DON'T PLAY META, PLAY THESE INSTEAD. RANKING THE BEST ROGUE DECKS POST BANLIST.

[@raguiroussel]

Pak said don't play meta, so I don't play meta. (I'm just broke)

[@brockfg]

I been giving the rogue deck max rarity treatment for less money than a fiendsmith engine

[@Saixjacket]

@@brockfgI paid upped pricing for some cards, but max rarity mannadium gang

[@mauroherrera9543]

Budget Yugioh is it’s format

[@jesusosorio3013]

We all broke homie, get in line.

[@jesusosorio3013]

@@brockfg😂😂😂😂

[@mrsquadbot]

Sasuga Pak, now everyone will play rogue while he alone plays meta and win

[@eclipse_zeta]

Mannadium doesn't lose that much without Apo, it's the fact that both Apo and Baronne are banned what actually kills this deck. I hope they keep expanding the lore and give it a real boss monster, because we all know that Prime-Heart is everything but that.

[@sinnohan2225]

I wouldn’t say Shifter is great in Ghoti, but it can be used in Ready Fusion Ghoti. Ritual Beast is a MUCH better Shifter deck because it doesn’t get harmed by Shifter nearly as much. Reasons Shifter is not great in Ghoti: 1) Ghoti can’t use its best out of archetype engines, like WA and Ice Barrier (going 2nd). This is important because Konami forgot to give Ghoti a starter. 2) Some ED monsters lose important effects, such as Arionpos’ search, Askaan’s resummon effect, and Dragite’s Spell/Trap negate 3) It also really hurts the grind game by severely reducing the amount of fish that can be used to fuel Snopios, Psiics, and Askaan’s effects. Ghoti run out of cards pretty quickly under Shifter.

[@luluchroar]

sure but your opponent passes their turn lol

[@noratempest7115]

Ready fusion dshifter build has been doing a lot of work for me at locals. You're nerfed a bit, but most decks have to pass.

[@madnessends2477]

I desperately want Ninjas to get a bit more support. They just need one of two more fusions, since they only have two, and two more main deck monsters, maybe seas serpent of dragon to use with super transformation. Another ninjitsu card would be cool. Its such a cool and fun deck

[@torakandwolf6786]

Nice to see someone consider Raidraptors for a list. Deck is definitely nothing to scoff at when you’re staring down a 5K towers that board wipes and burns. Another deck that nobody ever talks about, but does have a deceptively good matchup against Tenpai is Evil Eye. A searchable spell/trap removal and a counter trap is something that people don’t really expect!

[@snoway3780]

5k towers? Battlephase, yubel attack?

[@TroyTheTCGTrustee]

Idk with yubel everywhere I think raidraptors best boards are setup into calliuga pass. Which is nasty if you get there but with so many handtraps rn can be hard to get there reliably

[@TrevorAllenMD]

This is the first list I’ve seen Swordsoul even mentioned. Idc if they show up as tiered or not. It’s just nice to see them back on the radar.

[@yu-gi-oase7498]

Just keep believing. Swordsoul is the shit i tell you. Fuck it if you lose against Tier 1. Who cares. Swordsoul is the guu and just an awesome deck, so If you wanna play it, play it!

[@med3694]

its too fair and boring im selling my core tbh

[@yu-gi-oase7498]

@@med3694 If Swordsoul is boring to you youre playing the deck wrong

[@DrRockso9]

I got 2nd with it at LA regional pre fiendsmith. It’s pretty good especially if you know the deck in and out. Kind of tough vs Yubel going second tho

[@EdWuncler3rd]

@@yu-gi-oase7498strongly disagree lol, the deck’s not for everyone ig

[@jakesmith5200]

Putting Ghoti and Dinomorphia in Sleeper Pick? My man 👊🏻

[@OrderedAffairs]

You're white forest runick build opened me to the potential, so I've been putting time into it now, thanks for the enlightenment, I was interested in it but watching you do your magic made it that much more appealing

[@xDeathCrownx]

Casually waiting for Ritual Beast support on MD

[@nicoofthenight8403]

