Who's starting now to play Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links will face the difficulty of building a deck . After all, there are hundreds of options for magic cards, traps and monsters to use. This work, however, can be made easier if you have a base from which to start. That is why in this article we are going to bring you five essential decks for those who are starting to play this game .
1. Yami Yugi
As soon as the game starts you have to choose which duelist you will control: Yami Yugi or Seto Kaiba. This choice will interfere with the start of your game, but no more. Until the battle against Joey Wheeler, in which you gain access to the character and its
deck , you must play with one of these two legendary duelists.
If you choose Yami Yugi, you will have a very balanced
deck for a
starter player . There are no traps, and only four magic cards are among the 20
cards that make up the
deck . Although few, they are very efficient, aimed at increasing the attack points of their monsters, to attack the opponent's life points or to change the opponent's defense and attack positions.
Among the creature cards, of course, the Black Wizard stands out. It can only be summoned by sacrificing two creatures. Which is no problem, since the
deck contains fifteen low level monster cards. As you can see, it is an interesting set of
cards only for those starting out, as it is limited to face more experienced opponents.
See the list of cards in the
deck :
| Cards |
Type |
Skills |
Amount |
| Dark Magician |
Monster / Spellcaster / Dark |
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2100
Stars: 7 |
1 |
| Horn Imp |
Monster / Fiend / Dark |
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1000
Stars: 4 |
3 |
| Feral Imp |
Monster / Fiend / Dark |
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1400
Stars: 4 |
3 |
| Silver Fang |
Monster / Beast / Earth |
ATK: 1200
DEF: 800
Stars: 3 |
3 |
| Wattkid |
Monster / Thunder / Light |
ATK: 1000
DEF: 500
Stars: 3 |
3 |
| Curtain of the Dark Ones |
Monster / Spellcaster / Dark |
ATK: 600
DEF: 500
Stars: 2 |
3 |
| Banner of Courage |
Spell Card |
All monsters you control get 200 ATK in Battle Phase only |
1 |
| Block Attack |
Spell Card |
Choose a face-up monster in an ATK position on your opponent's field and put it in defense mode |
1 |
| Stop Defense |
Spell Card |
Choose a monster in a DEF position on your opponent's field and place it in ATK mode |
1 |
| Raimei |
Spell Card |
Decreases your opponent's hit points by 300 points |
1 |
2. Seto Kaiba
Seto Kaiba is Yugi's famous rival. It is not for nothing that at the beginning of
Duel Links you can choose between the
deck of one or the other to start your journey. If you choose to choose Kaiba's, you'll have a
card from the legendary Blue-Eyed White Dragon in your hands . As it is a beginner
deck , don't expect to have the three dragons right away.
Despite having monsters different from Yami Yugi's, Kaiba's
deck is very similar to that of his rival. There are twenty cards, sixteen monsters and four
spell cards . With the exception of the White Dragon, the rest of the monsters are quite weak. So it serves more to start the game with a very high level card in your possession.
Here are the cards that make up the
deck :
| Cards |
Type |
Skills |
Amount |
| Blue-Eyes White Dragon |
Monster / Dragon / Light |
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2500
Stars: 8 |
1 |
| Fireyarou |
Monster / Pyro / Fire |
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1000
Stars: 4 |
3 |
| Ryu-Kishin |
Monster / Fiend / Dark |
ATK: 1000
DEF: 500
Stars: 3 |
3 |
| One-Eyed Shield Dragon |
Monster / Dragon / Wind |
ATK: 700
DEF: 1300
Stars: 3 |
3 |
| Hitotsu-Me Giant |
Monster / Beast-Warrior / Earth |
ATK: 1200
DEF: 1000
Stars: 4 |
3 |
| Bue-Eyed Silver Zombie |
Monster / Zombie / Dark |
ATK: 900
DEF: 700
Stars: 2 |
3 |
| Banner of Courage |
Spell Card |
All monsters you control get 200 ATK in Battle Phase only |
1 |
| Block Attack |
Spell Card |
Choose a face-up monster in an ATK position on your opponent's field and put it in defense mode |
1 |
| Stop Defense |
Spell Card |
Choose a monster in a DEF position on your opponent's field and place it in ATK mode |
1 |
| Raimei |
Spell Card |
Decreases your opponent's hit points by 300 points |
1 |
3. Joey Wheeler
The
deck Joey Wheeler is one of the best for beginners in
Duel Links . The most important card, of course, is the Red-Eyed Black Dragon, a 2400 ATK monster. After him, however, the remaining monster cards do not bring anything very powerful. There is the Baby Dragon, with its 1200 ATK, which is one of the few creatures above 1000 offensive points.
