OCG 2024.10 Metagame (1 Oct – 31 Dec 2024)

Ryzeal and Maliss was already starting to take over the metagame towards the end of the OCG 2024.07 format. The OCG 2024.10 Limit Regulation dealt heavy blows to Snake-Eyes, Fiendsmith, Tenpai Dragon and Yubel, bringing an end to the Snake-Eye era and beginning of the Ryzeal era.

Compiled from a total of 1347 top-placing decks from 271 competitive tournaments held in Japan, China Mainland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam, here is the final metagame breakdown of the OCG 2024.10 format.

• 466 Ryzeal (455 Ryzeal, 3 Mathmech Ryzeal, 2 Magistus Ryzeal, 2 Toy Ryzeal, 1 Madolche Ryzeal, 1 Nekroz Ryzeal, 1 Trickstar Ryzeal, 1 Zoodiac Ryzeal)
• 188 Maliss (173 Maliss, 3 Grass Maliss, 3 Grass Bystial Maliss, 2 Bystial Maliss, 2 Fiendsmith Maliss, 2 Grass Horus Bystial Maliss, 1 Code Talker Maliss, 1 Fiendsmith Bystial Maliss, 1 Grass Fiendsmith Maliss)
• 84 Blue-Eyes (73 Primite Blue-Eyes, 11 Blue-Eyes)
• 59 Memento (57 Memento, 2 Fiendsmith Orcust)
• 52 Voiceless Voice (41 Voiceless Voice, 10 Ryzeal Voiceless Voice, 1 Azamina Voiceless Voice)
• 50 White Forest (31 Fiendsmith Azamina White Forest, 7 Azamina White Forest, 4 Toy Azamina White Forest, 3 Toy White Forest, 1 Blue-Eyes White Forest, 1 Fiendsmith White Forest, 1 Fiendsmith Toy White Forest, 1 Millennium Fiendsmith White Forest, 1 Toy Fiendsmith Azamina White Forest)
• 40 Snake-Eye (19 Fiendsmith White Forest Azamina Snake-Eye, 16 Fiendsmith Azamina Snake-Eye, 2 Fiendsmith White Forest Snake-Eye, 2 White Forest Azamina Snake-Eye, 1 Crystal Beast Fiendsmith Azamina Snake-Eye)
• 40 Tenpai Dragon (37 Tenpai Dragon, 2 Fiendsmith Tenpai Dragon, 1 Sky Striker Tenpai Dragon)
• 30 Labrynth (26 Labrynth, 3 Ryzeal Labrynth, 1 Fiendsmith Labrynth)
• 29 Atlantean (28 Atlantean, 1 Ice Barrier Atlantean)
• 27 Centur-Ion (17 Centur-Ion, 4 Fiendsmith Centur-Ion, 2 Bystial Centur-Ion, 2 Magistus Centur-Ion, 1 Horus Centur-Ion, 1 Superheavy Samurai Sinful Spoils Centur-Ion)
• 23 Branded (19 Grass Branded, 3 Branded, 1 Destiny Branded)
• 19 Gem-Knight (14 Gem-Knight, 5 Fiendsmith Gem-Knight)
• 19 Yubel, (16 Fiendsmith Yubel, 1 Yubel, 1 Bystial Yubel, 1 Evil HERO Fiendsmith Yubel)
• 17 Goblin Biker (12 Fiendsmith Goblin Biker, 5 Goblin Biker)
• 16 Crystron (15 Crystron, 1 Fiendsmith Crystron)
• 16 Fire King (6 Azamina Snake-Eye Fire King, 4 Fire King, 2 Tri-Brigade Fire King, 1 Fiendsmith Snake-Eye Fire King, 1 Fiendsmith Azamina Snake-Eye Fire King, 1 Fiendsmith White Forest Snake-Eye Fire King, 1 Snake-Eye Fire King)
• 11 Dragon Link (5 Dragon Link, 4 Centur-Ion Dragon Link, 1 Grass Dragon Link, 1 Grass Centur-Ion Dragon Link)
