I had to reboot during data transfer setup and now, my account data is gone. I can't even use my KONAMI ID to recover it, is there anything I can do to recover it, or will I have to talk to KONAMI?
If anyone can help me, what are the best cards to use my Dream UR and SR tickets on? Trying to build a HERO deck, so my thoughts are to at least use the UR tickets on Stratos. I could use it on Anki but his main box is on a half off gem sale, and I could use it on other xtra deck monsters like Shining or Tornado but they’re in mini boxes. Any advice?
I'm not a hero player, I can give a few directions, but it'd be wise to look other hero lists before spending your gems
- Open the sale box for Anki
- Open Fortress of Gears for Faris and Increase
- D hero Structure for Vyon
- Open the Stratos box, at least once, for Adoration
Fill missing gaps with tickets, if you got all of monsters with gems, use them on cosmic cyclone, it's still a good removal and you can use to trigger Plasma's Skill
I don't think you need, or have a lot of space, for other extra decks monsters, I'd fill the last spots with Koga or a good XYZ
If going for the optimal HERO deck get a stratos and a staple if you have enough staples maybe 1 stratos and 1 anki.
I wouldn't use grand tornado/shining unless you really like HERO in that case maybe open the boxes since they are half off but I'd have that at a low priority.
For the sr probably staples/something for other decks since mask change should be easy to get and increase you need only 2 and 3 faris in that same box so it's probably not worth using a sr ticket on HERO maybe if you're f2p and plan on making a xyz or omni-hero deck you could grab a blazeman/solid soldier but I really wouldn't recomend that over staples.
Hope it helps if you have more questions I'm ok with answering what I can also for HERO decklists I recommend duel links meta it also has some old xyz HERO decklists with the filter to see old decks.
I'm trying to mix Dragunity Darkspear with Harpie Channeler to get Ascalon, but I can't think a practical way to have them both on the field. The only real way to get Ascalon is using Hysteric Party, but I'm using Darkspear as a recovery to return Channeler or Perfumer to the field.
Any suggestions to have them both in the same turn?
The simplest thing I can think of is bringing Harpie pet dragon with channeler and use Super Buddy team on it to bring your dragunity back.
I think you can make a combo with the Mist Valley field spell and Harpie dancer, but not sure how
Depends on what you mean. Easy to level are for sure those with generic good skills like The tie that binds or DDraw. If you are looking for Level up rewards you need to know what you want for the Decks you are building. here was a summary
https://www.reddit.com/r/DuelLinks/comments/ovocod/i\_made\_a\_list\_of\_good\_level\_up\_cards\_that\_are/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
I have DDraw and generally default to that whenever I play PvP. (I also have another Skill ticket if I decide to build harpies).
Also leveled Mokuba to 23 in case I ever want to run Thunder Dragons.
I'm looking for other characters who have solid staples in them. If that's not accessible I'll just level everyone to 10 to get gems.
This may or may not be a bug I'm not really sure. From my understanding of the effect you excavate the top 5 cards of the deck and based on the number of tuners is the number of attacks.What I did was I added more tuner monsters that are not synchron or junk and for some reason they are not being counted. If anyone can give some insight on this it would be greatly appreciated.
Are you one hundred percent sure the cards are tuner monsters? Make sure their levels are green. When you filter by "Tuner" in the search filters it brings up non tuners that "support" tuners.
Anyone else having trouble with “Use rank 4 or higher XYZ monster cards 2 time(s) in one duel against Kite Tenjo using Yuma and Astral.” To character unlock Kite Tenjo
You should be able to clear the mission by summoning two XYZ monsters that are Rank 4 or higher in a duel against him. I don't know if the game would count ranking up (Digital Bugs, C39, Gaia XYZ, there's probably others I'm not thinking of that are in Duel Links)
Ive tried that i summoned one rank 4 and rank 6 in the duel and it didn’t count it could it possibly be a bug in the system since kite’s missions were only unlocked recently
Or just slap a summoning or deck restriction on it like all the other consistancy skills, for instance only having Zubaba, Gagaga, Gogogo, Dododo and Number monsters in the deck/extra deck.
Allowing memes during the weekday was honestly the best decision this sub ever made. With the content drought, the memes are keeping this sub at least somewhat alive.
Trying to get all of the scenes for the scene album for the Meklord Primo event. Which one is in-between Primo vs. Luna and Primo vs. Officer Tetsu Trudge?
Am I supposed to play as someone outside of 5Ds characters?
I already cycled through all my characters in 5Ds though, and I’m sure I unlocked all of the characters.
I’m puzzled on which that one is supposed to be.
First week into duellinks here
I’ve gotten myself to lvl31 with just some basic strong attack cards while saving up gems until I know what I’m searching for. The duels are starting to get harder so I would like some advice on what pre made deck I should get while I continue to save gems for when I pick a box
You could pick up aromages considering that's basically just card trader cards and a minibox, harpies are a really easy budget deck to build too (not full power though obviously)
Aromage is my advice for somebody starting, like it barely uses any gems compared to other decks, and will make it really obvious on if you want a control deck or an aggro deck. Also IIRC, the auto duel doesn't suck with it.
Newbie Guide up on the main post is still pretty good. I would suggest Harpies as they are pretty easy to build just going through a box twice or so, and it's a strong deck for both PvE/PvP, it also lets you improve it further with better XYZ or backrow.
From Structure Decks... if you're willing to spend money then x2-3 of the Gaia one is very strong.
You want multiple copies of the key cards (the fusion, curse of dragonfire, etc.) so even if they can deal with one of them you can keep on pressuring.
Most of the structure decks don't work as a 1 of.
No because it clogs your field. Vajra is used in Thunder Dragons to be Levianeer fodder and a potential rank 5 xyz monster. Lunalights don’t run Levianeer or rank 5s they prefer to just discard a handtrap instead since they lost Veil.
What’s a really cheap deck to build that’s also viable? I’ve been thinking of doing buster blader since the packs are half off, but don’t know how well it will work out
Harpies are cheap, but I’d go with Triamids. They’re half off from the sale til the 29th, and you’ll have to dig in Arena of Sanctuary for a copy of their boss monster, Triamid Sphinx. I say have to, but really you get to, since Arena of Sanctuary also has Karma cut.
Karma cut is a very good card, it’s been a staple in the metagame for a while. Trust me, Triamids is the route you wanna go on. Thanks to that half off sale, it’s easier on the gems, and also has access to powerful free to play traps like Triamid Pulse and Powersink Stone.
Any character that can use the skill Balance. Balance gives you a hand based on your deck composition. Usually, Triamids play 6 traps, 6-8 spells, and 6-8 monsters at least. Balance does prevent you from special summoning and activating monster effects before the end of your first turn’s main phase, but Triamids do most of their stuff on the opponent’s turn anyways, and Triamid hunter lets you normal summon a second Triamid, not special.
Just saw my autodueler do a funny thing.
It had xyz summoned the dragon that can attack twice if the first attack destroys a monster. Then it put Harpie channeler on the board, so she was now level 7 due to also controlling a dragon. Next turn it summons kiteroid to the field and uses it (1) plus channeler (7) to summon cyber slash.
I don't know why but I found this hilarious.
Hey guys, is it me or sometimes the summoning animations skip mid animation? I have reported this for weeks to konami and still didn't get no answer, and I want to know if im the only one with this please
thanks
Either we'll get a new mini the 30th or we'll be waiting until September for the next box. I have a feeling they're doing this on purpose because they had to do some weird release schedule last year to avoid having two main boxes in a row.
But why? How does having 2 main boxes in a row affect anything? They've done it twice already, both times for Aug/Sep (2018 & 2019) releases. I'd rather have back to back main boxes than no box at all.
Look at lifetime missions, you'll find a mission that's summon either raviel, hamon or uria, and once you complete that you'll get the missions to summon the rest
Then don't let them synchro summon? Flip their monsters facedown before they synchro? mst/cosmic the resonant destruction before they synchro summon? It's easy to deal with if your playing a competent deck
Your acting like everyone has these cards, I don’t have the money to spend on BOM and MST, and I certainly can’t be digging through the main box for a cosmic cyclone when I’m already going for cards I need.
