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Fiendsmith is here so I'll play it the **** out of it while Beatrice is legal.

No Lacrima is unfortunate but also fortunete as it's probably what allowed us to use Beatrice. Lacrima make any Light Fiend a 1 care combo which would allow us to cut OG and play more Bystials and Hand Traps as you could turn those into combo.

Because we cannot do that we play more engine which helps break boards and give consistency turn 1.

I tried Droplets for a while but ultimately felt like I didn't need it and endup adding Crossout for Droll countner play and because im not playing as much hand traps, so Maxx c will hurt more while playing into set Called by will be very annoying.

The extra is very tight, I could play Underworld Goddess and Spright Elf, but I don't have room for those, everything came up multiple times and won me enough games for me to not want to cut it.

I think the list can be improved, maybe play 1 extra Bystial and/or add 1-2 hand traps could improve and thats what I'll try to find out.

The meta is very sacky, tons of 2-3 card combo hands that you cannot beat, Droll is involed in the meta, Talents can also be very sacky, some floodgate decks running around, but we will see how the meta will adjust and we will also adjust accordingly to it.

Check the links for all the gameplay of this season's climb and my Fiendsmith combo guide and reasons behind the cards (it's pre release of the pack, so it has Lacrima in all it's combos, check pinned msg for more info).

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Season 38

Combo guide

I always share replays in MD, most of the duels are either wierd hands, trick situations or cool interactions. Check my profile (817-429-458) I always try to add new replays.

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if you have any questions just comment, ill answer to the best of my ability.

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We were able to achieve Master 5 in Master Duel using the Thunder Dragon. \nWe want to write a note to our viewers about this journey. \nIt wasn't an easy journey.\nIt required a lot of skills and a lot of luck. \nAnd also, it wasn't an easy task. \nWe found a lot of strategy to deal with the meta using this deck. \nWe found that this formula is the best so far. \nIt took us to the Master 5. \nFor any question or any thought you can see our channel on YouTube, you can see our replay, we even did a playlist Road to Master using this deck, you can check it and check the videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T_GhwcUadM&list=PLfEGzU_qvQ7UnzqsKmzckKAycVdKq_Vew

, you will see how we played it, how we did it, and all the recommendation and all the the advice during the play, hope you will enjoy the videos and best of luck to all of you and keep dueling.

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You can check our channel here \nhttps://www.youtube.com/@MasterGame-Arab

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First time reaching Master ever :)\nNothing special here it's approximately the same deck list as GoatgetBug. I play 1 Imperm instead of Droplet and 2 Ogre instead of 2 Belle because I'm poor.\nI like Evolzar Lars; he has helped me a few times (more than Chaos Angel, in fact).

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So back to the normal list that performs the best.

Belle seemed the best tech, since it works vs Tenpai in a lot of case to stop lethal, while the times it doesn't, there's not much you could have that would. It also works against Lab which seemed very popular due to Fuwalos, works against VV, tho not great in most cases.

Used a budget list throughout Diamond, then played Horus list with Fuwalos to try it out and did the rest of the climb with this list, tho I initially had 2 Imperms instead of Belle.

The videos with the gameplay using the other lists are included in the videos.

Stay tune for next month where I'll upload a short Fiendsmith ThunDra guide before the next Selection Pack comes out. That's if Beatrice doesn't get Banned (which we'll find out next week when the Banlist is announced).

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Season 37

I always share replays in MD, most of the duels are either wierd hands, trick situations or cool interactions. Check my profile (817-429-458) I always try to add new replays.

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Here there be replays: 647-380-189

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deicided to try something new this season and thats the resonator package. Reasoning be, an omni negate is an omni negate which is what this deck lacks. Also I never bricked with vision it was just a good card to combo with thundra and also it helped win games by baiting some hand traps so i can do normal thundra combo.

side note: If you have any questions ask away.

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Wanted to try my Budget sample list to see how it performs and what's more important to add first. It performed pretty well, has some bricks and why i went back on one of the UR choices I made to be added.

The initial list was:

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- 2x Solar
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- 1x Baldrake
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- 1x Branded Beast
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- 1x Thunder Dragonroar
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- 1x Thunder Dragonhawk
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So 660 UR. If upgrading further, keep working on Solars cut the Aloof and eventually add a Foolish Burial, Elf and Azalea came up and I didn't had them can be added over Phoenix and Lyna or Lizardose, another Droplets or Imperm over the Kaiju, 3rd Lubellion over Talents. Eventually the 3rd Colossus over the Twin-Headed, and the last extra deck spot can be either Accesscode or Photon Lord but very rarely comes up.

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Season 37

I always share replays in MD, most of the duels are either wierd hands, trick situations or cool interactions. Check my profile (817-429-458) I always try to add new replays.

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