This is an event where only Xyz cards are allowed during the event. Read on to see a list of all decks that can run and compete on the event, see a computation for suicide decks and judge if its worthy, and all the information you need to come out on top of the game's first live event!

Xyz Event Guides
Best Decks To Use	XYZ Event Guide	Xyz Fest. Banlist

Xyz Festival Suicide Decks: Are Suicide Decks Worth It?

The Xyz Festival is littered with Suicide Decks. There are multiple ways to commit suicide either by self-burning or slotting yourself with weak monsters with the intention to lose.

Play Suicide Decks for Consistent Points

With Master Duel's events, you gain 50 points from losing and 500 for winning with the recent update. On paper, winning si the best case scenario for playing the event as it gives you a ton of points for a single duel. However, going with a sample computation, there is still merits for playing a suicide deck which will be listed below.

Deck	Duration	Total Reward per Hour
Competitive Deck	10-15 mins average	2000-3000 points if all duels won under timeframe sample 200-250 All duels lost.
Suicide Deck	2 mins average	1500 consistently

With these samples, going for a suicide deck will be able to guarantee you a sweet 1500 points per hour while a competitive deck can net you a higher reward potential if all duels are won. This is without considering that to make a competitive deck for a limited time event may cost you several UR and SR cards which does not come cheap and may even make the reward not worth the cost for making the deck while a suicide deck will literally not cost anything to achieve its goal.

In essence, a suicide deck is the best option if you want to consider your account's gain but it may prove a hassle to grind all those losses just to be able to get all the rewards you want. But if you wish for consistent wins without dirtying your record and fighting fair fights then a suicide deck may not be the best option for you.

Best Decks for Xyz Festival

This Tier List is specifically made to help players choose a Deck to build for Duels in the Xyz Festival Event, where only Xyz Monsters are allowed in the Extra Deck. This also helps the player prepare against some of the more popular archetypes that are known to have strong Xyz engines.

Xyz Festival Event Guide Page

Some links are still down as we are still working on certain deck guides, please stay tuned for more deck updates!

Tier	Decks

Best Decks Updates

February 21 Update

Newly Rated Decks Added
A Tier	A Tier
A Tier	C Tier
C Tier	S Tier
B Tier	B Tier
S Tier	A Tier
A Tier	A Tier
God Tier

February 17 Update

Drytrons	Removed due to the Xyz ban list. Both Heralds are banned, making the archetype unplayable.
Zoodiac	Removed due to the Xyz ban list. Several key cards removed.
Eldlich	Removed due to the Xyz ban list. Completely unplayable due to Eldlich being Forbidden.

New Xyz Event Banlist!

Aside from the aforementioned non-Xyz card bans. There are also several other cards that were hit with the ban hammer for the Xyz event. Check out our updated ban list to see all non-synchro, fusion, and link cards that were banned!

Xyz Event Ban List Update

Deck Tweak Guides

Some decks require tweaks to be used without other extra deck cards. For a quick guide on what cards to remove/include in specific archetypes, refer to our tweak list.

Raidraptors	Fire Fist
Burning Abyss	Lyrilusc

Xyz Deck Tier List Explanation

God Tier Deck List Explanations

Suicide Self-Burn	A Deck That Lets You Farm By Losing
	This is a deck built to farm the Xyz Festival event rewards as fast as possible. The only catch is that this is a Deck that is built to lose, as fast as possible. The Suicide Deck cuts the amount of time spent within a Duel, allowing players to earn more over time in comparison to slow wins in grueling Duels.
Utopia	Most Expansive Xyz Archetype
	Utopia is a very strong Xyz-based Deck in its own right, having multiple ways to bring out the higher-Ranked Xyz monsters like Rank-Up-Magic Spells and flexible summoning requirements. It has some of the most iconic and most powerful Xyz Mosnters in the game, and have a plethora of ways of summoning them.
Onomat	The First Xyz Archetype
	The Onomats are four archetypes that manage to synergize with one another, chaining Special Summons in order to bring out Xyz Monsters as needed. Closely associated with the Utopia archetype,

SS Tier List Explanations

Water Xyz	Synergy Among Level 4 WATER Monsters
	Interestingly, there seems to be quite a number of Level 4 WATER monsters that have effects that are inherently good for generic WATER monsters, alongside card support that provide card advantage. Certain archetypes augment this like Sharks and Mermail, and make for a rather good Xyz Monster-based Deck.
Phantom Knights	Graveyard-based Summon-heavy Archetype
	A Deck reliant on the Graveyard to activate various effects from their cards, Phantom Knights does a lot of Special Summons for easy Xyz plays. They also enjoy having some of the best Trap Card supports among archetypes, and they can even be splashed in other Decks.
Madolche	Deck that Recycles Its Own Cards Frequently
	Madolche Decks are extremely hard to Deck Out as they have numerous ways of recycling cards to be used again, which includes Spells and Traps, and can be sent to the hand or Deck when destroyed by the enemy. Not only that, Madolche Decks can enjoy synergy with a plethora of archetypes which can change up the playstyle significantly.