One problem with this
deck is that it comes with virtually no support card. There is only one magic card, which gives the player extra hit points. For the rest, you will be forced to duel seeking to summon the Black Dragon. It is, therefore, a
deck that should only be used to build a base.
See the cards that compose it:
| Cards |
Type |
Skills |
Amount |
| Red-Eyes B. Dragon |
Monster / Dragon / Dark |
ATK: 2400
DEF: 2000
Stars: 7 |
1 |
| Masaki The Legendary Swordsman |
Monster / Warrior / Earth |
ATK: 1100
DEF: 1100
Stars: 4 |
3 |
| M-Warrior # 1 |
Monster / Warrior / Earth |
ATK: 1000
DEF: 500
Stars: 3 |
3 |
| M-Warrior # 2 |
Monster / Warrior / Earth |
ATK: 500
DEF: 1000
Stars: 3 |
3 |
| Battle Warrior |
Monster / Warrior / Earth |
ATK: 700
DEF: 1000
Stars: 3 |
3 |
| Flame Manipulator |
Monster / Spellcaster / Fire |
ATK: 900
DEF: 1000
Stars: 3 |
2 |
| Hero of The East |
Monster / Warrior / Earth |
ATK: 1100
DEF: 1000
Stars: 3 |
2 |
| Baby Dragon |
Monster / Dragon / Wind |
ATK: 1200
DEF: 700
Stars: 3 |
2 |
| Blue Medicine |
Spell Card |
Increases your health by 400 |
1 |
4. Spellbound Silence
This
deck and the next are known as structure
decks . It is recommended that all players draw at least one set of cards of this type. They provide advanced
cards , all focused on one or at most two types of monsters. The
Spellbound Silence , for example, is focused on the invocation of powerful wizards.
As soon as you get the skills from
Duel Links , you will certainly want to drop one of the three
decks above to get a better base. If you are a fan of wizards and
Spell cards , this
deck is for you.
See the cards that compose it:
| Cards |
Type |
Skills |
Amount |
| Silent Magician |
Monster / Spellcaster / Light |
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1000
Stars: 4
Can only be invoked by sacrificing a Spellcaster monster from the field. Earn 500 ATK points for each card in your hand. Once per turn, negates the activation of a magic card used by the opponent. |
1 |
| Silent Magician LV 4 |
Monster / Spellcaster / Light |
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1000
Stars: 4
Each time the opponent draws a card, a Spell C ounter is placed on that card. She gains 500 attack points for each Counter . After the fifth Counter placed on the card, you can send it to the Graveyard to summon the Silent Magician LV 8 from the hand or the Deck |
3 |
| Silent Magician LV 8 |
Monster / Spellcaster / Light |
ATK: 3500
DEF: 1000
Stars: 8
Can only be invoked by sacrificing the Silent Magician LV 4 |
1 |
| Exemplary Magical |
Monster / Spellcaster / Earth |
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1400
Stars: 4
Whenever a Spell Card is activated, place two Spell Counter on that card. Once per turn, you can remove these Counters to summon a Spellcaster monster from your hand or from the Graveyard that has a number equal to the number of Counters removed |
1 |
| Alchemist of Black Spells |
Monster / Spellcaster / Wind |
ATK: 1200
DEF: 1800
Stars: 4
Once per turn, you can switch the ATK position of that card to the position of DEF, providing a Spell Counter for a monster of yours that needs it. |
2 |
| Blast Magician |
Monster / Spellcaster / Fire |
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1700
Stars: 4
Whenever a Spell Card is activated, place a Spell Counter on that card. You can remove as many Spell Counter as you want from the card. The number of Counters that remove x 700 must be equal to or less than the points of an opponent's monster. If so, destroy the opponent's monster |
2 |
| Maidem of Macabre |
Monster / Spellcaster / Dark |
ATK: 1700
DEF: 0
Stars: 4
Whenever this monster destroys an opposing monster in battle, add a Spell Counter to it. Earn 200 ATK for each Counter |
2 |
| Gold Sarcophagus |
Spell Card |
Banish a card from your deck . During your second Stand By phase after activating this spell, the banned card goes into your hand. |
1 |
| Magical Citadel of Endymion |
Spell Card |
Each activated Spell Card gives this card a Spell Counter . If a Spell Counter card is destroyed, these Counters go to Magical Citadel . It is for you to remove Counters from it when you need it |
