Dragon Link Deck List and Card Guide

Dragon Link Deck is a Dragon deck in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel. Check out the core deck list, key combos, how to play & beat as well as F2P or budget options!

Dragon Link Deck List

Main Deck: 60 cards
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Extra Deck: 15 cards
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Dragon Link Breakdown

Tier List Evaluation

Tier Ranking
Tier 2
Deck Archetype		Deck Difficulty
Aggro		Hard
Deck Evaluation
Dragon Link Decks run a combo that summons various Link Monsters, and can go up to 60 cards Has a combo that ends with a boss monster that is hard to remove from the field Got its consistency nerfed with a ban on "White Dragon Wyverburster"

Alternate Deck Options

Because of how flexbile this Deck can be in the hands of a player who knows the strengths and weakneses of the Dragon Links Deck, there are a couple of suggestions worth checking out if you're considering other Deck Engines to play.

Main Deck Options

With the Deck being flexible for 60 cards, there are lots of options to consider for the Deck. Previous staples on previous versions of the Deck like Dragunity Remyus and Blackwing- Zephyros the Elite can still be valid due to their value as combo extenders.

Effect Veiler goes well if the Deck often goes second, providing lots of interruption for monster effects, while Nibiru, the Primal Being punishes Decks it goes up against that summon multiple times in a single combo.

For more power, Chaos Dragon Levianeer and Chaos Emperor, the Dragon of Armageddon are more options to consider with the number of LIGHT and DARK monsters the Deck Recipe has.

Spells and Traps

Shadow's Light is a very good card to consider adding to the Deck, especially if you have LIGHT and DARK monsters with the same Type and Level. It also provides an additional Normal Summon for either attribute as well.

Return of the Dragon Lords and World Legacy Guardragon provide ways to extend combos, while protecting your dragons at the same time.

Etude of the Branded allows the player to Synchro Summon during the opponent's turn, so long as the prerequisite monsters are on your side of the field.

Extra Deck Options

Much like the Main Deck, there is a wide variety of options to consider for the Extra Deck with the Dragon Links. Choose wisely on what to add at your discretion.

Void Ogre Dragon can negate a card once per turn and Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon can Synchro Summon a Level 10 Synchro Monster through its own effect, giving it additional protection.

Hieratic Dragon King of Atum is great due to the addition of the Bystial monsters, and its effect is another combo extension through its Special Summon effect. Meanwhile, Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy is a redirect for attacks, and can negate Spell Cards once per turn.

Borrelsword Dragon was the previous big boss of the Dragon Link Deck before the debut of Borrelend Dragon, but that does not mean it cannot be viable for the Deck still. It has its own prowess on the offensive, being able to attack twice per turn after activating its effect.

Rose Dragon Engine

Key Cards for Rose Dragon Engine

Dragon Links are capable of using the Rose Dragon Engine for both Synchro plays, and the ability to be used as Link Materials--as there is no restriction in any of the cards in the Engine that locks the player out of non-Synchro Summons.

Resonator Engine

Key Cards for Resonators Engine

The Resonator Engine synergizes well with Decks that can bring out Synchro DARK Dragon-type monsters, which is something that the Dragon Link Deck has because of Borreload Savage Dragon. Though using this Engine locks the player into only Synchro DARK Dragon-type plays, it is still a powerful handful of monsters to consider summoning onto the field.

Dragon Link Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

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Dragon Link Decks are powerful combo decks whose main goal is to go first and set up disruptions. But it is also more than capable enough to OTK going second through its easy access to Borrelend Dragon.

This Deck has received its fair share of hits in the banlist, but the January 10 2024 update was one of its strongest nerfs, as Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon and White Dragon Wyverburster were marked as banned cards.

Even still, there are ways to getits signature combo going, and can still end on the usual combo of Borrelend Dragon and Borreload Savage Dragon.

Combo Starters

Nearly all Dragon Link combos start with getting Striker Dragon on the field.

Activate Quick Launch and Special Summon Rokket Tracer from the deck, and Link Summon Striker Dragon using it. Guardragon combos would need a supply of low-level or low-Link Rating Dragons for their Link Summons, like Guardragon Pisty.

The Rokket Deck Engine, specifically Boot Sector Launch can easily flood the field with Dragons without much investment.

Combo Extenders

Decks like this need good mid-combo cards to give it more flexibility.

Absorouter Dragon also has a search effect that can act as an extender for Link Summoning. Same with the Dragon Ravine field spell.

The Bystials provide materials on the field, while at the same time banishing cards to be utilized later. They are especially strong if the opponent runs any LIGHT or DARK monsters.

Alongside them, Branded Regained takes advantage of cards being banished to provide free draws and Special Summons.

End Combo

It's very easy to summon Borreload Savage Dragon given how often you'll be seeing Rokket Tracer. Other Level 8 Synchro Monsters are alternate options, but the omni-negate and ATK boost effects that come from Borreload Savage Dragon is too good to pass up.

But it isn't the only big bad monster you'll end up using. Borrelend Dragon is the big boss monster of this Deck, providing both powerful defensive and offensive options that'll keep your board safe with a negate effect when you're done with your Guardragon Pisty combo, while being a powerhouse with 3500 ATK, another omni-negate and a Special Summon effect.

