Notes & Combos

My M1 Salamangreat decklist is inspired from a player named 夏美子1314 in Chinese YGO BBS (Baidu Tieba). He used this deck (almost the same) in last month and finally climbed to rating 1802. In November 1st, he also used a same deck to reach Master 1, becoming the first M1 player in Tieba. I think this deck is the answer of salamangreat in Tenpai format, it took me 3 days from D5 to M1 with a winrate over 60%

0 MaxxC and 0 Handtraps, except Ash: MaxxC is almost the worst card when you face Tenpai. Even if you face Voiceless and go 2nd, MaxxC won't be enough to bring you victory. Since MaxxC is no longer played in my decklist, the power of Impermanence and other handtraps are also significantly reduced, except for Ash of Blossom. So I remove them from my list.

12 counter traps: This list is notable for containing a large number of counter traps. Without a doubt, counter traps are always your most reliable option when going 1st. Solemn Judgement and Iron Thunder can protect your backrow from Duster and Lighting Storm. Solemn Judgement, Warning and Strike behave well in counter Tenpai and Ritual Beast, especially Judgement and Warining can negate the Normal summon of Tenpai, even after the activation of Sangen Summoning.

Counter traps can also help you cope with MaxxC and other handtraps form your opponent which can stop your combo. Stop and set counter traps is not a bad choice.

2 Flame Bufferlo: Bufferlo is a great normal summon starter if you put lots of counter traps in your deck. You can draw more powerful traps after you link Balelynx with it. Don't worry that you won't be able to complete the combo because you've discarded Lady Debug and Gazelle, Lynx + 2-3 contertraps can also stop your opponent in T2.

Bufferlo has other advantages. It behaves well in front of MaxxC, Psy Gamma and Dimension Shifter. Just draw and set your traps. Lastly, Bufferlo can be summon by Horse Prince. You can draw 2 cards instead of searching Ash of Blossom if she has been in your initial hands.