Mayakashi is a Control deck in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel. Check out the core deck list, key combos, as well as how to play & counters!

Mayakashi Deck List

Main Deck: 40 cards
x3	x2	x2	x2	x3
x3	x2	x1	x1	x3
x3	x2	x1	x1	x1
x1	x1	x3	x3	x2
Extra Deck: 15 cards
x2	x2	x2	x2	x2
x2	x2	x1	-	-

Mayakashi Breakdown

Monsters

Spells

Traps

Extra

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Maxx "C"	3
	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring	3
	Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion	2
	Nibiru, the Primal Being	1
	Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit	1
	Hajun, the Winged Mayakashi	3
	Dakki, the Graceful Mayakashi	2
	Mezuki	2
	Yuki-Musume, the Ice Mayakashi	2

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Harpie's Feather Duster	1
	Foolish Burial	1
	One for One	1
	Called by the Grave	2
	Crossout Designator	1
	Mayakashi Return	3
	Small World	3
	Mayakashi Winter	1

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Ghost Meets Girl - A Masterful Mayakashi Shiranui Saga	3
	Infinite Impermanence	3
	Trap Trick	2

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Yoko, the Graceful Mayakashi	2
	Yuki-Onna, the Absolute Zero Mayakashi	1
	Yuki-Onna, the Icicle Mayakashi	2
	Gashadokuro, the Skeletal Mayakashi	2
	Yuki-Onna, the Ice Mayakashi	2
	Tengu, the Winged Mayakashi	2
	Oboro-Guruma, the Wheeled Mayakashi	2
	Tsuchigumo, the Poisonous Mayakashi	2

Tier List Evaluation

Tier Ranking
Tier 2
Deck Archetype		Deck Difficulty
Control		Hard
Deck Evaluation
Mayakashi plays a lot like the Shiranui archetype with Synchro Summons Also has access to powerful Link Monsters, and can Link Climb as well Because of their Zombie typing, Mayakashi likes using the GY to their advantage

Mayakashi Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

The Mayakashi is an archetype comprised of different Attributes, Zombie-Type monsters. Their playstyle revolves around reviving Dakki, the Graceful Mayakashi multiple times and using it to Synchro Climb, similar to Link Climbing.

All the Synchro Mayakashi Monsters have 2 unique effects and they follow a pattern:

First: If a Synchro Monster you control is destroyed, you can Special Summon this card from the Graveyard by banishing another Zombie monster from the Graveyard.
Second: If this card is Summoned from the Graveyard, perform effects such as Destroy a monster, negate an effect, destroy a Spell/Trap, etc.

All of Mayakashi's Link Monsters have Yuki-Onna in their name.

Yuki-Onna, the Ice Mayakashi halves an opponent's monster's ATK/DEF stats if a Synchro Monster you control is destroyed. While Yuki-Onna, the Icicle Mayakashi has an on-summon effect that negates an opponent's monster effect. It can also Banish itself from the Graveyard to Special Summon 1 Synchro Zombie Monster that is banished or in the GY.

Yuki-Onna, the Absolute Zero Mayakashi is the Deck's primary boss monster. It negates any opponent's monster's effect that is banished.

It can also negate a monster effect when a monster's effect is activated in the Graveyard or when a monster is Summoned from the Graveyard.

Hajun, the Winged Mayakashi starts the combo, as its effect lets you Special Summon 1 Mayakashi from the Deck, primarily targeting Dakki, the Graceful Mayakashi.

Dakki, the Graceful Mayakashi is a Level 2 Zombie Tuner that can Special Summon itself from the Graveyard each time a Mayakashi monster is summoned from the Extra Deck.
Its effect is not once per turn so you can revive her multiple times in a turn.

Yuki-Musume, the Ice Mayakashi can Special Summon itself from Hand or Graveyard as long as you have a Mayakashi monster on the field. It also sends a Zombie monster like Mezuki from the deck to the Graveyard.

Mayakashi Return is the Deck's main searcher as it can add any Mayakashi card from the Deck to hand or Graveyard.

Mayakashi Winter reduces the ATK/DEF of all monsters your opponent control for every Mayakashi monster in your Graveyard.

It has 2 more effects: send a Mayakashi monster from hand to the Graveyard to draw 1 card. And Banishing itself and 1 Zombie Monster in the Graveyard to Special Summon 1 Mayakashi monster from the Graveyard.

Ghost Meets Girl - A Masterful Mayakashi Shiranui Saga prevents both players from Summoning from anywhere except the Graveyard for an entire turn by Tributing a Mayakashi or Shiranui monster. It also has a Graveyard effect that returns a Banished Zombie monster to the Graveyard.

Mezuki is Yuki-Musume, the Ice Mayakashi's primary target to send to the Graveyard. Mezuki can Special Summon any Zombie Monster in the Graveyard by Banishing itself. Use this to extend the combo further.

