Ice Barrier is an Aggro deck in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel, focusing on an expansive WATER archetype that specializes in Synchro Summoning. Check out the core deck list and key combos, as well as tips on how to play, alternative card options & counters against this specific Deck!

Ice Barrier Deck List

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

Ice Barrier Breakdown

Ice Barrier Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

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Core Combos and Interactions

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Boss Monsters

	Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
	Recently made Unlimited in the most August 8 2024 Banlist Update, Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier is a very famous Synchro Monster even outside of its own archetype. Now players can add up to three copies in an Extra Deck, allowing players to abuse its banish effect to rip cards from the opponent's hand, field and Graveyard.
	Trishula, Zero Dragon of the Ice Barrier
	On Synchro Summon, Trishula, Zero Dragon of the Ice Barrier can banish up to three cards the opponent controls, and much like its predecessor, this effect has no once-per-turn clause.
	Adamancipator Risen - Dragite
	While the Deck does not have any Rock-type monsters, Adamancipator Risen - Dragite is still a powerful boss monster for WATER-based Decks. Ice Barriers can enjoy more Spell Card protection with this card, being able to negate a Spell/Trap Card's activation once per turn if there is a WATER monster in the GY.
	Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying
	Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying has generic requirements for its Synchro Materials, allowing it to be teched into Ice Barriers. It also makes great use of any banishing effects, increasing your monsters' ATK and deacreasing the opponent's for every banished card. In addition, if a card gets banished, this monster can banish a card both from the field and from the opponent's GY.

Ice Barrier Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against Ice Barrier

Anti-Meta Stun

Setting up a field using Ice Barriers does take up a lot of time and resources, especially going into a combo for a Synchro Summon. Anti-Meta Stun Decks are going to considerably slow down their access, with floodgates and hand traps ready to stop most of this Deck's effect activations.

Anti-Meta Stun Deck List & Card Guide

Yubel

One of the Best Decks in the current meta after the release of Eternal Partners, Yubel is strong against most Decks due to their signature effect of reflecting back Battle Damage.

It does not help that this Deck will most likely carry copies of Super Polymerization on hand, allowing them to fuse away Ice Barrier Monsters.

Yubel Deck List & Card Guide

Labrynth

Another Deck that can interrupt a combo for Ice Barriers, Labrynth and their Trap Cards will find ways to disrupt the field repeatedly, and destroy cards from the field and even from your hand.

They only got stronger when the Unchained archetype managed to get Sharvara added to Master Duel, allowing them more ways to disrupt.

Labrynth Deck List & Card Guide

Kashtira

Kashtira are currently the best Deck when it comes to punishing monster card effects. As soon as one triggers, cards like Fenrir, Unicorn, and Ogre will rip resources from them and banish them face-down.

Once Arise-Heart is on the field, it is game over for the Ice Barriers, as they need the Graveyard for some of their plays to properly take effect.

Kashtira Deck List & Card Guide

Best Cards to Tech Against Ice Barrier

	Necrovalley
	Quite a number of Ice Barrier effects involve cards moving in and outof the Graveyard, whether it be for Special Summoning or for banishing themselves for effects. Necrovalley locks down the GY and disables any effects that will move them out of there.
	Super Polymerization
	As mentioned above, Ice Barriers are a prime target for Super Polymerization due to a majorityof the Deck Recipe using WATER monsters. It is incredibly hard to negate this Quick-Play Spell, as it also dictates that no card or effect can be activated in response to this card's activation.
	Skill Drain
	A majority of the Ice Barrier monsters trigger their effects on the field, usually upon being Summoned in some way. Skill Drain should stop any and all monsters from activating or triggering their effects while on the field.
	Summon Limit
	A usual combo with Ice Barriers will take a lot of summons to get to their Synchro Monsters, especially for those that need more than two monsters as material. Summon Limit will act as a floodgate and restrict both players into only two summons per turn, so long as this Continuous Trap Card is face-up and active on the field.

Related Packs to Ice Barrier

Essence of Flora and Ocean	Eternal Partners
Glacial Seal	Guardian of the Sacred Summit
Legacy Pack	Master Pack
Raging God of the Sea	Rulers of the Deep
Shark's Pride	Space-Time Transcendents
The Noble Knights of Crimson Flowers	Treasures of the Cosmic Ocean
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Aggro Decks

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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

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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

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Alt-Win Decks

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Budget Flower Cardian	Budget True Draco	Budget Amorphage
Budget Ishizu Tearlaments

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