OCG Meta 4th Quarter 2015

[Harsickle]

It definitely felt like Elemental Dragons all over again..

Just that its in a form of a zoo

Performapal and friends

[Dread Kaiser]

....ok, annnnnnd??

[Pendulum]

I think "circus" is more accurate.

Well, really nothing more to say.

[kahunyu]

le pew.

[Mofiz]

I think "circus" is more accurate.

Well, really nothing more to say.

Which circus makes litte kids cry?

[LolsterXD97]

Which circus makes litte kids cry?

The netherworld circus?

[Pendulum]

Which circus makes litte kids cry?

Solemn Circus...

[SynjoDeonecros]

Solemn Circus...

So, God as the ringmaster conducting tame demons like they're in a lion taming act?

[Thanako]

This thread isn't what I was expecting. Someone might as well share the format data.

The "big three" decks.

EMEm/Entermate-Entermage//Perforapal-Performage/Performage and Pals - 50 decks placing
Burning Abyss - 26 decks placing
Monarch - 9 decks placing


Other (all having 1 deck placing)
Train
Magispecter
Qlip
Galaxy
Igknight
DDD
Deskbot
Infernoid
HERO
Bujin
Pure PSYFrame
PSYFrame Yosenju

A lot of the current EMEm decks are above the 40 card mark, but under 50. 44 is the average, since people are using the Dracoslayer/ruler engine to go off further. I personally called that Typhoon would see a lot more work in the OCG than the TCG, and it has proven to be true, with almost all of the decks running at least 2 in the side, though some main deck 1-3. A lot of the choices that vary are quite small, things like choosing Gigobyte or Performapal Helprincess. The King of the Feral Imps is a great card, but it doesn't quite measure up with some other choices when the deck has so many other options. With that said, it is also just as viable. This is one of the few unique aspects of the deck, so there is at very least that. Some are also not using Monkeyboard, or are using Beatrice on the off chance that they can Pendulum Summon two copies.

The only reason that people aren't using Monarchs as much is because the EMEm deck easily counters it, and Monarchs struggle to recover from such a thing. Monarchs are the Prophecy to the Elemental Dragons, to follow off on a comparison that's already been made in this thread. They are an absolutely amazing deck in their own right, but they simply can't keep up with the other deck.

The usage of Burning Abyss is completely out of hype, and really is starting to slow down. Some anti-meta builds have been popping up, along with things you would expect to see. Regardless of everything, it simply can't compete. Beatrice is quite nice and it helps the deck out significantly, but the era was over before it even began. It is actually quite similar to Fabled, only the other way around and with a promotional card as a bit of a compensation.

[Sanokal]

Which circus makes litte kids cry?

This kind:



But mainly this to be fair:



EEK!