Reaching Master Rank with Galaxy-Eyes Photon Deck (Combos and Guides)
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2023
- Have been interested in reaching Master Rank with Galaxy-Eyes Photon deck. With the new support coming earlier this month, it's finally possible to do that, since the going 1st combo becomes more consistent.
The deck favors going 1st. Making a strong board is pretty consistent, and the deck can run through some handtraps (like ash/imperm). I have updated the deck a bit from my last Galaxy Photon deck (which got me to Diamond 1), due to some struggle at Diamond 1 against Mikanko and Purrely. After some games against them, I learned how to counter these new popular decks with this deck, which I explain in the video.
However, the deck can struggle hard against some handtraps, like Maxx C, Droll, and Shifter, or GY floodgate cards, like Dimensional Fissure, Necrovalley, etc), so dont be surprised when that happens.
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More replays of the deck:
• NEW GALAXY-EYES PHOTON... : More combo explanations (same engine and combo, got me to Diamond 1, but a bit different decklist)
• Never underestimate an... : 1 for fun replay on Diamond 2
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There are so many Galaxy Photon combos to cover in the video. If you want to learn more about its various combos, you can visit and check out this link (www.galaxy-eyes.de/index.html) which explains lots of its combos, with what core cards you need, and what are the end board results.
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Music: HQ I Kite Tenjo Theme! (Soundtrack) ~ Extended - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
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Timeline:
00:05 vs Rank-Up Notification
00:30 vs Mikanko (Rank-Up Match)
03:34 vs Purrely
09:51 vs Floowandereeze
12:57 vs Thunder Dragon Bystial
15:29 vs Swordsoul
18:26 vs Purrely
20:07 vs Mikanko
22:33 Decklist
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Main Deck: (any card not marked optional are core engine cards)
Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon x1
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon x3
Photon Emperor x1
Galaxy Soldier x3
Photon Vanisher x2 (cut it to 2 to include more handtrap)
Galaxy Summoner x1
Photon Orbital x3
Galaxy Wizard x3
Photon Jumper x3
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring x3 (optional, generic, counters Maxx C)
Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit x1 (optional, light handtrap)
Maxx "C" x2 (a bit optional, no need to play 3 Maxx C currently since Mikanko and Purrely can play around it, altho it's still good against other combo decks)
Effect Veiler x1 (optional, light handtrap)
Numbers Last Hope x1
Triple Tactics Talent x1 (optional)
Reinforcement of the Army x1
Galaxy Expedition x1
Galaxy Trance x1
Foolish Burial x1
Called by the Grave x2 (optional)
Forbidden Droplet x2 (optional, can negate Purrely/Mikanko, as well as great going 2nd, as you can send Jumper to trigger its GY effect, feels better than droll / crow (these 2 are good too, maybe budget alternative to other optional cards))
Galaxy Hundred x3
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Extra Deck (Pretty much everything is core):
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder x1
Galaxy-Eyes Cipher X Dragon x1
Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon x1
Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon x1
Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon x1
Number C62: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon x1
Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon x1
Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy x1
Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon x1
Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord x1
Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir x1
Galaxy Photon Dragon x1
Starliege Photon Blast Dragon x1
Galaxy-Eyes Solflare Dragon x2
Alternative cards I had tried/considered:
Nibiru, the Primal Being x2 (good against heavy combo, light handtrap)
D.D. Crow x2 (Stops Purrelyly XYZ summon effect or some Mikanko cards)
Droll & Lock Bird x2 (counter Purrely, stops Mikanko a bit, but may not be enough)
Lightning Storm x2 (for going 2nd)
Harpie's Feather Duster x1 (for going 2nd)
Cosmic Cyclone x1 (counter continuous/equip spells)
Book of Eclipse x2 (flips Mikanko/Purrely to stop their things)
Crossout Designator x1 (anti handtrap)
Infinite Impermanence x2 (more handtrap)
More Galaxy cards you can play:
Galaxy Brave x1 (more engine)
Photon Thrasher x1 (more engine)
Photon Vanisher x1 (more engine)
Hyper Galaxy x1 (searchable)
Eternal Galaxy x1 (more engine)
Tachyon Spiral Galaxy x1 (searchable)
Tachyon Transmigration x1 (super negate)
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If you want to watch more of my replays about the combo, you can watch czcams.com/video/Na6eYi3sQdo/video.html and czcams.com/video/Na02F8FS3nA/video.html.
