The Meklord archetype has had a history tied to destruction and tunnel vision upon defeating our white-hued Extra Deck bosses. But is that still the case following the new batch of support in the upcoming Duelist Pack?

Time to Retire the old Mission of Annihilating Synchro Monsters?

The Meklord archetype, much as the name implies, consists of Machine-type monsters of various attributes, families, and subthemes. The boss monsters are the Meklord Astro, the various in-theme boss monsters designed to end the duel quickly after they are summoned. The front-line soldiers consist of the Meklord Army, a set of Level 4 Meklords that have various small impact effects. Finally, the Meklord Emperor monsters are Level 1 pseudo-bosses, sharing the ability to be easily summoned from the hand whenever a monster is destroyed by a card effect. In addition to these subthemes, the archetype had a number of truly terrible support cards, so I’m not going to spend too much time there. Instead, let’s take a look at the new support offered by the Duelist Pack.

Ancient Gears Keep the Wheel Going:

However you get to destroying a Geartown, whether it be through Ballista, Catapult, or through the final effect of Meklord Assembly, the end result should be summoning Wyvern and searching Box. Because Box can then consistently unlock one of the most powerful combos currently existing in the game featuring a tiny Deskbot.

Deskbots and Links; Oh My!!!

Once you end your combo on your field of 001, Aurora, and 3 MPB tokens, you have a couple of options. But before any of those are executed, you can use Aurora’s 2nd effect, tributing itself and a token to summon Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion from your deck. This gives you a Level 2 tuner, unlocking even more Synchro options for your field. Whether it is advantage with O-Lion + 1 MPB token for T.G. Hyper Librarian or Superheavy Samurai Swordmaster Musashi, mass removal with Crystron Quariongandrax or Crystron Phoenix, or disruption with F.A. Dawn Dragster, your linear combos begin to plateau into a variety of options that you control. Despite all that remember, you still have your other Meklords as well to back up your play with OTK power, so this deck is far from being a one-trick pony! With that, let’s check out some replays of this build in action.

Replays:

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Join the Meklord Squad:

Weren’t some of those combos cool? There are plenty of different ways to make the most of all your Meklord cards, but I think that the boards unlocked by embracing Synchro Summoning might just take the cake. Beyond just that, there is one spectacular card I want to spend a section discussing because it gives the deck even more options and synergizes spectacularly!

Now that we’ve covered the core elements of today’s strategy, let’s present the decklist!

Sample Decklist:

Check out the decklist in the spoiler below!

Additional Tech Options:

Why did you Ignore [Insert Card Name Here]:

Outro:

Shake off the rust, because it is time to set your Meklords upon the world. This Synchro-destroying army may finally be able to rise to the occasion and take the spotlight they deserve. That is, as long as you take advantage of combos, you can begin to turn the tide of duels into your favor. For now, thanks for reading, but I’ll catch you next time when we shift into the other previously announced Creative Strategy (that happens to be featured in the CDSS)!

Note that a variation of this build participated in my ongoing event, The Creative Deck Strategy Showdown!

Reminder, I also take suggestions for future CDS articles! I really want to see some input from you! If you wish to see a CDS article about the archetype, theme, or strategy you love, feel free to private message me on the YGOrg Discord server or just post a comment in response to this article on our Facebook page with your ideas to keep under consideration! On most YGO-related communities my username is Quincymccoy, so feel free to reach out

I’ve also launched the Creative Deck Profile series of articles (CDP), where I take a requested archetype or strategy, posting a build with some replays. These are hosted on my YGOrganization Youtube channel, located here. Be sure to subscribe, as I upload replays for upcoming articles there before they are officially posted to this site!

As of now, I have a couple of outstanding requests that I am looking into: Mecha Phantom Beast, Lightsworn, Witchcrafter, Thunder Dragon, Sky Striker, & Shaddoll.