Since receiving new support cards, the Buster Blader community has been struggling to find an effective playstyle. The core problem lies in the fact that this deck is inherently unstable. This is because the main Fusion monster ( Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman ) possesses overwhelming power; if Konami allows it to be easily summoned, they will be forced to nerf it. So today, we'll try to find the most effective playstyle for this long-standing Archetype.
Buster Blader (2026) Gameplay Guide
Sections covered in this guide:
Overview
This isn't a deck for seriously climbing the King of Games ladder, but rather a highly entertaining "meme" deck with a win/loss ratio like flipping a coin (50/50).
Winning condition: If you go first (Turn 1) and your opponent has no Hand Trap, you are almost 100% guaranteed to win thanks to your ability to set up an "impenetrable" table.
Fatal weakness: If you go second, or your opponent has disruptive cards like Effect Veiler , Kaiju , or Forbidden Droplet , you are highly likely to lose.
Skill
Princess Adena's Protection (Skill Card) (100%)
Princess Adena's Protection (Skill Card)
ATK:
0
DEF:
0
You can only use this Skill's first and second effects once per Duel. 1: During your Main Phase, play 1 "Mystical Elf" from outside your Deck in face-down Defense Position. (Its battle position can be changed.) 2: If you control a "Mystical Elf", draw 1 card and excavate the top 2 cards of your Deck. Then, add 1 of the cards to your hand and shuffle the other back into your Deck.
To operate the deck and execute a "hundred battles, one combo" consistently, we need pieces that boost the deck's stability to near absolute perfection. Therefore, we will use the Princess Adena skill, a skill used in many decks recently, which can combine with Mystical Elf to optimize card drawing and hand adjustments.
The Beasts
Jet Synchron (x3 each leaf)
FIRE
1Jet Synchron
ATK:
500
DEF:
0
If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material: You can add 1 "Junk" monster from your Deck to your hand. If this card is in your GY: You can send 1 card from your hand to the GY; Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use 1 "Jet Synchron" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
Best Starter.
This is the card you always want to Normal Summon first. The ability to revive yourself from the Graveyard by discarding a card from your hand is key to Link climbing to Linkuriboh and then Protector Whelp .
You can find it through Tuning , On Your Mark, Get Set, or Duel!
Glow-Up Bulb (x3)
EARTH
1Glow-Up Bulb
ATK:
100
DEF:
100
If this card is in your GY: You can send the top card of your Deck to the GY, and if you do, Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Glow-Up Bulb" once per Duel.
Extender
Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman (x3)
LIGHT
1Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman
ATK:
400
DEF:
300
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Destruction Sword" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman". You can only use 1 of the following effects of "Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman" per turn, and only once that turn. ● You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Buster Blader" from your hand or Graveyard. ● If this card is in your Graveyard and you control "Buster Blader": You can discard 1 "Destruction Sword" card; Special Summon this card.
Although it's a Tuner, this deck's current strategy is to avoid Normal Summoning this card (unless there's no other option). Instead, it's usually discarded by Jet Synchron or used as Link/Synchro material.
Buster Blader, Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster and Emblem of Dragon Destroyer (x3)
EARTH
7Buster Blader
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2300
Gains 500 ATK for each Dragon monster your opponent controls or is in their GY.
EARTH
7Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2300
This card's name becomes "Buster Blader" while it is on the field or in the Graveyard. If a monster(s) your opponent controls is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 of those destroyed monsters; equip it to this card. Once per turn: You can send 1 Monster Card you control that is equipped to this card to the Graveyard; destroy all monsters your opponent controls with the same Type as that monster sent to the Graveyard.
Spell
NormalEmblem of Dragon Destroyer
Add 1 "Buster Blader" from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.
The heart of the deck.
Extra Deck
Buster Blader the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman (x2)
LIGHT
8Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman
ATK:
2800
DEF:
2500
1 "Buster Blader" + 1 Dragon-Type monster Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card cannot attack directly. This card gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each Dragon-Type monster your opponent controls or is in their Graveyard. Change all Dragon-Type monsters your opponent controls to Defense Position, also Dragon-Type monsters in your opponent's possession cannot activate their effects. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.
This is a boss monster; when a Dragon-type monster is on the field, its effects are negated and it switches to a defensive position, completely stopping its combos and attacks.
This card cannot directly attack the player, which is a shame considering the immense power of Dragon-type monsters from your opponent's graveyard but the inability to deal direct damage. However, one advantage of this card is its armor-piercing attack (meaning it deals damage to your opponent even when their monsters are in defense position). You can utilize this to force their monsters to submit to you and end the game quickly.