The Evil HERO support got me so pumped to end on Plasma DPE Dark Law

[@dr.plague23]

i love mannadium its a shame they got rid of baronne its like lowkey a crazy combo deck ive beaten a lot of meta with it both going first and second its also really good in md still its definitely a sleeper pick in md nobody actually sees it coming its stupid consistent has a lot of ways to extend and a very strong end board plays through handtraps well too imo its a lot better than people give it credit

[@silvanodesimone6582]

Thanks for including Raidraptors, I was looking for a professional opinion on the deck

[@ak47dragunov]

Runick Twin Spright is Nib-proof and sets up an easy Gryphon lock. That's pretty appealing. It's not a game changer but I can definitely see plusses for it over WW and Ice Barrier.

[@nekrozofmakoto120]

I think fiendsmith musket is a sleeper pick. The only problem is the deck hasnt been sloved yet. More people need to start picking it up and labbing it.

[@dwight7124]

@@nekrozofmakoto120 bruh because fm is expensive af, I already got all the musketeer but can't afford fm

[@Lucy5456b]

lacrima ban hurts

[@charliecruz5640]

this vid was epic, i appreciate your honesty and saying how it is. definitely signing up to be coached soon. jus sadly have Christmas to work on right now. but definitely see this worth it.

[@GuyPearce217]

Salamangreat mentioned LESS GOO. I think Salamangreat kinda underrated rn u can do cool stuff with it.

[@Ro_RR0]

Salamangreat is still underrated and have a huge potential

[@GuyPearce217]

@@Ro_RR0 i wouldnt say huge but i think deck is pretty solid and can beat top meta decks here and there. The problem is deck is till pretty vulnerable to nibiru if u dont have extenders and yubel matchup kinda sucks. Against snake eyes you can play.

[@geaarmel6764]

@@GuyPearce217True I play it and I love eating Yubel deck.

[@mrlj2707]

What do you think about Galaxy-Eyes/Photon? I know the deck auto loses to quite a few cards, but the last support cards did a lot for consistency. Sure you can still brick, but sometimes I can play through 4 interruptions 🤔

[@TheDangleberries]

White Forest Mannadium is good, just won my black envelope with it.

[@nitro5247]

I'm really glad to see that Swordsoul is still pretty good. Of course it's nowhere near its peak, but it doesn't have to be because it's still plenty of fun. It was my first deck, and I still play it almost exclusively. I think Protos matches up really well into this fire/light dominated format, which is definitely the strongest part of the deck, but even still I appreciate you giving it a look.

[@something12340]

I've got a 50 card Thundra list and a 60 card grass Thundra list that have been giving me some results in testing. Been labbing since last format and hopefully I can find the breakthrough when I start playing in paper

[@Matthiouhouhou]

Nice vid ! Always nice to watch something about something else than top meta ! What about Resonator RDA ? And you didnt speak about VV, for you its already better than rogue ?

[@LoLTerminus]

kind of insane to me how adamancipators aren’t even talked about anymore

[@PyckledNyk]

Spright may be “rogue” but it’s still damn powerful even without Elf. The fact that the Nimbles alone are unhit in the TCG makes the deck incredibly powerful and gives it a lot of gas. As soon as I get my Spright core I’m gonna play it with Runick and take it to locals

[@annaisley5755]

I feel like it may be time for me to make a spright/evil twin deck, with how good sprights seem to be getting.

[@robbymartin323]

Holy fuck someone finally brought up goblin bikers lol they don't need the fiendsmith cards though play it pure with 12 hand traps and grave of the superancient 👍

[@ZeroenHawk]

Thank God for pak man giving reconition bikers is a very strong rouge deck ppl just don't know

[@n1mbus__]

Lol goblinsmith low key has a high ceiling, 3-axis that can make the djiin rank 3 that’s a light fiend 👀 pretty sure that can be made before committing your normal. Correct me if I’m wrong though, I don’t play goblins 👍

[@Murasane]

@@n1mbus__ you can pak in the video was referencing me in the locals vid but the deck i was using in that vid was superheavy samurai goblins not fiendsmith lol i dont own any engravers or requiems

[@furiousblueblade957]

It's good, but it needs the new support to be viable.

