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Best Cards

This page shows the list of staple cards which many players will put into their decks with evaluation and how to get.
update 19/12/2016

Versatile cards

What is versatile cards?

Versatile or staple cards are cards can be added to any type of deck and work even alon without combo.

What is anti-meta cards?

Anit-meta cards are cards used to counter against very popular cards or decks in PvP matches. Adding 1 copy of an anti-meta card against a dominant deck sometimes works greatly.

Best 4 cards

Those cards can be actually seen in any type of decks. Having at least 1 copy of each is strongly recommended.

[SR] Enemy Controller

[UR] Mirror Wall

[UR] Sphere Kuriboh

[R] Windstrom of Etaqua

Other veratile cards

Card
Sergeant Electro
Sergeant Electro
Locks down your opponent's spell/trap.
Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight
Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight
Crystal Seer
Crystal Seer
A good draw card.
Half Shut
Half Shut
Can be used defensively to ensure your monster survives the attack, or offensively to damage attacking mosnter.
Michizure
Michizure

One of the few monster removal cards.
Magic Drain
Magic Drain
Negates important spell card(s), or forces your opponent to discard a spell in their hand.
Security Orb
Security Orb
Protects your monsters with an added effect that can destroy your opponent's monster if destroyed.
Interdimensional Matter Transporter
Interdimensional Matter Transporter
Protects your monster by banishing them.
Adhesion Trap Hole
Adhesion Trap Hole
Protects your monster by banishing them.

Anti-meta cards

CardEvaluation
4-Starred Ladybug of Doom
4-Starred Ladybug of Doom
Possessed Dark Soul
Possessed Dark Soul
It is able to take control of your opponent's level 3 or lower monster. It can potentially steal Relinquished and Jerry Beans Man.
Leotaur
Leotaur
2000 attack against effect monsters.
Twister
Twister
A quick-play spell to destroy face up spell/traps. This can be activated during enemy's turn.
Skull Lair
Skull Lair
Easily counters Relinquished by removing from play 1 monster card in your graveyard.Can be used to synergize with Doomsday Horror.
Trap Jammer
Trap Jammer
Helps to negate a trap card that is activated only during a battle phase. Great for countering Mirror Wall and Michizure.
Divine Wrath
Divine Wrath
This card is meant to counter effect monsters that can turn the tides of the game around. Monsters such as Relinquished, Gravekeeper's Oracle and Levia-Dragon - Daedalus.
Curse of Anubis
Curse of Anubis
It can fend off attacks from effect monsters and change their battle position to defense position, having 0 DEF. It can be activated outside of the battle phase. However, normal monsters are unaffected.
Seven Tools of the Bandit
Seven Tools of the Bandit
Can negate most traps for a cost of 1000 LP.

Rating explanation

Differences from OCG/TCG

There are differences between speed duel format and rules applied to playing OCG/TCG. The rating above is made considering the formal of the game.

Speed DuelOCG/TCG
Deck size20-3040
Field size3 cards5 cards
LP40008000
Starting hand4 cards5 cards

Evaluation criteria

Let you
draw cards
Since deck size in Duel Links is smaller that of TCG/OCG, probability of drawing a card that you want is higher than that of playing TCG/OCG.
High
stats
Since not many effect monsters are available in Duel Links currently , stats, especially high ATK, is the most important to win a duel.
VersatileCards can work alone and without combinations with other cards.

Comments

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Edgar81539
Horribly outdated list. Ladybug is not useful anymore, Sergeant Electro sucks now, and it's missing Super Rush Headlong
<< Anonymous(Edgar81539)
LORD2022 Reply
gamea is outdated now they cant keepup

but for Sergeant Electro we still can use it with back row support
<< Anonymous(Edgar81539)
Anonymous Reply
Holy 🔥 guys the formerly stupidest user on this website posted something that was correct. Now only if the new stupidest user on this website (Player J) would follow in his footsteps
<< Anonymous(Edgar81539)
your mom Reply
sergeant sucks when not used corectly, in control decks is very dam goodlike the statue-control deck
Anon
Huh, didn't know Monster Gate was the highest attack Harpie monster, go figure.
<< Anonymous(Anon )
Newbie Reply
Even I knew Monster Gate was the highest attacking Harpie monster!

