Notes & Combos
This is my Zefra Swordsoul deck, it's inspired by trif, but is very much based around it's own stuff. If halq gets handtrapped you can usually have another monster on the field, and go locust for the rip + synchro next turn, it's essentially the most versatile swordsoul build I could make with just a bunch of engines smashed together. If you go the electrumite line you usually end on appalousa. Maxx c and croc are there for the interaction with the field spell to search your maxx c (yes zefra searches maxx c and has long before beetrooper, it's not as broken as you think due to everyone running like 10 outs to maxx c). Very much a going first build, but also can easily go second, your engines carry you so hard and give you so much gas, people have no idea how to handtrap you, and tbh even after playing it I don't know where to handtrap my deck properly as it's so hand dependent. Also, you don't go the barrone into baronne the usual way too often, I find I go into it through weird lines with ecclesia and the yang zing pend summon'd searcher a lot more than I'd think. Pretty fun and versatile build, kinda like three axis but pendulum.
Also, you don't lose to maxx c as hard as you may think, due to usually being able to go for 1 negate or search a maxx c off a draw 1 or 2 (like bringing out both yang zing for pend summon, and go into croc maxx c, or go into mo ye chix, so you won't get otk'd and usually if you don't get otk'd you have the clap back.