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This page contains the list of the most popular Control Decks in the game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. Use this page to find the best Decks to play against other players in the current meta of the game.
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Melodious Rating: 46 /50 Description An unorthodox Fusion-based archetype that managed to get a massive boost thanks to the new wave of cards, Melodious Decks will have great control over the battlefield, especially in battle against Special Summoned monsters. |
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Thunder Dragons Rating: 46 /50 Description Thunder Dragons use their effect to consantly recycle each other around the Duel so you can continuously summon Xyz Monsters. |
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Triamid Rating: 45 /50 Description This Deck uses several Field Spells and the effects of its Triamid monsters to gain control of the field. |
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Blue-Eyes Rating: 45 /50 Description Blue Eyes is an agressive Deck that constantly places powerful monsters on the field to overwhelm your opponent. |
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Burning Abyss Rating: 44 /50 Description Do not let the monsters' low ATK fool you, as the power of the Burning Abyss lies in its ability to control the field and amass quite a number of Special Summoned monsters to fight. When built right, even the Graveyard becomes a secondary resource, and it becomes a consistent and self-sustaining Deck that can match any other Deck's firepower. |
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Water XYZ Rating: 44 /50 Description Gain quick control of the Duel by utilizing your WATER Monsters and the Territory of the Sharks skill to Summon powerful Xyz and Synchro WATER Monsters. |
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Prediction Princess Rating: 43 /50 Description This Deck is a very defensive Deck with its reliance on Effect Monsters that trigger whenever they are flipped face-up. While that may be inherently bad, that weakness is easily fixed with Prediction Princess Tarotrei, being able to flip monsters from face-down to face-up on command, and vice versa. |
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Ritual Beasts Rating: 43 /50 Description Ritual Beasts can quickly control the Duel by establishing strong defenses on their side of the field. |
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Noble Knights Rating: 43 /50 Description This Deck uses Noble Knights to summon its Xyz Monsters and increases their ATK with Noble Arms Equip Spells. |
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Gagaga Onomatopia Rating: 43 /50 Description A great introductory Deck for those who want to familiarize themselves with the Xyz Summoning method, Onomatopeia specializes in Level 4 monster rushes to get their Rank 4 Xyz Monsters out to control the field. |
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Invoked Neos Rating: 42 /50 Description Invoked Neos Decks fill the field with Fusion Monsters, particularly through Invoked Fusion Summons. |
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Gimmick Puppet Rating: 42 /50 Description Gimmick Puppets have control over the field through various Xyz Summonings, especial "Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder" that has the ability of destroying Special Summoned monsters. |
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Invoked Yang Zing Rating: 42 /50 Description An archetype known for their ability to constantly keep their presence on the field, Yang Zing is an archetype that has one of the rare abilities to conduct a Synchro Summon during your opponent's turn to derail their strategy. The archetype also enjoys its synergy with the Invokers engine, enjoying its possible prime as it did in the card game. |
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Lunalight Rating: 41 /50 Description A control Deck that has the special option of using the Extra Deck as a Fusion Material resource. Lunalights have enough effects to keep the boss monsters safe for an attempt to win the game. |
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Satellarknights Rating: 41 /50 Description Stellarknights can constantly be recycled onto the field so you can repeatedly Xyz Summon your Boss Monster. |
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Gouki Rating: 41 /50 Description Gouki monsters allow you to control the field by using their effect to search each other when they are destroyed. |
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Fortune Lady Rating: 41 /50 Description Fortune Ladies thrive on being Special Summoned, whether immediately or on a delay. The goal is to bring out their signature boss monster, Fortune Lady Every, let it stay on the field for as long as possible, and Synchro Summon other monsters with useful effects. |
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Crystal Beasts Rating: 41 /50 Description This Deck is your typical heavy Control. Aim to maintain an advantage on the field as you set up your Crystal Beasts monsters. |
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Dream Mirror Rating: 40 /50 Description Dream Mirror heavily focuses on the ability to Special Summon monsters depending on the situation, which are further augmented by two Field Spells that can alternate between one another. |
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Fire King Rating: 40 /50 Description This Deck controls the field by continously Special Summoning Fire King cards to destroy all cards on the field. |
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Witchcrafters Rating: 40 /50 Description A Deck that challenges a Duelist's ability to maintain card advantage, Witchcrafters live and die by their access to Spell Cards at any given moment. So long as the player has even one on their hands, Witchcrafters have a barrier of protection. |
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Star Seraph Rating: 40 /50 Description This Deck controls the field by continuously Summoning Star Seraph monsters in order to use them as material for an Xyz Summon. |
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Gravekeeper's Rating: 39 /50 Description A slow-paced Deck that finds its stride in denying the opponent their Graveyard as a second resource, Gravekeeper's force their opponent to rely to cards and effects on hand, which is especially important on a meta that has been growing its usage of the Graveyard with new archetypes. |
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Desperado Rating: 39 /50 Description This Deck makes use of the skill Master of Destiny along with coin flip effect cards to maintain card advantage. |
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Evil Eye Rating: 39 /50 Description This deck aims to equip Evil Eye of Selene onto your Medusa, Watcher of the Evil Eye. |
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Crystrons Rating: 38 /50 Description This Deck controls the field by continuously Synchro Summoning monsters from the Extra Deck. |
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Counter Fairies Rating: 37 /50 Description When under a good Duelist with great management of cards, this Deck can quite possibly be the most annoying one in the game. |
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Lightsworn Rating: 36 /50 Description This Deck uses Lightsworn monsters to fill your Graveyard and allows you to summon its Boss Monster. |
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Smile World Rating: 36 /50 Description A recently discovered strategy comes from pairing Amano-Iwato with Yuya Sakaki's "Smile World" Skill to be able to shut down any combos starting with Effect Monsters. |
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Dragunity Rating: 35 /50 Description Dragunity Decks use strong monsters and their powerful effects to gain control of the field. |
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Invoked Magician Girls Rating: 35 /50 Description This Deck synergizes two different archetypes to make a decent Deck that makes use of Invoked Fusion Monsters. |
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Dark Magician Rating: 33 /50 Description This is a Deck that relies on removing your opponent's cards from the field to summon Dark Magician. |
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Cyber Angels Rating: 32 /50 Description Cyber Angels is a versatile and aggressive Deck that requires good resource management to use. |
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Ninjas Rating: 30 /50 Description This Deck aims to control the field by gaining advantage with its Ninja Monsters, Spells, and Traps. |
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Aromages Rating: 30 /50 Description Aromage Decks aim to flood the field with monsters while constantly increasing your Life Points. |
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Amazoness Rating: 29 /50 Description This Deck uses Amazoness Princess and Amazoness Onslaught to flood the field with Amazoness monsters. |
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Spellbooks Rating: 26 /50 Description This Deck relies on Spellbook of Fate to control the field and disrupt your opponent. |
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