• 9 Sky Striker (8 Sky Striker, 1 Trickstar Sky Striker)
• 8 Fiendsmith Unchained
• 8 Gimmick Puppet (5 Horus Gimmick Puppet, 3 Gimmick Puppet)
• 8 Ritual Beast
• 7 Jurrac
• 7 Orcust (4 Orcust, 2 Fiendsmith Orcust, 1 Horus Orcust)
• 6 Runick (5 Runick, 1 White Forest Runick)
• 5 Salamangreat (4 Salamangreat, 1 Azamina Salamangreat)
• 5 Tachyon (4 Trickstar Tachyon, 1 Tachyon)
• 4 Chimera (2 Azamina Chimera, 2 Fiendsmith Azamina Chimera)
• 4 Primite Ragnaraika Sunavalon Rikka
• 3 Buster Blader (1 Blue-Eyes Buster Blader, 1 Branded Buster Blader, 1 Branded Bystial Buster Blader)
• 3 Dragonmaid
• 3 Phantom Knights (1 Adventurer Goblin Biker Phantom Knights, 1 Goblin Biker Phantom Knights, 1 Fiendsmith Goblin Biker Phantom Knights)
• 3 Primite Fiendsmith
• 3 Raidraptor (2 Raidraptor, 1 Grass Raidraptor)
• 2 Fiendsmith Fabled
• 2 Fiendsmith Magical Musket
• 2 Fiendsmith Visas
• 2 Gladiator Beast
• 2 HERO
• 2 Infernoble Knight (1 Mikanko Infernoble Knight, 1 Millennium Snake-Eye Mikanko Infernoble Knight)
• 2 Magician (1 Supreme King Magician, 1 Supreme King Z-ARC Magician)
• 2 Mikanko
• 2 Purrely
• 2 Rescue-ACE (1 Azamina Snake-Eye Rescue-ACE, 1 Azamina Snake-Eye Rescue-ACE)
• 2 Scareclaw (1 Fiendsmith Scareclaw, 1 Horus Fiendsmith Azamina Scareclaw)
• 2 Spellbook Tenpai Dragon Endymion Majespecter Dracoslayer
• 2 Spright (1 Fiendsmith Spright, 1 1 Yubel Fiendsmith Spright)
• 2 Tearlaments (1 Grass Horus Fiendsmith Visas Tearlaments, 1 Horus Fiendsmith Kashtira Tearlaments)
• 2 Vanquish Soul
• 2 White Forest Snake-Eye Primite World Chalice
• 1 ABC XYZ
• 1 Ancient Gear
• 1 Blackwing
• 1 Dinomorphia
• 1 Dogmatika
• 1 Fiendsmith Centur-Ion Mannadium
• 1 Fiendsmith Evil★Twin
• 1 Fiendsmith Vaalmonica
• 1 Fiendsmith White Forest Azamina Invoked
• 1 Grass Horus Bystial Thunder Dragon
• 1 Grass Superheavy Samurai Adamancipator Gem-Knight
• 1 Grass Supreme King Z-ARC FTK
• 1 Grass Tearlaments Shaddoll Branded
• 1 Grass Toy Azamina White Forest Bystial Thunder Dragon Necroface
• 1 Grass Infernoid
• 1 Horus Naturia
• 1 Horus SPYRAL
• 1 Ice Barrier
• 1 Labrynth Fiendsmith Plunder Patroll
• 1 Madolche
• 1 Magistus Exosister
• 1 Marincess
• 1 Mathmech @Ignister
• 1 Melodious
• 1 Melodious Shaddoll
• 1 Melodious Vaylantz
• 1 Millennium Crystal Beast
• 1 Nekroz
• 1 Primite Mathmech Code Talker
• 1 Primite Metalmorph Red-Eyes
• 1 Primite Sunavalon Aroma
• 1 Primite Tenyi Swordsoul
• 1 Ragnaraika Rikka
• 1 Shark
• 1 Snake-Eye Synchron
• 1 Speedroid
• 1 Spright Tri-Brigade
• 1 Superheavy Samurai Cyber Dragon
• 1 Superheavy Samurai Snake-Eye T.G.
• 1 Tenpai Dragon Dinosaur
• 1 Therion Ragnaraika Aroma Sunavalon Rikka
• 1 Traptrix
• 1 Ryzeal Zoodiac

