It looks like we're now in a Turn 2 meta, where most decks aims to go second and OTK, sometimes assisted by techs like Loading... , Loading... or handtraps like Loading... / Loading... . The main exception in this meta is Ghostrick, which benefits from the weak Turn 1's to play a slow game and try to win the grindgame. There are also some decks that try to end on some boss monsters with negates Turn 1, such as Cyber Dragon, Infernoble Knight and Darkfluid (but these decks are performing a bit worse probably because of Forbidden Droplet's popularity).

Star Seraph and Ghostrick have seen a rise in usage over the past week (especially the former), while Predaplant has experienced a slight decline compared to before. This shift in the meta has benefited Sky Striker, which managed to top several tournaments recently. Meanwhile, Lyrilusc usage has dropped in tournaments but remains highly popular in other formats.

Tier 1

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Tier 2

TPC Comments

Ghostrick is solid: the deck has pretty good matchups against Lyrilusc and Predaplant and generally has the strongest Turn 1 in the game (due to the amount of card advantage you can build with double Loading... ). An interesting addition to the deck is Loading... , which is able to protect your board from a Loading... push from Star Serpah. Despite the deck having issues against some Tier 3 / Rogue strategies (including the newly added Infernoble Knight), I believe this deck will remain a good option in the meta.

Ghostrick is a deck that can play into everything in the current meta (for the time being). Infernoble Knight has a good matchup into Ghostrick specifically (but we will have to monitor its prevalence as the Skill changes are implemented), but it performs well into the other matchups. The deck generates a lot of card advantage while controlling the board.

Despite some wild claims that Lyrilusc would be unplayable, this deck is literally the same as it was before, but with two less Loading... : it has the same Turn 1 set-up and the same Turn 2 OTK. Having only four copies of Warbler does mean however that you're going to get stopped by Loading... more often. That being said, simply adding 1-2 copies of Loading... will allow one to keep doing what the deck has always done: ignoring the opponent's board and OTK'ing.

I think many players underestimate how strong Lyrilusc still is. As a result, its representation in tournaments has dropped significantly. However, it remains popular in other formats and boasts a positive win-rate.