| Card | Chokepoint | Explanation | Impact | Link
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Artifact Lancea |
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Not Yet
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Bad | View Edit
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Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring |
Many Ash targets but only impactful if their hand is bad. Prioritize targets from top to bottom.
1. 
Dragon Shrine or 
Foolish Burial
2. Normal Summoned 
Performapal Skullcrobat Joker or 
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm
3. 
Beyond the Pendulum. More effective if their hand is small and they're missing a Pendulum Scale on field.
4. 
Harmonizing Magician or 
Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer (Might be chain blocked)
Targets below could be bait. Ash if opponent doesn't use the cards above.
5. 
Supreme King Gate Magician monster effect or 
Wings of Light
6. 
Star Pendulumgraph, 
Duelist Alliance or 
Pendulum Evolution search effect
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1. Sends
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm to GY for it to Special Summon itself. Darkwurm is a +1.
2. Searches key cards such as 
Wisdom-Eye Magician and
Supreme King Gate Magician
3. They could be searching for a missing high or low scale. Negating
Beyond the Pendulum means they can still activate monster effects and the effects of cards in their Pendulum Zones aren't negated before Pendulum Summoning
4.
Harmonizing Magician can summon 
Oafdragon Magician to summon 
Baronne de Fleur or a level 4 Magician to summon 
Borreload Savage Dragon.
Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer could add 
Performapal Odd-Eyes Dissolver to summon 
Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon, an omni-negate.
5.
Supreme King Gate Magician usually adds
Wings of Light to extend or 
Soul of the Supreme Celestial King for the end board. Celestial King summons 
Supreme King Z-ARC to board wipe.
6.
Pendulum Evolution shuffles 1 Pendulum Monster from hand to deck for cost. Can be impactful if their hand is bad
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Usable | View Edit
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Bystial |
- Banish 
Black Fang Magician revive target
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Not Yet
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Weak | View Edit
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Called by the Grave |
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Not Yet
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Bad | View Edit
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D.D. Crow |
1. Chain to
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm GY effect. Banish Darkwurm.
2. Chain to 
Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames revive effect and banish 
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite, especially if Promethean is their only monster on field or if they have <2 Pendulum monsters on field alongside her.
3. Banish monster targeted by 
Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom if it's in opponent's GY. For example, 
Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale. Opponent likely has a negate by this point.
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1.
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm summons itself from GY and adds
Supreme King Gate Magician to hand. It's a +1.
2. Can slow down extension. They will be FIRE locked with
Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames on field. Most of their Main Deck monsters are LIGHT or DARK. Might be turn ending if she is their only monster on field and they can't summon anything else to Link Summon 
Amphibious Swarmship Amblowhale to get out of the FIRE lock. They can summon another
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite if they have 2 Pendulum monsters on field but they might have fewer bodies to combo with after.
3. Two
Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom copying
Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale lets them FTK
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Usable | View Edit
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Dark Ruler No More |
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You might have already been FTK'd. Great against non-FTK builds because they mainly end on monster disruption.
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Usable | View Edit
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Dimension Shifter |
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Pendulum cards are also banished under 
Dimension Shifter
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Great | View Edit
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Dominus Impulse |
1.
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm GY effect (Opponent might not control a card when activating this effect)
2a.
Supreme King Gate Magician hand effect to Special Summon itself if opponent hasn't Pendulum Summoned yet
2b.
Wings of Light
3. Pendulum Summoned
Harmonizing Magician (Might be chain blocked)
4.
Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames revive effect, especially if Promethean is their only monster on field or if they have <2 Pendulum monsters on field alongside her.
5. 
Exceed the Pendulum
6.
Pendulum Evolution 2nd Pendulum Summon effect
7. 
Astrograph Sorcerer monster effect (Situational)
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1.
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm is a +1
2a.
Supreme King Gate Magician has multiple search targets. Stopping its summon early could prevent the opponent from summoning
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite or
Beyond the Pendulum before Pendulum Summoning
2b.
Wings of Light summon effect part of search effect. Mainly used for search effect.
3.
Harmonizing Magician can summon
Oafdragon Magician to summon
Baronne de Fleur or a level 4 Magician to summon
Borreload Savage Dragon
4. Can slow down extension. They will be FIRE locked with
Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames on field. Most of their Main Deck monsters are LIGHT or DARK. Might be turn ending if she is their only monster on field and they can't summon anything else to Link Summon
Amphibious Swarmship Amblowhale to get out of the FIRE lock. They can summon another
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite if they have 2 Pendulum monsters on field but they might have fewer bodies to combo with after.