S Tier List Explanations

Galaxy-Eyes	Rank 8 Xyz Monster Dominance
	Galaxy-Eyes Decks have surprising ease in getting Level 8 mosnters out on the field, combined sheer power with flexible options with Rank 8 being a popular Rank to have for Xyz Decks in general. When set up right, Galaxy-Eyes can commit to an OTK attempt without much to stop it.
Frogs	Versatile Swarm and Control
	Despite having low-Leveled and low-Ranked monsters, Frog Decks are dangerous for their ability to control the field and pace of the game once they have their key monsters out. Toadally Awesome, for example, gets a special mention for terrorizing even the top-tier Decks with its effect negeation.
Wind-Up	Constant Hand Advantage with One-Time Effects
	Most of the Wind-Up monsters have one-time-use effects that provides card advantage, and is a speectacular Xyz Engine that can work as a standalone Deck. It has a variety of strategies, going from OTK attempts to disruptions that can send the enemy's entire hand to the Graveyard.
Railway Train	Easy Level 10 and Rank 10 Monsters
	Level 10 and Rank 10 monsters should prove to have amazing firepower befitting their stats. Railway Train Decks are mostly primed to finish the opponent and the Duel as quick as possible through brute force, even pushing for OTK attempts.
Time Thief	Stealing Opponent's Monsters into Xyz Material
	With a Main Deck centralized on Level 4 monsters for a Rank 4 engine, Time Thief Decks have the unique disruption advantage of turning the opponent's monsters into an Xyz Monster's material. They are all in in having as many strong Rank 4 Xyz Monsters on the field as possible, alongside other disruption effects to maintain advantage.
Numeron	OTK with Ridiculous ATK Numbers
	In terms of strength to relative Rank, none are as surprising as the Numeron Xyz monsters. A specific combo is enough to get four Xyz Monsters on the field, and attacking consecutively can end up with a monster with 16000 ATK. An added danger is the option to bring out the only monster in the game that can have 100,000 ATK.
Lyrilusc	Level 1 and Rank 1 Swarm Deck
	Lyriliusc Decks can swarm the field easily and create openings to Xyz Summon Rank 1 monsters. While it loses access to Link Monsters through synergy with other archetype engines, it can simply double down on its ability to Xyz Summon strong monsters as a standalone Deck.
Rikka	Xyz Deck That Also Tributes Enemy's Monsters
	One of the few archetypes with a Kaiju-like effect of using opponent's monsters as tributes, Rikka Decks rely on level manipulation to get their key monsters out on the field. Once they do, the Deck becomes a pseudo-Control Deck with its plethora of Spells, Traps and Monster Effect disruptions.
Paleozoic	Lots of Normal Traps That Double as Monsters
	Paleozoic Decks are unique in that they rely mostly on Normal Trap Cards that can be Special Summoned into Monsters after they have been activated. Disruption after disruption slows down the pace of the game, and Extra Deck options are available with Rank 2 monsters.

A Tier List Explanations

Burning Abyss	Control the Enemy With Graveyard Effects
	Burning Abyss remains consistent as ever in Master Duel, being able to contend against the best of the best. They have a variety of options in the Extra Deck, and the Main Deck is no slouch either with frequent floating effects. Expect an Extra Deck Monster out on the field already as early as Turn 1.
Raidraptors	Xyz-Based Deck That Ranks Up Into Stronger Monsters
	Raidraptors are known for their ability to swarm the field by summoning monsters one after another. One of their unique gimmicks is the ability to "Rank Up" an Xyz Monster intro a stronger Xyz Monster, and Raidraptors have multiple Xyz Monsters with high Ranks to gain advantage over the opponent.
Noble Knights	Xyz Deck that Specializes in Equip Spells
	One of the more unique Warrior-type archetypes, Noble Knights empowers its monsters with a variety of Equip Spell Cards. Their effects can range from increased attack to recycle effects when destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, all while providing various forms of protection while equipped to a Noble Knight monster.
Fire Fist	Chain Summon Level 3 and Level 4 Monsters
	Fire Fist Decks are self-sufficient with their support, being able to get constant card advantage while maintaining presence on the Field. They specialize in Rank 3 and Rank 4 Xyz Monsters, comboing summon after summon to swarm the field with powerful monsters.
Infinitrack	Xyz Beatdown with EARTH Machine Monsters
	An extremely aggressive Beatdown Deck, Infinitrack relies on EARTH Machine Monsters to gain as much card advantage as possible, before destroying the enemy with monsters with very high ATK. They also have options in the Extra Deck, adding more firepower and control.
Tellar	Swarming with LIGHT Monsters and Xyz Summons
	Compromised of Constellar and Stellarknight archetypes, Tellar monsters swarm the field to generate presence and card advantage, specializing in Level 4 and Rank 4 monsters. They can also Xyz Summon higher-Ranked Xyz Monsters so long as certain requirements are fulfilled.

