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Best decks for the XYZ Festival event in Yu-Gi-Oh Master DuelThe best decks for victory in this limited-time exhibition mode
The best decks for victory in this limited-time exhibition mode
To encourage players to take advantage of XYZ Summons and to prevent the prolific use of decks that prevent these summons, a special ban list is in effect for the Exhibition. This event-specific ban list bans all Fusion, Synchro and Link Monsters while banning or limiting various cards designed to limit the functions of decks that use XYZ summoning or don’t use XYZ monsters, such as Eldlich and Monarchs. This has also impacted Ritual monsters found commonly in Blue-Eyes and Gishki decks.
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For those who wish to find victory and rack up points to exchange for prizes in this limited-time in-game event, here are our top recommendations for the best decks to use in the Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel XYZ Festival:
Zoodiac
For those using theZoodiac Tri-Brigadedeck in ranked mode, adapting this into a pure Zoodiac deck is the most cost-effective and powerful choice for the XYZ festival. Much of the deck relies on loading the board with multiple Zoodiac monsters in a single turn in order to summon powerful XYZ monsters likeZoodiac Dridentthat can overpower the opponent’s cards.
One benefit stemming from the inclusion of monsters like Kataroost and Bunnyblast in the deck are their unique effects, allowing them to to protect Zoodiac XYZ monsters from your opponent’s monster and spell cards. With this protection, crucial XYZ monsters like Drident will be even more difficult for your opponent to overcome.
Lyrilusc
For those who use aLyrilusc Tri-Brigadedeck in standard Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel ranked play, we would recommend adapting this deck for use in the XYZ Festival.
As an additional support card, we recommend using Slower Swallow, thanks to its ability to special summon itself if you control two other monsters of the same level.
Numeron
The strength of this deck comes from the ability to special summon a wave of Rank-1 Numeron XYZ monsters with powerful effects that can be used even without detaching cards from these monsters as material.
The aim of the game with the Numeron deck is to swarm the field withNumber 1: Numeron Gate Ekam, Number 2: Numeron Gate Dve, Number 3: Numeron Gate Trini, andNumber 4: Numeron Gate Catvari. These can be summoned to the field easily using the effect ofNumeron CallingandNumeron Network. Network is a field spell whose secondary effect allows you to activate the effect of Numeron XYZ monsters without detaching materials. Menawhile, Calling allows you to special summon four Numeron Gate XYZ monsters without using level 1 monsters on the field as material.
The strength of these cards comes from their stackable ability to double the attack of all Numeron monsters until the end of turn if they battle an opponent’s monster. With up to four Numeron Gate XYZ monsters potentially being summoned to the field using Calling, this final monster will have 8000 attack when it enters battle or attacks your opponent’s life points. If necessary, you can also summon Divine Arsenal AA-Zeus - Sky Thunder during Main Phase 2 to make additional problems for your opponent to manage during their turn.
Pendulum Magician
While all Link Summon and Synchro Summon monsters are banned in this limited-time XYZ Festival, Pendulum Summoning is still a valid summoning condition. Taking advantage of the ability to swarm the field with Pendulum Monsters for multiple XYZ summons is key for victory when using this Pendulum Magician deck.
Madolche
While one of the more difficult decks to play in the festival due to the high rarity of many of the cards, the primary reliance of the archetype on XYZ boss monsters likeMadolche Queen Tiaramisuand its ability to inflict non-targeted removal make it a difficult deck to overcome.
The blanket ban on Link Summoning within the XYZ Festival does weaken the deck slightly due to being unable to protect Madolche spell and trap cards usingMadolche Queen Sistart. However, the strength of its XYZ monsters make it a formidable deck to overcome even without this support. Focus on summoning Tiaramisu and shuffling problematic cards your oppenent controls back into the deck in order to achieve victory.
That’s everything you need to know about the best decks to play to ensure victory in this limited-time XYZ Festival exhibition mode. Why not check out our guides on thebest staple cardsto use to enhance your deck and counter your opponent’s plays, as well as our deck guides onLyrilusc Tri-BrigadeandZoodiac Tri-Brigadefor ranked duels. If you wish to use Lyrilusc or Zoodiac decks during the festival, these guides will introduce you to some basic strategies that can help you learn the deck quickly.