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Winning against meta with pure engine and meta knowledge is so satisfying
anime decks are equal to meta if you put the time, commitment, and max their potential.
@@Cardlimitstrue to an extent, but if you play against a meta deck with a pilot who is equally knowledgeable and skilful as you are, then you’re still at a disadvantage. Master Duel is sort of the perfect environment to play more rogue stuff like this, since the average opponent tends to be pretty mid regardless of what they’re playing, whereas in paper formats you come across players who know their deck and it’s strengths/weaknesses vs other decks/points of interaction inside-out.
17:54 anime scene
-"i summon number 62 galaxy eyes prime photon dragon!"
-"i activate infinite impermanence that makes your number 62 just a useless dragon with no effect!"
-"mh..ahahah..AHAHAHAH you really think that would be enough to stop ME?!?!"
-"w...what?! What do you mean?!"
-"i use my monster as a material for a more powerful monster! RISE, NUMBER C62: NEO GALAXY EYES PRIME PHOTON DRAGON!"
-"IMPOSSIBLE! HOW?!"
- "my new monster is immune to your pathetic cards effects. Now i activate his effect by detatching afterglow during the battle phase this monster doubles my C62 atk power!"
-"that monster! It has 12800atk! How can it be?!?!?!"
-"GO NUMBER C62, DESTROY HIS MONSTER AND HIS LIFE POINTS, GALACTIC SUPERNOVA!!"
-"GAAAAAAAHHHHHHHRRRRRGGHH"
I just remember that GEPD has effect lol, always feels like a vanilla
And it actually helps this format 😂
I just came across your channel and holy moly bro you are a goat. I love Galaxy and seeing you stomp over the meta with it actually brings a tear to my eye. I also especially love that you have commentary on the side as you’re dueling so I can read and understand how you went about your plays. Very good channel and player, definitely subbing and gonna check out your other videos and also look forward to what else you have in the future. Light dragon is the theme? Love blue eyes also went undefeated once at locals with it recently so this is proof that our light bois can top
Thank you.
that match against purrely was so canon it nearly made me shed a tear. The opponent pulls out his trump card that you tried to deny the entire match and erases your entire board that was about to win. But you had one and to secure victory, the Number's LAST Hope and you not only summoned A XYZ monster but you summoned the TOP BOSS MONSTER OF THE DECK to one shot him through a negate he thought would allow him to win... crazy.
The name of "Number's Last Hope" doesnt lie. It really is the last hope for number decks xD
No cards on field or hand, opponent has his boss monster out and his turn ends, and what do I draw... Last Hope. Felt like a protagonist when I ended the duel with over 8k damage.
I'm actually a blue eyes deck fan and I love binge watching your videos.. you're so smart in creating different decks and combos.. I'm dueling before at my senior high school years and still studying the current gameplays and meta.. I hope someday to learn and memorize all decks and counters in all gameplays.. You deserve a million subscribers bro! 😊
winning after using gepd's battle banish effect isnt something i would expect when we got the new support, but it's definitely very nice to see.
I just repicked this deck up since i got tired of the meta and this video has been a huge help to get me back into the swing of things
great video
Glad you enjoyed it
I got royal finish galaxy techyon for so long. Seeing you used it against mikanko makes me glad i keep it. With the new galaxy eye support might be a good time for me to try them.
Enjoy it
Great vid as always, thanks man!
Thanks for watching!
Awwwyeahhh. Been waiting on this one
Its a good time to be a photon enjoyer
@@davidecastaldo7 yeah it is. Feels good man, feels real good
😮 nice again my guy show case some more galaxy thanks 👍🏽👊🏽💯
This is my favorite deck and cause Galaxy-eyes photon dragon is what started my passion for dragons
Thanks for the tip 👍
You are welcome.
thanks for making this video bro. i am using galaxy but i still cannot optimize it. now i can learn much from your video❤
Glad to hear that
Great job man. That was I was looking for
Glad to hear it!