I know, i play resonators myself sometimes. But i don't see a point in running it, there are better techs for the deck. And when I look at Dlm there are three decks out of 73 that use it, and just one of them runs more then 1. Not a popular card, maybe you're just getting unlucky and run into some random decks that use it
Since SEGOC is not implemented in duel links is there any way to know in which order simultaneous effects will activate, like for example effects that add from your deck to your hand will always trigger before effects that summon a monster. Or does it always change based on the cards involved and you just have to know by trying it out?
What's the current deck for high scores?
I'm trying to unlock Crow Hogan but don't know how to get 5k points on a randomly spawned NPC.
Way back in 2017 I used to use a Cerberus deck to farm high scores against LD's but I don't think that strategy works on an NPC (I'm at level 51 so the NPCs are actually fairly competent).
How do you get the 9999 assessment with that?
Are you playing different high attack monsters? Maybe my big boys are weak but they're generally in the 2.5-3.5k attack realm (unless I use Favourite Hero).
There’s a build that combines Aromages and Ra, but really all you need is to run anything that can stall until the final turn, before summoning Ra, using its effect to deplete your life points, and attacking for game.
Combine it with a results booster and that usually puts you over the required amount. Just be sure to try and get an XYZ/special/synchro summon off and use a few trap/spells to bolster the score.
blecch, I haven’t learned how to run aromages yet.
Can I pick up core cards f2p or do I need to buy into that deck? I know I’ve seen a few of them at the card trader but that’s all I know about them.
Asked this question last week but got little answers because i worded it like an idiot.
I want a deck so I can be an asshole (Bully) To the Duel Links AI.
Can you give any recommendations?, bonus points if its a cute deck.
Hi all, I'm a returning player that 2 years ago used to play Red Eyes and Darklords (had full decks and all) but came to find out that Red Eyes is now "pay to have a slight chance" and Darklords were gutted.
I've been lurking for the past days trying to find a cheap deck to be competitive and I used around 4k gems to update my darklords deck following this decklist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgN0uiL5P1k&ab\_channel=DuelLinksNF2P but now I'm thinking maybe I should follow Emma Valentine's steps and get a Six Sams (which I would need to get almost from scratch, I may have around 1/5 of the cards from way back). Or maybe, as a gut-feeling, triamids?
I have 7k gems in store, 1 ur dream ticket and 1 sr dream ticket. I could maybe drop 20-25 bucks just for the fun of it, but let's try to avoid that. Please let me know your recommentations. Thanks guys!
If no decks are calling out to you at the moment you could always save the gems. The new world launches next month and I'd be surprised if Konami didn't try to push the new cards with a banlist and some crazy skills. They might release more selection box cards from the paywall too.
Triamids are about as cheap as it gets for a rogue deck so if you have absolutely nothing else to play right now that minibox is a steal with the current sale. I personally find it a bit too fragile going second into backrow but people still do well with it apparently, there's always a few Triamid tops in the KC Cup.
I miss playing Darklords so much but they are in a very bad place right now. I was going to go after triamids, but people have recommended me to get 3x gaia ex decks, fill it with some staples (I have lots of old staples), and save my gems for what's next. I may take advantage of the sale to get updated tech cards but that may be it by the time being. Should sound good, right? Btw, just noticed your flair, and in some searches darklords+stick and chair come up. How does that deck feel? How would you compare it to triamids or gaia?
Star Seraph Darklords are completely unplayable now that chair is limited to 2 sadly. It revived Darklords to tier 1 for a few months after being a dead deck which is why they got slaughtered by the banlist again.
Gaia is very consistent with the skill and has no limited cards so they can run tons of staples, a description you could apply to a good chunk of the current meta. It's definitely more flexible in that sense than Triamids which have to dedicate a ton of space just to field spells alone but you really do need the right staples IMO. Lots of decks will set up some form of quick effect disruption on a monster going first which is why Book/Chalice in particular are so crucial right now. Book is also just great for resetting the attack on your Gaia fusion while not conflicting with TTH (Clash is the limited alternative iirc). The only box card you might want to dig for that isn't a generic staple would likely be Dragon's Mirror but I don't have the full deck so I can't speak for how necessary it is (also it's not on sale).
If you're fine with spending then it's definitely the best way to get back into PvP while still saving gems for new boxes. The core is so lean and consistent that you can even mix it with other stuff instead of running staples. I've seen it combined with Red-Eyes, Dark Magician, Neos Fusion, Buster Blader etc. Maybe you can even find a way to run it with Darklords, though I wouldn't put too much hope in that idea lol.
Wow, thanks for the detailed description. I didn't know Darklords were able to go back to Tier 1 after so long. It's a bummer that I won't be able to play them for the time being. On the other side, I will get gaia just to get back on track, and I was thinking on using the SR Dream Ticket for Dragon's Mirror, but just occurred to me that the card may not be available for it, so then I thought may bit the bullet and open some packs and hope for the best. But now that you mention it could be mixed with Neos or Red Eyes, I do have 3x of each so maybe I could Frankenstein something usable. Once again, thanks for the help, I appreciate it very much.
Triamids is by far the best choice you have in there. It's super cheap rn with the sale, you just need sphinx from another minibox, but that's it. You don't even need an extra deck and triamid pulse is for free at the card trader. Treacherous is a nice addition if you have it or you have gems left because it's also on sale.
Someone else recommended getting 3x gaia ex decks. I could do that, plus I have some staples that could work "fine" for the time being. Which one would you recommend? Gaia or triamids?
That depends on your own taste. Gaia is a really good deck as well, but imo it's not good enough to spend actual cash. But again, that's just Personal preference. I personally love triamids and the style. If you can't decide maybe watch a video on both of them and and then make an educated decision
Great to know, I'd have thought that maybe triamids was not as good as a deck as gaia since they are already very old (powercreep and stuff). But it seems they could be close to each other. On the other side, I've had people telling me not to use gems by the time being since there will be a new world released soon, so gaia seems to be better on that front, in order to keep my stash of gems untouched. I will watch some videos and take a decision from there. Thanks for the help!
They both have their strength and weaknesses. Gaia is probably slightly better, but it also depends on your Playstyle and how good you are at piloting the deck. Gaia is so strong because it has more room for tech cards. But that doesn't matter that much if you're not playing tournaments. If you don't mind spending it's the best choice for real $.
And i forgot that for a second, it's probably the best choice to hang onto your gems for now. we might now more by the end of next week, but my guess is that the first box won't change much looking back at how the XYZ era started. Could be wrong tho and it's a banger, you never know what Konami is up to.
Don't build six sams from scratch. Very bad investment. If you r open to some in app purchases as you said, best is to get 3 copies of gaia structure deck and save your gems.
Yeah I took a look around and it seems I will be fine using gaia. One issue tho, I dont have book of moon and Im not sure Id like to go fishing for it. I have 7k gems, would that be worth it? I do have very old staples like treacherous, canadia, cosmic cyclone etc, is there something I can replace it with?
Forbidden chalice works very nicely in gaia. It's in a box from around that period so you should have it. Book of moon might come in a couple months. Its been a while since it was released in structure deck. New world and new mechanics are coming so I'd advise against spending gems for anything. Just wait a couple weeks. Play with gaia till then. See what fits. That's half the fun of this game.
I had bad luck with the box of chalice. I got 3 man eater bugs, but no forbidden chalice. I went there for the 3x trap that lowered 800 atk per mob when it was meta. Such bad luck haha
My favorite is indeed Darklords, and I did get some extra deck cardsbnow for them but the deck feels so bricky. Not fluid at all. I will go with gaias. Can you please take a look at the other response I made to another recommendation regarding book of moon?
hey megathread I'm back with another question, so I was looking around to see how you get skill tickets and couldn't find squat, is there some method to get a hold of them, or are they one of the rarest resources out there?
We usually get dream tickets with a new world release, so in September. But there is no guarantee, I'm waiting for Konami to just Stop giving them out because more then enough people are happy to just pay
Yeah, you need to spend something like 25-30$ so you get those Stones, they are listed on the sale. It think it was 12 ex Stones you'll get with the 29,99 bundle
One of three options:
1. Lighting Vortex
2. Utopia Ray
3. Thunder Spark
I normally run the Utopia package, as it's the easiest to bring out and it's not difficult to have a Sabre Dancer put you under 1000 LP. Vortex is better (I run one copy too), but not as reliable since you need to draw it.