You so stuped!
<< Anonymous(Anon )
Retarded Newbee Reply
Me 2!
He so stuped.
You tell him brodder
<< Anonymous(Anon )
The Shit Reply
the 🔥
Anonymous
Update this page pls
Anonymous
onde eu encontro a ordem para esmagar?
<< Anonymous
Manolasso Reply
MANO! Ordem oara esmagar é foda hein! Põe em inglê essa porra hahahahaha. Order to Charge é no Ultimate RiIsing que foi descontinuado e será relançado esse mês ainda
<< Anonymous(Manolasso)
CaioAloPrado Reply
Ele n tá falando da OTC, ele tá perguntando da OTS q vc pega no upando o Weevil
Anonymous
chance getting a sr card from ld?
Mohamed said
i need a card called necrovalley .how i get it
<< Anonymous(Mohamed said)
Anonymous Reply
necrovalley is at card trader
<< Anonymous(Mohamed said)
Anonymous Reply
serious?
<< Anonymous(Mohamed said)
Anonymous Reply
serious?
<< Anonymous(Mohamed said)
Lesa Reply
ishizu droped this 30/40
Anonymous
kaiser Sea horse its for light monsters not dark
<< Anonymous
RTM Reply
Kaiser Sea it's for LIGHT and Double Coston for DARK.
<< Anonymous
ALLANACKBART Reply
yeh kaiser sea horse is for lights, idjit.
<< Anonymous(ALLANACKBART)
Anonymous Reply
Who says idjit anymore. are you 10?
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
your 🔥
Luis Felipe
I'll hope someday this cards will be in a better way available in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links:

* Dark Witch (in a pack or as a victory reward)
* Queen of Autumn Leaves (in a pack or as a victory reward)
* Battle Steer (in a pack or as a victory reward)
* Battle Ox (in a pack rather that only by defeating Kaiba)
* Crass Clown (as a victory reward)
* Hunter Owl & Other Owl Monsters (in a pack or as a victory reward)
* Summoned Skull (in a pack or as a victory reward)
* Magician of Black Chaos (in a pack or as a victory reward)
* Black Luster Knight (in a pack or as a victory reward)
* Zera the Mant (in a pack or as a victory reward)
* Garma Sword (in a pack or as a victory reward)
<< Anonymous(Luis Felipe)
Anonymous Reply
there's warrior dai grepher on flame tyrant deck. Have same attack as ox but have better defense and its only rare rarity so pretty easy to get
<< Anonymous(Luis Felipe)
Anonymous Reply
Agreed. Wish they had a Black Skull Dragon to with Red Eyes/Summoned Skull.
<< Anonymous(Luis Felipe)
XY Reply
A few of those are out now with the new pack!
<< Anonymous(Luis Felipe)
Yami Mami Reply
They have summoned skull and his fusion in the new pack as secret rares
Not your valentine
Why doesn't harpie girl apply to harpie lady effects, it does in game rules..
<< Anonymous(Not your valentine )
Anonymous Reply
Harpie girl is technically not called harpie lady so some cards don't work while some do. Such as if the card says a "harpie" card it would work,but if it said "harpie lady" it would not.
<< Anonymous(Not your valentine )
JP Reply
Be Mai Valentine lol
<< Anonymous(Not your valentine )
Anonymous Reply
By that logic, harpie's brother would synergize in the tcg as well. It has to be a "harpie LADY."
The harpie lady effects don't apply to the girl or brother.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Harpie's Brother isn't even a Harpie monster even. They literally had to change its name to Sky Scout just to stop the confusion
Anonymous
Uh Axe Raider needs to be replaced by Warrior Dai Grepher and Jerry Beans Man.

And no. Jar of Greed doesn't need to be fixed. There are many cases it's better than Shard of Greed.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
No, it's safe to say that pot of greed will forever be banned as it's arguably the most useful card in the entire ocg/tcg
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
its so good. in the initial anime everyone had it in the deck. it will never come back. cause u could simply go +1 witout any drawbacks
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
What does pot of greed do
<< Anonymous
Speeder132 Reply
If you haven't looked it up, it's a normal spell that lets you draw 2 cards.
Anonymous
Jar of Greed is useful to counter by boosting the ATK of your monster... WHAT?
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
@web-admin: plz update this page. to my understanding at least, jar of greed do not boost atk LOL
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
oh, also nvr knew curse of anubis boost atk as well :P
Anonymous
This list is out of date & pointless as it has some fairly pointless "necessary" cards on the list... and a lot of fairly necessary cards are omitted.

Such a list would be better replaced with a categorization by rewards (duels/level), card trader, and by sets. Each set's UR/SR cards could be rated out of 10 and put on a list to see the order.

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