7. Can be good if you have another trap in GY to destroy it.
Astrograph Sorcerer monster effect is not OPT and can easily be triggered again. The deck has ways to search a 2nd copy or revive it from GY.
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Dominus Purge |
1. Normal Summoned
Performapal Skullcrobat Joker or
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm
2.
Beyond the Pendulum. More effective if their hand is small and they're missing a Pendulum Scale on field.
Targets below could be bait. Purge these if opponent doesn't use the cards above.
3.
Supreme King Gate Magician monster effect or
Wings of Light
4.
Star Pendulumgraph,
Duelist Alliance or
Pendulum Evolution search effect
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1. Searches key cards such as
Wisdom-Eye Magician and
Supreme King Gate Magician
2. They could be searching for a missing Pendulum Scale. Negating
Beyond the Pendulum means they can still activate monster effects and the effects of cards in their Pendulum Zones aren't negated before Pendulum Summoning
3.
Supreme King Gate Magician usually adds
Wings of Light to extend or
Soul of the Supreme Celestial King for the end board. Celestial King summons
Supreme King Z-ARC to board wipe.
4.
Pendulum Evolution shuffles 1 Pendulum Monster from hand to deck for cost. Can be impactful if their hand is bad
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Usable | View Edit
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Droll & Lock Bird |
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Not Yet
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Great | View Edit
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Effect Veiler |
See 
Infinite Impermanence
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Not Yet
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Usable | View Edit
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Evenly Matched |
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You might have already been FTK'd. Non-FTK builds end on multiple omni-negates.
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Bad | View Edit
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Forbidden Droplet |
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You might have already been FTK'd. Great against non-FTK builds because they mainly end on monster disruption.
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Usable | View Edit
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Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion |
1.
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm GY effect
2.
Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames revive effect, especially if Promethean is their only monster on field or if they have <2 Pendulum monsters on field alongside her.
3.
Exceed the Pendulum effect to summon a pendulum monster from hand or GY
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1.
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm summons itself from GY and adds
Supreme King Gate Magician to hand. It's a +1.
2. Can slow down extension. They will be FIRE locked with
Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames on field. Most of their Main Deck monsters are LIGHT or DARK. Might be turn ending if she is their only monster on field and they can't summon anything else to Link Summon
Amphibious Swarmship Amblowhale to get out of the FIRE lock. They can summon another
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite if they have 2 Pendulum monsters on field but they might have fewer bodies to combo with after.
3. Opponent might already have a negate by this point or can play through
Exceed the Pendulum being negated
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Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit |
1.
Wisdom Eye Magician Pendulum effect
2.
Supreme King Gate Magician Pendulum effect
3.
Pendulum Evolution search effect (Not always played)
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Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit can trigger
Astrograph Sorcerer to summon itself and search another copy of a card that was destroyed this turn.
1.
Wisdom Eye Magician is the most versatile Pendulum Scale in the deck. Can become high or low scale. Destroying this can delay or prevent opponent from Pendulum Summoning. NOT OPT.
2. Mainly used to place 
Supreme King Gate Zero in scale while adding itself to the face-up Extra Deck to Pendulum Summon later. Can also summon a 2nd
Supreme King Gate Magician from hand if Zero is scaled.
3.
Pendulum Evolution shuffles 1 Pendulum Monster from hand to deck for cost. Can be impactful if their hand is bad.
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Harpies Feather Duster |
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You might have already been FTK'd. Non-FTK builds mainly end on multiple omni-negates.
- Destroys 
Time Pendulumgraph
- Forces activation of
Soul of the Supreme Celestial King. It summons
Supreme King Z-ARC to board wipe (not always played).
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Infinite Impermanence |
Prioritize Imperm on
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite. Can Imperm lower priority targets if you have another hand trap to stop Electrumite.
1.
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite (MD/OCG)
2. Normal Summoned
Performapal Skullcrobat Joker or
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm
3.
Beyond the Pendulum search effect. More effective if their hand is small and they're missing a Pendulum Scale on field.
4. Pendulum Summoned
Harmonizing Magician or Special Summoned
Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer
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1. Huge advantage generator alongside
Astrograph Sorcerer
2. Searches key cards such as
Wisdom-Eye Magician and
Supreme King Gate Magician
3.
Beyond the Pendulum could search for a missing Pendulum Scale. Also negates its destruction effect if they're going 2nd. They can still activate monster effects and the effects of cards in their Pendulum Zones aren't negated until Pendulum Summoning.
4.
Harmonizing Magician can summon
Oafdragon Magician to summon
Baronne de Fleur or a level 4 Magician to summon
Borreload Savage Dragon.
Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer could add
Performapal Odd-Eyes Dissolver to summon
Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon, an omni-negate.
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Kaiju |
You might have already been FTK'd, but if not:
Tribute an omni-negate such as
Baronne de Fleur,
Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon, 
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon or
Borreload Savage Dragon
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Opponent might still have 1-2 omni-negates
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Weak | View Edit
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Lava Golem |
You might have already been FTK'd, but if not:
Tribute 2 omni-negates such as
Baronne de Fleur,
Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon,
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon or
Borreload Savage Dragon
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Not Yet
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Usable | View Edit
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Mulcharmy Fuwalos |
Chain to 
Vaylantz World - Konig Wissen or 
Vaylantz World - Shinra Bansho if using in Main Phase
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The Vaylantz Field Spells give you a card. This prevents you from activating a Mulcharmy.
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Great | View Edit
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Mulcharmy Meowls |
Chain to
Vaylantz World - Konig Wissen or
Vaylantz World - Shinra Bansho if using in Main Phase
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The Vaylantz Field Spells give you a card. This prevents you from activating a Mulcharmy.
Draws from
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm GY effect,
Black Fang Magician and possibly
Exceed the Pendulum. These cards and effects aren't always used.
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Weak | View Edit
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Mulcharmy Purulia |
Chain to
Vaylantz World - Konig Wissen or
Vaylantz World - Shinra Bansho if using in Main Phase
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The Vaylantz Field Spells give you a card. This prevents you from activating a Mulcharmy.
Draws from
Astrograph Sorcerer,
Supreme King Gate Magician, 
Chronograph Sorcerer and Pendulum Summon from hand.
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Nibiru, the Primal Being |
Nibiru + Imperm or Effect Veiler is your best bet. This deck can make omni-negates by the 5th summon or before Pendulum Summoning.
If you have both, wait for these choke points before they make a 2nd omni-negate after Pendulum Summoning. If you only have Nibiru, use it before they summon the 1st omni-negate, ideally after they've Pendulum Summoned.
1a. When
Harmonizing Magician +
Oafdragon Magician are on field
1b. When 
Supreme King Dragon Lightwurm +
Chronograph Sorcerer are on field
2. When 2 level 7's are on the field after opponent has Pendulum Summoned. They can still summon 2 level 7's after Nibiru depending on the hand.
3. Chain Nibiru to 
The Gaze of Timaeus targeting 
Dark Magician of Destruction
4. Chain Nibiru to 
Performapal Celestial Magician monster effect if they also control a Synchro monster
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1.
Baronne de Fleur can be summoned with these monsters. Can be done by 5th summon.
2. 
Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon can be summoned with 2 level 7's.
Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon can summon
Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon if it is sent to GY. Vortex is an omni-negate.
3.
The Gaze of Timaeus can summon
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, which is an omni-negate. Can be done as early as the 3rd summon.
4. You won't be able to activate monster effects for the rest of the turn
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Usable | View Edit
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Raigeki |
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You might have already been FTK'd. Non-FTK builds end on multiple omni-negates.
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Bad | View Edit
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Red Reboot |
-
Time Pendulumgraph
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Soul of the Supreme Celestial King
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You might have already been FTK'd. Non-FTK builds mainly end on monster disruption.
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Soul of the Supreme Celestial King summons
Supreme King Z-ARC to board wipe
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Weak | View Edit
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Retaliating "C" |
Chain to
Wings of Light
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Pendulum cards are also banished under 
Retaliating "C"
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Usable | View Edit
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Super Polymerization |
You might have already been FTK'd, but if not:
Super Polymerization targets:
1. 
Mudragon of the Swamp
2. 
Starving Venom Fusion Dragon
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1. Use
Baronne de Fleur +
Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon
2 Use 2 of 
I:P Masquerena,
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon,
Borreload Savage Dragon. Also works for
Mudragon of the Swamp
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Ultimate Slayer |
You might have already been FTK'd, but if not:
1.
Baronne de Fleur or
Borreload Savage Dragon. Send 
Golden Cloud Beast - Malong to threaten another card.
2.
Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon. Send 
Elder Entity N'tss to threaten another card.
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Not Yet
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Usable | View Edit |
Mulcharmy Fuwalos, 
Droll & Lock Bird and 
Nibiru the Primal Being paired with 
Effect Veiler
Forbidden Droplet and 
Ultimate Slayer are good against non-FTK builds. They're useless against FTK builds. Board Breakers become harder to resolve if the opponent ends with 
Horoscope Sorcerer, the Stargazer Magician scaled.