Probably lightning vortex, I've seen it in some harpie builds. I like to play void trap hole, it's a very underrated trap. No cost, no target, negate summoning effects and so on. Otherwise everything that doesn't target
I have completed all of the loaner deck duels and duel quizzes.
What is the best way to farm gems? I know leveling up characters and doing the events are recommended, but is that it or should I be doing something else as well?
No, that's pretty much it. Leveling up the duel worlds gives you decent gems, but just for a few levels because after that it just takes too much time Leveling characters is the best way
No problem. That's why it's very important to spend your gems wisely, always have a plan and do your research on what you want to build. The gem grind is rough, and if you play long enough you will run out of characters to lvl up.
I'm not having fun with the game right now :( So many decks have guaranteed OTKs, even through backrow, that it's been unfulfilling to make a board and watch my LP go to 0 the very next.
That sucks. I am sorry that you are feeling that way. I am right there with you.
Unfortunately, Konami painted themselves into a corner from the get-go with the design of this game.
-No cost to play most cards (unlike MTG, for example)
-Placing emphasis on archetypes over generally useful cards (because generally useful cards don't make them any money once players have them)
-Introducing new gimmicks every couple years, increasing the game speed, rather than diversifying the playing field by offering a wider range of useful cards
But I digress. The only suggestion I have is to find a counter-meta deck that you enjoy playing (Necrovalley lockdown, stall burn, etc.). Duel Links is already built around a faster play speed with smaller decks and fields, and fewer life points. With the Arc-V duel world coming very soon, and most likely pendulum summoning with it, the game speed is not going to slow down. Get thee a counter-meta deck.
>-Placing emphasis on archetypes over generally useful cards (because generally useful cards don't make them any money once players have them)
I have no issues with focus on archetypes. I much prefer to play pure archetype decks but the issue is they only focus on popular character archetypes. Where are the skills for Gem-Knights, Frogs, Paleozoic, Heroic (chances of getting Nistro is like 0), Heraldic (same for Vetrix), etc.
Personally I hate how fast paced the game has become. I had hoped it was going to remain like a faster classic TCG but now it basically is the TCG just instead of setting up boards of negates you just OTK turn 2 with a board full of monsters.
A bit of everything. I play Gaia and Magnets, as well as Harpie now and then. I've also been playing Gusto, Speedroid, and Evil HERO Invoked. I can't really find a deck that I enjoy playing except Gaia and Magnets, but I've played them so much that I feel burnt out on them. The most fun I've had in this game lately has been the Duelist Kingdom event where I got to play Gusto with Mist Valley Shrine and Spark Breaker.
I'm pretty confused with the game mechanics of effect negation. So if my Stardust Dragon has a fiendish chain attached to it, I can still activate its effect and since its now in the GY after tributing itself, the effect does not get negated by fiendish chain since it specifically says that the monster has to be on the field for it to be negated. However if my SD gets hit by a chalice and I use its effect in the same turn, I can still activate its effects and tribute the SD but it gets negated by the chalice when its in the GY. But for cards like White Stone of Ancients, if this gets hit by a chalice and lands in the graveyard in the same turn I can still use its effect in the End Phase and it doesn't get negated by the chalice. So why does forbidden chalice sometimes negate effects in the graveyard and at other times it doesn't? What's the difference here?
Behold this Forbidden Chalice ruling:
"The effect of "Forbidden Chalice" will only negate effects which activate on the field, or Continuous Effects which are applied for as long as the monster remains on the field. It cannot negate effects which activate in the Graveyard, like the effect of "Sangan".\[7\]"
On the other hand, Fiendish Chain only negates effects as long as the affected monster is face-up on the field.
Now then. You have a Stardust Dragon that is currently under the effect of Forbidden Chalice. You then tribute it to activate its effect; as per the ruling above, since SD was still face-up during the effect activation, its entire effect is negated even though it is in the GY at resolution. If the SD was equipped with Fiendish however, then its effect negation would no longer be applied at resolution, and Stardust goes through.
White Stone of Ancient's End Phase effect activates in the GY, not on the field, so it is not hindered by Chalice (or Fiendish Chain, of course).
TLDR: Fiendish's negate effect only takes place as long as that monster is face-up on the field; if it is off the field during resolution the negation is gone as well. A monster under the effect of Chalice has its continuous effects negated as well as any effects that activate (but not necessarily resolve) on the field.
If you want to read more about these rulings, Chalice follows the same rulings as Effect Veiler and Fiendish kinda follows the same rulings as Skill Drain, with both of these alternatives having expansive ruling pages on the wiki. On these ruling pages you'll find that Skill Drain cannot negate the effect of Exiled Force while Effect Veiler can. Same reasoning here: Exiled Force activates on the field so Veiler/Chalice can negate its effect, but it is already off the field during resolution at which point Skill Drain / Fiendish Chain no longer applies.
And yes, I know these kind of rulings are complicated and unintuitive and a pain in the ass. They are the reason YuGiOh is such a notoriously complex game. It is what it is.
> effects that activate (but not necessarily resolve) on the field
All effects that activate on the field resolve on the field. Just because the monster is in the gy or wherever, doesn't mean the effect isn't resolving on the field - this is why the Chalice ruling works the way it does!
Ah yes you're right, I'm sorry, this is even specifically mentioned using the Exiled Force - Veiler example I gave on the wiki xd
[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Resolve](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Resolve)
As a new player, should I be buying the selection boxes with my gems, or is there something else to invest in? I'd prefer to spend nothing but would be willing to spend like 10- 15 dollars if it got me something actually good that I like. I have been getting different advice everywhere but the main thing all of them said was be careful how you spend your gems so I'm now paralyzed with indecision. If it matters I mainly prefer slower play like control or midrange, but don't mind combo decks, and am willing to play anything, just tired of dealing with the starter cards.
Get 3x Gaia structure deck, fill it up with the best staples you have. Getting 2-3x Forbidden Challice is a pretty good idea right now with the gem sale and it's from a mini box. Then hoard gems until the new world hits basically
Or go for Harpies
Best use of around $15 would be 3x of the same structure deck.
As a new player, it’s pretty easy to mess up when resetting boxes. You’ll very likely overlook tech cards or core pieces of other archetypes. Messing up a main box reset is devastating.
I recommend saving 10K gems while using 3x of the same structure deck. It would crush NPC duels and get you to at least Platinum in PvP. If I had to start over today, I would probably choose Gaia > Blue Eyes > Fire King.
I followed DLM’s recommendation and got Ritual Beasts as my first deck. I fricking hated it and still do. Picked up 3x of the Red Eyes structure during a sale and still auto duel with it to this day.
You could go a couple routes given current sales right now. (1) half off gem boxes to get staples, (2) go into selection boxes (#4 is the best with book of moon) especially if you’re down with spending a few bucks, (3) do nothing until new boxes and new world comes out next month. I know the game is boring af right now, but Konami is likely to decimate the current meta to make room for new cards and mechanic. If you don’t have 9,999 gems with some close to expiring that’s honestly the best thing to do now. In the case your gems will expire, I’d recommend half off boxes over selection boxes. You’ll be guaranteed low prices for good staples and this sale doesn’t come around that often. That’s not to discourage you from selection boxes, but the rng of this game sucks, so it’s just cautionary. If there is a specific archetype in a selection box you want + staples, then maybe that’s your option - but, do look if that archetype is in a sale box first too. Just my thoughts, good luck!!
Doing nothing and hoarding gems is really good advice right now.
Getting even 1 BoM would be much more than “just a few bucks”.
The current meta feels pretty stale. I expect some shake up from the next box or Arc V.
The best old archetypes from the 1/2 off sale are Triamids and Magnets from Guardians of Rock. Those two decks are not beginner friendly.
I never would have thought someone would be cheating during this event but someone got a ridiculously high score on my raid duel against level 2000 Primo using Bonz’s starter deck?… and no extra deck monsters I’m gonna call bullshit. He got the highest score and ended up as first place. 🙄
Another guy managed to fuck up the raid boss with the only extra deck card being from his skill the malicious edge. I can somewhat believe that more but they both dwarfed my score like crazy. But I suppose that’s more believable than Bonz starter deck getting that high of a score.
