OCG 2024.10 Metagame Report #4, #5

by Akira · 8 November 2024

Welcome to Week #4, #5 of the OCG 2024.10 format.

This report tabulates 211 top-performing decks from 38 tournaments that were held in Japan, China Mainland and South Korea during 26 October – 3 November 2024.

New Product Release

Supreme Darkness

Metagame Breakdown

76 Ryzeal (73 Ryzeal, 1 Magistus Ryzeal, 1 Trickstar Ryzeal, 1 Zoodiac Ryzeal)
25 Maliss (24 Maliss, 1 Bystial Maliss)
19 Voiceless Voice (14 Voiceless Voice, 4 Ryzeal Voiceless Voice, 1 Azamina Voiceless Voice)
11 Tenpai Dragon
10 Memento
9 Snake-Eye (7 Fiendsmith Azamina Snake-Eye, 2 Fiendsmith White Forest Azamina Snake-Eye)
6 Blue-Eyes (4 Primite Blue-Eyes, 2 Blue-Eyes)
6 Centur-Ion (3 Centur-Ion, 2 Magistus Centur-Ion, 1 Superheavy Samurai Sinful Spoils Centur-Ion)
6 Labrynth
5 White Forest (1 Azamina White Forest, 1 Fiendsmith White Forest, 1 Fiendsmith Azamina White Forest, 1 Toy White Forest, 1 Toy Azamina White Forest)
4 Grass Branded
3 Fiendsmith Goblin Biker
3 Sky Striker
2 Atlantean
2 Azamina Chimera
2 Crystron
2 Dragon Link (1 Dragon Link, 1 Centur-Ion Dragon Link)
2 Fiendsmith Unchained
2 Ritual Beast
2 Tachyon (1 Tachyon, 1 Trickstar Tachyon)
2 Yubel (1 Yubel, 1 Fiendsmith Yubel)
1 Azamina Snake-Eye Fire King
1 Blackwing
1 Dinomorphia
1 Fiendsmith Centur-Ion Mannadium
1 Fiendsmith Magical Musket
1 Fiendsmith Scareclaw
1 Fiendsmith Spright
1 Ice Barrier
1 Runick
1 Spellbook Tenpai Dragon Endymion Dracoslayer Majespecter
1 Traptrix
1 Ryzeal Zoodiac

Ryzeal

Supreme Darkness gave Ryzeal a new support card in the form of Twins of the Eclipse.

One of the fundamental ways that Ryzeal plays around removal such as Book of Eclipse, Change of Heart is via Ryzeal Plug-In. When the opponent plays Book of Eclipse, the Ryzeal player could respond by chaining with Ryzeal Deadnader ② effect to destroy itself. Then Ryzeal Plug-In is activated to Special Summon Ryzeal Deadnader from the graveyard and attach 1 “Ryzeal” card from your deck to it as Xyz Material, and Ryzeal Deadnader ① effect would attach 1 monster from graveyard to it as Xyz Material. At the end is a Ryzeal Deadnader with 2 Xyz Materials.

Twins of the Eclipse plays a similar function as Ryzeal Plug-In by using Ryzeal Deadnader ① effect to attach Twins of the Eclipse from graveyard as Xyz Material. Then when Ryzeal Deadnader is sent to the graveyard together with Twins of the Eclipse, Twins of the Eclipse ② effect would trigger to Special Summon Ryzeal Deadnader from the graveyard and attach Ryzeal Duodrive as Xyz Material. Ryzeal Deadnader ① effect would attach 1 monster from graveyard to it as Xyz Material. At the end is a Ryzeal Deadnader with 2 Xyz Materials.

Hagetaka (禿鷹) went 7-1 and finished 1st in “34th Lotus Cup 3v3 Team Tournament” which had 40 teams (120 participants).

Maliss

Supreme Darkness gave Maliss a new support card in the form of Template Skipper.

Template Skipper is an extender, it could be Special Summoned from hand to your zone a Cyberse Link Monster points to.

Template Skipper ② effect could banish 1 Cyberse monster from your hand or GY, and if you do, this card can be treated as Link Material with the same name as the banished monster if used for a Link Summon this turn. This effect is beneficial for banishing Maliss monster to and in turn the Maliss monster could trigger their effect to Special Summon themselves from banished. Gaining the Maliss name is also allows it to be used as Link Material to Link Summon the Maliss Link Monsters.

Toufuya (とーふや) went 8-1 and finished 1st in “2nd Kamatama CS Individual Tournament” which had 62 participants.

Voiceless Voice

Many Voiceless Voice builds are now running the Nadir package alongside the standard Diviner package. When going first Nadir Servant could be used to send Herald of the Arc Light, whose effect could add a Ritual Monster or Ritual Spell from deck to hand. When going second, Nadir Servant could be used to send Elder Entity N’tss from Extra Deck to graveyard, to destroy 1 card on the field, or send Golden Cloud Beast – Malong from Extra Deck to graveyard, to return 1 face-up opponent’s monster to hand.

Running the Ryzeal package in Voiceless Voice is not as common, but is trending enough to keep a look out for. Similar to the Nadir package, the Ryzeal package is useful going first or second. When going first, the Ryzeal package could set up Ryzeal Deadnader as an additional threat alongside Skull Guardian, Protector of the Voiceless Voice. When going second, the Ryzeal package could be used as a board breaker by using Ex Ryzeal to send Mereologic Aggregator from Extra Deck to graveyard, whose effect would then negate a card on the field.

Nadir Servant, Ex Ryzeal and Thode Ryzeal comes with drawbacks that restrict Special Summoning from the Extra Deck, but Voiceless Voice is a Ritual deck and could play without Special Summoning from the Extra Deck. Voiceless Voice and Ryzeal are not intrinsically related and do not bridge into each other, but they lessen the impact of the opponent’s Dimensional Barrier as declaring Ritual would still allow the Ryzeal portion to play. There is also a small synergistic interaction whereby Barrier of the Voiceless Voice ① effect makes your opponent cannot target LIGHT monsters you control with card effects, and that includes Ryzeal Deadnader which is a LIGHT Xyz Monster.

Yue Shang Dang Nian Lou (月上当年楼) went 7-2-1 and finished 9 – 16th in “China City Tournament 2024 Dalian” which had 427 participants.

Conclusion

Supreme Darkness has very little impact on the OCG metagame. The top 2 decks Ryzeal and Maliss received minor boost to their strategies.

A-Bao A Qu, the Lightless Shadow is another notable card from Supreme Darkness, but currently lacks a powerful Fiend deck to bring out its full potential.

Kobanawa Tasuku “たすく” (3 – 4th in Master Duel World Championship 2023, 3 – 4th in Master Duel World Championship 2024) formed an all-star team with Tanaka Masato “シーアーチャー” (3 – 4th in Master Duel World Championship 2023) and Kondo Yuto “ガラム” (3 – 4th in OCG/TCG World Championship 2024) for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Area Championship 2024 Tokyo. Together they surprised the competition with their unique Fiendsmith Goblin Biker deck that utilized A-Bao A Qu, the Lightless Shadow. However, once the dust had settled, the Fiendsmith Goblin Biker deck have not been able to replicate their success in other tournaments.

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