Chapter 28. Dark Magician Not Strong in the Meta? The Decklist Leaves Everyone Stunned
Dark Magician's power level!
Yugi Muto and Pharaoh Atem!
They had already given the old guard in the Duel Monsters world more than enough to be shocked by!
Now!
In Sei Yuki's world.
Just what kind of Dark Magician deck build was it.
And how strong was it!
All of this was unknown.
With Yugi Muto speaking up now, it counted as opening a door for them!
Afterward, they could also learn the deck information they wanted through chatting with Sei Yuki!
Sei Yuki: "Then let's go with this video! 'Dark Magician Beginner's Guide! Everyone Can Be a Dark Magician!'"
Sei Yuki: "Mr. Yugi Muto, and you, Pharaoh inside him, I believe you'll both get a lot out of it after watching."
...
Sei Yuki in the main world finished selecting the video.
The short plays quickly, and the uploader, 30-Year-Old Dark Magician, begins speaking in a slow, steady tone.
30-Year-Old Dark Magician: "You've got a good eye clicking in here."
30-Year-Old Dark Magician: "The Dark Magician Deck isn't very strong in the current meta, but I believe it'll rise to the top tier one day!"
30-Year-Old Dark Magician: "So what does the current Dark Magician Decklist look like?"
30-Year-Old Dark Magician: "Let's first take a brief look at the more commonly used mainstream Dark Magician lists."
...
Just two lines.
And the smile faded from Yugi Muto's face, which had been full of anticipation.
What did this guy mean?
Dark Magician wasn't very strong in Sei Yuki's world right now?
No!
This is Dark Magician!
Dark Magician, you know?
Dark Magician actually isn't strong?
Could it be!
It still can't compare to Blue-Eyes White Dragon?
Or perhaps!
The Dark Magician Deck!
Can't compare to Eldlich and HERO?
Yugi Muto felt a little sad, and even Pharaoh Atem couldn't help but frown slightly.
Both of them were loyal users of Dark Magician.
Hearing this uploader say Dark Magician wasn't strong in that environment made them both a bit uncomfortable.
But Seto Kaiba showed a mocking expression.
The rival Dark Magician, not good?
Now that was some pretty good news.
However, before the Duel Monsters world could launch into a heated discussion.
The decklist screen was already up.
Standard vanilla Dark Magician ×3, Magicians' Souls ×3, Magician's Rod ×3.
Then the standard three Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, three Maxx "C", and so on.
Nothing flashy, but from it Yugi Muto also noticed differences.
Ritual Dark Magician?
Dark Magical Circle?
Eternal Soul?
Secrets of Dark Magic?
Soul Servant?
Apprentice Illusion Magician?
Huh?
What are all these cards?
No way!
Is this really a Dark Magician decklist?
Where's Summoned Skull?
Where's Gaia the Fierce Knight?
Curse of Dragon?
Are we just not running other low-Level monsters anymore?
So this is.
A Dark Magician build?
"Partner? Why is it completely different from what I imagined?"
"The other me, perhaps this is how Dark Magician is built in a more advanced world?"
Yugi Muto and the Pharaoh within spoke to each other.
They were both utterly dumbfounded by this list.
Seto Kaiba's mocking expression disappeared as well.
He had thought Dark Magician's build wouldn't have changed much.
But after this look.
The changes were a bit too much, weren't they!
You call this weak?
As for the Extra Deck, the Fusion ace bosses were maxed out.
There were even the Ebon Dark Magician Xyz monsters.
And there were Link Monsters in the mix.
What?
Since when did the Dark Magician build have such a diverse Extra Deck?
Not to mention the dazzling array of Spells and Traps.
"Damn it, Yugi's Dark Magician really isn't simple."
"Just from the deck construction alone, it doesn't seem any worse than my Blue-Eyes."
"It's just, how strong is it actually...."
Seto Kaiba muttered to himself, eyes growing cold as he looked at other cards on the list he had never seen before.
...…
GX world.
Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon were decks used by the previous generation's legendary duelists of the old guard.
So when they saw the next short was about Dark Magician.
The entire Duel Academy started to boil.
Dark Magician!
Yugi Muto, the former King of Games' deck build!
Only, why was it that aside from the Dark Magician card, nothing else looked the same.
Everything else looked totally different.
"Mamma mia? This build looks like Dark Magician, and yet it doesn't."
"King of Games Yugi Muto's build wasn't this pure a Dark Magician."
"This must be a pure Dark Magician build!"
Dr. Vellian Crowler blinked and spoke earnestly.
Hearing that, other duelists all nodded in agreement.
"Uh? Professor, are you sure it's a pure Dark Magician deck?"
"Why do I see lots of other cards in the Extra Deck?"
Chancellor Sheppard turned and questioned Dr. Crowler.
At that moment.
Dr. Crowler finally reacted and shifted his gaze to the Extra Deck.
You never know until you look.
After a look, Dr. Crowler fell silent.
The Extra Deck, you could say only the Fusion and Xyz parts had some connection to Dark Magician.
Ritual and Synchro.
You can't say they weren't there, but they didn't have anything to do with it.
Just like how Blue-Eyes White Dragon techs in the Galaxy-Eyes Xyz trio.
This Dark Magician was packing ace boss cards from other systems they didn't understand.
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