[@cankurt1696]

I think Supreme King with the Melodious Engine should have at least made it into the Rouge for a Reason tier. It can play up to 21 non-engine cards in the 45 card variant, has a solid extra deck toolbox with cards like Z-Arc, Secret Village Lock and you can build artifact Durendal to pull into hand traps and function as a "negate". And if that's not enough with the Z-Arc Engine, any hand trap you can summon + Dragon Shrine/Foolish= 2×board wipe the opponent. And the main engine doesn't cost 50€ in my country. Of course it has disadvantages (Pure Melodious is better, D-Barrier hurts like hell and it is much more vulnerable to Nibiru/Droll than Pure Melodious), but the deck really carried me through the locals.

[@Murasane]

Do you have a deck list? I'm interested in the deck but I've never heard of the 45 card version

[@cankurt1696]

​@@MurasaneIt's pretty simple. You cut Wings of Light once and put in 2 playsets of any handtrap/boardbreaker instead and that's it. I play 45 cards just to have fewer bricks in my starting hand. One brick is fine, but opening with two bricks hurts.

[@altairlightgamma3636]

What Im thinking of 2 Collosus is to use the 1st one as a material for any monster like xyz(since this deck can often play with level 8 monsters) or maybe synhcro high level monster. Then the second one can be used as the floodgate to droll your opponent. What is your idea for 2 Collosus?

[@red_dll]

After watching Jesse Kotton, what about Exosister? I am a returning player and I don't want to spend much money. Exosister looked quite nice for the price. The only decks I still have are Traptrix, Monarchs and Salad (without the support). I could get the Salad support but I am not willing to spend > 50€ for 2-3 raging phoenix.

[@annaisley5755]

I feel like ive had decent luck with trickstar in the new master duel format so far. As long as you get Lycoris up, and get your field spell going, youre talking 400 lp each time add a card to their hand. For some of these decks that rely on milling and digging for their core pieces, you can take chunks of damage to the point theyre hurt before they get set up. But then again, i feel like Trickstar needs to be mixed with something in order to survive this new meta.

[@Pontes1999]

Damn dark world not even getting a rogue spot

[@EdWuncler3rd]

Too many droll and nibiru rn

[@eugeniodasbroas]

Nibiru doesn't do shit lol

[@EdWuncler3rd]

@@eugeniodasbroas sure. Droll does

[@EdWuncler3rd]

@@Pontes1999 on a brighter note, dark corridor getting a common reprint in the bin, so that’s a cool

[@robertozaccariello6579]

Where do you think Sky Striker is positioned in the meta game right now?

[@alexrichardson8983]

Where would you place Paleo? Im thinking about picking it up

[@AngelofDeath333]

You should do an in depth tier list and analysis series talking about every single Yu-Gi-Oh! Archetype/deck

[@marcelsch9051]

I still play mikanko with kaiju engine meanwhile most of my opps doesnt even know theor effect and ran into it xD at my local tournaments 16w 2draws and 6 loses and its fun playing an easy deck like mikanko where u dont need mich backrow just a good hand

[@burnsboy101]

Thank you for putting the names on the picture, you are a lifesaver 🙏

[@LoLTerminus]

i really enjoyed unchained before shavara limit and don’t like being a meta bitch so i refuse to buy fiend smith cards. is there still a way to play them without those cards?

[@Poppasquat0196]

Right now I'm running a yubel unchained deck with a heavier unchained package, it's pretty fun and does everything fiendsmith does but you replace desirae with unchained trap and link monster

[@sormokah8229]

It's a sad day when punk doesn't show up in the rogue lists any more. Imma still jam it though.

[@ZeroenHawk]

Thank you so much Pak for doing this video the way you did. All these other yugitubers put the same rouge decks that they think are w/e. You actually took the rouge decks and properly ranked them. Even jessie and joshua tier list of videos are so nad because they just dont know what rouge defks really do so they rankings are always just so bad and inaccurate Thank you Pak

[@JellowSlayer]

I've been faithful to exodia for years and I ain't stopping

[@SheruMuko]

Runic Adventurer Sky-Striker Stun I am working on the ratios. Yes I have been having a rough time lately. And yes I am doing this because I literally have played everything but stun.

