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

Vernusylph Deck List

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

Vernusylph Breakdown

Monsters

Spells

Traps

Extra

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Maxx "C"	3
	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring	3
	Vernusylph of the Flourishing Hills	3
	Keldo the Sacred Protector	1
	Vera the Vernusylph Goddess	1
	Nibiru, the Primal Being	3
	Vernusylph of the Misting Seedlings	3
	Barrier Statue of the Drought	1
	Vernusylph of the Awakening Forests	3
	Mudora the Sword Oracle	1
	Yokotuner	1
	Naturia Camellia	3
	Naturia Sunflower	1

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Naturia Blessing	3

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Infinite Impermanence	3
	Gravekeeper's Trap	1
	Naturia Sacred Tree	3
	Exchange of Despair and Hope	1

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Naturia Beast	1
	Naturia Barkion	1
	Baronne de Fleur	1
	Abyss Dweller	1
	Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder	1
	Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess	1
	Underworld Goddess of the Closed World	1
	Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon	1
	Knightmare Unicorn	1
	I:P Masquerena	1
	Naturia Exterio	1
	Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir	1
	Gallant Granite	1
	Naturia Gaiastrio	1
	Knightmare Phoenix	1

Vernusylph Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

Vernusylph is an archetype of composed of EARTH Fairy monsters. Their playstyle revolves around supporting EARTH monsters. Due to this generic effect, they can easily be splashed in multiple Earth Decks like Adamancipator or Gadget.

The Vernusylph monsters, apart from Vera the Vernusylph Goddess shares a common effect of discarding themselves and another card to Special Summon 1 EARTH monster in the GY, plus a specific unique effect differing to each monster.

Note that activating these effects of Vernusylph monsters will lock you from using a non-EARTH attribute effect.

Vernusylph	Discard Effect	Field Effect
Flourishing Hills	Add 1 Vernusylph card from the Deck to Hand.	Vernusylph monsters you control cannot be destroyed by card effects.
Awakening Forests	Send 1 EARTH monster that can be Normal Summoned/Set from Deck to GY.	Double the ATK of one Vernusylph monster until the end of turn.
Misting Seedlings	Add 1 EARTH Fairy monster from the Deck to Hand.	All non-Vernusylph monsters loses 600 ATK
Thawing Mountains	Draw 1 card.	Gives a Vernusylph monster the ability to attack twice.
Flowering Fields	Add 1 EARTH monster from GY to Hand.	Opponent cannot target Vernusylph monsters with effects.

The Gadget monsters search one another when summoned. Green adds Red, Red adds Yellow, and Yellow adds Green.

The Gadgets serve as the discard fodder for the Vernusylph effects. They can later be revived by the Vernusylph's effect, which will activate their on-summon effects.

Being an EARTH monster, Vernusylph can easily utilize the Ishizu cards. Keldo the Sacred Protector and Mudora the Sword Oracle are more favorable to use compared to the Ishizu Millers.
With Tearlaments rising in popularity, GY disruptions are the better choices now.

This small Adamancipator engine acts as a combo extender for the deck. Researcher can Special Summon itself if you have a Rock monster on the field. On the other hand, Seeker requires an Adamancipator monster on the field for it to be Special Summoned. Both of them are Tuners as well, which can be used for Synchro Combos.

Koa'ki Meiru Guardian provides monster effect negation, countering common hand traps like Nibiru and Ash Blossom.

Barrier Statue of the Drought acts as the deck's floodgate, preventing non-EARTH monsters from getting Special Summoned.

Block Dragon alone carried Rock decks to become viable in today's format. On the field, it gives battle protection, and once sent to the GY, you can add multiple Rock monsters from the deck to hand.

The Earth - Hex-Sealed Fusion lets you Special Summon Naturia Exterio, adding another form of disruption to the end board.

Revival Golem serves as the main target for Vernusylph of the Awakening Forests for a free Special Summon.

Core Combos and Interactions

Vernusylph + Gadget Standard Combo

Vernusylph monsters, along with Gadget cards can do efficient combo without using Normal Summon.

