D/D Advance Combo
Continuing from the previous Basic Combo post, this article will cover the more complicated 4-card combos.
Combo 6: {D/D Savant Kepler + Any 3 (D/D Swirl Slime, D/D Lamia, D/D Savant Copernicus, D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok)} or
{D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Necro Slime + D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Copernicus}
If you have the following combinations, start with Step a:
- D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Copernicus + D/D Savant Kepler
- D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Lamia + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + D/D Savant Kepler
- D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Savant Copernicus + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + D/D Savant Kepler
- D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Copernicus + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + D/D Savant Kepler
Else, if you have this combination, start with Step i:
- D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Necro Slime + D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Copernicus
Start here for Step a:
- Normal summon D/D Savant Kepler and activate its effect to add Dark Contract with the Gate from your deck to your hand.
- Play and activate Dark Contract with the Gate to add D/D Swirl Slime, D/D Lamia, D/D Savant Copernicus or D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok (whichever that you do not have) from your deck to your hand.
- Activate the effect of D/D Swirl Slime from hand, fusion D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Lamia to special summon D/D/D Flame King Genghis.
- Activate the effect of D/D Swirl Slime from graveyard, special summon D/D Savant Copernicus from hand.
- When D/D Savant Copernicus is special summoned, trigger the effect of D/D Savant Copernicus to send D/D Necro Slime from the deck to the graveyard, and trigger the effect of D/D/D Flame King Genghis to revive D/D Lamia.
- Play D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok in the Pendulum Zone.
Jump to Step 1 below.
Start here for Step i:
- Normal summon D/D Savant Copernicus and activate its effect to send D/D Savant Kepler from your deck to your graveyard.
- Activate the effect of D/D Swirl Slime from hand, fusion D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Necro Slime to special summon D/D/D Flame King Genghis.
- Activate the effect of D/D Swirl Slime from graveyard, special summon D/D Lamia from hand.
- When D/D Lamia is special summoned, trigger the effect of D/D/D Flame King Genghis to revive D/D Savant Kepler.
- When D/D Savant Kepler is special summoned, trigger its effect to add Dark Contract with the Gate from your deck to your hand.
- Play and activate Dark Contract with the Gate to add D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok from your deck to your hand.
- Play D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok in the Pendulum Zone.
Jump to Step 1 below.
Continue here for Step 1:
This should be the current game state.
- Synchro D/D Lamia + D/D/D Flame King Genghis, to special summon D/D/D Gust King Alexander.
- When D/D/D Gust King Alexander is special summoned, trigger the Pendulum effect of D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok to revive D/D Lamia, and take 1000 damage.
- Synchro D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Copernicus, to special summon T.G. Hyper Librarian.
- Activate the effect of D/D Necro Slime from graveyard, banish D/D Necro Slime + D/D/D Flame King Genghis from the graveyard, to fusion summon D/D/D Flame King Genghis.
- When D/D/D Flame King Genghis is special summoned, trigger the effect of D/D/D Gust King Alexander to revive D/D Lamia.
- Synchro D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Kepler, to special summon Formula Synchron.
- When Formula Synchron is special summoned, trigger the effect of T.G. Hyper Librarian to draw 1 card, and trigger the effect of Formula Synchron to draw 1 card.
- Synchro D/D/D Flame King Genghis + Formula Synchron, to special summon D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried.
- When D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried is special summoned, trigger the effect of T.G. Hyper Librarian to draw 1 card.
- Activate the effect of D/D Lamia from graveyard, send Dark Contract with the Gate to the graveyard, to revive D/D Lamia.
- Synchro D/D/D Gust King Alexander + D/D Lamia, to special summon Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon.
- When Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon is special summoned, trigger the effect of T.G. Hyper Librarian to draw 1 card.
This 4-card combo is an optimal opening with Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried, T.G. Hyper Librarian on the field, and D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok in the Pendulum Zone, while drawing 4 cards.
This creates a soft-lock where you could negate a Monster effect and a Spell/Trap effect.
Combo 7: Dark Contract with the Gate + Any 3 (D/D Savant Kepler, D/D Swirl Slime, D/D Lamia, D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok)
Any of the following combination is required for this combo:
- D/D Savant Kepler + D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Lamia + Dark Contract with the Gate
- D/D Savant Kepler + D/D Swirl Slime + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + Dark Contract with the Gate
- D/D Savant Kepler + D/D Lamia + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + Dark Contract with the Gate
- D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Lamia + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + Dark Contract with the Gate
- Play and activate Dark Contract with the Gate to add D/D Savant Kepler, D/D Swirl Slime, D/D Lamia or D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok (whichever that you do not have) from your deck to your hand.