B Tier List Explanations

Ghostrick	Different Levels, Different Ranks, Different Effects
	Ghostrick Decks often have monsters ranging from Levels 1 to 4, and the corresponding Xyz Monster. They also often use Flip effects, and using effects that force monsters into the face-down Defense Position. This Deck draws out the game, gaining strength and advantage little by little, but it can also commit to stalls, mills and burn effects.
Gimmick Puppet	Taking Advantage of Opponent's Boss Monsters
	Gimmick Puppets focuses on Rank 8 Xyz Monsters that can adapt to pressure. Most of their effects take advantage of when the opponent already has strong monsters on the field, either by destroying them through Gimmick Puppet effects, or by stealing victories through an Instant Win condition that was fulfilled.

Deck Tweaks

Raidraptors

As much as it is good to have Raidraptor - Wise Strix in the Extra Deck, Raidraptors can do well with a pure Xyz Monster Extra Deck. A good option to trade Wise Strix would be an early game searcher like Raidraptor - Force Strix, or an endgame monster like Raidraptor - Final Fortress Dragon.

Tweak List

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Fire Fist

Fire Fists do have options for Fusion and Synchro monsters which are integral to a Fire Fist Deck's strength, but instead you can double down with more Rank 3 and Rank 4 Xyz monsters, which the archetype is known for having a good engine. Combined with stellar support like Fire Formation - Tenki, and possible synergy with other archetypes like Zoodiacs, and expect this Deck to flourish with a pure Xyz Extra Deck.

Tweak List

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Burning Abyss

The Burning Abyss Deck mostly compromises of Level 3 monsters, but it can Rank-Up its signature monster Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss, into Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal. Instead of adding Fusion and Synchro monsters, go all-in with good Rank 3 Xyz Monsters like Virutal World Dragon - Longlong or The Phantom Knights of Break Sword. Another option are Ritual Monsters, and the Burning Abyss has a dedicated one in Malacoda, Netherlord of the Burning Abyss.

Tweak List

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Lyrilusc

Access to Link Monsters will be unavailable during the Xyz Festtival, but this will barely hinder the Deck's ability to get strong Extra Deck monsters out on the field. You can drop cards like Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale, Accesscode Talker and Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess, and go all-in on Xyz with options like Slacker Magician, Sylvan Princessprite and Number F0: Utopic Future.

Tweak List

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Xyz Festival Loaner Decks

For the players who do not have an Xyz-dedicated Deck for the Xyz Festival, the game has provided three Loaner Decks for players to enjoy the event with, each with their own respective playstyle!

Light's Simulacrum

Main Deck

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Cipher Etranger	Radius, the Half-Moon Dragon	Cipher Wing	Cipher Twin Raptor
x3	x3	x3	x3
Cipher Mirror Knight	Storm Cipher	Cipher Biplane	Dark Hole
x3	x3	x3	x2
Double Exposure	Twin Twisters	Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension	Lightning Storm
x2	x2	x2	x1
Mirror Force	Bottomless Trap Hole	Xyz Reborn	Cipher Bit
x2	x2	x2	x2
Back to the Front	-	-	-
x2	-	-	-

Extra Deck

Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon	Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon	Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon	Galaxy-Eyes Cipher X Dragon
x3	x3	x1	x1

Dark Fangs of Rebellion

Main Deck

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The Phantom Knights of Ancient Cloak	The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots	The Phantom Knights of Ragged Gloves	D.D. Survivor
x3	x3	x3	x3
Dark Crusader	Dark Blade the Captain of the Evil World	Dark Hole	Overlay Regen
x3	x3	x2	x2
Twin Twisters	The Phantom Knights' Rank-Up-Magic Launch	Lightning Storm	Phantom Knights' Sword
x2	x2	x1	x3
Mirror Force	Bottomless Trap Hole	Xyz Reborn	The Phantom Knights of Shadow Veil
x3	x2	x2	x2
Back to the Front	-	-	-
x2	-	-	-

