Notes & Combos
This format is absolute madness. Maliss is everywhere and nearly every deck runs 12-20 handtraps. ----
Some notes
- Lancea - I hate this card, but there's no way you can skip it in this Maliss Tier-1 format ...
- Ghost Belle - It does a fantastic job against GWC, March Hare, Splash Mage, and decks like Fiendsmith or Blue-Eyes Primite
- All Trap Holes traps are great:
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Floodgate for their NS Maliss monster
- Be careful though the three Maliss Traps (GWC, TB-11, MTP) and Maliss in the Mirror can dodge it. Only use Floodgate, if there are no cards set in the S/T-Zone. It hinders Link climbing and prevents them from putting Maliss NS monsters into the GY for shenanigans (March Hare, Bystials)
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Traptrix Nightmare can be used on almost everything! Notable targets:
- White Binder, Red Rensom, Lizardose, Splash Mage, every SS Maliss main deck monster, (Apollusa), Fiendsmith Requiem, etc.
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Gravedigger is absolutely cracked in this format
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Superpoly might be a outstanding card in this format, but the extra deck is too thight for 3 flexspots. (Muddragen, Garura, Earth Golem Ignister/Desavewurm)
- 10/15 extra deck slots are crucial for your core plays
- Cutting Almiraj removes access to Parallel eXceed for a semi decent board if you open a bad hand with Parallel eXceed and one of: Ash, Belle, Maxx "C", Sakitama, or Rikka Princess.
- Rafflesia is no longer optional like in the last format – Nibiru is everywhere now.
- Bagooska can be played if you got Maxx C and it works fine on everything that isnt Maliss
- Time Thief Redoer does a mediocre job. I don’t know why, but this card seems to be a magnet for handtraps. Potentially cuttable, though you’ll need to dedicate a flex spot for removal
- S:P Little Knight is very flexible, but not so strong in this format – might be cuttable
- I've tested Super Poly so much in this format, but the biggest issue is the discard cost. Most of the time, you can out something against Maliss, but you’re left without a follow-up...
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Future testing:
- Banishing Trap Hole - banishing all of their SS main deck Maliss monsters or half of their Extra Deck face down without a chance to get them back
- Evilswarm Exciton Knight might be a sleeper pick in this format
- Kashtira Unicorn
Replays
You can check out some replays on MD, ID: 588-868-292