The Creative Deck Strategy Showdown – Part 2

1 – Amorphous Advent Ritual

Adapted from CDS: Advent Ritual

This strategy combines Pendulum Summoning and Ritual Summoning with many different Eyes! With the help of the Dracoslayers, a bit of Blue-Eyes, a touch of Odd-Eyes, and some Normal monsters, and the viral Amorphages, striking down lesser foes can become a breeze!

2 – The KozFoes Strike Back!

Adapted from CDS: Rise of Kozmo Metalfoes

Combine Star Wars, the Wizard of Oz, Motorbikes, and Alloys together and get this intriguing combination of Pendulums, Psychics, and Machines! Destroying your own cards never felt this good as you combo through your deck, grabbing any Starship or Pilot you need with the help of Kozmotown!

3 – Flawless Creation of the Tenyi

Adapted from a delayed CDS on the Tenyi

This Wyrm archetype has been significantly undervalued for so long, focusing on non-effect monsters to make the most of your effects! But when they join forces with the new Dark Creator, new possibilities begin to shape their future…

4 – Elementsabers Alfame

Requested Theme and partially adapted from CDS: Noble Warrior’s Strike

The Elementsaber theme is the Warrior-type representative in CDSS2, and this time, they are bringing along more of the Infernoble Knights! Can their attribute-shifting plays facilitiate a winning strategy with the help of their Elemental Lord and Dark Armed Dragon?

5 – Simorgh Royalty

Requested Theme and adapted from a potential future CDS Article

The Simorgh theme may have gotten a significant boost with the release of their Link monster in LVP3, but this new iteration on the Winged Beasts was a Tribute Summoning archetype first. Using the baby Simorghs as tribute fodder for the Monarchs may just take this strategy one step closer to the CDSS crown!

6 – Superheavy Rikka

Fan Favorite from CDSS1 and Adapted from CDS: Rikka Aromage and CDS: Steadfast Soldiers

The WATER Plant Xyz theme gets a boost with the help of a Superheavy Samurai engine, designed to facilitate a quick summoning of their new R4NK Xyz monster! Evolving from its previous iteration as a purely Plant-based strategy, we will see if it outgrows its roots from CDSS1!

7 – Kombo Krawler

Adapted from CDS: Battlewasp Dragoon of Red-Eyes

The Krawler archetype may be the forgotten World Legacy theme, but with some combo help from the Battlewasp, it can quickly become a unique combo variant. As a result, this build focuses around Halqifibrax combos, in addition to maintaining signature plays available to this FLIP insect theme.

8 – Salamangreat Pyrostorm

Adapted from CDS: Pyromaniac Eruption

Using Rekindling in Salamangreat? That can’t be right… Either way, blaze a path forward combining the strength of this Link-based theme with the help of Pyro support cards, such as Neo Flamvell Lady and Flame Spirit Ignis!

9 – Magical Gaia Champion, Endymion

Adapted from CDP: Toon Magical Gaia Champion of Endymion

Tie together the Endymion Spell Counter Pendulum theme and the new Gaia Champion legacy support with the help of Toon cards! This ridiculous combination offers a magical mix of Fusion Summoning, grind games, and mind games, so ride along and spell disaster for its opponents.

10 – Photoluminescent Galaxy

Adapted from a potential future CDP

Invoke your inner light and shine among the stars with the help of the binary archetypes, the Photon and the Galaxy. Featuring a range of support cards, including some of their upcoming support currently available only in OCG territories, this deck mixes high Rank Xyz Summoning with elements of control and high disruption!

11 – Mecha Phantom Beast Speedroid

Adapted from CDS: It’s a Bird? It’s a Plane? and CDP: Mecha Phantom Beast Speedroid

Grab your joysticks and take MPB for a joyride with the help of some repair drone Speedroids! This combination of WIND Machine archetypes hopes to follow in the footsteps of the previous mechanized winner of CDSS1! But will it fly too close to the sun?

12 – Impcantations of the World

Adapted from CDS: Sacred Impcantations

This Demise/Ruin Ritual Deck featuring the End of the World combines current Ritual strategies with iconic monsters from metagames past. Exploiting Vanity’s Ruler and Zaborg the Mega Monarch is the name of the game for this theme, resulting in a cataclysmic strategy hell-bent on ending its opponent’s hopes in this competition.

13 – Rokketmaid

Adapted from a cancelled CDP

The Dragonmaid archetype is next on the list to form a hybrid with the Rokket archetype for a CDSS competition. This deck heavily features Fusion Summoning as you extend together long strings of Dragonic transformations with a never-ending combo chain!

14 – One-Axis Accel Tech Genius

Adapted from CDS: Assembling TCG T.G.

Harnessing the power of Level 1 monsters can be difficult, but not for literal Tech Geniuses. Using the wide array of type support available, this T.G. combo strategy strives for Accel Synchro Summoning and blasting past the competition with high-speed antics.

15 – True Fire King Immolation

Adapted from CDS: Rekindle the Avatar

Spread your wings and blaze forward on the wings of Garunix. This flaming strategy may rely upon self-destruction, but much like a phoenix, it aims to rise again. With the help of some True King support cards, the Fire King archetype strives to blaze with glory once again.

16 – Naturia Traptrix

Adapted from DT Mega Article 2: Natural Beauty of Creation

Uh oh, it looks like you’ve fallen into a Trap Hole! This combination of the Naturia and Traptrix themes thrives off of strict control of the duel through the use of both Trap cards and Naturia monster effects. It all begins at the roots of the Naturia Sacred Tree…

17 – High-Rate Reptilianne Performance

Adapted from a Cancelled CDS Article.

