Notes & Combos

COMBOS ARE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION

No real changes to my M5 list. Swapped Fuwa for Imperm halfway through M2 but didn't play enough games to know if it's a good move.

This deck has insane grind with both the Branded Engine and the RDA Engine bridging into eachother, the 6k towers RDA win condition, turn 3 towers Scarlight, Red Nova Burning Soul, Destorbim, etc.

I love running a lower starter count with just 14. I want to avoid non-games going 2nd where I only open engine as much as possible because many of these meta decks practically FTK you going 1st + our engine isn't THAT strong, relatively.

So much of our non-engine gets you back into engine. Maxx C, Charmies (if you're on them), Harmonia, F&V, Lubellion, Magnamhut. There are so many games where I open 5 non-engine but win pretty handily because my non-engine is super flexible.

I think the name of the game with the non-engine in this deck is flexibility. You can use Harmonia send Malong for more interruption or send Luluwalilith for a stronger push going 2nd. Top-deck Harmonia is a solid breaker. You can save Impulse for your turn to avoid Light-effect conflicts. You can use F&V to get another F&V or to dodge imperm/veiler or to get back into engine. Our non-engine is such high-quality that you don't feel bad about top-decking it going 2nd.

The OVFs are cool. Burning Soul Nova is sooooo **** good for grind and going 2nd. RDA's Chain is a lovely addition to the lineup for Fuwa + going 2nd. CDQ helps raise ceiling in hands with too much engine + facilitates impossible FTKs.

Main deck feels solid. 2 F&V > 1 F&V. The 2nd F&V adds a ton of flexibility with how you use the first. It's not too bad to open with Walbaz. I haven't felt a need to run Branded Beast.

I feel very confident about the Extra Deck now. Scarlight, Destorbim and Luluwalilith are all absolutely mandatory (previously thought they were flex slots). They all come up so much for grindier games or going 2nd. Scarlight synergizes super well with the Resonance towers effect and helps you get into Burning Soul easily. Destorbim allows Harmonia + Bone to synergize well and helps me avoid conflict with Power Vice. Luluwalilith is needed with just 14 starters and because Malong bounce doesn't do anything to some of these decks.

Idk if I'm still gonna work on that RDA guide but the key combos I used throughout my climb will be in the comments section.