1 |
| Silent Burning |
Spell Card |
If you control a Silent Magician and you have more cards in your hand than your opponent during any battle phase: the two duelists draw cards until they have six in their hands. You can send that letter to the Graveyard to add a Silent Magician by hand |
1 |
| Level Modulation |
Spell Card |
Your opponent draws two cards. You add any LV 1 monster from your Graveyard to the field. This monster cannot attack or activate special effects this turn |
1 |
| Pitch-Black Power Stone |
Trap Card |
Put that trap into play by adding three Spell Counter . Select a target in the opponent's field. Once per turn, transfer your Spell Counter to that target. When the three are transferred, the opposing card is destroyed |
2 |
| Good Goblin Housekeepin |
Trap Card |
Buy cards equal to the number of Good Goblin Housekeepin in your Graveyard + 1. Select a card from your hand and place it at the bottom of the deck |
2 |
5. Draconic Force
Draconic Force is one of the most powerful
decks for those just starting out and looking for dragon-like monsters. He doesn't have the Blue-Eyed White Dragon, the Red-Eyed Black Dragon or the Millennial Dragon, three of the most famous cards of its kind. Still, it has high-powered creatures, with effect monsters and magic and trap cards that make the whole set a very good set for beginners.
See the cards of this
deck below :
| Cards |
Type |
Skills |
Amount |
| Felgrand Dragon |
Monster / Dragon / Light |
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2800
Stars: 8
It can only be summoned in a special way if it is in the Graveyard and only if it went there straight from the battlefield. If it was special summoned, choose a monster from the Graveyard. Felgrand Dragon will gain extra attack points from multiplying the monster's LV x 200 |
1 |
| Hieratic Dragon of Nuit |
Monster / Dragon / Light |
ATK: 1700
DEF: 900
Stars: 4
Once per turn, when this card is face up and has been the target of magic, trap or effect, special summon a dragon monster of the normal hand type, from the Graveyard or from the deck . Both this monster's ATK and DEF will be 0 |
2 |
| Exploder Dragon |
Monster / Dragon / Earth |
ATK: 1000
DEF: 0
Stars: 3
If that card is destroyed in battle, destroy the monster that destroyed it. None of the duelists lose hit points in this attack |
1 |
| Wattaildragon |
Monster / Dragon / Light |
ATK: 2500
DEF: 1000
Stars: 6 |
2 |
| Hunter Dragon |
Monster / Dragon / Dark |
ATK: 1700
DEF: 100
Stars: 3 |
3 |
| Koumori Dragon |
Monster / Dragon / Dark |
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1200
Stars: 4 |
3 |
| Advance Zone |
Spell Card |
Once per turn, during the final phase of any turn in which you summoned one or more monsters by sacrifice, you can apply these effects sequentially based on the number of monsters you sacrificed:
- 1 or more: Destroy a card your opponent controls
- 2 or more: draw a card
- 3 or more: add a monster from your Graveyard to your hand
|
1 |
| Advance Force |
Spell Card |
You can sacrifice a monster of LV 5 or higher to summon a monster of LV 7 or higher |
1 |
| Dragon Treasure |
Spell Card |
A dragon-type monster equipped with this card gains 300 ATK points and 300 DEF points |
2 |
| Tyrant Wing |
Trap Card |
Choose a dragon monster in the field and equip it with this card. He gains 400 ATK points and 400 DEF points. He can attack twice during his battle turn. If he makes an attack on an opponent, that trap card is destroyed at the end of his turn |
2 |
| Dragon's Rebirth |
Trap Card |
Pick a dragon-like monster from your hand and send it to the Graveyard. Specially summon another dragon monster from your hand or from the Graveyard |
1 |
| Altar for Tribute |
Trap Card |
Choose a monster on your side of the field and send it to the graveyard. You gain life equal to the monster's original ATK points |
1 |
Now that you know what are the best
decks beginners
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links , see 10 tips for doing well in the game and 8 ways to improve your
deck to make it unbeatable .
