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KC Cup: 1st Stage (Feb 2019)

Duel Links KC CUP Feb decks, the top meta of Duel Links in Feb 2019.
update 18/02/2019

Overview

Stage 1 of the KC Cup will start on February 6th. You'll start the event with the Duelist Level based on your final rank of the Ranked Duels season 36 (1 Jan 2019 09:00 - 1 Feb 2019 09:00).

1st Stage Duration6 Feb 13:00 - 18 Feb 12:59

KC Cup Challenge Stamps

DuelRewards
Duel 1 timeCard Sleeves: KC Cup
Duel 2 timesGame Mat: KC Cup
Duel 3 timesGems x40
Duel 4 timesGold x5,000
Duel 5 timesGems x50
Duel 6 timesGold x10,000
Duel 7 timesGems x100

Rank & Duel Level

RankDuel Level
Rookie & BronzeDLV1
SilverDLV3
GoldDLV5
PlatinumDLV7
Legend & King of GamesDLV10

Notable Change

  • Once you reach DLv. 17, your DLv. will not decrease below DLv. 17

Rewards

Total Rewards

Here are the rewards you'll get by going through DLv. 1 - 20 (Max).

  • R Jewel x50
  • SR Jewel x4
  • UR Jewel x2
  • Gems x1200
  • R Ticket x1
  • R Ticket (Glossy) x1
  • SR Ticket (Glossy) x1

Note: : The UR & SR rewards are almost same with previous KC Cup rewards, but there are some new cards updated. Here is the list:

1st Stage Shared Decks

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Subject (Title)KOG deck (KC Cup)
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  • a screenshot of KOG proof

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Send us screenshots of your deck which is used to get thrugh the 1st stage of the KC Cup and the proof.

Number of users per deck

DeckCount
Alien2
Amazoness3
Ancient Gear12
Anti-Meta2
Aquactress1
Armades Control1
Blue-Eyes7
Bujin2
Buster Blader DNA Surgery2
Chain Beat1
Cyberdark1
Dark Magician1
Dragunity1
Fur Hire3
Geargia4
Gem-Knight1
Gladiator Beast1
Gusto Burn1
Hazy Flame3
Karakuri1
Koa'ki Meiru16
Masked HERO3
Noble Knight2
Silent Swordsman Amazoness1
Spellbook5
Sylvan1
U.A1
Vampire6
Yubel5

Alien

PurpleYeti

IGNSet SkillDate Submitted
PurpleYetiMind ScanFeb 14

A comment from PurpleYeti:

Credit goes to SO BRUTAL's Jan 2019 KOG list. I switched out 2 Wall of Disruptions for 1 Floodgate Trap Hole and 1 Mirror Wall to better respond to Ancient Gears.

ShrngnMajra

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ShrngnMajraBalanceFeb 15

A comment from ShrngnMajra:
This deck is pretty budget as evidenced by the 2 jars of greed but they work great for deck thinning.

My skill is balance so you open up on recombination more often than not along w alien kid and a battle trap and anti-magic arrows. My go-to OTK stray is to get overlord on field along with a warrior and use anti magic arrows to push for game.

If that dosent work I get as many monsters into the GY as possible so i can get a 4200 max atk ananta on board and sit on it until i can push for game with either an empty field or anti magic arrows.

Amazoness

zzamaro

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zzamaroHoly GuardFeb 10

A comment from zzamaro:

The skill of the Holy guard is crucial to make this deck work. You spam attacks and banish all of your opponent's monsters with Onslaught and not worry about a thing about cards like WoD or monster with higher ATK-DEF since you will not lose any LP which is a major weakness for Amazoness when I used the skill Endless Traphole with Odion (so I could recycle Onslaught). Heirloom is another powerful card that I used if my Onslaught was removed.

  • I always left Queen on Defense position to protect her from threats like the Drowning Mirror Force unless the back row was empty.

  • Straight Flush: Many of my opponents set 2 cards but would use the last zone when activating a card from hand and I ended using this car a lot. However, when I saw my opponent setting only 1 car, then I either used this card as a bluff or used it as discard cost for Princess. If you don't like this card, then it can be replaced with a 2nd Heirloom or Cyclone.

  • Unfortunately, while I was able to beat AGs a few times with this deck, a strong hand and luck are needed. Onslaught and Heirloom were the keys to beat AGs.

Currahee

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CurraheeParasite InfestationFeb 11

Jasper

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JasperHoly GuardFeb 15

A comment from Jasper:
My deck is an Amazoness/control deck, mainly amazoness. Onslaught is to get rid of monsters with nasty effects, but main goal is to crash into reactor dragon/Maximus w/swordswoman, or swing in for direct attack and negate the drowning/widespread/etc with a united front— the mvp of the deck. Though situational, this deck shines against decks with beat sticks like ancient gears, blue eyes, Koaki Meiru, and decks that rely on monsters more than backrow.