[@olliezoop]

I like Drytron and I'm probably gonna be playing it on and off this format, but the Eva unhit doesn't really matter without Beatrice. Like, the deck probably won't even be playing Orange Light going forward, it just doesn't really have any huge synergy outside of Benten searching it. Melodious, on the other hand... kinda want to see if that deck can do anything with Eva and 3 oranges

[@salbaca1104]

As for me as i think i said in another one of your videos i am retiring from modern Yugioh after 20+ years due to health reasons after YCS Anaheim and while i could never afford your services due to being on disability checks i have opted to play one of the decks listed above in the might become meta tier as i have by my count under 4 months as i agree with your views and brew a powerful version of my deck choice for the event

[@kevinvasquez3406]

Hey Pak, I am Exosister player, been killing it lately, any thoughts on where this deck falls in rogue deck tear list ?

[@SheruMuko]

So is anyone going to point out that Dinosaurs can special summon Dinomorphia Therizia from the deck and then search Dinomorphia Frenzy? It adds a Skill Drain to their end board. It also lets them play through a Nibiru. Oh and don’t forget the new Jurrac Support for a triple board wipe during your opponents turn on top of summon negates. Then pair that up with Ultimate Conductor Tyranno and you get a monster of a deck. I will be playing it when it releases. Or at the very least try to get them. Right now I am focusing more on Digimon due to the price difference. That and it is a lot easier for me to acquire different cards for the Digimon TCG right now. I am currently trying to build a deck called Imperialdramon. But not the commonly used one. I want to build the Red and Purple variant which is seen as being much worse but I found a way to make it work. The problem is that the deck is as expensive as some Yu-Gi-Oh decks. Around 300 dollars. That is because they have not reprinted a specific four of promo that I want for the deck. It is 40 dollars as of posting this comment. I can get away with not running any because there are alternatives but it is by far the best option. It is like having three copies of Imperm over Effect Veiler. Veiler gets the job done and has its own uses. Imperm is more versatile. If I remove that promo from the list then the deck becomes a lot more affordable. And since I am working my way up to getting it over time that is why I am not focusing on Yu-Gi-Oh right now. Until the Jurrac support comes out I won’t buy any more Yu-Gi-Oh cards.

[@jacobst-pierre2849]

What do you think about the magical musketeer deck with fiendsmith of course

[@jonanderirureta8331]

VS needs more support. Konami can't legally give only one wave, same as nouvelles. Centur-ion is getting too much shit

[@Don_Michael422]

No red dragon archfiend? I run a pure variant and considering adding a slight centurion engine in it.

[@kylesolana1578]

I made a Dinomorphia centurion deck they work surprisingly well together and you have a lot of forms of removal

[@Paulsebastiand]

Pak have you ever tried Infernoble Flame Swordsman?

[@Skeletor1982]

Do you know a good deck list for thunder dragon bystial?

[@mulldrifterz6469]

Raidraptors should be top of Rogue. You are reallllly underselling how strong the deck is, and it makes triple towers + an omni minimum. It can also do the whole Nightmare Archfiend 'FTK' without needing Beatrice or any of that non-sense if you really want it to. This deck doesn't care about Nib or most board breakers, most hand traps, and it is CHEAP to build.

[@torakandwolf6786]

I'll second that. Plus it's grind-game thanks to Roost is something a lot of other decks are just missing and are unable to play passed turn 3 lol

[@ArthurTheHumanIsPog]

So so true

[@anakinsmith4770]

he's a meta player you think he truly understands rogue this is the same guy that wanted plants banned when it was rogue and beat him

[@testifacatehour101]

raidraptor can be a top tier deck but unfortunately Yubel hard counters by changing the board wipes effect with phantom and then nightmare pain KOing you in return! once yubel gets hit i reckon this deck will be tiered (i will make sure of it)

[@anakinsmith4770]

@@testifacatehour101 the same can be said for most decks on this list

[@gunnergarcia1863]

