Red-Eyes Burn is a Burn 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!

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Red-Eyes	Red-Eyes Burn

May 9th Banlist Update

Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon will be Unlimited following the standard banlist update on May 9th! Check our Banlist update page for more info.

May 9th Banlist Update

Red-Eyes Burn Deck List

Main Deck: 41 cards
x3	x3	x3	x3	x2
x3	x2	x2	x2	x2
x1	x1	x3	x2	x2
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1
x1	x1	-	-	-
Extra Deck: 15 cards
x3	x2	x1	x2	x2
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1

Red-Eyes Burn Breakdown

Red-Eyes Burn Crafting Cost

120	420	660	450

Red-Eyes Burn Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

This version of Red-Eyes prioritizes Burn damage done by cards such as Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon and Red-Eyes Burn.

Use Red-Eyes Burn Deck Cards Early

To maximize the power of these aforementioned cards, try bringing them out as early as possible. You can do this easily with this deck as it has card searchers and draws to fulfill the requirement for the key cards. These cards are also strong enough on their own and allow you to not rely on your boss monsters to finish the game.

Equally Effective Offense and Defense

The Red-Eyes Burn deck also allows you to play it in a midrange style similar to traditional Red-Eyes decks. The extenders and techs in your Extra Deck give you different ways to maneuver and pilot the deck without relying on the built-in Burn package.

Core Combos and Interactions

Turn One Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon

This combo brings out Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon during your first turn if you have the right cards in hand.

1.	Have Dragon Shrine, and Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon in hand and at least one Red-Eyes Black Dragon in your deck.
2.	Activate Dragon Shrine to send Red-Eyes Black Flare and Absorouter Dragon from your deck to the GY. Activate Absorouter's effect and add Rokket Synchron to your hand.
3.	Normal Summon Rokket Synchron and activate its effect to Special Summon the Absorouter Dragon you sent to your GY.
Tip!	If you have Noctovision Dragon in hand, you can skip ahead to step 6. Use Noctovision's effect to Special Summon it as a second material for your Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon.
4.	Link Summon Striker Dragon using your Rokket Synchron as material. Activate Striker's effect to draw Boot Sector Launch from your deck and add Synchron back to your hand.
5.	Play Boot Sector Launch to safely Special Summon Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
6.	Special Summon Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon from your Extra Deck using Malefic and Absorouter Dragon as materials.
Tip!	You can get a second Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon out on the field if you have Noctovision Dragon in hand. Activate the first one's effect to bring out Red-Eyes Black Flare from your GY. Use Black Flare and Noctovision as material for the second Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon.

Dragon Shrine

As much as you can, try and pick Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon as your first discard when using Dragon Shrine. This is to ensure that you have fuel for your Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon in addition to triggering the second discard.

For the second discard, try and get Absorouter Dragon to your Graveyard to trigger its card search effect (take Rokket Synchron) or Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms if it's during the later stages of the match to try and pump out an additional Xyz monster.

Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon

Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon can only survive on the field if there is a Field Spell and if it's the only Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon on your side of the field. The first part of its effect means that the monster will survive if your opponent has a Field Spell.

Additionally, try and leave Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon as the final Xyz Material for your Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon. Compared to the other Level 7 monsters, Malefic has no Graveyard effect and is a liability if left on the field due to its effect that says it's your only monster that can attack.

Boss Monsters

	Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon
	Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon is your primary source of damage. As long as this card has an attached material, it cannot be destroyed by any card effect in additiong to your opponent taking 500 damage each time they activate a card effect.
	Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
	Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon acts as an engine that nets you fuel for your Extra Deck summons. Activating this card will give you the option to Special Summon a Dragon from your hand or Graveyard. You can activate this card's effect once per turn.
	Borrelsword Dragon
	Borrelsword Dragon allow you to deal with large monster threats on the board. This card changes an attack position monster to defense position. Additionally, if you attack with this monster, it halves its target's ATK and adds it to its own.

Budget Red-Eyes Burn: F2P Friendly

Lower Rarity Replacements

SR/UR		Replacements
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This deck is already relatively cheap compared to other meta decks. But, if you're struggling with CP-URs, you can replace a couple of cards with cheaper SR versions. The Red-Eyes package, however, must remain intact for this deck to work.

Red-Eyes Burn Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against Red-Eyes Burn

Sky Strikers

Sky Strikers is a bad matchup for Red-Eyes as they have answers to most of our weapons. And even though this deck relies on chaining effects which seems good against Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon on paper, Sky Striker Mecha - Widow Anchor cleanly shuts down our Xyz monster. And like most decks, it's a tough task trying to get a monster to stick on the board against Sky Strikers.

