Pendulum Magician

Master I from on October 23rd, 2024
cp-ur 750 + cp-sr 270
41 cards

Notes & Combos

This list is based on Hyorin's Master 1 decklist. Thanks for cooking that up, Hyorin!

The changes I made are because of preference.

  • 2nd Wings of Light. I just like having 2.
  • Supreme King Dragon Clear Wing for Magician of Hope. I like having Clear Wing to help going 2nd and I rarely go for 2 pend summons. Clear Wing can sometimes be summoned on opponent's turn to monster wipe if you went 1st.
  • Crossout + Imperm for 2 Maxx C. The weirdest looking change and idk if it's correct. I did it after being Maxx C'd 6 games in a row. We go 1st more than before because of Tenpai and Maxx C in hand was often win-more if I managed to set up Secret Village. This list can take the Maxx C challenge going 1st but I'd still rather not.
  • The other reason is because Maxx C gets negated half the time going 2nd leaving Ash as the only other hand trap. However, Maxx C often trades for Ash so we're less likely to be Ashed Turn 2 so idk. Imperm gives me 1 more HT and a Crossout target to help going 1st.

Going 1st: Set up Secret Village with 1 Spellcaster on field and as much protection as you can.

  • Pendulum Evolution can get Astrograph. Electrumite or Beyond the Pendulum can then grab Majesty Pegasus. Try to bait Ash before using the hand fixing eff.
  • Lightwurm was clutch. Can be an extender and is also a Tuner. It doesn't restrict your other material the way Harmonizing Magician does. That can make it easier to summon Ignister Prominence to get Majesty.
  • Lightwurm can be used defensively if you end with Exceed the Pendulum + a lvl 4 DARK pend monster on field. Use Exceed to summon Lightwurm on opponent's turn, then quick Synchro into Clear Wing for a monster wipe.
  • I often take the Maxx C challenge going 1st. Try to get to Village no matter what lol.
  • Deck plays well through hand traps but you might have to freestyle a bit. Endboards can vary.
  • Saw Nibiru more than I expected so I still try to play around that.
  • I set Shrine/Foolish before activating to check for Maxx C but people either toggle off or click no really fast. I vaguely remember being able to feel the delay in the past. Or maybe I'm misremembering.

Going 2nd: Unfortunately, it's not as good going 2nd. Opening Village and/or Majesty feels bad. Gameplan is the same as always. Make ED monsters as needed, Clear Wing wipe, Ignister Prom non-target removal, Purple Poison.

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Replays

ID: 002-019-149

  • Maxx C challenge going 1st vs Careco
  • Tenpai vs Kotowaru, AreX, Foongus, bricking
  • Lightwurm & Clear Wing being used defensively on Oct 14
  • Replay where I wasn't hellbent on getting Village and did 2 pend summons vs DPE icon. Probably should've gone for Starving Venom with Joker + Astro before 2nd pend summon.
  • Replays from Oct 7 & earlier are without Village

Some of these could've been sequenced better.