Best Monster Type Festival Event Decks (Fairy and Fiend)

These are our top decks for the Monster Type Festival Event in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel starting on July 19, running until May 6, 2023! Choose your cards wisely as you create your Deck for the event, and let this article help out with ideas!

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More Deck Recipes will be added to this article over time! Check back here to see what other Fiend or Fairy-type Decks can be used for the Monster Type Festival!

Monster Type D/D/D

Deck Recipe

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

Deck Explanation

D/D/D deserves a highlight all on its own due to its ability to use just about every single Extra Deck summoning method in the game. One Special Summon is enough for this Deck to spiral out of control to bring out an extremely powerful board that can be hard to break.

Monster Type Runick Dark World

Deck Recipe

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

Deck Explanation

Dark World Decks gains advantage each time it discards a card from its hand. Combine that with the powerful drawing engine of the Runic cards, and card advantage can end up being one-sided in your favor.

Monster Type Counter Fairies

Deck Recipe

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

Deck Explanation

This Deck is simple in strategy, but is all-or-nothing with its use of Counter Trap Cards. It relies on disrupting the opponent as much as possible, and then gaining advantage each time you activate a Counter Trap Card.

Monster Type Unchained

Deck Recipe

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

Deck Explanation

An Unchained Deck uses card destruction to its advantage, destroying its own cards to trigger card effects. Once it gets to bring out the Unchained Soul Link Monsters, the opponent's monsters are now eligible to be used as materials for future Link Summons.

Monster Type Plunder Patroll

Deck Recipe

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

Plunder Patroll Decks just need a minor adjustment from its usual Deck Recipe counterpart, as the archetype has not been hit with any restriction for the Monster Type Festival. It makes use of the opponent having the same Attribute as any of your Extra Deck Monsters to easily bring them out on the field.

Monster Type Trickstar

Deck Recipe

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

Deck Explanation

Trickstar is known for its extremely potent burn strategy, chipping away at the opponent's Life Points to 0 each time they try to do something. This version serves to be a balance between its burn effects, and its ability to control the field.

Monster Type The Weather

Deck Recipe

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

Deck Explanation

The Weather makes use of Continuous Spells and Traps to grand their Monsters additional effects if they are placed on the same column as them, mostly to disrupt the opponent every step of the way. Said Spells and Traps can also be used as material for Link Monsters for the archetype.

Monster Type Darklord Burn

Deck Recipe

Main Deck: 40 cards
x3	x3	x3	x3	x3
x3	x3	x2	x2	x3
x3	x3	x2	-	-
Extra Deck: 1 card
Any one Extra Deck Monster is enough

Deck Explanation

The Deck's strategy is simple: Darklord Nurse Reficule turns any effects that give LP to the opponent into effect damage. Every other card is to get the needed cards on hand as quickly as possible.

Monster Type Timelord

Deck Recipe

Main Deck: 40 cards
x3	x3	x3	x3	x2
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1
x3	x2	x1	x1	x3
x3	x3	x3	x3	x1
x1	-	-	-	-
Extra Deck: 15 card
Any 15 Extra Deck Cards can work for this Deck

Deck Explanation

Timelords may summon their monsters one at a time, but their control over the pace of the Duel is quite strong. With debilitating effects that trigger if a Timelord monster battles a monster, the Deck can run away with the Duel with the most surprising effects.

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World Champion Decks

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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

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

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