"1st Week, Last Chance!" Week 1 Dec 2021 OCG Metagame report + How to prepare for Albaz before it STRIKES

Hey RespectYGOers! Arcknight here reporting this week's meta game report covering 4 different OCG tournament venues and OTS in the Philippines.

"New month, new chapter", this is normally heard when a month starts but not for OCG players who are a month away (or 1 week away ) from the reveals of the January OCG 2022 Forbidden & Limited List. December is the month where PH OTS are holding their Duelist Cup qualifiers and while that is still ongoing, we'll first cover the 16 topping lists out of 40 HC from 6 different tournaments combined from Dec 4-5, 2021:

Let's dive in!