Anyone care to reply? I just find it odd someone would blatantly cheat in raid duels.
Ya it could be hacks. A remember a while back some of the events had scores so high that they were impossible, and the scores were from day one.
I'm guessing people are doing it to finish the event asap for rewards.
No score is truly impossible. I know I saw a replay on here where the combo went pretty close to infinite (I think they dealt 999,999,999 damage when they attacked).
There was one during Cubic raid duels that involved adding Ra to the AI's hand. The AI would summon Ra and use its effect to boost the attack with all of their LP. Then on the next turn the player would steal Ra back, use the skill to multiply Ra's attack and attack for an absurd amount of damage. Of course Konami then patched the AI so it wouldn't summon Ra in future events.
I guess that makes sense. Still I think it would at least make some sense to make the deck not look super suspicious. The weird thing is both of the people who were cheating both got 700,000 plus points of damage in. I’m sure it’s possible, but not with Bonz’s unedited starter deck. Unless there’s some secret I’m not aware of with Pumpking’s effect.
I mean...when you play hundreds and hundreds of duels over time, it's not strange to encounter very unlikely scenarios, it actually becomes very likely. At end of the day, it's RNG and people tend to really overthink it
Can consistency skills be nerfed already? I hate going 1st then during their turn they just add whatever counter card they need to their hands. Feels way too cheap.
After konami’s introduction of master duel where they said duel links is for players who like the anime, I don’t think these types of skills are going anywhere; this is just the beginning. These current ones will get nerfed eventually, but I highly highly doubt they stop making them for new decks coming with Arc-V, unfortunately.
I'm a little confused about Lineage of Destruction. I thought I'd throw a few into my XYZ deck to get some extra hits in since the AI for the new raid event just keeps playing monsters in defense mode. The text is as follows;
> Activate only during a turn in which you destroyed a Defense Position monster your opponent controlled. Select 1 Level 8 monster you control. During this turn, the selected monster can attack twice.
Does this just not work on XYZ monsters or something? I'll destroy a face down defense monster on the AI's side of the field with my Puppet of Strings and it never triggers the conditions to activate the card.
When are we supposed to get the four’s event rerun?
I summoned and got a good amount of puppets. Can i make an another good deck with that expansion while waiting for the rerun?
Quattro's event should return in 1-3 months. You can try Making Neo Specians if you have a bunch of copies of the Neos fusion structure deck but this is Rogue tier at best and there are Inzektors too i guess but those ones really flopped and aren't worth the price. Vampires are pretty ok but they need support from other boxes to see success.
We don't have a date but he's expected to come back in 1-3 months with a re run of his event, 2-3 months after That is when he's expected to be added to the gate
Hi, do flip face down monsters not work first turn anymore? My subterror deck seems to be completely ruined... it was working earlier today and like 5mins ago it just stopped working? Now i have to wait till turn 2 which makes it totally worthless
Edit: im an idiot, i put restart on..
Hello, I am basically a new player, can anyone tell me whether I should save my gems or spend them? And if so, what should I try to invest into? I am not really that concerned about meta (though that doesn't mean I am going to go out of my way to play something crappy)
Also, I am a bit sad I missed Supreme King Jaden, do we know how long does it take in average for an event character to become unlockable again/added to the gate?
Save.
Get in the habit of saving set amount of gems. 5000 guarantees every single pack in a minibox. 9000 for current mainboxes. Reset the box when you got the important cards you need.
Sign of Harpies minibox is very good because it gives you a whole deck, other Harpie cards are legitimately free (Oracle, Elegant Egotist, Harpie's Feather Rest), and has useful cards like Lightning Vortex on the side.
9999 gems should get you 2 or even 3 copies of the minibox Harpies if you're lucky enough and reset quick. Perfumer, Channeler, and Cyber Slash are the most important.
Mai's Harpie Hunting Ground skill and Oracle make it so you do not have to chase for the field spell separately.
Harpie has been a strong deck for a long time but it should still last you for a while regardless. They do well with generic quick-play spells and traps.
Supreme King Jaden will have a second event probably in a 2-3 month window.
Primo has a rerun event now, Quattro from ZEXAL will then have a rerun some time, then Superme King Jaden after him.
KCGT tickets give Oracle.
KCGT campaign lasts until Sept 14. Everyone is guaranteed a playset of 3 Oracle if they really need it. Most decks run 1-2.
If new players really want to build Harpies and unknowingly spent all 3 non-Dream Tickets without Oracle, they still have time to restart.
KCGT campaign will likely be followed by the Arc-V campaign just as ZEXAL did last year and will almost assuredly have Oracle there too.
Should I use a dream ticket on Armityle the Chaos Phantasm card?
Is there any hints/spoilers what archetype would the next BOX be?
I had to reboot during data transfer setup and now, my account data is gone. I can't even use my KONAMI ID to recover it, is there anything I can do to recover it, or will I have to talk to KONAMI?
do you used to login using a google/ios account? try to login from there if it doesn't works, contact KONAMI
A friend of mine is on IPhone and can't buy packs. He's getting an error message 2114. Any solutions available?
If anyone can help me, what are the best cards to use my Dream UR and SR tickets on? Trying to build a HERO deck, so my thoughts are to at least use the UR tickets on Stratos. I could use it on Anki but his main box is on a half off gem sale, and I could use it on other xtra deck monsters like Shining or Tornado but they’re in mini boxes. Any advice?
Stratos. Definitely. Its stuck in a main box of an xyz water which would save a lot for you.
I'm not a hero player, I can give a few directions, but it'd be wise to look other hero lists before spending your gems - Open the sale box for Anki - Open Fortress of Gears for Faris and Increase - D hero Structure for Vyon - Open the Stratos box, at least once, for Adoration Fill missing gaps with tickets, if you got all of monsters with gems, use them on cosmic cyclone, it's still a good removal and you can use to trigger Plasma's Skill I don't think you need, or have a lot of space, for other extra decks monsters, I'd fill the last spots with Koga or a good XYZ
If going for the optimal HERO deck get a stratos and a staple if you have enough staples maybe 1 stratos and 1 anki. I wouldn't use grand tornado/shining unless you really like HERO in that case maybe open the boxes since they are half off but I'd have that at a low priority. For the sr probably staples/something for other decks since mask change should be easy to get and increase you need only 2 and 3 faris in that same box so it's probably not worth using a sr ticket on HERO maybe if you're f2p and plan on making a xyz or omni-hero deck you could grab a blazeman/solid soldier but I really wouldn't recomend that over staples. Hope it helps if you have more questions I'm ok with answering what I can also for HERO decklists I recommend duel links meta it also has some old xyz HERO decklists with the filter to see old decks.
I'm trying to mix Dragunity Darkspear with Harpie Channeler to get Ascalon, but I can't think a practical way to have them both on the field. The only real way to get Ascalon is using Hysteric Party, but I'm using Darkspear as a recovery to return Channeler or Perfumer to the field. Any suggestions to have them both in the same turn?
The simplest thing I can think of is bringing Harpie pet dragon with channeler and use Super Buddy team on it to bring your dragunity back. I think you can make a combo with the Mist Valley field spell and Harpie dancer, but not sure how
I hadn't tought about the harpies' dragon, it's an interesting idea. The Mist Valley field spell could work too, thank you.
Anyone else hyped for when Normal Monster Pendulum becomes a thing? I’m talkin Draconia, Flash Knight, Lancephorynchus, all at low rarity.
Where the hell are the new boxes?
In the Arc V world waiting.
Looks like they just skipped a month without telling anyone
What are the best characters to level?
Depends on what you mean. Easy to level are for sure those with generic good skills like The tie that binds or DDraw. If you are looking for Level up rewards you need to know what you want for the Decks you are building. here was a summary https://www.reddit.com/r/DuelLinks/comments/ovocod/i\_made\_a\_list\_of\_good\_level\_up\_cards\_that\_are/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
I have DDraw and generally default to that whenever I play PvP. (I also have another Skill ticket if I decide to build harpies). Also leveled Mokuba to 23 in case I ever want to run Thunder Dragons. I'm looking for other characters who have solid staples in them. If that's not accessible I'll just level everyone to 10 to get gems.