The introduction of the Mulcharmy together with Maxx “C” has changed the OCG metagame to one where the floor of the deck is much more important than the ceiling. Ryzeal has one of the highest floor. When hit by Maxx “C” or Mulcharmy, Ryzeal could simply end on Ryzeal Detonator, giving opponent the minimal draws to setup 2 – 3 disruptions.

Ryzeal’s opening setup is not unbreakable, Ryzeal Detonator could often be cleared with Ultimate Slayer or Metaltronus. But Ryzeal strength is that its 1-card setup is able to trade for multiple cards against the opponent, and they would be overwhelmed on the next turn when Ryzeal puts up the same board again with ease. Ryzeal also has an insanely high consistency as many of its monster could fetch each other, and they function as both starters and extenders.

Ext Ryzeal is also Ryzeal’s strongest weapon. When going first, Ext Ryzeal could send Eclipse Twins from the Extra Deck to the graveyard, which Ryzeal Detonator could then attached to itself as Xyz Material, allowing Ryzeal Detonator to Special Summon itself when Eclipse Twins is sent to the graveyard. When going second, Ext Ryzeal could send Mereologic Aggregatorfrom the Extra Deck to the graveyard, which would then negate the effect of a card on the field.

OCG 2024.10 → OCG 2025.01 Limit Regulation changes:

• Ext Ryzeal 3 → 1
• Abyss Dweller 3 → 0

Having Ext Ryzeal limited is a big blow to Ryzeal. Losing Ext Ryzeal meant that Ryzeal could only perform the opening setup once, and would need to recycle Ext Ryzeal with Ryzeal Cross to have a follow up on the next turn. By negating Ryzeal Duo Drive to prevent access to Ryzeal Cross, Ryzeal would have difficulty mounting a follow up on the next turn.

Having Abyss Dweller forbidden is also another blow to Ryzeal. Abyss Dweller provides Ryzeal an easy solution against decks that rely on graveyard effects.

Maliss has one of the highest ceiling in the OCG 2024.10 format. It could setup an early Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess, before ending with Knightmare Gryphon or Firewall Dragon Darkfluid – Neo Tempest Terahertz. This would be backed with a Set Maliss <C> GWC-06 to Special Summon Maliss <Q> White Binder, whose effect would banish Maliss monsters from the graveyard, allowing them to be Special Summoned from banished and generating massive card advantage.

However, Maliss comes with consistency issue and sometimes find itself being stopped by a single disruption. The Maliss monsters are mainly starters, and the extenders are the Bystial monsters, Maliss in Underground, Gold Sarcophagus and Allure of Darkness, so there are chances of drawing too many starters with no extenders.

Game 2 and Game 3 after Side Decking is also an uphill battle as Maliss now has to face the likes of Artifact Lancea and Chaos Hunter.

OCG 2024.10 → OCG 2025.01 Limit Regulation changes:

• Gold Sarcophagus 2 → 1
• Allure of Darkness 3 → 1

The limitation of Gold Sarcophagus and Allure of Darkness reduces the amount of extenders that Maliss could run, lowering their consistency.

Ryzeal had absolute dominating performance in the OCG 2024.10 format, holding onto the first spot for the full 13 weeks. Ryzeal also achieved 2.5 times more top placements than the second spot deck Maliss.