TOURNAMENT PRIZE cards that only a few of exist in the world deserve to go above 100 dollars.

Look, shiny has a high value among players.

Srsly, thats supply and demand for you.

 

.....But at most I would only pay like 20$ on something.

[TheTurtleOnceCalledGod]

X-Sabers and variants are probably tier 2' date=' but are too expensive for most people to play.[/quote']

 

BECAUSE US YUGIMONZ PLAYERS WANT SOMETHING INEXPENSIVE FOR ONCE.

 

Srsly, JD eventually became over-rated as it was limited-like.

Same with DAD.

 

I guess this is why Konami can pretend to be Kaiba Corp... no wait, that's Walmart...

Pieces of paper with foil should not be worth 100+ dollars... enough said.

Only TOURNAMENT PRIZE cards that only a few of exist in the world deserve to go above 100 dollars.

Look, shiny has a high value among players.

Srsly, thats supply and demand for you.

 

.....But at most I would only pay like 20$ on something.

 

Yet your decks seem to end up more consistent than mine (ignore the fact that I use meta-wannabee variants)

[Expelsword]

Is Stardust/Assault out of the meta now?

if so that means I'm STILL behind, even in online dueling...

 

It seems pretty solid though, where is it tier-wise?

[Dark_Armed_Zombie]

Is Stardust/Assault out of the meta now?

if so that means I'm STILL behind' date=' even in online dueling...

 

It seems pretty solid though, where is it tier-wise?

[/quote']

 

It's anti-meta, anti-meta is almost always tier 2/3 depending on the build.

[Manjoume Thunder]

Is Stardust/Assault out of the meta now?

if so that means I'm STILL behind' date=' even in online dueling...

 

It seems pretty solid though, where is it tier-wise?

[/quote']

 

SDD/AM isn't anti meta.

 

Oh, and it has 0 tops so it's in the "Tier Bad" category right now.

 

EDIT: Actually there was 1 E-Hero /Assault Mode deck featuring him. Srry. :D

[Dark_Armed_Zombie]

What would SDDB be under then? Control? Seems fitting, but still.

[Expelsword]

Is Stardust/Assault out of the meta now?

if so that means I'm STILL behind' date=' even in online dueling...

 

It seems pretty solid though, where is it tier-wise?

[/quote']

 

SDD/AM isn't anti meta.

 

Oh, and it has 0 tops so it's in the "Tier Bad" category right now.

 

EDIT: Actually there was 1 E-Hero /Assault Mode deck featuring him. Srry. :D

 

 

Is it really so bad? (What are "tops")

[Ririkun]

Right now, Blackwings still sit on the top seat. Because they haven't been hindered much from this meta and have less competition.

 

Gladiator Beasts are doing better this time around, but they're not the top. You'll still need more skill to play this deck than others, maybe even more this time around with so many things stopping GB.

 

Machina Gadgets are also a great contender. Reason why Machina Gadgets are doing great because most people do not have much experience playing against them and they have many resources at their disposal, and naturally have a response to everything most decks throw at you making them the best anti-meta stun right now.

 

Flamvell Cat are also getting up there, because of their many +1 engines like the hamster engine and gravekeeper engine. Not too mention Rekinding can be +2 or even more when used correctly, scoring 1-3 synchros with no cost or drawbacks.

 

X-Sabers are overpriced, but they're decent. Not the best deck, considering the insane price of emmersblade. Though thanks to emmersblade, the deck has much more consistency and speed than it ever did before.

 

Lightsworn are still surviving a little, mainly because the meta is still somewhat new. They'll soon wither away unless they get a good hybrid to match with them. However, lightsworn still remains as a Tier 2 deck.

[-Griffin]

Is Stardust/Assault out of the meta now?

if so that means I'm STILL behind' date=' even in online dueling...

 

It seems pretty solid though, where is it tier-wise?

[/quote']

 

SDD/AM isn't anti meta.

 

Oh, and it has 0 tops so it's in the "Tier Bad" category right now.

 

EDIT: Actually there was 1 E-Hero /Assault Mode deck featuring him. Srry. :D

 

 

Is it really so bad? (What are "tops")

 

Tops = top 8/16 in a tourney (I forget which)

[Headmaster Monokuma]

I must wonder, where would Zombies be? I use Zombies in real life, and almost always beat my friends Machina deck. As LS and BW, never faced them. Are they really that destructive?

[-Griffin]

I must wonder' date=' where would Zombies be? I use Zombies in real life, and almost always beat my friends Machina deck. As LS and BW, never faced them. Are they really that destructive?

[/quote']

 

Machina are much better than Zombies if the Machina Deck is build well, just 3x Machina Mayhem would probably be enough good cards to beat any Zombie Deck. Since Mezuki, PSZ and DD are limited, Zombies have been shot in the foot.

[Dark_Armed_Zombie]

I'm fairly certain a "top" means top 16, anyone care to confirm that?