Protector Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman (x1)
LIGHTProtector Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman
ATK:
400
LINK-2
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2 monsters If this card is Link Summoned: You can send 1 "Destruction Sword" card from your Deck to the GY, then, you can Special Summon 1 "Buster Blader" monster from your hand. At the end of your Battle Phase, if your opponent controls no monsters: You can target 1 "Buster Blader" monster you control that did not declare an attack this turn; inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's ATK. You can only use each effect of "Protector Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman" once per turn.
When Link Summoned, it sends the trap card Destruction Sword Memories from the Deck to the Graveyard (setting up the final Fusion phase) and allows you to Special Summon Buster Blader from your hand.
Buster Dragon (x1)
DARK
8Buster Dragon
ATK:
1200
DEF:
2800
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters All monsters your opponent controls become Dragon-Type. Once per turn, if you do not control a "Buster Blader" monster: You can target 1 "Buster Blader" in your Graveyard; Special Summon it. Once per turn, during your opponent's turn: You can target 1 "Buster Blader" monster you control; equip it with 1 "Destruction Sword" monster from your Graveyard (this is a Quick Effect).
The presence of Buster Dragon makes Buster Blader much stronger. It significantly reduces the need to use DNA Surgery in your deck, preventing bricking. Additionally, like Memories, it provides a free summon for your BB.
Linkuriboh (x1)
DARKLinkuriboh
ATK:
300
LINK-1
Link Arrow:
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1 Level 1 Monster When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can Tribute this card; change that opponent's monster's ATK to 0, until the end of this turn. If this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 Level 1 monster; Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Linkuriboh" once per turn.
An indispensable combo bridge.
Borreload Savage Dragon (x1)
DARK
8Borreload Savage Dragon
ATK:
3000
DEF:
2500
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can equip 1 Link Monster from your GY to this card, and if you do, place Borrel Counters on this card equal to that Link Monster's Link Rating. This card gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the monster equipped to it by its effect. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can remove 1 Borrel Counter from this card; negate the activation. You can only use this effect of "Borreload Savage Dragon" once per turn.
(Omni-Negate).
Usually summoned using Jet Synchron / Bulb + Buster Blader . When summoned, it equips a Link Monster from the Graveyard (usually Linkuriboh , Protector Whelp , or Flash Charge Dragon ) to gain Counters.
Used to neutralize your opponent's dangerous cards such as Book of Eclipse , Lightning Storm , or field-destroying effects, protecting your Floodgate position.
Underworld Goddess of the Closed World, Flash Charge Dragon and Knightmare Unicorn (x0-1)
LIGHTUnderworld Goddess of the Closed World
ATK:
3000
LINK-5
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4+ Effect Monsters You can also use 1 monster your opponent controls as material to Link Summon this card. If this card is Link Summoned: You can negate the effects of all face-up monsters your opponent currently controls. This Link Summoned card is unaffected by your opponent's activated effects, unless they target this card. Once per turn, when your opponent activates a card or effect that Special Summons a monster(s) from the GY (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation.
DARKFlash Charge Dragon
ATK:
2300
LINK-3
Link Arrow:
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Top
Top-Right
2+ Dragon monsters You cannot Summon/Set monsters to a zone this card points to. Once per turn, if a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned, to a zone(s) this card points to (except during the Damage Step): You can destroy 1 monster this card points to, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent. When a card or effect is activated that targets this face-up card (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 monster; negate the activation.
DARKKnightmare Unicorn
ATK:
2200
LINK-3
Link Arrow:
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Right
Bottom
2+ monsters with different names If this card is Link Summoned: You can discard 1 card, then target 1 card on the field; shuffle it into the Deck, then, if this card was co-linked when this effect was activated, you can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Knightmare Unicorn" once per turn. While any co-linked "Knightmare" monsters are on the field, for your normal draw in your Draw Phase, draw 1 card for each different card name among those co-linked "Knightmare" monsters, instead of drawing just 1 card.
Link cards fill the empty spaces in the Extra Deck.
Spell/Trap
Tuning (x3)
Spell
NormalTuning
Add 1 "Synchron" Tuner from your Deck to your hand, then send the top card of your Deck to the GY.
Because the deck needs stability, we need this card: Allows you to add 1 "Synchron" Tuner from your Deck to your hand (specifically Jet Synchron ). Then send the top card from your Deck to the Graveyard (you might be lucky enough to send Glow-Up Bulb or Destruction Sword Memories ).
On Your Mark Get Set DUEL! (x3)
Spell
ContinuousOn Your Mark, Get Set, DUEL!
When this card is activated: If you control no other cards, you can add 1 "Synchron" monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, during your Standby Phase: Place 1 Signal Counter on this card. You can remove 2 Signal Counters from your field and send this face-up card to the GY; draw 2 cards, then send 1 card from your hand to the GY. You can only activate 1 "On Your Mark, Get Set, DUEL!" per turn.
