Yu-Gi-Oh! Tengu
A retro ZEXAL-era format frozen at the September 2011 Forbidden & Limited List, as kept by Format Library. Cards through Generation Force. Named for Tengu Plant, the Synchro deck built on Reborn Tengu and Plant tuners that makes Trishula; Agents, T.G. Stun, Hero Beat and Chaos variants compete with it. Each card's share of top-placing tournament decks over the last 90 days, weighted toward bigger events, better finishes and newer results. Advanced and Genesys: decklists from YGOPRODeck and TopDeck.gg. Retro formats (Goat, Edison, HAT…): Format Library and TopDeck.gg, over the last year.
175 top decks · 90 days
Top cards
share of top decks
$0.39#1Dark Hole
1.0 copies a deck
100%
steady this month
$0.33#2Mystical Space Typhoon
2.8 copies a deck
99%
▼ 1.5 pts this month
$0.07#3Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1.0 copies a deck
97%
▲ 8.0 pts this month
$3.40#4Ally of Justice Catastor
1.0 copies a deck
96%
▲ 4.5 pts this month
$0.16#5Monster Reborn
1.0 copies a deck
92%
▼ 2.6 pts this month
Tier S
In most top decks (40%+)
$0.39Dark Hole
100%1.0 copiessteady this month
$0.33Mystical Space Typhoon
99%2.8 copies▼ 1.5 pts this month
$0.07Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
97%1.0 copies▲ 8.0 pts this month
$3.40Ally of Justice Catastor
96%1.0 copies▲ 4.5 pts this month
$0.16Monster Reborn
92%1.0 copies▼ 2.6 pts this month
$0.25Scrap Dragon
90%1.0 copies▼ 10.0 pts this month
$5.18Maxx "C"
90%2.5 copiessteady this month
$0.90Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
89%1.0 copiessteady this month
$0.74Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
89%1.5 copies▼ 4.1 pts this month
$2.10Heavy Storm
89%1.0 copies▼ 3.1 pts this month
$2.02Leviair the Sea Dragon
88%1.2 copiessteady this month
$0.70Stardust Dragon
85%1.1 copies▲ 6.7 pts this month
$0.14Black Rose Dragon
85%1.0 copiessteady this month
$0.20Number 39: Utopia
82%1.1 copies▲ 8.9 pts this month
$0.29Tour Guide From the Underworld
81%3.0 copies▼ 6.9 pts this month
$0.97Trap Dustshoot
77%1.0 copies▼ 9.9 pts this month
$0.19Mind Control
77%1.0 copies▼ 7.9 pts this month
$0.34Sangan
75%1.0 copies▼ 3.1 pts this month
$0.15Torrential Tribute
74%1.0 copies▲ 11.5 pts this month
$0.34Solemn Warning
72%2.0 copies▲ 14.2 pts this month
$1.15Solemn Judgment
70%1.0 copies▲ 22.4 pts this month
$0.25Effect Veiler
66%2.0 copies▲ 12.7 pts this month
$4.80Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
62%1.0 copies▲ 11.4 pts this month
$0.39Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
62%1.0 copies▼ 1.6 pts this month
$14.01Armory Arm
58%1.0 copies▼ 14.7 pts this month
$3.38Thunder King Rai-Oh
56%2.5 copies▲ 17.6 pts this month
$1.25Mirror Force
55%1.0 copies▲ 3.2 pts this month
$10.94Dimensional Prison
54%2.0 copies▲ 13.2 pts this month
$0.52D.D. Crow
51%1.5 copies▼ 5.8 pts this month
$0.32Pot of Duality
49%2.5 copies▲ 7.9 pts this month
$0.10T.G. Hyper Librarian