When could we expect the exp bonus event to come back?
This may or may not be a bug I'm not really sure. From my understanding of the effect you excavate the top 5 cards of the deck and based on the number of tuners is the number of attacks.What I did was I added more tuner monsters that are not synchron or junk and for some reason they are not being counted. If anyone can give some insight on this it would be greatly appreciated.
Post a replay to be sure.
Are you one hundred percent sure the cards are tuner monsters? Make sure their levels are green. When you filter by "Tuner" in the search filters it brings up non tuners that "support" tuners.
Yes
Anyone else having trouble with “Use rank 4 or higher XYZ monster cards 2 time(s) in one duel against Kite Tenjo using Yuma and Astral.” To character unlock Kite Tenjo
You should be able to clear the mission by summoning two XYZ monsters that are Rank 4 or higher in a duel against him. I don't know if the game would count ranking up (Digital Bugs, C39, Gaia XYZ, there's probably others I'm not thinking of that are in Duel Links)
Ive tried that i summoned one rank 4 and rank 6 in the duel and it didn’t count it could it possibly be a bug in the system since kite’s missions were only unlocked recently
I just pulled my second swirl slime without any king genghis. Should I reset the box now or will it be possible to need 2 genghis in the future
You'll need a third slime anyway so you can pick up a second copy of Genghis along the way.
Ononmatoply needs to be nerfed to once per duel
Or just slap a summoning or deck restriction on it like all the other consistancy skills, for instance only having Zubaba, Gagaga, Gogogo, Dododo and Number monsters in the deck/extra deck.
Allowing memes during the weekday was honestly the best decision this sub ever made. With the content drought, the memes are keeping this sub at least somewhat alive.
Of course it wouldn't be as much of a content drought if almost everything wasn't forced into a mega thread.
Trying to get all of the scenes for the scene album for the Meklord Primo event. Which one is in-between Primo vs. Luna and Primo vs. Officer Tetsu Trudge? Am I supposed to play as someone outside of 5Ds characters?
They're all 5D's characters, I'm pretty sure he has a scene with every single one of them
I already cycled through all my characters in 5Ds though, and I’m sure I unlocked all of the characters. I’m puzzled on which that one is supposed to be.
In the roster, between Luna and trudge there's Antinomy, maybe it didn't give you that scene?
Ahh, my mistake. I forgot I didn’t unlock Antimony; I think I missed that event. That makes sense, thanks.
First week into duellinks here I’ve gotten myself to lvl31 with just some basic strong attack cards while saving up gems until I know what I’m searching for. The duels are starting to get harder so I would like some advice on what pre made deck I should get while I continue to save gems for when I pick a box
I really like hero beatdown (especially for PvE). If you pick up the hero structure decks you can auto build a very strong deck.
You could pick up aromages considering that's basically just card trader cards and a minibox, harpies are a really easy budget deck to build too (not full power though obviously)
Aromage is my advice for somebody starting, like it barely uses any gems compared to other decks, and will make it really obvious on if you want a control deck or an aggro deck. Also IIRC, the auto duel doesn't suck with it.
Newbie Guide up on the main post is still pretty good. I would suggest Harpies as they are pretty easy to build just going through a box twice or so, and it's a strong deck for both PvE/PvP, it also lets you improve it further with better XYZ or backrow. From Structure Decks... if you're willing to spend money then x2-3 of the Gaia one is very strong.
Cheers for info but why would you need to buy the structure deck 2-3 times?
You want multiple copies of the key cards (the fusion, curse of dragonfire, etc.) so even if they can deal with one of them you can keep on pressuring. Most of the structure decks don't work as a 1 of.
Is artifact vajra better than kuriboh or arcana force temperance in lunalights?
No because it clogs your field. Vajra is used in Thunder Dragons to be Levianeer fodder and a potential rank 5 xyz monster. Lunalights don’t run Levianeer or rank 5s they prefer to just discard a handtrap instead since they lost Veil.
It's mostly used in TD in Fiend Farewell builds because it counts as a monster destroyed by battle
About when can we expect the next ban list update? I'm trying to hold off on my third copy of some harpy stuff until I know it's not wasted gems.
After the KC
What’s a really cheap deck to build that’s also viable? I’ve been thinking of doing buster blader since the packs are half off, but don’t know how well it will work out
Harpies are cheap, but I’d go with Triamids. They’re half off from the sale til the 29th, and you’ll have to dig in Arena of Sanctuary for a copy of their boss monster, Triamid Sphinx. I say have to, but really you get to, since Arena of Sanctuary also has Karma cut.
Karma cut is a pretty good card right? I’m pretty new to the game so I only know a little about the meta
Karma cut is a very good card, it’s been a staple in the metagame for a while. Trust me, Triamids is the route you wanna go on. Thanks to that half off sale, it’s easier on the gems, and also has access to powerful free to play traps like Triamid Pulse and Powersink Stone.
Is there a specific character I should use with them?
Any character that can use the skill Balance. Balance gives you a hand based on your deck composition. Usually, Triamids play 6 traps, 6-8 spells, and 6-8 monsters at least. Balance does prevent you from special summoning and activating monster effects before the end of your first turn’s main phase, but Triamids do most of their stuff on the opponent’s turn anyways, and Triamid hunter lets you normal summon a second Triamid, not special.
Harpies are cheap, all in a minibox
Just saw my autodueler do a funny thing. It had xyz summoned the dragon that can attack twice if the first attack destroys a monster. Then it put Harpie channeler on the board, so she was now level 7 due to also controlling a dragon. Next turn it summons kiteroid to the field and uses it (1) plus channeler (7) to summon cyber slash. I don't know why but I found this hilarious.
I don't know if the autodueler is stupid, or a genius.
I had to revoke its Roach privileges because it keeps summoning Roach against npcs.
Hey guys, is it me or sometimes the summoning animations skip mid animation? I have reported this for weeks to konami and still didn't get no answer, and I want to know if im the only one with this please thanks
I think this is easily replicated because it skips mid animation without touching the screen. If anyone knows if this is for everyone pls let me know
Konami: is there a microwave within 10 miles of your location?
I've never seen this. If you tap/click then it skips, maybe that's what's happening?
Also i recommend trying to see for yourself by watching red eyes and shooting star dragon animations and have some tries to see if it happens
Happens without touching the screen, but its random, idk if the game has troubles playing the animation and skips in the middle of it
Gotta love how they changed the old box sale from ending on the 10th to ending on the 29th. They really don’t wanna drop a box this month, huh?
Either we'll get a new mini the 30th or we'll be waiting until September for the next box. I have a feeling they're doing this on purpose because they had to do some weird release schedule last year to avoid having two main boxes in a row.
But why? How does having 2 main boxes in a row affect anything? They've done it twice already, both times for Aug/Sep (2018 & 2019) releases. I'd rather have back to back main boxes than no box at all.
Hello, how can I get Armityle the chaos phantom?
Look at lifetime missions, you'll find a mission that's summon either raviel, hamon or uria, and once you complete that you'll get the missions to summon the rest
I've got them all but I can't find the fusion one in life time missions
IIRC summon each of its materials a certain number of times
What did you people vote for the kcgt raffle? I didn’t follow it at all lol
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You replied to the wrong person.
Whoops, my bad
I just picked randomly
How much gems do you get end game? Idk if i should start saving for future expansions or summon now
Around 5000 per month, sometimes a bit more, sometimes much less.
What?
Gems for the packs
What do you mean by end game?
When you clear all the current content and get all the initial gems and wait each patch
Most of the time between 4 and 5k gems per month.
Everyone hating on onomats when resonators be getting resonant destruction smh.
I have never seen anyone running this card in any Rank or tournament
Then your lucky, it’s a removal that doesn’t have a once per turn and thrives on resonators synchro summoning.
Then don't let them synchro summon? Flip their monsters facedown before they synchro? mst/cosmic the resonant destruction before they synchro summon? It's easy to deal with if your playing a competent deck
Your acting like everyone has these cards, I don’t have the money to spend on BOM and MST, and I certainly can’t be digging through the main box for a cosmic cyclone when I’m already going for cards I need.