I clicked on this video by random chance. And seeing Volvanics that high surprised me. I love Volcanic, I love it when it can ftk people with it. So this kind of threw me for a loop 😅

[@silv3r7ongue97]

Dimension shifter Lightsworns are coming 👀

[@trulyinfamous16]

Lightsworns can play under shifter? That’s scary

[@silv3r7ongue97]

@@trulyinfamous16 yeah the twilightsworn lumina is broken and punishment dragon is super easy to summon every turn with the new Minerva synchro

[@somehowrockingfloor3395]

​@@silv3r7ongue97can you share a list please!? ❤

[@silv3r7ongue97]

@@somehowrockingfloor3395 yeah I’ve been slacking I’m posting it on my other channel today it’s been sitting since the banlist 😬

[@daberry9159]

AS A DINO PLAYER🦖, FINALLY A LIL LOVE DAMN!!

[@UTgohan]

What yall think about mikanko?

[@JuanGonzalezZzZzZz...]

PAK it has been one week and I am at almost 1000 Purr matches. Definitelly best deck in the list. I just got them and I am playing online while they do not arrive. I marathoned all Purr videos online and I am yet to lost to SEFiend online. I am super Happy with Purr and I look forward receiving a FIRE cat to burn on game 3. That is the only Purr real weakness. Agree?

[@phenomgaming3245]

I run runick spright live twin. Surprised to see it on a list. If i get the right hand or right mills , i can beat snake eyes fire king and yubel. If im going second, i basically lost unless i have evenly matched. But the consistency of the deck is easily thwarted by sp little knight on my fountain , and by 1-2 hand trap negates can really damage board setup if hugin cant search fountain

[@elfishmite]

Yeah it's my locals deck but if I go to a more competitive event I play normal spright

[@wolfzlogan21]

Well... How about the combination deck of "traptrix+Raika", will that have any chances to become stronger...

[@Samafs]

And about Centur-ion who is currently doing good results in OCG, is it worth it?

[@nawafsumaili6931]

Free the elf

[@pawjabes2847]

n o

[@mannydinero]

@@pawjabes2847 lmao elf was cool I do hope it come back one day for link 2 spamming again or even erratad just for sprights either way I love that delinquent of a monster

[@zak8340]

MAYBE if Toad can go (a deck getting 3 omnis that steal is disgusting and i'm tired of people gaslighting me into thinking full power Spright was ok)

[@mannydinero]

@@zak8340 to free elf I wouldn’t mind. Right now princess is taking her place cause it can pull back red and kitt but not as good as pulling back spright blue

[@soupdawhoop]

finally majespecters getting some love

[@Fangs-jo4bq]

I'm really hoping that Chronomaly gets busted support like they did for gimmick puppet. Although Chronomaly will be a going second deck. Also I want more kozmo support.

[@SkighW0kker]

What are your thoughts on crusadia?

[@akiljoseph5595]

I want your opinion Where would you put ancient gears?

[@matthewvowell6200]

Gimmicks are still good not like tier one or anything but definitely a deck to get familiar with

[@FrankJoseFigueroaFerrer-m7r]

Pak what do you think of supreme king?

[@anakinsmith4770]

also if thunder gets played most of these others become dead because they need to search. the way to explain rogue isn't by using bystials or hand traps as an example your thinking literally like a meta player and trying to explain lesser decks that way it doesn't work. whenever someone says a deck could it means you haven't read the cards btw ice barrier doesn't need runick at all.

[@abrahamsobrino28]

I am a Speedroid enjoyer how would yall say it would preform in this meta

[@rinreborn2526]

does anybody know the price of a mannadium deck? like the deck looks cool and i am thinking about getting one. its kinda fun in master duel.

[@kamhutch2443]

My deck not making this video confirms to me that it’s definitely unappreciated lmao the less people that play it I’m cool with :)

[@eugeniodasbroas]

I play Cydras, Exosisters and Punk... Never see those decks in the lists

[@floydtaylor3228]

What do yuh think about Mimighoul Fiend smith?

[@Petsinwinter2]

I'm honestly surprised you ranked Vaalmonica on the meta banlist rather than this one. Where would that fall, you think?