49%1.0 copies▼ 13.5 pts this month
$0.29Book of Moon
48%1.0 copies▼ 1.6 pts this month
$0.18Cyber Dragon
46%1.6 copies▲ 22.7 pts this month
Tier A
Core of top decks (20–40%)
$0.15Forbidden Lance
38%1.7 copies▼ 10.3 pts this month
$4.35Orient Dragon
38%1.0 copies▲ 5.1 pts this month
$3.18Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
38%1.1 copies▲ 9.5 pts this month
$3.27Black Horn of Heaven
37%1.8 copies▲ 2.6 pts this month
$0.35Upstart Goblin
37%2.9 copies▼ 7.7 pts this month
$1.10Steelswarm Roach
35%1.1 copies▲ 2.9 pts this month
$0.42Leeching the Light
33%1.9 copies▼ 1.5 pts this month
$0.24Bottomless Trap Hole
33%1.9 copies▲ 13.5 pts this month
$24.87Ancient Sacred Wyvern
33%1.0 copiessteady this month
$0.10Enemy Controller
32%1.7 copies▼ 4.3 pts this month
$0.96Closed Forest
30%1.3 copies▼ 6.9 pts this month
$0.38Chaos Sorcerer
28%2.1 copies▲ 8.6 pts this month
$0.22Allure of Darkness
28%1.0 copies▼ 2.2 pts this month
$0.74Gachi Gachi Gantetsu
27%1.8 copies▼ 12.1 pts this month
$15.05Caius the Shadow Monarch
26%1.9 copiessteady this month
$0.74Glow-Up Bulb
26%1.0 copies▲ 12.1 pts this month
$0.79Vanity's Fiend
26%1.7 copies▼ 8.9 pts this month
$0.28Call of the Haunted
25%1.9 copies▼ 2.4 pts this month
$0.23Honest
25%1.0 copies▼ 8.0 pts this month
$0.19Ancient Fairy Dragon
24%1.0 copies▲ 5.6 pts this month
$2.09Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
24%2.4 copies▲ 4.6 pts this month
$0.24Starlight Road
23%1.3 copies▲ 2.4 pts this month
$0.10Tragoedia
23%2.0 copies▼ 13.1 pts this month
$0.13Mind Crush
23%1.9 copies▲ 9.2 pts this month
$0.13Foolish Burial
22%1.0 copies▲ 7.1 pts this month
$0.43Royal Decree
22%2.6 copies▼ 8.4 pts this month
$0.15One for One
21%1.0 copies▲ 6.3 pts this month
$0.08Formula Synchron
21%1.0 copies▲ 3.5 pts this month
$3.40Arcanite Magician
20%1.0 copies▲ 1.3 pts this month
Tier B
Played in established decks (8–20%)
$0.37Dark Armed Dragon
19%1.0 copies▲ 1.6 pts this month
$0.76Gravekeeper's Spy
19%2.8 copies▲ 11.2 pts this month
$0.74Pot of Avarice
19%1.0 copies▲ 1.5 pts this month
$0.49Fiendish Chain
18%1.9 copies▼ 1.9 pts this month
$0.29Archlord Kristya
18%1.8 copies▼ 5.0 pts this month
$0.45Reborn Tengu
18%3.0 copies▲ 1.5 pts this month
$0.25Fabled Kushano
18%1.0 copies▲ 5.1 pts this month
$0.22The Fabled Catsith
18%3.0 copies▲ 5.1 pts this month
$0.25The Agent of Creation - Venus
17%3.0 copies▼ 2.6 pts this month
$0.17The Agent of Mystery - Earth
17%2.9 copies▼ 2.6 pts this month
$0.42Mystical Shine Ball
17%2.8 copies▼ 2.6 pts this month
$0.19Master Hyperion
17%3.0 copies▼ 2.6 pts this month
$1.35Debris Dragon
17%1.0 copies▲ 6.3 pts this month
$8.19Debunk
17%1.6 copies▲ 9.4 pts this month
$0.34Herald of Orange Light
16%2.8 copies▼ 7.4 pts this month
$0.15The Fabled Unicore
16%1.0 copies▲ 3.6 pts this month
$0.10The Agent of Miracles - Jupiter
15%1.1 copies▼ 1.6 pts this month
$3.37Trap Stun
14%2.3 copies▲ 2.4 pts this month
