Ashened is an Aggro deck in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel, focusing on DARK Pyro monsters that focus on giving the opponent a key monster and destroying your own Field Spell to your benefit. Check out the core deck list, key combos, how to play & beat as well as F2P or budget options!

Ashened Deck List

Main Deck: 41 cards
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Extra Deck: 15 cards
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Ashened Breakdown

Monsters

Spells

Traps

Extra

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring	3
	Priestess of the Ashened City	3
	Veidos the Eruption Dragon of Extinction	3
	Maxx "C"	3
	Kashtira Unicorn	2
	Kashtira Fenrir	1
	King of the Ashened City	1
	Hero of the Ashened City	1
	Shaman of the Ashened City	1
	Spearhead of the Ashened City	1

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Super Polymerization	3
	Bonfire	2
	Called by the Grave	2
	Crossout Designator	1
	Extinguishing the Ashened	3
	Obsidim, the Ashened City	3
	Awakening of Veidos	3
	Kashtira Birth	1

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Infinite Impermanence	2
	Ashened to Endlessness	1
	Ashened for Eternity	1

Rarity	Name	Qty
	Veidos the Dragon of Endless Darkness	2
	Garura, Wings of Resonant Life	1
	Infernal Flame Banshee	1
	I:P Masquerena	1
	S:P Little Knight	1
	Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames	1
	Embers of the Ashened	2
	Mudragon of the Swamp	1
	Predaplant Dragostapelia	1
	Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir	1
	Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy	1
	Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze	1
	Amphibious Swarmship Amblowhale	1

Ashened Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

Core Combos and Interactions

Boss Monsters

	Veidos the Eruption Dragon of Extinction
	Veidos the Eruption Dragon of Extinction, more often than not, is summoned to the opponent's side of the field. This is what the Deck's entire strategy revolves around; as soon as that happens, destroy the Ashened City, and set Ashened to Endlessness. Its field wipe is what makes this card crucial, and inexperienced players might not realize the effect triggers even if this card is on the opponent's field.
	Veidos the Dragon of Endless Darkness
	Veidos the Dragon of Endless Darkness is the monster to be summoned while using the other Veidos as Fusion Material. Immune to card destruction effects and targeted monster effects, this card wipes out all Spells and Traps the opponent controls upon being Fusion Summoned. It also destroys a card that activates its effect once per turn.
	Embers of the Ashened
	Embers of the Ashened, while a Fusion Monster, serves as support for the Fusion Veidos. It recycles a Field Spell from the GY to your hand (usually the Ashened City). This card takes advantage of the playstyle of turning the opponent's monsters into Pyro-type; it destroys a Pyro-type monster it battles, and then it can launch another attack once per turn.

Ashened Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against Ashened

Tearlaments

Tearlaments has a playstyle that can be far too overwhelming for an Ashened Deck to deal with, unless the latter has the right hand traps. Even with the loss of Primeval Planet Perlereino, their capacity for Fusion Summons is well near second to none, especially with its flexibility on Extra Deck monsters.

Gimmick Puppet

Why bother letting the opponent play the game when the perfect hand is set? That's the current playstyle for Gimmick Puppets, whose new cards managed to let play a rather consistent FTK combo.

Had it still had Gimmick Puppet Nightmare, this Deck would have been the single most dangers Deck against Ashened, but for now, players have to counter and survive its FTK attempts first.

Gimmick Puppet Deck List & Card Guide

Tenpai Dragon

Despite Tenpai Dragon Chundra and Sangen Summoning being set to Limited starting January 9, 2025, Tenpai Dragon is still a powerful Deck once it manages to get its crucial cards.

It becomes even stronger in the Battle Phase. Be very scared if they manage to open Paidra into Sangen Kaimen, into Chundra; that is already a lost Duel.

Tenpai Dragon Deck List & Card Guide

Best Cards to Tech Against Ashened

	Dimensional Barrier
	Ashened's playstyle can be seen from a mile away onec it mananges to set up Veidos and Ashened to Endlessness. Once they see it coming, a Trap-centric Deck can make use of Dimensional Barrier to deny the Fusion Summon, and even negate any Fusion monsters that are already on the field.
	Bystial Druiswurm
	As the Ashened are all DARK monsters, they are susceptible to the effects of the Bystial archetype. Especially dangerous is Bystial Druiswurm, who is now fully unlimited to 3. The banish effect from the GY is one thing, but being able to safely send cards on the field to the GY if he himself gets sent there is a great interrupt against Ashened Decks.
	Droll & Lock Bird
	Because of the currently small number of cards within the archetype, the Ashened need every search effect they can get to get to their key cards as soon as possible. Unfortunately, Droll & Lock Bird has once again risen in popularity by proxy from the other Decks in the current meta. A single use of this card nullfies all other search plays an Ashened Deck can commit to.
	Necrovalley
	Quite a number of Ashened effects recycle cards from the GY, especially the Ashened City Field Spell. If a player decides to tech in Necrovalley, they have to deal with this Field Spell first before they have a chance to retrieve their own Field Spell.

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