- Activate the effect of D/D Swirl Slime from hand, fusion D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Savant Kepler to special summon D/D/D Flame King Genghis.
- Normal summon D/D Lamia.
- Synchro D/D Lamia + D/D/D Flame King Genghis, to special summon D/D/D Gust King Alexander.
- Activate the effect of D/D Swirl Slime from graveyard, banish D/D Swirl Slime to special summon D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok.
- When D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok is special summoned, trigger the effect of D/D/D Gust King Alexander to revive D/D Lamia as Chain 1, and trigger the effect of D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok to revive D/D/D Flame King Genghis as Chain 2.
- After resolving the Chain, when D/D Lamia is special summoned, trigger the effect of D/D/D Flame King Genghis to revive D/D Savant Kepler.
- When D/D Savant Kepler is special summoned, trigger its effect to add Dark Contract with the Swamp King from deck to hand.
- Synchro D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Kepler, to special summon Formula Synchron.
- When Formula Synchron is special summoned, trigger its effect to draw 1 card.
- Synchro D/D/D Flame King Genghis + Formula Synchron, to special summon D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried.
- Activate the effect of D/D Lamia from graveyard, send Dark Contract with the Gate to the graveyard, to revive D/D Lamia.
- Synchro D/D/D Gust King Alexander + D/D Lamia, to special summon Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon.
- Play and activate the effect of Dark Contract with the Swamp King, banish D/D/D Flame King Genghis + D/D/D Gust King Alexander from the graveyard, to fusion summon D/D/D Dragonbane King Beowulf.
- Xyz D/D/D Dragonbane King Beowulf + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok, to special summon Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy.
This 4-card combo is the strongest opening with Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried and Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy, while drawing 1 card.
This creates a soft-lock where you could negate a Monster effect, a Spell/Trap effect and a Spell card or effect.
Combo 8: D/D Savant Kepler + Any 3 (D/D Swirl Slime, D/D Necro Slime, D/D Lamia, D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok)
Any of the following combination is required for this combo:
- D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Necro Slime + D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Kepler
- D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Necro Slime + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + D/D Savant Kepler
- D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Lamia + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + D/D Savant Kepler
- D/D Necro Slime + D/D Lamia + D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok + D/D Savant Kepler
- Normal summon D/D Savant Kepler and activate its effect to add Dark Contract with the Gate from your deck to your hand.
- Play and activate Dark Contract with the Gate to add D/D Swirl Slime, D/D Necro Slime, D/D Lamia or D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok (whichever that you do not have) from your deck to your hand.
- Play D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok in the Pendulum Zone.
- Activate the effect of D/D Swirl Slime from hand, fusion D/D Swirl Slime + D/D Necro Slime to special summon D/D/D Flame King Genghis.
- Activate the effect of D/D Swirl Slime from graveyard, special summon D/D Lamia from hand.
- Synchro D/D/D Flame King Genghis + D/D Lamia, to special summon D/D/D Gust King Alexander.
- When D/D/D Gust King Alexander is special summoned, trigger the Pendulum effect of D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok to revive D/D/D Flame King Genghis, and take 1000 damage.
- When D/D/D Flame King Genghis is special summoned, trigger the effect of D/D/D Gust King Alexander to revive D/D Lamia.
- Synchro D/D/D Gust King Alexander + D/D Lamia, to special summon Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon.
- Activate the effect of D/D Necro Slime from graveyard, banish D/D Necro Slime + D/D/D Gust King Alexander from the graveyard, to fusion summon D/D/D Oracle King d’Arc.
- When D/D/D Oracle King d’Arc is special summoned, trigger the effect of D/D/D Flame King Genghis to revive D/D Lamia.
- Synchro D/D Lamia + D/D Savant Kepler, to special summon Formula Synchron.
- When Formula Synchron is special summoned, trigger its effect to draw 1 card.
- Synchro D/D/D Flame King Genghis + Formula Synchron, to special summon D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried.
- Activate the effect of D/D Lamia from graveyard, send Dark Contract with the Gate to the graveyard, to revive D/D Lamia.
- Synchro D/D/D Oracle King d’Arc + D/D Lamia, to special summon PSY-Framelord Omega.
This 4-card combo is an optimal opening with Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried, PSY-Framelord Omega on the field, and D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok in the Pendulum Zone, while drawing 1 card.
