Generaider has been one of the coolest archetypes to ever come out in my opinion. As a RPG connoisseur, the idea of piloting a deck as the dungeon master pitting your opponent through a "boss rush" scenario is so cool! It's been a couple months since I've updated this deck, so I decided to create a guide/decklist that would best fit the current metagame.
With the release of the "Flames of Fury" pack in Masterduel, Generaider receives three copies of Triple Tactics Thrust - an incredible card allowing the deck another way to get Boss Stage on the field and increased capability to play going second (an ability it sorely lacks)!
This deck can notably play under Dimension Shifter/Ariseheart's banish floodgates as well!
Even more consistent and strong with the recent new support and with TTThrust, pure Generaider is now able to stuff a whopping 20+ staples in their decklist, allowing it to compete with Masterduel's merciless meta.
Be your opponent's final BOSS as you pilot Generaider!
ARCHETYPES AND DECKBUILDING
No other engines mean that Generaider has more room for staple cards to specifically counter the meta - the Maxx "C" package and the newly introduced TTThrust and it's associated cards - what I like to call the "TTThrust package."
Since Generaider is incentivized to include more level 9s with the addition of Vala and Laevateinn, ten level 9 Generaider bosses are used to enable the deck go into rank 9 XYZ plays. Laevatein is your main go-to rank 9, however, some situations may call for Infinitrack Earth Slicer or Enterblathnir. Some hands allow for four level 9 Generaider to be deployed on the board, so you can hand-rip two cards from your opponent's hand (Double Enterblathnir) then make Utopic Draco Future! Combos will be explained below.
3 Hop Ear Squadron is particularly effective in this deck. During your opponent's turn, you can synchro two tokens away with Hop Ear Squadron to hand rip your opponent for one card and make Baronne De Fleur!
3 Triple Tactics Thrust is used because of it's immense versatility. It's targets for searching from deck are Triple Tactics Talent, Evenly Matched and Appointer of the Red Lotus. If needed, Thrust can also set Generaider Boss Fight to get your engine started. Always live because of the nearly 90% usage of Ash/Maxx "C," you can always search out for your starter to set from deck, Generaider Boss Fight or search a board breaker to punish your opponent.
There are 9 ways to search Generaider Boss Stage in this deck + the 3 Boss Stages themselves - giving you a total of 12 ways to get your all-important field spell on board. TTThrust also indirect searches Boss Stage by setting Boss Fight from deck.
COMBOS AND GAMEPLAN
Generaiders function as a control strategy, negating and interrupting your opponent until your giant beatsticks can attack for game. Pure Generaider combos are simple since the strategy is so straightforward. Do not underestimate it's simplicity, since it is very potent!
Here are the combos for Generaider:
Vala, Seidhr of the Generaider Bosses + Mardel, Generaider Boss of Light = Boss Stage and Laevatein
- Activate Vala's effect to summon herself by sending Mardel to the GY.
- On summon, activate Vala's on-field effect to summon a Mardel from your GY/hand.
- Mardel searches Boss Stage. If you have another Generaider on hand, search Boss Quest instead, then search Boss Stage + Another Generaider S/T.
- Activate Boss Stage.
- XYZ summon Laevatein using Vala + Mardel.
Vala, Seidhr of the Generaider Bosses + Any level 9 Generaider + World Legacy Monstrosity = Boss Stage, 2 card hand-rip and Utopic Draco Future
- Activate Vala's effect to summon herself by sending level 9 Generaider to the GY.
- On summon, activate Vala's on-field effect to summon a level 9 Generaider from your GY/hand.
- Activate Monstrosity targeting Vala on the field. Summon from deck Mardel and another level 9 Generaider.
- Mardel searches Boss Stage. If you have another Generaider on hand, search Boss Quest instead, then search Boss Stage + Another Generaider S/T.
- Activate Boss Stage.
- XYZ summon Enterblathnir. Activate it's effect to banish a random card from your opponent's hand.
- Repeat step 6. Banish a second card from your opponent's hand.
- XYZ summon Utopic Future by overlaying your two Enterblathnirs.
- XYZ summon Utopic Draco Future using your Utopic Future.
Hop Ear Squadron + 2 Generaider Tokens = 1 card hand-rip and Baronne De Fleur
- During your opponent's draw phase, summon Harr, Generaider Boss of Storms from deck.
- During your opponent's main phase, negate your opponent's card effect with Harr, using two tokens so Hop Ear can use their effect.
- Synchro summon using Hop Ear Squadron from hand + Generaider token for Desert Locusts.
- On summon, discard a card from your opponent's hand with Desert Locusts.
- Synchro summon using Desert Locusts + Generaider Token for Baronne De Fleur.
Going first, it is imperative that the Duelist always establish Generaider Boss Stage. Everything else is just extra in comparison. Almost every hand would end on Laevatein's "XYZ Superpoly" and Boss Stage's summon from deck of another Generaider Boss. However, the most incredible hands can end on Enterblathnir's double hand-rip, Utopic Draco Future's monster negate/steal, Desert Locust's hand-rip and Baronne De Fleur. Also, this deck boasts 15+ staple slots, so you hand can have an Ash Blossom, Impermanence, etc. in hand for further interruption.
Going second, this deck's ample space enables it to side in a multitude of going second cards. After an enemy's board has been sufficiently weakened, you can summon beefy beatsticks to beat down your opponent's monsters in the battle phase, then in main phase 2 you can use Laevatein to XYZ superpoly away their surviving monsters, backrow, and GY.
GENERAL TIPS
- Although somewhat limiting, this deck can still play relatively comfortably under Dimension Shifter, Dimensional Fissure and Macro Cosmos. With Ariseheart and Dimension Shifter so common on ladder right now, Generaider is one of the few decks that can still compete under those floodgates.
- A huge weakness this deck has is Cosmic Cyclone/Runick Destruction/Twin Twister on your Boss Stage. That usually ends most of your interaction and interruption vs. your opponent. Thankfully, these cards are relatively rare in the current iteration of Masterduel meta.
- Summon Loptr with Generaider Boss Stage first to give all your Generaider monsters and tokens an attack boost. Opponents tend to attack the low ATK tokens since they're a weak point in your defense. Tribute them before they get a chance to!
- If one of your Generaider monsters get negated or rendered useless, you can tribute it with Loptr to summon another Generaider Boss from deck, giving you another form of interaction. Also, if your opponent targets your Generaider monster with a card effect, you can quick effect tribute them with Loptr so they can dodge the effect!
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Triple Tactics Thrust changes the very deck builds of Masterduel ladder, including Generaider. With these cards, Generaider can now confidently go second while also having more access to it's engine! It's an incredible card that boosts the power of Generaider!
All in all, this older deck is granted new life for today's meta with their two very strong support cards Laevateinn and Vala. Triple Tactics Thrust from the Flames of Fury pack give the deck extra playability as well, allowing it to contest confidently meta decks on ladder.
GLHF Duelists!