[@vontszemu2166]

What do you think about GP Punk?

[@Rage0497]

What's the list for the infernoid? P.s. No dark world? :'(

[@the_rusted_bardiche]

phantom knights and mannadium mentioned, i have awakened. mannadium should definetly be sleeper pick, it actually still is great at breaking through everything while making a board. pk ahould maybe be the same tier or lower. eveil eye is definetly in rogue for a reason ( currently plat 4 with it on master duel ) but it has trouble outing full snake eyes fk, yubel and most 3+ negate boards, also since there is only 1 branded fusion it definetly nerfed its amount of ash bait cards :( mannadium > pk > evil eye ( i play these decks all the time but evil eye even with its custom cards needs a fantastic pilot to showcase the deck properly ) :)

[@markogamingtv7030]

In no universe is manadium without barone and apolo better than pk lmao

[@W4Rx1Sx0V3R]

Whats the deck in the thumbnail next to spright? Havent been following YGO lately

[@dwight7124]

Ritual beast

[@zariygo]

I'm on Mimighoul Fiendsmith and it's an incredibly cool and fun deck moving into the new format. People should stop making Mimighoul appear o be a shifter or bust deck and actually start realizing how many cool thing this deck can make.

[@Saixjacket]

“Shifter deck” is like a racial slur now, and when it comes to Mimighoul I agree with you. That new support can’t come quickly enough.

[@zariygo]

@@Saixjacket But I didn't talk about the new support. Mimighoul is already a good deck.

[@Saixjacket]

@@zariygo I was agreeing with your point on it not being a shifter deck.

[@rorschach4502]

Danger dark world 2.0 that's all...spam a bunch of monsters and rip cards out of your opponents hand...super cool 🙄

[@AceSif155]

Pak where is voiceless voice? Is it considered tier 2 or rogue in ur opinion, I feel voiceless is still rlly good

[@maxvonwitzleben4564]

A Deck people always sleep on is evil eye 🧿 Especially with fiendsmith

[@Acelyn-]

Why is Ritual Beast on the thumbnail lol?

[@samuelezanetti01]

I just bought 3x traptrix, do you think it's still good for locals?

[@Murasane]

if you can combine it with the ragnaraika package it takes the deck to the next level otherwise i would say traptrix is about on par with lab if not lab is probably the better version of the control trap deck vs traptrix

[@DspeedTV]

What about traptrix?

[@Yugiohfanboi]

That's a fire shirt where did you get it

[@TheOpposingPlayer]

@paktcg the links to your discord are broken on both YT and Twitch. Just fyi since it says the invitations have expired

[@MrJatz21]

Great video! Why no Ancient Gear though??

[@NotsoNaisu]

Any chance you could say something about Supreme King/Magicians here in the comments?? :( losing Apollo was tough but I feel like it can still qualify as a legitimate rogue strategy

[@phantomkaiba8727]

Tearlament Lunalights boutta go crazyyyy

[@skywalkersbutido6375]

so RB is meta?

[@juliotrivino2173]

Nice video! Can u make purrely work for this format?

[@IJustRightClick]

White woods millenium goes crazy

[@nathantau7282]

No exodia in both lists, should I not be playing exodia?

[@michaelcastets8130]

For me playing Scareclaw is a good idea too, good against meta

[@lloydbagby8355]

I still a dragon link player especially sence the new light and darkness dragon replaces borrel savige plus the bystals finally became cheaper

[@911stud6]

No runick stun in either list?

[@ruru0770]

Mannadium lost apollousa, baronne and savage. It's the new dragonlink when it comes to getting hit with every new banlist

[@sauron6031]

I don’t get why people don’t talk about bystial resonators I’ve won afew locals with it now lots of 1 card lines some bonkers extra deck monsters and also the bystials are just insane

[@KidInari]

I still rock with PKs, got third at my locals this week

[@chris10241ch]

Show list!

[@Magic1eaf]

Another Rogue teirlist and Generaider is not mentioned. :^(

[@Tidalx3]

Could you give us a pure Fire King list soon?

[@plabcentral630]

I’m fiending to play ritual beast in master duel when it come out. It will be floo 2.