This creates a soft-lock where you could negate a Monster effect and a Spell/Trap effect, and banish 1 random card from your opponent’s hand.
Conclusion
The 4-card combos are much more complex and non-intuitive, but the end state is vastly more impressive – you draw up to 4 additional cards, or put out an extra threat on the board.
Plenty of practice is necessary to execute the combos accurately and in a timely manner.
Do you think the complexity of the combos will affect D/D/D’s performance in the competitive scene (requires high skill cap, combos take too much time to figure out, one small mistake can be fatal etc)?
I think that would lead to a smaller percentage of players choosing to play D/D in tournaments. A lesser represented archetype generally equates to a lower chance of that archetype topping.
The biggest hurdle that D/D has to overcome is adapting to the metagame that is prepared for it – playing against Maxx “C”, Effect Veiler, D.D. Crow, etc, after Side Decking.
Can you give me a deck profile of ddd?
There were a couple of D/D decks played at the Asia Championship 2016 Qualifiers.
Also, the 1st runner-up at the recent Asia Championship 2016 ran a D/D deck.
Thanks but I was look for a tcg one.
You make a mistake in combo 8 Step 2 You say add savant copernicus instead necro slime to your hand
Thanks a lot for pointing out my mistake. I have fixed it.
Do you think ddd wisdom king chaos apocalypse will have a place in combo plays?
Quite unlikely for now since he is merely a Level 7, and D/D/D Oracle King d’Arc fulfills this role.
Can you really summon d/d/d dragonbane king beowulf with Alexander and Genghis even though the requirments for beowulf are” 1 D/D/D monster + 1 D/D monster?
Yes, “D/D/D” monsters are also “D/D” monsters.
This is why the effect of D/D/D Flame King Genghis could revive D/D/D Gust King Alexander.
Similarly, “Satellarknight” and “Stellarknight” are both “tellarknight” monsters, and “Zefraniu”, “Zefraxi”, “Zefratorah” are all “Zefra” monsters.
Little late to the party… Sorry. Any chance you could make like a comb recovery post? Something to show how you can/if you can recover from an opponent negation for example Veiler, or a Strike on Lamia, Swirl Slime, so on. Guess what I’m asking is if there is any way of doing something withouth actually finishing the combos?
In combo 7 step 6, why can you choose to activate Gust Alexander as chain link 1 and then Ragnarok as chain link 2. Since Ragnarok was special summoned to the field, wouldn’t his effect have obligatory priority and therefore activated as chain link 1?
Both Alexander and Ragnarok are Optional Trigger Effects, so they have the same priority when building the Chain with respect to SEGOC. As such you can choose the order that they go on the Chain.
This is similar to the successful Synchro Summon of Black Rose Dragon using Doppelwarrior – you can choose to have the Doppel effect on C1, and Black Rose effect on C2, so that the tokens are summoned after Black Rose wipe the field.
Perhaps you might be confused with an old abolished rule about having priority to activate an Ignition Effect on a successful summon. My understanding is that there is no such thing as “obligatory priority” for Trigger Effects.
Love the combo page! How does this deck play around d-barrier? Been having trouble.
Very nice!
Hey Akira Question. So dark contract with the gate effects says to add “D/D” monsters right. but for D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried he requires a tuner/non tuner + “D/D” monsters. I think you made a mistake for that one since you used “D/D/D”
“D/D/D” monsters are also “D/D” monsters because they have D/D in their name.
Wait Akira. Would that apply to skilled Dark magician? the effect for Skilled dark magician say to remove 3 counters and tribute it to special summon “dark Magician” so would I be allow to summon Dark Magician girl too?
No, Skilled Dark Magician says: Special Summon 1 “Dark Magician” from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.
In this case, it is looking for only the specific card “Dark Magician”.
On the other hand, The Eye of Timaeus says: Target 1 “Dark Magician” monster you control.
In this case, it is looking for any monsters with “Dark Magician” in their name. Dark Magician Girl is a valid target here.
I’m worried alot of these advanced combos will go to waste when the Master Rule 4 inevitably comes to TCG and World tournaments
The problem with theese combos is, i start to mix them up end get lost 😀
Hey Akira, wake up, Master rule 5 will make DDD back. Hope to see you soon with news combo 🙂
hi, can you really add a D/D/D monster from your deck to your hand with dark contract with the gate? because there’s written “add a D/D monster”
“D/D/D” monsters are also “D/D” monsters because they have D/D in their name.