Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links: KC Cup 2018 Apr

by Akira · 20 April 2018

The Kaiba Corporation Cup 2018 April was held from 5 to 16 April 2018.

Stage 1 started on 5 April, while Stage 2 started on 13 April.

The Top 600 duelists of each region will earn a spot to play in the World Championship 2018 Qualifiers.

KC Cup 2018 Apr Global Ranking
1st	DeckMaker	Geargia Masked Destiny HERO Masked Destiny HERO Archfiend Sylvan Saffira Cyber Angel	Restart Restart Destiny Calling Restart Grit Grit	DP: 80,981
2nd	UB07			DP: 74,288
3rd	Gambler	Masked Destiny HERO Geargia Sylvan Saffira Cyber Angel	Duel, standby! Balance Grit Grit	DP: 73,680
4th	Glading	Masked Destiny HERO Sylvan Hazy Flame Sylvan Saffira Cyber Angel	Restart Grit Aroma Strategy Grit Grit	DP: 72,988
5th	Copa@和心	Sylvan Geargia Saffira Cyber Angel Masked Destiny HERO	Grit Balance Grit Grit	DP: 71,932
6th	AndyTsang	Masked Destiny HERO	Restart	DP: 71,459
7th	ぱなせ@ω’s副代表	Stall Sylvan Masked Destiny HERO	Destiny Draw Grit Restart	DP: 71,372
8th	look at god	Masked Destiny HERO	Restart	DP: 71,036
9th	(松)	Sylvan Saffira Cyber Angel	Grit Grit	DP: 70,843
10th	はる	Sylvan	Grit	DP: 70,705

This KC Cup saw explosive decks which can frequently perform One-Turn-Kill (OTK) dominate the metagame – Sylvan, Masked Destiny HERO and Saffira Cyber Angel being the top performers. As they are in a three-way Rock-Paper-Scissors balance, we see players frequently switching around their decks in an attempt to be one step ahead of their competitors.

The frequent OTK nature of the metagame saw the rise of the Grit skill. When the player receives lethal damage, Grit gives them a chance to survive and prevents their Life Points from going below 1 for the rest of the turn. This earns the player another turn, allowing them to pull off an OTK of their own and steal a victory from the opponent.

DeckMaker from South Korea managed to seize the 1st position on the Global Ranking again, making him the very first player to achieve two consecutive Global Ranking 1st positions in the KC Cups.