Ancient Gear

Schwarzen

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SchwarzenMiddle Age MechsFeb 7

A comment from Schwarzen:
Hey, reached maxed level with this deck. The deck was Ancient Gear and I found that Breaker the Magical Warrior and Solemn Scolding came in really clutch. Otherwise, it is a standard Ancient Gear deck.

Choppa200

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Choppa200Middle Age MechsFeb 8

A comment from Choppa200:
Ultimate Ancient Gear Soldier Claps. Very Good 90% Win Rate gets insta-scoops on summon can OTK winged kuriboh plays.+2 from Wyvern into Ancient Gearbox. Can beat grit. For mirror match e-con and sphere kuriboh are vital to otk your opponent with their own Ult.

Ancient gear. or atk over theirs with yours. Gearframe can be used effectively against Spellbook of fate, silent magician and sphere and ult. ancient gear can help get over lvl 8. Sphere and econ take maximus on summon can help stall you for a turn ive beaten koakis consecutively without taking damage with econ into ult.

ancient gear golem following. 90% draw into fusion consistency. Middle Age mechs gets over maximus with ancient gear golem and can get over def position ancient gear golem from mirror match if sp summoned in defense which forces your opponent to summon in attack also You can summon your ancient gear golem if you get over your opponents first ult. ancient gear golem and ancient gear golem.

sveitsi

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sveitsiMiddle Age MechsFeb 9

A comment from sveitsi:

pretty much goal is to summon ultimate ancient gear golem first turn, if you are not going first. If u go first and summon ultimate golem opponent will just get rid of it with maximus or vampire vamp. If going first just set canadia/pulse and summon wyvern.

Only had 1 gearbox. Wyvern is one of the best cards in the deck because it's basically +2 with box. Fusion recovery plant can get a +1 with the gearbox in the end phase or add back golem for the next turn.
Middle age mechs came clutch few times if I bricked I could still summon a golem and win.

Good matchup against normal AG because they will have hard time outing your ultimate gear golem and after they out ultimate golem they will have to out the normal golem.

poogie

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poogieMiddle Age MechsFeb 10

A comment from poogie:
In all seriousness, this deck thrives on the reactor matchup, you'll mostly win it since they cannot attack over UAGG. Be careful of econ taking, and don't be afraid to tth your UAGG if it does happen.

Uhler

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UhlerMiddle Age MechsFeb 10

MetalEtemon

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MetalEtemonMiddle Age MechsFeb 10

A comment from MetalEtemon:

Note: Most fun & interactive deck I have ever played. The duels usally end on Turn 2. Got from Stage 1 to 20 with almost no losses. The only way this deck loses, is if you get OTKed first. Thats why adding backrow, makes this deck twice as strong then the Gearbox, Gearframe Combo. No matter which meta we are in, Canada/Floodgate still just win games on their own. Activate Pulse Mines BEFORE Sandman is summoned.

Wobbl3

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Wobbl3Middle Age MechsFeb 12

A comment from Wobbl3:
Its a simple Ancient Gear Spam summon deck everything is meant to be destroyed so you can get the upper hand or the OTK.

kikealucard

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kikealucard Deck 2BalanceFeb 13

Other Lvl Max Players

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TuTataMiddle Age MechsFeb 12
timothyMiddle Age MechsFeb 12
ScomfortMiddle Age MechsFeb 16
RodarkMiddle Age MechsFeb 17

Anti-Meta

Comments

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A1
My opinion so far in KCCup:
KC Dlv20 Player <<< than KOG player in skill. No doubt
Why? Because in KClvl 18-20 youll find maybe 6/10 player using AG with ranks silver-gold-plat. Its good they can get high lvl on KCC, but they make so many miss play XD. Maybe they win because 20% pureskill : 80% AG EZ CLAP DECK.

And my opinion about AG Deck:
I think for a new player or low rank, now they can feel winning and reach a high KCC lvl. It makes them play more and more, its good for komoney. Why i said like that? Because it give a new player a chance to play competitive again an oldplayer. So they can think its a balance game, and keep playing. Not like the other dead game, who spend much time than you in game, he must be the winner or Better than you. But it give some jealous to the oldplayer who dig in every single pack just to lose to new 20$ deck.

