In Effect as of July 1st, 2022
SECTIONS
- Basic Rules
- Rivalry of Warlords Deck Themes
BASIC RULES
Rivalry of Warlords is an alternate format for local tournaments that is offered by Official Tournament Stores (OTS) that is designed to encourage Duelists to explore all of the Deck themes introduced in recent Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products. The Deck themes are primarily designed to be fun and casual, rather than being competitive, allowing Duelists different ways to enjoy new Deck types. Every Duelist plays a Deck from a pool of selected themes from recent booster sets. Events can either be Sealed or Constructed, so check with your OTS for details.
For Sealed events, Duelists would be provided with a pre-built Deck that matches one of the Rivalry of Warlords Deck Themes. This can either be randomly assigned or chosen by the Duelist at the discretion of the OTS. OTS should give Duelists at least ten (10) minutes before the start of the event to read the guide for their assigned Deck and familiarize themselves with the Cards. Duelists should also quickly go through the Deck to make sure all cards are present and in good condition. Any issues can be brought up with the OTS before the start of the event so they can be corrected before Duelists begin play.
For Constructed events, Duelists would build their own Rivalry of Warlords Deck based on the Deck Themes found here. Modifications to the Deck Lists are allowed. The final determination as to whether any and all modifications are acceptable for a Rivalry of Warlords Deck, is up to the OTS.
As with all local tournaments, each OTS determines the tournament entry and prizing. So please check with your OTS for these details. Each Duelist will receive Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG product with a value equal to or greater than the amount paid.
RIVALRY OF WARLORDS DECK THEMES
3 Musketeers Of Face Cards
Yugi’s famous cards Queen’s Knight, King’s Knight, and Jack’s Knight are on display here, with an entire Deck dedicated to them! Thanks to King’s Court introducing Joker’s Knight, Joker’s Straight, and Joker’s Wild, this strategy has newfound consistency, lasting power, and speed. Use your Warriors to Link Summon Arcana Extra Joker, or Fusion Summon Arcana Knight Joker!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Amazement
This Deck is focused on Amazement Administrator Arlekino, along with the many Attractions at his show! The Attractions are Trap Cards that equip to monsters and apply different effects based on who controls that monster. Whenever you activate a Trap Card, you can Special Summon Arlekino from your hand. In addition, Arlekino can automatically equip an Attraction from your Deck when your opponent Summons a monster. He can also banish Attractions from the GY to destroy cards on the field! This Deck is surely a wonder to behold, with its many tricks and reactive playstyle.
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Armed Thunder Dragon
Much like the original Armed Dragons, this Deck wants to level up your Armed Dragon Thunders for increasingly powerful effects. Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 and Armed Dragon LV10 White are your big finishers. You can get started with Artillery Catapult Turtle, which can Special Summon Armed Dragon Thunder LV5, or Armed Dragon Flash to get Armed Dragon Thunder LV3.
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Dual Avatar
This archetype has only two different monsters in the Main Deck! Dual Avatar Feet – Kokoku and Dual Avatar Fists – Yuhi are your two monsters, each of which you’ll use to Fusion Materials for four different Dual Avatar Fusion Monsters. You’ve also got Dual Avatar Invitation, which fills your field with tokens AND Fusion Summons up to two times!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Exosister
The Exosisters specialize in investigating and quelling unnatural Graveyard (GY) phenomena! They work in teams of two: each Main Deck “Exosister” monster mentions 1 other monster in its text and rewards you if you control that card. The basic monsters’ effects help you draw cards and Summon “Exosister” monsters while the Xyz Monsters provide the offense. The trick is that if your opponent isn’t careful they might just unleash a torrent of your Xyz Summons and your Xyz Monsters’ effects during their own turn!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Libromancer
What would you do if your favorite superhero came to life? The Libromancers transform into powerful Ritual Monsters that can inflict huge amounts of damage and stymie the opponent with powerful Trap Cards. Libromancer Doombroker is a key card for doing both these things. He’s capable of attacking directly even if the opponent controls monsters, disposing of monsters without battling them, and Setting “Libromancer” Trap Cards from your Deck. When your opponent is at 6000 LP or lower, they’re in danger of being defeated in one blow by Libromancer Fireburst and his double battle damage effect, as Libromancer Mystigirl can change a monster’s ATK to 0 and negate its effects.