Required Cards
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Step	Description
1	Discard Vernusylph of the Flourishing Hills and Red Gadget to add Vernusylph of the Misting Seedlings from the Deck to hand. Flourishing Hills will then Special Summon Red Gadget from the GY. Use Red Gadget's effect to add Yellow Gadget from the Deck to hand.
2	Discard Vernusylph of the Misting Seedlings and Yellow Gadget to add Vernusylph of the Awakening Forests from the Deck to hand. Misting Seedlings will then Special Summon Yellow Gadget from the GY. Use Yellow Gadget's effect to add Green Gadget from the Deck to hand.
3	Overlay Red Gadget and Yellow Gadget to Xyz Summon Gallant Granite. Activate Gallant Granite's effect to add Block Dragon from the Deck to hand.
4	Discard Vernusylph of the Awakening Forests and Block Dragon to send Revival Golem from the Deck to GY. Awakening Forests will then Special Summon Seedlings from GY. Revival Golem will Special Summon itself from the GY using its effect.
5	Special Summon Block Dragon from the GY by banishing any 3 EARTH monsters from hand/GY. Link Summon Geonator Transverser using Block Dragon and Gallant Granite as materials.
6	Activate Block Dragon's effect to add Adamancipator Researcher, Adamancipator Seeker, and Barrier Statue of the Drought from the Deck to hand. Special Summon both Adamancipator monsters from your hand.
7	Activate Adamancipator Seeker's effect to excavate a non-tuner Rock monster from the Deck. Any Level 4 monster. Summoning a Level 3 monster here works as well.
8	Synchro Summon Naturia Beast using Adamancipator Seeker and Misty Seedlings as materials. Optional: Activate Adamancipator Researcher's effect to excavate a non-tuner Rock monster from the Deck.
9	Synchro Summon Naturia Barkion using Adamancipator Researcher and Revival Golem as materials. Normal Summon Barrier Statue of the Drought then activate Block Dragon in the GY to Special Summon it.

Your End Board should look like this:

No Active Field Spell
			X
				Any Monster
-	-	-	-	-

Alternative Options

Gigantes can be Special Summoned from hand by banishing an EARTH monster in the GY. This can extend your combos further.

Block Golem lets you summon 2 Rock monsters in the GY by tributing itself. The only restriction here is it must be used in a EARTH deck.

Rock Band Xenoguitar lets you recycle a Rock monster in the GY as well as set up your top deck for the Adamancipator combo.

Boss Monsters

	Vera the Vernusylph Goddess
	Vera the Vernuslyph Goddess is a strong addition to Vernusylph's arsenal. It negates any monster effects. It can also snatch an opponent's monster as well as revive 1 EARTH monster in your GY.
	Baronne de Fleur
	Baronne de Fleur is a generic Level 10 Synchro Monster which provides an omni-negate threat on your field. It can also destroy a card on the field once per turn.
	Abyss Dweller
	With Tearlaments rising in popularity, Graveyard counter cards like Abyss Dweller is a must-have for any decks that can summon it.

Vernusylph Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against Vernusylph

Exosisters

Vernusylph relies on the GY to cyle through their effects, Exosister can easily remove vital cards by banishing them.

Exosisters Deck List & Card Guide

Ishizu Tearlaments

Ishizu Tearlaments have strong control over the GY, thanks to the Ishizu cards that can easily shuffle and disrupt cards in your GY. Tearlaments is the deck to beat this format and it will continue for a long time.

Best Cards to Tech Against Vernusylph

	Dimension Shifter
	Vernusylph lives and dies by the GY. Removing its access to it will greatly slow down the deck.
	Skull Meister
	Activating Skull Meister in response to Block Golem or any Vernusylph card will result in the Vernuslyph player losing multiple resources. This will kill the tempo of the Deck as it relies on large hand size to commit to combo plays.
	D.D. Crow
	Similar to Skull Meister, D.D. Crow serves the same role in countering GY-reliant decks. Preemptively using D.D. Crow to banish Block Dragon is not a bad idea to slow down the deck.
	Dimensional Fissure
	Cards like Dimensional Fissure and similar floodgates that removes the access to the GY are a very strong counter against GY-reliant decks like Vernusylph.

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