Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel links is one of the most recent iterations of the brand in the world of video games and is a title that allows the player to experiment and create decks to play both against artificial intelligence and against the computer. Unlike the very recent Cross Duel (here the guide to the best decks of the title) the gameplay is the classic one of the saga: two players challenge each other with decks of forty cards to see who is the best on the field, in a challenge to the last life point.
Knowing all the rules of the game may not be enough to lead the player to victory: the great variety of decks and the huge number of cards available to human imagination is what can make the difference between victory and defeat.
For this reason, today we are going to discover who they are the best decks of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, taking a close look at five different ones.
Branded Despia
- 3x Maxx “C”
- 1x Effect Veiler
- 3x Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
- 1x Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion
- 1x Fairy Tail – Snow
- 2x Fallen of Albaz
- 1x Dramaturge of Despia
- 3x Aluber the Jester of Despia
- 3x Edge Imp Chain
- 2x Despian Tragedy
- 1x Despian Comedy
- 2x Called by the Grave
- 1x Foolish Burial
- 2x Super Polymerization
- 1x Crossout Designator
- 3x Branded Fusion
- 1x Branded Lost
- 2x Frightfur Patchwork
- 2x Branded in Red
- 3x Polymerization
- 1x Despia, Theater of the Branded
- 1x Infinite impermance
EXTRA
- 1x Titaniklad the Ash Dragon
- 2x Albion the Branded Dragon
- You are looking for 1x Despian
- 2x Masquerade the Blazing Dragon
- 1x Guardian Chimera
- 2x Lubellion the Searing Dragon
- 2x Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon
- 1x Starving Venom Fusion Dragon
- 1x Dragostapelia pre-plant
- 1x Brigrand the Glory Dragon
- 1x Despian Proskenion
Branded Despia is a perfect example of a control deck that plays around the ability to block the opponent's game through traps, monsters with debilitating effects and powerful fusion creatures capable of overturning the outcome of the match. Cards like Aluber The Jester Dragon, Fallen Of Albaz, Lubellion The Searing Dragon or Dramaturge Of Despia are the absolute protagonists of this deck, acting as the engine for what are the win conditions.
Eldlich Control
- 3x Eldlich the Golden Lord
- 2x Lord of the Heavenly Prison
- 2x Cursed Eldland
- 3x Pot of Prosperity
- 1x Eldlixir of White Destiny
- 3x Solemn Judgment
- 3x Solemn Strike
- 1x Vanity’s Emptiness
- 2x Trap Trick
- 3x Eldlixir of Scarlet Sanguine
- 2x Skill Drain
- 2x Gozen Match
- 2x Ice Dragon’s Prison
- 1x Anti-Spell Fragrance
- 1x Golden Land Forever!
- 3x Needle Ceiling
- 3x Torrential Tribute
- 3x Dogmatika Punishment
- 3x Huaquero of the Golden Land
- 1x Conquistador of the Golden Land
EXTRA
- 1x Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder
- 1x Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe
- 1x Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max
- 1x Elder Entity N’tss
- 1x PSY-Framelord Omega
- 2x Constellar Pleiades
- 1x Skypalace Gangaridai
- 1x Knightmare Phoenix
- 1x Link Spider
- 1x Wind Pegasus @Ignister
- 1x Vampire Sucker
- 1x Lyna the Light Charmer, Lustrous
- 1x Shark Fortress
Eldlich control is a control deck that takes care of dominating the game by blocking the opponent's gameplan through a large number of trap and spell cards, cycling the deck and graveyard using the Eldlich's effect. Thanks to the possibilities offered by Eldlich, the player is left with a lot of room for maneuver on how to use spells and traps, thus being able to actually greatly complicate the life of his opponent. The deck features a one hit combo using a pair of Eldlich and a superdreadnough rail cannon gustav max to deal 8000 LP of damage to the opponent.