$0.18Fabled Ragin
14%1.0 copies▲ 6.9 pts this month
$0.13Scapegoat
14%1.0 copies▲ 3.6 pts this month
$0.10Spore
14%1.0 copies▲ 3.0 pts this month
$0.10Lonefire Blossom
14%1.0 copies▲ 3.0 pts this month
$1.05Dandylion
14%1.0 copies▲ 3.0 pts this month
$0.19Card Trooper
13%1.7 copies▼ 1.5 pts this month
$0.10Naturia Beast
13%1.0 copies▲ 6.0 pts this month
$0.78Dust Tornado
12%1.6 copies▼ 3.6 pts this month
$0.31Gravekeeper's Descendant
12%1.4 copies▲ 5.8 pts this month
$0.47Gozen Match
12%2.0 copiessteady this month
$0.15Rivalry of Warlords
11%1.6 copies▼ 7.0 pts this month
$4.46Treeborn Frog
11%1.5 copies▼ 9.1 pts this month
$0.11Puppet Plant
10.0%1.7 copies▲ 8.5 pts this month
$0.15Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite
9.8%1.0 copies▲ 3.3 pts this month
$1.83Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo
9.8%2.2 copies▼ 1.3 pts this month
$0.76Spirit Reaper
9.7%1.0 copies▲ 4.0 pts this month
$0.10Reinforcement of the Army
9.6%1.0 copiessteady this month
$0.10Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind
9.6%1.0 copies▲ 5.5 pts this month
$0.48Blackwing Armor Master
9.2%1.0 copies▲ 6.7 pts this month
$0.01Wind-Up Zenmaister
9.2%1.0 copies▼ 1.7 pts this month
$0.14Swap Frog
9.1%2.9 copies▼ 8.5 pts this month
$1.28Gaia Knight, the Force of Earth
9.0%1.0 copies▲ 11.3 pts this month
$0.20Creature Swap
9.0%2.3 copies▲ 9.8 pts this month
$0.25Ronintoadin
8.8%1.4 copies▼ 7.6 pts this month
$0.25Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
8.4%1.8 copies▼ 3.3 pts this month
$0.10Naturia Barkion
8.2%1.0 copies▲ 7.5 pts this month
Tier C
Tech or second-tier decks (3–8%)
$0.18Genex Ally Birdman
7.9%2.1 copies▼ 5.3 pts this month
$0.11Gold Sarcophagus
7.8%3.0 copies▲ 7.9 pts this month
$0.40Ally of Justice Quarantine
7.8%2.0 copies▲ 7.9 pts this month
$1.90Karma Cut
7.6%1.8 copies▲ 2.2 pts this month
$0.24Skill Drain
7.6%2.2 copies▲ 8.1 pts this month
$3.24Snowman Eater
7.4%1.8 copies▲ 2.6 pts this month
$9.32Malefic Stardust Dragon
7.4%1.6 copies▲ 1.8 pts this month
$0.39Soul Taker
7.4%1.4 copiessteady this month
$3.67Magical Android
7.2%1.0 copies▲ 4.4 pts this month
$0.13Chaos Hunter
7.1%1.7 copies▲ 5.6 pts this month
$0.11Mist Valley Falcon
7.0%3.0 copies▲ 4.6 pts this month
$0.07Mist Valley Thunder Lord
7.0%1.0 copies▲ 4.6 pts this month
$0.17Cloudian - Poison Cloud
7.0%1.0 copies▼ 2.6 pts this month
$0.19Future Fusion
6.6%1.0 copies▼ 3.1 pts this month
How the tiers are drawn
A card's share is how many of the top-placing decks in the last 90 days ran it, weighted toward bigger events, better finishes and newer results; the trend is that share against the month before. Basic lands and energy are left out.
- Tier S
- In most top decks (40%+)
- Tier A
- Core of top decks (20–40%)
- Tier B
- Played in established decks (8–20%)
- Tier C
- Tech or second-tier decks (3–8%)
- Tier D
- Fringe placements (0.5–3%)
- Tier F
- Seen, but rarely (under 0.5%)