Core Combos and Interactions

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Infinite Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Sphere Bounce

Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Sphere gives you the effect of returning a face-up card from the field to the hand once per turn. But rather than sacrificing your precious monsters on the field, using Guardragon Pisty in conjunction can give you a steady supply of tributable monsters to sacrifice.

Key Cards for the Combo
Step	Description
1	Activate Quick Launch to Special Summon Rokket Tracer from the Deck. Afterwards, using Rokket Tracer as material, Link Summon Striker Dragon, then use its effect to send a Boot Sector Launch from the Deck to the hand.
2	Normal or Special Summon another monster, especially one that can replace itself immediately, and activate Striker Dragon's effect to destroy your new monster to get Rokket Tracer from the GY to your hand.
3	Activate Boot Sector Launch and Special Summon up to two "Rokket" Monsters from your hand.
4	Link Summon Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Sphere using Striker Dragon and another Dragon monster, placing it on one of the Extra Monster Zones--preferably, the left side from your Field.
5	Using the other monster, Link Summon Guardragon Pisty, placing it directly beneath one of the Link Markers from the Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres.

Field Spell: Boot Sector Launch
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One Turn Borreload Savage Dragon

Card(s) Needed on Hand
Step	Description
1	Normal Summon Black Metal Dragon and use it as material to Link Summon Striker Dragon.
2	Activate the effects of both Striker Dragon & Black Metal Dragon in a Chain Link to search for Boot Sector Launch & Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon.
3	Banish Striker Dragon to Special Summon Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon, and activate its effect to Special Summon Black Metal Dragon from the GY.
4	Link Summon Dragunity Knight Romulus using both Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon and Black Metal Dragon as material. Then, Activate the effects of Dragunity Knight Romulus and Black Metal Dragon as a Chain Link to add both Dragon Ravine and the second Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon to your hand.
5	Activate Dragon Ravine and use its second effect to send Absorouter Dragon to the GY, where its effect activates to discard one card to add Rokket Tracer to the hand.
6	Activate Boot Sector Launch and Special Summon Rokket Tracer, then activate its effect to destroy Dragunity Knight Romulus and Special Summon Rokket Recharger from the Deck.
7	Using Rokket Recharger and Rokket Tracer as materials, Synchro Summon Borreload Savage Dragon. Then, use its effect to equip Dragunity Knight - Romulus, gaining ATK and 2 Borreload Counters for its negate effect.

Field Spell: Boot Sector Launch
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Dragon Link Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against Dragon Link

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Kaiju Decks

The two omni-negates from Borreload Savage Dragon and Borrelend Dragon will become useless if they end up getting taken of the field--which is what Kaiju monsters and those similar by effect are known for.

Kaiju Deck List & Card Guide

Decks That Can Use Super Polymerization

Both of the main boss monsters in this Deck are DARK monsters, meaning they can be easily targeted for a Super Polymerization play to fuse them away for cards like Mudragon of the Swamp and Garura, Wings of Resonant Life.

If you run a Dragon Link Deck and your opponent specializes in Fusion Summons, be prepared to deal with this Quick-Play Spell that has very little counterplay.

Decks That Might Use Super Polymerization
Tearlaments	HERO
Chimera Illusion	Branded Despia

Control Decks

Decks that slow down the pace of the game will be highly detrimental for Dragon Link Decks. After all, going hard on a combo should be what it takes to get to its strongest board with Borreload Savage Dragon and Borrelend Dragon.

Successfully interrupting them will derail them from getting to those omni-negates.

Control Decks Currently On Top of the Meta
Labrynth	Rescue-ACE
Vanquish Soul	Kashtira

Best Cards to Tech Against Dragon Link

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	Nibiru, the Primal Being
	When users of a Dragonlink decks begin their summoning spree, you can quickly tribute as many face-up monsters on the field, and summon this onto your opponent's field. This will quickly disrupt them from doing any more summons or even stopping them from completing their Synchro or Xyz Summon.
	Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion
	Using this card, you can quickly cancel specific effects that are at the core of Dragon Link decks by discarding this card. You can apply this whenever your opponent adds cards from the GY to their hand, Deck, or Extra Deck, whenever they Special Summon a Monster Card from the GY, or whenever they banish a card from the GY.
	Summon Limit
	A trap card that limits the summon of both parties to a maximum of two times per turn. This will quickly put a halt to chaining Summons that Dragon Link Deck users do to quickly bring out monsters like Borreload Savage Dragon.
	Vanity's Fiend
	A monster that can't be special summoned, but locking special summons until he's destroyed. This will quickly put a halt on any and all Dragon Link Special Summoning, but do note that you won't be able to do any special summons as well.
	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
	Similar to Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion, this card can be quickly used to cancel specific effects that are at the core of Dragon Link decks by discarding this card.

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Dragon Luster	Inevitability of Chaos
Legacy Pack	Master Pack
Revival of Legends	Shot Through Fiction
Space-Time Transcendents	The Cerise in the Ebony
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Horus Tearlaments	Yubel	Fire King Snake-Eyes
Salamangreat	Purrely	Vanquish Soul

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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

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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

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Best Board Wipes		Best Negates		Best Fusion Monsters
Best Synchro Monsters		Best Xyz Monsters		Best Link Monsters
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