OCG 2024.10 Metagame Report #4, #5
Welcome to Week #4, #5 of the OCG 2024.10 format.
This report tabulates 227 top-performing decks from 42 tournaments that were held in Japan, China Mainland, South Korea and Vietnam during 26 October – 3 November 2024.
New Product Release
- Supreme Darkness
Metagame Breakdown
- 83 Ryzeal (79 Ryzeal, 1 Magistus Ryzeal, 1 Mathmech Ryzeal, 1 Trickstar Ryzeal, 1 Zoodiac Ryzeal)
- 25 Maliss (24 Maliss, 1 Bystial Maliss)
- 20 Voiceless Voice (15 Voiceless Voice, 4 Ryzeal Voiceless Voice, 1 Azamina Voiceless Voice)
- 11 Tenpai Dragon
- 10 Memento
- 10 Snake-Eye (7 Fiendsmith Azamina Snake-Eye, 3 Fiendsmith White Forest Azamina Snake-Eye)
- 7 Blue-Eyes (5 Primite Blue-Eyes, 2 Blue-Eyes)
- 7 Labrynth (6 Labrynth, 1 Ryzeal Labrynth)
- 7 White Forest (2 Azamina White Forest, 1 Fiendsmith White Forest, 1 Fiendsmith Azamina White Forest, 1 Toy White Forest, 1 Toy Azamina White Forest, 1 Toy Fiendsmith Azamina White Forest)
- 6 Centur-Ion (3 Centur-Ion, 2 Magistus Centur-Ion, 1 Superheavy Samurai Sinful Spoils Centur-Ion)
- 5 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 Horus Naturia
- 1 Ice Barrier
- 1 Runick
- 1 Primite Ragnaraika Sunavalon Rikka
- 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 Plugin. When the opponent plays Book of Eclipse, the Ryzeal player could respond by chaining with Ryzeal Detonator ② effect to destroy itself. Then Ryzeal Plugin is activated to Special Summon Ryzeal Detonator from the graveyard and attach 1 “Ryzeal” card from your deck to it as Xyz Material, and Ryzeal Detonator ① effect would attach 1 monster from graveyard to it as Xyz Material. At the end is a Ryzeal Detonator with 2 Xyz Materials.
Twins of the Eclipse plays a similar function as Ryzeal Plugin by using Ryzeal Detonator ① effect to attach Twins of the Eclipse from graveyard as Xyz Material. Then when Ryzeal Detonator is sent to the graveyard together with Twins of the Eclipse, Twins of the Eclipse ② effect would trigger to Special Summon Ryzeal Detonator from the graveyard and attach Ryzeal Duo Drive as Xyz Material. Ryzeal Detonator ① effect would attach 1 monster from graveyard to it as Xyz Material. At the end is a Ryzeal Detonator 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 Garura, Wings of Resonant Life to add Dogmatika Maximus from deck to hand, and then draw a card off Garura, Wings of Resonant Life ② effect. After which Dogmatika Maximus could be Special Summoned by banishing Garura, Wings of Resonant Life from the graveyard, and its effect could send Herald of the Arc Light and Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom from the Extra Deck to the graveyard. Herald of the Arc Light ③ effect could add a Ritual Monster or Ritual Spell from deck to hand, and Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom ② effect could draw 1 card then place 1 card from your hand on the bottom of the deck. 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 Detonator 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 Ext Ryzeal to send Mereologic Aggregator from Extra Deck to graveyard, whose effect would then negate a card on the field.
Nadir Servant, Ext Ryzeal and Sword Ryzeal comes with drawbacks that places restrictions on 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 Detonator 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 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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References
- 2024-11-03 | 34th Lotus Cup 3v3 Team Tournament (1st: A, B, C | 2nd: A, B, C | 3rd: A, B, C | 4th, A, B, C)
- 2024-11-03 | Duelist Land Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-03 | Aaron Kingdom Card Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-03 | Inspiration Code Cards Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-03 | Card Square Tournament with 1923CS
- 2024-11-02 | 33rd Lotus Cup Individual Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | Lord of Dragon Card Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | GiveFun Card Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | Top Deck Vis Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | 5th Minxia Cup
- 2024-11-02 | Liziqiu Card Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | Cats Island Card Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | Wowo Card Shop Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | Yusui Card Shop Haoer Cup Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | Champion Card Game Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | Binbin Card Shop Daying Cup
- 2024-11-02 | Nanjing University Of Posts And Telecommunications Jiuxia Cup
- 2024-11-02 | Evening Star Card Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | Beyond the Memories Daboshu Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | 1923CS Individual Tournament
- 2024-11-02 | HSCS 3v3 Team Tournament
- 2024-10-27 | 19th Dark Law CS
- 2024-10-27 | 43rd Hagetaka CS
- 2024-10-27 | 309th Taiyo CS
- 2024-10-27 | China City Tournament 2024 Dalian
- 2024-10-27 | Duelist Land Ranking Tournament
- 2024-10-27 | Beijing College League 3rd Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Cup
- 2024-10-27 | J-Star Club Tournament
- 2024-10-27 | Day Dreams Weekly Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Area Championship 2024 Tokyo
- 2024-10-26 | 2nd Kamatama CS Individual Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Duelist Land Special Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Top Deck Vis Ranking Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Lord of Dragon Card Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Inspiration Code Card Ranking Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Champion Card Game Ranking Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Beyond the Memories Daboshu Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Jilechi Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Hangzhou Dianzi University Freshman Cup
- 2024-10-26 | Cats Island Card Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Liuwuzhimen Card Shop Ranking Tournament
- 2024-10-26 | Xinghang Card Shop Tournament
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Blackwing deck list pls