Sky Strikers Deck List and Card Guide

Necrovalley

Necrovalley, in most cases, is an auto-loss as it completely shuts down our Graveyard plays. This matchup limits the plays we can make, seeing as how Red-Eyes Burn relies on the Graveyard. One way to combat this deck is by teching in cards that can destroy the Field Spell Necrovalley like Mystical Space Typhoon. Additionally, you have to try and chain your Link Monsters to get your Borrelsword Dragon out as soon as you can.

Best Cards to Tech Against Red-Eyes Burn

	Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
	Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder bypasses Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon's effect since it also negates effects that destroys it. Zeus can stall out at least two turns against Red-Eyes Burn.
	Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen
	Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen banishes any card that is sent to either Graveyard. This is a brutal effect against Red-Eyes as we heavily rely on our Graveyard to make plays.
	Monster Reborn
	An opponent using Monster Reborn on one of your Red-Eyes Black Dragon is game-ending since most of your plays rely on having one in your Graveyard.

Related Packs to Red-Eyes Burn

Packs
The Cerise in the Ebony	Master Pack
Legacy Pack

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D/D/D Aggro	Code Talker / Prank Kids	Zoodiac
Blue-Eyes	Virtual World	SPYRAL Control
Toon Kingdom	Red-Eyes	Blue-Eyes
Zoodiac	Prank-Kids	Zoodiac Tri-Brigade
Pure Tri-Brigade	Ancient Gear	Dragonmaid
Tri-Brigade Lyrilusc (Bird Up)	Dinosaur	Raidraptor
HERO	Dragon Link	Despia
Magikey	Adamancipator	Black Luster Soldier
Pendulum Magician	Stardust Dragon	Tenyi Swordsoul
Cyberdark	@Ignister	Cyber Dragon
The Winged Dragon of Ra	Despian Predaplant	Despia Darklord
Odd-Eyes Performapal	Numeron FTK	Six Samurai
ABC	Trickstar Windwitch	Blackwings
Fluffal	Cupid Pitch Turbo	Lunalight
Vampire	Ultra Athletes	Thunder Dragon
Z-ARC Pendulum Magician	Adventurer Rose Dragon Tenyi	Adventurer P.U.N.K.
Suship	Pure D/D/D	Numeron Egyptian Gods
Galaxy Eyes OTK	Borrelend Dragon Link	Vaylantz
Beetrooper	Icejade Ra	Therion ABC
Libromancer	Mathmech	Spright Evil☆Twin
Spright Tri-Brigade	Ishizu Chaos	Slifer Arcana Knights
Gaia OTK	Vernusylph	Ancient Warriors
Ghoti	Springans	8-Axis Gizmek Orochi
Danger! Dark World	Mikanko	Scareclaw Kashtira
Zombie World P.U.N.K.	Hungry Burger Nouvelles	Obelisk the Tormentor
Mannadium	Gate Guardian	Gold Pride P.U.N.K.
Superheavy Samurai	Nemleria	Dragon Rulers
Snake-Eye	T.G. Diabellstar	Skull Servant
Kaiju	Resonators	Earthbound
Malefic	Kozmo	Armored Xyz Shark
Unchained	Battlin' Boxer	Chimera Illusion
Fire King Snake-Eyes	Vaalmonica	Memento
Horus Tearlaments	Centur-Ion	Dragon Master Magia
Ice Barrier	Infernoid	Lightsworn
Ogdoadic Ragnaraika	Genex	Tenpai Dragon
Goblin Biker	Infernoble	Armed Dragon
Flame Swordsman	Melodious

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Phantom Knights	Madolche	Relinquished
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Paleozoic Frog	Salamangreat	Gravekeepers
Monarch	Tellarknight	Agent
Exosisters	Darklord	Plunder Patrol
Rikka	Floowandereeze	Adventurer Phantom Knights
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Zombie Vampire	Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon	Spellbook
Branded Cyber Dragon	Branded Zombies	Pure Scareclaw
Dinomorphia	Runick	Labrynth
Harpies	Buster Blader	Umi Control
Endymion	Nekroz	Spright
Spright Runick	Ishizu Runick	Branded Ishizu
Crystal Beasts	Orcust	Altergeist
Witchcrafter	Subterror Krawler	Mayakashi
Ishizu Tearlaments	Evilswarm	Melffy Spright
Bystial Branded	Dogmatika Bystial	Naturia Runick
Generaiders	Kashtira	Purrely
Ninja	Rescue-ACE	Gishki Spright
Prediction Princess	Vanquish Soul	Jinzo
Egyptian God	Ojama Control	Aromage
Ghostrick	Kuriboh	Anti-Meta Stun
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Budget Flower Cardian	Budget True Draco	Budget Amorphage
Budget Ishizu Tearlaments

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