If you don't already have Tuning , this card serves a similar purpose in finding the necessary Jet Synchron or Synchron monster. It increases the number of "Starter" monsters in your deck to the maximum level.
Emblem of Dragon Destroyer (x3)
Spell
NormalEmblem of Dragon Destroyer
Add 1 "Buster Blader" from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.
You absolutely must have Buster Blader in your hand so that Protector Whelp can Special Summon it to the field. This card ensures you'll never be "out of materials".
Destruction Sword Memories (x3)
Trap
NormalDestruction Sword Memories
Discard 1 "Destruction Sword" card; Special Summon 1 "Buster Blader" monster from the Deck. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; Fusion Summon 1 "Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman" from your Extra Deck, by banishing Fusion Materials listed on it from your Graveyard.
The Key to Victory (Fusion Spell in disguise).
Mechanism:
- Sent to Graveyard: Sent directly from the Deck to the Graveyard by the effect of Protector Whelp .
- Revive Cost: If you draw it in your hand, you can use it as a discard for Jet Synchron or Buster Whelp to revive a monster.
- Fusion (Most Important): While in the Graveyard, you can banish this card along with the materials ( Buster Blader and Dragon) to Fusion Summon Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman . This is the final step to complete the field-locking board.
Sample Combo - Match Analysis - Conclusion
Combo
If uninterrupted, the combo will proceed in the following fixed sequence:
Activating Skill: Flip Mystical Elf to draw 1 card and choose 1 additional card from the first 2 cards in the deck (maximizes stability).
Summon Link: Normal Summon Jet Synchron -> Link becomes Linkuriboh .
Revive: Use Jet Synchron to discard cards (Buster Whelp/Glow-Up Bulb) to summon yourself back.
Summon Protector Whelp: Link Linkuriboh + Mystical Elf -> summon Protector Whelp . Protector Whelp's effect sends the Trap ( Memories ) card to the Graveyard and Special Summons Buster Blader from your hand.
Synchro formation:
Resurrect Buster Whelp from the Graveyard.
Synchro Buster Whelp + Buster Blader -> Buster Dragon (Transforms all of your opponent's monsters into dragons).
Buster Dragon revives Buster Blader .
Setting up Omni-Negate:
Reviving the Glow-Up Bulb .
Synchro Jet Synchron / Bulb + Buster Blader -> Borreload Savage Dragon (Equip a Link monster to get Negate, protect against Book of Eclipse or spell/trap cards).
Activate the Graveyard Trap, expelling materials to fuse into Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman .
End Board Results:
Buster Dragon: Transforms opponents into dragons.
Fusion Buster Blader: Transforms the opponent's Dragon into a defensive position, disables effect activation, grants piercing damage, and increases maximum ATK.
Borreload Savage Dragon: Neutralizes all backrow threats.
Match Analysis
Blue-Eyes & Red-Eyes: These are favorite "bait." Because they are Dragon decks, you don't need Buster Dragon to win easily. Buster Blader's Floodgate ability renders these decks almost powerless.
Dark Magician: An interesting matchup. In theory, they could win if they use Ultimate Fusion to destroy Buster Dragon and use Dark Magician to banish Buster Blader . However, in reality, many players often make mistakes (misplay) and lose.
Drytron: The use of Floodgate on a deck specifically designed for Floodgate decks like Drytron has been described as a "poetic irony".
Conclude
This deck is for those who want to find pleasure in "tormenting" their opponents with a perfect field-locking combo. While not the optimal choice for climbing the ranks due to its "all or nothing" nature, the satisfying feeling of successfully executing a combo and watching your opponent helplessly surrender is entirely worth the losses.
Companion unit:
duel-links
5
LIGHTUnderworld Goddess of the Closed World
ATK:
3000
LINK-5
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Right
Bottom
Bottom-Right
4+ Effect Monsters You can also use 1 monster your opponent controls as material to Link Summon this card. If this card is Link Summoned: You can negate the effects of all face-up monsters your opponent currently controls. This Link Summoned card is unaffected by your opponent's activated effects, unless they target this card. Once per turn, when your opponent activates a card or effect that Special Summons a monster(s) from the GY (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation.
LIGHTProtector Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman
ATK:
400
LINK-2
Link Arrow:
Bottom-Left
Bottom-Right
2 monsters If this card is Link Summoned: You can send 1 "Destruction Sword" card from your Deck to the GY, then, you can Special Summon 1 "Buster Blader" monster from your hand. At the end of your Battle Phase, if your opponent controls no monsters: You can target 1 "Buster Blader" monster you control that did not declare an attack this turn; inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's ATK. You can only use each effect of "Protector Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman" once per turn.
Trap
NormalDestruction Sword Memories
Discard 1 "Destruction Sword" card; Special Summon 1 "Buster Blader" monster from the Deck. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; Fusion Summon 1 "Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman" from your Extra Deck, by banishing Fusion Materials listed on it from your Graveyard.