Extra Deck

The Phantom Knights of Break Sword	Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon	Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon	-
x3	x3	x3	-

Raptor Evolution

Main Deck

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Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius	Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius	Raidraptor - Singing Lanius	Raidraptor - Necro Vulture
x3	x3	x3	x3
Raidraptor - Avenge Vulture	Raidraptor - Booster Strix	Raidraptor - Rudder Strix	Dark Hole
x3	x3	x3	x2
Rank-Up-Magic Raid Force	Raidraptor - Call	Rank-Up-Magic Skip Force	Twin Twisters
x2	x2	x2	x2
Lightning Storm	Mirror Force	Bottomless Trap Hole	Xyz Reborn
x1	x2	x2	x2
Back to the Front	-	-	-
x2	-	-	-

Extra Deck

Raidraptor - Rise Falcon	Raidraptor - Force Strix	Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon	Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon
x2	x2	x2	x2
Raidraptor - Satellite Cannon Falcon	-	-	-
x2	-	-	-

Deck Tier List Criteria

Ranking Criteria
Consistency	This is the Deck's ability to consistently commit with its gameplan in a Duel, regardless of circumstance. This also includes your starting hand, and the plays that can be made with it.
Skill Cap	This determines a Deck being easy to learn and master for all Duelists to be used at full capacity. The higher the skill cap, the harder the combos that can be learned with the Deck opening more options.
B01 Advantage	As of the moment, Master Duel is currently following a Best-of-1 format, meaning there are no Side Decks to consider. This checks the Deck's winrate when the Deck can win on its own, without having to swap out cards.
Meta Advantages	This criteria checks how well the Deck fares against the current meta, and what they have that can counter staple cards seen in multiple Decks. This rating will most likely change during updates on the Forbidden/Limited Card list.

Related Guides

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Deck Archetypes

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Decks

Deck Tier List: Best Decks for Season 35

List of All Covered Decks

World Champion Decks

2024 World Champions: Team 7
Horus Tearlaments	Yubel	Fire King Snake-Eyes
Salamangreat	Purrely	Vanquish Soul

Decks Used in Worlds 2024

Decks Used By All Teams in Worlds 2024
snipehunters	CER	Hero's Future
BOTB	MYYGO	Thank Love
CER 2 x FCG	BRAZ IL	Maxx “Yee”
Double Noir	Rogue Ruler

Aggro Decks

List of All Aggro Decks
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

Control Decks

List of All Control Decks
Invoked Shaddoll	Eldlich Control	Drytron Fairy
True Draco	Dark Magician	Traptrix
Phantom Knights	Madolche	Relinquished
P.U.N.K.	DPE Scythe	Evil★Twin
Paleozoic Frog	Salamangreat	Gravekeepers
Monarch	Tellarknight	Agent
Exosisters	Darklord	Plunder Patrol
Rikka	Floowandereeze	Adventurer Phantom Knights
Dinomoprhia	Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast	Adventurer Witchcrafter
Dark Magician Gravekeeper	Branded Tri-Brigade	Branded Despia
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
Runick Spright Fur Hire	Horus Control	Toy Box Dark Magician
Yubel	Voiceless Voice	Rikka Ragnraika
Ritual Beast	Shining Sarcophagus

Burn Decks

List of All Burn Decks
Red-Eyes Burn	Timelord Burn	Chain Burn
D.D. Dynamite	Igknight OTK	Cubic
Dinosaur Bishbaalkin FTK	Volcanic Snake-Eyes	Transaction Rollback Burn

Alt-Win Decks

List of All Alternate Win Decks
Crooked Cook Exodia	Flower Cardian Exodia	Treasure Panda Exodia
Suicide	Defense OTK

All Budget Decks

List of All Budget Deck Guides
Budget Shark Xyz	Budget Eldlich	Budget Hippo Turbo
Budget Despia	Budget F.A. Metalfoes	Budget Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Budget Chain Burn	Budget Majespecter	Budget Yosenju
Budget Flower Cardian	Budget True Draco	Budget Amorphage
Budget Ishizu Tearlaments

Best Cards for Decks

Lists of Best Cards for Deck Building
Best Staple Cards		Best Searchers		Best Hand Traps
Best Board Wipes		Best Negates		Best Fusion Monsters
Best Synchro Monsters		Best Xyz Monsters		Best Link Monsters
Best Structure Decks			Best Decks to Go 1st or 2nd