But true duelist will always be fine, we dont care about lose or win, we are just happy duel using our own deck, out-in card for the current meta, change strat, next banlist, new archetype,
and repeeat. I think thats the art of this game
<< Anonymous(A1)
Anonymous Reply
matchups play a good role too. I got lucky and faced more AG with masked hero than koaki meiru
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Actually i got max lvl last year just using a non meta deck, just be patiance bro, and maybe you should change ur strat a bit.FYI, i feel the meta when Saffira Cyber Angel is tier 0, and it so expensive that day, but i never giveup, and get dlv max, but then struggle in 2nd stage XD
<< Anonymous(A1)
Anonymous Reply
Thanks, but truly we low ranks also wants to Kog.At least Legend. What's the point of dueling if you lose 6-8 time in a row. All the platinum,legend,Kog players always on the top. We have no chance to win. Me myself, still gold, and only manage to reach dlv 13.
Anonymous
Don't act like a pro if you are not sure about your performance in the upcoming 2nd stage. If you fail to get 20k or more DP in the 2nd stage, you will get the same reward as a potato player that never reachs KOG that manage to get DLv Max on the very last day and have zero duel in the 2nd stage
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Nah but at least free SR ticket is acceptable
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
No Toon DMG, no Tethys Goddess of Light, and no Chow Len The Prophet in the KC Cup SR ticket. Those are the only card I need
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
It's hilarious that SR ticket from Duel Quest gives you better reward list than KC Cup SR ticket
Anonymous
I want to reach max dlv with Aromage. But dang'it so much rich people with AG and Kaoki in duel links. It's getting boring to play duel links this day.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
All I'm saying is that I'm trying to prove that a non-meta deck also can be competitive. Instead of 🔥ing me why not help me if you're so "great duelist".
Anonymous
Went from 17 to Max with Noble Knights with no losses in between
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
How's Noble Knight Balance against Gears and Koaki?
<< Anonymous
Meh Reply
It completely wrecks AGs...against Koaki, it's a matter of luck
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
I noticed a lot of AG players don't know how Noble Knights work with chains. A lot of games ended like this

Me with Drystan and a Noble equip (minimum)
They go. Play Geartown. Use Double Cyclone targeting my equip and Geartown. They both get destroyed. Geartown triggers. Equip triggers. Drystan gets his Equip, they get their AG monster. Then Drystan activates, pops their AG. They surrender
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
It's because the AG players today are ex-CA, Sylvans, Furries, decks that don't need to pay MUCH ATTENTION to the comp of the opponent. They just go on with their OTK stuff, not being bothered how chain works, or how certain card effects counter them. I'm not surprised they can't understand the dynamics behind NK, and if they did try to read the card text on NK, they'll just be bored bc it's long.
Anonymous
What R ticket is the most useful ones, or is/are optimal to build in a particular deck? Tix from KC Cup.

- 2nd Ally Mind (this tuner looks weird)
- 2nd Emissary from Pandemonium
- 2nd Genex Chemistrer
- 2nd Mist Shaman
- 2nd Magna Drago (drago? lul)
- 3rd Gauntlet Warrior (quick effect boost for Warriors?)
- 3rd Spellstone Karood

Thanks.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Tbh none of those cards are good for me. But if I have to choose, I would pick Shaman or Karood or Madolche Chouxvalier among all the R cards on the list
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
I picked 2 Madolche Cheuxvalier. Hehe
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Mist Shaman is the most useful generic card among all cards you mentioned.
Anon
"How to counter the current meta" you may ask. Well the answer is easy. Just mix to tier 2 decks to create a super mega deck.
<< Anonymous(Anon)
Anon Reply
Correction: Koaki is tier 1. Sooo... mix a tier 1 with tier 2.
<< Anonymous(Anon)
Anonymous Reply
did it work? I see a play
Edwin
Thanks to the KC cup I finally got all the monster cards from the Ranked Duels. Only 2 spell cards and 1 trap card left.
Anonymous
Winter on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX :^)
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
how did you do that?
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply

I don't know, this happened when I entered the GX world from 5D's world. Only on that position, that happened twice yesterday.
D Phoenix
Without having any Canadia or those OP back rows, I finally manage to reach Dlv.20 with Hero deck.

Been struggling a lot with AG and Koa'ki, but Decider saves the day. Also, I found it very satisfying using Straight Flush to ruins set up lol
<< Anonymous(D Phoenix)
Anonymous Reply
imagine not having 3 canadia in 2019 LUL
<< Anonymous
D Phoenix Reply
Just very unlucky. Didn't come across any canadia when hunting for Anki and Mask Change.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Even if you have 3 Canadia you still can lose because you didn't draw any of them, so having 3 is not something to brag about, to be honest.

I run just 1 Canadia in my AG deck and I'm just fine, since AG easily thins and shuffles the deck.
Anonymous
Weevil burn AG

https://youtu.be/1fo5Swsc_Qs
Anonymous
Can someone do a competitive chart? Like, what decks are strong and weak to each other?

ex.
AG (weak to) Blue-Eyes, SSA
Blue-Eyes (weak to) Koa'ki
Koa'ki (weak to) ???

Gusto (strong against Koa'ki)

And so on.
Gamewith Japan does this competitive environment chart, which is slightly different than "tier listings". I hope GameA writers also has this section featured in this site.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Koa'ki weak to Buster blader, but strong against AG
Buster blader weak to AG

Blue-eyes weak to everything
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
BE weak to everything? Are u high?
Anonymous
So many AG decks now.... vs'ed like 6 in a row

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