[Tronta]

@perfect herald guy:

i meant the green-purple-orange heralds. theyre kind of mediocre. so whats up with that.

[Headmaster Monokuma]

I don't have any of those guys. Sadly, my deck focuses on getting the stronger monsters out quickly, and controling the opponent with cards that can be abused my Zombie World. Cards like Exiled Force are useful since I can bring him out with Zombie Master after I activate his effect. Abuse for the win. Well, I'm not a great player, and openly admit that I'm not as good as most prople on this site.

[Yankee]

Machina varients in the meta...

The Gadgets didn't make the cut? :(.

Most Machina varients run gadgets.

Since when has Final Countdown entered the meta?

 

If I remember correctly' date=' one was in like the top 16 at SJC Nashville. I can see it actually being a top deck currently given how many battle phase ending cards there are at the moment if you play it right...I just don't see it being an interesting deck to go through an entire tournament with at all, also Final Countdown vs Final Countdown would be beyond hilarious.

[/quote']

I blame Battle Fader. And that duel would come down to who plays it first.

 

EDIT: Partially ninja'd.

 

Pretty much but just given the nature of the build...the stall it uses wouldn't work against itself and it'd just be a really odd match with almost nothing happening (at least that's how I picture it). Final Countdown will never be complete top simply because I believe FC players would fear other FC players since the deck does basically nothing against a copy of itself. It'd be the exact opposite of GB Mirror Match where things can actually get pretty interesting.

 

Also, I too blame Battle Fader...even though I still want 3 <_<

 

The duel turns into this, and yes, i'm going to post the entire duel:

 

Flip a coin to see who goes first.

Person A calls heads.

Person B calls tails.

Coin lands on heads.

Person A has won the duel.

[burnpsy]

Machina varients in the meta...

The Gadgets didn't make the cut? :(.

Most Machina varients run gadgets.

Since when has Final Countdown entered the meta?

 

If I remember correctly' date=' one was in like the top 16 at SJC Nashville. I can see it actually being a top deck currently given how many battle phase ending cards there are at the moment if you play it right...I just don't see it being an interesting deck to go through an entire tournament with at all, also Final Countdown vs Final Countdown would be beyond hilarious.

[/quote']

I blame Battle Fader. And that duel would come down to who plays it first.

 

EDIT: Partially ninja'd.

 

Pretty much but just given the nature of the build...the stall it uses wouldn't work against itself and it'd just be a really odd match with almost nothing happening (at least that's how I picture it). Final Countdown will never be complete top simply because I believe FC players would fear other FC players since the deck does basically nothing against a copy of itself. It'd be the exact opposite of GB Mirror Match where things can actually get pretty interesting.

 

Also, I too blame Battle Fader...even though I still want 3 <_<

 

The duel turns into this, and yes, i'm going to post the entire duel:

 

Flip a coin to see who goes first.

Person A calls heads.

Person B calls tails.

Coin lands on heads.

Person A has won the duel.

 

That assumes Player A draws Final Countdown before Player B.

[Yankee]

Machina varients in the meta...

The Gadgets didn't make the cut? :(.

Most Machina varients run gadgets.

Since when has Final Countdown entered the meta?

 

If I remember correctly' date=' one was in like the top 16 at SJC Nashville. I can see it actually being a top deck currently given how many battle phase ending cards there are at the moment if you play it right...I just don't see it being an interesting deck to go through an entire tournament with at all, also Final Countdown vs Final Countdown would be beyond hilarious.

[/quote']

I blame Battle Fader. And that duel would come down to who plays it first.

 

EDIT: Partially ninja'd.

 

Pretty much but just given the nature of the build...the stall it uses wouldn't work against itself and it'd just be a really odd match with almost nothing happening (at least that's how I picture it). Final Countdown will never be complete top simply because I believe FC players would fear other FC players since the deck does basically nothing against a copy of itself. It'd be the exact opposite of GB Mirror Match where things can actually get pretty interesting.

 

Also, I too blame Battle Fader...even though I still want 3 <_<

 

The duel turns into this, and yes, i'm going to post the entire duel:

 

Flip a coin to see who goes first.

Person A calls heads.

Person B calls tails.

Coin lands on heads.

Person A has won the duel.

 

That assumes Player A draws Final Countdown before Player B.

 

Well, yes. I'd assume that, as they are made to be able to get it, and play it.

Ya know what is randomly fun?

Prohibition, and say "Final Countdown"

:D

[.Gideon.]

Since when has Final Countdown entered the meta?

 

Since Battle Fader and Zero Gardna was released.

[Tronta]

final count down seems a very 'me' deck. mayhaps i should try it.

 

but battle fader is like, infinite money isnt he?

[.Gideon.]

well, he is the vayu of ABPF

 

now he is so rare, few weeks later he will be everywhere

[Jazin Kay]

Sabers will be faster than GBs, come July.

 

But faster than BWs? Dunno. We'll see.