Floowandereeze
- 3x Dimension Shifter
- 2x Maxx “C”
- 3x Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
- 1x Mist Valley Apex Avian
- 1x Floowandereeze & Snowl
- 1x Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds
- 2x Floowandereeze & Empen
- 3x Floowandereeze & Eglen
- 3x Floowandereeze & Robina
- 1x Raiza the Mega Monarch
- 2x Floowandereeze & Stri
- 1x Floowandereeze & Tapcan
- 2x Called by the Grave
- 1x Terraforming
- 1x Harpie’s Feather Duster
- 2x Forbidden Droplet
- 3x Pot of Extravagance
- 3x Pot of Duality
- 1x Floowandereeze and the Unexplored Winds
- 2x Floowandereeze and the Magnificent Map
- 2x Infinite Impermanence
- 1x Floowandereeze and the Dreaming Town
EXTRA
- 1x Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder 1
- 1x Salamangreat Almiraj 1
- 1x Knightmare Unicorn 1
- 1x Elder Entity N’tss 1
- 1x Accesscode Talker 1
- 1x Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess 1
- 1x Underworld Goddess of the Closed World 1
- 1x Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians 1
- 1x Borrelsword Dragon 1
- 1x Lyrilusc – Recital Starling 1
- 1x Knightmare Phoenix 1
- 1x Downerd Magician 1
- 1x Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale 1
- 1x Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom 1
- 1x Lyrilusc – Promenade Thrush 1
Flowandereeze is a perfect example of a combo deck that try to close as quickly as possible. The combo also allows the player to win in round 1 (provided they have the right combination of cards) and unfolds as follows:
- Normal Summon of Floowandereeze & Robina
- Search deck and summon floowandereeze & eglen normally, then use this effect to search floowandereeze & empen
- Summon Empen by paying tribute to Eglen and Robina; Robina's effect, if she manages to run out, returns the card to the player's hand
- If Empen's effect is not interrupted the player can draw flowandereeze and the dreaming town
- Play Dreaming town blanket and end the round
- During your opponent's turn, activate dreaming town to summon Robina. Using Robin's effect, you can draw from the barrier statue of the stormwinds deck and then resolving Eggend's effect from the graveyard, you can return it to your hand before the end of the turn
- At this point play eglend to tutor a card of your choice between mist valley apex avian or raiza the mega monarch
- Depending on the situation you have to choose what to summon between barrier statue, mist valley apex avian or Raiza the mega monarch; these last two cards, depending on the situation, have the possibility of disrupting the opposing board once and for all.
Tenyi Swordsoul
- 1x Nibiru, the Primal Being
- 1x Archnemeses Protos
- 3x Maxx “C”
- 3x Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
- 3x Swordsoul of Mo Ye
- 2x Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous
- 2x Tenyi Spirit – Vishuda
- 3x Tenyi Spirit – Ashuna
- 3x Tenyi Spirit – Adhara
- 1x Swordsoul of Taia
- 3x Swordsoul Strategist Longyuan
- 1x Tenyi Spirit – Shthana
- 2x Called by the Grave
- 3x Pot of Desires
- 2x Vessel for the Dragon Cycle
- 3x Swordsoul Emergence
- 3x Infinite Impermanence
- 1x Swordsoul Blackout
EXTRA
- 1x Chaofeng, Phantom of the Yang Zing
- 1x Ruddy Rose Dragon
- 1x PSY-Framelord Omega
- 1x Adamancipator Risen – Dragite
- 1x Draco Berserker of the Tenyi
- 1x Flower Baroness
- 2x Swordsoul Grandmaster – Chixiao
- 1x Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign – Chengying
- 2x Baxia, Brightness of the Yang Zing
- 1x Crimson Blade
- 1x Shaman of the Tenyi
- 2x Monk of the Tenyi
Tenyi Swordsould is a synchro archetype deck that uses synchro summoning for impose a board that is difficult for the opponent to handle. The term is due to the fusion of the normal synchro structure of a deck (ie synergistic use of token monsters and tuner monsters for targeted special summons) with that of a tenyi deck, with powerful wyrms to be summoned via special summons. The deck is full of combos that can be achieved with two or three cards capable of launching one of the various bigwigs of the deck such as Chaofeng, phantom of the yang zing, swordsoul grandmaster / Chixiao, swordsoul supreme sovereign / Chengying or Baronne de Fleur
Dryton Fairy
- 1x Herald of Ultimateness
- 1x Nibiru, the Primal Being
- 3x Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
- 3x Diviner of the Herald
- 3x Cyber Angel Benten
- 2x Eve
- 3x Drytron Alpha Thuban
- 3x Herald of Orange Light
- 3x Drytron Zeta Aldhibah
- 1x Drytron Gamma Eltanin
- 1x Drytron Delta Altais
- 1x Cyber Angel Natasha
- 2x Called by the Grave
- 1x Foolish Burial
- 2x Meteonis Drytron
- 1x Lightning Storm
- 1x Harpie’s Feather Duster
- 1x Forbidden Droplet
- 3x Preparation of Rites
- 3x Cyber Emergency
- 3x Drytron Nova
- 2x Drytron Asterism
EXTRA
- 1x Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder
- 1x Knightmare Unicorn
- 1x Elder Entity N’tss
- 1x Accesscode Talker
- 1x Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal
- 2x Mu Beta Fafnir Drytron
- 1x Union Carrier
- 1x Linkuriboh
- 1x Relinquished Anima
- 1x I:P Masquerena
- 2x Herald of the Arc Light
- 1x Downerd Magician
- 1x Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale
Among the various decks present here Dryton Fairy is undoubtedly one of the most convoluted to make work. The goal of the deck is to use the multiple synergies between its creatures to get the better of the opponent. Having fairies in hand and Herald Of Ultimateness player, for example, is a good way to start the game with a good control advantage. HOU allows you to finish the first round without letting the other players activate combos: from then on, all you have to do is set some win condition using the cards in your hand to gain an advantage over the other players.