This build attempts to modernize the use of the Venom Deity by incorporating the new Reptilianne Link and a Pendulum suite! This combo variant draws cards at a high rate as well through the use of the recently revealed High Rate Draw trap card! Raise the curtain and the let the performance begin!

18 – Comedic Harpie Lady

Fan Favorite from CDSS1 and Adapted from CDS: Elegant Harpie Lady

The Harpie Lady archetype is back as another WIND representative, this time with a Toon engine and the help of Toon Harpie Lady. Will this be enough to give it a fighting chance in the competition, or will it fall into hysterics once again?

19 – Artifact Constellation

Adapted from CDS: The Ancient Weapons

Unsheathe your weapon, because the Artifacts are here! This Level 5 Xyz LIGHT/Fairy theme acts as set backrow, then spring to the field whenever destroyed. This build also features the help of Constellar and a Valkyrie engine to get out an early True King of All Calamities to buy enough time for your Artifacts to enter the fray.

20 – Starpower KaijuTK

Adapted from CDS: KaijuTK

Mega monsters clash in this OTK build featuring both the Kaiju and Trickstar archetypes. With so many different OTK combinations in play, will this deck have enough oompf to crush the might of the many combo decks in the competition? Or will they simply return to their slumber with a whimper?

21 – Deep Sea Convulsion

Adapted from CDP: Deep Sea Convulsion of Nature

This Sea Serpent build features a mix of Deep Sea and Atlanteans, bringing the might of the oceans to bare! Combined with the help of Convulsion of Nature and Archfiend’s Oath, this build threatens to cascade over any unsuspecting opponent.

22 – Flippin’ Tindangle

Adapted from CDP: Flipping Tindangle

Flip up and down with this Fiend archetype! Combining the strengths of tons of set monsters and decent combos, this build hopes to flip the script and make use of interesting geometries. Plus, they have Tour Guide to help guide them out of the underworld of the Top 32!

23 – Ojama Union, A-to-Z

Requested Theme and Adapted from a potential future CDP

This Chazz-inspired deck supports the mechanized LIGHT union theme of ABC and XYZ, bringing everything together with the help of some beasts in speedos. That’s right, the Ojama have joined the CDSS fray! Will they assimilate their way to the top, or will the Armed Dragon simply have to wait for a new day to shine?

24 – Chaotic Dream Mirror

Adapted from CDP: Chaotic Dream Mirror

The twin mirrors of Joy and Terror unleash the brightest of daydreams and the darkest of nightmares. With the help of new Chaos cards from Toon Chaos such as Chaos Deadalus, this archetype employs Fusion summoning as a disruption tool, and hopes to trap its foes in the allure of its mirrors! Or is that only a dream?

25 – Merfae of the Mystical Beasts

Adapted from a potential future CDS

The cute Merfae (now known as the Melffy to the TCG) emerge from the mystical forest to join the competition. Aiming to rely on cuteness to win the day, this Beast theme bounces in and out of the hand while compiling advantage, with the hopes to eventually convert that advantage into victory!

26 – Phantasm Spiral Magician

Adapted from CDP: Phantasm Spiral Magician

The lost city of Pacifis enters the fray as the infamous Dark Magician sinks to the depths of the sea. With the help of an endless string of trap cards, this deck hopes to fully disrupt any opposing attempts to unseat your Spiral Phantasm tokens. And don’t forget the power of Fusion Deployment in getting your Ultimate Wizard right into the thick of battle!

27 – Angelic Generaider Boss

Fan Favorite from CDSS1 and Adapted from CDP: World Legacy Generaider Boss

The final fan favorite returns to battle in CDSS2 with the help of fairy companions. Throwing away the Girsu engine, the Generaider Boss come back with Trias Hierarchia, a Valkyrie engine, and a Condemned angel to allow for some Forbidden action to take hold. The question is – will they survive all the boss battles that are sure to ensue?

28 – Watthunder Dragon

Adapted from CDP: Teched-Out Thunder Dragon

The Thunder Dragon archetype may have fallen out of favor from the meta, but they still remain in our hearts as the most effective Thunder-type strategy ever. Combined with a small Watt engine and new Chaos support cards, can they claw their way back to the top of a competition?

29 – Lightsworn Aglow

Adapted from CDP: Lightsworn Three Ways

The ultimate ‘lucksack’ deck has arrived, featuring absurd levels of milling on every turn. The build in the competition may be based off of the ‘Traditional’ lightsworn build from the CDP article, but there is nothing traditional about employing the Twilightsworn as well as the new Chaos Space! Will they shine bright and defend the LIGHT, or succumb to the darkness?

30 – Earthbound D/D/D

Requested Theme and adapted from a cancelled Inca CDS article

Before it became cool in recent weeks, the Aslla Piscu FTK was on the fringe of duelist’s minds. But this D/D/D build aims to facilitate this FTK combo, while also having enough power to do traditional D/D combos as well! The corporation is open for business, as long as you are in the business of winning duels!

31 – Nimble WhiteWater

Adapted from CDS: Whitewater and CDS: Nimble WhiteWater

The White Aura fish dive into this competition with something to prove. After criticism for leaving them out of CDSS1 (sorry everyone), they’re here with new support and a new suite of Extra Deck options. Combined with Mermail and the Fishborg themes, anything is possible when you splash into school!

32 – Ninjistu Deception

Requested Theme and adapted from CDS: The Shadow Proclamation

Someone challenged me to include an ‘Itsu’ deck in CDSS2. Well, I did, since Ninj’itsu’ Art covers that requirement. At any rate, this group of shadowy Warriors takes the competition with an unending torrent of free cards, draws, and summons. The question is, does their arts of Transformation hold enough power to strike down the other competitors across CDSS2?