@@LightDragon-DuelEnjoyer9990 excuse me, can this deck work in master rank ?
@@user-ld3cs3pe7y Yes, but you need to learn the combos.
@@LightDragon-DuelEnjoyer9990Exuse me, too many people say that galaxy eyes deck is not so strong and it's hard to work especially with max c!
I like it but I'm not sure how good it is.
So what's your opinion please
@@user-ld3cs3pe7y I think it's very good for an anime deck. The deck can combo and OTK well. Combo decks in general hate Maxx C, shifter, Nibiru, or even droll, so the deck obviously suffer from that as well. If you compare any anime decks with meta, it will look mediocre ngl, but compared than before, galaxy photon is much better now (for example, it can play through interruptions)
Kite Tenjo would be proud 9:00
I barely played this month so I'm only in platinum, my deck has more going 2nd cards like lightning storm because I lose the coinflip so often, but even when I go first the opponent always has one of Nib, Super Poly, kaijus etc.
Perhaps one day I'll manage to reach master rank as I have never been able to.
Just came back into Master duel after hearing my favorite archetype finally got a buff but man I've been having to play GE completely differently now and it's taking a while to get the hang of so this video came at the perfect time also yeah I can't tell you how many times I've misplayed Emperor forgetting it needs a photon on the field
So many texts on Emperor may make you miss some card effects' detail ngl.
Man that Purrely match was fire! Good job bro
I also wish blue eyes could get a gacha as good as Purrely, honestly tho, the only thing that gacha card ( the Blue Eyes one ) would need is: ok it's the hardest of hard once per turn's, BUT! it's a continuous spell, like Purrely, adding a new blue eyes card OR Monster every turn without losing board presence or card advantage is all blue eyes needs to be "almost" competitive
Thank you.
Yeah, I would also like that kind of errata/retrain for Blue-Eyes gacha. Tbh, I dont believe if Kaibacorp machine breaks just after one use, just like the normal spell "Bingo Machine Go", and you need to get the new one in order to use it again. Hopefully Konami fixes this issue when they make the new support for Blue-Eyes.
@@LightDragon-DuelEnjoyer9990 Hopefully 😂
I would love to see you and craftymind gaming have a duel. Dragunity vs. Galaxy eyes.
I love playing galaxy eyes to me its really fun to play and even though old blue eyes is my first favorite dragon but its not as consistent as galaxy eyes tho but galaxy eyes is my second favorite dragon and then wing dragon of ra but the god cards really need more support they have the potential to be really good keep up the great work nice to see galaxy eyes making the meta sweat lol 😆
Swear I’m the only one who likes keeping GPD and Soldier out instead of linking off for Solflare. I sometimes summon Infinity with Soldier but if not I’ll make it level 4 and summon GPD that way. Having GPD giving Blast Dragon the ATK boost aka making ur whole field untargetable/indestructible is crazy. I’ve had many duels agaisnt folks who jus don’t know what to do lol. And if they try to beat over ur Blast Dragon, Jumper to end the battle phase! No Zeus!
GPD and Photon Blast making your entire field "tower" feels so good ngl.
Good thar they finally added that new support to master duel, playing with Galaxy eyes before was just painful against meta, now i fell like i can have a chance to win
Beware that Mikanko can indeed OTK if they get Ohime on board with another Mikanko monster as they can use Mayowashidori to return the Mikanko monster with Double Edged Sword to the hand thus popping double edges which then lets Ohime to equip it and OTK an empty board best bet would be to slot in Quaking Mirror Force, Swords of Revealing Light, Book of the Moon, or for the shits and giggles of taunting Mikanko or OTK strats Rainbow Life.
Quá hay 🤩
Seriously, the only problem i have with Galaxy-Eyes is the fact that i often forgot i have no GEPD in deck left for Afterglow effect. Seriously sucks especially when you fight Kash.
