Zoodiac Tri-Brigade is an Aggro deck in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel. Check out the core deck list, key combos, how to play & counter as well as F2P or budget options!

Tri-Brigade Deck Lists
Pure Tri-Brigade	Zoodiac
Bird Up	Spright

Zoodiac Tri-Brigade Deck List

Main Deck: 41 cards
x3	x3	x3	x3	x2
x3	x2	x2	x1	x1
x1	x1	x3	x3	x3
x2	x1	x1	x3
Extra Deck: 15 cards
1x	2x	1x	1x	1x
1x	1x	1x	1x	1x
1x	1x	1x	1x
Extra Deck: 15 cards
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1

Zoodiac Tri-Brigade Breakdown

Monsters

Spells

Traps

Extra

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring	3
	Maxx "C"	3
	Nibiru, the Primal Being	2
	PSY-Framegear Gamma	1
	Zoodiac Thoroughblade	2
	Zoodiac Ratpier	1
	Tri-Brigade Fraktall	2
	Tri-Brigade Kitt	3
	Zoodiac Whiptail	1
	Zoodiac Ramram	1
	PSY-Frame Driver	1
	Tri-Brigade Kerass	2
	Tri-Brigade Nervall	3

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Harpie's Feather Duster	1
	Called by the Grave	2
	Forbidden Droplet	3
	Foolish Burial	1
	Zoodiac Barrage	1
	Pot of Desires	1
	Fire Formation - Tenki	3
	Tri-Brigade Airborne Assault	1

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Tri-Brigade Revolt	3

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Zoodiac Drident	1
	Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder	1
	Salamangreat Almiraj	1
	Ancient Warriors Oath - Double Dragon Lords	1
	Tri-Brigade Shuraig the Ominous Omen	1
	Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess	1
	Accesscode Talker	1
	Tri-Brigade Arms Bucephalus II	1
	Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom	1
	Tri-Brigade Bearbrumm the Rampant Rampager	1
	Zoodiac Boarbow	1
	Zoodiac Tigermortar	1
	Tri-Brigade Rugal the Silver Sheller	1
	Hraesvelgr, the Desperate Doom Eagle	1
	Zoodiac Chakanine	1

Tier Evaluation

Tier Ranking
Tier 1
Deck Archetype		Deck Difficulty
Aggro		Medium
Deck Evaluation
Tri-Brigade works well with Zoodiac as an engine for being fellow Beast-Warriors Extra Deck options between Zoodiac and Tri-Brigade are outstanding Powerful cards like Drident, Barrage and Ratpier have also been unbanned recently

Zoodiac Tri-Brigade Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

Link Summon from the Graveyard

As with all Tri-Brigade decks, the win condition is to fill your Graveyard with Beast, Beast-Warrior, and Winged Beast monsters in a certain combinations to link summon from the graveyard instead of the field. This Tri-Brigade variant comes with the Zoodiac engine as well, making it easier to wrestle for an advantage on the board by Xyz summoning all the way up to Zeus in a single turn. You can even transition from one combo to the other during the same turn in certain situations and hands.

Beat Opponents Down

Once the board is yours, maintain the position with powerful hand traps and link summons that negate, destroy, or banish the opponent's key plays and combos while you finish them off with boss monsters such as Tri-Brigade Shuraig the Ominous Omen and Accesscode Talker.

Core Combos and Interactions

[Tri-Brigade] Turn 1 Apollousa Opener (Fraktall)

This opener comes revolves around your Tri-Brigade engine starting with Fraktall on your hand with one more Tri-Brigade. This combo ends with Appollousa and Tri-Brigade Revolt on your board for the Turn 2 OTK.

Tip!	Be mindful of your hand size as Ferrijit's and Bearbrumm's GY abilities make you put a card from your hand back into the deck after drawing a card. You can skip Bearbrumm in Step 3 and skip ahead to Apollousa after activating Ferrijit if you already have Revolt on your hand.

[Tri-Brigade] Turn 2 Shuraig + Accesscode Talker OTK

The follow-up to your Apollousa opener from Turn 1. This can be done regardless if you used the Fraktall or Rescue Cat version.

Tip!

Check the state of the board and your opponent's hand before attempting final two steps of the OTK! It's important that you can open your opponent up for direct attacks, so make sure you can clear a path with Shuraig and Accesscode Talker's effects first. Having hand traps such as Called by the Grave , Ash Blossom, and Infinite Impermanence on-hand is optimal in case opponents try to stop the pain train with counter traps, spells, and monster effects.