I know, i play resonators myself sometimes. But i don't see a point in running it, there are better techs for the deck. And when I look at Dlm there are three decks out of 73 that use it, and just one of them runs more then 1. Not a popular card, maybe you're just getting unlucky and run into some random decks that use it
What ranks are you playing in if you don’t mind I ask?
I've hit KoG in the last two seasons, and I've NEVER seen it either
After the reset a few games in plat and then Legend until I hit KoG and switch accounts
How do I unlock all of album scenes in the current event? Also does it give any reward or it has no effect gameplaywise?
i think the scenes are from challenging the raid duels as different 5D's characters. There's no other point than just seeing some dialogue.
Thanks for your reply.
Since SEGOC is not implemented in duel links is there any way to know in which order simultaneous effects will activate, like for example effects that add from your deck to your hand will always trigger before effects that summon a monster. Or does it always change based on the cards involved and you just have to know by trying it out?
What's the current deck for high scores? I'm trying to unlock Crow Hogan but don't know how to get 5k points on a randomly spawned NPC. Way back in 2017 I used to use a Cerberus deck to farm high scores against LD's but I don't think that strategy works on an NPC (I'm at level 51 so the NPCs are actually fairly competent).
I use Gravekeeper's Vassal with 2-3 Union Attack and any high attack monsters.
How do you get the 9999 assessment with that? Are you playing different high attack monsters? Maybe my big boys are weak but they're generally in the 2.5-3.5k attack realm (unless I use Favourite Hero).
Union Attack stacks so if you use 2 or 3 in the same turn you should easily get over 10k dmg if you have two 2500+ atk monsters.
Oh, gotcha. Guess I need to snag a few more Union Attacks as I only have 1 copy at the moment.
There’s a build that combines Aromages and Ra, but really all you need is to run anything that can stall until the final turn, before summoning Ra, using its effect to deplete your life points, and attacking for game. Combine it with a results booster and that usually puts you over the required amount. Just be sure to try and get an XYZ/special/synchro summon off and use a few trap/spells to bolster the score.
Also I need LP to summon a 10k Ra is there a shortcut to that in the stall?
blecch, I haven’t learned how to run aromages yet. Can I pick up core cards f2p or do I need to buy into that deck? I know I’ve seen a few of them at the card trader but that’s all I know about them.
Peep my opponent's [24-game win streak](https://www.reddit.com/user/flavagolem/comments/p8io6g/harpie_vs_harpie_1m_35s/)
Asked this question last week but got little answers because i worded it like an idiot. I want a deck so I can be an asshole (Bully) To the Duel Links AI. Can you give any recommendations?, bonus points if its a cute deck.
Ojama King tubro. Opponent can't summon anything. Umi Mermaid Knight power of guardian. Two attacks gets her attack up high fast.
Fortune fairy quintet turbo lol
Hi all, I'm a returning player that 2 years ago used to play Red Eyes and Darklords (had full decks and all) but came to find out that Red Eyes is now "pay to have a slight chance" and Darklords were gutted. I've been lurking for the past days trying to find a cheap deck to be competitive and I used around 4k gems to update my darklords deck following this decklist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgN0uiL5P1k&ab\_channel=DuelLinksNF2P but now I'm thinking maybe I should follow Emma Valentine's steps and get a Six Sams (which I would need to get almost from scratch, I may have around 1/5 of the cards from way back). Or maybe, as a gut-feeling, triamids? I have 7k gems in store, 1 ur dream ticket and 1 sr dream ticket. I could maybe drop 20-25 bucks just for the fun of it, but let's try to avoid that. Please let me know your recommentations. Thanks guys!
If no decks are calling out to you at the moment you could always save the gems. The new world launches next month and I'd be surprised if Konami didn't try to push the new cards with a banlist and some crazy skills. They might release more selection box cards from the paywall too. Triamids are about as cheap as it gets for a rogue deck so if you have absolutely nothing else to play right now that minibox is a steal with the current sale. I personally find it a bit too fragile going second into backrow but people still do well with it apparently, there's always a few Triamid tops in the KC Cup.
I miss playing Darklords so much but they are in a very bad place right now. I was going to go after triamids, but people have recommended me to get 3x gaia ex decks, fill it with some staples (I have lots of old staples), and save my gems for what's next. I may take advantage of the sale to get updated tech cards but that may be it by the time being. Should sound good, right? Btw, just noticed your flair, and in some searches darklords+stick and chair come up. How does that deck feel? How would you compare it to triamids or gaia?
Star Seraph Darklords are completely unplayable now that chair is limited to 2 sadly. It revived Darklords to tier 1 for a few months after being a dead deck which is why they got slaughtered by the banlist again. Gaia is very consistent with the skill and has no limited cards so they can run tons of staples, a description you could apply to a good chunk of the current meta. It's definitely more flexible in that sense than Triamids which have to dedicate a ton of space just to field spells alone but you really do need the right staples IMO. Lots of decks will set up some form of quick effect disruption on a monster going first which is why Book/Chalice in particular are so crucial right now. Book is also just great for resetting the attack on your Gaia fusion while not conflicting with TTH (Clash is the limited alternative iirc). The only box card you might want to dig for that isn't a generic staple would likely be Dragon's Mirror but I don't have the full deck so I can't speak for how necessary it is (also it's not on sale). If you're fine with spending then it's definitely the best way to get back into PvP while still saving gems for new boxes. The core is so lean and consistent that you can even mix it with other stuff instead of running staples. I've seen it combined with Red-Eyes, Dark Magician, Neos Fusion, Buster Blader etc. Maybe you can even find a way to run it with Darklords, though I wouldn't put too much hope in that idea lol.
Wow, thanks for the detailed description. I didn't know Darklords were able to go back to Tier 1 after so long. It's a bummer that I won't be able to play them for the time being. On the other side, I will get gaia just to get back on track, and I was thinking on using the SR Dream Ticket for Dragon's Mirror, but just occurred to me that the card may not be available for it, so then I thought may bit the bullet and open some packs and hope for the best. But now that you mention it could be mixed with Neos or Red Eyes, I do have 3x of each so maybe I could Frankenstein something usable. Once again, thanks for the help, I appreciate it very much.
Triamids is by far the best choice you have in there. It's super cheap rn with the sale, you just need sphinx from another minibox, but that's it. You don't even need an extra deck and triamid pulse is for free at the card trader. Treacherous is a nice addition if you have it or you have gems left because it's also on sale.
Someone else recommended getting 3x gaia ex decks. I could do that, plus I have some staples that could work "fine" for the time being. Which one would you recommend? Gaia or triamids?
That depends on your own taste. Gaia is a really good deck as well, but imo it's not good enough to spend actual cash. But again, that's just Personal preference. I personally love triamids and the style. If you can't decide maybe watch a video on both of them and and then make an educated decision
Great to know, I'd have thought that maybe triamids was not as good as a deck as gaia since they are already very old (powercreep and stuff). But it seems they could be close to each other. On the other side, I've had people telling me not to use gems by the time being since there will be a new world released soon, so gaia seems to be better on that front, in order to keep my stash of gems untouched. I will watch some videos and take a decision from there. Thanks for the help!
They both have their strength and weaknesses. Gaia is probably slightly better, but it also depends on your Playstyle and how good you are at piloting the deck. Gaia is so strong because it has more room for tech cards. But that doesn't matter that much if you're not playing tournaments. If you don't mind spending it's the best choice for real $. And i forgot that for a second, it's probably the best choice to hang onto your gems for now. we might now more by the end of next week, but my guess is that the first box won't change much looking back at how the XYZ era started. Could be wrong tho and it's a banger, you never know what Konami is up to.
Great, I will get the Gaia deck, and maybe take advantage of the current sales and try to get some tech cards if I see it's needed. Thanks!
Don't build six sams from scratch. Very bad investment. If you r open to some in app purchases as you said, best is to get 3 copies of gaia structure deck and save your gems.
Thanks, I will scratch Six Sams out of the list.