EARTH
7Buster Blader
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2300
Gains 500 ATK for each Dragon monster your opponent controls or is in their GY.
DARKFlash Charge Dragon
ATK:
2300
LINK-3
Link Arrow:
Top-Left
Top
Top-Right
2+ Dragon monsters You cannot Summon/Set monsters to a zone this card points to. Once per turn, if a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned, to a zone(s) this card points to (except during the Damage Step): You can destroy 1 monster this card points to, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent. When a card or effect is activated that targets this face-up card (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 monster; negate the activation.
LIGHT
8Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman
ATK:
2800
DEF:
2500
1 "Buster Blader" + 1 Dragon-Type monster Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card cannot attack directly. This card gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each Dragon-Type monster your opponent controls or is in their Graveyard. Change all Dragon-Type monsters your opponent controls to Defense Position, also Dragon-Type monsters in your opponent's possession cannot activate their effects. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.
Princess Adena's Protection (Skill Card)
ATK:
0
DEF:
0
You can only use this Skill's first and second effects once per Duel. 1: During your Main Phase, play 1 "Mystical Elf" from outside your Deck in face-down Defense Position. (Its battle position can be changed.) 2: If you control a "Mystical Elf", draw 1 card and excavate the top 2 cards of your Deck. Then, add 1 of the cards to your hand and shuffle the other back into your Deck.
EARTH
1Glow-Up Bulb
ATK:
100
DEF:
100
If this card is in your GY: You can send the top card of your Deck to the GY, and if you do, Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Glow-Up Bulb" once per Duel.
LIGHT
1Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman
ATK:
400
DEF:
300
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Destruction Sword" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman". You can only use 1 of the following effects of "Buster Whelp of the Destruction Swordsman" per turn, and only once that turn. ● You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Buster Blader" from your hand or Graveyard. ● If this card is in your Graveyard and you control "Buster Blader": You can discard 1 "Destruction Sword" card; Special Summon this card.
Spell
ContinuousOn Your Mark, Get Set, DUEL!
When this card is activated: If you control no other cards, you can add 1 "Synchron" monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, during your Standby Phase: Place 1 Signal Counter on this card. You can remove 2 Signal Counters from your field and send this face-up card to the GY; draw 2 cards, then send 1 card from your hand to the GY. You can only activate 1 "On Your Mark, Get Set, DUEL!" per turn.
DARK
8Borreload Savage Dragon
ATK:
3000
DEF:
2500
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can equip 1 Link Monster from your GY to this card, and if you do, place Borrel Counters on this card equal to that Link Monster's Link Rating. This card gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the monster equipped to it by its effect. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can remove 1 Borrel Counter from this card; negate the activation. You can only use this effect of "Borreload Savage Dragon" once per turn.
DARK
8Buster Dragon
ATK:
1200
DEF:
2800
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters All monsters your opponent controls become Dragon-Type. Once per turn, if you do not control a "Buster Blader" monster: You can target 1 "Buster Blader" in your Graveyard; Special Summon it. Once per turn, during your opponent's turn: You can target 1 "Buster Blader" monster you control; equip it with 1 "Destruction Sword" monster from your Graveyard (this is a Quick Effect).
DARKLinkuriboh
ATK:
300
LINK-1
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1 Level 1 Monster When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can Tribute this card; change that opponent's monster's ATK to 0, until the end of this turn. If this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 Level 1 monster; Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Linkuriboh" once per turn.
EARTH
7Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2300
This card's name becomes "Buster Blader" while it is on the field or in the Graveyard. If a monster(s) your opponent controls is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 of those destroyed monsters; equip it to this card. Once per turn: You can send 1 Monster Card you control that is equipped to this card to the Graveyard; destroy all monsters your opponent controls with the same Type as that monster sent to the Graveyard.
Spell
NormalTuning
Add 1 "Synchron" Tuner from your Deck to your hand, then send the top card of your Deck to the GY.
DARKKnightmare Unicorn
ATK:
2200
LINK-3
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2+ monsters with different names If this card is Link Summoned: You can discard 1 card, then target 1 card on the field; shuffle it into the Deck, then, if this card was co-linked when this effect was activated, you can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Knightmare Unicorn" once per turn. While any co-linked "Knightmare" monsters are on the field, for your normal draw in your Draw Phase, draw 1 card for each different card name among those co-linked "Knightmare" monsters, instead of drawing just 1 card.
Spell
NormalEmblem of Dragon Destroyer
Add 1 "Buster Blader" from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.
FIRE
1Jet Synchron
ATK:
500
DEF:
0
If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material: You can add 1 "Junk" monster from your Deck to your hand. If this card is in your GY: You can send 1 card from your hand to the GY; Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use 1 "Jet Synchron" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
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