One for One lets you Special Summon a Level 1 Monster from the Deck. As for this Deck's case, Hajun, the Winged Mayakashi is the go-to target.

Trap Trick copies Ghost Meets Girl - A Masterful Mayakashi Shiranui Saga most of the time, effectively having 5 copies of the Trap card on the deck.

Core Combos and Interactions

1-Card Hajun Combo

This 1-Card Hajun Combo can easily Synchro Climb, with Link Climbing at the end, easily fueling the Graveyard with a bunch of Mayakashi Synchro Monsters.

Cards like One for One and Mayakashi Return can easily search Hajun, the Winged Mayakashi, effectively making the combo easier to pull off, with a total of 7 copies in the deck that can start the combo.

Required Cards
Step	Description
1	Normal Summon Hajun, the Winged Mayakashi and activate its effect to Special Summon Dakki, the Graceful Mayakashi.
2	Synchro Summon Oboro-Guruma, the Wheeled Mayakashi using Dakki and Hajun as materials. Activate Dakki's effect in the Graveyard to Special Summon itself.
3	Synchro Summon Tsuchigumo, the Poisonous Mayakashi using Dakki and Oboro-Guruma as materials. Activate Dakki's effect in the Graveyard to Special Summon itself.
4	Synchro Summon Tengu, the Winged Mayakashi using Dakki and Tsuchigumo as materials. Activate Dakki's effect in the Graveyard to Special Summon itself.
5	Synchro Summon Yoko, the Graceful Mayakashi using Dakki and Tengu as materials. Activate Dakki's effect in the Graveyard to Special Summon itself.
6	Synchro Summon Gashadokuro, the Skeletal Mayakashi using Dakki and Yoko as materials. Activate Dakki's effect in the Graveyard to Special Summon itself.
7	Link Summon Yuki-Onna, the Ice Mayakashi using Dakki and Gashadokuro as materials. Activate Dakki's effect in the Graveyard to Special Summon itself.
8	Link Summon Yuki-Onna, the Icicle Mayakashi using Dakki and Yuki-Onna, the Ice Mayakashi as materials. Activate Dakki's effect in the Graveyard to Special Summon itself.
9	Link Summon Yuki-Onna, the Absolute Zero Mayakashi using Dakki and Yuki-Onna, the Icicle Mayakashi as materials. Activate Dakki's effect in the Graveyard to Special Summon itself.

Small World Bridges

Players tend to misunderstand how Small World works. Monsters should only have 1 stat in common for Small World to work.

Here are some Small World bridges that can be used in the Deck to search Hajun, the Winged Mayakashi.

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Alternative Options

Eldlich Engine

Mayakashi monsters lock you from Special Summoning other monster types. Adding Eldlich Engine to Mayakashi provides more control options for the deck. With Eldlich in the deck, you will have another win condition thanks to Eldlich the Golden Lord's strong recursion effect and high ATK stats.

Ishizu Engine

The Ishizu Engine excels in setting up the GY for combo plays. This also offers GY-disruption effects thanks to Keldo the Sacred Protector and Mudora the Sword Oracle.
Agido the Ancient Sentinel and Kelbek the Ancient Vanguard fuels the GY by milling multiple cards.

The Ishizu Engine is a double-edged sword, especially when used in high rank as Ishizu Tearlaments became more prevalent.

Boss Monsters

	Yuki-Onna, the Absolute Zero Mayakashi
	Yuki-Onna, the Absolute Zero Mayakashi negates any activated effects of Opponent's banished monster. It also has an effect that lets you negate a Monster's effect and reduce its ATK to 0 when a monster is summoned from the Graveyard.
	Yuki-Onna, the Ice Mayakashi
	Yuki-Onna, the Ice Mayakashi halves a monster's ATK when a Synchro monster you control is destroyed.
	Yuki-Onna, the Icicle Mayakashi
	Yuki-Onna, the Icicle Mayakashi can negate a monster's effect upon summon. It also has a Quick Effect in the graveyard that lets you Special Summon 1 Zombie Synchro monster that is Banished or in the Graveyard.

Mayakashi Counters: How to Beat

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Best Cards to Tech Against Mayakashi

	Dimension Shifter
	Mayakashi relies on looping cards from the Graveyard back to the Field, removing their access to the Graveyard and shutting down the deck. Any Banish-related cards gravely weaken Mayakashi.
	D.D. Crow
	Banishing Dakki, the Graceful Mayakashi from the Graveyard, will stop Mayakashi from summoning her multiple times in a turn. Losing Dakki in the Graveyard will greatly slow down the deck.
	Keldo the Sacred Protector
	The Ishizu Recyclers, Keldo, and Mudora can return Dakki, the Graceful Mayakashi to the deck, preventing Mayakashi from reviving her multiple times in a turn.

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