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Live☆Twin
The Live☆Twin Deck features Live☆Twin Ki-sikil and Live☆Twin Lil-la, live streamers by day who become the phantom thieves Evil★Twins Ki-sikil & Lil-la by night! Each Twin’s cards either help you play the other Twin or are improved when you already have the other. They’re great at Link Summoning, and their engine is very resilient and consistent. Once a Live☆Twin Deck has gotten underway, it’s very tough to stop it!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Lyrilusc
These are no Harpies! Lyriluscs are an Xyz-focused strategy, using Level 1 Winged Beasts to Xyz Summon their best monsters. Lyrilusc Xyz Monsters can be played using any number of Xyz Materials, and the more you use, the better their effects become! Your main finisher is Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale, which gains 200 ATK per Xyz Material and can attack directly once per Xyz Material!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Magikey
Rituals. Fusions. Synchros. Xyz. It’s so hard to choose a direction for your Deck, but Magikeys open the door to all these possibilities! By using Normal Monsters like Clavkiys, the Magikey Skyblaster, this Deck plays any of these monsters with ease. Your monsters get better by having different Attributes in the GY, so this Deck plays a variety of other non-Magikey Normal Monsters to maximize those benefits.
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Magistus
The Magistus monsters show famous Spellcasters like Endymion and Aleister as younger magicians! They have effects that let you equip Magistus monsters to each other, gaining extra effects in the process. This Deck uses Xyz, Synchro, and Link Monsters to great effect! As a Spellcaster-focused Deck, it doesn’t play any Trap Cards at all – Spell Cards only in here.
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Myutant
The Myutants have broken free and are out of control! Experiment with “Myutant” monsters that start off small but mutate into larger more grotesque forms, all with varying effects to fit the situation. Adapt to your opponent’s strategy by Summoning Myutant Arsenal, Myutant Beast, or Myutant Mist depending on what type of card the opponent’s Deck is the best at using. Use Myutant Cry to Fusion Summon Myutant Synthesis on your opponent’s turn to destroy their best card while returning your Myutants to the Deck! If your opponent activates any card or effect during your turn, you can use the full power of Myutant Fusion making it easy to unleash Myutant Ultimus!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
S-Force
The S-Force monsters utilize the field’s columns to control the game. Any opposing monster that shares a column with an S-Force will have some kind of negative effect applied, ranging from restricting what it can attack or target, preventing it from going to the GY, or locking down its effects, to name a few. Their boss monster, S-Force Justify, can negate effects and move monsters to the zones it points to, then banish everything it points to!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Solfachord
These musical monsters are a pendulum-based strategy, taking the concept to a whole new level! Being musically inclined, the Solfachord monsters have varying effects based on how high or low your Pendulum Scales are, or whether your Pendulum Scales are odd or even. They also have a variety of cards to let you manipulate those Pendulum Scales, swapping them in and out of play with other Solfachord cards and returning them from the Extra Deck to the hand, allowing you to make huge Pendulum Summons!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Starry Knight
Every Duelist loves a good Dragon. This Deck is here to feed into that feeling, by Summoning Starry Night, Starry Dragon over and over! Whenever you Summon Starry Night from the hand, you’ll destroy an opponent’s card as well. The Starry Knight monsters facilitate this, with effects to either Special Summon Starry Night, or to help get it to your hand to start things off. There are also a few effects, such as on Starry Night or Starry Knight Balefire, which punish your opponent for using DARK monsters – a very common Attribute that you’ll be happy to see.
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Time Thief
The Time Thieves aim to plunder your opponent’s cards, then use them to evade capture! Time Thief Redoer is the main culprit, taking a card from your opponent’s Deck, then detaching Xyz Materials of differing card types to banish itself for a turn, draw a card, or spin an opponent’s card to the top of the Deck. The other Time Thieves either help to Xyz Summon Redoer or your other Rank 4’s. The dream goal is to field Redoer and Time Thief Perpetua, who will continue fueling Redoer with Xyz Materials to make it nearly impossible to stop!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
Toons
Yes, the beloved Toons are a Deck available for the Rivalry of Warlords Tournament! These loveable cartoon creatures are easy to Special Summon, can attack directly for massive damage, and are incredibly tricky to deal with thanks to Toon Kingdom and all the other Toon Spells and Traps! They’re also surprisingly consistent, thanks to Toon Table of Contents and Toon Bookmark!
The Deck Theme PDFs can be found here
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