[Zoodiac] Zeus Board Wipe Combo (Going Second or Behind on the Board)

This combo uses the Zoodiac engine to perform a series of Xyz Summons all the way up to Zeus. This will only work if the board state is in a way that your Zoodiac Drident can declare an attack and survive. Get your hand traps ready or simply hold the line until an opening emerges before attempting this combo.

Tip!	If your opening hand doesn't contain any Tri-Brigade monster or Rescue Cat, consider opening with Zeus when playing second and hold the board alongside hand traps and spells until you draw them. Summon him in defense position to avoid Lightning Storm from your opponent.

Boss Monsters

	Accesscode Talker
	Accesscode Talker is an extremely powerful Boss Monster that allows you to open the board up and defeat your opponent in one turn alongside Shuraig. Mastery of the summoning combos from the Tri-Brigade engine is crucial in order to bring this boss monster out.
	Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess
	Apollousa is a great boss monster to summon when going first as it can negate monster effects by sacrificing 800 of it's ATK. Maximize it's control potential by tributing three monsters for it's link summon.
	Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
	Zeus is a strong staple for any deck that runs on XYZ summoning. This boss monster can send entire boards to the Graveyard (excluding itself) with its material and is a dangerous presence to leave on the board with its high ATK and DEF as well.
	Tri-Brigade Shuraig the Ominous Omen
	Shuraig is the final boss monster of the Zoodiac Tri-Brigade deck and makes up one half of the OTK combo, alongside Accesscode Talker. This starts off with a powerful non-targettable banish on any card in the field, making it an extremely efficient boss to summon. It also lets you banish more cards as you special summon other monsters to the board, but take note that these banish effects can be negated.

Budget Zoodiac Tri-Brigade: F2P Friendly

Lower Rarity Replacements

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Most budget replacements for Zoo Tri-Brigade decks are often from the Main Deck as the Extra Deck is extremely crucial to the win-condition. Most of these budget options may not be as efficient as the cards they're replacing, but they can still be extremely potent against certain deck matchups — specifically against decks that rely on heavy card draw and monster effects.

Zoodiac Tri-Brigade Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against Zoodiac Tri-Brigade

Eldlich Control

Eldlich decks in general are great against Zoodiac Tri-Brigade because of their powerful traps and ability for Eldlich to remind in play if protected well. Traps such as Gozen Match, Rivalry of Warlords, and Skill Drain can easily break combos or prevent them from even getting started in the first place. Eldlich itself can pressure the board and perform its own OTK combo when the opportunity arises.

Eldlich Budget Deck List and Card Guide

Gravekeeper's

Gravekeeper's is another control deck that can stop your Tri-Brigade engine from the start, preventing key combos that lead towards your win-condition. This deck's ability to prevent the usage of the Graveyard with Necrovalley means that you'll be restricted to your Zoodiac combos for the majority of the match.

Best Cards to Tech Against Zoodiac Tri-Brigade

	Dimensional Fissure
	Dimensional FIssure is an extremely strong card against Zoo Tri-Brigade decks because monsters who are sent to the graveyard are immediately banished instead. This effect prevents Kitt and Nervall's GY effects from happening, which can cripple the deck overall.
	Gozen Match
	Gozen Match is another solid tech card against Zoo Tri-Brigade because of it's effect. Zoo Tri-Brig players are restricted to only one monster type on the board as long as this trap is in play, which is can prevent key link summons from happening.
	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
	A strong staple in Master Duel's current meta, this hand trap can be activated easily because Zoodiac Tri-Brigade decks fulfill all of its activation conditions. Using this card at the right time can negate key effects and plays which can turn the tide in a match.
	Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion
	Another staple in Master Duel. Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion can potentially destroy Zoo Tri-Brigade combos in the same way as Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring does.
	Artifact Lancea
	Artifact Lancea is an amazing card in the clutch whenever Shuraig is on the board. Activating this at the right time can prevent Shuraig from banishing important cards from play.
	Necrovalley
	Necrovalley prevents cards in the Graveyard to move anywhere and prevent them from getting banished. This is extremely crippling for Zoo Tri-Brig decks because it relies on the Graveyard for Link summoning.
	Macro Cosmos
	Another strong card against Zoo Tri-Brigade that is often considered to be the better Dimensional Fissure. This card special summons Helios - The Primordial Sun from your hand. Making it easier for you to control and maintain presence on the board.
	Maxx "C"
	Zoo Tri-Brigade decks perform a ton of special summoning, especially with its Zoodiac engine. Maxx "C" is an amazing way to punish their combos because it guarantees that you get card advantage by the end of their play.

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