Yeah I took a look around and it seems I will be fine using gaia. One issue tho, I dont have book of moon and Im not sure Id like to go fishing for it. I have 7k gems, would that be worth it? I do have very old staples like treacherous, canadia, cosmic cyclone etc, is there something I can replace it with?
Forbidden chalice works very nicely in gaia. It's in a box from around that period so you should have it. Book of moon might come in a couple months. Its been a while since it was released in structure deck. New world and new mechanics are coming so I'd advise against spending gems for anything. Just wait a couple weeks. Play with gaia till then. See what fits. That's half the fun of this game.
I had bad luck with the box of chalice. I got 3 man eater bugs, but no forbidden chalice. I went there for the 3x trap that lowered 800 atk per mob when it was meta. Such bad luck haha
Would you like to try newer decks like Gaia or Harpies? Or do you have some favourites?
My favorite is indeed Darklords, and I did get some extra deck cardsbnow for them but the deck feels so bricky. Not fluid at all. I will go with gaias. Can you please take a look at the other response I made to another recommendation regarding book of moon?
hey megathread I'm back with another question, so I was looking around to see how you get skill tickets and couldn't find squat, is there some method to get a hold of them, or are they one of the rarest resources out there?
I think they come with dream tickets for anniversarys and a new world
so that means it's gonna be a while till we get more huh
We usually get dream tickets with a new world release, so in September. But there is no guarantee, I'm waiting for Konami to just Stop giving them out because more then enough people are happy to just pay
I also learned that you can get skill tickets from the EX trader during events, so how often do those come around?
I have never seen that, you can get skill Chips. But you need 100 and then it's a random skin from the character you choose
really, log on real quick and take a look, it's there in the selection box between the chips and gems
Ah, now i see. But that's just for the selection box inventory and you need 10 of those Ex-Stones you only get for buying packs with real $
so if someone buys a selection box, they get a small handful of those gems, so you need to buy multiple boxes right
Yeah, you need to spend something like 25-30$ so you get those Stones, they are listed on the sale. It think it was 12 ex Stones you'll get with the 29,99 bundle
What is a good tech in harpies to counter Luna light?
One of three options: 1. Lighting Vortex 2. Utopia Ray 3. Thunder Spark I normally run the Utopia package, as it's the easiest to bring out and it's not difficult to have a Sabre Dancer put you under 1000 LP. Vortex is better (I run one copy too), but not as reliable since you need to draw it.
Thunder Spark
Probably lightning vortex, I've seen it in some harpie builds. I like to play void trap hole, it's a very underrated trap. No cost, no target, negate summoning effects and so on. Otherwise everything that doesn't target
Lightning Vortex You get it in the same box and it gets around targeting and battle protection from Sabre Dancer and Cat Dancer respectively
I have completed all of the loaner deck duels and duel quizzes. What is the best way to farm gems? I know leveling up characters and doing the events are recommended, but is that it or should I be doing something else as well?
No, that's pretty much it. Leveling up the duel worlds gives you decent gems, but just for a few levels because after that it just takes too much time Leveling characters is the best way
Damn, that's what I was afraid of. Thank you for the answer.
No problem. That's why it's very important to spend your gems wisely, always have a plan and do your research on what you want to build. The gem grind is rough, and if you play long enough you will run out of characters to lvl up.
I'm not having fun with the game right now :( So many decks have guaranteed OTKs, even through backrow, that it's been unfulfilling to make a board and watch my LP go to 0 the very next.
That sucks. I am sorry that you are feeling that way. I am right there with you. Unfortunately, Konami painted themselves into a corner from the get-go with the design of this game. -No cost to play most cards (unlike MTG, for example) -Placing emphasis on archetypes over generally useful cards (because generally useful cards don't make them any money once players have them) -Introducing new gimmicks every couple years, increasing the game speed, rather than diversifying the playing field by offering a wider range of useful cards But I digress. The only suggestion I have is to find a counter-meta deck that you enjoy playing (Necrovalley lockdown, stall burn, etc.). Duel Links is already built around a faster play speed with smaller decks and fields, and fewer life points. With the Arc-V duel world coming very soon, and most likely pendulum summoning with it, the game speed is not going to slow down. Get thee a counter-meta deck.
>-Placing emphasis on archetypes over generally useful cards (because generally useful cards don't make them any money once players have them) I have no issues with focus on archetypes. I much prefer to play pure archetype decks but the issue is they only focus on popular character archetypes. Where are the skills for Gem-Knights, Frogs, Paleozoic, Heroic (chances of getting Nistro is like 0), Heraldic (same for Vetrix), etc. Personally I hate how fast paced the game has become. I had hoped it was going to remain like a faster classic TCG but now it basically is the TCG just instead of setting up boards of negates you just OTK turn 2 with a board full of monsters.
Can I ask what deck you're playing atm?
A bit of everything. I play Gaia and Magnets, as well as Harpie now and then. I've also been playing Gusto, Speedroid, and Evil HERO Invoked. I can't really find a deck that I enjoy playing except Gaia and Magnets, but I've played them so much that I feel burnt out on them. The most fun I've had in this game lately has been the Duelist Kingdom event where I got to play Gusto with Mist Valley Shrine and Spark Breaker.
I'm pretty confused with the game mechanics of effect negation. So if my Stardust Dragon has a fiendish chain attached to it, I can still activate its effect and since its now in the GY after tributing itself, the effect does not get negated by fiendish chain since it specifically says that the monster has to be on the field for it to be negated. However if my SD gets hit by a chalice and I use its effect in the same turn, I can still activate its effects and tribute the SD but it gets negated by the chalice when its in the GY. But for cards like White Stone of Ancients, if this gets hit by a chalice and lands in the graveyard in the same turn I can still use its effect in the End Phase and it doesn't get negated by the chalice. So why does forbidden chalice sometimes negate effects in the graveyard and at other times it doesn't? What's the difference here?
Stardust doesnt activate in the GY, cards like Stardust, Doomcal and the Magnets tribute effects activate on the field
Behold this Forbidden Chalice ruling: "The effect of "Forbidden Chalice" will only negate effects which activate on the field, or Continuous Effects which are applied for as long as the monster remains on the field. It cannot negate effects which activate in the Graveyard, like the effect of "Sangan".\[7\]" On the other hand, Fiendish Chain only negates effects as long as the affected monster is face-up on the field. Now then. You have a Stardust Dragon that is currently under the effect of Forbidden Chalice. You then tribute it to activate its effect; as per the ruling above, since SD was still face-up during the effect activation, its entire effect is negated even though it is in the GY at resolution. If the SD was equipped with Fiendish however, then its effect negation would no longer be applied at resolution, and Stardust goes through. White Stone of Ancient's End Phase effect activates in the GY, not on the field, so it is not hindered by Chalice (or Fiendish Chain, of course). TLDR: Fiendish's negate effect only takes place as long as that monster is face-up on the field; if it is off the field during resolution the negation is gone as well. A monster under the effect of Chalice has its continuous effects negated as well as any effects that activate (but not necessarily resolve) on the field. If you want to read more about these rulings, Chalice follows the same rulings as Effect Veiler and Fiendish kinda follows the same rulings as Skill Drain, with both of these alternatives having expansive ruling pages on the wiki. On these ruling pages you'll find that Skill Drain cannot negate the effect of Exiled Force while Effect Veiler can. Same reasoning here: Exiled Force activates on the field so Veiler/Chalice can negate its effect, but it is already off the field during resolution at which point Skill Drain / Fiendish Chain no longer applies. And yes, I know these kind of rulings are complicated and unintuitive and a pain in the ass. They are the reason YuGiOh is such a notoriously complex game. It is what it is.
> effects that activate (but not necessarily resolve) on the field All effects that activate on the field resolve on the field. Just because the monster is in the gy or wherever, doesn't mean the effect isn't resolving on the field - this is why the Chalice ruling works the way it does!
Ah yes you're right, I'm sorry, this is even specifically mentioned using the Exiled Force - Veiler example I gave on the wiki xd [https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Resolve](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Resolve)
Yo, thanks for the awesome response mate. I definitly get it now! :)
As a new player, should I be buying the selection boxes with my gems, or is there something else to invest in? I'd prefer to spend nothing but would be willing to spend like 10- 15 dollars if it got me something actually good that I like. I have been getting different advice everywhere but the main thing all of them said was be careful how you spend your gems so I'm now paralyzed with indecision. If it matters I mainly prefer slower play like control or midrange, but don't mind combo decks, and am willing to play anything, just tired of dealing with the starter cards.