It happens
So I wanted to ask is this the best most optimised version ? Or is there a better version utilising other engines and cards?? I know this is a pure photon dragon deck but what would be the most optimised version of this deck that would incorporate other cards/engines to use competitively ? What would the deck list be like as I really love photon dragon decks and was very happy with the support but felt it abit mediocre
For the engine part, yes, the pure cards I play are what I think the best for the deck. You can still play other pure engine cards imo. They are still good, but I decided to cut them for more handtraps. For optional/tech/anti meta cards, I think you can replace them with other alternative cards (in the desc) that you feel better for your games. If you mean other engines, like Mekk-Knight, I think you cant do that, because the new support's combo will often need to use Galaxy Trance, which keeps you to only play Galaxy Photon for the entire turn.
If you compare this deck to meta decks, yeah, I think the deck can feel a bit mediocre. But, compared to what it was, the new support makes this deck way better imo, because now you can better play around handtraps than it was.
Nice! Have a good one
I wanted to ask you if any of the new galaxy support works well with previous blue-eyes XYZ otk decks?
Not really. New galaxy supports are good for pure galaxy photon build. But you can play C62 in BE XYZ OTK, to get 3 attacks before you overlay it into Zeus.
@@LightDragon-DuelEnjoyer9990 I thought so too. Now it's easier to decide on what to dust ψ(｀∇´)ψ
Please tell me how to use Maxx "C", when my opponent took special summon why I could not see I drew 1 card ?
Maybe droll has already resolved in that turn?
amazing, love the GEPD deck... now i know how to build a better version , thanks to you
1) Do you think evenly matched is an ok card to use? or no?
2) What do you think of using number 97 to summon number 100?
1. Yes, the card can be good against some decks but the downside is it can brick you (like all staples I guess?)
2. I dont think 97 and 100 are needed for the deck since it already has No C62 (with its OTK potential and protection effect), not to mention Trance can lock you hard.
Hey man, just asking if nova and infinity package in this deck is recommended or not ? Need some insight for those things 😅
I dont think they are needed after the new support imo, because you will most likely Galaxy Trance in your combo, and it locks you to only summon Galaxy/Photon.
Not only lock bird
Dimension shifter hurts too
What are you thinking about Bujin link2 in galaxy or galaxy cleric
I play one so I can recover 🙈
Cleric is fine. But, Bujin link doesnt feel to be really needed, if you learn the combos with the new cards.
have you considered playing small world? Or does it brick more often than not
I dont think I need small world, because the deck already has so many 2 card combos imo, so you dont really need to search any specific card.
I already built your deck, but man there's so much to do😂
So many combo lines ngl xD
1:06 technicaly mikanko can otk u on this board if they have enough resources since u mill your jumper they can reborn with fire dance, kaiju and double edge sword but i guess he doesnt have enough combo piece huh.
Since you add “Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon” is it a good idea to also add “Number C107: Galaxy-Eyes Neo Tachyon Dragon”? and if so, you can add some of these rank-up magic “rapid chaos rank-up magic”, “argen chaotic force rank-up magic” or “rank-up magic - The seventh” precisely for the latter letter “Number C107”?
I think it can be a good idea for a fun deck, tho I dont think it's good for the ladder version.
@@LightDragon-DuelEnjoyer9990 Thanks I'll keep that in mind, I subscribed to the channel 😁
Can u tell me some tips on how to use the forbid droplet well?
Btw,i noticed that u didnt rlly use cipher X at all.Did u do this intentionally?
Use it on opp's choke points/boss monsters. Also you need to discard appropriate cards, so that you can still combo after droplet. Cipher X is still played in some combo lines (for example when you detach afterglow+emperor, to use their GY effects), tho it seems I missed including it into this video (I think I played that in the previous video).
@@LightDragon-DuelEnjoyer9990Thanks:D,appreciate the tips
Soundtrack numberhunter duel links
Can i see a decklist please?
at the end of the video/ in the video description.
@@LightDragon-DuelEnjoyer9990 thx :)
Next time upload your deck profile yo!
I already put the decklist on the video, mate.