Notes & Combos

Notable Changes From Season 38

See below for what I played in S38

https://www.masterduelmeta.com/top-decks/master-i/february-2025/mathmech/800-588-2300-empire/8HH-Q

Did not miss Retaliating "C", Millennium SEFS and Tenpai too popular Missed I:P + S:P in the case of fuwalos even with bagooska. Bagooska still came in clutch, happens more often with Fuwalos in hand.

I didn't have Droll because I wanted handtraps that can trade vs Tenpai this time. Belle & Ogre didn't feel too bad. There were like one or two times where I used them defensively by searching them off Small World to beat I:P and/or Prom. The safest I felt after getting Maxx'd or Fuwalos and passing back is passing back with handtraps like Belle & Ogre. I'd feel safer with Nibiru but it doesn't have much impact vs Tenpai.

For L Magi Mergy, it's a unique SW bridge. It's DARK Level 2, 0 ATK so you can bridge with Maxx (Level 2) and 0 ATK is useful to bridge into the Ghost Girls (most of the time I search Ash). It's not fantastic when drawn but I got use out of it tributing Alembertian in response to Imperm (secures Diameter). Had to cut Nibiru for it which bridges from Fuwalos into Circular pretty easily. Otherwise you gotta banish eXceed.

Matchup Breakdown in Total (129 Duels; 62 Heads, 67 Tails)

Due to Tenpai's influence: 74 1st, 55 2nd

• 27 Tenpai (20.9%, W/R = 59%)
• 14 SE Millennium (10.9%, W/R = 85%)
• 12 White Forest (9.3%, W/R = 66%)

Honorable mention: 9 Blue Eyes (7%)

I finished the climb before Dominus Impulse released, but I may consider a 2nd Link 1 in case someone tries to Impulse Defenser. You can negate it with Linguriboh, but you are down 1 body and have to burn Link Decoder to trigger Firewall Guardian. Maybe I switch to Spirits? The Decoder situation ends on Heatsoul pass so it's not unwinnable, you just get denied Terahertz.