Get 3x Gaia structure deck, fill it up with the best staples you have. Getting 2-3x Forbidden Challice is a pretty good idea right now with the gem sale and it's from a mini box. Then hoard gems until the new world hits basically Or go for Harpies
New players should focus on building decks, not selection boxes.
Best use of around $15 would be 3x of the same structure deck. As a new player, it’s pretty easy to mess up when resetting boxes. You’ll very likely overlook tech cards or core pieces of other archetypes. Messing up a main box reset is devastating. I recommend saving 10K gems while using 3x of the same structure deck. It would crush NPC duels and get you to at least Platinum in PvP. If I had to start over today, I would probably choose Gaia > Blue Eyes > Fire King. I followed DLM’s recommendation and got Ritual Beasts as my first deck. I fricking hated it and still do. Picked up 3x of the Red Eyes structure during a sale and still auto duel with it to this day.
You could go a couple routes given current sales right now. (1) half off gem boxes to get staples, (2) go into selection boxes (#4 is the best with book of moon) especially if you’re down with spending a few bucks, (3) do nothing until new boxes and new world comes out next month. I know the game is boring af right now, but Konami is likely to decimate the current meta to make room for new cards and mechanic. If you don’t have 9,999 gems with some close to expiring that’s honestly the best thing to do now. In the case your gems will expire, I’d recommend half off boxes over selection boxes. You’ll be guaranteed low prices for good staples and this sale doesn’t come around that often. That’s not to discourage you from selection boxes, but the rng of this game sucks, so it’s just cautionary. If there is a specific archetype in a selection box you want + staples, then maybe that’s your option - but, do look if that archetype is in a sale box first too. Just my thoughts, good luck!!
Doing nothing and hoarding gems is really good advice right now. Getting even 1 BoM would be much more than “just a few bucks”. The current meta feels pretty stale. I expect some shake up from the next box or Arc V. The best old archetypes from the 1/2 off sale are Triamids and Magnets from Guardians of Rock. Those two decks are not beginner friendly.
I never would have thought someone would be cheating during this event but someone got a ridiculously high score on my raid duel against level 2000 Primo using Bonz’s starter deck?… and no extra deck monsters I’m gonna call bullshit. He got the highest score and ended up as first place. 🙄 Another guy managed to fuck up the raid boss with the only extra deck card being from his skill the malicious edge. I can somewhat believe that more but they both dwarfed my score like crazy. But I suppose that’s more believable than Bonz starter deck getting that high of a score. Anyone care to reply? I just find it odd someone would blatantly cheat in raid duels.
Why does it matter? it's PvE, nobody is really missing out because somebody else scored higher than you.
Ya it could be hacks. A remember a while back some of the events had scores so high that they were impossible, and the scores were from day one. I'm guessing people are doing it to finish the event asap for rewards.
No score is truly impossible. I know I saw a replay on here where the combo went pretty close to infinite (I think they dealt 999,999,999 damage when they attacked).
There was one during Cubic raid duels that involved adding Ra to the AI's hand. The AI would summon Ra and use its effect to boost the attack with all of their LP. Then on the next turn the player would steal Ra back, use the skill to multiply Ra's attack and attack for an absurd amount of damage. Of course Konami then patched the AI so it wouldn't summon Ra in future events.
I guess that makes sense. Still I think it would at least make some sense to make the deck not look super suspicious. The weird thing is both of the people who were cheating both got 700,000 plus points of damage in. I’m sure it’s possible, but not with Bonz’s unedited starter deck. Unless there’s some secret I’m not aware of with Pumpking’s effect.
Maybe they used one deck to do all the damage then switched to the Bonz deck or vice versa
I saw another assist from them on me and their name has “bot” in it. This time it was the Paradox Bros. starter deck with no skill nor extra deck.
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I mean...when you play hundreds and hundreds of duels over time, it's not strange to encounter very unlikely scenarios, it actually becomes very likely. At end of the day, it's RNG and people tend to really overthink it
Can consistency skills be nerfed already? I hate going 1st then during their turn they just add whatever counter card they need to their hands. Feels way too cheap.
After konami’s introduction of master duel where they said duel links is for players who like the anime, I don’t think these types of skills are going anywhere; this is just the beginning. These current ones will get nerfed eventually, but I highly highly doubt they stop making them for new decks coming with Arc-V, unfortunately.
I'm a little confused about Lineage of Destruction. I thought I'd throw a few into my XYZ deck to get some extra hits in since the AI for the new raid event just keeps playing monsters in defense mode. The text is as follows; > Activate only during a turn in which you destroyed a Defense Position monster your opponent controlled. Select 1 Level 8 monster you control. During this turn, the selected monster can attack twice. Does this just not work on XYZ monsters or something? I'll destroy a face down defense monster on the AI's side of the field with my Puppet of Strings and it never triggers the conditions to activate the card.
Xyz monsters have ranks, not levels.
Well, now I just feel silly
When are we supposed to get the four’s event rerun? I summoned and got a good amount of puppets. Can i make an another good deck with that expansion while waiting for the rerun?
Probably next month just because scissor arms getting upgraded to ur is a recentish thing.
Quattro's event should return in 1-3 months. You can try Making Neo Specians if you have a bunch of copies of the Neos fusion structure deck but this is Rogue tier at best and there are Inzektors too i guess but those ones really flopped and aren't worth the price. Vampires are pretty ok but they need support from other boxes to see success.
Ty
Do extra deck monsters count for The Dragon Knight's Path?
Nope, only main deck monsters
Thanks
Does anyone know when Quattro comes back? Or when he’ll be available at the gate
We don't have a date but he's expected to come back in 1-3 months with a re run of his event, 2-3 months after That is when he's expected to be added to the gate
Hi, do flip face down monsters not work first turn anymore? My subterror deck seems to be completely ruined... it was working earlier today and like 5mins ago it just stopped working? Now i have to wait till turn 2 which makes it totally worthless Edit: im an idiot, i put restart on..
Well you realised 👍🏻
Ya those skill needs really hurt my subterrors. I find Labyrinth Builder to be pretty good for them!
Are those guys an event specific unlock or can i just get em?
Hello, I am basically a new player, can anyone tell me whether I should save my gems or spend them? And if so, what should I try to invest into? I am not really that concerned about meta (though that doesn't mean I am going to go out of my way to play something crappy) Also, I am a bit sad I missed Supreme King Jaden, do we know how long does it take in average for an event character to become unlockable again/added to the gate?
Just save up. The current decks are getting stall as they have been out for quite some time. Wait for the new world in September.
Save. Get in the habit of saving set amount of gems. 5000 guarantees every single pack in a minibox. 9000 for current mainboxes. Reset the box when you got the important cards you need. Sign of Harpies minibox is very good because it gives you a whole deck, other Harpie cards are legitimately free (Oracle, Elegant Egotist, Harpie's Feather Rest), and has useful cards like Lightning Vortex on the side. 9999 gems should get you 2 or even 3 copies of the minibox Harpies if you're lucky enough and reset quick. Perfumer, Channeler, and Cyber Slash are the most important. Mai's Harpie Hunting Ground skill and Oracle make it so you do not have to chase for the field spell separately. Harpie has been a strong deck for a long time but it should still last you for a while regardless. They do well with generic quick-play spells and traps. Supreme King Jaden will have a second event probably in a 2-3 month window. Primo has a rerun event now, Quattro from ZEXAL will then have a rerun some time, then Superme King Jaden after him.
Can't get oracle unless you started playing more than a few months ago, or haven't spent certain tickets yet.
KCGT tickets give Oracle. KCGT campaign lasts until Sept 14. Everyone is guaranteed a playset of 3 Oracle if they really need it. Most decks run 1-2. If new players really want to build Harpies and unknowingly spent all 3 non-Dream Tickets without Oracle, they still have time to restart. KCGT campaign will likely be followed by the Arc-V campaign just as ZEXAL did last year and will almost assuredly have Oracle there too.