RaVen's Cup 2023: Duelists Assemble OCG Metagame Report 6.17.23

Hello everyone! Today, I'm going to share the metagame report of the recently concluded RaVen's Cup 2023: Duelists Assemble local tournament event held on June 17, 2023 at ToyHubFest, Starmall San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines with 18 participants. 

Special thanks to RaVen's Play Center, Starmall San Jose del Monte, and MalCon: The Malolos Hobbies and Toy Convention in making this event possible. 

Initial Deck Distribution

Let's get started!

"Let's Talk About Purrely!" - Post June TCG 2023 Banlist Analysis

Hey RespectYGOers! I'm back from writing and this time, I'll talk about one of the top contenders of this format - Purrely. For those who don't know, I also played Purrely competitively in OCG post CYBERSTORM ACCESS and its playstyle interests me at some point so I figured to share my insights. :)

As we know, Purrely received a huge consistency boost in CYBERSTORM ACCESS in the form of Purrelyly and Purrely Sleepy Memory. These cards gave them an easy access to one of their key searchers called My Friend Purrely which leads to a guaranteed Purrely Delicious Memory by revealing three copies from your deck. This Spell Card is important in bringing out Epurrely Plump which eventually can allow easy access to their ace card Expurrely Noir. 

No More 'Tears' Left to Cry?' | The January 2023 OCG Forbidden and Limited List Review

 Hey everyone! It's been a week or so after the announcement of the newest OCG Forbidden and Limited List and today, I'm going to share the quarterly banned list review for January 2023 OCG Banned List. 

Before we dive in, let's have a quick recap of what happened recently.

Duel Connect 2022 | OCG Metagame Report + Decklists

Hey RespectYGOers! Arcknight here. Today, I'm going to share the metagame report of the recently held meet-up event in partnership with Toy Shogun and FT Duel Groundz called Duel Connect 2022. 

Below are the deck distribution, top 8 decklists as well as exciting things that happened in this event!

Event: Duel Connect 2022

Date: 11/27/22

Venue: Toy Shogun (Forest Hills, Novaliches, QC, PH)

Format: Swiss OCG (Cut to top 8)

Players: 23

Deck Distribution

Will the new October 2022 OCG Forbidden & Limited List make a HUGE impact? Here's what you NEED to know....

It's that time of the year where we all gather on the second Sunday of the month before the new quarter starts. In one single snap, we witnessed the newest October 2022 Forbidden and Limited list. 

This article will cover a recap of the newest October 2022 Forbidden and Limited List in OCG and how we think this will impact the current meta game. (or will it?)

The last ride - October 2022 Forbidden & Limited List

Let's have a quick recap on the October 2022 Forbidden and Limited List!

The Surprising Truth about "Mikanko" | An In-Depth Archetype Review + Combos/Decklist

Heya! Today, I'm back with another article featuring a new archetype which surprised me on the last minute. Yes, I'm talking about the new Mikanko archetype. I was literally waiting for something to inspire me to write about the archetype and the last card which was revealed last Monday didn't disappoint!

"Mikanko"

Today, we're going to do another archetype review and for a change, I also came up with a sample decklist. Let's get down to business!

"The Embodiment of Light, Now Descend!" | First look at the new "Galaxy" and "Photon" cards in Photon Hypernova (PHHY)

"Galaxy, shining in the darkness! Become a ray of hope and live within my servant! Descend to me! Incarnation of Light!! Come forth, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!!" -Kite

Hey everyone! We're back once again to talk about new cards revealed in the upcoming main booster pack: Photon Hypernova with a set code of PHHY. 

The October's main box just confirmed 8 new cards related to the Galaxy and Photon archetypes which were introduced in Photon Shockwave (PHSW) way back 2011! Let's discuss the new cards in detail shall we?